Just your standard tumblr blog manifesto

Hi! Whether you’re new to my dumb corner of Tumblr or a longer-term follower who just hasn’t particularly noticed (or cared) how I’m doing my thing here, I thought I should sum up my basic principles for this blog in a (somewhat?) useful fashion.  1) I try to always post spoiler tags for EVERY piece of official Danganronpa fiction before discussing any spoilery info OR sharing spoilery artwork. Why? Because it only takes a second to tag posts for people, and you never know who is new to the fandom/hasn’t gotten around to everything yet/is trying to still remain pure on certain subjects. For your spoiler-blocking needs, the tags for each are as follows:

2) I reblog (and occasionally even do original posts of) A LOOOOT of fan art here, but I make it a point to only share things either posted by the original artist OR which are shared with the permission of the artist. I had it impressed upon me earlier in my Tumblr career that some artists legitimately don’t want their stuff shared on other sites without permission, and I try to always respect that. (And yes, I realize that just saying “permission obtained from the artist” or something is HARDLY a foolproof system. We’re on the honor system here; we can only assume such disclaimers are honest.) If you catch me sharing art that is copied or posted by someone other than the artist without any expressed permission, please let me know — I’ll take it down! 

3) I’ll almost always respond to asks submitted to me, but I’m sorry if it takes a while. I’m typically WAAAAY behind on such things. Sometimes it takes me a few days or even, rarely, weeks. Sometimes I just don’t know what to say at first. But sometimes I’ll respond ASAP because the ask is easy to answer or just ignites a bunch of thoughts within me. Or on rare occasions I’ll, uh, never answer because I couldn’t think of anything to really say (sorry?) or because the ask is basically just a troll. 

4) I sometimes post asks/commentary that are very critical of certain characters as people (as in, not criticizing them as fictional characters or how they were written; criticizing their behavior as good/bad people). If you don’t like seeing your faves harshed on, I tag those criticism/negativity-centric posts for easy blocking, too! So feel free to block tags like #anti-kokichi ouma or #anti-hiyoko saionji or whomever. (But let’s be honest; Those are the two most common ones.) 

5) This Tumblr originated as a Naegiri-focused one, actually. That’s not something that comes up too terribly often these days, but.. you can definitely still expect me to heap extra attention on any Naegiri-centric content I come across (or, in rare instances, create myself). :) So... that’s just a heads-up.  6) If you came across this user handle elsewhere and are wondering if this blog is run by the same person, I can only confirm that the Hopey McHope on AO3 and the HopeyMcHope on FF.net are, in fact, me. Anyone else you see by this name might be the same person as me, or it might not. I guess you should just ask me here.

Fellas, is it gay to join another dude's band???

But Master! I was under the impression *everybody* had heard!

(This bit from "Family Guy," but it's Yuma and Shinigami.)

*A bleary-eyed Yuma walks over to Yakou's desk and picks up a newspaper* SHINIGAMI: Are you looking to see whether yesterday's case was covered in the Kanai Chronicle, Master? YUMA: Yeah... it looks like we made the front page. SHINIGAMI: Awesome! YUMA: *still reading* But I don't think I'm mentioned in here. Probably for the best, honestly. SHINIGAMI: Hmph! If those reporters were doing their jobs right, you'd be famous by now! YUMA: *dry sarcasm* Sure... famous for how the culprits I identify always DIE. SHINIGAMI: *indignant* No, famous for solving otherwise-unsolvable cases! They should be calling you a Holmes-level genius! Thanks to MY brilliant mentorship, of course. YUMA: ...uh-huh... SHINIGAMI: *looking over his shoulder at the paper* Besides, I don't see any coverage of the other big news right now! YUMA: What big news? SHINIGAMI: Turn the pages for me! I gotta check! YUMA: *obediently turning the pages of his newspaper* What are we checking for, exactly? SHINIGAMI: You know—a headline about mass awareness of the avian issue! I can't believe these hack reporters didn't write anything about it. YUMA: *still turning pages* Shinigami... what are you talking about?! SHINIGAMI: Master, you mean you haven't heard?? I thought EVERYBODY had heard! YUMA: Heard WHA— SHINIGAMI: B-B-B-BIRD BIRD BIRD, B-BIRD'S THE WORD A-WELL-A BIRD BIRD BIRD, B-BIRD IS THE WORD A-WELL-A BIRD BIRD BIRD, WELL THE BIRD IS THE WORD MASTER! DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BIRD? 'CAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE BIRD IS THE WORD! A-WELL-A BIRD BIRD BIRD, B-BIRD'S THE WORD A-WELL-A BIRD BIRD— YUMA: