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AceDraws

@acedrawsbad

Gender? Three cats and one raccoon stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat. (he/they)
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So Elon bought Twitter. I'm honestly not gonna push away Twitter newcomers, but if you're in the MCYT fandom you need to understand that the social etiquette and expectations and culture here are very different than over on Twitter. So as someone who's been an active part of mcytblr for two years now, I'd like to offer some thoughts and advice!

One: Shipping. MCYT communities on Tumblr have always tended to lean more tolerant towards shipping of roleplay characters due to the idea that this is a space for fans primarily. The creators who visit or actively use Tumblr like Eret and Martyn understand that this is a fan space primarily, and don't bother us for the content we make, and we don't bother them with it.

The number one worst thing you could do is share shipping content with creators who have not asked for it. This is a huge social faux pas here. Secondly, on the other end — writing callout posts for shippers here isn't gonna fly. Even for RPF shippers and people who may ship boundary-breaking pairings, our default is usually to not engage with these people rather than publicly call them out. It makes the space a healthier place for everyone and makes it much less likely that CCs may come across content they are uncomfortable with. It's also considered a social faux pas to ask CCs their opinions and boundaries on shipping, since that's bringing it up when they didn't ask!

Speaking of shipping, people typically don't mind you maintagging ship content so long as you also tag it as shipping so people can filter it. For Hermitcraft the tag is hermitshipping, Life Series has trafficshipping, and the lesser known DSMP tag is dsmpshipping.

Two: Reblogging. This is something a lot of newer users tend to struggle with. There is no algorithm on Tumblr, at least not one that works, so content creators rely on you reblogging their work in order for it to spread. If you see a fic or piece of art you enjoy, please reblog it! I often reblog art for MCYT fandoms I'm not even personally in.

Three: Tagging (again). There are a wide variety of tags you can use for your content! The most common tags you'll want to use are "mcyt" and "mcytblr", and any relevant series, pairing/group or character/CC names. However, please don't use the tag "minecraft"! Minecraft has an entirely separate fanbase on Tumblr that we co-exist with and have some overlap with, but don't necessarily appreciate seeing MCYT content in their tags. Any tag with "minecraft" in it is also a no-no, such as "minecraft youtubers" or "minecraft championships". Please use shorthands!

Four: Opinions on MCYT drama tend to be very different here than they are on Twitter. For instance, you should assume by default that most bloggers here either like or are completely neutral towards "problematic CCs" like Schlatt. But also, we tend to be very against spreading anything originating from leakers, and we also tend to not be fond of making posts "holding CCs accountable" for things they did years ago. Generally, mcytblr prefers to be a more drama-free community, and if you do engage in discourse, many would appreciate you tagging it as such!

Five: CCs do not need you to babysit them.

Generally speaking you will see a lot of jokes and memes on mcytblr that wouldn't fly on Twitter, and it is generally looked down upon to try to speak on behalf of CCs personal boundaries — they are grown adults, and you are a stranger! Calling out or harassing people for "breaking boundaries" is mostly just going to get you looked at strangely, especially if you don't have a source for your claims. Most of us will stop doing something if asked, but we don't need stans to tell us to! CCs can speak for themselves when uncomfortable.

Six: Most mcytblr blogs don't want CC notices. There are quite a few CCs who are active here, but the community is chill with them as they don't tend to talk about us elsewhere and allow us to do our own thing. We do not, however, like encouraging CCs to join Tumblr or to follow us or reblog our posts — many people here actually prefer being out of sight of CCs and many of us consider it rude to seek out attention from CCs outside of sending the occasional ask.

Please treat CCs kindly and don't gawk at them like you just saw a celebrity on the street — the ones who are active here are just Tumblr users like the rest of you! Seeing Eret reblog fanart or respond to an ask isn't something to point out.

While we joke about Twitter users joining, we don't actually have anything against you guys, it's just that we've built a very different community here and ask that you respect it and the etiquette we've come to establish! Thank you, and I hope you enjoy your stay on mcytblr ^_^

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Saw people on Twitter talking about moving here so here's a bump. If you can't adapt to the community we've built here over several years, people aren't going to act kindly. If you respect our established culture, we won't mind you coming over. Thanks.

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And another bump, since Ranboo is talking about coming over here. Please understand there is a reason our community is the way it is and it goes back years, and there is a reason we choose to use Tumblr over the more active MCYTTWT. Please do not come here and get upset about the way our fandom works here and try to change it because it's not like MCYTTWT. That's all we ask.

bury the gays doesn't just mean a gay person dies in the story. Song of Achilles or They Both Die At the End is not "bury the gays"

bury the gays is when a gay character is killed off, usually early in the story, to either give a straight character "character development" or to give a story line excuse for their lover to not date and do those gross gay things.

Brokeback Mountain or Milk are not "bury the gays"

no all of these things are tragedies, gay tragedies. It is valid to say you do not like tragedies, thats fine, it's also fair to say that gay representation, particularly before a certain point, WAY over represents tragedy. Thats fine to say, but neither of those things makes individual works, bad, homophobic, or bad representation, they can be for other reasons, but just because they're gay and sad doesn't make them bad.

Honestly, it is so funny remembering that Annabeth Chase's literal, stated, canonical fatal flaw is hubris.

Rick Riordan was like, "This clever, neurodivergent preteen girl believes that she is smarter than the gods, and she will get the chance to prove herself right," and he was correct. 😌

I’ve already bought They Both Die in the End twice. Once for my brother and the second time for myself, but I gave my copy away to my ex for his birthday. I want to buy it again but I have no money:(

I cross the street with no arm to hold me back

I SAW THIS QUOTE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND LOVED IT AND NOW I JUST FINISHED READING THIS AND I AM SOBBING WTF IVE NEVER CRIED THIS BAD OVER A BOOK

READING A BOOK ABOUT A SOCIETY THAT TELLS PEOPLE THE DAY THEY'RE GOING TO DIE SO THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE HOW TO SPEND THEIR LAST DAY.

I SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO READ THIS KIND OF BOOK

IT MAKES ME VERY SAD

THIS TYPE OF STORY HAS A SPECIAL LITTLE PLACE IN MY HEART THOUGH SO I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.

my sister's bi(last i knew)friend: *recommends they both die in the end*

my homophobic sister: yeah i might read that

my lgbtq ass: *silently sips fake tea and my sister shares this with my mom*

her friend: *sending clips about it*

me: *really hoping she buys it and reads it just to see her reaction when she realizes it gay*

her friend: its about two boys...

my sister: *stops listening to audio*

me: *in my head* abort mission gay book, abort mission gay book

Holy shit guys I’m reading They Both Die at the End and these lines are just. <3.

“I know there’s no time to waste, but I had to sure you are who I thought you were. The best thing about dying is your friendship l. And even if I never got to kiss you, you have me the life I always wanted.”

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they both die in the end european au where mateo uses a kettle and he simply Lives