#tagging guide

[sunriseabram]

Please reblog to spread to those who need it! Specified for the AFTG fandom, but can apply to all fandoms.

[nocturnus33]

What Your Characters Are Hiding?: An Endean Guide to fanfiction writing.

I love Momo. Do you like it too? There is something so profoundly haunting about the way Ende captured the theft of time. I’ve always found the Grey Gentlemen to be some of the most terrifying villains in literature because they don't fight with swords; they fight with the promise of "efficiency."

The Five Essential Questions for Endean Narrative

If you want to move beyond "how does the magic system work" and into "why does this world matter," ask yourself these five questions:

What is the cost of the illusion? (In Ende’s work, the "fantasy" is never free. What part of the character’s reality or soul is being sacrificed to maintain the magic?)

Does the world have its own gravity? (Is the setting a passive backdrop, or is it a living, breathing entity that reacts to the protagonist's moral failures or successes?)

How is the "Nothing" encroaching? (What is the existential threat: the loss of memory, the loss of wonder, the collapse of identity)

Are the icons subverted? (Ende constantly toys with symbols. the AURYN, the Childlike Empress. How are you taking established tropes and giving them weight, rather than just using them as window dressing?)

Is the hero a savior or a witness? (Ende’s protagonists often find that their true journey isn't defeating a villain, but understanding their own role in the creation and destruction of their story.)

How Michael Ende can help you write your fanfiction:

1. Build the Shadow (The World) Don't just write "They entered the magical forest." Write why that forest feels like it's watching them back.

2. The Weight of Symbols (Iconography) Give your characters objects that carry the history of their trauma or growth. A locket isn't just jewelry; it’s an anchor to their past.

3. The Threat of "The Nothing" (Conflict) The villain doesn't always need a sword. Sometimes, the conflict is the slow fading of the world’s color or meaning.

4. The Mirror of the Self (Character) Ende’s characters often confront themselves in strange ways. Use your fantasy setting to externalize your character’s internal contradictions.

5. Wonder as a Weapon (Themes) Who says a fic needs constant action? Sometimes the most powerful moment is the character simply realizing the scale of the world they inhabit.

An example:

Regulus Black stands in the freezing silence of his bedroom, his fingers hovering over the locket [the weight of symbols] as he realizes that the home he once defended is not a fortress, but a crumbling tomb of his own making. He stares into the vanity mirror, not seeing the heir of an ancient house, but a ghost [the mirror of the self] watching as the dark mark on his arm burns with the encroaching, hollow apathy of the Horcrux’s influence [the threat of "The Nothing."] He abandons the certainty of his pureblood heritage for a desperate, quiet act of rebellion, understanding finally that his mission is not to win a war for his family, but to reclaim a sliver of humanity before he is erased entirely [the hero as a witness]. The room feels impossibly large, the shadows stretching toward him, a reminder that the world he once took for granted is a fragile construct built on silence and lies [build the shadow].

[justinhillsbuttfucker]

a lot of you in this fandom need to learn how to tag your posts accordingly.

i'm so tired of looking through my ships or characters, only to see completely unrelated content. i'm sure others are, too!

if a character is mentioned in the post, or it has ship connotations? tag!

if it's a popular character/ship that has nothing to do with the post (ex: tagging hyunmi on a non-related hyun-ju post, or tagging sangihun on an x reader fanfic), omit the tag!

if the post is hate in any way, omit the tag (unless it is positive discourse)!

i promise you, tagging more tags will not do much for you. it will merely just get people annoyed.

[mpc07-foundtheinternet]

Hey guys, tagging stuff as "thing cw" isn't all that great anymore. I did some testing and the tag filtering doesn't seem to filter it unless you have the exact same characters. If this is happening due to an outdated version on my end, it's still not a great sign considering I came here long after the posts that mentioned "thing" would be enough to filter "thing cw" started circulating. So it's either fickle or no longer works like that.

But also...! If you write the word in the post, someone who has mentions of that word filtered will have the post filtered successfully

So I'd recommend you start tagging things with the most basic word anyone would use to describe the thing and drop the adjectives. Don't tag "slight thing" or use aesthetic brackets on the tag it will not get filtered and puts the burden on the person who needs these things filtered to enter every possible tag for it. Please just tag the word. And to be safe writing that word on the post will also help, since when someone else reblogs that post, the filtering tags won't work unless they add them again on their end, and it's not guaranteed they'll do it.

[werdna696x]

🎯 Understanding Reblogging on Tumblr — A Simple Guide

Tumblr isn’t like other platforms — here, reblogging is everything. It’s how posts travel, conversations grow, and communities form.

🌀 What Is Reblogging? Reblogging is when you share someone else’s post to your own blog. But unlike a simple “retweet,” you can add your own thoughts, tags, or images to it. Your version becomes part of a growing thread.

🔄 Why It Matters – It keeps the original creator credited 💡 – It spreads content to new audiences 🚀 – It helps build your own vibe through curation 🎨 – It opens conversation — every reblog is a response 🗨️

📌 How to Reblog

Find a post you like

Tap or click the 🔁 Reblog button

At the top of the blog select where to reblog to, a community or to your timeline.

Add a comment, gif, or just leave it clean — it’s up to you

Add your own tags (optional but helpful!)

Hit “Reblog” to share it

💡 Tips for Thoughtful Reblogging – Always leave the original credit line intact – Add your own caption only if it adds value – Don’t strip tags — they help posts stay discoverable – Be respectful — your reblog reflects on you too

🤝 Reblogging = Respect Reblogging isn’t “stealing” — it’s supporting. When you reblog, you’re saying “this deserves to be seen.” It’s the highest compliment you can give on Tumblr.

🧠 Want More? This is just the start. Keep an eye out for the next article in this series: “Reblogging vs Reposting — Why One Builds Community, and One Breaks It”

Stay creative stay safe!

[the-final-sif]

A follow up to my last tumblr post; here's a guide to tumblr tagging for those new to the platform or unfamiliar with how tagging works here (current as of 11/2/2022).

This guide is for tumblr tags on original posts, reblogs don't follow these rules (reblogs aren't indexed in search results/in tag pages, only original posts are), and most people use tags differently on reblogs (making comments/saving stuff for later) than on original posts (getting posts to show up in search results).

Tumblr lets you have up to 30 tags on one post, of these tags, only the first 20 will show up in search results. You probably won't need more than this, but do keep it in mind if you use a lot of tags.

Tumblr tags allow you to use spaces / : ' etc basically anything but a comma.

You should use spaces between words where possible, both to allow blocking to work, and to help your post show up in more search results (discussed later). So "birdphotography" would be an incorrect tag, "bird photography" would be a correct tag.

Feel free to tag everything thoroughly, but don't tag things that are totally unrelated to your post. This is considered spam and users may block/report you over it.

Ex, if you have a photo of a Woodpecker acceptable tags would be "photography" "bird photography" "woodpecker" etc, but an unacceptable tag would be "elephant". Even if you think the woodpecker kinda looks like an elephant, you still shouldn't tag elephant. Only tag "elephant" if the post actually has an elephant, or discusses elephants.

Tumblr tags allow your work to be discovered in two ways - search results ("/search/writeblr") and tag pages ("/tagged/writeblr").

Tag pages are pages that show a feed for a specific tag, people can follow tags that have their interests. Depending on what a person has set, posts to the followed tag may show up on their dashboard like posts from blogs they follow (this can be disabled under dashboard preferences). Tag pages will only show posts that have the exact tag.

Search results are what you get when you go to the search bar and type in a search. The search function will check tags and the text of a post to find matches, and will include partial matches.

So, to use "writeblr" as an example, only posts tagged with "#writeblr" show up on the tag page. A post tagged "#not writeblr" will not show up in the tag, but will show up in search results. A post that's totally untagged but has the word "writeblr" in it, will also show up in search results for "writeblr".

Search results are a big reason why it's better to use "bird photography" rather than "birdphotography". The first tag will show up under a search for "bird" and "photography" the second tag won't show up for anything except a search for "birdphotography".

Keep in this in mind if you're posting neg or stuff that you don't want to show up in search results. If you don't want a post to show up in search results, then you'll need to make sure that both the tags and text of the post don't contain the search term.

When tagging something for a fandom/space you're new to, it's good to look around to see if you can find tags that may've been created specifically for that group. For example, writers on tumblr often use "writeblr". Other tags could also apply, but that's an existing tag that already has a fair bit of traffic that may make it easier for others to find your posts.

Good tagging can help get your post out there, but most posts get the vast majority of their notes from reblogs/being passed along people's dashboards. It can take some time for people to pick up on something. Old posts often circulate on tumblr as they're discovered, and posts can take awhile to pick up steam. Don't get discouraged if things take awhile.

Good luck, have fun, tag properly and remember that if you encounter content you don't like, then you have a blocklist & content filter in your settings. The tagging system makes both of these very effective tools for keeping your dashboard a comfortable space.

[otherclanarpg]

🪲 Tagging Guide ⭐️

Simple Tagging Guide for @otherclanarpg Navigation

>> These tags are meant to be used when searching this account; any post under any of these tags that’s not from this account or the OtherClan official registry account should not be used as reference for anything in regards to the ARPG’s function

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🐞 General

#Info Post: Posts like this; info posts relay OOC information on the ARPG

#Guide Post: “How-To” Posts; posts that guide user’s on how to do something or where to find something

#OtherClan Updates: Out Of Character announcements about the ARPG; Status Updates, Explanations, etc.

#Ask The Stars & #Inbox: Out Of Character responses to inbox questions

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🪱 OtherClan & Storyline

#OtherClan Info: informative posts about specifically OtherClan; not inherently about ARPG function or processes

#OtherClan Lore & #Lore Drop: Simplified/Clearer guides or mini-posts about relevant lore, history, and world building to OtherClan

#OtherClan Event: Larger, often limited-time, and usually related to Clan Storyline or Lore- Events are big prompts/happenings that offer larger rewards/EXP & let users help develop main clan storyline

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🦋 In-Character Tags

#Clan Meeting: Roleplay-Friendly posts of Announcements from UnicornStar; ocassionally accompanied by mini-missions

#Clan Chores: Small Limited-Time Drawing or Writing Prompts; offers small rewards but can easily be shared with other users

#Clan Quests: A Variety of Drawing or Writing Prompts with no Time Limit; offers a variety of rewards & is meant to keep users entertained while the account is busy

#Unicorn Missions: Larger often Limited-Time Drawing or Writing Prompts from UnicornStar

#Elders Tales: Lore & Retellings from Elder Cat NPCs; Often offering interesting or personal insights to stuff from things under #OtherClan Lore

#Spectral Chatter: StarClan & The Deceased Response to Cat’s Questions at the Moonpool; users can “speak to the stars” (use the inbox) in-character to have in-character responses

>> see how those interactions are graded for items/EXP here (✏️)

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Posts may also use keywords related to the content of the page. Such as character names, lore, event, etc.

>> this post may be updated with time

If you have any questions regarding to any of this, please reach out & ask in DMs or the inbox!

[suriandtaal]

has anyone told the twitter immigrants that writing tw or spoiler warning in the post alone doesn’t work and you have to also put it in the tags. if you’re a twt immigrant welcome but also please do that