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Thank you for the tag @shyamasyahi
1. Who is your favourite artist/author/poet, and why?
I want to say many names, the most frequently read by myself, would be Edgar allen poe, the bronte sisters, kranz kafka and there many more, I appreciate their view on living and all its mundane facets that go unnoticed.
But To be blunt, I dont think I could possible have a favourite, there are too many people in this world long gone, present and reborn for me to choose, the words we craft, the things we give meaning to cannot be fully boxed into a golden box of truth and favourites. But what i can love and admire without dissuasion is the soul of life,every leaf, petal, droplet all a fractel, for all life within and besides us, and i find that to be true inspiration.
2. Give me one feature of your line of art that annoys you.
I dont think I'm painting a picture properly, I write what I see, how I see humans interacting in a world they barely stop to give thanks to, I write about the agony of loosing and the grafullness of that torture, I write about the lies we sing and the songs we cut down without mercy.
All my life I have had a habit, as a young child in the stillness of night, I would open the attic window as far as it would go, lean out to sky and gaze at the moon glow, to listen to her story of watching over us, her time in icy solitutude, looking out at the ravings of life and death and give her my thanks, I worry that people are not the moon, they cannot see the glow, only dry paper words that mean little to them. And so they go.
3. Thoughts about AI generated art/stories/poems?
I find technology intresting and ai is intresting ill admit. It will be very usefull for educationin particular , but i find the thought of it replacing people as the mouthpieces to nature disturbing
4. Do you have an internal monologue? Like, do you think in words, images, some other way?
Images with words fleeting past, leaving me with most of the time, only a strong image and feeling of what i want to say.
And, the most important one:
5.Do you think you would be friends with a clone of yourself?
Perhaps not a friend, but a silent enforcer.
Tagging @malencholicnyx @waitingforthesunrise @poppiesandpromises
So, I'm starting a tag game....
1. Who is your favourite artist/author/poet, and why?
2. Give me one feature of your line of art that annoys you.
3. Thoughts about AI generated art/stories/poems?
4. Do you have an internal monologue? Like, do you think in words, images, some other way?
And, the most important one:
5.Do you think you would be friends with a clone of yourself?
Tagging my favourite creative people:
@likeaplover @teaah-art @shyamasyahi @rehnwriter
And anyone else!
grrrr. i hate tryna filter tags and words/phrases.
when i filter a word/phrase it’s incorrectly flagged in posts, so then i click ‘view’ I’m not sure if it’s real or a fake flag.
when filtering tags, it’s the fucking olympics to try and find every fucking variation with a vowel replaced by a number. (i will not “censor” language like that, this isn’t tiktok, this isn’t 2020 where no one’s allowed to be straightforward. I’m warning/tagging the post with exactly what it is, not pussy-footing by putting a fucking 1 or 3 in it.)
anyways that’s my rant. i made a new account and the community it’s in sucks at tagging so every day i find a new tag for the same fucking trigger to add; or find them without tags at all! so yk living life. <- and i can’t just block the people because i like other posts except that specific thing so idk im outta luck.
New AO3 Tag Wrangling Policy and the Transformers Fandom
(This is a long one, folks, but I think it's important.)
A new tag-wrangling policy on AO3 has the potential to create some massive confusion and chaos in the Transformers fanfic community, with regards to fandom tags. There is a Reddit post about it here with a focus on anime fandoms, but I want to give some concrete examples for the Transformers fandom on why we DO NOT WANT this, and why I think it's a horrible idea.
The Problem
Basically, AO3 is looking to get rid of the "All Media Types" fandom tag across the board, either by dismantling them or just not maintaining them. The Transformers - All Media Types tag has been an all-purpose tag that you could select when your story doesn't fall into any one specific continuity. Additionally, all most (see below) TF continuities on AO3 are considered a subtag of the Transformers - All Media Types tag. For example, if you look at the link above for all works in the All Media Types tag, you will see fics that are also tagged ONLY with Transformers: Animated, because it falls under the All Media Types tag.
One exception: With the upcoming Transformers: One movie coming out imminently, there will likely be a big influx of stories tagged with Transformers: One. In fact, there are several already. However, it hasn't been linked to the larger Transformers - All Media Types tag yet. I wasn't worrying about it though, because I know these things can take time.
With information about this new tagging policy, however, I'm now wondering whether it'll EVER get linked to the All Media Types tag. If that happens, and when more continuities are developed in the coming years (since you know Hasbro loves creating new universes) this has the potential to cause massive confusion when looking for stories to read.
Searching for Stories with the New Tagging System
So let's say the All Media Types fandom tag isn't accurate anymore, because it no longer includes ALL of the continuities (such as TF:One). You will need to include ALL the Transformers continuities when browsing for TF fics.
How many tags is that? Well, here are all of the tags currently listed under the Transformers - All Media Types tag:
Note that this doesn't include Transformers: One since it hasn't been categorized yet.
You will potentially have to have 40 or more different fandom tags in your search, just in case the author tagged their story with something you weren't expecting.
This massively decreases the findability of a story.
Tagging with the New System
The email response from the Tag Wrangling group (see the linked Reddit post above) seems to be a bit flip in the response to the user's concern. "...encourages creators to tag with the media they intend."
While I appreciate what they are attempting to do, this policy change feels like a solution in search of a problem, especially in larger fandoms with multiple continuities, versions, and media types that are all cross-pollinated in both canon and fanon. While I'm focusing on Transformers fandom, imagine a creator in the DC comic universe writing a story that incorporates bits and pieces from a dozen different reboots.
For example, let's say that I am writing a fic about Ratchet. I am using the setting of the original G1 episodes, but I also am using the characterization of him as a bit of an old man grump. That characterization originated in the Animated continuity, but I want to incorporate bits of pieces of his other characterizations as well (old friend of Optimus from TFP, Ratchet ran a faction-free clinic like he did in the War for Cybertron series, he's got a Decepticon boyfriend like in IDW1 - or maybe even Cyberverse, etc.)
With this new tagging structure, I might potentially have to tag the story with ALL of those continuities. So instead of just slapping down the "All Media Types" tag (and maybe one other fandom tag that matches the characters as best I can), I'll have to analyze my story and try to figure out how best to tag for the characters I used.
And what if you're doing a completely AU version of the story? For example, a humanformers story, or merformers? Using the All Media Types tag along with a Alternate Universe - Human or Alternate Universe - Mermaid tag worked perfectly, since you weren't writing the story to fit into one specific continuity. But now, that might not be an option.
What To Do??
The first thing I would suggest is to contact AO3 (using the Feedback and Support page) and let them know (nicely) that you think this is a horrible idea. Give them some examples on how you use the All Media Types tag to find stories to read, or to help you tag a story. People outside of the Transformers fandom don't always appreciate how absolutely tangled the continuities can be with each other, and providing examples might help them see why this would be a really messy change.
Readers: Be aware that when you are looking in the All Media Types tag, it will no longer show newer continuities. And if AO3 starts dismantling that tag like they suggested they are doing, be aware that some stories won't show up in that tag like they used to. You can also create and then bookmark a custom search page that includes all 40+ continuities. REALLY annoying, but it's a workaround.
Writers: Until they start dismantling the All Media Types tag, ALWAYS ALWAYS tag your stories using Transformers - All Media Types... Especially for newer continuities. This will be especially important if you are writing a Transformers: One story. Right now, anyone who is only browsing the All Media Types tag will not see a story tagged only with Transformers: One. Make sure you're aware of how tags work and how they can affect the visibility and findability of your story.
Epilogue
Ugh. That's a lot of words for a long-weekend Saturday. And maybe I'm overreacting a tiny bit. But my work involves information architecture, and this change just absolutely baffles me. It's almost as though they want to make it harder to find stories. Considering that AO3 won a Hugo partially because of its fantastic tagging system, this change seems like AO3 is doing its best to shoot itself in the foot.
When you have a square hole, a round hole, and a rectangular hole… Yeah, you DO want each peg to go in the "right" hole. But if all of the pegs fit in the square hole, who cares? You got the job done.
I love you @ao3org, but please reconsider this change... Especially for IPs that are as old and are as varied as Transformers.
tagging info:
-fanarts will be tagged simply as: “lokiarts”
-fanfics will be: “lokiwritings”
-edits are simply: “lokiedits”
-gif sets are: “lokigifs”
-(incorrect) quotes will be: “lokiwords”
and miscellaneous will be tagged as: “lokibits” !
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#(my) original means that I wrote it myself, so it's an original work. This is mostly in regards to school assignments and any original writing, as fanfiction and metas will be tagged differently.
#(my) translation means that I translated it myself. This is in regards to literally whatever I post, in any of the languages I am fluent in.
#meta means just that - I wrote a meta.
Language tags just means that that specific post is in the language I tagged it in, i.e. a psychology essay written in English is tagged as #english.
The current language tags I have are: #english, #spanish, #swedish.
#school means that it is school-related - an assignment that I, for some reason, am proud of/want to share, or class material/syllabus that I decided to transcribe and post for fun.
#fics means anything regarding specifically my fanfiction. On the other hand, #fanfiction can be related to anything from fics I recommend/enjoy, to analyses of fanfiction, to simply fanfiction in general.
#bio is short for biographical, in this case. So, anything that has to do with me irl.
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⊹ noah.txt: everything I say. Just absolute word vomit of all categories.
⊹ noah’s.perverted seance: answered asks
⊹ noah’s.insert moot: for (possible) future mutuals
⊹ noah’s.insert anon: for (possible) future anons
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⊹ noah.writes: all of my actual writing that I spend time on and/or like, actual fics
⊹ noah.writespt2: late night or early morning informal writings that had my fingers flying over the keyboard on a whim. Mostly things I don’t plan that just fall out of my brain bc I can’t keep it in
⊹ noah.recs: fics and other writings that I recommend and/or enjoyed
⊹ best of the best: the absolute bangers of a fic and/or writings I enjoyed that are not only good, but exceptional. God-tier, panty soaking, mouth watering, sugary goodness. Mh-Mh-mn scrumdidlyumpcious, if you know wtf I mean
⊹ noah.horknee: horny posts, drabbles
⊹ ___ cw: these are for all of my content warnings. This may include things like either dark content or things that can be commonly triggering. Ex.1; incest cw Ex.2; blood cw
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⊹ noah.artrb: all reblogged art
⊹ noah.miscrb: all things reblogged that have nothing to do with anime, probably. Like posts that I find funny, things like that
⊹ noah.jjk, noah.itadori, noah.kny, noah.kyojuro, etc.: all characters and fandoms will be tagged this way, so that it’s not just a name or fandom tagged, and it won’t show up in the general on tumblr
⊹ noah.ship tag: it’s…just a ship tag for any shipping content for any ship…yeah..
⊹ noah.explicitrb: things like explicit art, for example. Just so I don’t ambush anyone with the most batshit, raunchy rb you’ve ever seen in your god forbidden life
⊹ noah.spit takes: basically just meta, be forewarned. This could include both fic meta and anime meta, on all of my fandoms. But, I will have the anime’s tagged depending on the post, so