All In Bullet Time, Baby

The Year of Sigurd ⚔️

Fandom Problem #15,169:

I wrote this with one fandom in mind but this can apply to any other fandoms

I have been reflecting lately on the standards of 'professionalism' that people expect from indie creators, and realising that really, no matter how you try and dress it up, it's not actually reasonable to expect any human to be able to sustain being viscerally hated by that many people at once. That level of vitriol and dislike is difficult for anyone to handle. The only solution for creators is to basically withdraw from where they have unfiltered access to fan reactions, and have someone else moderate all that for them to limit their direct access.

There's a lot of talk about whether or not it's reasonable to hold them to this standard and that standard, of course, and what should get a free pass and what should not, yet when it comes down to it, I think the most important thing to remember is very simple: it's never acceptable to pile on and send hate and insults and threats.

I saw this when running newpipe. But wait, it gets deeper. I clicked on the details buttons and it said as of today, we have 83 days left until Google rolls out this new requirement for apps inside and outside of the google play store. If any developer disagrees with their new terms and fees, they will be blocked!

I'll share some of the info below:

Looks like they're trying to nuke the remaining privacy and freedoms we have left on the internet.

What to do?

-Get your developer friends to not comply to their new guides

- Sign the open letter on the site and take action by checking out the full resources list on their website as well!

To summarize, this is all daunting especially when you feel all alone with unfair and inhumane regulations comming out faster than improvements but we got this working together!

Share the link with your friends, family and anyone who will listen!

💗 Welcome to the Date Everything Comment Exchange! 💗

This is an event to celebrate all of the incredible fics that have been written over the past year, timed (vaguely) around the anniversary of the game's release! The ask box is open for any questions/comments/concerns and all answered questions will be tagged #asks. Please check these and the FAQ before sending in an ask!

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Rules:

Writers must have at least one Date Everything fic posted on AO3 with commenting enabled. It's okay if you have comment moderation or guest comments disabled, as long as I'm able to comment as a signed-in user.

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There is no minimum length for comments, but they should be more substantial than keysmashes, emojis, or simple "well done!" messages.

it's okay to disappoint people

it's okay to work slowly

it's okay to let yourself rest

it's okay to drop projects

Stop treating yourself like you are the workers at a fast food franchise.

Like my new office? It needs a little TLC, but it's something.