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to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years…
1. DO NOT censor your posts
dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)
2. we dont really have an algorithm
you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the ‘for you page’ is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points
3. dont crosstag
we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old “repost comments” on tiktok)
4. dont expect to go viral/be famous
“viral” isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is
5. blocking is your best friend
tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on
6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture
this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we’ve been here longer and we’re familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app
I highly recommend blocking on sight users who post ragebait and discourse. Do not engage.
Also
7. Reblog.
Reblog freely. Reblog anything you think is cool. Reblog anything you want to boost, because reblogging is the only functional way to boost. Likes don’t help other people see it. Neither do comments. You gotta reblog.
Corollary: You’ll often see artists post their art with the warning “Don’t repost.” They still want you to reblog. Reposting and reblogging are two separate things on tumblr. (It took me so long to realize this!)
Repost, on tumblr,means “download the image and make your own, totally new, post with it.” That’s uncool because it steals engagement from the artist. Anyone who interacts with your new post is not interacting with the original post.
Reblog, on tumblr,means “hit the reblog button.” That way, anyone who sees the post through your reblog is still interacting with the original post.
Occasionally as an Australian you’ll be talking to someone from overseas, and you’ll discover a common phrase you took for granted is, in fact, not universally known outside of our country.
Turns out casually dropping “fuck me dead” into conversation will give unsuspecting Americans an aneurism.
The more you know.
Imagine being on a work call with an Aussie and they suddenly announce they’re gonna blow a load in response to a problem.
Not Aussie but I asked an American once if she was taking the piss ( i.e. pulling my leg, joking. Perfectly cromulent and friendly english expression)
and she got really upset because she thought I was threatening to piss ON her
Posting about the world’s least canonical ship & having somebody tag it like “this is making me want to watch that show” is always so funny like no sorry I’m lying to you
This isn’t true. I’m playing pretend. I’m playing with my touys. These two characters don’t even interact I’m making shit up right now
