razielim:

As we are moving towards a period of more decentralized fandom, if you want to support the artists who are going to be hard-hit by this loss of platform/audience, here’s what you can do to help to help the art-side of fandom stay motivated enough to produce content:

• credit artists
• link to their current media/platforms to the best of your ability

• with artist’s permission, share their credited work on whatever fandom platforms you end up moving to if it’s not a site that they have migrated to

• help others keep track of where their favorite artists are now
• if you’re using discord to look at art, remember to check out the actual link and maybe give feedback there, because telling your friend that you like the art they linked does nothing for keeping the artist arting

Erotic text is still currently allowed under tumblr’s new policy, but it might not be later, so keep these things in mind for fic authors too. 

And just in general, it’s not just content creators that need support and security. Look around at the friends you’ve made here. Think about how you’ll keep in touch with them. Think about how you might reminisce and be sad if the “next tumblr” comes along and they felt too lost to have stayed in fandom long enough to meet you there. Be kind; show love. Everyone’s a little scared and sad now – creators, rebloggers, and lurkers. We’re all looking forward at December 17th with uncertainty and indecision, and that’s okay. 

We’re not scared because we loved the blue background or the activity page design, we’re scared because of the people, friends, heroes, admirers, peers, validation, love, and happiness that we feel slipping away. And so long as we hold onto the bonds that matter most to us, this will all pass a lot less painfully than we fear. 

If you’ve been meaning to get in touch with someone, but have been putting it off or feeling shy, now’s probably the time. If you wanted to make friends, note down someone’s accounts, form a discord or mailing-list with your buddies, now’s the time.

“Fandom’s not a place, it’s a people.” 

—Thor, probably.

kittenofdoomage:

I’ve used WordPress before. A friend of mine has a very successful blog there. But I have about 400 stories here and reuploading them to a new site is an absolute ballache, as well as deleting my extensive archive of porn gif blurbs here.

Does anyone know where I can find a new home for my blog? I’d like somewhere similar to Tumblr, maybe Wattpad or Ao3. It was a good run, I love you guys.

staff:

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).  

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio
CEO

I’m going to be finding a new home for my blog even though I hardly post stuff like this. This site used to be for anyone and everyone. Tumblr’s newfound censorship will not go quietly. Good luck letting your website fall and lose all of it’s users. Thanks for the run, Tumblr.

archangelgabriellives:

baritonechick:

Requested by Anonymous

Will you please write a Gabriel Drabble where the reader is the only one awake in her house and it’s storming really bad and she’s afraid of storms, and every sound she hears terrifies her and she can’t sleep unless he stays with her? Thank you

–

Crack!

The lightning lit up the sky like the four of july, with bright colors and loud sounds.

Some people enjoyed thunderstorms and dancing in the rain. You, on the other hand, could not see how they were at all calming or fun.

The patter against the windows sounded eerily like knocking, someone trying to get in. You knew it was only the storm, but your senses were betraying you.

Another boom of thunder and the house violently shook against the great wind.

You jumped with every sound, anxious for the storms to subside so you could finally get to sleep.

The rain kept pouring and you swear you saw a figure next to you in the flash of light caused by the lightning.

“Gabriel!” You cried, noticing him standing beside you and almost falling off the bed in the process.

The archangel quickly rushed to your side, readjusting you and deciding to climb on the mattress next to you.

No words were said, only Gabriel holding you tight against his chest as his steady heartbeat slowly put you at ease. Your eyes drifted shut and you fell asleep in his arms, despite the ongoing ruckus outside.

@just-a-touch-of-crowley @wayward-mirage @tricksterxangel @fandom-queen-of-the-world @captainannamerica @amyapathetic @crowley-you-sinnamon-roll @emilyymichelle @dustycelt
@the-latina-trickster @multifandom-sloth

Wish I had an archangel to snuggle when I’m scared.

And where did you find that second gif?! It looks like it could be Gabriel! Which only adds on to the cuteness.

I got it from Tumblr’s gifs… and it really does look like Gabriel 😮

Has anyone seen the movie To All the Boys I Loved Before? I want to write a fic like that but with all the boys in the bunker and Gabriel is Peter 😍

Me (when I first started writing): Wow I wrote 1000 words, that’s insanely long.

Me (now): *5000 words later* Alright let’s get this to 10k