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transformativeworks:

 - there is a reason that many fandom elders are Concerned. Here is a chronological list of those reasons!

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Major_Fandom_Purges,_Restrictions,_and_Hassles_Regarding_Fanworks_and_Their_Content

One example that you may see mentioned often is Strikethrough, since that was a formative experience for many of the folks who built contemporary fandom spaces.

The people who put together those posts wanted to save information about what was happening to fans and fandom in different places.  If you want to record what’s been happening on Tumblr there’s a space for it on Fanlore.

zetsubonna:

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mirkwoodest:

mirkwoodest:

mirkwoodest:

One of the ballsiest things Tolkien ever did was write 473k words about some hobbits called frodo, sam, merry, and pippin and then write in the appendices that their names are actually maura, ban, kali, and razal. 

This just in: Eowyn and Eomer’s names actually start with the letter “L.” [source for other nerds] 

#wait so they have hobbitish names and common names?

No, they have Westron names and English names.

What you’ve got to understand is that everything Tolkien wrote was him pretending to merely translate ancient documents. He was writing as if the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were actually been written by Bilbo, Frodo, and Sam (or Bilba, Maura, and Ban) and he was just some random contemporary academic translating it all into English for us. 

There are many languages in his books, but generally speaking, everything written in English in the books is a translation of the language “Westron.” Therefore any names that come from Westron, he translated. Names coming from other languages, like Sindarin, he left as they were. Why? IDK. Maybe because the stories are from a hobbit perspective and hobbits speak Westron, so he wanted the Westron parts to sound familiar and the other languages/names to remain foreign? 

“But Mirkwoodest!” you cry, “The word ‘hobbit’ isn’t an English word! And the names Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck” all sounds super weird and not like English at all!”

Psych! They are in English! (Or Old English, German, or Norse.) Once again you underestimate what a nerd Tolkien was. Let me break it down: 

In Westron, hobbits are actually called “kuduk,” which means “hole-dweller,” so for an English translation, Tolkien called them “hobbits” which is a modernization of the Old English word “holbytla” which comes from “Hol” (hole) and “Bytla”(builder). 

“Maura” is a Westron name which means “Wise.” Weirdly enough, “Frodo” is an actual Proto-Germanic name that actual people used to have and it means the same thing. 

“Banazîr” is Westron for “half-wise, or simple.” In Proto Germanic, the prefix “Sam” means half, and wise is obviously a word we still use. 

“Razanur” means “Traveler” or “Stranger” which is also the meaning of the word “Peregrin(e)” This one is a twofer because  “Razar” means “a small red apple” and in English so does “Pippin.”

“Kalimac” apparently is a meaningless name in Westron, but the shortened form “Kali” means “happy,” so Jirt decided his nickname would be “Merry” and chose the really obscure ancient Celtic name “Meriodoc” to match. 

Jirt chose to leave “Bilba” almost exactly the same in English, but he changed the ending to an “O” because in Westron names ending in “a” are masculine. 

I’m not going to go on and talk about the last names but those all have special meanings too (except Tûk, which is too iconic to change more than the spelling of, apparently). 

The Rohirrim were also Westron speakers first and foremost, so their names are also “translations” into Old English and Proto-Germanic words, i.e. “Eowyn”  is a combination of “Eoh” (horse) and “Wynn” (joy/bliss). 

“Rohirrim/Rohan” are Sindarin words, but in the books, they call themselves the “Éothéod” which is an Old English/Norse combo that means “horse people.” Tolkien tells us in the “Peoples of Middle Earth” that the actual Westron for “Éothéod” is Lohtûr, which means that Eowyn and Eomer’s names, which come from the same root word, must also start with the letter L. 

The names of all the elves, dwarves, Dunedain, and men from Gondor are not English translations, since they come from root words other than Westron. 

The takeaway from this is that when a guy whose first real job was researching the history and etymology of words of Germanic origin beginning with the letter “W” writes a book, you can expect this kind of tomfoolery.

Notes: Sorry I said “Razal” instead of “Razar” in my original post I’m a fraud. 

Further Reading: 

Rohirric , Westron 

I’m having a stroke

Tolkien was the most extra son of a bitch my goodness

This is why C.S. Lewis wanted to punch Tolkien in the face sometimes. 

In the great hierarchy of nerds, Tolkien remains at the very top.

No one can top Tolkien.

pretend? pretend to translate????

Fuckin Conlangs Georg

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cipheramnesia:

kipplekipple:

cipheramnesia:

cipheramnesia:

outpastthemoat:

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one of my personal favorite dichotomies in atla is how iroh, once the top strategist and highest-ranking general of the fire nation, now directs all his energy and considerable tactical experience towards attempting to keep his teenage nephew from throwing himself into life-threatening situations AND IROH REGULARLY FAILS TO PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO.

he lead a six-hundred day siege and now iroh can’t keep up with a sixteen-year-old armed with two swords and a passionate deathwish. zuko’s motto is “act first, think never” and he’s running rings around his uncle. it’s like!!! who’s gonna come out on top, iroh’s west point education vs. zuko’s deep and abiding commitment to always choosing the stupidest possible course of action, and zuko manages to win every single time

y'all are straight up EVISCERATING that boy in the tags

Not to downplay just how committed to self destructive stupidity Zuko is, but Iroh still managed to keep him alive and in one piece. He lost literally every battle but he won that war.

Not to step on the knife, but also figuratively losing every fight as long as it means the child who is like a son to him is alive is the exact opposite of literally winning every battle and losing his son which is what he did when he was young so that’s probably why he keeps so chill 90% of the time around the Zukoness of it all.

Stepping on the knife? Reading that was stepping on a RAKE made of FEELINGS and being SIDESHOW BOBBED by my own EMOTIONS

that’s how i roll in clown town baybeee

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nimata-beroya:

ALT

Note: Since my old masterlist is getting notes again (and I’m hosting @tbb-appreciation-week this year), I thought it’s a good time to release a new version with a lot more resources. If any of you know another site or thing that it’s missing from the list, let me know and I’ll include it!! [Altho, I’m getting this close 🤏 to the hyperlinks limit on this thing 😆]

Note 2: To avoid tagging the 3 people from whom I got multiple resources repeatedly, I’ve placed 1-3 asterisks between square brackets after the links, depending on the OP. I give the respective credit to them in a legend at the end of the post.

PLACES / TIME

• Interactive Galaxy Map by Henry Bernberg
• Map of the Galaxy
• List of planets and moons [Wikipedia /needs expanding]
• Planet Name Generator 1 [SciFi Ideas]
• Planetary System Generator [Donjon]
• Tatooine Location References [*]
• Various locations Cross-Sections (Jedi Temple, Palp’s office, Tipoca City & more) [**]
• Republic - Separatist - Hutt space during the Clone Wars
• Hyperspace Travel Times (to calculate how much time would take to go from point A to point B within the GFFA)
• Standard Calendar and Holidays [including month names!]
• Galactic Standard Calendar [wookiepedia // including week day names]
• Date converter according to SWTOR [Google sheet]
• Dated Star Wars Chronological Order (Movies + live-action shows + animation)
• TCW Chronological Timeline by @mauvrix
• Estimated date for: shared by @spectres-fulcrum
• Partisans’ attack on Onderon
• Siege of Lasan

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

General

• Star Wars Name Generator 1 [Donjon]
• Star Wars OC flow chart by @thefoodwiththedood
• Star Wars Name Generator 2 [FantasyNames]
• Star Wars Name Generator 3 [FantasyNames]
• MetaHuman [Unreal Engine]
• The character creator
• Droid Name Generator
• Star Wars Randomizer by @aureutr
• Character Picrew [Twi-leks, Zabraks, Torgutas and Nautolans] @/megaramikaeli

Jedi

• Taking a Closer Look at the Jedi Order in Star Wars Canon [Meta/Reference Guide] [**]
• Jedi Order Structure Flowchart by @rileys-nest

Mandalorians

• Mandalorian Armor design by MandoCreator
• Keepers of the Way (Mandalorian Lore) [*]

Clones

• Complete List Of Named Clone Troopers shared by @propheticfire (Organized by Unit)
• Clone Creator [MandoCreator]
• Clone Picrew
• Star Wars Character Templates by SmacksArt [the ULTIMATE battery of template for any human/humanoid original character in any era. From troopers to droids, from Jedi to Sith, from KOTOR to the sequel Trilogy. 100% RECOMMENDED]
• Basic Guide to Clone Trooper Armour by @odekiisu
• GAR structure summary by @intermundia
• The Clone Wars Republic Military Hierarchy Flowcharts [***]
• Clone Trooper Lore [*] [Ranks, Culture, Training, Organization, etc.]
• Clones and Kamino [*]
• The Bad Batch Characters Concept Art shared by @shadowthestoryteller

MISCELLANEOUS

• Star Wars Character Age Comparison Chart by @the-yearning-astronaut
• Tusken Raiders lore by @snarwor
• Materials (fabrics, leathers, silks, plastics, construction, metal composites, etc.)
• Materials in Star Wars by marvel_dc_heart_throbs
• Star Wars Fashion [*]
• Leisure, Art, Musical Instruments, Ethnography [*]
• Political and Criminal Organizations in the GFFA [**]
• Financial reference about credits by @thecoffeelorian
• List of TCW Opening Quotes
• Transcripts of all the TCW episodes shared by @book-of-baba-fett
• Star Wars Crawl Creator [not exactly writing-related, but just for fun]

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

• Canon Medical Lore [*]
• Real World reference for Field organizational structure for corpsman (medics) [*]
• Kaliida Shoals Medical Center (Republic Haven-class medical station) shared by @clonewarsarchives
• GAR Battalion Aid Station [*]
• GAR Clone Medic Q/A [*]
• More combat medicine, shipboard medicine, veteran issues, and military culture [*]

SHIPS AND VEHICLES

• Ship Generator 3D
• Ship Name Generator
• All Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE) shared by @stairset
• Republic Vessels Reference [*]
• Low Altitude Assault Transport/Infantry (LAAT/i) [*]
• List of GAR Flagships in the Clone Wars by @meandmyechoes
• Layout of the Havoc Marauder
• Dimensions of various ships from the Clone Wars [**]

FOOD AND DRINKS

• Star Wars Menu Generator
• In-Universe Alcoholic beverages
• Canon Cocktails (recipes) [*]
• Another In-Universe Drinks list shared by@systemic-dreams
• Teas in Star Wars by marvel_dc_heart_throbs
• Foodstuff [*]
• Canon Star Wars Holiday Recipes [*]
• Trask Chowder Recipe (from The Mandalorian) [*]

LANGUAGES; PHRASES AND SLANG; VOCABULARY

• Languages of the Galaxy [*]
• Script of different languages in the GFFA by @lucif-hare-blog
• In-Universe phrases and slang [Google sheet]
• List of phrases and slang [wookiepedia]
• List of equivalents to real-world objects [wookiepidia]
• Talk Like a Clone Trooper shared by @archeo-starwars
• Aurebesh Translator [Aurebesh.org]
• Learning Aurebesh Tools [Aurebesh.org] Reading - Writing.
• Mando'a Database [Mando.org]
• Mando'a Transcripticon [MandoCreator] (Create your own text in the Mando'a script.)
• @project-shereshoy (Blog that collects and posts sources for Mando'a from all over the internet.)
• Mando’a Categorized Spreadsheet
• Learning Mando'a Tools [MandoCreator] Reading - Writing.
• Setting Thesaurus Entry: Spaceport [Writers helping writers]

Fan-created Conlangs

• @dai-bendu-conlang (Jedi Culture Explored) (This blog is the home of the Dai Bendu Conlang, invented by the Archive of Our Own Users aroacejoot, @ghostwriterofthemachine, and loosingletters for the Jedi Order in Star Wars.)
• Lasana Lexicon by Anath_Tsurugi (fandom lexicon of the Lasat Language)

HELPFUL BLOGS & SITES

• The amazing @fox-trot, who not only makes astonishing art and write an amazing fic, she also responds to medical questions and gives all kinds of references for writing medic characters. Check her #medicposting tag and you’ll find tons of information. Also check #star wars reference and her art tag while you’re at it.
• @writebetterstarwars, which seems to be inactive, but there are a bunch of references there.
• @howtofightwrite The place to find out how to write a good fight scene.
• @scriptmedic no longer active, but it has a great deal of useful information.
• @scripttorture for your whump needs. Major trigger warning for all its content.
• @sw-anthrobiology A blog dedicated to collecting headcanons about the biology and cultures of Star Wars species.
• @archeo-starwars In-universe sources on culture and history.
• @clonewarsarchives Resources & Concept Art Blog for The Clone Wars animated series.
• Wookiepedia If you don’t find something in here, it’s probably because it doesn’t exist, neither as a canon nor legends reference.
• Star Wars Databank: The official Star Wars website’s reference guide. All canon.

WRITING IN GENERAL (For those who don’t want to die like Stormtroopers)

• SlickWrite: Completely free; online. Checks grammar, punctuation, flow, and writing style according to different settings (including fiction writing).
• ProWritingAid: [RECOMMENDED] One of the most thorough online proofreader I’ve ever used. Although when using a free account gives extremely thorough feedback, with +20 different in-depth reports, for only the first 500 words. However, you can earn a premium account license (for a year or for life) if you get 10 or 20 new users signing up for free; (if you wouldn’t mind doing so using the link above and help me earn mine, please). The settings allow you to check your writing according to your needs, from general to formal to creative. It has a bonus that you can check depending on the genre you’re writing. For example, in creative, you can choose romance or sci-fiction (there are 14 sub-genre in total). And just like google docs, you can share a document, and people can view, comment or edit it too.
• LanguageTool: [RECOMMENDED] Another excellent proofreader. It also has a word limit in free accounts, but if you use the add-on for Google Docs, it counts each page as a new document, so hitting the word limit is nearly impossible. It helps you to rewrite a sentence (3 a day), even if it doesn’t raise any flags; it’s very useful for when your sentence is grammatically correct, but it doesn’t feel quite right.
• Grammarly, Hemingway Editor: No so great, but they do the basic job.

Legend

[*] Shared by @fox-trot
[**] Shared by @gffa
[***] Shared by @cacodaemonia.

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enigma-the-mysterious:

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skelletang:

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blaalys:

“the millenium falcon would wipe out the enterprise in seconds” lmao the enterprise is just an innocent science class floating thru space…. all they wanna do is look at some rocks… kiss an alien…. find some space plants….. why would you fight that its not a battleship theyre just nerds…… leave them olone 

A friend of mine saw this and brought up some interesting arguments

so, in other words,

Pretty much.

here have some size comparison

Who wins in a fight, a fully staffed Navy research vessel or your local weed man and his best friend in their souped up VW Bus?

tags via @procrastinatorproject

So while it’s true that the Enterprise is not as big as people think, that goes double for the Falcon!

A good way of thinking about the relative size is by using a bridge comparison:

The Enterprise bridge has space for 11 people to work, as well as a significant amount of space between stations to move around comfortably:

[Bridge illustration by Tobias Weinmann via here]

And the whole thing fits in the nipple thing up on top of the saucer:

Meanwhile the Falcon (beloved weed bus) has a cockpit that seats 4, with only 2 main operational stations, and zero floor space:

And since Serenity was mentioned too…

Serenity has a bridge more comparable to La Sirena - with 2 stations at the front and quite a bit of floor space.

And for those interested in a visual comparison:

(Boeing 747 for scale as well as the Delta Flyer because Why Not)

TLDR: The Millennium Falcon is pretty dinky, so I propose *true weed bus status* goes to the excellent smuggling ships of Serenity and La Sirena. The Falcon is herby demoted to man on his weed bicycle with his pet monkey and a gun

(to be clear the monkey is Solo)

This is the analysis I am here for

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artemisthehuntress:

viva-yas-vegas:

“But you already wrote that trope.”

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