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No simplyplural (shuts down in june)

No octocon (shuts down in 2 weeks)

No ampersand (undergoing a change in ownership; major device limitations)

No writelighthouse 2.0 (in development)

No pluralconnect (supposed security issues, very early development)

No concordia (in development)

No halvex florality/project jasmine (entering closed beta on March 17th, and entering open beta a few weeks later)

Now what? Here's some names I've heard tossed around:

Antar (private)

Anytype (private unless shared)

Carrd (public)

Fortelling (private unless shared)

Google Docs (private unless shared; generative ai integration)

Google Sheets (private unless shared; very compact information)

Google Slides (private unless shared; will lag for large systems)

HiveMind (private; app-breaking bugs soon to be fixed)

Intendi Garden (privacy uncertain)

LibreOffice (private)

Masquerade (stoat bot; no imports)

Microsoft Office (private unless shared; generative ai integration)

Mystagram (private)

Neocities (public)

Notes app (privacy varies depending on platform)

Notion (private unless shared; heavy AI integration)

Obsidian (private; heavily customizable)

Oceans Symphony (privacy uncertain; still in alpha)

Physical paper journals (private unless shared/found)

PluralHost (private unless shared; decentralized)

Pluralkit (discord bot)

Pluralkit XYZ (public; requires pluralkit)

PluralSpace (private unless shared)

Pronouns.CC (public and/or private)

Rentry (public)

System Connect (privacy uncertain; allegedly made with generative ai)

Thumper (discord bot; still in testing)

Titan (stoat bot; can import from tupperbox)

Tupperbox (discord bot)

TwiNote (private)

WriteLighthouse 1.0 (private; sign-ups open?)

I may update this list if or when I find more, but as of now I need to focus on our own system.

Remember to take care and breathe. This has been a very stressful month for systems/plurals. Please remember that you can always step away and come back when you're ready.

It's ok to be scared, upset, uncertain. Thing's will get better; things will get easier. /g

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Lyrics in the Description is from Diet Mountain Dew (Demo) by Lana Del Ray. Lyrics in the empty field in Custom Fields is from Spit by Show Me the Body. Lyrics in the second (2nd) empty field is from Placing The Blame by Self.

Agree with me, or don't agree with me - but before anybody comes at me in my asks, I'd appreciate if you read every word of this post before fighting me on things I've already stated.

Let's take this from the beginning.

This all began with Simply Plural shutting down. The dev claimed they didn't have the energy or time to go through with it any longer, which... sure. I can understand such. But perhaps make it open code or allow someone else to take over? Especially considering how it's one of, if not solidly, the biggest plural resources out there right now. Backlash. Harassment. Uncalled for? Perhaps. However, backlash to the extent that it's happening could easily have been prevented had the dev come into this statement with answers. There were no clear answers being given.

In any case, Simply Plural is being shut down. The community asks: What's Next? What other resources are out there?

The community answers: Ampersand. Octocon.

Both have their drawbacks, but they're the next best things, so naturally, that's what the community has to hold onto.

Ampersand makes an announcement. They're shutting down as well. What... timing. What... coincidence. Their mental health was getting to them as well. Understandable, I suppose...

So the next best, biggest and well-known thing? Octocon. Has a bad background history, but... what else is there really? Besides, they've claimed they've changed. And what's better is they wrote down in their statement that they had no plans on shutting down! The reassurance is there, this surely could be a reliable source at last.

And then today. Suddenly... a turn.

3 strikes, you're out for me.

Mental health is a very important thing, and I will never not stand by that statement. However, when you make a statement about how you can't go on TWO DAYS after giving a solid reassurance that you will not be shutting down like other plural resources?

Disrespectful - put nicely.

I have no more respect for any of these developers since they have shown ZERO respect for their users.

Plural apps/websites like these are ESSENTIAL to the individuals in this community. And all three of the biggest sources out there are just going to say "ah, don't feel like it anymore. Sorry. Sucks for you guys"?

Disrespectful.

Ridiculous.

Temper tantrum.

Hissy fit.

You are taking away ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS. I have seen countless comparisons here that I, too, would like to note. Feel free to take credit for them if you see one that you've made, I don't remember the usernames. I know that Hypnos compared the situation to elevators. Elevators are accessibility tools for those unable to use the stairs to get to high places. Imagine you're taking away all the elevators in the world. Now there's no way for those unable to get up the stairs to access those higher-up places. This tool has been taken away from them, and so has their opportunity to reach certain areas.

Another person compared it to ADHD meds. Though, I could see this being made to any medication as well. Imagine the creation of ADHD meds were just... stopped. "No more medication is going to continue to be made to help with your ADHD because we just... don't have the time or energy to do it anymore. Oh, you want to see the formula we used so you can work off of that and continue it yourself? No, no, that's too risky of a move on our end... Feel free to start over though! You got this. 👍"

Like excuse me? Excuse you? In what world do you think that's okay?

Also, the Ampersand dev claiming that their statement about them shutting down wasn't... what they meant? And that somehow makes us the crazy ones? It was extremely clear in the statement that Ampersand was being discontinued.

So devs? I have a question.

Which is it? Are you shutting down, or are you not shutting down? Make up your minds, and don't make it the problem of the users. Don't put the blame on the users. This was not our doing. It was yours for coming in completely unprepared and making statements that you couldn't even have the decency of sticking to.

One more question.

What else is there to it? What's going on behind closed doors?

Because not one, not two, but all THREE of you shutting down at the same exact time? Very suspicious, very curious. This is not coincidence in the slightest.

I'm done being nice to these three devs. It takes a lot to piss me off, but these devs have managed to get me there the past week.

You want me to feel sorry for you? I don't. You brought all of this onto yourselves by handling the situation how you have this far. Need a break from the harrassment and the backlash? That's more than okay. DO: take a step back, turn your phone off for a while, get some air and take time to recover. DON'T: make it the problem of the users, feed fuel to the fire, and put the blame of your deteriorating mental health on the users whom YOU have disrespected.

I will put this so bluntly: Grow up. Be actual adults. Get mature. Maybe take a step back and take time to regroup - come back when you're actually prepared and ready to make official statements.

finally got around to this!! this is based off our old sp custom fields lol

since Tumblr has an image limit, im gonna put the cool example i made here! this looks different compared to what you'll get from the copy/paste!

we take a lotta joy in this, but feel free to edit it or request US to edit it as you wish!

as always, anyone and I mean ANYONE can use, idgaf.

this template IS hard to use, so I apologize for any inconveniences.... guh....

The sweater made of reclaimed yarn is a success! It fits me much better than the original sweater did, so it was totally worth all the unraveling. I look a little bit like a fancy chocolate box when I wear it.

I really should not have knitted it as relentlessly as I did; I've done some bad things to my neck and shoulder muscles in the process.