#tumblr life

[fortheloveofexy]

I usually only have between 50-100 posts in my queue but I'm curious to see what the average is.

reblog for sample size 💙

[queenofthearchipelago]

I feel the need to remind people, and to inform newer users, that Tumblr does have an algorithm and you can turn it off. Find the "Best Stuff First" in your settings, and turn it off. Boom! Now you have a chronological feed.

It sucks that new users come here and they don't know that Tumblr genuinely is a "create your own experience" type of website and so you can turn the algorithm off. Websites like Tiktok and Facebook have made it the norm so new users don't question it.

But you can turn it off here! I highly recommend it!

[putitinbrackets]

*Not always read, but be aware enough of each post to see how much attention it merits.

[stephfandomdumps]

i hate it so much

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Tumblr: "You have 6 new asks"

Me: *Goes to ask box and sees 5 new asks.*

Me: "Tumblr, did you count wrong or did you eat one of the asks?

Tumblr: :)

[jstor]

Well, well, well, look what we have here: a tumblr book: platform and cultures (2022) - An Open Access book on JSTOR.

Yes, read it, download it, share it with everyone! No login required.

[magnificent-winged-beast]

[silverloreley]

Friendly reminder to new users that the site is currently under a spam/porn-bots attack and we old users report and block suspicious blogs.

Empty blogs with no/overly generic descriptions, default icons or conventionally attractive women photo, name-surname-number urls are all red flags and we shoot on sight.

[unoreversecowgirl]

swear to god if i accidentally click on an ad one more time and get transported to the appstore against my will imma just-

[lydiaplain]

It's my 10 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

It has been a beautiful journey where I met some very special people from all over the world.. 🥰

Here's to the next 10..! 🙌

Photo no. 7: beautiful painting by @peintre-stephane 💝

[bengiyo]

Why Do I Tag So Many Creators in My Posts? It’s About Respect

Earlier today I was talking with @sophsloveskpop in the notes of a post, and was asked about all of the interaction between blogs in the posts and essays about the shows. I’ve noticed an uptick in new names interacting with posts (and making great posts of their own!) and wanted to talk about why I do it and why I like fandom on Tumblr.

Fundamentally, I think it’s generally good courtesy to acknowledge when someone else has expressed a similar idea to your, or an idea that intrigues you. I think it’s best to tag that person and link to their post so that others can also experience it. It also opens you up to a dialogue with them and others.

People Like Getting Their Flowers

If someone posts an analysis or even a quirky idea that I felt the need to think about, I will mention them in my posts. None of the great content we get on here is necessarily quick to make. I absolutely love all of the gifmakers who fight against Photoshop, Tumblr, and God Himself to post snippets of shows on here for us. I wouldn’t be able to flesh out some of my posts, illustrates points, or otherwise breakup walls of text without @liyazaki, @wanderlust-in-my-soul, @pharawee, or @gabrielokun. Whenever I can’t find the gif I’m looking for through Tumblr’s terrible gif search, I reach out to one of them for permission to use their gifs directly.

Also, many of us just like being acknowledged that someone we wrote meant something to someone else. Every time I get tagged by someone in an essay I’m like:

It’s a Conversation

I don’t think fandom is about being the smartest person or the most correct person. My basic framework I’m writing from is Black Gay Nerd Who Watches a Lot of Stuff. It’s what I’m most familiar with personally, and I find that people have really responded to that.

I’ve been around for a very long time, and have been seeing folks like @so-much-yet-to-learn around the entire time, who often has more specific information about fandom life during the airing of shows. @absolutebl and @heretherebedork have watched more BL than I have, and I’ve seen at least 250 productions. ABL has some of the most comprehensive posts collecting some of the history.

I made so many friends after diving into @shortpplfedup DMs to talk about sustainable urbanism and bonding over our shared geography. Now we run @the-conversation-pod together. Through them I befriended so many others, like @elnotwoods and @kyr-kun-chan.

I’m not a color theory expert, and so I love reading posts from @respectthepetty and others (I think @sliceduplife writes about color too).

We wouldn't even have my favorite show without @isaksbestpillow.

I know what shows are coming because of @clairificusrex.

I don’t know much about music theory, but @iguessitsjustme write some great stuff about the music in these shows.

I don’t always read the body language of hands as closely as someone like @wen-kexing-apologist might.

I am not Asian, and so I like reading from @waitmyturtles, @telomeke-bbs, and @neuroticbookworm. I know that @recentadultburnout and @airenyah offer useful perspective on Thai language.

Sometimes folks are going to narrow down on specific shows and consistently write about them for years on side blogs like @miscellar.

Some people have studied so much and bring specific academic lenses to the genre that I find compelling, like @emotionallychargedtowel.

In many cases, I just vibe with them really hard, like @ginnymoonbeam.

I actually didn’t always post as much as I do, but I try to keep up my Stray Thoughts project so that people can keep track of what I’m watching. I used to write less meta, but then I befriended @waitmyturtles and @lurkingshan. Any time I say anything remotely thoughtful Shan is like:

Also, though, this is Tumblr! It’s easy to tag each other and link to each other’s posts! This is what makes us different from every

Isn’t It Just More Fun?

I don’t enjoy shows passively. I grew up in a family that watched things together. My mom, dad, sister, and I all have differing tastes from each other, but we watched a lot of different things together. My friends and I discussed the things we watched at school.

I’m a big fan of the water cooler approach to TV show distribution, which basically says you want your show to be the show people are talking about on their breaks at work. I always like Film Crit Hulk’s theory that movies (and our dramas) are the proverbial campfires around which we gather to share ourselves with each other.

This is all supposed to be fun, and I have more fun when we interact. I get tagged daily by @blmpff about updates from sets, or when we all need to rush to IG to make sure Fluke Pongsakorn doesn’t cut his hair. When @bl-bam-beyond makes a new set or post they let me know, and they recently rewatched Noah’s Arc! I made friends with @gillianthecat in the last year or so, and it’s been fun seeing her make her way through fandom. I always get excited with @troubled-mind pings me in a post because I know it’s going to give me something to chew on. I didn’t have a genuine appreciation for kink culture until I watched along with @lutawolf. If something funny is happening in fandom I know @benkaaoi is going to tag me. I still get excited when @heukheuk pops up in my mentions.

I know I’ve probably forgotten so many people alone the way here, and I’m sorry if I didn’t mention you.

Tag Because It’s the Right Thing to Do

So seriously, tag people and link to their posts. Try to use the giffmakers specific tags when you’re using the search feature. Fandom is better when we all interact respectfully and enthusiastically with each other. Tumblr is special because it lets us create goofy little essays like this and tag dozens of people just to get their attention.

If you have a cool thought about a show I’m watching, tag me. If you see something funny, tag me in the comments. If you wanna hash out an idea before posting it, DM me. This is Tumblr. Don’t be shy with your thoughts. It’s okay to be wrong on the internet. It’s actually fun to be wrong on the internet about show predictions!

Thank you as always for coming to my post.

[ladyinrosso]

Lookin at my ships I’ve come to the conclusion that there are several dynamics I tend to fall for:

- outsider and popular kid that under the surface aren’t that different at all (and have a lot of interests in common)

- heroine/hero x villain

- enemies to lovers (or enemies AND lovers)

- bickering couple

- moon x moon

- moon x sun (it can be either their personality or their physical appearance or both. Bonus if the slightly introvert dark haired is full of life and the light haired extrovert deep down thinks they don’t deserve to be loved)

- short passionate (and/or full of rage) woman and the over than 1 ft taller than her person she has to deal/is stuck with

- I hate everything and everyone but the love of my life

- shared trauma

- girlboss power couple

Give me one or more of these tropes and there’s a really high chance that I’ll ship that ship to hell and back

[deesi-academia]

Online friendships are like *sent you a meme* *replied to your story/post* *9+ messages* *I WANT TO EAT YOUR FOOD* *COME OVER* *GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY* *offline for days* *hii I'm back with a meme* *poetry for each other* *I love you* *you're the best friend I've ever had???* *I love you* *you understand me*

[set-wingedwarrior]

[sarahthecoat]

i'm getting some new follows from blogs that are completely blank, generic graphics, no posts, and no likes or following visible. i get that some people are more comfortable lurking, but you have to convince me you are a real person and that we have at least a little bit in common. i'm giving these blogs a few more days to see this and get up to speed, otherwise reporting as spam and blocking.

[gonna-let-it-happen]

I’m not sure if I disappear from tumblr for weeks at a time because I’m depressed and can’t deal with social interactions or if I only ever log back on because I’m depressed and lonely and looking for someone to talk to or some notifications just to know that people know I still exist.