My old person trait is that I think a website should work in a web browser and not try to open an app
Also don’t say unalive (or other tiktok mannerisms), make your likes & following list private. We don’t do that shit here. We do reblogs.
Also you can turn anon off for asks! You can also pin a post to your blog!
You’re not an influencer. You’re just some blog. Follow count doesn’t matter here. No one cares.
girls be like . ooh new bruise
don't think people understand how to interact with popular people or corporations coming to tumblr
if it's a single person, be annoying. that's what we did with alex jones, and he quit after a week. we can do that to popular youtubers who try and move to tumblr. send those people kkp and stupid shit
this will not work on corporations and companies!! they are not people who get annoyed. they are faceless organizations that see any interaction as positive. remember when sony posted those stupid three frame gifs to promote their movies and no one gave a shit an then they left? and now after they left we constantly reblog "electros power cannot be contained"? the only reason sony left is because no one gave a shit about what they were posting until after they left
so when companies like duolingo and shit try and come to tumblr, trying to kkp them will not work. it will only make them more popular.
send kkp to dream and callmecarson or other white youtuber boys I can't remember the names of. do not send kkp to Wendy's.
Can I ask you a question? Have you ever been forced to wait hours in a crowded ticket queue with 2000+ people ahead of you? And then you got booted out too? Then what did you do?
full offense but i need intimacy soon or i’ll collapse maybe
i hope november treats u so kindly. i hope u can experience beautiful moments and take care of urself, sending u so much love 💌
this website has just recently become tolerable (aka the best its been in a long time) and I don’t think we should sit idly by and let the entire ecosystem get fucked just bc twitter isn’t fun for them anymore. i’m not even trying to be dramatic. if more big names do come here and try and treat it like twitter 2.0 then there will be changes. public follower counts. more ads. changes to the dashboard. its less about not wanting celebrities on here, more about not wanting this site to succumb to what has ruined so many other platforms
concept: we have no responsibilities and spend the entire day cuddling and making out in bed
Okay fuck it if this post reaches 666k notes by the end of 2023 I'll practise basic self care
Why 666k? Because it's funny and impossible so good fucking luck
little miss obsessed with love but doesn't believe it will happen to her
sending love and warmth to everyone feeling uncomfortable, upset, fatigued, lonely, ignored, hurt or lost today. whatever it is, it has no choice but to pass. in the meantime, it’s okay to not be the strong one for once.
Okay so musky bought Twitter, so we can probably expect some new tumblr people to crop up. I’d just like to say some words.
Please use the app as it is supposed to be used. Know that the algorithm here does not exist like other sites. This means that you create or follow the content you want to see, you share the content you want others to see. No one will be stalking your likes even if you have them public. Reblogs are the way to go. If you feel awkward reblogging, get used to it or go somewhere else. Reblogs are ALWAYS appreciated unless otherwise explicitly stated.
Also. You may not be used to this, but tumblr blogs are so fun and super customizable. You are highly encouraged to do this, because most tumblr users will block blank blogs / not-customized blogs on sight. Have fun getting to know the freedom of having a whole website to customize for yourself! Or 100! Side blogs are fun for that too!
Or you can just leave the theme as is and just have a different pfp / header just like anywhere else. No one will judge you.
TLDR; reblog posts you like, customize your blog, interact with the communities you’re entering. Otherwise, you may find that you’ll be blocked seemingly at random.
If you have any questions about how anything works, ask!!! If no one else is gonna answer, I will 🤷 welcome to tumblr
So, I’ve seen a ton of Twitter users talking about making and sharing their new tumblr blogs, to escape Elon Musk’s “anti censorship” bullshittery. First of all: welcome! I know it’s looking bleak over there; especially for trans people. But, now that you’re here, I’m here to tell you all about tumblr etiquette, how this website works, and how it’s different from Twitter. Because you can’t come onto here acting like it’s Twitter, lest The Beast get to you.
First, here are a small handful of tips!
Your likes and following are automatically set to public. You can make them private in your settings!
You can block tags from the settings, too.
There are lots of bots on here. If you’re not careful, you could be mistaken for one! The main way you can avoid this is changing your icon and header from the defaults.
You can queue and schedule posts so that your account posts throughout the day.
Now, let’s talk tumblr etiquette and how it’s different from Twitter. You’re a tumblr user now! It’s time to start acting like it!
Don’t just like posts. They don’t increase visibility whatsoever. The way that you can help posts that you like is reblogging them to your blog. Especially for art!
We don’t say “oomfs” or “oomfies”. Just “mutuals” is fine, thanks!
Adding onto a post with pointless comments is frowned upon. If all you have to say it “this is so true,” or something else to that effect, you should put that in the tags of your reblog.
Most people don’t have carrds or rentries on here. Some of us do, but it’s not an obligation like it is for Twitter.
Similarly, we don’t censor words like “die” and “death”. Posts about wanting to brutally murder people in power go viral all the time, and it’s completely allowed. I’m serious! Enjoy your newfound freedom!
Blocking isn’t a big deal here. Get rid of any weird notion you have that morality is linked to blocking certain people.
But lastly, and most importantly:
Drop your discourse at the door.
If you try to post about most of the things that Twitter users discourse about, you will be laughed off the site. Especially LGBT+ discourse. Posts actively mocking topics of Twitter discourse go viral on here regularly.
Tumblr has healed since its discourse-ridden days, and it’s now very chill. For a lot of us, it’s the last pleasant social media site left, so don’t ruin it.
Here is a list of discourse-related things that tumblr users don’t do:
We don’t do callout posts, unless it’s something actually serious (like that one blog that had a human slave).
Everything that you heard on Twitter was “exclusive” to certain LGBT+ groups is used by just about everyone on here. Bi women use the double venus symbol on here. You’ll just have to learn to live with that.
In particular, I want to emphasize how much we don’t do flag discourse. To the point that somebody caring about flag discourse of any kind is how we tend to identify an ex-Twitter user.
On here, you will never have to see another slur discourse post again, unless you actively seek it out.
You’re free.
You’re welcome. And enjoy your time on here!
one thing about me is that i am always on this fucking website
having someone you can tell every detail of your day to without feeling like you are being clingy or boring is such a great feeling
"i like having you around" is one of the loveliest things someone can say
washing your face is actually multi tasking because you are also washing your hands and forearms and shirt and countertop and feet and floor and hair
POV: You're about to discover something important just happened in the world
1989 girlies really won with this album
the way maroon is just an appendix of red where she’s explaining in detail exactly how loving him was red and i am entirely and utterly obsessed with it
Me in my paper rings era WHEN
what if when people blaze their selfies we all just decide to be really nice. we gas them up and give them nice compliments like we are all bffs at a sleepover painting our nails and kicking our feet. would that be so hard. to be nice. at the very least comment like a supportive but out-of-touch grandma on facebook
i only like grape tomatoes
i am begging you all to stop treating this site like instagram if you dont want it to be content free by next year