so i have a mildly popular âreblog and put in in the tagsâ post going around and its. very clear how many people donât know how to interact with a tumblr post
so, first of all, tumblrâs culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. thereâs a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. thereâs also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you havenât been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.
for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. youâve probably heard people talk about âcultivating your dash,â and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into itâs best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content youâll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the âsee posts your friends have likedâ function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings â general settings â dashboard preferences).
so, once youâve reblogged a post, thereâs three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations
the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and theyâre still used for this), but theyâve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that arenât funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags
replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they donât pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. itâs for quick one-offs that youâre okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. theyâre like a public dm
reblog with text: an outside voice. youâre getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure itâs funny or insightfulâ bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least
when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it. Â
the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug
if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me whatâs the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tagsÂ
also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! itâs that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artistâs day
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