#be helpful

[tea-time-for-bee-time]

Ok so. Staff posted some information about there plans moving forward. Here’s the link and below the cut- my thoughts.

Let’s begin with the fact that some of y’all are bitching and moaning about the fact that they want to change at all. Change is important and not always a bad thing. We often joke (and are sometimes proud of) the fact that this website has never been profitable, but unfortunately that’s sort of a necessary aspect of staying alive in a capitalist free market. If you want this place to stick around it needs to be functioning and profitable. If you disagree with that concept please go take it up with Karl Marx he’d love to hear from you. Until then we have to work with what we’ve got.

Most people seem afraid of the idea that they will remove user curated content in favour of algorithmic content. -I highly doubt that they would severely change the format in a way that drastically impacts current users, as their loyalty is one of the few things that this sight has going for it in an elevator pitch. And I like to hope staff have heard the millions of complaints from current users whenever they so much as change the shape of a button.

I don’t think that’s the case (I hope not). They specifically mention they have a problem with curated content when it comes to bringing in new users. Which… yeah. I came here a few years ago and it took months to get a dash that really truly jives with me.

The addition of the “for you” page was clearly a great way to tackle this, as it allows users to explore other places and people just outside their “bubble”.

I think the best way to move forward is really focusing on the onboarding process of creating an account. I don’t know how it works nowadays but “pick a few tags that interest you” isn’t really enough data to help begin a curated page.

Perhaps “which of these accounts have you heard of?” Would also be a good question.

If they could swing it, an analysis of the culture of tumblr on other apps might be useful. So say someone says “I came here from reddit” on an onboarding poll, the app now knows that they probably like the kind of tumblr stuff cross-posted there.

In terms of making communication easier. Yes. That’s a very important one. I know a lot of old users like to talk in the tags, but honestly it’s not really feasible anymore and a more streamlined comments and replies system seems like the best way to go.

[nururu]

I truly think one of my biggest pet peeves is when you ask someone for details on something and they're as vague as humanly possible. I hate vagueness. I hate people talking AT me with zero context and making me ask 1000000 questions so I can understand. when they could just tell me from the start and be helpful and not make communicating a stressful challenging game. there's just some people, and it's so common too, who want to make communicating so hard. it's like a narcissistic game. I have really, zero energy for that kind of thing. it's really frustrating like damn just fucking be helpful or don't talk to me at all.

[piedpip3rrr]

What is this? A crossover episode???

[evilgoodguys]

he’d forgotten how much he missed that smile.

[macdenlover]

it came to my realization that 99% of my fandom related headaches would be cured if everyone understood this

[morggo]

I Will Not Apologize

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[vee-lociraptor]

tiktok refugees i believe you are few but it is VITAL that you know on tumblr you can speak freely. kill. die. sex. fuck. you can say things here

[puppppppppy]

filipina miku!! my mom helped me with her outfit ^_^

[cath-lic]

this is making me lose it

[maskenjager]

I can't unsee this

[gramarobin]

mmm. yea. needed this today💛

[ratcarney]

TUMBLR 101: a helpful guide for tiktok refugees

are YOU a former tiktok user trying to learn how to use tumblr to fill the void the american tiktok ban is leaving in your soul? here are some things you should know, from someone who’s going on their eighth year on this hellsite:

1. you can say anything on here. gone are the days of having to use words like “unalive” and “seggs.” murder! kill! sex! fuck! speak your mind!

2. there is a community for you on here. regardless of what you’re into or however small the fandom is, you have a place here. at least one other person will have heard of your weird obscure interest. strike up a conversation!

3. followers don’t matter. tumblr is one of the last remaining social media sites in which your number of followers means absolute jack shit. this can be disorienting at first, but once you lean into the fact that everyone on this website is equal, it’s very freeing. clout means nothing here.

4. similarly, you can post at any time. while tiktok has an algorithm that favors certain times, tumblr has no such algorithm. post whatever you want, whenever you want. every post has virtually the same chance at getting notes, regardless of when it is posted.

5. tags can have spaces between the words! this one is very exciting. tags can be a whole sentence. you can also use the tags to comment on someone’s post without actually adding onto the physical post itself (which is sometimes frowned upon and called “derailing” if you use this feature to bring up a completely different point other than the one that’s being made on the original post).

TL;DR: speak your mind, find your place, followers don’t matter, post anytime, have fun with tags!! tumblr is a wonderful site used to share things you’re excited about. be patient with yourself as you’re learning and have fun!

[holographings]

someone on twitter said Imagine what s2 jayce would give to talk to s1 viktor just one more time. and someone had a time travel alternate dimension fic ready to go. and i read it. and now my face is being eaten by 3750 feral dogs i think

[demonboyhalo]

collection of useful things tumblr has taught me:

even if you can't fall asleep, laying down with your eyes closed will still rest your body

you don't have to brush your teeth standing up

you don't have to do any chore standing up, from dishes to showering

you don't have to shower with the lights on

if you can't brush your teeth, flossing and a tongue scraper gets rid of plaque and bad breath

if you can't do that, mouthwash kills a lot of bacteria

eating "unhealthy" food is better than eating no food

you can make the same meal everyday for however long you still want it

some pills come in syrups or chewables if you can't swallow them

kids nutritional shakes can be a quick way to get fuel if you can't eat/don't have time

if walking hurts/exhausts you on a regular basis, canes and rollers are for you, no matter how young you are

we have free will—if doing something "out of the ordinary" makes life easier for you, do it

if you have even a dollar to spare, please consider donating to Alaikum's family.

they're a large family at only 10% of their goal to evacuate, and could use any help you can give!!

[dinosaurwithablog]

Only the sweet innocence of a child could be so charming and helpful and hilarious. I wonder what The Thinker thinks of her offer? What a beautiful little girl!!! 😍 😊🤣😍