#I need to make a new mobile header + pfp

[edgepunk]

I haven't changed my desktop theme in about two months, that's a record

[number3]

[lé sigh] Since my post that saw minor traffic in a niche fandom seems to have attracted The Bots™️, and tumblr has made the genius decision 🙄 to make new accounts follow a few random blogs upon creation, I need my new "followers" to make a post and change your pfp/header within 5 days of interaction or I'm gonna report you like the spam bot you are.

(by the way @staff posting text in mobile web (not app) is a nightmare b/c everytime I highlight text to add formating the android edit prompt covers up the sites formating pop up. FYI)

[33max]

Hiii Lucy!! How did you make your blog so pretty?? I wanted to start investing more time here but I don’t know how or where to start :)

Hi! Thanks for your question!

It's not something I've ever properly thought about before, I have been on this website for a long time... I came from like 2010 emo tumblr where people really cared about aesthetics and worked hard on web themes etc.

So it's ingrained in me that I need both a mobile theme and a web theme. I also don't change my url, pfp or header often because I guess I don't like change and I want people to know IT IS ME.

The most important thing to me is that it's easy to navigate, so I have a pinned post for mobile users which has a little bit about me and then all the things someone might look for on my blog! Then on the web I have additional links in my sidebar too.

Finally, I'm really into making moodboards for my fics and this really helped when I put together my new masterlist!

Good luck with it ♥️

[yamagucji]

some tips for writing blogs, especially those who are just starting out. these are some things that works for me and may or may not work for others.

how to add a read more link on mobile

type :readmore: on a free space, then hit the enter or return button

personally i think they’re very helpful because it lessens the space you take up in your dash, and might encourage more people to rb

+ you can also add this on a spot where it gives a sort of cliffhanger, essentially making people want to ‘read more’

headers, banners, and dividers

though not necessary, it’s good to have a title for your work. make sure it’s bold and doesn’t blend in with your notes (aka pairing, warnings, etc.). this also helps when someone wants to look up one of your works in your search bar

i don’t really make banners or covers for my works. but some good apps that i know of would be picsart and canva. if you’re looking for ideas, i definitely recommend going into canva

wondering how to make those really small, thin dividers? you can make them using picsart! to make a divider hit tools > free crop > brush > size (adjust it to your preference > then draw a line along the edge of your photo > save

using the divider you just saved, go back to picsart and edit it again > draw option > hit rainbow square at the bottom left corner > hit suction/droplet symbol right below the check mark > color in the white spots bc for some reason picsart glitches and makes dividers look white-ish

new blog? just opened an account?

this is gonna sound really frustrating. but... tumblr needs to check if you’re a bot or not. what does this mean? it’s likely that your first few posts won’t show up on the search bar. you may not even get to edit your header/pfp yet ://

this happened to me and there was no visibility on my account at ALL. what helped me get ‘verified’ is that i followed a LOT of accounts, liked a bunch of posts, made some posts here and there. now that lets tumblr know you’re not a bot

visibility

the tumblr tagging system usually only allows the first 5 tags in your post to show up. so, what can do you about this? only use FIVE or less tags in your post. wait about 15 minutes or more until you can add some more tags in your post, and they usually all show up like that

another important thing about using tags is not to generalize! especially if you’re using a popular tag. but also don’t specify it too much where barely anyone looks it up. for example, if you’re writing a gn piece about oikawa, i recommend you use the tags such as: oikawa x reader, haikyuu x reader, oikawa x gn!reader, haikyuu headcanons, etc

a good rule of thumb is to use character x reader tags first, then leave the full name or fandom tag last

FOR NSFW: tumblr doesn’t let any tags with nsfw show up. so, give your nsfw works another tag. maybe #namegetspicy idk, you figure it out

FOR WARNINGS: especially if you’re a dark content creator, i highly encourage you to add tw:xyz tags. if you already have a warning note at the top then that’s great. but even better for readers who prefer to actually block these tags that way they never get to see it

another important thing to note is that people have different timezones. it helps if you rb your work at a different time of the day, in case people missed it! (icymi) i’ve noticed that reblogging helps to make your post show up in the tags

interaction + feedback

first and foremost, you are not obligated to write for your followers, and neither are your followers obligated to interact with you. remember that everyone has their own individual lives, and they have their own things to do— so do you, too.

make friends! become mutuals with other writers, visit their ask box. i know it can be daunting having to initiate these things, but you might just turn out to have fun! you can’t expect people to interact with you if you’re not interacting (back). it’s... kind of a two way thing yk? no need to be afraid to interact with other writers. oh, and rb other writers works!

pspsps join tag games or do ask games. it’s fun and very interactive

it never hurts to ask for feedback. i usually do this in a more subtle way because i don’t really expect a full on analysis on my works. maybe a little, is this okay? or feedback appreciated. sometimes it takes a little bit of coaxing for the silent readers

formatting your posts and blog

i generally put in the title at the top in big, bold letters

then comes the header/divider. helps to make the post more... visually appealing ig?

it’s important to add warnings (if any) and the pairing. the audience is not all female, and it might be a little frustrating for male readers having to find out its an x fem reader piece like halfway through your fic

if you have multiple works posted, it’s really really helpful to have a navigation page!

you can organize the posts you make with tags! for example, if you’re shitposting, you can use a specific tag for that. if you have a nsfw related post (ESPECIALLY when your blog is open to the general audience) please make a tag for it

themes + colors

if you have a color in mind but don’t know which direction to go from there, i recommend looking up color + aesthetic

looking to use the same color? download a name color app that’ll give you a hex code for any color you want to use. then, you can type in that hex code for when you’re choosing a color for your tumblr bio

wondering how to make your header image small like mine? just choose a photo for your header and turn off the stretch image option

want to use a different text color that tumblr doesn’t offer? it’s not as complicated as you think. you’ll have to go on a desktop to do this and do some html (but trust me, it’s not very difficult). look up “HTML noob but trying my best - how to use colored text on desktop”

^^ i don’t have the link for the color text tutorial so you can try looking it up

how to make an aesthetic navi and masterlist

step 1: decide a theme! if you’re stuck, think about a character + color/season/mood or look up “[insert] aesthetic” to find some inspiration. or you can try looking at other blogs too

step 2: find a color scheme! it’s easier if you choose fewer colors. if you want to use the same color for both divider and text, download a color name app in order to get the hex code of that color.

step 3: add categories to your navi! most navigation pages include a link to masterlist, about/byi, and rules. your navi should have a title that indicates that it’s... a navigation page. you can add thin colored dividers with the same color to make it easier for followers to navigate

step 4: you can choose to create a ‘cover’ or a picture for your navigation and masterlist! again, i recommend you use the canva app as a starting point

extra: search up emoticon symbols to spice up your titles!

reminder for you as a writer

you’re not obligated to do any of these things. i’ve noticed that we tend to build pressure on ourselves when it comes to content and interaction. remember, this !! is !! for !! fun !! when you realize that it’s no longer fun, then know that it’s time to take a break. and there’s nothing wrong with a bit of self care.

^^ c/p from this post lol

at the end of the day, follower count and interaction doesn’t define you. again for the love of beings, you’re here on your own accord.

will be adding more if needed/asked.

[murfeelee]

Check In Tag

Thanks @ktarsims​​ for tagging me here!

I’m still not dead--luckily, I’m in the home stretch; just two more weeks and the semester’s done! I just have about a zillion papers and exams to get through, FML, LOL.

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Why did you choose your URL?

Cuz all I could think of was my frikkin name, like a baby idiot with no creativity.

How long have you been on tumblr?

Too effing long. 2023 will make 10 whole years, good grief.

Do you have a queue tag?

No, but I queue up everything anyways.

Why did you start your blog in the first place?

Cuz TSR was making me mad, and I liked the simblrs that were already here, and figured this was a great way to have some autonomy over how I simmed and shared content, without the peanut gallery yelling at me every stinking time I tried to upload something.

Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

It was part of a dumb silly little story I made for TSR back when Dragon Valley first came out, about how the gods blessed Sakura with a baby dragon. I reuploaded it on my simblr for the lulz. Don’t take it seriously, trust me, LOL.

Why did you choose your header?

It's from the same style of header/border I used way back in my TSR days.

What’s your post with the most notes?

My TS4 Rant - Still Unimpressed rant from back in 2015, jfc. It’s been HOW LONG since this wack AF mobile game in disguise was released? I can’t.

How many mutuals do you have?

How do we even tell anymore?

How many followers do you have?

A lot.

How many people do you follow?

Plenty. And I lurk even more.

Have you ever made a shitpost?

Sadly no; I’m not clever enough. U_U

How often do you use tumblr every day?

Barely at all lately; this new grad school I’m in is effing annoying; their numbers are woefully low, especially after the pandemic, so they’ve got me doing way too much work on crap that I don’t even specialize in; it’s really starting to tick me off. I didn’t come here for this crap.

Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

I have stepped on soooooo many TS4 simmers’ toes, it’s hilarious. I’ve had EA sycophants and paywall apologists cuss me out in my PMs, IMs, reblogs, etc. I don’t engage--I post my rants for posterity, not to hash crap out with people. My beef is with EA directly.

How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

My blog my rules. I reblog what i want, and post what I want, when I want.

Do you like tag games?

I lovelovelove questionnaires and games. I avoid tagging, because I’m always afraid I’ll leave someone out, and I don��t want people to think I don’t like them.

Do you like ask memes?

I don’t even wait around for people to send the asks--I always just answer all of them at once, LOL.

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

Tumblr famous and Simblr famous are 2 different things. I've had quite a few Simblr famous mutuals, but what even is being Tumblr famous anymore? O_o

Do you have a crush on a mutual?

No, but I am deeply in love with several simblrs’ art styles and gameplay aesthetics, in TS2, 3 AND 4. Pure chef’s kiss. So inspirational; I wish I had more time to sim, and try new things!

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Thanks for reading!

I tag anyone; y’all know I can’t do this, pfft!

[kissalopa]

Check In Tag ✔️

I was tagged by @sweetpyxels Thank you so much for the tag 🥰 💜

Why did you choose your url?

“Kissa” means cat in Finnish, and Lopa was the name of my cat 🐱

Lopa was my true love, he’s been with me for half of my life. I created this nick when Lopa was alive. He passed away two years ago, so I won’t ever change my nick to anything else, that way he will always be with me

Any side blogs? If you have them name them and why you have them.

I have a CC finds side-blog, but I haven’t used it for a year now. I use it to test blog themes now

How long have you been on tumblr?

I’m here since June 2019. That makes it two years (well almost three already)

Do you have a queue tag?

I don’t. I wanted to have one back when I was trying to figure out how everything works, but it didn’t work out.

All my gameplay posts are qeued, everything else I post manually

Why did you start your blog in the first place?

To follow modders and CC creator that I liked. I started using mods and CC for my game, and searching for updates was tedious, so I decided to make a blog to folllow and see all updates first hand. And with time I decided to start posting my gameplay.

Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I choosed it when it was Simbrleen last year, and was too lazy to change it to somehthing new since 🙃

Why did you choose your header?

I think this question is about mobile header, or blog header on dashboard, or whatever it is called.

I wanted something dark, and found this screenshot from my Asylum challenge

What’s your post with the most notes?

https://kissalopa.tumblr.com/post/674466879376588800/ravensims-hairs-updated-to-24-ea-swatches-50

This one with updated Ravensim hairs. It has 176 notes

I used this site to find out https://jetblackcode.com/tumblrnotecounter

How many mutuals do you have?

Mutuals are blogs with whom you follow each other, right?

I don’t know how to check this number 🤷‍♀️

How many followers do you have?

463, but some of the blogs are empty or inactive

How many people do you follow?

540, and I try to lower that number from time to time, because I spend too much time scrolling through my dash

Have you ever made a shitpost?

I don’t think so. I’m not sure what a shitpost is. I do post my thoughts from time to time, but I don’t think I ever posted something that would count as a shitpost.

How often do you use tumblr each day?

Too often 😬

About three times a day. In the morning while I’m having breakfast, during daytime while my baby naps, and in the evening when my baby goes to sleep

Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

I didn’t

How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

I don’t like that. This blog is a place for me to post my screenshots from a video game. I don’t want to reblog politics or anything unrelated. I do reblog non sims stuff from time to time, but I don’t want people to scream at me to reblog something.

Same goes for sims reblogs. Even if a post is sims related I don’t have to reblog anything if I don’t want to.

Do you like tag games?

Yes, I do. I don’t always do them, but I like to be tagged

Do you like ask games?

Also yes. And same goes here, I don’t always do them, but I still like to be tagged

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

I don’t want to tag anyone. Because I’m afraid I will forget to tag someone, and I don’t want to make anyone sad

Do you have a crush on a mutual?

I don’t think so 🤔

I tag: @daisydezem, @aleksa-sims, @oswanily, @hellodahliah, @chelseasanidiot, @kimbr3 and anyone who wants to do this, but wasn’t tagged yet

[whenyourfavouritedies]

Tag game! :)

I was tagged by @enby-umbreon, thank you, love that you count me as a famous friend cause I’ve been here a while,

1.      Why did you choose your URL?

The joys of being an edgy 14 year old on the internet who was really into media where my favourite characters kept dying. I’ve had this URL for so long and it’s twinned with my AO3 so I wouldn’t know how to part with it.

2.      Any sideblogs?

Too many. Got the standard LGBTQ+ and my current special interest of ATLA, plus my communism/socialism/veganism/environmentalism from when I first got into veganism that I still use occasionally. Somewhere you can find an abandoned (small) Umbrella Academy blog I barely used and a once-popular Harry Potter blog that I definitely don’t use any more for obvious reasons. Good luck finding either of them though.

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

Since 2014/15, so not as long as some but long enough

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Not for here, this is just chaotic, but I have a small one for my ATLA blog

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

My best friend at the time encouraged me as we were both edgy emo fandom teenagers (yr 2014), and I never found the exit

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I love the ominous bird art, and it you click on it the text has been altered to say ‘I’m Gay’ because I’m gay. I didn’t edit it though idk how to do that.

7. Why did you choose your header?

Edgy 16 year old me took a cool photo at a concert and I never bothered to change it

8. What's your post with the most notes?

I don't post anything on this blog, if I like it, I reblog it, it’s all I do

9. How many mutuals do you have?

Absolutely no idea how I would even check

10. How many followers do you have?

1,074

11. How many people do you follow?

I frequently hit the max follower count of 5,000 and have to scroll for millennia on my phone to find the old blogs that are either dead or I’ve changed interests of. I quickly get bored of this, and follow people easily, so it’s a regular occurrence every few months. Currently 4,999, so I guess I’m due another purge

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

Occasionally, but usually I just reblog them

13. How often do you use Tumblr in a day?

Every morning and evening as I don’t really use other social medias that require actual person-ness

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog?

I used to fight terfs and other prejudiced people when I was a teenager but now I just block them

15. How do you feel about the 'you need to reblog' posts?

I absolutely hate them with my very being, and if I see one there’s a 50/50 chance I’ll unfollow you

16. How do you feel about tag games?

I only recently started doing them, I used to avoid them cause they’re hell on tumblr mobile but now I use my laptop more I quite enjoy them

17. How do you feel about ask games?

I don’t actually think I’ve ever done one

18. Which of your mutuals do you think are Tumblr famous?

If I knew who I was mutuals with that would help. Some of the ‘big’/popular atla writers are mutuals with my atla blog which, as a new writer, makes me very happy, so that’s fun.

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

I have a fat crush on @drinking-tea-and-being-gay considering she’s my amazing girlfriend who I live with

Tagging @ughtwigs @tiny-elk @sunlight-sapphic @ambykinns. Feel free to ignore, other people are welcome to join in if they like

[susuwatari-kompeito]

Getting to Know You - Tag Game

I was tagged by the awesome @rinielle!! Thank you for the tag, I had fun doing this. <3

1. Why did you choose your url? 

I chose my URL because I’m a fan of Studio Ghibli films. “Susuwatari” refers to the soot sprites that are in Spirited Away, and “kompeito” refers to the colorful star-shaped candy they are fed.

2. Any side-blogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them. 

So I started a 2ha sideblog, but I only have one post on it so far and its just a housekeeping one haha. It was in anticipation for the release of HYX/Immortality. However I don’t think I’ll have the capacity to manage two blogs so I decided to just save the URL and have all my mess on my main blog.

3. How long have you been on tumblr? 

So I created my blog years and years ago, probably in 2010? But I never used it, and had only a few things posted. In June 2020, I wiped everything and started reblogging The Untamed content. 

4. Do you have a queue tag? 

I do, but it’s really boring. It’s just “q” because it’s quick and easy to type.

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place? 

No clue haha. I think it’s because I liked anime and wanted to look at gifs? But again, I never used my blog so I can’t really say for sure.

6. Why did you choose you icon/pfp? 

My icon that shows in the dashboard is the manhua version of Jiang Cheng. I chose him because he’s my most favorite MDZS character (since this is a mostly CQL blog) and also my favorite fictional character in general. 

I also have an icon on the sidebar of my desktop theme, which is circular gif of HuaLian. I chose that because I love that pairing so much (third-most favorite) and also I wanted TGCF representation on my blog.

7. Why did you choose you header?

I have two headers, one for my dashboard/mobile, and one for my theme.

I recently changed my header (it used to be Jiang Cheng gripping Sandu) to a gif of the Twin Jades from the MDZS donghua. I chose that because I love the character design of them in the donghua. I think they are really ethereal and I love how graceful they are in that scene.

My desktop theme header is a BingQiu gif from the Scumbag System donghua. I chose that as my header because I love that ship so much, I love that scene, and I love SVSSS in general. They are my second-most favorite ship so I wanted to represent them on my blog somewhere. 

8. What’s your post with the most notes? 

So I just started making my own content like a month ago, so I haven’t had that much time to build up notes (and none of my text posts got particularly big at all). The post with the most notes is this Nie Huaisang birthday edit which has just over 1K notes. Honestly, I was shocked when it reached that number because I didn’t feel that good about the set when I posted it. But the comments in the tags have been super encouraging and I am thankful that people like the set.

10. How many followers do you have? 

More than I could imagine! I’m still a growing blog, so I don’t have a whole lot, but I’m thankful for each and every one of my followers. 

11. How many people do you follow?

Around 200! I feel like that’s not a lot....but I’m following new blogs pretty consistently.

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

No, my brain is not big enough for that. Though I have an idea for one...but I don’t think it would be very funny or anything. 

13. How often do you use tumblr each day?

Too often. I use it as procrastination. 

14. Did you have a fight/argument with a blog once? 

Never, because I don’t really get a lot of asks and I only use messaging/askbox/tags for saying positive things. I don’t believe in starting fights, and if someone were to try start one with me...I think I would probably try to diffuse it as quickly as possible. 

15. How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this post’? 

I don’t feel one way or another, I just simply scroll past. If people choose to reblog it, that’s up to them. 

16. Do you like tag games?

Yes! It’s a fun way to get to know others.

17. Do you like ask games? 

I’ve never done any because I don’t think I would get any asks...haha. But I do think they are fun, and would consider doing them in the future as I grow my blog.

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? 

Hmmm....not really sure how to answer this question. A few of my mutuals I think are popular within the fandom, but idk what “famous” means in terms of Tumblr.

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual? 

Not in the literal sense! Just “their content is super nice I look to them for inspiration and they seem to have a nice online presence.” 

20. Tagging some newer mutuals: (don’t feel pressured to do this!)

@yibobibo @purplexedhuman @candicewright @huigusu @suibianjie

[zhaozi]

tagged by @sunsetknowsaboutyou​ (ily, honestly ur wonderful)

1. why did you choose your url? zhao zi was free when i checked and honestly how can you not love that tiny ball of food obsessed sunshine? (andybian was also free so i have that bc who doesn’t love a cycling obsessed dork)

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them. this is my sideblog, i didn’t want my main to get full of kpop so started this. then i let my main die. my main is ffrankdelfino so that’s me if you ever get an ask. 

3. how long have you been on tumblr? i think i joined in 2008? or 2009. honestly i have been here so long im starting to grow moss. 

4. do you have a queue tag? i do! if i queue on my laptop it’s just the standard ‘queue’. if i queue on mobile, surprise you’ll never know!

5. why did you start your blog in the first place? i was an autistic bi high school girl who thought she was edgy...

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp? seunghyub is beautiful and orange is just a nice colour? idk i saw it and went ‘THATS IT, THATS THE ONE’

7. why did you choose your header? i don’t have one bc i’m lazy. whoops

8. whats your post with the most notes? considering i’ve made over 9k gif posts, my most popular post only has 1k notes but it’s wonho and shownu is sistar’s shake it mv

9. how many mutuals do you have? who knows? i try not to keep track but i do know that @chawoongs recently followed me and i happy stimmed for like 5 minutes. alex makes the best gifs. they’re always so beautiful!

10. how many followers do you have? 994! i was stuck on 851 for like 9 months and then in the past fortnight i’ve had a little boom.

11. how many people do you follow? 735 but i’m always following new people so if you have any recs, hit me up!

12. have you ever made a shitpost? nope!

13. how often do you use tumblr each day? i check it while making cups of tea, so that much. 

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won? i did once bc i’m a big old bully /s. i’d say we won bc we had the moral high ground bc we don’t treat people as commodities, but they still have a loving 11k followers so i think stupidity won honestly. 

15. how do you feel about 'you need to reblog this' posts? my brain switches off bc i have adhd and can not follow instructions. 

16. do you like tag games? i love them! i’m a chronic oversharer!

17. do you like ask games? i do but i never do them.

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? honestly? all of them. i’m shocked every single time someone i follow follows me back. like are you sure you’re meant to be here? did you get lost?

19. do you have a crush on a mutual? only all the time. my mum says i fall a little bit in love with every single person i meet, but honestly everyone deserves to be a crush at some point.

20. tags? @baijingting @negrowhat @thisladylovesherotp @thisautistic @clockworkish @thebadmoonsrising @kittychicha @yihwas @linglynz @iffervescent @teh-ohaew @tantawans @musicdramalove @thanaerngs + anyone else who wants to. (pls don’t feel pressured, I love you all)

[baek1nho]

tag game ✨

i was tagged by @jaehwany to answer these questions! thanks justine!!

1. why did you choose your url?

i wanted a baek in ho/ seo kang joon one, and the baekinho url was taken

2. any sideblogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

this is a sideblog, my main is seokjinings

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

since summer 2012 so 9 years ..... but this sideblog is from 2018

4. do you have a queue tag?

no this i had one once for my main but my posts are always on queue so it’d be annoying to me

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

idk it was gonna be a kangjoon blog but decided to just make it a dramas sideblog instead

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

lmao it’s baek in ho and i love the pink/orange gradiant. also kangjoon looks so good in that scene. i tried to make a new icon a couple weeks ago but it was so bad. idk how angela & layla do it. 

7. why did you choose your header?

i don’t have a header. but my mobile theme, i just like black & pink.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

my favorite female kdrama friendship. i’m glad that’s my biggest gifset. 

9. how many mutuals do you have?

at least 30 or so i think. idk really

10. how many followers do you have?

little over 3k

11. how many people do you follow?

200. ever since i’ve started tumblr my following as always been around the same number no matter what fandoms i’ve been into. 

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

not really

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

lmao daily. i currently have too many drafts/queued posts of word of honor, i promised you the moon, and doom at your service that i’m trying to not post all at once.

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

.. no. i don’t like confrontation, if I don’t like someone i unfollow or don’t interact. 

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts

idk i don’t really love them but sometimes it’s needed

16. do you like tag games?

yeah, they are fun

17. do you like ask games?

sometimes.

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

@cuddlybitch @leonzhng @deokmis lmao idk tumblr famous isn’t really a thing tho

 19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

nope

20. tags?

idk who wants to do it @deokmis @moonlightsdream @dramaism @therukurals

[buchanans]

Tumblr tag game

Tagged by @fredy-carter , thank you!! 💕

1. Why did you choose your url?

because bucky barnes is my one constant in a sea of variables (also jasondilaurentis was a dead url, i haven’t thought about pretty little liars for years)

2. Any side blogs?

i don’t have any sideblogs that are just mine, but i’m a member of chrisgifs and marveldaily and i co-own sebastianhub and supernaturaldaily

3. How long have you been on tumblr?

since 2012. i’ve had this blog since 2013 but i had a hiatus from 2015-2021

4. Do you have a queue tag?

no, i just queue stuff and pretend i’m here

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

i don’t even remember, i think it was because i had started making gifs and wanted somewhere to post them. this blog started as a pretty little liars blog

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

i found it for some school stuff 7 years ago and liked it. it’s originally pink but i change the colors to match my mobile theme when i change it.

7. Why did you choose your header?

as i said, bucky barnes is my one constant in a sea of variables. also purple is the sexiest color

8. What’s your post with the most notes?

this one from 2014

9. How many mutuals do you have?

haha i actually just counted and i have 167 mutuals

10. How many followers do you have?

14,7k (but 2,7k new ones since i came back from my hiatus 💕) i think most of the old ones are inactive

11. How many people do you follow?

843.... most of them inactive from 2014, and a lot of sourceblogs

12. Have you ever made a shit post?

probably i mean i’m a shit head and i’ve been on this site for almost 10 years

13. How often do you use tumblr a day?

i am lurking here all the time... but no for real i use tumblr when ever i can

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog?

back in the day i used to, but i try to stay in my lane now. it’s about content creating for me

15. How do you feel about the ‘you need to reblog’ posts?

reblog are important for content creators for so many reasons. as much as i try to tell myself that a notecount doesn’t count. it does.... it’s discouraging for content creators to make stuff when it’s not getting feedback and attention and that’s just how it is. so i say, if it fits your vibe and you like it — reblog it! 

16. Do you like tag games?

never done one before today.... but this is fun

17. Do you like ask games?

i absolutely love them!!

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

i have some amazing mutuals for sure, and i think all of them are big in their own fandoms in a way

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

i have a very obvious platonic crush on my bestie @steve-rogers 😌

20. Tags!

@danespinoza @fortiesbucky @steve-rogers @sebastianruinedme @kamalaskhans @morgenthaus @natasharomanovf @murdocks @villainelle

[bidonica]

meet the blogger tag game

tagged by @balloonwhisk! sorry I saw this so late, my presence here is very inconsistent

1. how/why did you choose your url

It was one of the nicknames of my old cat and the first thing I thought of when I set up this tumblr on a whim a looong time ago. I never changed it

2. any side blogs? if you have them, name them and explain why you have them

My only active sideblog is @bidonicart where I post my art (duh). I used to keep a studyblr called @trashbagstudyspo as an older, comeback uni student, and then there was a short lived experiment called @linguastraniera where I posted the most awkward pictures i could find in the textbooks at my uni’s language learning center.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

2008, baby

4. do you have queue tag?

It’s just Q, or q, depending on whether the device I’m using capitalizes by default or not. Kinda hate that there’s no xkit on mobile and I have to do that manually tbh

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

Tumblr was very new at that point and there was a lot of buzz about microblogging, and I thought I might have given it a try. There was virtually no fandom (it was still mostly on livejournal and message boards and I myself kept my fandom activity to lj for a while, with little overlap), no tagging system, a lot of hipster stuff

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

Pingu screaming internally is a state of mind

7. why did you choose your header?

Because I care about my brand

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

I have no idea because once a post really blows up I mute it via xkit... I *think* it might be the one with the card saying “A girlfriend is a sister you choose” that I commented with a gif of Jaime Lannister laughing (probably a bts shot with NCW in costume). My best on bidonicart is probably this one

9. how many mutuals do you have?

Hard to tell!  Please tunglr do the math for me

10. how many followers do you have?

about 2700

11. how many people do you follow?

circa 1600, but I always see the same few :D I’ve been here so long that most of the blog I follow or that follow me are inactive at this point

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

Gurl I shitposted before the internet was even a thing

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

Definitely not as much as I used to, I only really find it usable on desktop, and I am using my computer less often these days because I’m mostly on the ipad, but the ipad tumblr app is... not great. Generally I just miss the quick tag function. I hate not tagging stuff, but I also hate having to open the post to do so, you know?

14. have you ever had a fight/argument with another blog? who won?

I think I only ever had a real fight last year and honestly I don’t think I “won”, I just disengaged from some incredibly deranged arguments and went on with my life.

15. how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

You mean emotional blackmail

16. do you like tag games?

Yes but I never know who to tag and lately I’ve been missing most of them because I’m not here much and I don’t have a lot of time. Thankfully I’m on sick leave today lol

17. do you like ask games?

Yes but when I do them they tend to flop lmao

18. do you have a crush on a mutual?

Not really, no! Lots of people I like but not romantically

Chickening out of naming names I’m tagging whoever wants to do this, I’m trying to cut back on coffee to give my stomach some rest but that makes me sleepy and I can’t make decisions byyeeee

[dreams-madeof-strawberrylemonade]

Thank you @satans-helper for the tag! Ly!! <3

1. Why did you choose your url? Well, I was (and still am) a big fan of Oasis and my favorite song at the time was "Talk Tonight" and there's a line that goes "All your dreams are made of strawberry-lemonade" and I really liked it and it had a new side to it, as opposed to my old URL which had some heavy-grunge influences

2. Any side blogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them

I used to have one which I wanted to turn into an aesthetic blog, long ago, but I gave up on it

3. How long have you been on Tumblr? Damn well... I needed to do a little math for this. 10 years approximately. Had Tumblr before any other social media

4. Do you have a queue tag? I had the tag #queue but I gave up on queueing stuff. It's too tiring

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place? I really wanted some form of social media and at the time, Tumblr was the big in-thing, so I asked my parents. They just shrugged it off as something for little kids, compared to Facebook, and they allowed me to open my account long ago. I've been in this hellhole ever since.

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp? It's Blixa, come one! Why not?

7. Why did you choose your header? I really liked the image and it fits in (I think) with the light blue I have as a background color on mobile.

8. What’s your post with the most notes? One of the GVF fics; I think it's "Guitar Strap"

9. How many mutuals do you have? I've honestly got no idea. I think that about half of the blogs that I follow are mutuals

10. How many followers do you have? 901, and I want to ask y'all: why? Thanks tho for following <3

11. How many people do you follow? 300

12. Have you ever made a shitpost? All the time

13. How often do you use Tumblr each day? It's one of the apps I use the most. Now that I am going to school physically, I am not keeping up as much, but nevertheless, I spend a lot of time just browsing around, or doing research for my future WIPs

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? Who won? I don't think I did

15. How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts? I accept those that go like "Reblog this and put in the tags [...]". But those text posts that go like "Reblog this or you don't care about [important thing which I usually do care about]" are a big no-no for me. Simply annoying

16. Do you like tag games? Yes!

17. Do you like ask games? Yep!

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous? I have no clue and this is one of the things that makes me love Tumblr so much: even the "famous" ones are not actually famous.

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual? Yes! I've got a lot of Tumblr crushes haha

20. Tags: @myownparadise96, @rainberrycurses, @safari-karrot, only if you want though!

[the-jewel-of-ketterdam]

Thanks for the tag @zoya-the-dragon!

1. Why did you choose your url?

The first part, "the jewel of" is a Crown of Wishes references. The second part is a reference to Ketterdam from Six of Crows.

2. Any side blogs?

Nope. I switch between fandoms very frequently so it would be impossible to maintain side blogs.

3. How long have you been on tumblr?

I joined in August 2020 so I'm pretty new.

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Nope.

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

I wanted to like/reblog the awesome art and fanfics I find here. Also, to find more Lunar Chronicles content.

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

It's from that icon creator on netflixshadowandbone.com

7. Why did you choose your header?

I like astronomy and the color matched the color of my blog on the mobile app.

8. What’s your post with the most notes?

This one. I wrote that half asleep and my grammar was terrible.

9. Have you ever made a shit post?

I don't think so? There probably have been posts where I make no sense but that was unintentional.

13. How often do you use tumblr a day?

Every time I grab my phone, which is a lot. It isn't healthy but this is like the only interesting app on my phone.

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog?

Nope.

15. How do you feel about the ‘you need to reblog’ posts?

I don't like them. I know they're important but I hate it when people guilt-trip you into reblogging things.

16. Do you like tag games?

Of course!

17. Do you like ask games

Yeah! I've never actually done them but I should probably do one soon.

18. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

@im-just-your-problem, they post the funniest stuff and it makes my day. @twolovelyberries I love their art so much and they're such a good friend.

Tag List: @twolovelyberries @im-just-your-problem @incorrectquotesconaisseur

[jakeperalta]

tag games! i’ve been tagged in a few recently so i’m putting them together on this post, there’s a lot of overlap between questions so i’ve combined a few variations within part 2 :)

part 1 - tagged by @jonmercer & @daenersys & @ithinkheknowss 💕💕💕

Why did you choose your url? i was offered it by a lovely mutual who knew how much i love jake!!

Any side blogs? @cosystudy (although i only ever reblog on there now) & @photoshopresource which is just a place to collect editing resources/tutorials etc

How long have you been on tumblr? since summer 2012 👵

Do you have a queue tag? it’s “queue and me forevermore” (as in the lyric from new years day by tswift) but i’m not very consistent at using it on mobile!

Why did you start your blog in the first place? back when i was in the 1d twitter fandom we used to sometimes go on omegle with the “directioner” tag and people used to ask if i had tumblr and i had no idea what it was but decided to get it for the 1d fandom lmao

Why did you choose your icon/pfp? folklore album of the year!!! staying up and watching her grammy performance and then seeing her win aoty was such a fun night, also her dress is very pretty

Why did you choose your header? rory and logan my beloveds ❤

What’s your post with the most notes? i believe it’s my text post about celebrities’ private lives that got hijacked by a weird l*rry shipper 🥴

How many mutuals do you have? I actually have no idea, I guess just a slightly smaller number than the number of blogs I follow??

How many followers do you have? over 11k

How many people do you follow? 1502

Have you ever made a shit post? like half my blog is random thoughts no one asked for so yes absolutely

How often do you use tumblr a day? i’m usually on and off it for a few minutes at a time on mobile all day, then i might spend a longer time on desktop in the evenings

Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog? not really, i usually block people before it can become an argument lol

How do you feel about the ‘you need to reblog’ posts? most of the time it makes me want to reblog less

Do you like tag games? yes! i like getting to know people

Do you like ask games? also yes!

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? idk who i’d pick specifically but there’s lots of very cool people who seem pretty big within their respective fandoms

Do you have a crush on a mutual? no lol

part 2 - catch up meme: tagged by @jonmercer / @benwvatt / @nicolemkidman 💖💖💖

favorite color: purple

last song: take me to church - hozier

last album: amidst the chaos - sara bareilles

last movie: pretty woman

currently reading: the living sea of waking dreams by richard flanagan, also listening to the audiobook of someday someday maybe by lauren graham

currently watching: one tree hill

currently craving: could really go for some chocolate cake right now

coffee or tea: coffee

sweet, spicy, or savory: sweet!

currently working on: my masters dissertation 😭😭

relationship status: in a relationship 🥰

three favorite foods: macaroni cheese, any other kind of pasta, tofu katsu curry

song stuck in my head: high horse - kacey musgraves

last thing i googled: "apple music replay 2021″

time: 23:54

dream trip: australia, especially tasmania

anything i really need right now: a holiday and a break from dissertation hell lmao

tagging - anyone who tagged me in one if they haven’t done the other! also @cardigantaylor13 @reputayswift @gwen-stace @alisonsmouth @fukyouforever @its-tortle @dress if you guys want to!! 💗

[bakatenshii]

So in regards to that anon bringing up someone having a really similar looking blog to yours it just reminded me of like past general fandom chat of giving credit where it’s due in terms of inspo like skate rats wtc. And that stuff all made sense to me, i was like “yeah, plagiariasm.” But ngl i dont know where the line is with general blog aesthetics?

Because i feel like yours was the first one that i saw look the way it does and then (not in a bad way) a lot, if not most dark blogs/nsfw blogs started looking like yours. Im just talking about like the fancy text, mini header image and no pfp, a lot of blogs have similar pinned posts as well in terms of layouts and the mini text and bolding. But no one ever said anything so i was like 🤷‍♀️ but then i remember some people getting angry about headers being the same on posts? So idk where the line is at.

I dont produce content but i get nervous about revamping my mobile theme/desktop theme because i dont want to tread on people’s toes. Because from what i can gather the people who’s blogs all look the same all run in the same group so idk if its a case of, if you’re friends it’s cool but if you’re not friends, it isnt cool??

Hi my love!! Thank you so much for this ask, I really really appreciate how respectful and frankly a lil (v. pleasantly) surprised at how in depth it is hahahaha so thank you! <33

this is so long warning in advance I’m so sorry omg

Personally for me, it’s not as much friends being ‘okay’ because they’ve got a free pass to it but more so that between friends there’s always communication involved and a mutual understanding/respect for each others respective themes, if that makes sense?

If a friend of mine’s done something really cool that I hadn’t seen before or I really like something that’s very specific to their theme aesthetic, I’ll always ask if they mind me taking it and maybe throwing my own spin on it. I’ve had friends ask me if I’d mind if they pink-edit manga panels for their headers (even tho they rly didn’t need to because it’s super generic!) so it’s really all about that communication ya know?

If it’s someone I’m not friends with, I don’t know whether it’s a pure coincidence (which, once again— none of my concepts are Unique!) or if they were inspired. Neither of them are bad, it’s just a different dynamic in my opinion.

I’ll use my own blog as example to explain I guess where I personally would draw the line!

Like I keep saying, nothing I do is truly unique. I’m so so honoured and beyond flattered that you said I’m the first blog that you saw looked like this, and tbh I hadn’t seen blogs with a similar aesthetic to mine back then either.

That said, my view is super tunneled and I only see a fraction of the fandom and an even smaller fraction of this site! So chances are someone with a similar blog aesthetic as me is more than likely and entirely a coincidence.

If you seperate it everything on my blog, it’s all generic— pink themes are generic beyond generic. Pink manga edits are generic. Old English is everywhere, and also just a very generic font. Hentai caps used in headers? Also nothing new or noteworthy. But to me, it’s the combination of generic aesthetics that’s unique. Everyone’s mishmash of generic is tailored to them and their brand.

It’s difficult to draw a hard line anywhere, unless of course it’s a carbon copy in which case is obvious. I think! Think about how integral something is to someone’s aesthetic. Is it just a general colour theme that’s the same? Or is it headers being edited specifically one certain way?

Shoot them a message if you’re worried! Most likely than not they’ll be incredibly appreciative and not mind ♡︎♡︎