Tumblr’s at it again, thanks to the new European Privacy Laws. There’s probably nobody who will read this, but it pissed me off so much that I decided to make a post about it. (Ignore the weird language mish-mash, depending on your country the language might differ.)
OK, so many of us get this screen when we try to access our dash:
Realise how the ‘OK’ button is a nice, attention-grabbing blue? If you’re like me, you’re not exactly into reading a 100 pages document and tend to just click it.
My tip? DONT. Instead click on ‘Manage Options’ right next to it:
Now you’ll see this page:
Still pretty harmless, right? That ‘Accept’ button is looking really attractive right now. Instead, click on Verwalten (Probably something like ‘Manage Options’ or something in english) and you’ll get to this page:
Now that’s not too bad, right? I just switched all the buttons to ‘off’, because I’m jealously guarding my personal information and don’t want Tumblr to go off and do who knows what with it. Looks like we’re done! But wait: There’s a SHOW option.
When we click on that one, what we will get is this:
A HUGE list with OVER 300 ENTRIES of companies that can use your data by default if you’d just clicked ‘OK’ on that very first page. Coincidence that this list is hidden that much? Me thinks not. They’re all switched on by default, but I am still a petty bitch that doesn’t want to give out her data, so I switched them all off. All 300+ of them. There is no option to switch them all off at once, and even if you disable all the options above, the companies are still switched on.
(If you wonder how i got that number, I copied the list into excel and looked at the cell number. No way am I actually counting all those entries)
I too, am a petty bitch who unticked every single one.
I did this like 90 times today
there’s 325 of them I counted like the petty bitch I am
If you already clicked on Okay and want to manage this page then:
Go to Settings -> Privacy -> switch off Cookie Consent, it will automatically redirects you to the new Terms of Services page, and follow the steps above OP just described.
Been meaning to pull this together for a while. If you know anything good that I’ve missed, stick ‘em on the end! I’ll reblog in a while with additions.
Dragon Age Wiki–first-stop resource for basic character and plot information, class and area info, and a lot of codices from all three games.
The fandom is great about stirring up shit storms when Bioware does something wrong, but we’re not all that good about acknowledging what they do right. So, in reference to this post, I would argue that the casting of DA2 and DA:I – particularly with regard to elves – falls very strongly in this latter category. As critics have pointed out, Bioware’s strength is in its writers. Their talent for creating great characters and conveying their stories in a deeply personal way, yet still managing to comment on universal themes, is what puts them ahead of their competitors. And imo, Fenris and Sera’s casting are two of the best examples of this in the entire franchise.
Anon asked: Favorite Minor Character from Dragon Age - Queen Anora
↳ “I am the daughter of Ferelden’s greatest general. Who do you think truly ruled this nation for the last five years? Cailan? I am what this country needs, not an untrained king who does not even want the throne.“
*Throws confetti in the air as I continue to dig my own grave in this fandom*
I’ve tried to talk about Cullen’s “redemption” a number of times, and why it isn’t really a proper redemption arc… with mixed success. I continue to get asks about it from time to time, and this has motivated me to attempt a much more lengthy post on the subject.
Contents:
What Makes a Good Redemption Arc?
In Comparison: Redemption Done Well vs. Cullen
Does Cullen Deserve Redemption? (My answer to a popular question)