#no algorithms

[exsequar]

Hey @staff we're here to ESCAPE the algorithms. If you force them on us we will visit seven plagues on you and everything you love.

Also DESTROY TUMBLR LIVE IT IS A VILE PARASITE

[jackalgirl]

Threaded Conversations...?

I’ve seen a couple of posts on here bemoaning the way that Tumblr fractures conversations.  I know that Discord is not really that much better -- I mean, you can break out separate rooms by topic, but the conversations in them are not really threaded, in the sense of all of the replies collected by topic in chronological order (that I know of.  I don’t really use Discord that much, so there might be ways to change the way it displays information).

(Now I’m going to sound old) Back in the day, we’d use bulletin boards with threaded messages.  Someone would post a topic and all of the replies and conversation would be grouped in chronological order.  You could separate out broad topics of conversation into separate areas, so as to help people navigate, and there are of course search options, notification options, and so forth (sorry if I see ‘splaney here, but this is a style of social media that’s fallen out of favor and I’m not sure everyone I know has actually experienced it).

But here’s a question for you: I have several website servers.  I can easily install PHPBB (a threaded message board system) on any of them.  Would there be much interest among my Tumblr TOW community to having something like that (for either roleplaying or just general discussion)?  

I hesitate to add yet another thing that you need to monitor but if you are finding Tumblr/Discord/whatever limited (and don’t already have a BB-type place for your discussions) and think this might be useful, I’d be happy to put one up.  We could even have separate boards for other fandoms we enjoy (I’m thinking primarily of Fallout).  

[scavengerssuccotash]

I think if Friendster came back today it would be massively successful

[the-sword-lesbian]

@staff you can’t roast twitter and try to copy it at the same time…

[identity-theft-101]

HOW MANY OF YOU DISLIKE THE IDEA OF AN ALGORITHMIC FEED???!!

DOWN WITH ALGORITHMS!

Algorithms are okay

Voting ended onJul 19, 2023

@staff

Stop making tumblr like OTHER MEDIA PLATFORMS. That shit is FAILING for a REASON. I am on TUMBLR for a REASON.

I'm not a very big blog but I still have a very strong opinion

[llghtlessflames]

sorry dude if tumblr forces algorithm as the default im probs just gonna dip out

[velviquinn]

@staff ignoring and silencing ppl who hate these proposed changes really shows they dont give a fuck about their users, they wanna get the most money and information from its users as possible. who cares abt culture and community when there are people to exploit :)