How to Find the Latest Posts on “I am Scum ... and so are you”

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To find the newest content on I am Scum … and so are you (iamscum.wordpress.com), open the site’s home page first and look for the most recent dated entry; the available page evidence shows a post headed “もしもし” with the line “Yabai desu ne.” and dates reading “1. January 0001” and “23. December 2024.” Treat the December 2024 date as the practical recency signal and the “0001” date as a placeholder rather than a real publication date, then use the archive and feed routes below to confirm whether anything newer exists.

What the page itself shows

The site is a WordPress.com blog titled “I am Scum … and so are you.” Its visible heading is the same title, with a secondary heading “もしもし” and an excerpt containing Japanese text plus the romanized phrase “Yabai desu ne.” The page evidence lists an author name, “ivwnx,” alongside the two dates above.

Two cautions follow from that:

  • The Japanese heading and excerpt indicate at least some content is in Japanese, so the newest post may not be in English.
  • A date of “1. January 0001” is not a credible publication date. It most likely reflects a placeholder, an import artifact, or a theme quirk. Judge freshness by the 23 December 2024 date instead.

Step-by-step: locate the newest post

  1. Open the home page. Go to https://iamscum.wordpress.com. On most WordPress.com blogs the front page lists posts in reverse-chronological order, so the top entry is normally the newest.
  2. Read the date under the top entry. Compare it with 23 December 2024. A later date means newer content exists; the same date means the December 2024 post is still the latest visible one.
  3. Check the post title and byline. Confirm you are looking at a post rather than a static page; posts carry dates and author names, pages often do not.
  4. Open the post itself. Click the title to view the full entry and its comment area, which can show whether readers are still engaging.
  5. Try the archive view. WordPress.com blogs commonly expose a monthly archive at a path like /YYYY/MM/ (for example, /2024/12/) and a date-based archive widget in the sidebar or footer. If the theme shows an archive list, the newest month at the top is your quickest confirmation.
  6. Try the feed. Append /feed/ to the site address to request the RSS feed. A feed reader will show item dates in order and is the most reliable way to see whether anything was published after December 2024.
  7. Check the follow option. WordPress.com sites often include a Follow button or email subscription box; the site’s metadata mentions “subscription,” so a follow control may exist. Subscribing is the practical way to learn about future posts without re-checking manually.

Expected result: after steps 1–3 you should know the date of the most recent visible post; after steps 5–6 you should know whether that date is truly the latest or merely the latest on the front page.

How to judge whether the site is still active

Signal What to look for How to read it
Top post date Date under the first entry on the home page Later than 23 Dec 2024 = newer activity; equal = no newer visible post
Archive months Monthly archive list in sidebar/footer A month after December 2024 appearing = publishing continued
RSS feed items Dated items in /feed/ Feed item dates are the cleanest recency check
Comments Comment threads on recent posts Recent reader comments suggest the blog is still visited, not necessarily updated
Author byline “ivwnx” on recent entries Consistent byline suggests a single-author blog; a change may indicate a new contributor

A single old date does not by itself prove the blog is abandoned. Small personal WordPress.com blogs often go quiet for long stretches and then resume, and a theme or import problem can hide or distort dates, as the “0001” entry shows.

Common snags

  • The “0001” date confuses sorting. If a post carries a placeholder date, it may appear out of order or at the bottom of a date-sorted list. Ignore it when judging recency.
  • The front page may be a static page. Some WordPress.com themes show a fixed welcome page instead of the post stream. In that case look for a “Posts,” “Blog,” or “Home” link in the menu, or go straight to /feed/.
  • Language mismatch. Headings and excerpts mix Japanese and English, so a newest post may look unfamiliar if you expected English only.
  • No visible archive widget. Not every theme displays archives. The /YYYY/MM/ URL pattern and the feed are the fallbacks.
  • Private or restricted visibility. If the site or a post is set to private, you may see less than a logged-in follower would; the evidence here does not establish the site’s visibility settings, so do not assume full public access.

Practical takeaway

Start at the home page, read the date on the top post, and compare it with 23 December 2024. Then confirm with the monthly archive or the /feed/ address. If nothing is newer, the December 2024 entry headed “もしもし” is the latest content the site currently shows, and following the blog is the simplest way to catch the next post.