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[mystichelps]

hii ! i’m a lurker in the #rpc tag and i want to try rping on tumblr again so bad but i literally don’t know where or how to start! the last time i rped in tumblr was a decade or so ago (🥲) and the community + culture is so different now. do you have any tips or advice for someone who’s a total newbie to the rp community?

I'll give you the best tips that I've got and if anyone would like to add on please do!

Firstly I highly recommend following this guide, it covers all of the basics in lots of detail and I only have a few addendums based off how things have changed since it was written.

Addendum 1. At this point, the vast vast majority of blogs use carrd or Google docs for their blog information instead of pages on their Tumblr blog. I've also seen Google sites and Notion used (in fact I use Notion). Searching #(platform) template is likely to find you something suitable for carrd and docs, other sites your luck will vary. Watch for paid for templates and carrd templates that require carrd premium if you're looking for something free to use.

Addendum 2. You specifically want to look at #fandom rp promo and not just #fandom promo

Addendum 3. Tumblr themes beyond the dash one are less popular due to Tumblr by default making blogs dash-only + last time I checked you now have to email Tumblr to be able to use Javascript in your Tumblr theme on your blog

If you're not running an ask blog type of blog yourself, use either new xkit or Tumblr's own content blocking to block out: #fandom ask blog, #ask blog. Unfortunately these types of blogs have spammed tags.

You also may want to block: #x reader, #x you, and variations. These types of posts have been spamming various tags including celebrity, fandom, and character ones.

Also, here's a few other blogs I'd recommend to get a sense of how things are, find masterlists to put your blog on, and find resources. These are all active circa July 2025:

@rpcarticulation @dear-indies @fcsources

[divas-stuff]

What size icons have you been making recently?

the same as always, 240x240.

[divas-stuff]

Do you know for sure if the Twitter icons are 400x400?

no, i don’t. all i hear is that this is true, but, as i said in my last ask, i tried this format and it continues with poor quality. so i decided to stick with 240x240 until twitter fix this or until someone find the right size. 😐

[divas-stuff]

I've noticed something! Everyone's icons on Twitter are low quality even if they use your icons. 👀

JUST SEARCHED AND THIS BITCH CHANGED THE SIZE, WHYYYYYYYY 😡😤😓 i did a lot of cute icons of paige from her confessional’s on td (already posted). someone pls kill me. 😑i’m gonna search more to get what it’s the new size and see what can i do, thanks for letting me know anon! 

[update]: yes, i’m mad. argh, anyways, a lot of people says that the new size is 400x400, but i made one in this size and when i uploaded it, the quality stills like trash; idk what twitter wants. and another information, i think this one might be the answer for all the asks: i think the icons are getting low quality bc twitter is automatically converting to .jpg any pic uploaded on there, since my icons are in .png, they’ll lose quality, not matter the size. so, sadly, that’s the truth: even on the new size, they still look like shit. 😑

[divas-stuff]

Well, if you could just give me a list of @ that sound appropriate and good for Brie bella, that'd be great!

uh, well, you could use her latest nickname on your user, like @TheBellaDragon or @BellaDragon. 👌

[divas-stuff]

What size are Twitter and tumblr icons?

i’m gonna say what sizes i do, okay?

twitter: 240x240tumblr: 64x64 

[divas-stuff]

when I use the icons, they're not blurry at all! so I don't think they changed the size or anything idk I'm not having any problems with it

oh, thanks for answering, anon! idk what’s wrong at all (._.)