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Sofurry and the postybirb "curse"
Posted a month agoI need to write a long post about how Postybirb, as great a tool as it is for smaller sites, unfortunately waters them down.
Just as a tease, Sofurry
It's a VERY long-running site and has had a lot of unique features (groups, a site chat, forums, friends), but it's getting gutted in the new site.
Why? Well, Sofurry has a reputation for being good for writers, and quite a few popular artists post there, but while postybirb lets you do it, it doesn't support the unique features (groups are cool, people can make them and assign art to it, so you had species/kinks groups), so no one used them.
This meant that while the artists were uploading art and letting people see it, the site lay dormant, and the account was probably made during an FA outage, logged in postybirb, and never touched again in an active manner, much to the chagrin of people who use Sofurry as a primary site.
So when the beta started, pretty much all those features were scrapped from the start, because why add extra things that require man-hours to deal with, when you, as an admin, can see no one had been using them?
I'd argue that if Postybirb had supported groups, they would have been used more.
I'll kinda miss groups (and shouts, but if enough people complain, they might come back), I don't blame Terra/Toumal for removing them.
I DO hope that community tagging returns, as it lets people actually use the site to fix the lazy tagging that can fly in places like FA, and for better tag blocking
Just as a tease, Sofurry
It's a VERY long-running site and has had a lot of unique features (groups, a site chat, forums, friends), but it's getting gutted in the new site.
Why? Well, Sofurry has a reputation for being good for writers, and quite a few popular artists post there, but while postybirb lets you do it, it doesn't support the unique features (groups are cool, people can make them and assign art to it, so you had species/kinks groups), so no one used them.
This meant that while the artists were uploading art and letting people see it, the site lay dormant, and the account was probably made during an FA outage, logged in postybirb, and never touched again in an active manner, much to the chagrin of people who use Sofurry as a primary site.
So when the beta started, pretty much all those features were scrapped from the start, because why add extra things that require man-hours to deal with, when you, as an admin, can see no one had been using them?
I'd argue that if Postybirb had supported groups, they would have been used more.
I'll kinda miss groups (and shouts, but if enough people complain, they might come back), I don't blame Terra/Toumal for removing them.
I DO hope that community tagging returns, as it lets people actually use the site to fix the lazy tagging that can fly in places like FA, and for better tag blocking
Want meow.social/mastodon invites?
Posted a month agoHey mutuals, who wants an invite for the Mastodon instance I'm in, meow.social ?
Been running for years, quite active, and not only can you use hashtags, but you can also mark text teasers as kinky/NSFW, the text limit is 3621 characters, videos can be longer, pics can be higher resolution and not compressed, AND it works with postybirb
Here are the rules, so you can see if it works for you,
meow.social/about
Been running for years, quite active, and not only can you use hashtags, but you can also mark text teasers as kinky/NSFW, the text limit is 3621 characters, videos can be longer, pics can be higher resolution and not compressed, AND it works with postybirb
Here are the rules, so you can see if it works for you,
meow.social/about
EMBEDDED WRITING
Posted 2 months agoOh my god I can't believe it, I'm so happy! Finally stories are more readable for everyone.
I hope it'll bring more attention to writers like me
I hope it'll bring more attention to writers like me
I wish Weasyl collection feature was everywhere
Posted 2 months agoYou know Weasyl, right?
I wouldn't blame you if you didn't, but it's a pretty nice site, think FA but Yak actually kept adding new features and changed up the UI a bit after 2019 or something.
Jokes aside, collections! What are they?
Essentially, if you see a drawing on Weasyl, you'll also see a "request this submission" button. If you press it, the poster gets a notification about you having asked, and if he agrees, it gets added to a "collection" tab, and it's like you uploaded it yourself, down to getting notifications if furs interact (you can disable that).
Why is this such a good feature, you might ask? Well, I think we all know at least one person with an FA account that regularly posts art on social media, but doesn't want to bother with uploading things on FA, so they use their faves tab as a gallery to redirect people to the artists.
Well, collections are essentially that, but you also get notifications and people can browse, but it also lets you use your FA faves properly, and they don't have to upload, make up a description, and tag stuff, you could just press a button, wait for the artist/friend/YCH stranger to upload it and then press a button, and now it's in your gallery!
I think it's a killer feature and more sites should have something like it for lazy people, or hell, even people who DO upload on their profiles but would want to give more exposure to artists
Also, lemme plug my Weasyl if you have one, so you can follow me
https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
I wouldn't blame you if you didn't, but it's a pretty nice site, think FA but Yak actually kept adding new features and changed up the UI a bit after 2019 or something.
Jokes aside, collections! What are they?
Essentially, if you see a drawing on Weasyl, you'll also see a "request this submission" button. If you press it, the poster gets a notification about you having asked, and if he agrees, it gets added to a "collection" tab, and it's like you uploaded it yourself, down to getting notifications if furs interact (you can disable that).
Why is this such a good feature, you might ask? Well, I think we all know at least one person with an FA account that regularly posts art on social media, but doesn't want to bother with uploading things on FA, so they use their faves tab as a gallery to redirect people to the artists.
Well, collections are essentially that, but you also get notifications and people can browse, but it also lets you use your FA faves properly, and they don't have to upload, make up a description, and tag stuff, you could just press a button, wait for the artist/friend/YCH stranger to upload it and then press a button, and now it's in your gallery!
I think it's a killer feature and more sites should have something like it for lazy people, or hell, even people who DO upload on their profiles but would want to give more exposure to artists
Also, lemme plug my Weasyl if you have one, so you can follow me
https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
Vore day story pack
Posted 3 months agoFor this vore day, why not buy my story pack? Plenty of fun stories to read, and helps support me~
https://slosh.dog/products/devs-yearly-compendiums
https://slosh.dog/products/devs-yearly-compendiums
I'm on Sheezy now!
Posted 3 months agoWell, on my quest to find more gallery sites, I found a really cool one!
https://sheezy.art/devourer
It still lets you customize your profile with HTML and CSS in 2025, imagine that
HOWEVER, they are UK-based and require ID checks (either through Stripe or manual) for explicit content, but manual ones are pretty versatile
https://sheezy.art/devourer
It still lets you customize your profile with HTML and CSS in 2025, imagine that
HOWEVER, they are UK-based and require ID checks (either through Stripe or manual) for explicit content, but manual ones are pretty versatile
Starting to use Eka's portal
Posted 3 months agoWell, I've had an account on Eka's portal for years, but in my quest to diversify the sites I'm in, I decided to request uploading permissions, which have been granted!
Thanks to the magic of postybirb, all new art will appear there too, and once Sofurry is back, I'll probably start dumping art there :3
Here is the link:
https://aryion.com/g4/user/Devourerita
Thanks to the magic of postybirb, all new art will appear there too, and once Sofurry is back, I'll probably start dumping art there :3
Here is the link:
https://aryion.com/g4/user/Devourerita
Sofurry beta is becoming the main, follow me
Posted 4 months agohttps://www.sofurry.com/groups/news.....mp;newsId=2408
Well, due to Sofurry's host, they are taking the beta site and turning it live, with the current site going down in a few days.
I have had a profile on the beta site for ages, here it is if you want to watch me https://sofurrybeta.com/u/Devourer
I think the UI might be one of the best for a furry site too, so that's a plus, since the old GUI seemed untouched since 2005
Well, due to Sofurry's host, they are taking the beta site and turning it live, with the current site going down in a few days.
I have had a profile on the beta site for ages, here it is if you want to watch me https://sofurrybeta.com/u/Devourer
I think the UI might be one of the best for a furry site too, so that's a plus, since the old GUI seemed untouched since 2005
e621 has to migrate due to ID check laws, and alternatives
Posted 5 months agoThe age verification bill in Arizona, where e621 is located (and Furry Network, which Bad Dragon also owns, I imagine), has passed
While I hope that e621 will migrate to a safer US state (they have 90 days of time, so it's feasible! No need to doom and gloom)
If you do want a separate gallery with video support now, Itaku.ee lets you upload videos from 250mb to 2gb
Sofurry.com also has video support alongside writing support
While I hope that e621 will migrate to a safer US state (they have 90 days of time, so it's feasible! No need to doom and gloom)
If you do want a separate gallery with video support now, Itaku.ee lets you upload videos from 250mb to 2gb
Sofurry.com also has video support alongside writing support
New Hungo art on the other galleries
Posted 6 months agoDo you guys happen to enjoy Hungo's depictions of me?
Do I have a thing for you in my other galleries (Make an account and join them). You don't even need an account on some of those, but resiliency and mirrors are good :3
Itaku (https://itaku.ee/images/1090686)
Sofurry (https://www.sofurry.com/view/2248116)
Sofurry beta (https://sofurrybeta.com/s/yndP8PZn)
Weasyl (https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer/su.....lly-eating-jon)
e621 (https://e621.net/posts/5543716)
Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/devourer.b...../3lo72tl52bj2h)
Mastodon (https://meow.social/@Devourer_ITA/1.....38774542841058)
Do I have a thing for you in my other galleries (Make an account and join them). You don't even need an account on some of those, but resiliency and mirrors are good :3
Itaku (https://itaku.ee/images/1090686)
Sofurry (https://www.sofurry.com/view/2248116)
Sofurry beta (https://sofurrybeta.com/s/yndP8PZn)
Weasyl (https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer/su.....lly-eating-jon)
e621 (https://e621.net/posts/5543716)
Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/devourer.b...../3lo72tl52bj2h)
Mastodon (https://meow.social/@Devourer_ITA/1.....38774542841058)
We are so back (and my other galleries)
Posted 6 months agoFirst off, I'm glad isef data is fine! I only have to upload one drawing and one story so it's not a big backlog.
However, as usual, lemme send my alternative galleries! They have a subset of my favorite art, and are synched with postybirb.
In rough order of "how complete is my gallery there"
Sofurry https://devourer-ita.sofurry.com/ (also contains a chunk of my stories)
Itaku https://itaku.ee/profile/devourer/gallery (video support, no resolution limit on 10mb images)
Weasyl https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
If you want something more social, I have a
Telegram channel https://t.me/DevourerCave
Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/devourer.bsky.social
However, as usual, lemme send my alternative galleries! They have a subset of my favorite art, and are synched with postybirb.
In rough order of "how complete is my gallery there"
Sofurry https://devourer-ita.sofurry.com/ (also contains a chunk of my stories)
Itaku https://itaku.ee/profile/devourer/gallery (video support, no resolution limit on 10mb images)
Weasyl https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
If you want something more social, I have a
Telegram channel https://t.me/DevourerCave
Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/devourer.bsky.social
Art dump DONE (And further thoughts on Weasyl)
Posted 6 months agoWell, with the last two pics, I'm considering the art dump done.
I did skip some stuff but it's not stuff I find so hot that I MUST share it right now, but it doesn't mean I won't do it later on here and other sites (Some stuff is FA only, some is on FA and e621, some in the prior two places and Sofurry), so there will be more dumps, just slower when I don't have anything new to share really.
Honestly, other than the GIF bug (thanks to the developer explaining why it happens, and good luck with the fix!), I was told a potential workaround for it that I would try later. I like this place! It still suffers a bit in not being as active as FA (Like Sofurry and Itaku LOL), but I quite enjoy the UI, especially the big thumbnails, and I'm curious to see how uploading a PDF is, I already saw how they are implemented.
If I could say a thing I would LOVE to see implemented is a mass uploader, Itaku has one and it's handy to drop a dozen files and being able to tag them universally, and then add titles, description, and specific tags individually (The Sofurry one doesn't let you mass tag things, which is a bit slower but still manageable).
Also, video support, but I was told short video support is planned, but I'd love to see just, straight up video support, regardless of length.
It's gonna be a fun time here, hopefully the next upload will be the story I'm working on (there is a comic and an AV pic coming too though lol), so see ya soon!
Follow me there too https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
I did skip some stuff but it's not stuff I find so hot that I MUST share it right now, but it doesn't mean I won't do it later on here and other sites (Some stuff is FA only, some is on FA and e621, some in the prior two places and Sofurry), so there will be more dumps, just slower when I don't have anything new to share really.
Honestly, other than the GIF bug (thanks to the developer explaining why it happens, and good luck with the fix!), I was told a potential workaround for it that I would try later. I like this place! It still suffers a bit in not being as active as FA (Like Sofurry and Itaku LOL), but I quite enjoy the UI, especially the big thumbnails, and I'm curious to see how uploading a PDF is, I already saw how they are implemented.
If I could say a thing I would LOVE to see implemented is a mass uploader, Itaku has one and it's handy to drop a dozen files and being able to tag them universally, and then add titles, description, and specific tags individually (The Sofurry one doesn't let you mass tag things, which is a bit slower but still manageable).
Also, video support, but I was told short video support is planned, but I'd love to see just, straight up video support, regardless of length.
It's gonna be a fun time here, hopefully the next upload will be the story I'm working on (there is a comic and an AV pic coming too though lol), so see ya soon!
Follow me there too https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
Thoughts on using Weasyl (And a bug?)
Posted 6 months agoAs all of you noticed, I've been uploading my backlog! I'm sorry for your notifications. Retaliate with faves if needed.
Jokes aside, I have been liking this place, the UI feels like "FA but more polished," and the 50mb upload limit is GREAT as I do have quite a few pictures that are above the 10mb limit that FA and Itaku use, unfortunately.
The only two problems I found?
First off, trying to upload a GIF leads to a 502 error, which is a shame, as I would have posted them otherwise.
The second and main one is that, you see all the 52 submissions? I uploaded them manually, one by one! This is hell! I'm lucky that they are all on e621 and I can nab my tags and descriptions, but if they weren't, I would NOT have bothered at all
It's a shame! The uploader is quite smooth, it's just that after 52 uploads one by one, it gets slow compared to dropping a few files like I can on Itaku and Sofurry.
Honestly, when my only criticism is that I wish I could upload faster, it means they did a great job here!
Also you can follow me here https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
Jokes aside, I have been liking this place, the UI feels like "FA but more polished," and the 50mb upload limit is GREAT as I do have quite a few pictures that are above the 10mb limit that FA and Itaku use, unfortunately.
The only two problems I found?
First off, trying to upload a GIF leads to a 502 error, which is a shame, as I would have posted them otherwise.
The second and main one is that, you see all the 52 submissions? I uploaded them manually, one by one! This is hell! I'm lucky that they are all on e621 and I can nab my tags and descriptions, but if they weren't, I would NOT have bothered at all
It's a shame! The uploader is quite smooth, it's just that after 52 uploads one by one, it gets slow compared to dropping a few files like I can on Itaku and Sofurry.
Honestly, when my only criticism is that I wish I could upload faster, it means they did a great job here!
Also you can follow me here https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
I can be Devourer here too!
Posted 6 months agoThis feels unreal, I know it's just display names but I don't really care, and I am happy :3
I'm on Weasyl now
Posted 6 months agoWell, after playing around a bit, I decided to make a profile! As usual postybirb will be attached to it when I'm on my desktop and I'll probably put older content as I have time and will
https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
https://www.weasyl.com/~devourer
Opinion on the FA roundtable
Posted 7 months agoWell, the roundtable just ended! And I'm positive :3
First off, they want to continue the transparency they've got doing (including doing more roundtables), which is already a great thing
But of course there is something that excites me more
WRITING SUPPORT
I remember talking to Dragoneer about it, so hearing that it's coming this year is exciting, it seems to be markdown based which I know nothing about LOL, but if it lets me copypaste my pdf and keep the formatting (like Sofurry) I'll be happy
First off, they want to continue the transparency they've got doing (including doing more roundtables), which is already a great thing
But of course there is something that excites me more
WRITING SUPPORT
I remember talking to Dragoneer about it, so hearing that it's coming this year is exciting, it seems to be markdown based which I know nothing about LOL, but if it lets me copypaste my pdf and keep the formatting (like Sofurry) I'll be happy
Itaku profile!
Posted 8 months agoWell, as some of you know, I think Itaku is a neat site, but with no writing support :(
Still, I made an account!
https://itaku.ee/profile/devourer
I already started posting some backlogged art, and with postybirb all the new drawings will also go there
Still, I made an account!
https://itaku.ee/profile/devourer
I already started posting some backlogged art, and with postybirb all the new drawings will also go there
Made a Sofurry beta profile
Posted 8 months agoSince I was bored, I made a profile on the Sofurry beta site!
Follow me there too :3
https://sofurrybeta.com/u/Devourer
Follow me there too :3
https://sofurrybeta.com/u/Devourer
Story pack for sale on slosh.dog!
Posted 8 months agoI am proud to announce the first pack of stories is now on Sloshdog!
https://slosh.dog/products/devs-yearly-compendiums
It features 90 stories, from 2021 to 2024, with just about all the themes!
Pricing varies depending on where you live :3
Enjoy~
https://slosh.dog/products/devs-yearly-compendiums
It features 90 stories, from 2021 to 2024, with just about all the themes!
Pricing varies depending on where you live :3
Enjoy~
Postybirb version 3.1.55 completely broken on Macs
Posted 9 months agoEarlier today, when I was scheduling the two new pics I noticed a new Postybirb version, but no matter what I tried, it would just NOT upgrade.
So I did the responsible thing and sent in a bug report, and the creator seemingly confirmed that is the case as his Mac is borked and is trying new ways to make a build for it, but he told me to get it from the GitHub.
I happily did so a few minutes ago, BUT that version, either the standalone ZIP or the DMG, is corrupted and doesn't even attempt to open!
So better for you not to upgrade and stay on 3.1.54 until a fix comes out
So I did the responsible thing and sent in a bug report, and the creator seemingly confirmed that is the case as his Mac is borked and is trying new ways to make a build for it, but he told me to get it from the GitHub.
I happily did so a few minutes ago, BUT that version, either the standalone ZIP or the DMG, is corrupted and doesn't even attempt to open!
So better for you not to upgrade and stay on 3.1.54 until a fix comes out
Remember Furrylife online?
Posted 9 months agoDoes anyone remember Furrylife online?
https://web.archive.org/web/2021052.....rylife.online/
It started as a promising FA alternative in 2019, with things like blacklists, communities, and video support, but it had the misfortune of most of the users being TWITTER FURRIES.
Being a big chunk of the audience (and seemingly staff members) they started to take a rule to ban cub to try and ban what they wanted, by using stupid logic.
Cub art is banned? Then why not feral art? It means you like dogs! There was a massive poll in the forums, and it led to most ferals being banned.
But they didn't stop! After I kinda stopped using it (it was before I had a job, so after uploading all my drawings it took MONTHS to get another) users cracked down on anything unwilling, even causing some of my drawings to be taken down as the prey wasn't willing.
By 2022, the site shut down and was made into a misskey instance (kinda based, I like the UI and features more than Mastodon), and was then shut down in seemingly 2023.
So yeah, Twitter users killed an FA alternative since they made the staff bend over, and artists did NOT have it
https://web.archive.org/web/2021052.....rylife.online/
It started as a promising FA alternative in 2019, with things like blacklists, communities, and video support, but it had the misfortune of most of the users being TWITTER FURRIES.
Being a big chunk of the audience (and seemingly staff members) they started to take a rule to ban cub to try and ban what they wanted, by using stupid logic.
Cub art is banned? Then why not feral art? It means you like dogs! There was a massive poll in the forums, and it led to most ferals being banned.
But they didn't stop! After I kinda stopped using it (it was before I had a job, so after uploading all my drawings it took MONTHS to get another) users cracked down on anything unwilling, even causing some of my drawings to be taken down as the prey wasn't willing.
By 2022, the site shut down and was made into a misskey instance (kinda based, I like the UI and features more than Mastodon), and was then shut down in seemingly 2023.
So yeah, Twitter users killed an FA alternative since they made the staff bend over, and artists did NOT have it
Suggestions on how to tag stuff
Posted 9 months agoSo, tag blocking is a thing. I've already made a journal about it. I've been using it, and it just works!
BUT there is a problem, due to it not being a thing for years a lot of people don't really bother with tagging, which is already bad (FA staff run the numbers and 22% of art is untagged), and some other peeps TRY but due to how tag blocking works it's all for naught, so I figured I might give some advice!
Especially as in a few days it'll become mandatory to have at least three tags if you want to even upload on FA, source from the official bluesky account https://bsky.app/profile/furaffinit...../3lfioolnnmc2p
1) Tag genitals and kinks
People get VERY opinionated about genitals/breasts, and tagging kinks just makes sense to avoid showing it to random people, the same way you wouldn't want to be shown kinks that gross YOU out
2) Unite tags that use more than one word with an underscore
It increases readability compared to fusingwords and adding a space completely prevents tag blocking, which is the opposite of what people want
3) Either standardize on a tag, or use common synonyms for kinks
I've noticed that due to a lack of centralized tagging (for now, they are planning on it) you end up with duplicates. I've so far blocked "piss" "pissing" "watersports" "pee" and "peeing".
No easy solution for this, so I'd suggest adding synonyms so that at least one will be on a viewer's blacklist
FA staff has mentioned that a new tagging system will come and this one is a stopgap, but they also said it needs to be written from scratch so the ETA is long, so we better take advantage of what we have with those suggestions, now that I can hide stuff I don't like seeing things appear because it's not tagged properly is getting MORE annoying than not having the blacklist
BUT there is a problem, due to it not being a thing for years a lot of people don't really bother with tagging, which is already bad (FA staff run the numbers and 22% of art is untagged), and some other peeps TRY but due to how tag blocking works it's all for naught, so I figured I might give some advice!
Especially as in a few days it'll become mandatory to have at least three tags if you want to even upload on FA, source from the official bluesky account https://bsky.app/profile/furaffinit...../3lfioolnnmc2p
1) Tag genitals and kinks
People get VERY opinionated about genitals/breasts, and tagging kinks just makes sense to avoid showing it to random people, the same way you wouldn't want to be shown kinks that gross YOU out
2) Unite tags that use more than one word with an underscore
It increases readability compared to fusingwords and adding a space completely prevents tag blocking, which is the opposite of what people want
3) Either standardize on a tag, or use common synonyms for kinks
I've noticed that due to a lack of centralized tagging (for now, they are planning on it) you end up with duplicates. I've so far blocked "piss" "pissing" "watersports" "pee" and "peeing".
No easy solution for this, so I'd suggest adding synonyms so that at least one will be on a viewer's blacklist
FA staff has mentioned that a new tagging system will come and this one is a stopgap, but they also said it needs to be written from scratch so the ETA is long, so we better take advantage of what we have with those suggestions, now that I can hide stuff I don't like seeing things appear because it's not tagged properly is getting MORE annoying than not having the blacklist
Please tag things properly now
Posted 10 months agoNow that tag blocking is s thing, please make an effort to use them!
I've already started to block some stuff, but a decent chunk of art just isn't tagged or isn't tagged properly (using the human tag, but not human_pred so that I can block).
Let's actually make this addition useful, of anything so y'all artist/commissioners don't have to deal with people yelling at you for not tagging kinks
I've already started to block some stuff, but a decent chunk of art just isn't tagged or isn't tagged properly (using the human tag, but not human_pred so that I can block).
Let's actually make this addition useful, of anything so y'all artist/commissioners don't have to deal with people yelling at you for not tagging kinks
It's my gooday!
Posted 10 months agoTurning 23!
Gonna eat at a lovely burger place and hang out with friends :3
Gonna eat at a lovely burger place and hang out with friends :3
Writing commissions are open~
Posted 10 months agoOpen for commissions!
0,05€ for each word, portfolio and TOS is here, contact me here in the comments or in DMs (if you do it in DMs please say it's for a comm or I won't reply)
https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....622/My-writing
You can pay through PayPal or with my Amazon wishlist~
https://www.amazon.it/hz/wishlist/l.....shlist_lists_1
0,05€ for each word, portfolio and TOS is here, contact me here in the comments or in DMs (if you do it in DMs please say it's for a comm or I won't reply)
https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....622/My-writing
You can pay through PayPal or with my Amazon wishlist~
https://www.amazon.it/hz/wishlist/l.....shlist_lists_1
