In response to Liz N Is Tired of the Nonsense.
It kinda looks like a parade float.
06:49 PM - Dec 12, 2023
In response to Jack Mcgraw.
Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
So good, apparently, that Michelangelo wrote him a poem.
So good, apparently, that Michelangelo wrote him a poem.
09:19 PM - Sep 20, 2023
In response to Jamie Walker.
You'd think so but that didn't really work out.
05:02 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
now and the reason is just Bouzy being dickish when people wanted to clarify the rules.
He publishes a policy. People affected by similar policies in the past asked to clarify things that have been bones of contention for a long time.
He responded by being a dick.
I think that is unfortunat
He publishes a policy. People affected by similar policies in the past asked to clarify things that have been bones of contention for a long time.
He responded by being a dick.
I think that is unfortunat
04:43 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Do you understand why?
Because it has been weaponized against them time after time after time.
They just want to know that's not going to happen here.
Because it has been weaponized against them time after time after time.
They just want to know that's not going to happen here.
04:39 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
best ways.
If Romance writers come here, Romance readers will too. If, as seems inevitable, Twitter collapses under the weight of the prolapsed rectum in charge, I can virtually guarantee Spoutible would get a steady influx of refugees in numbers big enough to matter.
That's not going to happe
If Romance writers come here, Romance readers will too. If, as seems inevitable, Twitter collapses under the weight of the prolapsed rectum in charge, I can virtually guarantee Spoutible would get a steady influx of refugees in numbers big enough to matter.
That's not going to happe
04:37 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
numbers.
Romance writers are, as a group, the smartest, most progressive and forward thinking marketers in the community.
We learn from them all the goddamn time.
A writing community without Romance writers is lacking.
Which brings me to Romance readers. These folks are rabid in all the
Romance writers are, as a group, the smartest, most progressive and forward thinking marketers in the community.
We learn from them all the goddamn time.
A writing community without Romance writers is lacking.
Which brings me to Romance readers. These folks are rabid in all the
04:31 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
a bit isolated.
It's where we build connections with readers which is how we make the whole writing thing a viable career.
Romance is the single largest genre of literature read in the world by a large margin. That means Romance writers are a big part of the #WritingCommunity just by dint of
It's where we build connections with readers which is how we make the whole writing thing a viable career.
Romance is the single largest genre of literature read in the world by a large margin. That means Romance writers are a big part of the #WritingCommunity just by dint of
04:26 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
people market their stuff. That's certainly a legitimate, if misguided, position.
As a member of the #WritingCommunity , I'd like to point out why we want Romance writers on the site.
This is our watercooler. We use social sites to connect with others who, like us, work from home and often feel
As a member of the #WritingCommunity , I'd like to point out why we want Romance writers on the site.
This is our watercooler. We use social sites to connect with others who, like us, work from home and often feel
04:23 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
punish or deplatform people who were trying to abide by the rules--even the unwritten ones.
When making rules, as in writing, clarity is key. The point of rules is to prevent undesirable behavior and they don't work if they aren't clear.
Now maybe the Bouz doesn't want this to be a place where
When making rules, as in writing, clarity is key. The point of rules is to prevent undesirable behavior and they don't work if they aren't clear.
Now maybe the Bouz doesn't want this to be a place where
04:15 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
The purpose of the policy is a good one. Nobody should have nudes in their faces when they don't want them.
But the policy is vague on some things that the Romance, Erotica, and Queer groups have been dealing with for decades.
In that time, lack of clarity has been used time and time again to
But the policy is vague on some things that the Romance, Erotica, and Queer groups have been dealing with for decades.
In that time, lack of clarity has been used time and time again to
04:08 PM - Feb 20, 2023
In response to Whoa!.
@mellowhale and I are around and I think we've decided it's WhaleOfTime
02:40 PM - Feb 18, 2023
In response to Martini C.
If I didn't know he was real, I'd have a hard time believing someone makes a living killing people by lying to them about all the medical shit under the sun.
03:18 PM - Feb 13, 2023
In response to Martini C.
6/8 largely because I knew the Health Ranger asshole is a real person.
03:04 PM - Feb 13, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
ing the bots or building in the functionality.
I think the alt-text reminder is there, but I don't think the other things are.
And they need to be.
And @cbouzy if you make accessibility, disabled folks will come here and will be your biggest evangelists.
I think the alt-text reminder is there, but I don't think the other things are.
And they need to be.
And @cbouzy if you make accessibility, disabled folks will come here and will be your biggest evangelists.
11:54 AM - Feb 13, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
ning off read access today which will break the bots.
If your bot posts pics of puppies, every hour, you're fine, but if your bot reads the alt-text so visually impaired folks can read what's going on, you're not.
It's a huge accessibility issue and one spoutible should tackle, either by allow
If your bot posts pics of puppies, every hour, you're fine, but if your bot reads the alt-text so visually impaired folks can read what's going on, you're not.
It's a huge accessibility issue and one spoutible should tackle, either by allow
11:52 AM - Feb 13, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
They're a group of twitter bots that make it easier to access for folks with visual impairments.
The simplest is an alt_text bot that reminds people to add alt_text to their images, but there are others that do things like make sure alt-text is included in retweets and the like.
The API is tur
The simplest is an alt_text bot that reminds people to add alt_text to their images, but there are others that do things like make sure alt-text is included in retweets and the like.
The API is tur
11:50 AM - Feb 13, 2023
In response to Li Milla4.
I was going through a retirement community (also 20mph) and was hard pressed to stay under thirty.
04:44 PM - Feb 10, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
I AM OUT OF LUNCH MEAT!
This indignity cannot be allowed to stand.
This indignity cannot be allowed to stand.
03:42 PM - Feb 07, 2023
In response to Gregory Lynn.
People replying...people following me...NOBODY POSTS PICS OF COOL BOOKMARKS.
02:14 PM - Feb 04, 2023
