[ SECRET POST #4974 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4974 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 25 secrets from Secret Submission Post #712.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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General comments:

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Favorite Media Logos?

[(Anonymous)]

Inspired by Secret #6 today, what are some of your favorite title logo designs for TV shows, movies, games, books, et cetera?

Re: Favorite Media Logos?

[philstar22]

Game of Thrones. Star Wars. Babylon 5. Doctor Who. Stargate: SG1 and Atlantis. Lord of the Rings. World of Warcraft game logos and Warcraft movie logo. Jurassic Park and World. Jupiter Ascending. How to Train Your Dragon. Hellboy (2004). Black Panther. Avengers. Thor and Thor Ragnarok. Iron Man (first one). Hobbit (don't like the movies, but the logo is nice). Criminal Minds. ATLA.

Re: Favorite Media Logos?

[(Anonymous)]

How does a title logo differ from a regular logo?

Re: Favorite Media Logos?

[venusundae]

i love the overall package design + logo for the f(x) album pink tape. i think it's clever and pretty and suits the experimental feel of the album and the group in general.

not rly into exo but i always admire their logos as well haha.

Re: Favorite Media Logos?

[(Anonymous)]

I still like the E logo for Evanescence's band.
Also the variation of Fullmetal Alchemist logo/titles that either have a transmutation circle or Edward Elric's symbol incorporated into it.

Secret maker here...

[(Anonymous)]

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who left a comment on yesterday's "Secrets you don't want to make" thread - you guys are the best!

Re: Secret maker here...

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, you're the best for making these! IDK if you were the original secret maker (there must be a few of you) but without you guys, I'd be a mere lurker, always wishing I could have a secret on this site but relegated to peering through a screen,so thank YOU! NOW I HAVE MULTIPLE SECRETS HERE MUWHAHHAHAHA

signed,

Anon commented late but will hopefully see their secret in a batch eventually! It's always a pleasant surprise ;)

Re: Secret maker here...

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! I love seeing my secrets on here, and I would never get to if someone else didn't make them for me. It's been a quarantine treat.

Re: Secret maker here...

[tabaqui]

You roxor for making secrets, Nonny. :D

Re: Secret maker here...

[(Anonymous)]

<333

Hey, you're the one who's keeping this comm not only alive, but as active as has been these last few years! You secret makers have inspired me to make so many secrets I never would have had the nerve to make otherwise.
I used to visit this site casually, or at least I only made contributions through comments alone, but seeing all the effort and beautifully made secrets you guys have created through the years has had me scratching my brain to make my own and wait to admire what you've made all the same!
You're amazing!

Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

How can I forget about a former fandom friend and move on?

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Unfortunately there's nothing you can do except move on nonny. I have been in a similar position and finding a way to accept it is key. Then just reminding yourself gently that it’s time to move on every time you think of them.

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Absolutely. I did have fond memories, but also bitter ones, so I remember why it ended. It's a balancing act, which should keep me grounded.

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Well, for starters, what does "moving on" look like to you? In general, forgetting about something is often as basic as just taking the steps to remove reminders from your life... which is harder than it sounds.

* unfriend and disconnect from this person's social media accounts and online presence, filter, block, whatever you need to do to keep them from popping up in your various feeds and online communities.

* Weed out the other things in your life that remind you of them. This might mean taking a break from your shared fandom, or fandom spaces.

* Actively pursue other interests, fandoms and friendships. Give yourself something else to do with your headspace, and channel those nagging tendencies to hash over old history. Make new history.

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

For now, I'm not looking into fandoms but I am pursuing other interests. Plus I have other friendships to maintain. Thank you!

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

And I should add - resist the urge to contact them them, for any reason. You can't move on if you're still looking back and trying to reconnect.

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for the advice. It helps that I cut my ties with them, so that's a start!

Question to all you writers out there!

[(Anonymous)]

So-! Like, asking for a friend here but, uh, what happens when you have a very avid reader who leaves long and detailed reviews, but they suddenly hit a trigger and goes a little mental (but try to like, idk, hide it? by like, for example, comment normally but cut out all that triggered them and their reaction, but still acknowledge they've hit something they haven't dealt with in their lifetime and sound totally unhinged anyways?? Y'know just in as a for instance sort of scenario?...) right after you've responded to their past comments in a kind and favourable way, only for them to unleash this sort of shit on you??

Like- totally a hypothetical situation here, totally! But, if y'know if you can hypothesize any suitable possible possibility where such a reviewer can come back from and not seem so completely insane from therein?

Just a random question I had???

Re: Question to all you writers out there!

[(Anonymous)]

That sounds like it rattled your friend, hypothetically. These things can come out of nowhere and be hard to deal with. I haven't been in this particular situation but I think we all have, at some point, come across a comment we didn't know how to handle, whether it be a genuine breakdown or a troll who got to us. You'll find a solution, I'm sure of it; stay calm and take your time, and it will come to you.

Now, tell me if understood this right. They found a trigger and didn't handle it like they usually handle stuff in their comments; instead, they acknowledge that they were triggered about this thing while otherwise trying to act normal by making the rest of the comment business as usual, though they didn't quite manage and sound "unhinged".

Imo, that's a very mature way to go about it on their part. If they sound a bit unhinged, well, can't help the emotions blending through, but they tried.

I would respond by acknowledging their reaction to the trigger, show empathy, and end on a positive note. Just two or three sentences.
And then I'd move on. I'd graciously overlook the unhingedness of the rest of the comment. They were trying to act normal, so the nicest thing to do, imo, is to play along and act normal back by responding like I usually do.

Unless they explicitly ask for it, don't offer advice. In my experience, it can so easily come across condescending, and you sound a bit overwhelmed and I get the impression that you're unsure about how to do help her work through it anyway. So I think it's best to just not try to play therapist, it sounds to me like it has a high chance of ending badly. Maybe, depending on how close we were and whether you feel up to it, offer to talk about it more. Then you can take your clue from the commenter.

Re: Advice Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Losing a friend is a for of grievance in and of itself. Part of you will focus on what you've lost without this friendship, but as a whole it might be only a small percentage of how you live and go about your life. While I can't speak for you, I'm guessing this friend was only a result of your love for such a fandom and your enjoyment of it, and other things, as a whole. You'll feel the loss of them you look to the left and expect them to be there, but as a whole, you can continue moving onwards as you did before and after they were there.

...Sorry if this doesn't help, I've just been going through a few things lately.

SA- Sorry again...

[(Anonymous)]

* a loss is loss no matter what form it takes. (is what I meant by the first sentence. I retyped my phrasing a few times and convoluted my words some)

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Games thread!