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Staffing Confessions written May 21, 2020 22:08:48 GMT
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as someone who's still in the rlrpc (sort of) and ran a few sites in it, forum advertising is/has been pretty dead (at least for the real-life genre of rlrpc)? on my past sites we still had boards for it, but i know that i've never dropped a first link ad for any of them, one of which ran for almost 2 yrs

link backs were a thing that we may occasionally do, but even that was rare. there were and ARE a few really big rl sites that i can think of off the top of my head that i see advertise through forums, but it's honestly a rare form of advertisement for rl imo. like to be frank, even advertising on resource sites has gotten pretty iffy, caution (cttw) is probably one of the oldest and biggest community sites we have and even then, there are a good amount of sites choosing not to drop an ad and advertise on there but i can see them plenty on tumblr ads (like a part of this might just simply be because of how site buzzes are honestly the biggest form of advertisement these days, especially for rl sites but that's another topic entirely).

allthingsroleplay is probably THE biggest tumblr ad blog we have and i know a ton of people within the community who just go on there, maybe filter out to a genre tag, and just scroll for a bit to find a site. because frankly, it's easier, all you have to do is scroll to see a selection of sites all at once and i know animanga ads offers a similar aspect.

and like other people have stated, as someone who was staff, it was easier too. i rarely dropped linkbacks because it was just hard to keep up with and i had other modding duties i would rather do like accept apps or update claims or w/e. it was a lot easier to just submit an ad real quick through tumblr once a day or every other day and knowing it'll be queued up and be posted sometime and i didn't need to struggle with captchas and etc and i know people will/are looking at that ad when it's up versus tossing it into the void.

i'm ofc not saying we should adopt the form completely, but it would be neat to see it explored as an option a bit more? especially with sites like atr allowing things outside of site ads โ€“ interest checks, want ad submissions, and staff searches. want ad submissions are especially big, because they work i guess? rather than having the process being: see site -> click on ad -> look around -> look at want ad to be enticed to stay it shortcuts it to see a preview of want ad that seems interesting -> click link -> read ad or w/e. people take the ads, i've joined and taken ads this way, because i found an 'in' or an initial plot that i would be interested in.

but yeah it would just be a form of advertising that would be interesting to see for animanga? esp because animanga doesn't really have the problem in rl where you get like 5 site buzzes and 10 new sites all at once.

i'm also just 100% not excited about advertising when i finally open my site, i guess that can count as a confession lmao
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Post a Random Thought written May 19, 2020 22:58:27 GMT
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theres this person who i think either typo their email all the time or just decided my email was a great fake one

but the panic i felt when i got an online receipt for a grocery store in illinois for 200 dollars and thought someone stole my card info lmao

instead, i just have an itemised list of the sheer amount they spent on the chocolate ganache and bulk soymilk

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Post a Random Thought written May 18, 2020 23:46:25 GMT
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May 18, 2020 22:10:05 GMT said:
What is it about scratchpad that people want to see in an alternative?
The fact that it updates live? The fact that itโ€™s online? Both?

If youโ€™re looking for just the live updating aspect, Iโ€™d get Brackets. Itโ€™s a lightweight code editor that can open a live preview function in your browser.

ive been using scratchpad a lot bc i can view it from multiple computers & get a real time live preview bc i dont have a desktop or anything to hook up w a dual monitor so i have the dumbest set up of coding on my chromebook w my actual laptop open full screen on the preview of my coding. 

but it's just really nice to see what im doing without having to flip back & forth or having to click "full view" or anything, bc i am, what they call lazy

edit: i forgot to add, but i use this as both an alt to codepen & scratchpad โ€“ webmaker and ive been a pretty big fan of it! it just doesnt have multi-platform view like scratchpad has! but you can save stuff under your google account and it's private so pple can't go into your things!

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Coding Confessions written May 15, 2020 5:22:54 GMT
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sometimes i start w a Nice Dimension (TM) for images like say 500x250 or something and once i'm done with the template its some 472x186 size & i tell myself its needed for my padding: 50px and aesthetically pleasing template shape and just background-sizeit, say its 500x250 still, and call it a day.

and thus, i dont actually know the dimensions of any large image template i ever made lmao

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real life vs animated forum images written May 14, 2020 20:46:05 GMT
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hello, hello!

:^) im just here to chime in with how i look for images in case it helps anyone! b/c i tend to have too many options when it comes to images thanks to my hoarding ways.

zc can be a good jumpoff point, usually, i search for like 'scenery', 'landscape' or like specific themes like 'futuristic' to lower my results! if i really like the style, i'll probably look @ the pivix account for the person!

i also use tags 'scenery', 'background', etc on pivix! there's more of a selection there, if you don't mind digging through it!

oh! and sometimes, depending on the genre of the site, concept art of video games can be a good jump-off point! especially if they released art books and such since there's so much material there.

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โ heartlines written May 12, 2020 8:48:32 GMT
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Welcome to Kairos, city of chrome and steel.[break][break]

Itโ€™s XXXX and humans took to the stars over a century ago, yet they never completely abandoned Earth. Kairos survives as an utopia, a vacation hotspot for weary space travelers and a midpoint for outerlanders to refuel. Black Ash feels like a remnant of history when you can breathe freely beneath its robust filtration system.
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People live longer and better, technology that was only dreamt about in movies now at the tips of their fingers. Itโ€™s the home of cutting edge research for bionics, innovation seems to happen every year, and a refuge for Synthetics.
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Except, beneath its veneer as the perfect place to live, itโ€™s the same as everywhere else. People struggle to get by and the ones who have the deepest pockets are left in charge. The MegaCorps make too many calls as men try to play god, trying to create life through synthetic wire and silicon. Be careful now, there are things hiding in the shadows and bionic harvesting has become popular among the black market.
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Ad astra et redi - May you always find your way back.

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Post a Random Thought written Apr 5, 2019 23:45:56 GMT
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turning around to face the all the other customers to complain in an attempt to make everyone collectively bitch honestly does no favours???

idk why anyone would think this was nothing less than being an asshole & rude 

i hate retail