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fandomsecrets2014-08-24 03:10 pm
[ SECRET POST #2791 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2791 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 058 secrets from Secret Submission Post #399.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Re: I wish people would stop doing this...
(Anonymous) 2014-08-24 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)Step 1: figure out your secret. You don't necessarily need exact phrasing now, but you do need to know what your secret is.
Step 2: open up your image-editing software (anything from MS Paint to Photoshop will do here). I recommend a canvas size of 500x500, but you can have any size you want as long as no dimension is greater than 600.
Step 3: create your background. I've used everything from fanart to gradients to a plain white. If your secret is fandom-specific, you should use something that indicates what it is, but otherwise you can honestly just use plain white.
Step 4: write your secret's text. Use any standard font: Arial, Times New Roman, Courier, etc. Use whichever of white and black contrasts better; do not try to get clever about font color. If your image switches between light and dark sections and you cannot keep all your text on one section, you can switch between light and black.
Step 5: save and upload image to image-hosting website. I recommend saving it as a .png, .jpg, or .gif file. Photobucket is a bad choice, because the direct link URLs have your username in them. I use Imgur, as do most people. The website itself should be able to walk you through the uploading.
Step 6: get and submit the direct link. Click on the image once it's uploaded, and you should end up on a page with a URL of i.imgur.com/[alphanumberic gibberish].[filetype] which you need to copy. This is not the same as the [username].imgur.com/all/ page which you may also be on. Take the direct link and click on the conveniently-placed Current Secret Submissions Post link at the bottom of this post. Paste it into a comment. If you need to explain the fandom or add trigger warnings, do that in parentheses after the link. Leave the comment. Unless you were logged in, you won't be able to see the comment.
That should be it. If you have any more questions, I'll be happy to answer them!
Re: I wish people would stop doing this...
(Anonymous) 2014-08-24 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)I wasn't sure where I was supposed to submit it! So it's just submitted as a comment (basically) in the Current Secret Submissions Post. I kept looking for somewhere else.