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I'm on probably the odd side of the spectrum where I'm actually a little bit nervous because I'm setting up my first proboards site and not using jcink for the first time. I know v6 is looming on the horizon somewhere and we decided not to jump ship from our original plans because there doesn't seem to be a timeline for when that's happening (unless that's changed!!!) and we are in love with everything we've set up so far, but it does make me wonder!
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The tragedy of germaphobia is not being able to be satisfied with simply washing your bedding when your kitten uses it as a litterbox. Can't do that. Have to go irrationally drop money on an entire new set, otherwise I'll never sleep on my bed again.

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Why am I like this?
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i meant a premade = default.

sorry. i know some ppl won't join sites that use skins other sites use and that's what i meant.
You know, I actually didn't realize that there are many folks out there who will rule out sites with premades until recently!  It's a bit of an ... anxiety-inducing piece of knowledge - at least for me - from a staffing/site-building point of view.  I'm always in a pretty tight spot financially and if I'm going to invest money into a skin, I want it to be for a community that I know is stable and there for the long-term.

My friend and I are building a site right now, and we're using a premade for it ... hopefully it'll still be alright because it's for a popular fandom that doesn't (as far as I'm aware) have much representation in the forum roleplay community.  But we've definitely chatted about our skin commissioning dreams in the future, fingers crossed!!  It's just something I'm personally hesitant to invest in so early on.
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ffxiv has taken up more time than i'm ever willing to admit.
but not for the combat, or glam, or..... anything else.
no, it's for the gathering.

....... we're not talking about how much i've gathered over the last week alone.
The sheer number of Netflix hours I've put in this week is just ... it's just gathering hours. Netflix n Gather ...
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From what I understand, it's coming from a place of promoting a safer community by banning source material that may be controversial for whatever reason.  Some communities ban entire fandoms while others cherry-pick certain characters that have been deemed problematic.

It's not really an approach that I always agree with, at least not to the extent that I often see in recent years, but I can also definitely understand the mindset in this day and age!
not to be That Person, but I'm gonna go off on this for a sec
while yes, some sources can be problematic in the sense it's a very sensitive/uneasy topic (looking @ you, Diabolik Lovers,) pulling from these works doesn't necessarily promote the topic at hand/equate to the person who pulls from said source to approve of things. in a sense, I think of it as extremely gatekeep-y when people won't allow certain characters/fandoms because as long as they're handled maturely, I don't see the issue.

to block off allowance of certain topics takes away from the option of playing out of one's comfort zone and becoming more in tune with writing a variety of topics with thoughtful prose. if it makes someone uncomfortable, they simply don't have to read it. most of us are adults (although we can argue that some don't act as such, not calling out any folks in particular,) so naturally we can differentiate character from writer.

but if we're going to bar certain sources though, that pushes us into the topic of whether or not it's an appropriate course when it comes to banning finer details like mental illness, drug abuse, physical/sexual abuse, and other more uncomfortable topics. this is really just me pondering on this instance, I'm not really looking for a debate, just kind of pointing out how backwards it comes off as to me in the fashion of a different point of view.

Honestly, please feel free because this is exactly where my thoughts are on the subject, and as a long-term panfan roleplayer, I feel very much in the minority!  It's always felt to me less restrictive to focus on how a member handles sensitive topics rather than blanket banning, especially when tools are provided like content warnings to prevent folks from stumbling on material they'd rather not.

And you're exactly right, it does bring up the question of what constitutes an uncomfortable topic and where the line should be drawn in favor of expecting members to take a little bit of responsibility for what (assumedly tagged) topics they are deciding to click on.
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As someone who's never fully dipped their toes into panfan (tried to, couldn't stick for more than a week) so this is coming from a complete place of genuine curiosity and naive ignorance, but why do so many panfandom sites ban AoT canons? Is it because Titan-shifting is too OP in the sense that would break the setting too easily? Or is it because the source material is considered controversial?

Just genuinely wondering.

From what I understand, it's coming from a place of promoting a safer community by banning source material that may be controversial for whatever reason.  Some communities ban entire fandoms while others cherry-pick certain characters that have been deemed problematic.

It's not really an approach that I always agree with, at least not to the extent that I often see in recent years, but I can also definitely understand the mindset in this day and age!
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i've never felt so attacked by the same series since that one episode with the parasol and the lake

thnx violet evergarden movie



oh no, i literally just started violet evergarden today.  this bodes well!!!!