…finally. i had to delete a LOT of work to get that through.
i won’t be posting much here going forward, since most of my work has been extremely explicit these days.
you can find me on twitter @_uaevuon, on ao3 at uaevuon, or on my personal website casnouveau.com (which has galleries of my art and is the primary host for my new Viktuuri BD/SM AU). i also have a pillowfort that i use sparingly, and my new shop is on weebly since tictail is closing.
please note that my other social media is 18+ only and my website has sections which are 18+; please be mindful and heed the warnings.
Alright so I’ve seen a LOT of opinions and incorrect information all over the place regarding the platform and Im sick of it. What a time to spread misinformation tumblr, never change.
I’m an extreme newbie on pillowfort but I wanted to clear up misconceptions and dumb talking points:
It Doesn’t ‘Cost Money’ in the way you keep suggesting
Pillowfort was a kickstarted platform and it is still in BETA (keep this in mind it’ll come up a lot) - It costs $5 to get a ‘key’ and enter. There are no subscription fees, no secret additional costs, its literally just $5. The cost is there to help support the building of the website, since the website is NOT owned by a giant company (like the one screwing us rn) so the money goes directly into supporting the platform.
I understand there is a barrier for people who are extremely poor or unable to easily make online purchases. They have stated on their twitter that they are looking into ways to make it more accessible right now with Tumblr shutting down the way it is. Also there have been people floating around willing to buy keys for friends, followers, mutuals, etc.
It’s not “Broken” or “Down” and it being offline for MAINTENANCE is a Good Thing
Pillowfort has been offline for a little bit because they are working on fixing security issues, yanno, making sure the website is safe and functioning for its users. Its unfortunate with the timing, considering how many of us are ready to pack up and leave now. They have said they are pushing to have it open Dec 4 or 5.
I’ve seen people say that their servers crashed, or that they dont trust a website that isn’t online 24/7 and thats all hogwash and you know it. Pillowfort is in BETA and they are still building functions and ironing out kinks, thats a GOOD thing. I would rather ride a rollercoaster that shuts down for maintenance for an hour every day rather than ride one that hasn’t been repaired until the tracks literally snap. Pillowfort is new and under construction, you gotta learn to be patient and understanding.
There are PLENTY of people using it and more coming!
I keep seeing people say “but its empty! no one is there!” like yeah Becky, its NEW. But there ARE a lot of people online using it, there are easy to find communities already up and running and with tumblr doing what its doing there are going to be WAY more people showing up. Joining any new social media is going to give you that awkward time where you have only 5 people you follow cause youre not sure how to use it yet, let yourself have those growing pains.
Its Not ‘Ugly’ or ‘Bad’ its UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Gods help me. They are still building the website and have a huge list of things they are looking to implement soon once the foundation is secured. There is transparent blogs from the developers where you can suggest what you would like to see if its not there already. Its NEW its UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
You “Don’t Trust” them? Okay have fun on twitter?
I dont even know what to say to people huffing and saying they dont trust any alternative. Like, do you trust tumblr? Do you?
The fact is, if you PERSONALLY aren’t interested in another blogging platform that takes the good shit from tumblr and LJ and other sites and makes it new and their own then thats fine. But you dont need to spread misinformation to people to discourage them from trying it for themsleves.
If you just dont want to use it until its ‘busy’ or whatever, then just shut up, take down everyone’s usernames, go to twitter or facebook or club penguin or whatever, and wait. But please stop spreading misinformation.
Also PLEASE
Pillowfort has accounts on Tumblr and Twitter and have been VERY vocal. Go and read and look into things yourself.
As someone not involved in the development of pillowfort but am a web developer, I think you should lower your expectations, but not for the reason you think.
Pillowfort is a baby. A newborn. A smol bab. If you were here during the early days of Tumblr, think of that.
Pillowfort simply cannot be the immediate solution to your woes. It needs to be nurtured and cared for to become a mature and happy adult.
If you want Pillowfort to work, they’ll need feedback, advice, bug reports, etc. This is a chance to make Pillowfort the Ao3 of Fanfiction.net. It’s not gonna happen overnight, you need to give it time and love and it’ll get there.
If you don’t want to pay money to get into the beta, that’s ok. It will be open to the public soon enough and you won’t have to pay a dime. Their financial model moving forward sounds good (a subscription fee for super extra features), but even an Ao3 model would work swell for them probably.
We’re living in an interesting time on the internet. Governments across the world are cracking down on content and yet community run websites are starting to thrive more and more.
Tumblr once upon a time was what Pillowfort is today, but this time, let’s make sure Pillowfort can stay independent from mega corporations.
most of the criticism i’ve seen of pf so far ultimately come back to this
is it an alright platform with a good community? yes. does it have a lot of potential? yes. does it have a lot of problems still being worked out? yes. are the staff open and responsive? absolutely. do i recommend it? yes, if you’re willing to live in a house while it’s being built.
but it’s not a ready-made replacement for tumblr. set your expectations accordingly.
i keep seeing a lot of people saying not to join pillowfort rn bc its in beta and will be a ‘bad’ site for awhile since its new and that makes me super sad tbh i bought a key bc i do want to join but also bc i want to support them and w feedback, donations, and time it can be a really really good platform
ugh honestly that’s such a shitty mentality to have. if you don’t give it a chance to succeed, then it won’t. just because it’s in beta it doesn’t mean that it will be a bad platform. don’t forget that ao3 has been and still is in beta and it’s pretty much one of the best sites for fandom right now.
like you said, we have to remember that the most important thing to anything that’s still underdevelopment is feedback. without it, the products and services we want to use will never improve. pillowfort has every chance to be a very great platform, but it’s not going to happen right away. you don’t want it to start off at 100%. you want it to continually improve so your experience with it gets better and better.
twitter is your best bet for now if you want social media @_uaevuon
ao3 is still where i keep my fic and will be for the foreseeable future @uaevuon
my discord handle is @uaevuon (cas)#6703 and is unlikely to change
i’m not super active on patreon or instagram but i’m going to put more effort into that. kofi is also a thing.
i’m on pillowfort @uaevuon and my art/fic will go there once the site is back up
i will also be making a website for some of my fan-content in the coming months, mainly focussed toward an upcoming fic that needs more formatting options than AO3 allows, but i might as well put other stuff there too. i’ll link it wherever i can when that happens. i also may or may not get a deviantart? we’ll see.
note that ALL of my content sharing is intended for mature audiences. that means over eighteen years of age.
twitter is your best bet for now if you want social media @_uaevuon
ao3 is still where i keep my fic and will be for the foreseeable future @uaevuon
my discord handle is @uaevuon (cas)#6703 and is unlikely to change
i’m not super active on patreon or instagram but i’m going to put more effort into that. kofi is also a thing.
i’m on pillowfort @uaevuon and my art/fic will go there once the site is back up
i will also be making a website for some of my fan-content in the coming months, mainly focussed toward an upcoming fic that needs more formatting options than AO3 allows, but i might as well put other stuff there too. i’ll link it wherever i can when that happens. i also may or may not get a deviantart? we’ll see.
note that ALL of my content sharing is intended for mature audiences. that means over eighteen years of age.
since tumblr is about to become basically useless for most of us–
you can find me on pillowfort @ uaevuon. i’d link but theyre still in security maintenance. i’ll be cross-posting when theyre back online and i plan to backup and delete my blogs here in a few weeks.
posted this on my art blog but figured yall might appreciate knowing here too. i don’t intend to make a personal pillowfort at this time, but you can find my art and fic @ uaevuon over there once the site is back up.
I understand. You found paradise in America, you had a good trade, you made a good living. The police protected you and there were courts of law. You didn’t need a friend like me. But, now you come to me, and you say: “Don Corleone, do you support this ship/kink?” But you don’t ask with respect. You don’t offer friendship. You don’t even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to get involved in your discourse.
we’re almost in the ‘20s and dadaism is thriving, europe’s in a shambles, everyone is broke and the right wing is on the rise so i guess we really don’t learn a goddamn thing huh
