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zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Aug 24

💟short praises & kind advice: zinepraise.straw.page
💌long praises & kind advice: www.tumblr.com/new/ask/zine...

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · 17d

(please tell us if we tagged the wrong zine account! we assumed from the names and emoji and a previous praise)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · 17d

zine praises #48 🫶
💖 "I really appreciate how communicative and helpful the @kaelucfanzine.bsky.social mods have been! They are so flexible with options and have great feedback, I really feel like part of a team! 🌙☀️"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · 18d

zine praises #47 🫶
💖 "a wonderful day and big forehead kiss to all the zines that also work with emails and let you opt out of discord, thank you so much!"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · 19d

zine praises #46 🫶
💖 "it warms my heart to see people host and participate in free zines out of passion :)"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 9

zine praises #45 🫶
💖 "Mod Nuanyang does some of the most amazing graphics and layouts I have ever seen! You know the formatting is gonna be good when he's on the team!"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

I just want mods in general to know that I appreciate the time and effort they put into organizing these projects to bring something positive into the art and fandom communities!" (9/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

I know there are so many more I could highlight, but I just wanted to point out a handful for now, as I know this is getting long (my bad). But I just wanted to thank these mods for the projects they've done, and hopefully future projects they'll contribute to :D (8/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

I worked on several of their tarot projects, and every time is just HYPE from start to finish. I SCRAMBLE to get my app in when I see them open a project that I can participate in, I do not play, I love their projects so much <3 (7/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

cunningAesthete and Snowleopardferret (honestly, the whole Catstealers/Cat's Tarot Team zine team, sometimes they rotate who is on the mod team I think???) Either way, that group is top tier. (6/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

-Miniyuna is a SWEETHEART <3 so encouraging, supportive, and very candid on their plans and
organization.

-VeloxVoid, ilu <3 Wonderful mod, friendly, organized, great on feedback, and always glad to see you on a mod team :3c (5/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

-Nisnow. Protect them, for they have saved some of the Pokemon zines I have participated in from crashing and burning <3 And I love that they are very on top of sharing production updates, and letting us know of any date changes for shipping and production processes. (4/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

-Lucy (of cmykae) is fantastic. Blunt, straight to the point, but very on top of things for the project. Always hosting fun speed runs, rngs, and original content zines. Highly recommend trying on of their projects (3/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

-Nini (part of .zines) is a treasure, I always love working on their projects. Super friendly, quick to answer questions, and just all around fantastic! <3 (2/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 8

zine praises #44 🫶
💖 "Not praising a specific zine, but I wanted to show some love to some mods I've always enjoyed working with in my extensive zine participation. If I see them on the mod team, I'm more inclined to apply: (1/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 7

zine praises #43 🫶
💖 "shoutout to @/coopzine (on tumblr) for being a hardworking, under appreciated zine for chicken lovers!"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 7

zine praises #42 🫶
💖 "My favorite part of zines is seeing the buyer and contributors reactions to their bundles. The meticulous way they go through the package, trying to preserve it for as long as possible. It's so wholesome and sweet. Every day of stress and effort is paid back as love."

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 6

zine praises #41 🫶
💖 "Huge shoutout to the @sanji-zine.bsky.social team for managing like 800 or something orders, that's so much and you guys are doing great!!!"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 6

zine praises #40 🫶
💖 "Ceylon has been such a great mod to work with!! Every project with her has such great energy."

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 5

zine praises #39 🫶
💖 "Zine mod here I love my contributors they're the coolest 🫶"

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

And more! We recommend looking at zine hashtags and going through tagged RT accounts on any social media of your preference.

Happy reading and creating 💘
(9/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mod Network — modnetwork.tumblr.com
ZineTown — @zinetown.bsky.social
atozines — @atozines.bsky.social
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A community for moderators of collaborative projects

modnetwork.tumblr.com

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

Most of them have Discord Servers to join with more information, discussions and spaces to ask for help, guidance or suggestions, too!
Some of the most active and known servers include: (7/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

Additionally, there are multiple accounts on Tumblr, Bluesky and Twitter that provide a space and community for anyone interested in creating, buying and/or contributing to zines! (6/9)

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

inky-thoughts.tumblr.com/post/1721723... — a general post covering different points and steps regarding organisation. (5/9)

inky-thoughts.tumblr.com

zine praise @zinepraise.bsky.social · Sep 4

docs.google.com/document/d/1... — a summarised "Zine FAQ" document about various common zine questions ranging from creating your portfolio to zine preparations to modding and contributing. (4/9)

Welcome to our zine town zine FAQ! This is an open source document to help members of our server with common questions regarding zines! Feel free to write questions or answers below. Please keep forma...

docs.google.com