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fandomatrandomradio:

bigbuffcheetohpuff97:

of-aurora:

Every url that reblog’s will be written in a book and shown to my homophobic dad. 

ive never hit reblog so fast

I LOVE GAYS. IN A NON-CREEPY WAY.

maplevogel:

callmepo:

speedyssketchbook:

plaganest:

seiiartworks:

qbalchemist:

The title says it all really. So if nothing else, please share and reblog this post to raise awareness for those that might be caught out - both artists and followers.
For a TL:DR, please look at the bottom of the post

What is happening?

Right now, there is at least one person actively impersonating multiple artists across tumblr in an effort to scam their followers into paying for fake ‘cheap commissions’. The scammer will clone a tumblr, usually using a slight change to the url/account name to look like the real deal. They will then message people directly through Tumblr with messages along the lines of

“Hey, i’m doing cheap commissions right now. DM me to get one”. Naturally, this is ends up just being a way to take their money without giving anything back in return.

Who does this affect?

Everyone. Simple as that. As long as the scammer in question works unopposed, they are free to spread their influence and continue to scam more people. Even if you haven’t been targeted yet, it does not mean you are safe or immune.

Several artists have already fallen victim to this scammer, and I encourage any artists that have to reblog this post with the details of their affected account(s) and the ones the scammer has set up.

How can we stop this?

Tumblr, like many other social media platforms, seems to care very little about ‘minor’ occurences like this one, and despite reaching out directly to them over a week ago through multiple avenues of contact - they have refused to comment on the situation, provide a recommended response for users, or take action on behalf of those already affected.
Despite this, there are still tools at our disposal that we can use to make this scam more difficult, and to increase its visibility to those within Tumblr staff that are required by policy to take action.

Tumblr has the following to say on the topic of impersonation: Confusion or Impersonation. Don’t do things that would cause confusion between you or your blog and a person or company, like registering a deliberately confusing URL. Don’t impersonate anyone. While you’re free to ridicule, parody, or marvel at the alien beauty of Benedict Cumberbatch, you can’t pretend to actually be Benedict Cumberbatch. They then provide a link to this online form that you can fill out if you suspect someone’s identity is being confused. Unfortunately, this can only be filled out if you are the victim of impersonation. In other words, only the artists can fill this out legitimately.

So, what about the followers and users of tumblr whom aren’t being impersonated?
Our most valuable tool in this online platform is the platform itself. It enables us to spread our word near-virally across all the many sub-communities on Tumblr with remarkable efficiency for a user-driven system. We can take advantage of that effect to increase awareness of the situation. Even if you - the one reading this right now - aren’t an artist or don’t know an artist, the act of reblogging this post or sharing it directly with friends improves it’s ‘ranking’ in popularity increasing its chances to be seen by more people.

We don’t need everyone on Tumblr to see the post for it to be effective, just like we don’t need the entirety of the human population of the world to be immune to a disease for that disease to be rendered ineffective or eradicated. If enough people are aware, the likelihood of pulling off a successful scam increases dramatically reducing efficiency to a point that it no longer becomes profitable to continue.

Why should I care?

It disheartens me to say this, but of the many artists I contacted directly over the past week to warn about this issue many of them refused to listen or dodged the responsibility with lines like;

“I’m not being impersonated, so it doesn’t affect me”

“I’m just one person. I can’t make an impact”

“I need to take care of my community. Other people can look after theirs”

This is honestly disappointing that so many artists or art-rebloggers care so little as to intentionally wave the responsibility of keeping their followers and fellow artists safe from this, that they cannot spare 10 seconds of their time to share an informative post.
I’m not here to bash artists, but it is time that everyone takes responsibility for their own communities, and of those around them.

Artists: You have a responsibility to ensure that your followers and fans aren’t being abused by someone who may impersonate you. If they succeed, your reputation will be damaged, and your followers will resent you. Your followers are also almost guaranteed to be following other artists meaning your efforts can spread beyond your own circle of influence, so don’t be naive when you think you have little effect.
Followers: You have just as much responsibility to be aware of those that might try to scam you or your fellow followers. Don’t just sit in silence when you see something wrong: Ignoring the issue only makes it more resilient to our efforts to stop it. You are the vocal majority if you just use your voices to be heard!

TL:DR

A scammer is impersonating artists and scamming money from their followers under the guise of ‘cheap commissions’. If we ignore the issue, it will get worse.
Every single person that reads this can afford to spend just 10 seconds to reblog and share this post. Those 10 seconds can save others from being scammed for hundreds of dollars.
Reblog & Share

Spreading this just in case someone impersonate me. I never had to randomly go and tell to my followers that i’m open for commissions.

Just in case. i will never dm you about cheap commissions because im stingy as fuck. but then again if i offer deals, they will be announced on my blog , not personally or with dm’s

I work on a “you come to me for art” kind of thing. If for whatever reason I come to you for stuff I’m doing, well there you go. That ain’t me.

I never DM people if they want a commission from me - cheap or otherwise.

if I open my list for commissions, I make an announcement via a post. Never a private message. 

Reblogging just in case! I would never DM someone for commisions and if i open some it would be an annoucement on my tumblr and on my instagram/twitter.

mohaydenbach:

Okay, guys. I’m doing a little research for my psychology class. Please reblog and put your Hogwarts House and Myers-Briggs personality in the tags.

nonbinarysapphic:

nonbinarysapphic:

trying to prove a point to my oculist

i love how fast this is getting notes.. we’re all bonding over not being able to see shit

bob-belcher:

millenniumfucko:

For those of you who don’t know, the Electoral College has the final say in December. It’s only happened once or twice, but sometimes they vote against a candidate who’s already “won”. Candidates can win the popular election and still lose the electoral college’s election. THIS IS OUR LAST SLIVER OF A CHANCE TO KEEP BUTT TRUMPET OUT OF OFFICE!

There’s been multitudes of posts going around, talking about fighting back, never giving up, doing what’s right.

ITS TIME TO WALK THE WALK:

https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19?recruiter=2107322&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-no_msg

It’s already passed 1 million signatures. Go sign it!!!!

magicianmew:

I am seeing so many posts from those who are going to fight like angry fucking badgers in the wake of what is looking to be a Trump presidency, and as an American expat who had limited ability to mobilize things on the ground, that is great to see.

But I know not all of you are in that position. Some of you are at risk of literally losing your lives. Some of you are not able to join the war.

I would like to offer my personal assistance in assessing your situation for immigration if you would like to escape America and feel that is safer for you. Specifically, I am very familiar with the British and European immigration systems. This is COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE.

Please send me a message if you would like to be added to a list of people I will assist.

I am going to start small, and I will decide on a specific number of slots I can work on at one time shortly.

I plan to start up a new blog for this purpose, as well as reaching out to other activist witches, and using my Discord server to power both this effort, and as a place where those who are staying in the US can plan and congregate.

But right now, it’s important that I simply start, so that is what I am doing.

PLEASE reblog! I don’t care how many requests I get (just keep in mind that if it is a lot, I may not get to all of them right away). I want to make sure I have a list of everyone who needs help, and I will try to get through as many as quickly as I can.

Be aware that me assessing your situation will require me to ask you questions about your family, education, work situation, BASIC finances and legal status. However, I will never ask you for any personally identifying information. No name, no bank details, no place of employment, nothing like that ever.

Please be safe and love each other. Fight if you can, reach out if you can’t.

Love,

Germ

I’ve just finished watching One Punch Man and I fucking love it. Gods, I haven’t watched anime in years, I’ll have to start again.

On a side note I hate Amai Mask. It was instant hate. I haven’t hated someone so instantly since Dolores Umbridge.

Now I’ll go watch the specials.

I’m so mad and sick right now.

The Constitutional Court of Romania decided to delay the recognition of same sex marriages done outside the country until September. And in September they are probably going to delay it some more.

And I’m so frustrated because I’m really bad with words and I can’t explain what I’m feeling right now and I can’t talk about this with anyone in my family or my friends that know that I’m pansexual because they just don’t understand. Like, they don’t mind it but it’s also not their problem so they don’t care.

The church, the fucking church of course is the main reason people are against it in this country. Gods, I just don’t know the right words to explain how I feel. “Marriage is between man and woman” “Them fags are unnatural and shouldn’t force their freakishness on us normal people. We shouldn’t be forced to accept them”  “The church will be forced to marry them”

Marriage is a fucking piece of paper given by the state that gives you and your partner more rights. It shouldn’t be recognized by the church. If you want to also marry in church than fucking do it. It’s a completely separate thing in this country.

It’s so hard to put my thoughts in writing.

We are not asking to officiate same sex marriages (though it would be totally our right to do so), but just recognition. Yes, we are a minority. That doesn’t mean we have to be swept aside like dirt. We aren’t going to force you straight people to have gay sex. We aren’t going to molest your children. And don’t you worry about the human population going down. Even if all the humans on earth were to have sex only with the same gender we wouldn’t die out. Artificial insemination is a thing you know. And just because someone isn’t straight doesn’t mean they can’t have children naturally.

And we don’t need billions of people for our societies to work.

And there are so many issues that tie with this and I just don’t know how to write them (I’m a big girl, no crying, it wouldn’t do if mom finds out why).

I’m so frustrated because I don’t know how to explain myself. Or how to present an argument and flesh out my ideas.

transfigurationprodigy:

I want the innovation to be equal parts aesthetics and the new charms/transfiguration work you develop. Like:

• Trousers/dresses/pants that are charmed to subtly change hem length depending on the height of the heel/silhouette of the shoe you’re wearing that day.
• Quick Switch Shape Skirts that you can flip from A-line to pencil to box pleat to bubble to tulip to asymmetrical and back again.
• Button down shirts that respond to the shape of your chest to eliminate pesky problems like “gap-osis.”
• Baby clothing that grows with your child so you don’t keep having to buy new every other week.
• Garments that sense your mood and change colors accordingly.
• Easy Pattern Peasy clothing that goes from plaid to polka dot to stripes to geometric to floral to abstract back to plain.
• A Novelty Neckline range of shirts, because sometimes you feel like a boat neck, and sometimes you don’t.
• Soft Step Shoes, that look sexy and trendy from the outside, but are magically expanded inside so that they fit with the comfort of orthotics.

And then I want there to be bespoke clothing, that never really changes with your body, but is imbued with other charms known only to the designers:

• Fabrics that never fade in color.
• Knitwear that never pills.
• Plush fabrics (like velvets and brocades) never loosing their pile over time.
• Stockings that never run.
• Stretch fabrics that never loose their shape.
• Garments that repel dirt.