Ok but real talk here, big, important question for everyone:
Why do you like but not reblog?
It feels like the bare minimum in fandom to reblog stuff you like. Itâs the easiest way to support artists/writers and guarantee they do more of that same kind of thing.
I thought of some reasons people might not want to reblog and Iâm going to debunk them:
Reblog = repost and reposts are evil!!!
Reblogs are different than reposts. As long as the original post came from the artist, the artist gets the credit for it and thatâs what they want. REPOSTS are when you find a piece of art you like, save it to your computer, and later make your own post with it, and thatâs not cool
Reblogging is too much effort!!
It really, really isnât. On mobile? Press and hold the reblog button. The post has now been reblogged. On desktop? Hold the alt key and then click the reblog button. Off it goes, letting more people enjoy the beauty of the post you just enjoyed yourself!
I donât want to tag things though
So thenâŚdonât? Just reblog it with no tags. You want to tag it later, you can. You never want to tag things? Cool, neither do I most times!
I DO want to tag things but I feel like Iâm bothering people
I guarantee you, 90% of the time, artists love tags. Even the keyboard smash tags. The ones they donât love are the ones demanding more art/for the artist to do things in a specific way/to change the art to suit one specific viewerâs preferences.
If I reblog things a lot, itâll annoy people!
If people are following you, itâs for your content. If it annoys them, they can unfollow you. Thatâs on them. If you mean itâll annoy the ARTIST if you go in and reblog their whole art tagâŚwrong, false, no, definitely not, they might even make more art specifically for you if you do that. Especially if you tag with âI love this piece becauseâŚâ and then give a reason why you love it, that is the most encouraging thing.
Reblogging doesnât fit my blog aesthetic.
Idk what to tell you here, youâre in control of your aesthetic. Make a side blog maybe, reblog there and leave your main âcleanâ. Or vice versa. No reblogs = a quickly dwindling supply of art that people are willing to post.
Reblogging is an important part of fandom/tumblr community in general. It encourages more people to make more content which means more things for you to do/see/read.
Itâs part of the fandom ecosystem; we have content makers and we have content viewers. Without makers, we have no art. Without viewers, thereâs no reason to post it online. If viewers are limited, people start reconsidering whether to bother posting their art online or just share it with their friends they know will give feedback.
Reblogs are how you contribute to the fandom. Try it.
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