Brother I’m Going To Be Honest With You. I Don’t Give A Fuck If He’s “redeemable” Or Not. What

sorry for disappearing and not replying to anything just as i was getting to know all yall moots, i moved to a new city and fell in love all in less than a week so it hit me like quite a fucking truck

I'm not dead, and I'll be back here soon

im guilty of having those huge blanks everywhere, but I like it in other fics so i kept it that way (safer to have too much blank space than something too wall-of-text-y was the reasoning), if any of my readers are here do tell which version (small or big paragraph break) you prefer 🖤

StripAllEmpties: Remove extra blank paragraphs from AO3 works

When you're reading on AO3, you may encounter fanworks that have lots of empty space between each paragraph.

AO3's help text (select the question mark at the top of the main text field when posting or editing a work) says this:

If you have two blank lines in a row between paragraphs, we will add extra whitespace in for you (with <p>&nbsp;</p>).

The site can't tell the difference between when a creator intends to add extra spaces (some people use blank paragraphs as scene break markers, instead of the <hr /> line code or text symbols) and when they do it by accident. Which means that there are a lot of AO3 works with unintentionally large spacing that can be hard to read, especially on mobile.

AO3's Unofficial Browser Tools FAQ links to the StripEmpties bookmarklet by carene-waterman as a solution for readers who dislike these empty spaces. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on all fics. This is because StripEmpties looks for the code <p>&nbsp;</p> (a paragraph containing a single non-breaking space) – and nothing but this code. Which means if there's an empty paragraph with two spaces in it, or one that's actually made up of a bunch of line breaks, those paragraphs won't get hidden.

That's why I made my own version of the StripEmpties bookmarklet. This one looks for paragraphs that contain nothing but whitespace – regular spaces ( ), non-breaking spaces (&nbsp;), empty line breaks (<br />), etc. – and hides them from view temporarily.

This is the code for what I'm calling the StripAllEmpties bookmarklet:

javascript: void(function (){var paragraphs = document.querySelectorAll('#workskin p');for (const para of paragraphs){if (!/\S/.test(para.innerText)){para.style.display = 'none'}}})();

Bookmarklets can be used on any browser or device. To add a bookmarklet to your browser, the easiest way I've found is to create a new browser bookmark of any random page (by selecting the bookmark/star/heart/etc. icon on your browser) and then edit the bookmark to replace the URL with the bookmarklet code. (You should also change the name of the bookmarklet too.) Save your changes, and you're done!

You can use the bookmarklet by going to any AO3 work, opening your bookmarks folder, and selecting the StripAllEmpties bookmarklet. If there were any blank paragraphs in the work, they will now be removed.

The bookmarklet's effect is temporary. If you want to bring the spaces back, all you have to do is refresh the page.

I hope this helps! Happy reading.

love it - it makes so much sense

Every time Sean Astin makes a statement on whether or not Sam and Frodo were indeed gay for each other in lord of the rings he’s always like “well we have to acknowledge that attitudes around sexuality have changed dramatically over the past several decades and since authorial intent is only up to speculation, the story is open to multiple readings, some of which might have different significances for different groups of people also they kiss on the lips because I said so”

Hey rarepair shippers, I'm about to change your lives.

The AO3 Primary Ship Search add-on for Firefox (it's called AO3 First Tag Search for Chrome) adds this little checkbox to the AO3 advanced search page

And if you check the box, the search only returns fics where the pairing you entered is the first one tagged. This is better than the otp:true operator imo because it will show fics with secondary/background pairings too as long as your preferred ship is the main one.

You can even use the add-on in Firefox or Kiwi browser on Android mobile.

Have fun 😘

(more ao3 tips here)

Tag who you want to catch up with / get to know better !

Tagged by @hippodameia thank you so much!!

Last song: Champagne & Sunshine by PLVTINUM, Tarro (i love the singing of approximately the second verse but i don't like the end so i always replay the beginning) [ps: yours is sooo good]

Last film: was interrupted in the middle of The Two Towers

Currently reading: I was in between books! I just finished The Spears Of Jerusalem by George Bordonove (about the Crusades and King Baldwin IV, which i did like but some parts were seriously weird -women written by men stereotype, no need to elaborate-, ps: wondering if historical romance, even if published, if about a real person, counts as xOC fanfic, bc i've read all of the romance ao3 has to offer about this king already so how is this book any different?), and was planning to read A Splendid Ruin next, by Megan Chance, but lotr is also ever-ongoing

Currently Watching: Outlander, i like it! but the violence made me cover my eyes

Current Obsession: my ao3 WIP, i'm knee-deep in the outline doc (Witch-King fanfic)

Tagging without pressure: @konartiste @eyredragneel @diet-cokette @thewitchkingiscool-ace @destinyeternity1 @burgerkingpiccolo @horsewithaface @uvanym

I'm dying omg

you're all very good and nice but I'll stick to the Shire, respectfully

"must first priority to be that it can't be [etc]"

- gem found in my notes for the fic

love the idea !! my account is very new so here is the little team: @hippodameia @diet-cokette (bc second account) @destinyeternity1 and you @thewitchkingiscool-ace ^^

🖤🖤🖤

Omg guys the LotR tag is trending :DDD

New tag game: tag all of the lotr/the hobbit mutuals you have

LOTR FANS I SUMMON YOU

@bilbo-baggins-is-a-fcking-vibe @unethicallypleistocene @hobbitwrangler @horsewithaface @local-pirate-king @solidorange69 @kylobith @am0o5 @frodothefair @raccooninmycabbages @lowopacityelrondpussy @friendofthefellowship @bookworm-with-coffee @deadlymistletoe @unicornslayerofd000m @spookylolbit @mairon-the-admirable @goblincoreinfp @melkor-the-first-dark-lord @mrfrodosstuff @bambino1294 @brigwife

yet again, more useless statistics. love it.

on my way to rewatch lotr bc I have once again experienced a minor inconvenience

My toxic trait is rewatching lord of the rings whenever there’s a minor inconvenience in life