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!
Your likes and 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.
You can queue and schedule posts so that your account posts throughout the day.
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” or “moots”. 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 LGBT+ discourse. Posts actively mocking topics of Twitter discourse go viral on here regularly.
Tumblr has healed since its discourse-ridden days, and it’s now very chill. For a lot of us, it’s 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:
We 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.
The 2020 U.S. election is right around the corner. Tuesday, November 3, is the last day to cast your ballot. We’re almost at the end of this seemingly endless election cycle–but don’t break out the bath bombs yet. There’s still work to do, like making sure you cast a vote that counts. Here’s some info that’ll help you do just that:
Who should you vote for? Well, that’s up to you. We’re not here to tell you how to live your life, just to make living it a little easier. Find out here where the presidential candidates stand on key issues like climate change, healthcare, and racial justice. Sure, the presidency gets the top billing, but those smaller, local elections affect you as well. Use this state-specific ballot guide to help you fill out your entire ballot.
It’s not too late to vote early. In some states, the early voting period ends Saturday, October 31, aka Halloween. Like this election cycle wasn’t scary enough. Learn more about your state’s early voting deadlines here. If you still haven’t registered to vote, @whenweallvote makes it easy to explore all of your state’s voter registration deadlines in one place. Find your polling place ahead of time. Waiting until Election Day to look up your polling station is like waiting until the day of the show to buy tickets to a MCR reunion tour. It’s not a good idea.
If you voted by mail, your job isn’t over. To confirm your absentee ballot has been accepted by your state’s board of elections, use @resistbot for status updates. No, that’s not a text from your crush: it’s Resistbot! Unless Resistbot is your crush…in which case, maybe you should just check the status of your ballot online.
There’s something in the air
If you consider yourself anywhere from barely to extremely online, you’ve been bombarded with misinformation—and you might not even know it. At Tumblr, you control the conversation. As a result, we need you to help us shut down the spread of misinformation.
With one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history only days away, we’re asking all users to be watchful of what you see and read online. Use our Election Integrity Guidelines to help you identify and avoid sharing potentially harmful information. To combat misinformation within the Tumblr community, we’re also asking users to read more about media literacy and report misinformation or abuse of any kind right here.
Good luck out there, Tumblr. Don’t forget to #Make2020Count.
I remember when Carrie Fisher passed Kathleen Kennedy gave the quote “there’s little girls who will someday say may the force be with you because of Carrie which means her legacy will forever be engraved in history” and that’s all that I’m thinking about right now. There’s little kids out there who will someday say Wakanda Forever because of Chadwick Boseman and they’ll get to watch themselves on screen and see themselves in an action figure. What a legend of a man. An absolute legend who will never be forgotten.
no matter how much we all shit on the show, glee played such a huge part in so many of our teenage years. i know, personally, i cried so much when i heard the news about cory back in 2013. losing naya 7 years later, AND on the anniversary of cory’s death, hurts so fucking much.. i’m in literal shock.
The terror bill was signed into law. I found these images going around on twitter so I wanted to post it here. To my friends in the Philippines, please be safe and know your rights
Please note that the part about arrests without warrant has been altered due to the bill passing. According to the bill, “Any law enforcement agent authorized by the ATC may arrest a person suspected of being a terrorist for a period of 14 days, without incurring criminal liability for delay in the delivery of detained persons…” This 14 day period can be extended by 10 days if deemed necessary. So if you are branded a terrorist and get arrested without warrant, you can be detained for 14 - 24 days.
I’m so fucking FURIOUS at the world right now I want to cry so badly, but I can’t because I’m mad.
George Floyd was pinned down in the neck by dirty cops until he died, all over a non-violent charge over Memorial Day weekend.
Minneapolis took to the streets to rightfully protest police brutality which was later met by MORE police brutality as they were tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets. *cough* ACAB *cough*
Make America White Again and All Lives Matter are trending on Twitter.
Larry Kramer, an LGBTQ+ activist, an AIDS activist, and a playwright, died today. May he rest in peace.
John Boyega is getting doxxed on Twitter by racist white people because he said that he hated racist white people. I support John 100%, and anyone who says otherwise can fucking unfollow me.
Donald Trump threw a massive tantrum on Twitter because Twitter is now facting-checking his tweets, calling it “censorship.” Give me a break, Donald. Stop spewing bullshit and they won’t do that.
This world is a shithole, and I won’t pretend that it never was before because it was. But right now it looks so, so fucking bleak, with this pandemic stuff going on on top of it, I have no fucking idea what to do at the moment.
Sometimes you just need to appreciate how great it is to not be an American citizen
I’m from Toronto and last night, a Black woman was pushed off the balcony of an apartment building by the police and died.
