#tag usage

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

First, I want to thank those bloggers who actually use tags, because not only do they enable someone to find content they want to see, but they are a key way of allowing people to avoid content they DON'T want to see. That includes triggers, NOTPs, controversial issues, even ultra long posts that are tedious to scroll through on the mobile app.

And so, second, I am begging people to PLEASE TAG not only your original posts, but reblogs from other people, so that folks that have blacklisted certain tags/topics, don't have to be subjected to material they want to avoid.

Please, dammit. PLEASE.

[theboombutton]

#tma vague was traditionally for backers to post extremely vague hints about the coming episode that didn't rise to the level of spoilers - thus the name. If a post didn't refer to an unreleased episode, it didn't belong in the vague tag.

But #tmagp vague is full of people's general tmagp content - stuff that you would have full context for if you listened to even just the first episode. I literally even found fanart for that TMA-themed Minecraft SMP in the tmagp vague tag today.

I am getting annoyed.

Should we/I start commenting on posts using #tmagp vague incorrectly, asking them to stop?

God yes please it's the worst

Only if they're including actual spoilers

No, don't bother people, you are an old woman yelling at cloud

Voting ended onFeb 14, 2024

(I know it's somewhat hypocritical to tag this as #tmagp vague, but since it's about the tag, I figured it qualifies.)

[bitletsanddrabbles]

With Tumblr actively telling me to add tags for reasons I have honestly never added tags for, I'm curious...

How Do You Use Tags?

So other people can find my post

So I can hopefully find my post at a later date

To add nuance to my post

To have conversations with others without cluttering the post and comments

To tell jokes

To help other people avoid seeing things they've filtered

Combination of the above (tell us which somewhere?)

Other

( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡° )

Voting ended onMay 6, 2023

[internetlinguist]

Something interesting

As I’ve been browsing the Interweb (the tumblr app) for stuff about how the internet impacts language, I’ve been looking in a few tags.

#internet language tends to yield a bunch of stuff about internet slang in other languages, just posting about other languages, and analysis on how the internet has impacted the English language. All in all a mixed bag, but generally people taking the change in stride

#internet linguistics tends to be mostly people analyzing how words are being used on the internet, a lot of stuff like what I’ve got on this blog. Minimal stuff about other languages, but some. Mostly English-focused. Almost entirely eager about learning about the change, a lot of people who are looking for data for research.

#tumblrspeak is mostly odd little observations about neat quirks showing up on tumblr. Not nearly as much stuff as the other tags, but it’s neat. Some people going “what is this tumblr speak stuff” and being skeptical.

#internet slang has a much higher ratio than the others of people talking about how internet slang is so weird these days, talking about how they need to look it up, talking about others not understanding it. It’s a lot of “I used this internet slang word in front of someone over 30 and they didn’t get it” stuff.

I just think that it’s really interesting to look at what tags are being used by whom and for what, and how that reflects the views of those using the tags.

[blogquantumreality]

On Tagging Ship/Character/Fandom Hate

I'm probably in a relative minority of people but I honestly never cared all that much if someone wanted to rant about some character or ship or fandom and stuck it in the tags^.

Then again, I don't even follow tags at all (I do know some folks like to do this so they get like, IDK, a ping everytime someone posts something new to their favorite tag), so like I said, probably a minority.

I can curate my own Hellsite Experience(TM), TYVM.

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^ This is distinct from such things which would qualify as 'hate speech' in Canada, as that involves real people and groups of people. I do want to make this clear.

[goth-mothz]

Only use applicable tags!

Like seriously y'all I'm trying to look at inktober but y'all are making it so hard with all of your knockoffs. To be clear my issue isn't that they exist it's that so many are tagged as inktober. And it's not the only damn tag. I know the amount of notes makes you feel good but don't use non applicable tags. God!

[castingmysilver]

Oh uh. As it may become relevant:

If I ever find an "AI art" piece I can't resist reblogging because in spite of my uneasy feelings around the process it really inspires my imagination in some way, it will be tagged as "AI-generated art" or "computer-generated concept art". My current AI tag means "the scifi and/or potential technological concept of humanlike or higher intelligence, generally as interpreted in illustration and story ideas" not that I think the item reblogged wasn't human-made!

...possibly I should go do a mass tag-edit soon to better clarify?

[castingmysilver]

Keydoke. HOUSEKEEPING:

From here on out, my tag for heavy venting and poking at emotional memories, when such posts occur, is "silver processes bs". Please blacklist if you're a regular for fandom/creative content and wish to avoid the personal drama.

Thank you!