Bot accounts and Real people with accounts.
I’m pretty sure the tumblr community is well aware of this problem and probably loads of other people have already made posts about this, so I’ll keep it brief.
So recently blogs like this keep appearing in my followers list (these are recent ones)
Now when you get a spam blogs or p*rn bots you’re supposed to blog them. But some these blogs are actual people who are new on tumblr and have the default icon, so you’re supposed to check before who block them. But here’s the problem…
some of these blogs don’t have anything. No posts, No description, No title. So you’re gonna automatically assume that these are spam and block them.
Now I hate fact that some of these blogs belong to actual people and I’ve been blocking and reporting on blogs like these for the past few days, and that they’re probably wondering why there being blocked or reported. ( sorry to the people who own blogs like these that I blocked you)
So a couple of tips for new blogs on this site,
1.You could change the title (a catchphrase, a favorite quote, a random sentence etc.) or type small description, or whatever random stuff you like!
2. You could change the your avator or icon (it be a picture of you, a cartoon, again it’s your choice do whatever)
3.If you’re not planning to frequently post stuff and just sign in to check out other people’s stuff, just put a put a post something like this just to show you’re new here.(again u can write down anything)
if you’re reading this and new to this website I hope you found these suggestions useful and should stop you from getting blocked immediately. Happy posting.
I’m rebloging this because I’ve been getting more empty, default looking accounts following me again. And this me again telling you to change it.
If you’ve followed me and wondered why you got blocked, this is why. Please pleaseee change something on your blog
Found this post in the wild, but thought I'd add my two cents.
My little sister and I have each other on every platform we share.
Pinterest? Follow.
Steam? Friends.
Mobile games with community elements? Friends.
When I found out she had a Tumblr obviously the first thing I did was get her URL. Partially to judge her (big sister rights) and to check her profile.
The second I saw she was still on default I immediately told her to personalise her page. She asked why and argued that she's more a lurker than a poster, that's perfectly fine and I told her as such, but I also warned her that anyone she follows might assume she's a bot when they see the default appearance. Which could lead to her account getting reported and potentially banned.
She took my advice and her page, while still devoid of posts, does look like an actual user profile.
Please, if you're an actual person behind a lurk account, personalise your page. Taking two minutes to change the colours and add some pizzazz might seem pointless, but it will help you in the long run. Especially if you never plan on posting.
