*in The Simm!master's Voice, To The Tune Of Fernando By Abba* Can You Hear The Drums, Doctor

update: my friend misread it so now i have another addition

i feel like it'd be really funny just to wear crappy band t shirts like,,, on purpose. just a shirt with the word 'the beetles' or the kmart-ified band shirt that says "we will rock you!!" and there's just a picture of kurt cobain.

non-writers dont understand how hard it is at all like jesus christ

play a nightingale sang in berkeley square by vera lynn or everyday by buddy holly in any public space and see who starts crying

i was raised on so much "girls are better than boys" that now i like girls

aaaaaa I finally googled what the hell Freddie mercury says in another one bites the dust that sounds like “I’m adopted!” and it turns out NO-ONE FRICKEN KNOWS

glad to know that the guy who called me an emo bitch a year ago is now walking around with a nose and eyebrow piercing and an mcr shirt

NEVERMIND I THINK IT'S BACK UP WE GOOD

AO3 IS DOWN EVERYBODY PANIC

Behold! Half a gallon of smoothie.

Important alert re: Tumblr

Some of you may have heard the rumours that Tumblr might be folding soon. There's talk of employees being let go, with only skeleton staff remaining to manage the platform in the hope that a buyer comes along. These rumours have not been confirmed or denied either way, but it's true to say we have entered a sort of limbo.

With this in mind, I would strongly urge any Zepfic / rockfic writers, fan artists etc who post their works exclusively to Tumblr to migrate their work over to a03 or another suitable platform at the earliest possible opportunity. Even if the rumours are unfounded at present, it's likely only a matter of time before Tumblr really does disappear for real.

If there's truth to the rumours and a buyer comes along, well... we simply won't know what their agenda is going to be until it's implemented, so time is of the essence. Platforms that don't follow the TikTok model are no longer deemed profitable, making it extremely likely that any potential buyers will seek to change Tumblr beyond recognition, forcing fannish creativity to the margins once more.

I'm old enough to remember what happened with Livejournal in the 2000s and the feeling of being cut adrift from fan community for what seemed like forever, so I cannot stress this enough: Migrate your works and tell your friends to do the same. Look into alternative platforms for discussions, such as Discord. Even Facebook might be a temporary option, though I would strongly recommend using alt accounts and making discussion groups private and invite-only if you go there. I'm unaware of any similar alternatives to Tumblr, but if anybody can fill me in, I'd love to hear it.

Please reblog this entry, and feel free to use it for posting your suggestions!

Thanks for reading,

Luxe 💖

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