#rules change

However, at the risk of becoming overwhelmed and in order to maintain a healthy flow between here and @scorching-passion , I have decided to change up some rules in regards to shipping. They won't please everyone and I apologise for those they may effect, but for reasons of keeping balance between tumblr and mypersonal life (as some of you know I haven't had it easy lately) I feel this change is important for my mental well being.

During today’s CommandFest Online, the Rules Comittee had a panel during which they announced an upcoming rule change for the Commander format, planning to release with M21.

The panel didn’t read out the full comprehensive rules change, but talked about it in length, enough for players to know about exactly what it is.

In short: Commanders going to the graveyard (but not other zones) now count as “dying” for the game, even if they’re sent to the command zone. Elenda, Child of Alara, Roalesk, etc... now function like you want them to.

In details, for the rules-savvy ones: Commanders that go to the graveyard are no longer handled by the replacement effect 903.9 (that assumedly keeps handling other zones). Instead, a state-based action has been added that checks if your commander has been put into your graveyard since the last time it was checked, and gives you the OPTION to put it into the command zone from there.

Your commander sticks around in the graveyard long enough for the game to register it, but not long enough for anyone to take actions.

You commander triggers its own, and other cards’ death triggers that would register its death when it is destroyed. You don’t have the option to send it to the command zone directly and bypass death triggers.

Your commander going to the graveyard will now get affected by other replacement effects, be them Rest in Peace or Guile. However, if it would be pulled out of the graveyard that way, you have the option to send it to the command zone (maybe not if it’s pulled from the graveyard directly onto the battlefield by a replacement effect, but I don’t think there’s any of those yet.)

Hey everyone! We’ve had a great time kicking off this challenge with Round 1 and we’ve loved seeing all your creations!

After some growing pains and determining exactly what kind of challenge we want to run, we’ve decided that trope claims will remain open for all past rounds! This means we’ve removed any rules related to dropping claims or penalties for not posting.

From now on, the round posting deadlines are only going to be for promotional purposes here on Tumblr. If you complete a work while a round is current, we will promote it here and include it in our Roundup Masterpost at the end of the round. If you submit a work after this time, it will still be added to the collection, but we won’t promote it here.

With COPPA, a sort of regulation is being put up to keep children’s information from being collected over the internet, YouTube has given their creators two choices.

To make content for kids Or to make content not for kids.

Initially it was only to keep information (i.e. E-mail address, location, phone numbers, personalized Ads etc.) of children from being collected. Part of this might actually be from the student google account that many students in America are given to make things easier on them for homework and such. Personally, of my younger siblings only one is under 13 and this seems like a bad idea. Here is a slight problem that lies with this. Actually, it’s a major problem.

YouTube is making this change can change a channel’s choice at will. They can also delete the channel without giving a reason. If they believe a video is marked incorrectly, they will fine the creator $42000 USD for EACH video. How would the video be marked wrong? Well, the criteria very vague. What they consider for kids are animated characters, toys, games, bright colors and things of the like. This means that Markiplier could get his channel removed if a game that he play’s is too brightly colored, channels like Dollightful and other doll customizers can’t produce the content for the audience they want because they want to be “Family-friendly” not just for kids.

Originally this Act states that it does not take the place of the parent or guardian of the child. Now If I’m thinking about this correctly looks like the FTC wants YouTube to take the place of the people who should be monitoring their children.

The other thing is if the YouTuber so decides to mark their channel as for kids, they lose 60-90% of their income because they can no longer run Ads, they lose the comment section, so they don’t get that connection with their community ever again.

Another thing that has been pointed out is that if you were to watch a video on a topic that is considered child content or child-directed you are marked as a child viewer. I hate to see something like that happen as a person who watches videos on “What happened to (Cartoon from 2000s)” or an analysis on a game, or even the occasional walkthrough when playing certain video games. That would be a problem a very big problem. The thing is this kind of bothers me as a person who waited will I was thirteen to make a YouTube account, I had access to an email account at age 11, but I made an account at 13 because I was a straight-laced kind of kid back then.

I personally fail to see how I could craft a well thought out comment to appeal to the FTC, they are willing to learn more about the situation and possibly alter the change that will take place on YouTube in January 2020 otherwise. If we sit here and think that someone else will get them to appeal and change, then nothing will change. YouTube has its hands tied since they were fined $170 million by them. Comments like “please don’t change it” or degrading the people will only create a more negative connotation on the entire situation. Therefore, being polite and making this reflect your personal experience with YouTube will help.

These things are better explained in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49DpBpVSEYc

I feel like this has been really swept under the rug and that a lot of information is very broad.

And if you rather read an article versus watching videos and ending up in a black hole of videos on this topic here is one that I’ve read: 

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20963459/youtube-google-coppa-ftc-fine-settlement-youtubers-new-rules

+ ECHO IS MY OWN CREATION. What she says, does, and believes does not reflect who I am as a person. Please be able to distinguish character from mun – Echo is angry, mean, and can get a bit choppy sometimes.

+ THE FOLLOW BACK POLICY. I don’t always follow back. I’m super anal about how fast my dash moves, so when I see someone follows me I look for certain things. I will not follow back if—

The blog does not have a human face claim i.e: anime, cartoon, etc. (with the exception to Groot, Rocket, etc.)

You do not have a rules/about page.

The two pages have no writing samples for me to check out.

You are underage (I refuse to follow people under 20)

I come here to write, and I’ve noticed a lot of my time has been wasted due to the fact that there is tumblr drama and a lot of blogs are here to.... produce discourse and bitch about Endgame and make other people’s lives miserable. I’m not about that bag, so I’m getting very selective on who I follow back anymore. I used to be REALLY flimsy on this rule, but now I’m going to have to enforce it greatly going forward.

+ HOWEVER, NON-MUTUALS ARE WELCOMED.Send me stuff. Reply to my starters so long as it doesn’t say mutuals-only. So long as you follow the rules, I’m 100% okay with this.

+ I DON’T DO ELITISM. Bullshit isn’t in my agenda. I can’t stand dealing with indie rpers who think they shit roses, so I won’t. My philosophy is to be nice to everyone, so if I didn’t think you were an asshole initially & followed you, I will unfollow mutuals if

You post a lot of sub-posts/passive aggressive read mores.

You claim you love everyone yet you shit on other portrayals.

You are rude to anyone because of your own insecurities or anxieties. Just because you have anxiety, mental illness, a certain trigger, etc. doesn’t give you the right to be a cunt.

You shame others for their ships/headcanons/beliefs.

This is also a very big change. I am so sick of the current state of the mcu rpc. There is a very big blanket of fake individuals running around the tag who cause drama, hurt, bullying, and I know their names now and I know a lot of my mutuals are friends with them (I have three specific individuals I am avoiding like the plague.) I’m sorry if they’re your friends, but they will not be mine and if you’re someone who writes very often with the unmentioned three, I will probably unfollow.

I’m not into people who stir shit ooc and then cry victim. I’m not into people who bully and outright cause headcanon or portrayal wars. I’m not into people who think their portrayal is God’s Gift to the dashboard and then proceedingly shit on other people who are just trying to write. And I’m especially not into people who gloat about the aftermath of drama that finally went in their favor even though they are flat-out as toxic as the people they are fighting against. I’m not into it. It’s disgusting, and it’s very obvious that a lot of people need to go outside to smell the real world.

+ NSFW/TRIGGERING CONTENT. I don’t like rping with anyone under 20, so please state your age in your rules or sidebar. I say this because I often times writing dark themes, sexual content, graphic violence, and mention content such as abuse, torture, and death. Echo is a SHIELD Agent who has seen some shit. I only tag the big ones such as death, abuse, long posts, etc. are used, but usually I only tag my triggers for blogs I consider my true roleplay friends. You have been warned – I won’t apologize for this.

+ EXCLUSIVES/MAINS. I do not do exclusives and I believe ‘mains’ is a really ridiculous concept. People sometimes need exclusives and I totally get that. Mains, however, is showcase ponying your friends around like they aren’t real people & only names and I think it’s highly unnecessary.

+ PLEASE DON’T STEAL MY GRAPHICS. I made my icons, gif icons, theme, promos, etc. The theme code is from octomoosey. My screencaps are from various LF fansites as well as remote gifs. It’s not cool to steal.

+ PLEASE DON’T HOUND ME. I write at my own pace and utilize my queue frequently so I can write with as many people as I can. I try so hard to talk to non-mutuals and mutuals alike to get stuff started, but I’m only human.

+ PLOTTING. If you want commitment from me, we’re going to have to be friends OOCly (as in talk in discord, ims, etc.) I don’t write epics with strangers. I am in love with talking headcanons all day, every day, so be my friend.

+ SHIPPING. I am a slut for ships. Almost 90% of the time, I’ll be down for it. Echo, on the other hand, marches to the beat of her own drum and I can’t promise a ship will pan out.

+ MULTI-THREADS/DROPPING THREADS. Sometimes I drop threads without telling my partner. It happens. However, I love to multi-thread, so never hesitate to send memes or messages.

+ 1-2 WEEK INTERVALS. If we are mutuals and don’t write/plot within 2 weeks, I will unfollow. This blog is for roleplaying and I intend to do just that. So please, definitely get in touch with me like the moment we become mutuals or I’ll send you a ton of memes, it’s totally cool.