Polls For Fun

I’m just a tiny bit paranoid so I always have to have a tv on and sometimes I’ll also be listening to something with my earbuds on top of that. I don’t know why so much sound comforts me while none makes me think there’s someone in my house or plainly just puts me on edge.

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I’ve been working in a free trial of Scrivener and really enjoying it :slight_smile: it has a lot of organizational features that seem to mesh well with how my brain works

I always prefer some kind of noise, especially music. I find it helps me focus.

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it’s more so that i prefer to choose what noise i hear rather than to listen to the buzzing in my ears

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Music helps me focus…

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I play some background music to set up ambience. Usually dark / epic fantasy music for my current projects. But I don’t really mind anything - I just need to write at any time.

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Do you ever miss playing with toys?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Miss…?

0 voters

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I think what I miss most is the not caring about anything that went along with it. I’m not in the most fulfilling/interesting job right now but have to pay the bills somehow. So I really miss not having to think about money and work and some days really do wish I could throw it all away to flop down on the floor with some little plastic army dudes or star wars figures or something

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you’ll occasionally find me playing with the cat toys whilst the cats are napping or something

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I can barely remember playing with toys, I basically only did sports or played video games.

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I feel like changing the look of my personal thread’s first post. I need a little help deciding the layout though :thonk: all the things under “Hide Details” are live code btw, because idk if using screenshots will do them justice.

So this is what it looks like right now. It has a menu icon in the corner
Sidera...
Welcome, lurker, to my little corner of the internet! This is a personal thread where I post just about anything I wish, from music playlists and story excerpts to coding tests and random memes. Please feel free to look around, like posts, react to posts, participate in polls, and edit wikis!

To get started, you may scroll down this thread. Looking for a specific post? Click the menu icon in the upper-left corner to navigate to the Table of Contents.

You can stay here as long as you wish as long as you follow two rules: do not steal anything I post here (whether it be writing snippets, raw code, audio recordings, or anything really) and never comment here. Instead, shoot me a private message! My inbox is always open.

Thanks for stopping by Sidera. I hope you enjoy your stay!

Now I’m thinking of changing it. Below are some ideas I have (I’m too lazy to come up with new code so I’ll be using past examples)

Idea 1: Simple Background + Quote + Scroll Box “For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.”
Vincent van Gogh Summer Stars
Hello and welcome to Summer Stars, a chat thread hosted by your resident semicolon lover. Here we can talk about anything—our favorite books to read, our favorite stories to write, the music we love to listen to, or anything that springs to mind. Don’t be shy; everyone is welcome here! That includes you too, lurkers.

Before we begin, there are a few rules to follow:

✩ Don’t forget to introduce yourself! It doesn’t have to be anything fancy; a simple “Hi, my name is (insert)!” would do the trick. There’s no introduction form, but you can make your own or ask me to code one for you.

✩ Follow the Code of Conduct. We’d love to hear about your stories! However, don’t post a link to them here—send a private message instead. Also, let’s keep it clean and PG-13 for the younger peeps around here.

✩ Be nice! Tone can be a bit hard to tell over the internet; with that being said, let’s keep this a fun place for everyone!

✩ Have fun! Make some new friends, talk about your day—whatever floats your boat.

What are you waiting for? Grab your favorite pillow and sit with me under the sky. I can’t wait to stargaze with you.

Taglists
General Taglist:

(insert usernames here)


Taglist for Song of the Day:

(insert usernames here)

⭐︎✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧⭐︎
Idea 2: Scroll Boxes + Pictures + Text
⭐︎ ✧ starry sky ✧ ⭐︎ intro... Hello and welcome to starry sky, a graphics thread where I offer custom covers and code for free! I can make simple covers, vector covers, manip covers, coded threads, and coded playlists, among others. Please note that I'm still a beginner in coding and I only use free tools and resources—such as Canva, Photoscape X, and Pixabay—so I apologize in advance if I don't meet your expectations, hehe.

I'm mostly doing this out of fun, so request away! I like making graphics for other people :D

rules... ✭ Be nice and abide by the Code of Conduct.

Giving credit is a must. If you're using my cover, please credit me (cover by stella_vigo) in the description of your story or in an appropriate part of your book. If you're using my code, please don't remove my watermark.

✭ Thread-hopping is allowed as long as the other designer is okay with it. If you prefer another designer's work, don’t hesitate to let me know.

✭ Don’t steal my graphics. I put a lot of time and effort into making these, no matter how simple they look.

✭ If you unpublish/delete your story, use another cover, or delete your account, I have the right to turn your cover into a premade. This also goes to covers that you end up not choosing if I offer more than one design.

things to note... ✭ Your story doesn't have to be published for you to request a cover.

✭ Though I accept most requests, it's not a guarantee that I will accept yours.

✭ All my code is desktop-friendly, mobile-friendly, light-mode-friendly, and dark-mode-friendly by default.

✭ This shop is only for custom orders. I offer premade covers on the 𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖚𝖗 graphics thread.

✭ Highly-manipulated covers (also known as "manip" covers) are covers that take much more time and editing than simply putting text on a picture. Many fantasy covers can be considered "manip" covers.

✭ I'll always show prototypes before I deliver the final product, whether it be a cover or some code. You're allowed to request a complete redo after I show the prototype, but not after delivery. After delivery, I can only accept reasonable edits.

✭ I can code playlists, but I'd prefer if you tell me what songs you want me to include. I can put my own songs but my music taste is, uh, unconventional to say the least.

payment... Payment is optional. Since I'm very much a novice, I'm doing this for free. If you want, though, you can complete one of the following payments:

✭ One comment each on any three poems from my poetry collection, from the depths of my mind, they flutter free.

✭ One inline comment each on the first three chapters of The Secret Land of Otrâlmondé

✭ Three inline comments on any story from my anthology, First and Final

✭ Three inline comments on one of the following short works: I'm Sorry, Word Paintings, or Missing

form... To copy the form, please click on the icon located in the upper-right corner.

form for covers
<span style="font-size: 1.8vmin; display: block; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans serif; margin: auto; width: 80%; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; border: 3px solid; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0px #8994bc; color: #8994bc; background-color: white;">
<span style="font-size: 3vmin; display: block; letter-spacing: 2.2px; text-align: center; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;">☆ requesting a cover ☆</span>
<span style="font-size:; display: flex; margin: auto;">
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; margin-right: 15px; padding: 10px; background-image: url('https://cdn140.picsart.com/330583801047201.gif?to=crop&type=webp&r=310x310&q=75'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20vmin 20vmin; height: 20vmin; width: 20vmin; background-position: center"></span>
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; width: 75%; padding-right: 10px; height: 20vmin; overflow-y: scroll">
✬ <b>Cover Type (simple/vector/manip/other):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Title:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Subtitle (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Tagline (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Author Name:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Ideas (please be specific):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Genre (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Other (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE
<details><summary>Short Summary (optional)</summary>
(type a short summary of your story below if you want)


</details>
<details><summary>inspo pics (optional)</summary>
(insert inspo pics below if you want)


</details>
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 1vmin; font-family: Garamond; display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; color: #8080a0; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 10px;">⭐︎ ✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧ ⭐︎</span>
</span>
form for code
<span style="font-size: 1.8vmin; display: block; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans serif; margin: auto; width: 80%; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; border: 3px solid; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0px #04097d; color: #04097d; background-color: white">
<span style="font-size: 3vmin; display: block; letter-spacing: 2.2px; text-align: center; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;">★ requesting code ★</span>
<span style="font-size:; display: flex; margin: auto;">
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; margin-right: 15px; padding: 10px; background-image: url('https://cdn73.picsart.com/194513109000202.gif?to=min&r=640'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20vmin 20vmin; height: 20vmin; width: 20vmin; background-position: center"></span>
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; width: 75%; padding-right: 10px; height: 20vmin; overflow-y: scroll">
✪ <b>Code Type (thread/playlist/slideshow/other):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Title:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Subtitle/Tagline (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Ideas (please be specific):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Other (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE
<details><summary>inspo pics (optional)</summary>
(insert inspo pics below)

</details>
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 1vmin; font-family: Garamond; display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; color: #8080a0; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 10px;">⭐︎ ✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧ ⭐︎</span>
</span>
Idea 3: Scroll Boxes Inside Scroll Box + Pictures + Text
⭐︎ ✧ starry sky ✧ ⭐︎ ▼ scroll down to see more ▼ intro... Hello and welcome to starry sky, a graphics thread where I offer custom covers and code for free! I can make simple covers, vector covers, manip covers, coded threads, and coded playlists, among others. Please note that I'm still a beginner in coding and I only use free tools and resources—such as Canva, Photoscape X, and Pixabay—so I apologize in advance if I don't meet your expectations, hehe.

I'm mostly doing this out of fun, so request away! I like making graphics for other people :D

rules... ✭ Be nice and abide by the Code of Conduct.

Giving credit is a must. If you're using my cover, please credit me (cover by stella_vigo) in the description of your story or in an appropriate part of your book. If you're using my code, please don't remove my watermark.

✭ Thread-hopping is allowed as long as the other designer is okay with it. If you prefer another designer's work, don’t hesitate to let me know.

✭ Don’t steal my graphics. I put a lot of time and effort into making these, no matter how simple they look.

✭ If you unpublish/delete your story, use another cover, or delete your account, I have the right to turn your cover into a premade. This also goes to covers that you end up not choosing if I offer more than one design.

things to note... ✭ Your story doesn't have to be published for you to request a cover.

✭ Though I accept most requests, it's not a guarantee that I will accept yours.

✭ All my code is desktop-friendly, mobile-friendly, light-mode-friendly, and dark-mode-friendly by default.

✭ This shop is only for custom orders. I offer premade covers on the 𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖚𝖗 graphics thread.

✭ Highly-manipulated covers (also known as "manip" covers) are covers that take much more time and editing than simply putting text on a picture. Many fantasy covers can be considered "manip" covers.

✭ I'll always show prototypes before I deliver the final product, whether it be a cover or some code. You're allowed to request a complete redo after I show the prototype, but not after delivery. After delivery, I can only accept reasonable edits.

✭ I can code playlists, but I'd prefer if you tell me what songs you want me to include. I can put my own songs but my music taste is, uh, unconventional to say the least.

payment... Payment is optional. Since I'm very much a novice, I'm doing this for free. If you want, though, you can complete one of the following payments:

✭ One comment each on any three poems from my poetry collection, from the depths of my mind, they flutter free.

✭ One inline comment each on the first three chapters of The Secret Land of Otrâlmondé

✭ Three inline comments on any story from my anthology, First and Final

✭ Three inline comments on one of the following short works: I'm Sorry, Word Paintings, or Missing

form... To copy the form, please click on the icon located in the upper-right corner.

form for covers
<span style="font-size: 1.8vmin; display: block; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans serif; margin: auto; width: 80%; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; border: 3px solid; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0px #8994bc; color: #8994bc; background-color: white;">
<span style="font-size: 3vmin; display: block; letter-spacing: 2.2px; text-align: center; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;">☆ requesting a cover ☆</span>
<span style="font-size:; display: flex; margin: auto;">
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; margin-right: 15px; padding: 10px; background-image: url('https://cdn140.picsart.com/330583801047201.gif?to=crop&type=webp&r=310x310&q=75'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20vmin 20vmin; height: 20vmin; width: 20vmin; background-position: center"></span>
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; width: 75%; padding-right: 10px; height: 20vmin; overflow-y: scroll">
✬ <b>Cover Type (simple/vector/manip/other):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Title:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Subtitle (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Tagline (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Author Name:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Ideas (please be specific):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Genre (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✬ <b>Other (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE
<details><summary>Short Summary (optional)</summary>
(type a short summary of your story below if you want)


</details>
<details><summary>inspo pics (optional)</summary>
(insert inspo pics below if you want)


</details>
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 1vmin; font-family: Garamond; display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; color: #8080a0; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 10px;">⭐︎ ✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧ ⭐︎</span>
</span>
form for code
<span style="font-size: 1.8vmin; display: block; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans serif; margin: auto; width: 80%; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; border: 3px solid; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0px #04097d; color: #04097d; background-color: white">
<span style="font-size: 3vmin; display: block; letter-spacing: 2.2px; text-align: center; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;">★ requesting code ★</span>
<span style="font-size:; display: flex; margin: auto;">
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; margin-right: 15px; padding: 10px; background-image: url('https://cdn73.picsart.com/194513109000202.gif?to=min&r=640'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20vmin 20vmin; height: 20vmin; width: 20vmin; background-position: center"></span>
<span style="font-size:; display: inline-block; margin: auto; width: 75%; padding-right: 10px; height: 20vmin; overflow-y: scroll">
✪ <b>Code Type (thread/playlist/slideshow/other):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Title:</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Subtitle/Tagline (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Ideas (please be specific):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE<br>
✪ <b>Other (optional):</b> INSERT TEXT HERE
<details><summary>inspo pics (optional)</summary>
(insert inspo pics below)

</details>
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: 1vmin; font-family: Garamond; display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; color: #8080a0; letter-spacing: 1.2px; margin-bottom: 10px;">⭐︎ ✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧ ⭐︎</span>
</span>
Idea 4: Simple Picture + Scroll Box + Background
Summer Stars: The Playlist
1:15   ━━━|━━━━━━━━   4:27

⇆           ◁     ❚❚     ▷           ↺

now playing: Lost Stars – Adam Levine
Queue: All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Rewrite The Stars – Zac Efron and Zendaya
Jumpy Star – Yuk-cheung Chun, Jeff Li, and Justine Lu
City of Stars – Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
Waltz of the Rising Star – Lionel Yu
Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 – Chopin

⭐︎ ✧ coded by stella_vigo ✧ ⭐︎
Idea 5: Slideshow Style
Retreat Look inside... Edin’s Diary
Retreat Proceed... The contents of this thread are not my thoughts; they are my character's thoughts. In my story, he will be writing down his thoughts and feelings in a diary, and some of its contents will be explicitly revealed. I have not reached that part of the story yet, so I will jot down his entries here for the time being. They may not be in chronological order.

In addition to records of events in his life, expect to read unsent love letters and other musings.
Retreat Enter... You arrive at a familiar castle. The homeowner, your former student, is on a dangerous mission. He will not return for a long time.
Retreat Wander around... It has been a long time since you have last set foot inside.
Retreat Snoop... You find his bedroom.
Retreat Come closer... His diary is on his desk.
His diary is open. Which do you read first?The open page.Flip to the start.
Which of the three ideas should I go for?
  • Idea 1
  • Idea 2
  • Idea 3
  • Idea 4
  • Idea 5
  • Stick to the original post

0 voters

What the heck is Duck Duck Go? XD

Sounds like Pokémon Go, but ducks.

It’s a search engine, like google or bing. Only it is designed for privacy, so doesn’t track all your activity and searches.

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I’ve never heard of it before :open_mouth:

Who is more attractive

  • Adam Driver
  • Wanderlei Silva

0 voters

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Wandy wasn’t a bad looking guy before all the scar tissue. These days he looks like he could use an eyebrow pencil.

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Even when he looked good, he still was called “The Axe-Murder”. Very interesting person, though.

Same here. LOL!

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Would ever consider using a blank computer keyboard?
Like this one:

Summary

  • Yes, I wouldn’t mind using one.
  • Nah, I rather not, because it seems so pointless to me.
  • Maybe, I would try it to see if my memory is actually that good.
  • Wow, I didn’t know that there were blank computer keyboards!
  • Other (explain below)

0 voters

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Half the time I type in the dark anyways, I don’t have a fancy keyboard the lights up at night and most of my writing is done at night. So, it wouldn’t make much difference to me.

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Wow, and also, I need a hard “NO WAY” option XD

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