12 Tips for those new to Tumblr
Eventually you’re probably going to want xkit. That’s how people tag asks, make new posts out of replies, see all the tags on posts, keep sent messages in an outbox, and do 90% of the other stuff you can’t figure out how to do. Here’s the link to download it.
Tag your original posts for people with similar interests to find. Only the first five tags you add count, and tagging reblogs does not put those posts in the tag, even if you add something to the reblog.
Use the tags to comment on posts you reblog. It’s polite to compliment selfies, add agreement, etc., in the tags. Unless your comment adds something to the conversation that people who don’t follow you would want to see, it probably belongs only in the tags, not attached to the post.
If you don’t want something reblogged, don’t write don’t reblog - change a few letters (like “do nut reb/agel”) so the jerks who search for “don’t reblog” don’t find it to be a jerk. You can also put your post under a readmore with ctrl+shift+K so reblogs become unreadable once you delete the original post.
Porn blogs will follow you. Just block them. They are the athlete’s foot of Tumblr and do not respect boundaries.
Don’t post or reblog unsourced art, including porn. Artists and sex workers’ livelihoods can depend on benefitting from the visibility of their work. When it’s circulated without a source, it can harm their chances of earning a living, so it’s considered very rude. (Another reason we all hate porn blogs.)
If anyone makes you uncomfortable or violates your boundaries, block them. Especially if you’re younger and adults act creepy, it’s not really rude to just block them - it’s just refusing to interact with them. People who freak out over being blocked are usually the ones you were right to block.
You’re going to say or do something embarrassing. Tumblr is a popular place for marginalized people, and you are going to learn that something you thought was fine is actually deeply hurtful to at least one marginalized group.
This is a normal thing that happens when your social circle expands to include people with different experiences. Try not to take it personally, listen, apologize politely, and try to do better by them.
If you answer hate mail, you will get more hate mail. People send insulting asks to lots of people to see who will answer. If you do, they’ll keep coming back because they want to get you riled up. If you block them and delete it, you’ll get less hate mail in the future.
You’ll have more followers if you make your blog accessible. Don’t put an autoplay song in your theme, use text too small for some people to read, or use a flashing background. Tag common triggers. Break long posts into paragraphs. Caption videos or images. If you do even some of this your blog will be easier for a wide range of people to access.
Interact with other blogs if you want the full experience. Ask questions of other bloggers, engage in community discussions on topics you like, send happy birthday messages. If you reblog an ask meme, it’s polite to send one ask from it to the person you’re reblogging it from.
Curate your dashboard so it has only things you like. Unfollow blogs that post things you hate seeing. Search for new blogs that talk about your interests. Use tumblr savior or xkit blacklist to hide posts on topics you don’t want to see.
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