Why Tumblr - Tumblr Posts
If you're a fanfiction author and you haven't done this already, start backing up all of your fics on a Google Drive.
When Post+ goes live (it will despite the backlash - Tumblr is owned by Automattic who also owns WordPress), it's going to be mass purge of fandom accounts.
You've probably already seen the posts going around stating that if you make fanworks, you legally cannot monetize (EDIT 2: APPARENTLY THIS IS FALSE. EXPLAINED HERE. Check sources and come to your own conclusions. I've been getting messages with different takes on this). As soon as the idiots at Automattic realize this (EDIT: actually, they definitely know this), they're going to purge fan creators. Why? Because they're also going to be dealing with lawsuits, not just the creators.
And they can write out all of the rules and terms and warnings they want before a user signs up for Post+, but that isn't gonna stop all of the fandom babies from Wattpad coming in thinking they can make money off of writing fanfiction. So the solution? Shadow banning all people who create for fandoms, driving us into a dark corner, and ultimately kicking us off the platform so it can bring in more outsiders and normies, therefore becoming more appealing to investors and advertisers.
I implore you, please read up on the history of fandoms and the great purges of fan content here and try to tell me that's not where we're headed.
(EDIT 3: What I'm trying to say is, I'm pretty sure that the big men up top want us gone so they can try to make this site profitable. Back your works up. Let your voice be heard. Know your roots as a fan. All hail AO3.)
FIRST TUMBLR DOESNT LET ME POST NOW UNFOLLOWED YOUR ACCOUNT I SRSLY HATE TUMBLR SO MUCH
Omg stop I love ur posts😭
Me to Tumblr: 🖕
Is that why my feed is full of ads that pop up or push down the post I want to see
Like show me an ad but don't make things bounce around so I'm clicking on random posts then having to back track to where I was.
And why are they all Versace and Louis Vuitton ads???!
somehow knowing that tumblr is being kept around mostly as a testing ground for advertisers and corporations doesn’t even make me feel that exploited, because every social media site is exploitive. but being basically lab rats to test shit on before it’s refined for use in polite society is by far the funniest possible way to be exploited.
reblog this and put in the tags what comes up when you type “die”
It can't be done.
the new Tumblr explicit violations have me up my head. im getting mad again geez
Apparently tumblr doesn’t like me scheduling posts. If anything pops up twice Whoops
THEY GOT MY DMS TOO... IT TAKES UP AN ACTUAL QUARTER OF MY SCREEN IT'S SO CLUTTERED
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LAYOUT???
Here it is: Best stuff first
Extremely handy if you follow a lot of people and hate missing anything good.
Best Stuff First moves the best stuff on your dashboard—mhm!—right up to the top.
It’s rolling out this week on iOS and Android, and comes with this Help Center article.
Thanks! ✌️