MajoraZ
@majoraz.bsky.social
Mesoamerican history-archeology enthusiast/consulting; Pokken; Halo, Digimon, Gash/Zatch Bell, DBZ, Sonic Adventure 2, Asura's Wrath, JJBA & G Gundam, Copyright reformist
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With that volume, do some emails sent to ANN get missed?
A month ago I pitched some articles, following the FAQ guidelines, and only got what looked like a automated noreply response, and I haven't been sure if I should follow up or not (It's possible/understandable y'all just weren't interested!)
A month ago I pitched some articles, following the FAQ guidelines, and only got what looked like a automated noreply response, and I haven't been sure if I should follow up or not (It's possible/understandable y'all just weren't interested!)
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
With that volume, do some emails sent to ANN get missed?
A month ago I pitched some articles, following the FAQ guidelines, and only got what looked like a automated noreply response, and I haven't been sure if I should follow up or not (It's possible/understandable y'all just weren't interested!)
A month ago I pitched some articles, following the FAQ guidelines, and only got what looked like a automated noreply response, and I haven't been sure if I should follow up or not (It's possible/understandable y'all just weren't interested!)
I would like to point out that even if much of the Americas in EU5 isn't pop-less, just state-less, that's not necessarily correct.
For example, the only listed/state playable Mississippian polity is around Cahokia, when there should be dozens of others across the Eastern US at the time.
For example, the only listed/state playable Mississippian polity is around Cahokia, when there should be dozens of others across the Eastern US at the time.
November 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I would like to point out that even if much of the Americas in EU5 isn't pop-less, just state-less, that's not necessarily correct.
For example, the only listed/state playable Mississippian polity is around Cahokia, when there should be dozens of others across the Eastern US at the time.
For example, the only listed/state playable Mississippian polity is around Cahokia, when there should be dozens of others across the Eastern US at the time.
Please increase the character limit and image resolution limit, this is by far the main obstacle I have to using bluesky regularly, I would even happily pay for something that gives me, say, a 4000 character limit rather then the 250 it is now
It's impossible to be detailed or nuanced currently
It's impossible to be detailed or nuanced currently
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Please increase the character limit and image resolution limit, this is by far the main obstacle I have to using bluesky regularly, I would even happily pay for something that gives me, say, a 4000 character limit rather then the 250 it is now
It's impossible to be detailed or nuanced currently
It's impossible to be detailed or nuanced currently
Due to the character limit here, I wouldn't get your hopes up of me posting frequently, keep in mind.
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Due to the character limit here, I wouldn't get your hopes up of me posting frequently, keep in mind.
Aaaand I'm suspended there again! 😅
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Aaaand I'm suspended there again! 😅
Hello, I do posts on Mesoamerican history and archeology, and I was wondering if we could speak over DMs regarding potential photo usage permissions/licensing of your photos of this?
I'd really love to potentially get them up on Wikimedia, in particular, and i'd be happy to compensate you for that!
I'd really love to potentially get them up on Wikimedia, in particular, and i'd be happy to compensate you for that!
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Hello, I do posts on Mesoamerican history and archeology, and I was wondering if we could speak over DMs regarding potential photo usage permissions/licensing of your photos of this?
I'd really love to potentially get them up on Wikimedia, in particular, and i'd be happy to compensate you for that!
I'd really love to potentially get them up on Wikimedia, in particular, and i'd be happy to compensate you for that!
How do they handle the Copyright of their documentation efforts?
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
How do they handle the Copyright of their documentation efforts?
I think in practice we've seen that Twitter, Bluesky, etc isn't used for "microblogging", it's replaced forums and message boards as a major communication and new sharing ecosystem. It's frankly irresponsible to manage them yet design them in a way structurally enabling of toxicity and reductiveness
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I think in practice we've seen that Twitter, Bluesky, etc isn't used for "microblogging", it's replaced forums and message boards as a major communication and new sharing ecosystem. It's frankly irresponsible to manage them yet design them in a way structurally enabling of toxicity and reductiveness
I don't think "the purpose of the site is to force people to remove nuance, overgeneralize, and be inflammatory" is a good sell
Encouraging people to be concise is one thing, but 300 characters is just not enough to talk about things beyond a millimeter of depth. I even already hit the limit here!
Encouraging people to be concise is one thing, but 300 characters is just not enough to talk about things beyond a millimeter of depth. I even already hit the limit here!
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I don't think "the purpose of the site is to force people to remove nuance, overgeneralize, and be inflammatory" is a good sell
Encouraging people to be concise is one thing, but 300 characters is just not enough to talk about things beyond a millimeter of depth. I even already hit the limit here!
Encouraging people to be concise is one thing, but 300 characters is just not enough to talk about things beyond a millimeter of depth. I even already hit the limit here!
Please offer a method to have an extended character limit, 300 characters is not enough to be nuanced when discussing complex topics
Also, increase the image resolution limit!
Also, increase the image resolution limit!
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Please offer a method to have an extended character limit, 300 characters is not enough to be nuanced when discussing complex topics
Also, increase the image resolution limit!
Also, increase the image resolution limit!
Related:
bsky.app/profile/majo...
I will note though that the Mesoamericans and Andeans did have some contact which wasn't totally diluted by being so indirect, in that there was trade between Ecuador and West Mexico via coastal naval routes
bsky.app/profile/majo...
I will note though that the Mesoamericans and Andeans did have some contact which wasn't totally diluted by being so indirect, in that there was trade between Ecuador and West Mexico via coastal naval routes
An image I like to use when trying to explain that Mesoamerica and the Andes were separate largely unrelated regions
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Related:
bsky.app/profile/majo...
I will note though that the Mesoamericans and Andeans did have some contact which wasn't totally diluted by being so indirect, in that there was trade between Ecuador and West Mexico via coastal naval routes
bsky.app/profile/majo...
I will note though that the Mesoamericans and Andeans did have some contact which wasn't totally diluted by being so indirect, in that there was trade between Ecuador and West Mexico via coastal naval routes
If you'd be comfortable having your photos available with a CC BY or CC BY-SA license, you should consider uploading them to Wikimedia
I do posts on Mesoamerican history/archeology, work with Youtubers etc and having more material that's usable is always very helpful, especially CC BY images
I do posts on Mesoamerican history/archeology, work with Youtubers etc and having more material that's usable is always very helpful, especially CC BY images
October 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If you'd be comfortable having your photos available with a CC BY or CC BY-SA license, you should consider uploading them to Wikimedia
I do posts on Mesoamerican history/archeology, work with Youtubers etc and having more material that's usable is always very helpful, especially CC BY images
I do posts on Mesoamerican history/archeology, work with Youtubers etc and having more material that's usable is always very helpful, especially CC BY images
As someone who keeps up with Mesoamerican history/archeology, most researchers didn't think the Spanish made the skull rack up, they thought they exaggerated it's size
And they did: The excavated rack had ~16,000 skulls vs Duran claiming it had 80,000 or Andres de Tapia claiming it held 136,000
And they did: The excavated rack had ~16,000 skulls vs Duran claiming it had 80,000 or Andres de Tapia claiming it held 136,000
October 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
As someone who keeps up with Mesoamerican history/archeology, most researchers didn't think the Spanish made the skull rack up, they thought they exaggerated it's size
And they did: The excavated rack had ~16,000 skulls vs Duran claiming it had 80,000 or Andres de Tapia claiming it held 136,000
And they did: The excavated rack had ~16,000 skulls vs Duran claiming it had 80,000 or Andres de Tapia claiming it held 136,000
An image I like to use when trying to explain that Mesoamerica and the Andes were separate largely unrelated regions
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An image I like to use when trying to explain that Mesoamerica and the Andes were separate largely unrelated regions
...would you happen to know more about that/this?
I wasn't expecting it to be as vibrant as the 1:1 replica at the site museum, but I thought it was as bright still as the Margherita phase structures?
I wasn't expecting it to be as vibrant as the 1:1 replica at the site museum, but I thought it was as bright still as the Margherita phase structures?
October 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
...would you happen to know more about that/this?
I wasn't expecting it to be as vibrant as the 1:1 replica at the site museum, but I thought it was as bright still as the Margherita phase structures?
I wasn't expecting it to be as vibrant as the 1:1 replica at the site museum, but I thought it was as bright still as the Margherita phase structures?
I saw this recently and was confused by how dull the paint on the Rosalila was, I was under the impression that the paint was almost entirely intact and vibrant?
Someone else told me that Copan's denizens covered it with stucco when building over it, though that contradicts what I thought too...
Someone else told me that Copan's denizens covered it with stucco when building over it, though that contradicts what I thought too...
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I saw this recently and was confused by how dull the paint on the Rosalila was, I was under the impression that the paint was almost entirely intact and vibrant?
Someone else told me that Copan's denizens covered it with stucco when building over it, though that contradicts what I thought too...
Someone else told me that Copan's denizens covered it with stucco when building over it, though that contradicts what I thought too...
I have long considered making a blog or a Youtube channel (well, I have one, even partner status, but I don't use it), but so far I haven't done so
This is making me really consider starting one.
This is making me really consider starting one.
October 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I have long considered making a blog or a Youtube channel (well, I have one, even partner status, but I don't use it), but so far I haven't done so
This is making me really consider starting one.
This is making me really consider starting one.
...the @support account, explaining that I did great educational posts, got erroneously suspended, and that Twitter support should unsuspend my account, both so people know what happened and in case that helps with my appeal.
October 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
...the @support account, explaining that I did great educational posts, got erroneously suspended, and that Twitter support should unsuspend my account, both so people know what happened and in case that helps with my appeal.
Hey, could you shoot me a message, assuming this is the same wikiooc as on Twitter?
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Hey, could you shoot me a message, assuming this is the same wikiooc as on Twitter?
That doesn't change the quote being bad
Nintendo, Sony, etc are still responsible for the status quo where consumers can't just buy old games in stores because they sued and lobbied against emulation being normalized
See Frank Cifaldi's GDC talks
Nintendo, Sony, etc are still responsible for the status quo where consumers can't just buy old games in stores because they sued and lobbied against emulation being normalized
See Frank Cifaldi's GDC talks
October 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
That doesn't change the quote being bad
Nintendo, Sony, etc are still responsible for the status quo where consumers can't just buy old games in stores because they sued and lobbied against emulation being normalized
See Frank Cifaldi's GDC talks
Nintendo, Sony, etc are still responsible for the status quo where consumers can't just buy old games in stores because they sued and lobbied against emulation being normalized
See Frank Cifaldi's GDC talks