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Letâs see... I watched TFA in September 2016 and made a blog in early October of that year. The blogâs still up, but I abandoned it that December. I kept up with the fandom though (which is why I remember the wonderful gates and discourse) and then I made my blog @rey-fucking-lo in July of 2017. So pretty much exactly a year as of this month, to answer your question.
Are you new to the Reylo fandom? Are you extremely overwhelmed or nervous about posting because you donât know how to tag? Donât worry, weâve all been there, and itâs not as daunting as you may think. Letâs get you tagging.
This post was made on October 23rd, 2017, and it refers to the current Tumblr updates on Desktop. I donât know if this will change anytime soon, but if it does I will try to update this guide. Please reblog so the newer Reylos will see this, and please check out our other stuff! (Guide under the cut)
About tagging on Tumblr:
Tagging on Tumblr used to be very different, but now that itâs changed, it hasnât been for the better. Previously, only the first five tags showed up in the searches, the rest being for sorting on your blog. For example, If I wrote out these tags
Only the first five tags would show up in searches.
Now, though, every single tag will show up in a search, which means if your 10th tag is âLuke Sk/walkerâ* because heâs only vaguely mentioned and you want to sort him on your blog, then everyone looking in the search will also see it.
This can be good for publicity, but it also means that content you donât want to see will also show up in your tags.
*More explanation on why his name was censored up next.
How to tag:
Now that we covered how tagging works, we can move on to how (and how not to) tag. Due to this Tumblr update, we see a lot of stuff we donât want to see in the Reylo tag. This includes any and all An/ti Reylo posts.
You may be wondering what the point of censoring words are. Well, due to the Tumblr tagging system, all phrases that include the word âReyloâ show up in the tag, including ant/ ones. Likewise, anytime we type anything that includes an uncensored âAn/tiâ and âReyloâ will also show up in their tags. This is why many people who want no interaction from an/tis whatsoever may censor, similar to what I do.
You can decide which you want to do, but there are some important rules to tagging in the fandom.
1. Do. Not. Crosstag.
You may not know what cross-tagging is. Basically itâs when someone puts the wrong tag on a post with the intent of making someone in that tag see it. For example, if youâre making a post about how you hate the an/tis and you tag it with an uncensored âAn/ti Reyloâ that would be crosstagging and youâre bound to see a few tell you to get off their tag. If this happens, simply remove the tag and move on. Likewise, if you see an an/ti crosstagging by tagging âReyloâ in a post that is An/ti Reylo, donât be afraid to tell them to remove it if no one has already.
Important note: An/ti posts that show up in the Reylo tag but are tagged with âAn/ti Reyloâ and not âReyloâ are not considered intentional crosstagging. This is just how the tagging system works and they, just like us, canât help it if their posts go into ours if they donât censor.
Example of crosstagging:
Example of correct tagging:
Another thing you should remember is that you should not reply to properly tagged an/ti posts. Even if it happens to us, it gives us a bad image, and an/tis will bring it up every chance they get.
2. Avoid using main tags
Though itâs tempting to tag every post you make with the âStar W/rsâ and other tags (Which include The L*st J/di and The F*rce Aw/kens), it can cause some backlash because a very, very large amount of people DO NOT want Reylo content in the main tag. Most Reylos will stick with the Reylo tag, so itâs better to stay in there. But when it comes to general content, such as gifs or character art, then itâs fine.
3. Avoid using character tags(???)
This is a highly debated one. On the one hand, tagging âKy/lo R*nâ and âR/eyâ would be appropriate since the characters are the involved party, but on the other hand, you could get some major backlash from ant/is who donât like it. In my opinion, if F*nnr*y and other ships can use the correct character tags, then we should be able to as well, but itâs all a matter of whether you want to avoid the discourse. But as always, if you do use character tags, use the correct ones (Donât tag H*x or Ph*sma in a Reylo post that has nothing to do with it).
(Iâm sure there are others, but those are the ones that seem to be the most relevant)
Great! Now that weâve covered that, we can go on to how to tag! (Iâm going to assume youâre at least a little bit familiar with Tumblr, but if you need further help on it, donât hesitate to message me!)
First order of business, ask yourself what youâre posting is about. Is it a fic, art, a theory, or maybe even a meme? The essential tag for Reylo posts is obviously âReyloâ, but what beyond that? Well, thatâs up to you. Do as many or as little tags as you like, just as long as itâs relevant to the post and not gleaning for notes (i.e. tagging something not relevant to H*rry P/tter as such).
There are also several common tags and phrases Reylos use, but one of the most used and popular ones is Ant* Reylo BS: (You can uncensor that) This is used when calling out stupidity among the an/ti community.
Blacklisting:
The last thing I wanna talk about is how to avoid certain tags. I would highly suggest downloading a Tumblr extension called xKit if you use Desktop frequently. Thereâs a feature on there called Blacklist, which you can use to block certain tags/phrases from showing up on your feed. Â Go here to download (Donât worry, itâs very popular and safe to use): https://new-xkit-extension.tumblr.com/ ; If youâre on mobile, there are other apps you can use, such as Tumblr savior.
If you need any help on blacklisting, please let me know and I can put together a tutorial.
That will be the end of the guide for now, but let me know if you have any questions, and Iâll do my best to expand on this more. I plan to do a few more guides about different topics, but feel free to let me know what youâre curious about, and Iâll try and cover them.
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