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A message to Twitter users coming to tumblr: a message from your local duel-hellsite citizen

So, I’ve seen a ton of Twitter users talking about making and sharing their new tumblr blogs, to escape Elon Musk’s “anti censorship” bullshittery. First of all: welcome! I know it’s looking bleak over there; especially for trans people. But, now that you’re here, I’m here to tell you all about tumblr etiquette, how this website works, and how it’s different from Twitter. Because you can’t come onto here acting like it’s Twitter, lest The Beast get to you.

First, here are a small handful of tips and tumblr facts!

Your likes and who you are following are automatically set to public. You can make them private in your settings!

You can block tags from the settings, too.

There are lots of bots on here. If you’re not careful, you could be mistaken for one! The main way you can avoid this is changing your icon and header from the defaults. Adding a bio helps too!

You can queue and schedule posts so that your account posts throughout the day.

Like Twitter, tumblr has a radical feminist and TERF problem. However, they’re pretty easy to spot. There are lots of guides out there to help you learn how to spot tumblr TERFs!

Tumblr, for the most part, does not have any celebrity or brand accounts.

Your tumblr follower count is private.

You can have multiple accounts with the same email, and they’re very easy to switch between! These are called “sideblogs”.

Your main page is not a “timeline”. It is a “dashboard”!

You can have a custom desktop theme using HTML! Think like ye olde MySpace days. There are tons of pre-made tumblr themes available, if you’re not already proficient in HTML; including free ones!

Now, let’s talk tumblr etiquette and how it’s different from Twitter. You’re a tumblr user now! It’s time to start acting like it!

Don’t just like posts. They don’t increase visibility whatsoever. The way that you can help posts that you like is reblogging them to your blog. Especially for art!

We don’t say “oomfs” or “oomfies”. Just “mutuals” is fine, thanks!

Adding onto a post with pointless comments is frowned upon. If all you have to say it “this is so true,” or something else to that effect, you should put that in the tags of your reblog.

Most people don’t have carrds or rentries on here. Some of us do, but it’s not an obligation like it is for Twitter.

Similarly, we don’t censor words like “die” and “death”. Posts about wanting to brutally murder people in power go viral all the time, and it’s completely allowed. I’m serious! Enjoy your newfound freedom!

Blocking isn’t a big deal here. Get rid of any weird notion you have that morality is linked to blocking certain people.

But lastly, and most importantly:

Drop your discourse at the door.

If you try to post about most of the things that Twitter users discourse about, you will be laughed off the site. Especially Twitter LGBT+ discourse. Posts actively mocking topics of Twitter discourse go viral on here regularly.

Tumblr has mostly healed since its discourse-ridden days, and it’s now much more chill. Of course, discourse still happens, but it is so easy to avoid now. For a lot of us, tumblr is the last pleasant social media site left, so don’t ruin it.

Here is a list of discourse-related things that tumblr users don’t do:

Most of us don’t do callout posts, unless it’s something actually serious (like that one blog that had a human slave).

Everything that you heard on Twitter was “exclusive” to certain LGBT+ groups is used by just about everyone on here. Bi women use the double venus symbol on here. You’ll just have to learn to live with that.

In particular, I want to emphasize how much we don’t do flag discourse. To the point that somebody caring about flag discourse of any kind is how we tend to identify an ex-Twitter user.

On here, you will never have to see another slur discourse post again, unless you actively seek it out.

You’re free.

You’re welcome. And enjoy your time on here! If you have the time, please consider watching StrangeÆons’ Tumblr Etiquette Manual on YouTube, as well.

Reblog and put in the tags what your anti love language is. What’s the one love language you suck at or don’t get

That is Rose Lalonde and Doc Scratch! Likely from act 4 i think. (its been a bit since i read it) (^v^)b

it was always the plan to put the world in your hand

Black and Mutt friendship bracelets!

And here is the last two of our main boys. As always, change up the colors to your preferences.

I do have one for G and I found patterns that I liked for Ink and Error. I just gotta make them now.

OTW donation gift got lost in the mail? Any suggestions appreciated.

Hey, just putting this out there in case someone has a suggestion. So I donated to ao3 during the last donation thing, and I chose a donation gift, and got tracking information not long after. It apparently shipped on the 21st, and was supposed to arrive on the 28th. However, the tracking page has changed to say it's being shipped to another facility and will be arriving late? And it doesn't say what facility it's being sent to. I suspect it may be lost in the mail, maybe? It's only a couple days late, but I don't want to delay checking on the issue. I was wondering if anyone knows if there's someone I could contact about that? I'm pretty sure that if a package gets lost in the mail you are supposed to contact the shipper about that, but I don't know if the otw works like that? Anyone else have an experience like this? Or any suggestions?

I am biting people i am frothing at the mouth i fucking hate it here sometimes

Starting a piccrew chain because this is GORGEOUS

No pressure tags: @zombiedoodlesstuff @all-just-for-a-moment @lunex-the-cat @ccinochai @micc0ro @julday4 @swabencrer @novae-viking @satellite-starss @thatoneboredbystander @calcium-cat @hannahs-creations

i’m crying i’m crying i’m crying