On talking in the tags
Good afternoon, comrades! Everyone talks about nice tags, or talking in the tags, or tag commentary in general, but commenting is hard. It is much easier to say “say nice things in tags when you can” than it is to actually come up with nice things to say, even times you Do have the brainpower
It has helped me however to have a list of vague guidelines I’ve composed over the last while, based on my experiences both as a creator and consumer of content. Remember, of course, that tags are fully optional! Don’t write tags out of obligation -- this post is meant to help if one doesn’t know where to start with what to write/coming up with ways to articulate compliments. Without further ado, some ways to think when you want to say something nice but are suffering from Blank Page Disease:
- How does the content make you feel? If you have anything about the reaction it evokes the OP almost certainly wants to hear it. A keysmash or a YES means a Lot - Highlighting something the artist chose to do is always incredible! This is especially salient regarding fanworks; I like to try to direct as many niceties toward the artist’s choices as I do any canon features (characters/lines/etc.) - Ideally/if you have the energy, mention specific things; turns of phrase/characterization, design, artstyle, connections you think are particularly interesting, etc.! - Try to stay away from self-deprecation in the tags! What helps me is, whenever my kneejerk reaction is “I’ll never draw/write/analyse like that,” turning that into taking it as inspiration, and saying as much :] “inspo,” “this is aspirational,” and similar are wonderful replacements
Remember whatever you put is very welcomed :D They don’t have to be “good enough” or live up to any kind of standard; see the first point!
Hopefully this Enables more communication of enthusiasm and peace; if anyone else has stuff to contribute (or call into question on here!) additions are welcome :D happy reblogging and stay safe, stay rebellious, stay free!
