#exemplarybehaviour

For the "Send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion" ask meme.

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OHO. This is definitely an unpopular one... Not least because on average I hang out with people who are very appreciative and defensive of AO3.

I think AO3's V1.0 release goal of, "A robust feature set for posting, managing, and browsing different kinds of fanworks: text (such as fic or essays), images (such as fanart, graphics, or crafts), audio (such as podfic, audio fic, fannish songs, or filk), and video (such as AMVs and vids)," is more or less unobtainable for the vast majority of fans without having some way of enabling fan-owned file hosting support for other types of fanworks.

And hosting services may once have been the goal? But ... Obviously the sheer size of the archive and the relative mainstreaming of fandom couldn't have been predicted back in 2007 (or 2013, roadmap year). There are heaps of reasons this might seem untenable now in the 2020s (ranging from file size, more complex IP scenarios, potential abuse of file hosting, etc., etc).

My controversial AO3 opinion is therefore that I think AO3 needs to either:

formally accept it's a text-first archive, or

clarify what its multimedia aspirations ACTUALLY are in the context of the 2020s and on what timeline it hopes to achieve them.

It needs an updated and realistic archive roadmap, basically.

Okay I'm assuming this is in the context of GG Stewjon AU

In which case! We're in luck! Obi-Wan is a Spark, and Sparks have a very tenuous grasp on the whole 'respect for procedure' thing and are going to be much less upset, on average, than a lab manager type like Karin.

So we'll assume they've been doing the whole "Obi-Wan teaches Anakin how to do A Science without going completely bonkers, how to time your cackling so that you feel like you're releasing a valve on your emotions instead of just throwing it around for no reason, how to avoid electrical arcing with dramatic effect," thing for a year or two. Anakin's got a good grasp on it, and he's primarily a mechanics spark, so even though his projects are often significantly more dangerous than many people's, because things go boom, he's generally considered less worrying than Obi-Wan, because Obi-Wan is an adult, one who often comes out of the lab covered in blood and spinal fluid and--

Anyway. They're used to each other.

thanks!!! every day is another step closer to death and lately there is a darkness growing inside of me

(That title made this post sound 2000% more awesome than it actually IS, but it made me laugh SO I’M KEEPING IT)

K WELL ya gurl got tagged by @trashalot to do a fun lil 26-question game where I talk about myself, AND THERE’S LITERALLY NOTHING I DON’T LOVE ABOUT THAT PREMISE SO I’M IN

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs you would like to know better.

a - age: let’s just say that I’m old enough to not only not be on tumblr anymore, but to be so far removed from my presence on this hellsite that I could refer to the time I spent on it as “my tumblr phase"

b - birthplace: [weakly] USA…USA…USA…

c - current time: 10:10pm

d - drink you last had: Water (because I genuinely never drink anything else)

e - easiest person to talk to: does “myself” count? I’m gonna go ahead and say “yes.” (But my brother’s a close second. Kinda. Sorta.)

f - favourite song: UGH WHAT KINDA GUT-WRENCHING QUESTION IS THIS 😱 Definitely making Sophie’s Choice here, but if I had to pick, I’d go with “Song’s Eternity” by…uh. I don’t know, actually? 😅 It’s an oldoldold choral piece, based off of a John Clare poem by the same name, and it might just be the greatest embodiment of who I am as a person. HERE’S A HANDY-DANDY YOUTUBE CLIP: https://youtu.be/XThbcSKZN5M

g - grossest memory: I barfed at Walt Disney World once. In a giant water feature/landscaping piece. At least I made it off the monorail before I did? Small blessings???

h - horror yes or horror no: THAT’S GONNA BE A STRONG “HORROR NO” THERE MY GUY

i - in love?: not yet, fam—but I’ve got my eye set on myself, first. I HEARD SHE’S PRETTY GREAT SO I CAN’T WAIT TO FINALLY SEE IT FOR MYSELF

j - jealous of people? : I don’t know if I’ve ever been a super-jealous person, ‘cause I’d consider myself to be much more laid-back than that, but I do tend to get very territorial when it comes to my friends and family (by which I mean “UM YOU JUST CALLED MY BEST FRIEND YOUR BEST FRIEND??? LOLOLOLOL U THOUGHT”)

k - killed someone?: Well, I stay slayin these hoes, so. (No.)

l - love at first sight or should I walk by again: I think “interest at first sight” is more apt, because I am of the belief that love is only love when it feels the same with your eyes shut as it does with your eyes open, but I don’t think you should completely ignore your knee-jerk reactions. If anything, follow up with the person and get to know them before going all heart-eyes emoji. Capisce?

m - middle name: [mumble mumble]

n - number of siblings: Technically, one. Truthfully, two. (HONORARY SIBLINGS COUNT)

o - one wish: world peace. Period.

p - person you called last: my brother. I rarely do phone calls of my own volition, so HE SHOULD FEEL PRETTY SPECIAL

q - question you’re always asked: are you Amish??? (my hair raises a ton of questions)

r - reason to smile: Yuri on Ice ❤❤❤ (this was @trashalot’s answer AND SHE AIN’T NEVA LIED)

s - song you sang last: “Serenade for Two” from the YOI soundtrack, because 1.) I’M ICE SKATING ANIME TRASH 2.) Mickey might be outlandishly protective of his sister and chivalrous TO A FAULT, but THE BOY CAN PICK GOOD PROGRAM MUSIC OKAY

u - underwear color: NAVY BLUE UR WELCOME

v - vacation: Disney. All day, errday. I’LL FIGHT YOU WITH MINNIE EARS ON AND A CHURRO IN MY MOUTH

x - x-rays: …are a thing that I’ve experienced, yes.

y - your favourite food: CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE

z- zodiac sign: Capricorn. I’M THE REAL #GOAT

Okay, so now it says to tag 20 blogs you wanna get to know better, BUT I DON’T HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE I REALLY CARE ABOUT SO IMMA JUST TAG WHO I WANT AND HOPE I DON’T GET THE TUMBLR POLICE CALLED ON ME (although lbr: if pornbots are out here running these internet streets the way they are then I’m sure I’ll be able to avoid getting slapped with a tagging misdemeanor, u feel me)

Oh, man. I know I do not have the most popular taste in this! And I am by no means a soda connoisseur. (I think we've already covered that my vice is wine, haha.)

Notes:

I've assumed this means drinks in the "cola" kind of conversation and I have not included, e.g., kombucha or flavoured sparkling waters. I drink those more often though.

This is going to be severely limited to soft drinks I've actually consumed in the last decade. Where possible, assume I mean sugarfree varieties because I don't usually drink the sugared ones.

Lemonade in Australia refers to a clear, carbonated lemon-lime beverage (for example, Schweppes brand Lemonade). The drink Americans are likely thinking of is probably closer to what we would call "lemon squash" in my area of the world.

Here you go:

S TIER: Sarsaparilla and ginger beer. Bundaberg Brewed Drinks supremacy. They are soda royalty. If you aren't in Australia I'm not sure if you can get them but if you spot them! Try! I know sarsaparilla is an acquired taste, but best ginger beer available here.

A TIER: Ginger ale, lemon, lime and bitters and creaming soda. They're all really good.

B TIER: Red Eye platinum flavour. Lemonade, Solo.

C TIER: Pepsi and Diet Coke are around here. They're fine! I know people love Coke Zero but she's less interesting than her sister, to me. Ohh, Sunkist is also here. Maybe the lemon Fanta?

D TIER: Coke Zero. Melon flavoured Mountain Dew I had one time? Most of the Fantas if I'm honest. They're... uh, they're here. Most of the other Red Eye flavours???

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