#threadable replies

[wip]

hi! I like threadable replies, but I've noticed that mention notifications are a little different since threadable replies were implemented (I think.) If I'm remembering correctly, we used to be able to click the notification of a mention in a reply on a post & we'd be taken to the reply that mentions us. Now, we click the notif & are just taken to the post itself. This is fine if the post only has a few notes, we can scroll through and find the mention in the replies, but if it's a post with a lot of notes it can be almost impossible to actually find the reply that mentions us. I've had multiple instances where I've been notified someone mentioned me in a reply and clicked on the notif only to give up and not be able to read what they actually said to me because there's hundreds of replies and I'm taken to the post itself instead of the reply I was notified about. I'd love if this could be changed so we could get taken to the actual reply when we click on the notification.

Answer: Hey there, @ecstaticallyelectrifying!

We believe what has happened here is that before there were threads, if you sorted replies from the newest, received a notification, and soon opened the post, the last reply would be at the top.

We agree that it has become harder trying to find the comment that notified you. This is because there is currently no available option to change the sort inside the threads—and because someone might be replying to an old reply (therefore not at the top).

The great news is that we have plans to improve this soon. Watch this space! You’ll get updates over at @changes, and hopefully, it won’t be too long until you hear more on this.

Thanks for your question!

[cafefakevz]

Referring to the previous post: While I certainly don't agree with OP on everything they wrote, they have a point. Before anyone feels offended let me try to elaborate on this. First of all, something I can agree with: Roleplaying in dms is a pain in the ass. I tried it many times, I still do it sparingly but it's inconvenient and annoying to me. Dms cannot be filtered and separated from ooc, they can't be tagged, bookmarked (via like), drafted or queued, there's literally no way to come back for a text at a later point without endlessly scrolling up and wasting time while searching for the thing. Like, idk why anyone would voluntarily do this to themselves and their partners?! Whenever someone tries to dm me in-character I'm very reluctant to reply because of all the reasons I just mentioned. Unfortunately, rping in dms seems to be the most popular form of interacting in FakeVz. Yes, it's private but at what cost?

Tumblr comes with one of the best build-in features that a roleplayer can dream of, threadable replies, but 90% of our community refuses to make use of them. Not only can reblogs be threaded, they can be tagged, you can talk to each other in the tags ooc without breaking immersion of the text (but you have the ooc attached to the actual text you're talking about!!, while dms just get lost after a while), they can be bookmarked, drafted and queued and with a good tagging system they can be found again years after they've been posted, even on a blog with thousands of posts. You also get automatically notified when your partner replies. And you get all this while having ONE blog. You don't have to make "groups" (sideblogs) and it's easy to keep track of everything. It feels as if Tumblr has invented this feature for us roleplayers, it's THAT good honestly. But the FakeVz is like: "Nay." I don't understand this. Our old pinboard didn't came with all these convenient features, it was time-sensitive and finding a post from years back involved hours and hours of searching and scrolling.

I know that some folks resort to private sideblogs which are a middleground and compromise. I have a private sideblog for me and my main writing partner and not for all of the money in the world I would ever drop or abandon this form of interaction, I enjoy it so much. Having a decent tagging system, we write different verses and share other things on this blog while staying halfway organized. But sideblogs have their downsides as well. They require that you commit to longterm-writing with the other person. Having agreed on writing together and plotting beforehand is mandatory and therefore sideblogs feel as if they come with lots of conditions before you even start and get to write the very first word. That is a barrier for me personally and I cannot commit to more than one person with this level of investment. Sideblogs are generally not made for spontaneous ice-breaking, unprompted interactions, receiving prompts and fast back-and-forth banter. They also pile up quickly for people who are more capable of having lots of writing partners. I don't know, but I wouldn't want to have 20 sideblogs when I could have all those interactions on my one main blog instead.

As stated, I don't agree with OP that everyone should be obligated to do one true form of roleplay. But I get the point, that the Tumblr rpc is well established for very good reasons. They utilze Tumblr's features to their best potential and have years of experience, they even offer tons of resources for us to use, write scripts with quality of life features and whatnot. They know their business, it's highly fascinating to me and I genuinely hope that one day some more people here would be a bit more appreciative of our "new home". Instead I have seen people insulting and talking shit about others who were actually curious, willing to learn and put in the work to educate themselves about Tumblr etiquette, to eventually being able to branch out and do both, FakeVz and Tumblr rp. They run their blogs bilingual to be welcoming to a variety of partners, they offer help and put themselves out there and as a result they get alienated from a good portion of the community instead of being respected for their effort.

There's another thing where I agree with OP. It's my personal opinion, so no offense intended. I find it extremely frustrating when I come across a potentially interesting blog and there's no writing or any other in-character text on it. For a roleplayer there's no better self-advertisement in the world than their writing - it's more important than anything else. And I mainly address those who submit to our community blog, actively searching for partners. I have some time on hand and decide to check out their blog and then it's completely inaccessible. No tags, no nav, no info, no prompts which I could send, not a single text for reference to get an idea if we could match with each other, literally nothing but aesthetics and some musing posts. They advertise and send an ask to the FakeVz Blog and then put in zero effort to actually make their blog appealing to others, and I don't talk about fancy aesthetics, I mean basic accessibilty here. I am literally forced to reach out via dm and go in blind because they do not offer me anything else to look up or read through or interact with BEFORE I decide to talk to them. Then they maybe have a "no pb" rule on top of it all which basically prevents me from reaching out ooc to plot with them. I know that this is a bit of an extreme example but it happens. And sometimes I also think those are the ones who complain the loudest about how bored they are and that they have no one to write with. It doesn't even occur to them that they're maybe at fault for their situation. Instead of sitting down and working on their blog and their attitude they submit again on the community blog sounding more and more entitled and aggressive with each entry they send. I have an issue with this sort of behaviour and posts like this will never make me want to reach out to this person. I understand why OP was talking about "low effort blogs" they might have came across here. They exist.

Generally speaking, I don't think the "oldschool way of FakeVz" is wrong but for me personally, this system is flawed because it is so narrow and restricting in its nature. You either talk to someone in their dms or you don't. And here's where I'm out in lots of cases because reaching out to someone via dm is a hurdle for me and definitely outside of my personal comfort zone. It is too binding to me, it feels obligatory and a lot of blogs don't offer any other way to interact with them despite Tumblr's fantastic features such as the askbox, prompts, etc. I agree with both commenters on the post, that no one should be forced to do something they're not comfortable with. Respecting each other's privacy and boundaries is mandatory. But on the other hand I genuinely hope more people will open up to other and more possibities the rp here offers. Maybe you don't want to share your novels with your very personal character story that you write with your shipping partner, and that's totally okay. But, like, other kind of small interactions that are not on such a deep, personal level can be considered to be written on the dashboard for example, just to get started. Start out small, be firm with what you want to share and what not, make yourself comfortable with the thought of writing on your blog in the future? Be highly selective about the content you write publicly, don't overstep your own boundaries. I think it could make our community better and healthier in the long run, communities thrive from visibly active members and public interactions. And I can only speak for myself here but I love seeing people writing with each other on the dash, it is highly inspiring and motivating for me. There are so many blogs I admire from afar even if I have never talked to their muns (and quite likely never will). It's essential for my Tumblr experience. Some are incredibly talented and also super kind and lovely when they post ooc. I don't know but, these are the sorts of vibes I enjoy seeing here. And even if I am very private and closed off myself, I do have public writing on my blog and to post this somehow feels easier to me than going into a stranger's dms.

[37q]

i think they shld make replies threadable and pinnable

[wip]

Hi dear Tumblr team I have a suggestion.

Have you ever thought about making comments likeable? To maybe show that you share the same opinion as someone or to simply show appreciation.

Maybe making it a bit special when the Creator of the post likes one of the comments.

I feel like this might be something that could be added

(*^^*)

Answer: Hello, @kurt-dontcry!

We like this idea. We like this idea a lot, even.

We like it so much, in fact, we have already given ample consideration and would love to do it. First, though, we’re working on making replies "threadable," so you can respond to specific comments. After we get that rolled out, we may come back to the idea of being able to like or react to specific comments in the notes—and certainly hope to bring this one to fruition.

Thanks for your question, and fingers crossed here. Have a good day.