#'oh you need to reblog our works to support us otherwise we'll never get any exposure or credit and if you don't your not a real fan'

[bigbrainbiology]

I'd say deffo these 5 main points:

The Tumblr tagging system: I see so many posts where there's no spaces between the words in a tag, and that's kinda unnecessary on tumblr, + how only the first 5 tags will show up when you search tags.

Reblogs, what it means and how they work: some people think it's like reposting content which they're against, but it totally doesn't work like that! Also, I found out when I was new here that sometimes you need to reblog stuff from other people if you're new so that your own posts show up in the tags.

How to look like a Real Person, and not a porn bot: I know too many people who keep everything set to default, but that makes them look like a fake acc/porn acc, and it makes me wanna block on site so I don't get weird comments in my notes.

Interaction etiquette! : Check people's account headers/bios and their pinned posts! For example, I have info in my pinned post saying when my DMs are open to new ppl/when ppl can make art requests, but I've had ppl recently ignore it/who don't read it and go straight to my DMs instead of sending an ask/anon ask, and that makes me just ignore them bc I don't want to start any private dialogues sometimes

If you don't like someone or their content, BLOCK THEM AND MOVE ON: on tumblr, people curate their own dashboards! So if you see someone spamming their newest interest or posting content that you don't like, just either unfollow them so you don't see them on your dashboard (maybe explain what a dashboard is too...), or block them if they're in the tags you like to check in on. Saves so much hassle and stress rather than getting angry or upset when you can just erase them from your tumblr.

Some other points that could be mentioned:

Might be more important than below, but how to block tags and filter content - hate spiders? Filter them out of your tumblr experience by blocking the tag #spider + all it's synonyms. (Note, this will only work if people tag their stuff appropriately here!! So if someone writes #sp1der, filtering it won't work.)

Adding onto/commenting other people's posts is encouraged (most of the time - some exceptions apply) - for example, adding onto/writing your own story based on the prompts that are posted by other blogs

Please don't guilt trip ppl into liking/reblogging your content, it feels gross (eg like/reblog this or else xyz bad event will happen)

Not everyone likes being tagged in those chain meme things (eg tag 5 ppl you follow and ask them what their fave, idk ice cream flavour is)

Don't be afraid to follow/unfollow ppl whenever you want - sometimes someone will have a new interest and might start spamming your dashboard, or an artist might start posting only NSFW stuff after a load of cutesy art

Follower number doesn't matter! - no one but you can see that anyway. Note numbers don't matter! We're all just having fun here

In the notes of this post, tell me what you wish you knew when you first came to Tumblr, or what you think new Tumblr users need to know. I'm trying to make a how-to-Tumblr guide for Twitter refugees as the bird burns down.