Many of you have been wondering about what the mobile app will look like. Well, here is how we are seeing the app shaping up. The mobile app is still a bit of, but we are getting there.
The image on the left is the default view / scrolling down.
The center image is scrolling up.
The image on the right is the dash view with post options activated.
From the beginning of this crazy project to make a home for the communities that Tumblr abandoned, I wanted the project to have as much transparency as possible - I think the community has been through enough as it is. We don’t need more bullshit.
We have over 4000 people in our Discord group where we plan and develop the site out in public. We also recruit volunteers to help with certain aspects of the project; GUI design, PR, server development, marketing, finance, policy development and many other projects.
Join our Discord group that we have for building this thing out!
Here is a screencap of the new interface for MojoFire.com!
Let’s start with the upper left. You see the profile pic of the blogger and underneath is a badge. MojoFire will employ a badging system where users earn badges depending on specific achievement (similar to how War Of Warcraft’s achievement system works) such as Gaining 100 Followers, Signing Up To The Newsletter Before Launch or maybe posting something on Valentine’s Day. There will be more news about badges and other system features to come in the following days.
If I can direct your attention to the speech bubble on the lower right of the image. When clicked, you will see the comments open to the right of the image post. This will integrate into a much improved chat system within MojoFire.
The small red logo to the left of the reblog bottom is the way to show if you liked a post. This bar will have a lot of future functionality. Users of the XKit extension will recognize some of that functionality, but it will be built into the site. Why Tumblr never built this level of functionality into their site is beyond me.
From the beginning of this crazy project to make a home for the communities that Tumblr abandoned, I wanted the project to have as much transparency as possible - I think the community has been through enough as it is. We don’t need more bullshit.
We have over 4000 people in our Discord group where we plan and develop the site out in public. We also recruit volunteers to help with certain aspects of the project; GUI design, PR, server development, marketing, finance, policy development and many other projects.
Join our Discord group that we have for building this thing out!
We’re happy to announce that our Indiegogo Campaign page has officially launched! It is now open to receive contributions and provide more information about our mission, progress, plan of action, and even a breakdown on where your very appreciated donations will be going.
To show our gratitude we are even offering “perks” to those who donate certain amounts. These are bonuses such as limited edition merchandise as well as a badge you can show off on your Mojofire blog indicative of your contribution.
I started on Tumblr soon after it was created with a vanilla blog. Since then, hardly a day has gone by that Tumblr wasn’t a part of my life. I have made excellent friends on Tumblr over the years. In fact, MOST of my friends came from relationships I made via Tumblr. The precious, bubbly cupcake that is the love of my life? Tumblr. So you can imagine how painful Tumblr’s announcement has been for me.
I love seeing the marginalized communities that are shunned elsewhere on Planet Earth have a safe place to exist and be themselves. It always made me smile when I see a Tumblr blogger ease out of their shells, steadfastly into the world.
Well, that shit is no more.
As some of you may have noticed I started a community effort to rescue these communities. I want everyone involved because it will be our garden, our club, our safe space to be ourselves.
And the new site (name to be withheld until we have something to show) is not just for women with nipples that so offended Tumblr, I want everyone; artists, witches, horror writers, brewmeisters, budtenders, book freaks, fandoms of all types, beat poets, wilderness photographers, Burners, vampire hunters, Dungeons and Dragons players, and rocket scientists. Hell, I want people who just want to blog about cats and cabins in the woods.
What we won’t tolerate are bullies, minors, Nazis (and their fucked up allies), abusers or trolls. They can exit to a cesspool of their choice.
I am putting up the cash to get this started PLUS I am making this a community effort, that is why I am being so transparent about the process with our Discord planning group. Yes, it is chaos. We have taken on an INSANE project to get done in 3 weeks.
The beta site will not be perfect. It will be good but not perfect. Hell, we have been suffering with “far from perfect” with Tumblr now for years. It is my hope that our community can put up with our rough edges for a little while.
I am working on the branding and marketing with a bunch of really smart people in our Discord group. I am really proud of all of our volunteers and want to thank them all.
If you want to volunteer or simply eat popcorn and watch the porn riots, please use this invite link: https://discord.gg/NuHAc2M
Remember, Discord is just the site we are using for planning, not the actual site we are moving to.
We plan to allow you to import your Tumblr blog over to our new site but Tumblr may have other ideas. Other services have been using Tumblr’s API for exporting and now Tumblr now seems to be shutting down that API functionality.
That is all for now. Keep your heads held high and remember you are ALL AMAZING PEOPLE!
- Storm Bear Williams
P.S. Please reblog and spread the word. Start the year off right!
P.P.S. Oh and pirates. I really want pirates on the site too!
Since the dawn of humanity, stories held us together. Every generation would pass their tribe’s stories on to the next, gradually building and embellishing inherited tales, and adding new stories as the generations grew. And these stories were considered sacred.
The first recorded human stories were cave paintings. Though simple, these images of roaming animals, gathered people, and stars showed us what our ancestors valued most, and each painting was signed with a handprint – the most unique identifier of that time.
Stories are powerful things. They have started wars, inspired peace, and even birthed entire religions. To this day, stories remain prevalent in society though now they are told online, in cafés, and in theaters.
With technology’s evolution, humanity’s storytelling evolved as well. We’ve gone from primitive paints on rock to cinematic masterpieces captured on film and streamed onto countless handheld devices. Now, our stories can reach further than we’d ever dreamed, faster than any of our ancestors could have thought was possible. Perhaps this love of stories was what lit the fire that began our technological revolution. No longer do humans paint rocks to tell stories. As technology has advanced, humans to have advanced and now we tell stories through text, graphics, animation, sound, music, and film.
Stories drive humanity and have ignited countless blazes, but stories wouldn’t exist without those who create them. Let the unfiltered spark of creativity inspire you at Mojo Fire.
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Santa Claus (Leading Aircraftman Fred Fazan from London) hands out presents to Dutch children at Volkel, 13 December 1944.
This is Hawker Tempest Mk.V W2-A (NV700) based at B.70 Volkel Air Base near Uden, Netherlands.
Members of No 122 Wing had saved their sweet ration for weeks, and contributed enough money to give the children their first proper Christmas party. It was noted by the photographer that this year Santa was afraid of Messerschmitts, so he decided to come by RAF Tempest! ————————————————— JOYEUX NOËL ET MERCI A TOUS !
Le père noel (Fred Fazan de Londre) donnat un cadeau a des enfants du Pays-Bas a Volkel, 13 décembre 1944.
L'avion est un Hawker Tempest Mk.V W2-A (NV700) basé a la base de Volkel près de Uden au Pays-Bas.
Les membres des “ailes N°122” ont voulu sauvegarder leurs rations de la semaine et ont réuni assez d'argent pour que les enfants puissent avoir leurs première fête de Noël. Il était dit par le photographe que cette année le Père Noël avait peur des Messerschmitts, donc il a décidé de venir en Tempest !
Girls Scouts encounter Bigfoot the most frequently. Part of their oath is to keep him a secret because he’s very kind and makes up 30% of their revenue due to his fervent love for thin mints.
As a Girl Scout leader, I am telling you that this is NOT true, and any former girl scout that says it is, should think about what they are saying and what oaths they may have sworn in the past
