Regenko - _Regenko_

My beautiful square pfp….just stripped away from me *sob*

I hate spike

TITLE GIF for my website!!

my experience with spacehey

If anyone is really sick of modern approaches to social media (cough cough Twitter cough Instagram) you should really consider joining spacehey!!!! #not an ad I've been on it for a month now and it's basically a blogging site in the style of old internet myspace.

pros:

super customizable!! It lets you create an HTML theme for ur profile like on here & there are many (thousands) free themes made by the community to choose from.

Little to no focus on follower counts/popularity. Users have to request following a person so that you have complete control over who gets to see your blog posts/bulletins.

No ads. NONE. No verification or third-party ad accounts. If any appear they are quickly reported and removed!!!

Feels personal & private. You have options to create a fully private account or post things like private blogs. These options are great if you just want a place to keep a fun diary.

ITS SIMPLE. Sometimes all you need is a site that doesn't get flooded with screenshots of pinterest memes or influencer drama. You are free to post these ofc but why would you? The spacehey community values individuality & old internet philosophy (aka fuck corporations & influencers) and the posts reflect this.

cons:

The minor problem. Like other social media sites, anyone over the age of 13 is allowed on the site. This does not stop all the younglings to join, however. Of course this problem exists on all sites but it should still be mentioned. These accounts are pretty easy to spot though (because they are stupid enough to write their age in their bio *cries*) and therefore are swiftly removed if reported.

Small community. A small community can be really fun to interact with at times, it is easy to keep up with recent blog entries and so on. But very rarely do I see people interact with members in places such as groups or forums. Replying to individual people is also very difficult in some situations. To get the best experience you would have to spend a lot of time on the site.

To conclude, I think it's a great place if you want your own personal online space. There are so many different fandoms present and I cant help but image how much greater it would be if more people were interested in joining. :)

UPDATE!

Volume 2 is still in the works despite the lack of art sneak peeks and updates. While it will be another art-centric zine, there will be some changes after it is released. I never planned to organize a volume 3 but I see the potential for something that could benefit this age of the MLP fandom.

Changing

We as a fandom are slowly moving away from (let's be honest) the very problematic brony scene of the 2010s. I believe most of the MLP artists and fans online posting today witnessed this era, not as an adult, but as a primary/middle schooler. We can all agree that that era was...weird. Full of gore, unwarranted sexualization, and whatever was going on on 4chan. To get to the point: I really want to encourage this much friendlier atmosphere we currently have by shedding light on these amazing creators and discouraging giving the elitist and toxic fans a soapbox.

This is a VERY big goal I admit but I really love this fandom, even more than the actual show itself (woof).

"How are you even gonna do this? Sounds crazy tbh..."

Here is where I ask for your help. This is admittedly a very fresh fantasy of mine. It is impossible to change an entire online space, there will always be bad people regardless of age or background. My idea was to use Fanzines R Magic as a "beginners guide" platform for new fans or people looking for creators to support. Sort of like a giant organized link tree for creators and projects.

"Why don't we just stick to our small communities and pick who we interact with ourselves?" you might be asking. My goal isn't for you to change who you support or who you want to interact with. Naturally, that is all up to you. Many people have good judgment and understand their limits (blocking people they don't want to interact with or content they don't want to get involved with). I really just want to give people a chance to find a community with creators that have good intentions as a starting off point for new or younger fans. Searching for MLP artists for example would be made easier without constantly bumping into repost accounts or fetish art. Not to mention that smaller artists are virtually invisible on platforms like Twitter or Instagram. Many people have commented or DMd me saying how they had no idea Fanzines R Magic was happening or that collaborative art zines were a thing. This "link tree" would feature projects, start-ups, etc that they could discover and join.

This is just one idea though, this sort of huge project needs some brainstorming. If you are interested in what I'm throwing out here, want to suggest an alternative, or be a part of this project please send an "ask", a dm, reach me @_regenko_ (Instagram), or write @ fanzinesrmagic@gmail.com. Any passionate fans are welcome not just artists.

thank you,

regenko

if tumblr was a forest i'd "re-log" posts ha ha

Charming Tomboe gif by the talented nen_kaii on artfight!

Magic wand

"she posted WHAT to her private story?"