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With a new year approaching I once again nurse hopes that I might shrink my TBR pile rather than just constantly grow it. (I wish savings were growing like that, no worries about inflation then...)

Anyway, I thought I could crowdsource help what to pick via a ticky box poll. The order is vaguely reverse by date in my ebook collection, and a smaller final section of unread paper books that are unsorted in front of my shelves to nudge me. (I.e. physical books still in an actual pile, rather than sorted properly into a shelf despite being unread)

( poll cut for length )

...but why would anyone pick "spongy" to describe a penis in a sex scene? It's such an unpleasant sounding word. I associate it with mushrooms or maybe moss, not anything arousing. Granted I appreciate penises in sex scenes mostly for their narrative function, rather than their physical details, spongy or otherwise, so...

Poll #24628

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Spongy penises?

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Yes!
0 (0.0%)

No!
29 (82.9%)

I'm feeling neutral towards this description.
6 (17.1%)

There are a bunch of mysteries that I've started to read but then abandoned without any strong reason I'm aware of, besides that my reading appetite for mysteries seems to wax and wane. Recently I've had fairly good luck sticking with mysteries, and I've wondered whether I should revisit these and give them another try, but decisions are hard. So maybe my DW circle has enjoyed some of these and would nudge me to give them a second try. Hence a poll:

Poll #24504 mysteries I abandoned

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Which of these should I give a second try?

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Her Royal Spyness (Royal Spyness #1) by Rhys Bowen
1 (20.0%)

Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4) by Charles Todd
0 (0.0%)

Resurrection Row (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #4) by Anne Perry
2 (40.0%)

Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) by Linda Castillo
1 (20.0%)

A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries #1) by Darcie Wilde
1 (20.0%)

What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr #1) by C.S. Harris
0 (0.0%)

none of these but I want to rec a different mystery below
1 (20.0%)

You should read this mystery instead:

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Just now I read that according to a review of multiple studies the insects populations are collapsing even faster than the (already bad) expectations were before, which will collapse all ecosystems and our food supply fast (even faster than climate change).

And since it's been 2017 since I did the last version of this poll...

Poll #21348 why ratcreature should only look at pictures of fluffy baby animals, 2019 ed.

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Which inescapable disaster/crisis/calamity do you think is most likely to lead to your demise?

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I'll die in the ecological collapse caused by the ongoing insect extinction
2 (11.8%)

the climate change catastrophe will kill me through a grand disaster
2 (11.8%)

climate change will kill me slowly through failing crops and the like
5 (29.4%)

climate change will kill me fast but in a boring way through some horrible heat wave or such
5 (29.4%)

I'll die because thanks to the global water crisis I won't be able to afford clean drinking water
3 (17.6%)

the next high mortality rate pandemic will come for sure, possibly via climate change mosquitoes or ticks before they're all extinct
3 (17.6%)

no pandemics needed, I'll die of some treatable condition, not able to afford medicine, thanks to the health system crisis/collapse
9 (52.9%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by an ongoing global economic crisis/collapse in general
3 (17.6%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by the economic crisis/collapse following Brexit in particular
1 (5.9%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by some rampaging "alt-right"/neo-fascist mob that felt slighted on the internet
1 (5.9%)

I won't die from any of the above disasters directly, but while fleeing from it
0 (0.0%)

nuclear armageddon! started intentionally by horrible politicians
1 (5.9%)

nuclear armageddon! but brought on by pure stupidity, like someone misinterpreting some screen and/or pushing the wrong button
1 (5.9%)

terrorism! I'll be blown up by some shadowy terrorist organization
0 (0.0%)

terrorism! some deranged mob will lynch me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

terrorism! but it's my government who will dispose of me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

my government's malicious policies will kill me without them bothering to label me as "terrorist"
4 (23.5%)

crime! I'll end up as a victim in a crime statistic
0 (0.0%)

crime! but as a victim of the "tough on crime" policies, like tazered to death or shot by police and the like
0 (0.0%)

a meteorite will kill me in a huge extinction level event, but at least I have the consolation that everyone else will be dead along with me
0 (0.0%)

killer robots will get me
0 (0.0%)

killer robots will get me, but it will be an accident (less Terminator, more self-driving cars gone wrong)
1 (5.9%)

killer robots will get me, and somehow a Facebook algorithm will be at fault
1 (5.9%)

killer robots will get me, but it will be Amazon's algoritm that did it
0 (0.0%)

I will be killed by a Google algorithm smart enough to make it look like it's not killer robots
0 (0.0%)

I'll get killed by the zombie apocalypse
0 (0.0%)

I'll get killed by the zombie army I raised to protect myself, falling victim to dramatic irony
1 (5.9%)

and so on and so forth... (civilian nuclear disaster! genetically modified crops! micro-plastics!...)
0 (0.0%)

Current Mood: anxious

So that mishap where you are not attentive enough before trying to use a fairly expensive fruit and it turns out not to have fully ripened yet, and thus your fruit isn't the tasty anticipated treat, but just hard and gross and full of disappointment. Which is sadder, ending up with an unripe mango or an unripe avocado?

Poll #19481 Unripe fruit

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Which is sadder?

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an unripe avocado
9 (45.0%)

an unripe mango
9 (45.0%)

a third fruit is even worse an I'll comment with it
2 (10.0%)

In the little bit over a year since I last did this the news got of course even worse, and yet I still seem unable to just limit myself to looking at fluffy animal pictures.

Still with ticky boxes for everybody who can't decide what to be most anxious about:

Poll #18679 why ratcreature should only look at pictures of fluffy baby animals, 2017 ed.

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Which inescapable disaster/crisis/calamity do you think is most likely to lead to your demise?

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nuclear armageddon! started intentionally by horrible politicians
6 (26.1%)

nuclear armageddon! but brought on by pure stupidity, like someone misinterpreting some screen and/or pushing the wrong button
5 (21.7%)

the next high mortality rate pandemic will come for sure, possibly via climate change mosquitoes
3 (13.0%)

no pandemics needed, I'll die of some treatable condition, not able to afford medicine, thanks to the health system crisis/collapse
7 (30.4%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by an ongoing global economic crisis/collapse in general
4 (17.4%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by the economic crisis/collapse following Brexit in particular
1 (4.3%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by some rampaging "alt-right" mob that felt slighted on the internet
4 (17.4%)

the climate change catastrophe will kill me through a grand disaster
4 (17.4%)

climate change will kill me slowly through failing crops and the like
8 (34.8%)

climate change will kill me fast but in a boring way through some horrible heat wave or such
6 (26.1%)

I'll die because thanks to the global water crisis I won't be able to afford clean drinking water
3 (13.0%)

I'll die in some armed conflict brought on by the above (or other) ecological disasters
3 (13.0%)

I won't die from any of the above disasters directly, but while fleeing from it
2 (8.7%)

terrorism! I'll be blown up by some shadowy terrorist organization
1 (4.3%)

terrorism! some deranged mob will lynch me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

terrorism! but it's my government who will dispose of me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

my government's malicious policies will kill me without them bothering to label me as "terrorist"
7 (30.4%)

crime! I'll end up as a victim in a crime statistic
0 (0.0%)

crime! but as a victim of the "tough on crime" policies, like tazered to death or shot by police and the like
0 (0.0%)

a meteorite will kill me in a huge extinction level event, but at least I have the consolation that everyone else will be dead along with me
1 (4.3%)

killer robots will get me
1 (4.3%)

killer robots will get me, but it will be an accident (less Terminator, more self-driving cars gone wrong)
4 (17.4%)

I'll get killed by the zombie apocalypse
0 (0.0%)

I'll get killed by the zombie army I raised to protect myself, falling victim to dramatic irony
1 (4.3%)

and so on and so forth... (civilian nuclear disaster! genetically modified crops! (lack of) bees!...)
8 (34.8%)

In general (if I don't forget) on DW I give plain access to all people who subscribe to me and give me access (which I take as request to read locked posts in return) even without being familiar with the person. I mostly use the plain access lock for RL posts and the occasional fannish frustration post/rant that doesn't need to be public, but I wouldn't mind much if it became so.

If you'd like access but I haven't given you access when you subscribed to me, you can check this poll. BTW mutual access-giving is not necessary. Also, if I you have access but would rather just see the public posts, click that option:

Poll #17845 managing access

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Should I give (or remove) access from you?

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Please give me access.
8 (100.0%)

Please remove my access.
0 (0.0%)

In addition to the plain access-lock which equates to plain f-lock on LJ, I also have an access filter "personal posts" which I originally created for LJ, because there access and subscription aren't separate and I had friended people for reading with whom I had never even talked.

Often I use that filter for not very happy personal posts, and it is not really a reader-oriented/lurker-friendly filter, if that makes sense, i.e. more often than not I tend to be in need of internet hugs when I post to that filter. The post frequency varies widely from not used at all for months to somewhat frequent posts. Recently I haven't posted to it often. If you can see this older post about grief for example, you are on that filter. If you request access in the poll below, but I can't place your DW name, I might message you to ask how we know each other, before adding you.

Poll #17846 managing access

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Should I add (or remove) you from my "personal posts" access filter?

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Please add me to that filter.
6 (100.0%)

Please remove me from that filter.
0 (0.0%)

Obviously if you're content with the state of your (non-)access to my journal no responses are necessary.

I really hope summer will get a bit drier as it goes on. However, I'd be happy if it stayed on the cool side, because anything above 25°C makes me miserable. Though actually according to a weather press notice I just read, it turns out the average June temperature has been almost two degrees above the long term average here, but I guess it didn't feel like it because it's been much wetter than usual (135l per sqm instead of 70l per sqm).

Anyway, I feel like indulging the time honored tradition of weather griping, so have a poll:

Poll #17550 summer weather griping

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In which ways does your summer's weather suck thus far?

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it's too hot
10 (37.0%)

it's too cold
6 (22.2%)

it's too dry
7 (25.9%)

it's too rainy
10 (37.0%)

summer is failing in some other way
2 (7.4%)

summer weather here has been great actually
2 (7.4%)

it's not summer where I am
1 (3.7%)

It's been awhile since I last did this. Unfortunately the news haven't gotten any better. Still with ticky boxes for everybody who can't decide what to be most anxious about.

Poll #17523 why ratcreature should only look at pictures of fluffy baby animals, 2016 ed.

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Which inescapable disaster/crisis/calamity do you think is most likely to lead to your demise?

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the next high mortality rate pandemic will come for sure, possibly via climate change mosquitoes
3 (42.9%)

no pandemics needed, I'll die of some treatable condition, not able to afford medicine, thanks to the health system crisis/collapse
1 (14.3%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by the ongoing global economic crisis/collapse in general
1 (14.3%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by the economic crisis/collapse following the Brexit in particular
1 (14.3%)

I'll die in a riot/civil unrest brought on by rampaging football fans
1 (14.3%)

the climate change catastrophe will kill me through a grand disaster
2 (28.6%)

climate change will kill me slowly through failing crops and the like
3 (42.9%)

climate change will kill me fast but in a boring way through some horrible heat wave or such
3 (42.9%)

I'll die because thanks to the global water crisis I won't be able to afford clean drinking water
0 (0.0%)

I'll die in some armed conflict brought on by the above (or other) ecological disasters
1 (14.3%)

I'll die in some armed conflict brought on by pure stupidity, like someone misinterpreting some screen and/or pushing the wrong button
1 (14.3%)

terrorism! I'll be blown up by some shadowy terrorist organization
0 (0.0%)

terrorism! but it's my government who will dispose of me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

terrorism! some deranged mob will lynch me as "terrorist"
0 (0.0%)

crime! I'll end up as a victim in a crime statistic
1 (14.3%)

crime! but as a victim of the "tough on crime" policies, like tazered to death or shot by police and the like
0 (0.0%)

a meteorite will kill me in a huge extinction level event, but at least I have the consolation that everyone else will be dead along with me
2 (28.6%)

killer robots will get me
0 (0.0%)

killer robots will get me, but it will be an accident (less Terminator, more self-driving cars gone wrong)
2 (28.6%)

I'll get killed by the zombie apocalypse
0 (0.0%)

I'll get killed by the zombie army I raised to protect myself, falling victim to dramatic irony
1 (14.3%)

and so and so forth... (nuclear disaster! war! genetically modified crops! (lack of) bees!...)
1 (14.3%)

I enjoy looking at DIY and home-improvement tips, also I find tv shows with that sort of thing (like home makeovers with cleaning and renovating tips and such) fun to watch in the right mood, but somehow that never translates into realizing any such projects.

It's like I'm house proud in a theoretical way, in that I'm interested in knowing cleaning, renovating and decoration techniques, and even sometimes envision their application to my home, but in practice I haven't even bothered for example to replace the bare light bulbs hanging from my ceilings with proper lamps in over fifteen years now (except in my kitchen and bathroom, where I found properly placed lighting important for practical reasons).

So now I'm wondering how many among the audience of that genre are like me, and (almost) never actually apply any of the gazillion DIY tips they collect on their Pinterest board or such. hence a poll:

Poll #13657 house proud?

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What describes your approach to improving/maintaining your living space best?

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I pay others to make sure my home is nice (cleaners, decorators etc.) but don't enjoy spending time and effort on it myself. I rather occupy myself with other things.
3 (13.0%)

I enjoy home improvement/maintenance in a theoretical way (collecting bookmarks with tips, watching DIY shows etc.) but not so much the practice of realizing any such projects outside of fantasy.
10 (43.5%)

I regularly do projects to improve/maintain my home, and enjoy media and online tips as actual inspiration and for help.
2 (8.7%)

I like the practice of improving/maintaining my home myself, but have no interest in engaging in this through media or online tips to find inspiration.
0 (0.0%)

I'm not into home improvement/maintenance beyond the bare necessities, and don't seek out media in that genre either.
8 (34.8%)

Current Mood: curious

When I had some dental work not too long ago (still awaiting the bill for my copayment for the new crown :( ), I noticed once again that my dentist does not use "dental dams". In fact despite having had fillings (both amalgam back in the day and composite fillings once they became available), root canals, and surgery for root tip resections with two dentists and two different dental surgeons (granted not a large sample), I've never experienced anyone using a dental dam for anything.

In fact though I have seen pictures of them online, I can't quite imagine them how they would work in practice. I read that they are supposed to keep the work area clean and dry, especially for the composite fillings, but my dentist does that with cotton wads and suction, and I've never had a composite filling fall out or anything like that, and while once or twice I've had a fixed tooth rot again, many of my composite fillings are by now lasting longer than the "average" lifetime they are said to have, so I don't think my dentist's work is particularly shoddy (though I do sometimes wonder about his approach to hygiene, because while he does wear gloves for drilling and such, he doesn't always for just checking, even though his hand is in my mouth then too).

Anyway, I have been wondering how common the use of dental dams in dental work really is, hence this poll.

Poll #13275 dental dams?

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Have you had dentists use dental dams while working on your teeth?

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Regularly.
5 (16.7%)

Occasionally.
8 (26.7%)

Never.
17 (56.7%)

Current Mood: curious

It isn't all that cold here, but I dislike wearing socks indoors, and am not that fond of wearing layers constantly either, OTOH I'm not thrilled with huge heating bills and rather enjoy getting a little of my advance payments back. So winter is a time of constant compromise and dilemma. Also blankets. Unlike socks I don't mind using blankets. So now I'm wondering how cold (or comfortably warm) other people are at their place. (If it's summer right now where you are, just remember your last winter.)

Poll #9180 your winter heating: toasty warmth or extra sweater?

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How much do you heat your place?

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I don't need to heat at all in my climate zone, it remains comfortable all winter.
0 (0.0%)

I don't (or can't) heat at all, and just tough out the cold with extra sweaters, socks, thermal underwear, blankets etc.
1 (1.9%)

I heat only some rooms, and these not quite as warm as I'd like to save energy/money, and use some extra sweaters, socks, thermal underwear, blankets etc. when necessary.
14 (26.4%)

I heat only some rooms, but these are as warm as I like it.
8 (15.1%)

I heat all rooms when I use them, but not quite as warm as I'd like to save energy/money, and use some extra sweaters, socks, thermal underwear, blankets etc. when necessary.
9 (17.0%)

I heat all rooms comfortably when I use them, and only turn down the heat when I'm not there.
6 (11.3%)

I heat all rooms, but not quite as warm as I'd like to save energy/money, and use some extra sweaters, socks, thermal underwear, blankets etc. when necessary.
13 (24.5%)

I heat all my rooms as warm as like it. Saving some money/energy is not worth being uncomfortable at home.
1 (1.9%)

I heat all rooms as much as possible, but still need some extra sweaters, socks, thermal underwear, blankets etc., because winters are just that bad here.
1 (1.9%)

Current Mood: bored

I've been wondering about epicanthic folds after reading once again a line in an eye tutorial that they appear only on Asian eyes. I know that is not true, because my own eye corners have such a skin fold, though not an extreme one (here's a closeup photo of my own eyes, you can see the small folds on the inner corners). I realize they aren't *that* common with Caucasian eyes (a couple of times I was even teased as a kid), but obviously they happen as normal variation (and not just with genetic diseases).

Poll #9098 non-conformist eyes

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What are your eye corners like?

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my eyes have such epicanthic folds without any Asian ancestry
9 (33.3%)

my eyes look like expected (i.e. no folds, or folds only with the right kind of ethnicities)
18 (66.7%)

Poll #8736 passive-aggressive tagging?

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Starting to tag XMFC stories with a "bad German" tag where applicable, would be...

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petty.
7 (24.1%)

breaking fannish etiquette and shouldn't be done.
1 (3.4%)

pointless, because it isn't a good way to communicate the complaint as feedback to the author.
6 (20.7%)

a good way to vent frustration after multiple rants failed.
22 (75.9%)

useful information for the bookmark readers.
18 (62.1%)

So in summation, should I create a "badgerman" tag?

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Yes.
15 (60.0%)

No.
1 (4.0%)

I don't care.
4 (16.0%)

Make it a hidden tag that Pinboard offers just to vent for yourself.
5 (20.0%)

Current Mood: aggravated

Do book recommendation algorithms ever work for anyone? I mean, I've rated almost all the books I bought on Amazon in an attempt to see if this improves things, yet rarely seem the recs tempting or helpful. For one thing it insists on reccing me the n-th parts of series instead of the first, despite me not having bought the earlier ones. I'm not really interested in reading even the first of the The Wheel of Time series, let alone the 13th part, which Amazon apparently recced me due to having bought The Kingdom of Gods. Similarly I've now entered and rated quite a number of books on Goodreads, yet their recs are not all that helpful either. Admittedly sometimes books crop up that look interesting or some that I've read and liked (and just not entered), so they are not always completely wrong, but I have yet to really feel compelled to read a book from their list next. Well, at least Goodreads thinks I would like to read the first part of The Wheel of Time series (because I added LOTR) not the 13th.

Poll #8357 do book rec alghorithms work for you?

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Are the automated book rec algorithms on commercial or social book sites helpful for you?

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Yes, I frequently find new books to read, that I then like, through them.
0 (0.0%)

Yes, I've found good books more than once.
3 (12.5%)

Not really. Sometimes potentially interesting books may crop up, but they get lots in many meh or WTF? suggestions.
12 (50.0%)

Not really. The interesting books that come up are mostly ones I've already read or heard from so there is little added value.
5 (20.8%)

No, the suggestions never really fit.
3 (12.5%)

I don't try to find interesting books this way in the first place.
1 (4.2%)

I don't collaborate in getting data mined like this, and do not feed them my reading choices.
0 (0.0%)

Current Mood: curious

I'm curious which content people are most interested in, thus a poll:

Poll #8020 Shared Fandoms?

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Which fandoms do we share that you are currently into, and are hoping content (recs, art, talk,...) for them might appear here?

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Daredevil
1 (3.2%)

DC Comics
8 (25.8%)

Dresden Files
9 (29.0%)

Harry Potter
16 (51.6%)

Highlander
10 (32.3%)

Lord of the Rings
7 (22.6%)

Merlin
13 (41.9%)

Muppets
6 (19.4%)

Numb3rs
1 (3.2%)

Sanctuary
3 (9.7%)

Sherlock Holmes
16 (51.6%)

Stargate Atlantis
18 (58.1%)

Star Trek
16 (51.6%)

Star Wars
7 (22.6%)

Supernatural
10 (32.3%)

Temeraire
11 (35.5%)

Terminator
5 (16.1%)

White Collar
14 (45.2%)

X-Men
17 (54.8%)

other fandoms not on the list above that I'll mention in the text box below
3 (9.7%)

The other fandom(s) we share that I'm into is:

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Rate how interested you are in the type of post (from 0 = not interested at all to 4 = very interested), with the assumption that you are interested in the fandom for the fannish post types:

Poll #8021 Preferred Content?

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polished fanart

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Mean: 3.64 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.62

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		2 (8.0%)
3		5 (20.0%)
4		18 (72.0%)

art process posts

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Mean: 2.83 Median: 3 Std. Dev 1.03

0		1 (4.2%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		9 (37.5%)
3		6 (25.0%)
4		8 (33.3%)

drawbles (i. e. doodles made for prompt memes)

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Mean: 3.32 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.79

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		5 (20.0%)
3		7 (28.0%)
4		13 (52.0%)

GIPs with RatCreature icon doodles

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Mean: 3.28 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.87

0		0 (0.0%)
1		1 (4.0%)
2		4 (16.0%)
3		7 (28.0%)
4		13 (52.0%)

other doodles

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Mean: 2.96 Median: 3 Std. Dev 0.81

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		8 (34.8%)
3		8 (34.8%)
4		7 (30.4%)

fanfic recs

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Mean: 3.54 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.76

0		0 (0.0%)
1		1 (4.2%)
2		1 (4.2%)
3		6 (25.0%)
4		16 (66.7%)

fanart recs

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Mean: 3.44 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.75

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		4 (16.0%)
3		6 (24.0%)
4		15 (60.0%)

thematic lists

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Mean: 3.42 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.79

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		5 (19.2%)
3		5 (19.2%)
4		16 (61.5%)

squee and short blather about a source

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Mean: 3.42 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 0.63

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		2 (7.7%)
3		11 (42.3%)
4		13 (50.0%)

fannish rants

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Mean: 3.31 Median: 3 Std. Dev 0.72

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		4 (15.4%)
3		10 (38.5%)
4		12 (46.2%)

longer musing/meta about a source (doesn't happen that often recently, but something tl;dr like this)

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Mean: 3.38 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 0.74

0		0 (0.0%)
1		1 (3.8%)
2		1 (3.8%)
3		11 (42.3%)
4		13 (50.0%)

blather/meta about fandom in general (like this)

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Mean: 3.46 Median: 4 Std. Dev 0.69

0		0 (0.0%)
1		0 (0.0%)
2		3 (11.5%)
3		8 (30.8%)
4		15 (57.7%)

fanart/drawing meta (like this)

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Mean: 2.83 Median: 3 Std. Dev 0.80

0		0 (0.0%)
1		1 (4.2%)
2		7 (29.2%)
3		11 (45.8%)
4		5 (20.8%)

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Mean: 2.60 Median: 2 Std. Dev 1.02

0		0 (0.0%)
1		3 (12.0%)
2		11 (44.0%)
3		4 (16.0%)
4		7 (28.0%)

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Mean: 2.91 Median: 3 Std. Dev 0.93

0		0 (0.0%)
1		2 (8.7%)
2		5 (21.7%)
3		9 (39.1%)
4		7 (30.4%)

Current Mood: curious

Is it possible on deviantArt to submit something that you stored in your scraps to a group, or is there some sort of conceptual block on that action making it impossible, due to the assumption that only polished stuff ought to be promoted in group galleries?

I'm asking because an XMFC group I'm watching has a gallery specifically to collect art meme responses, and I would like to submit mine, but because it's a meme and just quick doodles, I put it in my scraps rather than the regular gallery, as I do with all my drawbles/doodles and such on dA. I've poked around for a while now, but I can't seem to be able to submit them.

I don't want my many quick doodles totally swamp the art I put much more effort in, but I'd still like to participate in the more social, fun sharing of these. I mean, the group has a gallery just for art memes after all. So can this be achieved, or would I need to "trick" dA by creating a new regular gallery in which I put my memes, and then exclude them from "featured" and such for display purposes? That would be tedious work, and I rather only do that as a last resort.

And as I'm pondering ways how to best distribute fanart, here's a poll...

Poll #7767 So. Tumblr.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 18

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Should I post my fanart to Tumblr too?

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NO. It's a horrible platform, don't encourage its growth.
1 (5.9%)

No, because posting the art there for "likes" and "reblogs" will just eat into the feedback you'd otherwise get in your usual venues.
1 (5.9%)

No, you don't post fanart frequently enough for your Tumblr to attract followers.
0 (0.0%)

No, because it makes you loose control over your pictures more (i.e. the reblogs sticking around after deletion of the original, I think?)
1 (5.9%)

No, because it would be completely redundant. You already crosspost the same content in many places, doing it in even more for the chance of more feedback is pathetic.
0 (0.0%)

Yes, because you'll reach a wider audience, and will get more feedback overall.
5 (29.4%)

Yes, because this way people using Tumblr can share your art by reblogging and you see that and get a feedback jolt, rather than them just uploading your art anyway without your permission and notice.
5 (29.4%)

Yes, because I'd find it more convenient to look at your fanart there.
1 (5.9%)

Yes, because that's where fanartists are these days, and you'd have more fun if you used your Tumblr rather than just lurking.
0 (0.0%)

I don't care about Tumblr, but as long as you still post your fanart here, it's all the same to me.
8 (47.1%)

I don't care about your fanart. I watch your journal only for the other content.
2 (11.8%)

So how is your relationship with Tumblr?

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I'm a (fan)artist and use Tumblr to post my own art (and possibly other stuff), and enjoy it.
0 (0.0%)

I'm a (fan)artist and use Tumblr to post my own art (and possibly other stuff), but I still don't like it much.
0 (0.0%)

I'm a (fan)artist and use Tumblr, but not for posting my own art, but for reblogging, and posting pictures that are not my own.
0 (0.0%)

I'm not a (fan)artist, but use my Tumblr to post other content I own.
0 (0.0%)

I'm not a (fan)artist, but use my Tumblr to reblog things or to post pictures that are not my own.
5 (27.8%)

I have a Tumblr, but I don't post to it, just lurk there to follow content (and maybe "like" things).
2 (11.1%)

I do not have a Tumblr, but I'm considering getting one.
1 (5.6%)

I do not have a Tumblr and no intention of getting one.
10 (55.6%)

Would you just shut up about Tumblr already?!
0 (0.0%)

If you have a Tumblr, what's its name?

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I know weather whining is boring, and it's not that I'd want scorching heat, but I woke up earlier during the night because I was so cold (I haven't yet caved and turned the heat on in August). So in the spirit of inquiry and commiseration, a poll:

Poll #7737 is your weather fulfilling its seasonal obligations?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37

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So, how's your summer so far? (provided you are in the northern hemisphere)

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No. It's too hot.
17 (45.9%)

No. It's too cold.
13 (35.1%)

No. It's too dry.
3 (8.1%)

No. It's too wet.
11 (29.7%)

YES. It's just right and as expected.
7 (18.9%)

It's winter here.
3 (8.1%)

My climate zone has other kinds of seasons (wet/dry or such), no summers and winters.
0 (0.0%)

I've posted five Star Wars fanart recs in June over at

fanart_recs, but I'm not sure what or even whether I'll rec in July. On one hand I feel that after nine consecutive months of diligently posting four to six fanart recs I could use a break, OTOH it is sort of a habit now, so maybe I shouldn't break it. Also it's my comm, so there's this nagging feeling that I ought to help produce content for it.

Poll #7458 to rec or not to rec?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2

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Should I post fanart recs in July?

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No, embrace your inner sloth and take a break, if you aren't enthusiastic.
2 (100.0%)

Yes, you should stick with it and post Merlin art recs.
0 (0.0%)

Yes, you should stick with it and post LOTR art recs.
0 (0.0%)

I don't care.
0 (0.0%)

I decided my existing X-Men icons of Cyclops and Wolverine aren't really suitable for X-Men First Class, and that I needed an Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto icon. The only problem is that I'm not sure whether to icon Magneto!RatCreature with the helmet, which has the advantage of being recognizable, but otoh helmets don't work that well with the ears, and look always silly, or Erik!RatCreature, which is less easily recognized, but fits better with XMFC and whose look I prefer. So which do you like better for an icon?

( pencils sketch behind the cut )

Poll #7395 Erik!RatCreature or Magneto!RatCreature?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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Which sketch would make a better icon?

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Neither works.
0 (0.0%)

Erik!RatCreature
3 (25.0%)

Magneto!RatCreature
5 (41.7%)

Simply icon both.
4 (33.3%)

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