The difference between reposting and reblogging
Hi! If you’re new to Tumblr and you’re just starting to post stuff, there’s something you should know. People work very hard to create all those pictures, gifs, and pieces of art that you love so much. And so, after they’ve created stuff, they like to be given credit when those images appear on other people’s blogs.
If you’re posting stuff that other people made, you should be respectful of the people who make the stuff you like (thereby encouraging them to make even more!). The way to show them respect is to not post anything without an attribution that gives credit to the person who made it, because otherwise it looks like you are claiming you made the image yourself, and that’s not polite. Posting something like this, not giving credit to the person who made it, is called reposting, and it’s considered rude.
The best way to post the images you like while showing respect to the people who made them is by reblogging things from within Tumblr. To do this, you look at a Tumblr post you like and look for a little symbol with two arrows forming a little circle or rectangle (what this looks like and where it’s located varies depending on which Tumblr theme is being used). If you click that symbol with the arrows, you will reblog the post, and it will appear in your blog with a clear indication of where it came from. Unlike reposting, reblogging makes content creators very happy, because their work is being appreciated and spread to a wider audience, and they are being given credit. So reblog all you like, and the world will be filled with peace, harmony, and mutual respect.
This has been a public service announcement. Feel free to reblog it to spread the word.
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