I am so normal about the little minecraft guys ok i promise however have you considered: they're all fucking hot and most of them did this to themselves. I do try and respect boundaries though so lmk if i missed one (preferably with a source)
I have a main. You probably do not know it. However if you've seen a zombie around you might *audible wink*
i’m not gonna go through people’s accounts and try to detective out whether they are adults or not because i assume it’s common sense to only follow a nsfw account if you’re over 18 years old. that being said if you follow me and you have your age in your bio and you Are in fact a minor, i am blocking you. i fear that’s common sense
been noticing a lot of new people in this space, which is fantastic! love to see it! however, a lot of those new people might not know about some social conventions here, and, since i haven't seen a post like this in a while, here it is!
jibbingjibberish's guide to 18+ mcyt (both character and rpf based) blogging! please keep in mind that following this advice not only helps protect you, but everyone in this space you interact with. you might not care about what happens ie. hate mob, but others do! plus, if there's a mass reporting and your blog gets deleted, that's pretty annoying to deal with.
(in case you're wondering "well, why does this thing [jibbingjibberish] get to decide what the 'rules' are," i've been here for three years without too many issues! quick disclaimers: ymmv, of course, and, honestly, a LOT of your experience can be dictated by who you tend to blog, character vs rpf, etc. this is just general advice that you can start implementing as you see fit!)
it's kinda long, so the rest is under cut!
block minors and ageless blogs. this is the most universal, agreed upon rule. yes, people can lie online; however, by doing this, you are showing you are doing all you can. and also tbh it just makes ur online experience so much better haha
don't interact with content creators, especially ones you post explicitly about or their coworkers, on your 18+ blog. don't follow if your main blog is 18+, don't reblog posts onto your 18+, etc. i highly, strongly recommend blocking them altogether, but that's an additional layer of protection.
don't interact with non 18+ blogs altogether unless you know they are chill. similarly, don't reblog sfw posts and add on 18+ content, ever (people who might not be chill can look through reblogs!) instead, make your own post!
don't maintag 18+ posts (ie. tagging with #hermitcraft or #inthelittlewood.) have you ever seen where somebody tags as 'g.eminitay'? that's to avoid showing up in main tags. this prevents your post from showing up in front of people who may not have been wanting to see them! what i've done, personally, is turn off showing up in tumblr search results altogether, which helps with controlling how many people see my blog, which helps MAJORLY with harassment. the only ways you can discover me is through a direct link or if another blog and i have an interaction.
to emphasize: even if you're posting innocuous stuff in the maintags, if it's on an 18+ blog, you're still potentially exposing yourself and people you interact with, and i highly recommend not doing that.
caveat: some creators (ie. inthelittlewood) do have an inherently older audience, and some things that wouldn't fly in, say, grian's tag can for them. additionally, tagging purely with ship tags CAN mean you have more leeway with what you can put in there (ie. innuendo, a more scantily clad design). use common sense and, if necessary, ask a few friends before posting!
this is where i would mention something about the mature content labels, but, right now, these block people in the uk and in brazil from seeing your posts unless they give tumblr their government id. if you are affected by these laws, DO NOT GIVE ANYWHERE YOUR ID, especially fucking tumblr. there's so many reasons why that i'm just not gonna get into it. instead, you can post links to things that would make tumblr autoflag and impose a mature content label on you (squidge for images, ao3 for fics.)
speaking of art posting–well, the tumblr line is weird and finicky. sometimes, it'll let you post full penis or pussy, and, sometimes, completely innocuous posts will get flagged. there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason other than a spray and pray method, BUT, generally, explicit genitalia will get flagged more often, along with images containing a high amount of lighter flesh tones (light oranges/pinks.) if you want to upload an art piece in that vein, the generally agreed upon thing to do is upload your image to squidge, use the direct link (which is the second provided link once you upload your image) and tell people what's going on in it! for me, this looks like martyn/cleo/skizz forcefem with neon lights/high contrast, and include a more innocuous image preview (usually the character/s face/s), to further provide context as to what the viewer can expect!
utilizing content tags is also extremely helpful, along with listing what those tags are in either a pinned or a page on your blog linked in your pin (for brevity's sake, i do the latter). i tend to both list the tags and keep what content i'm filtering clearly labeled. while esoteric tagging schemes ARE fun, making sure to include what you're tagging for clearly is for the best to make it easier for your followers to block out certain kinks. as a broad example, using 'sex words' to tag for sex is the best way to go; censoring that like s/x or something quirky ie. "bing bong baby makin' thing" means that, if somebody's blocked the word "sex", they'll still see your post. (i used 'sex' as an example because i don't think many people in this space would have that tag blocked, btw, haha)
with this rule, you're protecting both people who might accidentally stumble onto your blog and not know what's going on and also your own followers who might like your posts about one thing but not the other!
i really highly recommend having a fully separate 18+ main blog/account, rather than it being a sideblog. this means you can leave likes, send asks without being on anon/having to say "this is so and so", and, if your account does end up getting mass reported and deleted by tumblr, you won't lose any other blogs, just the 18+ one.
blog backups are a very good idea!
of course, this isn't all-inclusive, and i'm bound to be wrong about something, missed something, etc. feel free to add on with corrections or additions! also, i'm primarily in the hermitlife spheres, and different mcyt spheres do have different cultures/rules; some stuff might be fine here but doesn't fly in your airways, and vice versa.
Joined @cupofmysteriousfluid drawpile for the first time. It was already late for me and I was struggling to figure out the controls so I only made a rough sketch
i like your platonic friendship do you mind if i view it through a lens that might support a homosexual reading of your relationship? you don't need to change anything and this doesn't belittle or undermine or ignore your real feelings for each other. i just think it would be cool if you fucked
see it's crazy how "shipping irl people is morally correct and awesome" and "don't tell the irl people about how you're shipping them or put that content in spaces they can easily find without proper tagging because that makes most people uncomfortable, actually" are two statements that coexist and need to coexist in the mcyt fanspace.
make whatever you want forever. "boundaries" are imaginary, and content creators cannot dictate what you make because they are not expressly paying you for your time and content and skills. if this includes rpf, then that same exact logic applies. write about those real life people kissing.
however. it is also your duty as someone who is making content that makes people--including the subjects of said content--uncomfortable to tag it properly, and keep it out of spaces where the creators can see it. it's that simple. don't post about it on twitter (because filtering and tagging is worse there), use proper tagging when posting on tumblr, and don't say anything in the comments or chat of those creators. it doesn't need to be difficult, and everyone is happy.