alternative tumblr platform for rp in the event of a shut down
wafrn is a tumblr adjacent blogging platform operated on something called 'fediverse.' now for the ins and outs of what that is i really suggest letting someone more tech savvy explain. the short of it is that it's a network of servers independent of big corporations. wafrn is fairly similar to tumblr in terms of user interface.
this is how it looks
the content itself is a little empty right now. the tag search works just fine, i think there's just not a lot of users creating anything to put in them because we're all over here. if there ever was a mass migration i could see plenty of art, poetry and gifs being uploaded. i don't think gifsets would be the same as they are here but we could adapt. it would be a simple matter.
you can send and reply to asks just as normally. all the functions are pretty much identical to tumblr it's just a slightly different UI.
now the part everyone actually cares about. does this place work for rp? i'm gonna say...maybee?
the biggest issue would be there not being any ability to cut posts right now. it's possible that if we did all have to move the same angels who gifted us xkit might help us here, or the creators of wfrn would be willing to add it into the coding as its a small community right now. it's not the same as trying to fight with a big corp that forces staff to do their bidding. with that in mind i'm kinda cautiously optimistic a case could be made to the engineers to add new functions for new communities.
now similar to twitter, you can quote posts which if all else fails would be a somewhat functional way to do threads.
that's all i've got for now. i don't know what will happen to this app, no on really does right now and we've survived so many potential shut downs so who knows! but i think this is a comforting alternative to have in the back of our minds. everyone would just have to be willing to adapt and communicate with each other to make a move happen if that day comes. <3
