Squird5 - Once There Was A Turkey

Maybe it's just his beard, but he doesn't look too happy.

/v/’s birthday card for Gabe.

I don’t even know. I tried dipping it in the eggwash and nothing really stuck, and I did it the second time like it said and tried spooning some over the top and everything was ruined forever. At least it tastes good. And looks like it’s covered in dog food.

I tried making that onion, and uhh…

cerastes help

I tried crafting with Nagato while she was still Lv1 before trying to level her, so I went for a Surface Radar and failed, tried for an Engine and failed, then tried for a 46cm or a Type 91 shell, and she got the 46cm. Now she's used it to get 5 levels in just one node.

Scammer Targeting Tumblr Artists

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

Kokoro Kasai is the last human left on the planet she lives on. When she was a child, the exploration ship she was on with her parents suffered a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in the ship plunging from orbit down to the surface, the ship barely surviving the fall with what little power the maneuvering thrusters and surviving engines could give. Most of the crew died in the crash. Kokoro, like many of the other survivors contracted an alien disease, and was left on the brink of death. The weakened expeditionary forces went out trying to find whatever they could to try and salvage the catastrophe and survive, discovering the remains of an extinct race. Within one of the ruins a honey-like substance was found that could heal their afflicted. There was only enough of the substance to cure one person however. After arguing among those who thought themselves leaders over who would receive the cure, violent and bloody infighting began. With most of the diseased now dead and the survivors fighting each other over a single vial of alien honey, Kokoro's father, Isamu Kasai selfishly stole the vial, killing all who stood in his way, fighting his way to his only child, taking her into his arms and fleeing deep into the jungle, administering the cure and watching her rapidly recover from the edge of death, only to finally succumb to his wounds, happy to have saved his daughter, even at the expense of himself and everyone else aboard that ship.

Having been imbued with Space Honey Magic, she experienced some changes, most immediately notable, the change in hair and eye color as well as the ability to create and control fire and an incredible healing factor, as well as an unnaturally long life, possibly related to her regeneration. She has become quite infamous with the local tribes as well, capable of fighting great beasts alone, throwing walls of fire and healing from any wound.

I had started this months ago and I reached 99 posts on tumblr and so I wanted to make this the 100th. It became hard to make as I was getting frustrated and angry more than I was having fun with it. Last I touched it the I had spent several hours on the face and hated it and was damn near ready to punch the wall. I threw together the face hair and colors in about an hour, so now it's done. Head looks like shit, but whatever, I was mainly wanting to come up with the outfit and colors anyways. I didn't know what I wanted her to ware on her feet, be it slippers and socks similar to Shaolin monks or fur lined boots like the material around her waist or be barefoot but I can't draw feet for shit so they don't have any detail. Now it's done.

I noticed Zuikaku was finally leveled enough to upgrade which didn’t help in E-5

After switching to a Battleship rush fleet, I finally killed the boss once and finally got a Souryuu as well! One more kill clears E-5

I’m also down to four buckets and expeditions are barely getting any

"Posted 3 weeks ago" Good think I crossed out 'soon'

Asks

I really should make a big basic info post first, but I haven’t yet and will soon eventually, but I’m open to asks about my characters and setting or anything really. It might help with worldbuilding.

I’m actually kind of excited that there’s a new Macross show coming. Are those VF-19s being used as the grunt ships now? Does that mean there’s going to be an enemy powerful enough for the ‘overpowered’ VF-19 to be viable?