Newcomers to Dreamwidth

icons is hosting a Friending Meme.

Dreamwidth is running its December points event.

The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.


If you're gift-shopping for anyone on Dreamwidth, or you wish to support a favorite community here, points or paid time offer a great way to do that. Now is also a good time to buy them for yourself. Support the platform that keeps us connected here.

This post is especially for those folks coming to Dreamwidth from Bluesky, who may wish to reconnect with other people they know from that venue.

Bluesky is currently facing a bunch of different issues. This is causing many users to leave the platform and seek a new one, some of whom are coming to Dreamwidth. Use the "Introduction / Friending Meme" to say hello and meet new people here.

If you haven't quit Bluesky yet but plan to, then it's a good idea to make a farewell post on Bluesky NOW while you still can. Tell people where else to find you online, whether your account is moving or closing, and any other important details.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your Bluesky account was, and who you're looking for here that you knew back there. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is.

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End of Summer Friending Meme at icons

Hi everyone!

We're going to start cozying up here pretty soon!

Lets make some new friends, to keep our online journaling aesthetic alive!

There has been a recent influx of new users after Othercon, most of whom are otherkin, alterhuman, etc. This post is especially for them and others like them, who may wish to reconnect with people they know from that venue or similar contexts.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your fursona or other nickname is, and who you're looking for here. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is. Skip anything you don't want to share; add anything you feel is relevant.


Otherkin Connection Template

Did you attend Othercon recently, or find out about this some other way?
What is your fursona, otherkin name(s), or other nickname(s)?
What type(s) of otherkin / alterhuman are you?
What kind of content do you / will you post about?
What are some other online platforms where people can find you now?
Who are some of your otherkin friends that you hope to find on Dreamwidth or elsenet?
Do you have anything else important to share that will help networking?

Do you like making things?  Find friends and talk about crafts here;

everykindofcraft 
Created on 2025-06-12 23:43:59 (#4232910), last updated 2025-06-16 (41 minutes ago)
I know there are many crafters on Dreamwidth but it seems nothing devoted to it has been updated in eons or has no admin or both. So I decided to open everykindofcraft  for what it says in the name. A community where people can share their projects, either in process or completed, as well as ask for assistance with craft-related things.
[Found via yourlibrarian] 

As much as we love Dreamwidth, no one platform can be all things to all people.  cyare has a great list of links including a bunch of tutorial for Pillowfort.  If that's a platform you're considering as Tumblr replacement, go check out the links.

This post is especially for those folks coming to Dreamwidth from Tumblr, who may wish to reconnect with other people they know from that venue.

Tumblr is at risk of malfunction or collapse, although nothing is definitive yet.

If you are leaving, it's a good idea to make a farewell post on Tumblr NOW while you still can. Tell people where else to find you online, whether your blog is moving or closing, and any other important details.

If you want to preserve your Tumblr content, one thing you can do is save your farewell post, profile, or other pages using Wayback, Ghost, or other archive sites. This helps you and your friends remember what it looked like before it disappears. If you have art or fiction on Tumblr, you may want to consider sites that specialize in those materials. Many people are copying their Tumblr content to Dreamwidth too.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your Tumblr account was, and who you're looking for here that you knew back there. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is.


Tumblr Member Connection Template

What was your Tumblr account / blog(s)?
What kind of content did you post there? Will you be posting the same here?
What are some other online platforms where people can find you now?
Who were some of your Tumblr friends that you hope to find on Dreamwidth or elsenet?
Do you have anything else important to share that will help networking?

The latest round of capitalist roulette has placed Tumblr at risk of malfunction or collapse. Not a lot of official news is available yet, but what there is sounds ominous.  Are you moving to Dreamwidth?  Find your Tumblr friends here.


Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, has announced layoffs -- about 16% of its employees. TechCrunch is reporting 281 Automattic employees have lost their jobs. It’s unclear how many of those Automattic employees are Tumblr staff.

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