More fun community label "features"! Unlike the new mandatory label for #NSFW, this one is a bigger deal to me because it affects my entire blog and it can't be avoided by just using a different tag.
Apparently on custom blog layouts, if you happen to post or reblog even a SINGLE post that's been flagged with the mature content community label, a full-page warning overlay will appear blurring out your entire blog that must be manually clicked through every single time the page is refreshed. At first I thought this was just a bug due to my older layout but I've come to realize it's not. It's a feature (as confirmed by this recent changes post) that affects all custom themes. The formatting will vary based on your own theme but here's what it looks like on my blog:
I don't know about you but I find this is stupid and annoying. If it could be dismissed once and never seen again that might be one thing, but that's not the case. The vast majority of my blog is not "mature" enough to warrant such an aggressive and invasive warning. I also think pop-ups are obnoxious in general and I'll be damned if tumblr's going to force me to have one on MY blog.
After some desperate googling for a known workaround and being unable to find even a single mention of it, I decided to take on the challenge myself. I'm not a theme coder, so apologies if there's a better way to do this, but luckily it only took me like 10 minutes to figure out a simple fix, which I'm now sharing with anyone else who may want it:
.community-label-cover__wrapper {display: none}
Just copypaste that somewhere in your CSS and goodbye pop-up!
If you're not sure how to access your theme code, check out this help article. You can also add the code via the Advanced Options menu, which is actually even better (if you can get it to work, it depends on how your theme was coded), because it will then automatically be reapplied to a lot of themes without having to remember to manually add it every time if you change your theme in the future.
Obviously this will only remove it from your own blog for anyone who may visit it. If you never want to see this warning again on other people's blogs you can also add this custom filter to your ad block:
tumblr.com##.community-label-cover__wrapper
Unfortunately I do not have an easy tutorial on hand for this one as the method will depend on your specific ad block app or extension.
Some additional notes:
After adding the theme code and saving the changes, give it a minute to update as it sometimes takes a little while for the page to refresh.
The warning overlay only seems to appear if a "mature" post is on the FIRST page of your blog, which is still annoying and makes the whole thing even more pointless and stupid because what if someone visits any other page of your blog, and oh no, happens to see "mature" content they weren't warned about?!
The warning also appears on direct links to "mature" posts.
This hack has NOTHING to do with entire blogs that have been flagged as NSFW. It only works for non-flagged blogs with custom themes that happen to have individual "mature" posts.
It can be hard to find that balance between a character that is too perfect for readers to love and a character that is too flawed for readers to relate to.
Something I like to remember when thinking of flaws to give characters is that very often, flaws can be positive attributes that are in excess.
(This is related to Aristotle’s Virtues and Doctrine of the Mean.)
FOR INSTANCE,
Courage is a positive trait.
But taken too far? That can lead to rashness, or recklessness, which are negative traits. And without enough courage? The character is meak, fearful and cowardly, which are also negative traits.
Here are some examples to think of for your characters of positive traits taken to the extremes.
Virtue- kindness
Excess-easily taken advantage of
Deficiency- selfishness
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Virtue- ambition
Excess- greed/avarice
Deficiency- lazy
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Virtue- honesty
Excess- harshness
Deficiency- secrecy/dishonesty
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Virue- decisiveness
Excess-impulsiveness
Deficiency-indecision
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Virtue- passionate
Excess- irritating
Deficiency- apathetic
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Virtue- strong leadership
Excess- over-controlling
Deficiency- indifferent/passive
Hope this helps :)
First fic date: 6 Dec 2020 11:50 PM
The fics ahead may contain non-con, dub-con and smut not suitable for minors. Each fic has its own warning so please read them before indulgence.
Good health to all.
Also, I bet that sometimes you actually wake up flawless.
Catching Up ~ Drabble
Mentions of non con, drugging, no actual smut
Summary: Ransom rarely gets a hold of you and this time he isn’t letting go.
Devout Worshipper ~ One shot/fic (30 Dec 2020)
Student Teacher AU, God-disciple complex
Non-con, Kidnapping, Possible Drugging, Unhealthy Obsession
Summary: The best of all the educators yet, both smart and stunning, became Peter’s mentor in university. Peter grew too much of a liking for her, from a clingy scholar to her devout worshipper.
So We Meet Again ~ Requested Drabble
CEO AU
Non-con, Mental breakdown, spiking a drink.
Summary: Reader tries to escape her past but it’s harder when your past includes dangerous men.
Misplaced Theatrics ~ One shot
RPF (duh)
Warning: Non-Con, RPF, Breaking and Entering
Summary: You realise too late that the lines between acting and reality have blurred between you and your co-star
If yo friends aint hypin yo ass up, drop em
Summary: After the death of your grandmother you make a trip to visit her old estate, and you discover it may be more trouble than it’s worth.
Warnings: Noncon/Rape, ghosts, smut, bondage, thigh riding, spanking, rough sex, oral sex, over stimulation, mentions of death, allusions of abuse. 18+ only peeps, it’s obviously dark.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Great thing is if it’s listed in the beginning, I won’t even bother reading it, but if they don’t list any specific race for reader, then begin to list features that are usually associated with white or Latino skin features, it pulls me right out of the story.
fic: bucky x rogers/stark!reader
my asian ass:
if you wanna keep seeing smut fics/any other mature content, you must go to your settings, go to “content you see,” and hit “show” for mature content! otherwise, those dirty fics & other content with the mature community label will be hidden completely from your view, as if they don’t exist. this is going to make it difficult for fic writers/other mature content creators to get their work seen on the site, so please make others aware to change their settings so they can continue seeing it.
apparently tumblr is making us do that now or they’ll add them for us, and if they add them for us, we can’t take the labels off or edit them. that’s if it’s missing the label and if they deem it’s mature & needs said label. and yes, reblogs of mature content apparently need a label, too. i found all of this info at the tumblr help desk, so if you wanna read more on it, i suggest going over there and checking it out!
please spread the word, so that others know, too! because this has apparently been in place for almost a week, and i knew nothing of it until last night.
I'm a 100% sure that this is what you'll see before he fucks the shit out of you. You can't convince me otherwise.
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Winter Soldier Comic Giveaway
Thunderbolts (2016 - 2017) #1 - #12
Winter Soldier (2018 - 2019) #1 - #5.
This will be a 2-winner giveaway, to share the wealth.
Rules:
Starts now.
Likes count for one entry.
Reblogs count for five entries.
Two winners will be chosen by randomized list.
International entries are allowed.
Please be considerate of your followers when reblogging.
Please don't enter if you're not comfortable giving me your mailing address.
Winners will be chosen Tuesday, March 2, 2020 (after 5:00 pm mst).
Winners will be announced once I have contacted them via DM (from steverogersnotebook) or ask (from aka-steverogersnotebook).
Tagging comic giveaway 2020 for blacklist/whitelist purposes
🍀 Go forth with good luck!🍀