#and tumblr has said that basically anything 'art' i.e. not actual images of real genitals is supposedly ok i think???

[xcziel]

@tumblr @staff since you seem to LOVE creating recommendation tabs where you can algorithmically go wild

AND you are also eagerly courting new users (frequently to the detriment of longtime users but it's whatever right?)

so, since one group that is currently being underserved (or even driven away) by like ... every app/site out there INCLUDING this one is artists who are trying to make a living out of their art

WHY NOT make an 'ART' tab that is solely made up of posts by artists?

let people choose to opt their posts out of the tab and slap a very basic filter on it, similar to the gifsearch one maybe, so people can look for art of specific things

this would give artists a boost in visibilty AND appeal to like ex-twitter/insta users who want to scroll fanarts or cool original works or whatever - and if someone wants to commission some artz for themselves they can click through to the artist's tumblr for info

i think if you are very lenient with the moderating, tumblr could pull a LOT of the twitter refugees who just need a place to get their work in front of interested people's eyes