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Hi! I'm new to tumblr, i moved here from Twitter because the fandom there was toxic.It seems nicer here, Is it ok if i ask how to get started?

Hello!! It’s nice to see someone new around! I’ve never used Twitter so I don’t know if we’re nicer, but I can try and give some advice! :D

. Tagging Systems .

When you go to make a post, you’ll see a spot at the bottom for tags! To connect with other people in the community, I recommend using the sky: children of the light, sky: cotl, and thatskygame tags! This will make your posts visible to people who search for those tags, or follow them!

On Tumblr, you can use spaces in tags! Press the comma (,) button to separate tags!

It’s also generally recommended by the community to tag content that may be triggering or harmful to others. People can block tags, while will prevent them from seeing the post that contains the content in question. Here’s a post with a nice list of things to tag in general! If you’ve made or are reblogging an art piece with gore, for example, some tags to include would be “gore”, “gore tw”, or tw gore”! It’s always better to over-tag that to under-tag! :D

Speaking of tags, people on Tumblr tend to use them... generously. Due to their ability to contain spaces, many people use them to compliment other people’s work, or to go on a ramble. Here’s an example of a post where I rambled quite a bit in the tags, if you’re not sure what I mean! Artists will also be incredibly grateful of any feedback you leave here!

I started this blog by mostly just posting screenshots from in-game, and that’s still the main thing I do! Screenshots, theories, artwork, fanfiction... anything you create can be tagged! We love to see it!

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. To Avoid .

On a less positive note, I would definitely recommend blocking the people listed here, as they’ve had a severe negative community impact, to say the least. A few of the links and / or usernames are old, unfortunately. I can offer a few more recent ones if you want to DM me for it.

Similarly, some things that are generally frowned upon are drawing Skykids with white skin (whitewashing), shipping the two Valley Elders together (they are confirmed to be twins), and leaving sexual and / or intrusive messages at in-game locations (like asking where someone lives-- a lot of minors play Sky)!

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. Artists .

You might see a few ask blogs floating around, or blogs that allow you to ask their Sky characters things in-character! Most have a plot, but some are just for fun! You can interact with these blogs by sending an ask! Remember to be polite and respectful to the creators, though, even if things don’t go your way!

There’s a lot of stunning artists and writers in this community as well! Reblogging people’s art is the best way to support them-- it’s highly encouraged that you leave a nice comment in the tags, too! “Likes” don’t do anything to increase a post’s circulation on Tumblr-- the only way a post will spread is through reblogging!

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. Community Events .

We don’t currently have a large number of community events in Skyblr, but if you enjoy art, writing, or other creative mediums, and want to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, @fly-your-pride is a pretty nice event to participate in! (You can read more about it on that blog!

Additionally, last year was the first ever @secret-manta! Like a secret santa, but for Sky-themed art, writing, heart trades, and more! Last I heard, there were plans for the event to take place this year as well! (I hope it does, I participated and can honestly say it was wonderfully organized and a lot of fun!)

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That’s all I’ve got for you right now, since this post is getting pretty long as is, but if you ever need help with anything, feel free to to reach out to me, or anyone else in the community! We’re more than happy to help! :D

(If anyone else has anything to add on, feel free :0!)