Rik Lightstar Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I've noticed after a Twitter break the #Warmongers tag on loads of posts, any of you fantastic people able to tell me what it's about? There's no point me asking on Twitter as I only really follow people rather than have anyone follow me. Cheers, Rik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 As far as I can tell it's an unofficial hastag of self description to warhammer fans formed in the lack of an official social media presence from GW. I believe the #warmongers originated among horus heresy players, then spread to the 40k community in general. Rik Lightstar and BitsHammer 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 As far as I can tell it's an unofficial hastag of self description to warhammer fans formed in the lack of an official social media presence from GW. I believe the #warmongers originated among horus heresy players, then spread to the 40k community in general. Thanks Xenith, a lot of the posts (maybe just because of who I follow) seemed to have references to a few of the recent inclusivity* "spats". So I wasn't sure if it was also a solidarity kinda thing. *Inclusivity good, prejudice and exclusion bad, can't see how people can argue that but oh well. Rik Firedrake Cordova and Dark Shepherd 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Yeah, I think Xenith has it. I've mostly seen 30k/Horus Heresy posts with the #warmongers hashtag, so it's definitely something that started with them. :yes: Rik Lightstar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlemad Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I get the impression it's more of a hobby thing, painting and modelling, than gaming but that could well be because twitter/insta/whatever are better for displaying the results than e.g. background or tactics discussion. Rik Lightstar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indefragable Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 What are the #warmonger tagged posts showcasing? If it appears to be units, specifically HQ types then there is a type of HQ in 30k literally called a Warmonger. And it does not (yet) have an official model, so everyone is kitbashing their own. So it may very well be people showing their work off ala #PrimarisChaplain or such. ...but without further context <shrug> Rik Lightstar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 What are the #warmonger tagged posts showcasing? If it appears to be units, specifically HQ types then there is a type of HQ in 30k literally called a Warmonger. And it does not (yet) have an official model, so everyone is kitbashing their own. So it may very well be people showing their work off ala #PrimarisChaplain or such. ...but without further context <shrug> That's where I was getting confused, most of the people I follow on both Twitter and Instagram are either commission painters or people with hobby blogs rather than specifically 40k or Tabletop feeds. It's a pretty diverse group across an admittedly narrow hobby. A quick search #Warmongers on Twitter will show you what I mean. Rik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Its older than the Warmonger profile, i mostly see it around the warhammer youtubers and authors, but then im more likely to be following them :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Has definitely been around for a good amount of time as others have alluded to, and appeared to be a useful hashtag for grouping things amongst likeminded hobbyists. There used to be a bot that retweeted good content from it too - although that may no longer exist. Always handy to use those sorts of tagging functions for searching or sharing! Rik Lightstar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 As someone whose used the tag myself, it's largely a hobby tag used to tag other people with hobby related stuff, most commonly painting and conversion based projects. Though I'm sure it gets used for memes and general hobby questions too. Valkia the Bloody and Gederas 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Does this help? http://www.evilkipper.com/2015/02/an-introduction-to-the-warmongers-twitter-people Valkia the Bloody, Sandlemad, BitsHammer and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Does this help? http://www.evilkipper.com/2015/02/an-introduction-to-the-warmongers-twitter-people Most helpful indeed! Rik Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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