#blogs

[lixxen]

Hey guys now that Tiktok is shit officially, can we go back to making website blogs where we talk about random shit and just follow each other like we used to

But not in a Tumblr way where we have blogs, but legit ones where we just talk and make full posts. People can dedicate them to hobbies and do mixed stuff! There can be a blog with dedicated use of directory where people can submit theirs

I think that it would be a good way for people to bring back an older form of "social media". People have been talking about having another shift because of Meta/X/Tiktok doing shitty things (and I personally don't want to go to Xiaohongshu because I am afraid Americans will heavily disrupt the app)

I will literally make one and teach you guys how to make WordPress blogs/use WordPress is a very basic article how-to. We had to make them for my classes

[wolfsheart-blog]

Wolf by Animal Photograph by Ramona Heiner

[domono08]

Waspy Woman

[equipe]

Ce somptueux collage soigneusement élaboré par @lerefugedeluza a quelque chose de captivant. 🤩

Pas tout à fait terminé, mais je suis assez fière de ce petit portrait.

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]

[el-amor-de-nadie]

[alazarrr]

[myfandomrealitea]

Pre-emptively blocking people is good for everyone.

Seriously. The amount of times I see people whining or laughing about being blocked when they 'haven't even done anything' just tells me that not many of you know its actually a really good way to properly curate your online space, and its not something to be offended over.

Blocking is a form of protection. Its also a form of mutual protection.

Especially on websites that don't offer more extensive or usable filtering, tagging and avoidance options. Twitter, for example.

Blocking isn't some personal insult. Its a method of saying; hey, we clearly shouldn't interact, so I'm gonna build this soundproof wall between us to make sure we can't.

To use The Salmon Analogy, if I run a restaurant based on salmon as the main ingredient, and you're allergic or or severely dislike salmon, me refusing to serve you isn't a personal sleight. Its me recognising that you can't or really don't want to eat salmon, and its me protecting you from an unpleasant experience and myself from you inevitably screaming at me for serving salmon.

If you are someone who enjoys 'objectionable' content, such as gore, and you stumble across an extremely anti-gore blog, its absolutely a viable option to pre-emptively block them. Maybe your paths never would've crossed, but its better to ensure they don't than potentially wind up the victim or hate or harassment.

Blocking is an absolute sure-fire way to ensure that you do not see something you do not want to. It should be used as liberally as you want to.

[wip]

Why did everyone’s profile pics get turned into circles on the dashboard (at least on mobile)? I feel like the change happened with no warning so a lot of people’s profile pics got cropped funny and I don’t understand why y’all made the change in the first place.

Answer: Hi, @lemonsofjune!

It’s true: post headers on web and iOS recently got an update, including changing avatars to circles.

This is part of a larger effort to make Tumblr more accessible and understandable and make posts easier to scan. This change was partly about style (rounded edges tend to feel less harsh) but it’s part of a larger effort to improve how posts work and feel and reduce visual noise. As before, you can still choose between a circle or square avatar shape in your blog settings, and that choice will show up on your blog.

Tumblr posts have to convey a lot in a small space: who made the post, if it’s a reblog or original, when it was posted, whether it’s recommended or sponsored, and how to interact with it. It all needs to be clear at a glance, without overwhelming the post itself. With these changes, elements in the header and footer (the avatar, icons, the typography) are more consistently sized. 

You may also notice that avatars are slightly bigger. This makes it easier to recognize who posted at a glance, which is especially important for reblogs or recommended posts. We learned from previous changes that smaller avatars, or removing them on reblogs, meant people had a harder time identifying who posted, resulting in fewer reblogs, likes, and replies. Trust in the source of a post matters on Tumblr, where reblogs are core to how content spreads.

We’re keeping a close eye on how this feels and will continue refining it. As always, we appreciate hearing what’s working (or not) for you.

[domono08]

I can’t forget my snivy boy, Snives for pride month. Gay and beautiful!

[incognitopolls]

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]

[el-amor-de-nadie]

Cajetillas completas llevan tu risa y el olor de tu pelo.

[alazarrr]