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8/7/26 14:53![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluedreamingUnexpected bingo square: Nietzsche quote in my Thai BL π
(I originally shared this on discord because thatβs where I put microposting these days and then I figured: why not here?)
(I originally shared this on discord because thatβs where I put microposting these days and then I figured: why not here?)
Dreamwidth reading woes
8/7/26 11:39bluedreamingWhen things are stressful, I often find myself gravitating even more towards the relative calmness of Dreamwidth. However, Iβve been struggling with how to actually read updates here.
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So, Iβm stuck!
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So, Iβm stuck!
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SquidgeWorld Discussion And Fundraising Update
7/7/26 19:43squidgestatusLet's get the fun stuff out of the way first. With thanks to the 53 distinct donors so far, Squidge's Hot Fic Summer Fundraiser is nearly there! Β So far we have raised $2,269.82 out of our goal of $2,500. Hitting our goal means keeping the lights on for another year. So if you've been sitting on the fence about donating and can spare a few dollars, it would be awesome if you could donate. But remember - if you're struggling, take care of yourself first. There's a reason flight attendants always say, "Put your own mask on first before helping others." While we'd welcome all of you as donors, we're glad to have you as Squidge users and visitors.
Second is discussion over on SquidgeWorld about possibly disabling guest comments from here on out. This is due to a commission spammer feeding fics into ChatGPT and then having ChatGPT spit out questions that might engage the creator(s). While we can try and prevent AI from scraping our works, we can't prevent someone copy & pasting said works into an AI engine for their own use.
But disabling guest comments is a big step toward that.
There's a whole discussion on SquidgeWorld if you'd like to read there. If you have an account, you can comment there, or you may comment here as you like. I'd like people to be a part of this conversation as opposed to telling people what can and can't be done as part of their access to the open Internet.
Second is discussion over on SquidgeWorld about possibly disabling guest comments from here on out. This is due to a commission spammer feeding fics into ChatGPT and then having ChatGPT spit out questions that might engage the creator(s). While we can try and prevent AI from scraping our works, we can't prevent someone copy & pasting said works into an AI engine for their own use.
But disabling guest comments is a big step toward that.
There's a whole discussion on SquidgeWorld if you'd like to read there. If you have an account, you can comment there, or you may comment here as you like. I'd like people to be a part of this conversation as opposed to telling people what can and can't be done as part of their access to the open Internet.
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The Friday FIve for 3 July 2026
3/7/26 14:57anais_pf posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
thefridayfive1. What is your favorite imaginary animal?
2. What fictional family would you like to be a member of?
3. What would the title of your autobiography be?
4. When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?
5. If you were independently wealthy and didnβt have to work, what would you do with your time?
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2. What fictional family would you like to be a member of?
3. What would the title of your autobiography be?
4. When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?
5. If you were independently wealthy and didnβt have to work, what would you do with your time?
Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.
If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!
**Remember that we rely on you, our members, to help keep the community going. Also, please remember to play nice. We are all here to answer the questions and have fun each week. We repost the questions exactly as the original posters submitted them and request that all questions be checked for spelling and grammatical errors before they're submitted. Comments re: the spelling and grammatical nature of the questions are not necessary. Honestly, any hostile, rude, petty, or unnecessary comments need not be posted, either.**
Overnight Outage
3/7/26 12:38squidgestatusSometime during the middle of the night, there was a power blurp here in the Pacific Northwest that took out our little datacenter. Things started coming back up around 5am Pacific Time (12:00 UTC) and all services but SquidgeWorld are now up. SquidgeWorld takes about 2 hours to process everything and finish coming up, so we anticipate everything to be operational around 7:30am (14:30 UTC).
If you have questions, please let us know. And if you see any service that's down, also let us know. Β Thanks!
If you have questions, please let us know. And if you see any service that's down, also let us know. Β Thanks!
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osteophage posting in meta_warehouseFor July/August this year the theme for the Gender Exploration Carnival is "Gender in Canon – Movies."
The idea of gender in canon is intentionally broad here and can cover a character within a canon, worldbuilding details of a particular work, design choices, role casting, or other details that evoke thoughts about gender. This doesn’t have to be a review or positive recommendation, and any submissions don’t have to be a minimum length.
This could be a good prompt for gender-related metacommentary. Check out the call for submissions post for more information:
Call For Submissions: July/August 2026
