Now, this may be the first time this has happened to you, and I’m SO sorry, it will not be the last. So, here are a few things I like to do in any situation similar to this.

Remember- you will get through this, and things will be all right. I know it doesn’t feel like that right now, but it will be.

Remind other fans that things will be all right. They’re feeling what you’re feeling right now, and I bet they could use someone in their DMs right now who gets it and will never judge.

Feel however you feel. You might know logically that you’re feeling something petty or irrational or inappropriate or even unfair, but as long as you are not hurting anyone, then that’s okay.

Be kind. To others, to yourself, to strangers, ESPECIALLY people who show up to your blog to say deliberately provocative things, they’re NEVER expecting kindness, the look on their faces is always PRICELESS.

Make stuff, because this thing belongs to you just as much as it belongs to whatever prick made it- fanfics, fanart, moodboards, headcanons, playlists, everything. (“But Liz, even bad ones?”) Yes, especially bad ones, bad ones are my favourites.

Take a step back if you need to- draw something else, write something else, and remember, you’re not surrendering, you’re giving yourself time to reset and come back refreshed; maybe draw a picture of Perry the Platypus, he’s cute.

Unplug from the drama. Whatever it is, whatever the bigotry or crime or whatever it is, decide it’s out of your hands, whatever it is it’s very upsetting, and if following every awful thing point by point is too much, you don’t have to. Look at me- no you don’t. You are under no obligation to know every detail, just that it was awful and made lots of people very unhappy.

Also how did you got sm followers in that small lapse of time oh my god :0

Thank you

I kind of struggle to believe that to, since I am from YouTube and the algorithm there hasn't really served me well for the past years.

but after a couple of months of doing research on how internet algorithms work, I'd say the key is to:

-Passion and (a lot of) Effort: a lot of the good things on the internet are made with good quality because the people love their creations and want the best for them, and are willing to study and experiment to find what results are good. even if it takes a lot of months it's still worth it.

-Individuality and Uniqueness: A lot of the people who are famous are known for thinking/being outside the box, and don't cut their creative roots for the sake of others.

-Show, don't Tell: if you want people to support you. you need to PROVIDE a reason for them to, not just ask for it. you need to show that you trust the audience to support you by being comfortable enough to show yourself through your work.

I'm currently in a fan project that's being targeted by a Medium "journalist." Said journalist has been hounding the mod team for weeks about us removing someone due to concerns about their behavior. No matter what we do, they won't leave us alone, and my attempts to issue a formal request to stop communication has just led this person to doubling down.

I don't care if I'm targeted, but the staff is getting stressed over this, and I wanted to ask how you would do with this? I've already reported the articles to the Medium staff yesterday, as well as tumblr posts made by the person. Thanks!

In a situation like this, I would argue that you should report any cases of targeted harassment, but also, as someone who has been similarly hounded in the past, there's actually very little you can do, without knowing the specifics of the project and individual.

If you like ANY of the current Pokemon games...don't join r/Pokemon

Find r/(whichever game you like) because r/Pokemon will bash you for saying positive things about any of the games the hivemind doesn't approve of. I literally just watched a bunch of people attack someone for liking ZA