This isn't at anyone in particular, but it's very disheartening to see that the otherhearted AND otherkith tags are full of.... Posts that are almost completely unrelated to those experiences. Otherlink tags are much the same.
A few in there are geared toward all alterhumans in general, that's fine, but... Posts specifically only about therians, otherkin or fully nonhuman identities without so much as a mention of heartedness don't belong in the otherhearted tags. Therian/otherkin specific posts don't belong in the otherlinking tags either. It's so hard to find anything related to being otherhearted or otherlinking because it's almost all content that only explicitly relates to therians or otherkin. It really looks like they sometimes just slap the smaller tags on there for reach.
It doesn't get your therian posts reach though, because as far as I'm aware, hearted people and otherlinkers follow the tags for posts relating to those specific experiences. Sure, people can be more than one thing and there are definitely therians and otherkin following those tags, that's fine, but it's not why those people follow them. Flooding the hearted and otherlink tags with otherkin posts really only makes it impossible to see anything from other individuals who are otherhearted or otherlinkers. The people who want to see your posts will be following the otherkin or therian tags.
You don't need to tag in different community tags for reach, this is tumblr where tags do actually matter because they're the primary way of finding posts. There's no algorithm at all if you don't use the "for you" page. And when you're putting therian and otherkin only posts in tags that are for much, much smaller communities like otherhearted people and otherlinkers.... It becomes impossible to keep those communities present here.
I don't know if there's separate tags that otherhearted people and otherlinkers use that aren't flodded with otherkin-only posts but if there is I haven't been able to find it because the only post we can even find recently in the hearted tags thats actually about heartedness is one we made today.
We've went on about how the term "alterhuman" isn't just for otherkin content before. We're sad the tag for it has less variety than the community really encompasses. Yes, otherkin are alterhuman and have the right to post there--no one is saying they don't--but a lot of the times people post "alterhumanity is about being an animal and no one knows" or something when it's definitely not always the case. Alterhuman isn't the same as nonhuman. I want to see more diversity and acknowledgement that there can be other alterhuman identities aside from identifying as an animal. As an umbrella term, alterhuman encompasses a lot more than nonhumanity and I don't like that even the hearted tags are covered in unrelated material.
I really think that non-kin and human+ or just plainly still human identities that fall under the alterhuman umbrella need to be acknowledged and respected enough to not be flodded out of their own tags.
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:33 < ilove you, alterhumans.
:33 < ilove you therians, all the animals, from the smallest earthworms to the largest lions. all the critters, the bugs, the fish, the reptiles, the amphibians, felines, mammals, birds, even those who are fictional (like dragons) but consider themselves therians !! ilove all the jellyfish, the ants, the bats, the wolves, the parrots, all of you !! ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, lycanthrope therians, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
B33 < ilove you otherkins, all the supernaturalz, from the most obscure creatures to the calmest, less obscure !! all the ghosts, monsters, giants, elves, vampires, skeletons, clowns, all of you !! ilove the witches, the aliens, the eldricth horrors, the polymorphs, the black holes, space itself, stars, galaxies, werewolves, angles, demons, unicorns, fae, faries, all of you !! ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
:33 < ilove you fictionkins, from the ones who identify with only one character to the ones who identify with so many !! ilove fictionkins who identify as characters from the same universe, characters that are a couple, characters who are also their f/o, youhave multiple of one fictotype (as in multiple of the same character) characters who just "feel right" as your identity, characters from different universes all of you !! <3 ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, if youhave negative/fluctuating/not caring/indifferent/positive feelings about doubles interacting with you, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
B33 < ilove you plantkins, from the biggest prettiest flowers to the more feisty venus fly traps !! ilove you if your type is a fungi, a flower, a really obscure unknown plant, a really well known plant, even if its just kinning with grass !! ilove you massive old trees, ilove you tiny little daisies, ilove all the plantkins ever !! so valid !! <3 ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
B33 < ilove you objectkins, the fastest supercomputers to the silliest toyz :33 ilove plushkins, objects of all kinds, shapes, stationary, statues, all !! slime, fireworks, clouds, lights, dolls, all !! objectkins are valid and if someone says they arent, thats not true !! theyre so valid !! <3 dont make so many "rules" to alterhumanity, let them be themselves !! the alterhuman community is for self expression, not for gatekeeping and denying someones validity :o( ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
:33 < ilove you numbers, foods, months, elements, weather, years, words, all of you !! youcould be the best flavour of ice cream, the worst downpour of rain, the most difficult and longest word in the english dictionary, a really weird and uncommon element, the weirdest year, the most simple number, all of you !! it dosent matter what exclusionists say, you are alwayz validddd !! <3 ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
B33 < ilove you conceptkins, from the most difficult concept to understand, to the easiest !! youcould be a pretty simple thing to understand, and thats so cool !! youcould also be something really difficult to understand, and thats great too !! you are validd <33 ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
:33 < and to any alterhumans ididnt mention.... ilove you !! your kintype is valid !! isee you and you are so important to me !! you are amazing, dont forget that !! have a pawsome day !! ilove you if your type is psychological, if its spiritual, if its both, holotheres, physical kintype, due to trauma, due to hyperfixations, if youhave species dysphoria, if youdont, if youdont get kinshifts, if youdo, you are valid !! ilove you if it is a hearttype, quoian, kintype, ect !! its not "less" or "less important/valid", noone is better than you for having a kintype instead of your (x)type <3 its all the same validity and not "less" at all ^_^
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