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onelonelystory · 11 months

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I know a bunch of people are making way more helpful beginner’s guides to tumblr but for anyone who may be making the leap during the Reddit exodus here’s my two cents:

try following friends first. get the hang of how reblogging functions and of all the posting features. if you use desktop add an xkit extension and use their quick reblog. change your header and profile and title from the default. consider not using an unstylized picture of yourself as a profile; anonymity is valued here (though of course, coming from reddit, I’m sure you understand.)

curate your own dash. follow people who post about things you’re interested in, follow friends, follow friends of friends, unfollow anyone at any time if you notice that their posts are not for you. don’t feel obligated to follow certain people just to participate in certain corners of the internet. if they really have so much good shit to say, it’ll probably make its way over to you eventually. the trending and for you pages are kind of useless and serve best as an occasional peek into a funhouse mirror version of the internet you thought you knew.

don’t overuse the add-to-reblog comment feature. if there’s additional commentary you want to share with your audience, that’s what tags are for! it shows up in the poster and previous reblogger’s notifications just the same. somewhere down the line someone might see your tags and decide to append them to the main post. we affectionately refer to this process as “peer review,” because once something has been added to a reblog any further iterations of the post will include that addition so it’s really just a way of saying said commentary adds to the post in a way that is not exclusive to your own audience.

that said if you do feel you have additional context or a necessary perspective to add to a post and you deliberately want to attach it, don’t be afraid to say your piece. people can reblog it or ignore it if they like, that’s their business.

if you disagree with the contents of a post, try not to do a discourse about it. If it seems like well-intended misinformation, you can add a correction with a source, or whatever additional context you feel is necessary for anyone who may not know better. any questions about what the post really means or follow-up is maybe best directed towards op’s ask box, as the narrative of reblog threads can get lost in the notifs tab. don’t be argumentative, don’t make assumptions; this is the internet. nobody on here gets an editor to make sure their words are framed exactly as they intended. if you really feel like being negative take a screenshot of the offending section, redact op’s url and any tagged or visible accounts, and make your own post. we all want to just tear into something from time to time and disagreements are a part of life. but try to avoid unnecessary conflict, it’s neither fun nor productive for any party.

if you see someone being a bigot block them. don’t dunk on them, don’t send them anon hate, don’t argue against them in the reblogs. there’s no algorithm on this site and nothing spreads without people spreading it. the best way to stop vitriol is to disengage.

block anyone. block people for being hateful bigots, block people for being annoying. block people for trying to start discourse on your posts even if you feel bad about it. if you start thinking to yourself wow, my life would be just a little bit better if this person couldn’t see my posts and I couldn’t see theirs, block them. block me for being preachy. block your best friend of six years bc they’re spamming your dash with their untagged spongebob liveblog and then dunk on them in your 20 person discord server.

treasure your mutuals but don’t feel like you have to be following people to be friends. tumblr dms are busted as hell just send someone an ask instead unless it’s that private. the search function does not work. polls are new and we’re all still constructing the etiquette of those together, but so far they’re mostly a vehicle for pitting characters against each other chunin exams style. ignore any part of this post that you don’t want to listen to I am legitimately not the boss of you. make your own truth go crazy drink water have fun.

#long post #196

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incarnateirony · 5 years

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To confused Supernatural fraaands joining pillowfort

Making a “how not to get lost” tutorial. I know a new social platform can be really intimidating, and I'm getting a lot of people flocking in from tumblr, sending DMs asking questions -- and no, that's not a sign to stop, I just recognize there's a lot of questions I can give you a masterpost to share to your confused friends!

Included is: how and where to find people and content, maximize your reach and impact, how to actually use the interface to its best capacity, what bugs to expect, how to talk to the staff and suggest new features, dos, donts, and how-tos.

Pillowfort tutorials and stuff exist, and I'll link those in a bit, but I can not emphasize enough how important it is to find the right communities for you as a base line to start. So, have a list of the biggest Supernatural communities and a few not-huge-ones that may still tickle certain fancies.

Supernatural: show, cast, and ship positive

Destiel: Take a wild guess what the comm is for

ProfoundNet: The PB/Destiel server related, I dunno how much they upkeep it at a glance but everybody seems to stay in touch.

SupernaturalArtsAndFics - All ships, all cast, don’t be a dick is the rule there.

DeanWinchesterIsBisexual

And lo, though I hate promoting it I will be fair, there’s The_Wincest_Community and just “Wincest” - the members and content seems pretty identical.

There’s an SPN NSFW Art group too -

Castiel fangroup

SPN Multishippers group

SPN Reverse bang

SPN Fanart,

Destiel Fan Favorites Survey Community

Cockles

After here, groups keep getting smaller and are all like… 30 people or less, I’m stopping centralized listing at the 30-mark. And right now, small groups still have a chance to boom once more people migrate across. But this is where you can start to find MOST of your people at.

You can search the community feature for smaller, related communities. Hell, there’s a Drowley community with 7 members right now. A Sabriel , a Sastiel. Etc. There’s a bunch of fractal J2 hat groups that have like 3-10 people, one has like 20. Any time I try to search J2M I’m getting a nightmare deluge of unrelated results and freeze when I click to page 2 to find something relevant. The Team Free Will group looks young and may end up redundant on a feed, only time will tell. Actor based groups seem… smaller. There’s a J2 Fanart group, but not one for them independently. 17 members. There’s a misha group called Mishapocalypse . So that’s still needing to get built up over there all-around.

For what it’s worth, I tried to paste a few together:

Right now, Supernatural Meta has 19 members. You don't have to be a meta author to join.

Annnnd I just put together a “The Brothers - Sam and Dean”place to enjoy non-shippy talk, content and conversation about the brothers. Just forage up the rules and roll.

And I have a Bobo Appreciation club I just launched but the site is in lag-mode and I don’t have the will to find the link.

Disclaimer: I’m just going with the biggest groups I’ve seen. I have not personally investigated all of these. I can’t say I’m necessarily endorsing all of these as awesome places or whatever, but it’s a place to START on a new platform. And before I get a concern troll asking why I linked a Wincest group, whether we like it or not, Wincest is here. It’s not the biggest ship, it’s not the cleanest ship, it’s not the - whatever. I don’t agree with it, most of my followers don’t agree with it, but lots of fans are multishippers, are scattered abroad, and frankly… now is not the time to be separated bitching over our differences.

Now a short bit about what communities are GOOD FOR and why I endorse them so much.

See, when you join a community, you get subscribed to all posts going through that community, whether you follow the individual or not. If you fear a community will give content you don't want to see, blacklist the tag on the sidebar under Filters & Blacklist and, if someone just utterly fails to tag their trash you don't want to see, there's always the block function. If a community has more bad than good for you, maybe try to find another, or make your own. There's lots.

But that said, it helps us find each other and content while this platform is young. If you post, say, to the Supernatural group, several hundred people get your post blasted across their feed, presuming you aren't using a tag they blacklisted. It keeps feeds active and keeps us from climbing into holes we lose information in. And, frankly, gives even the smallest account a chance to be seen by the world.

Okay cool, you've found a few communities, there's posts on your feed, you know where to start chattering and finding people, so how does this work past THAT?

Well, first there's a few realistic messages from early beta users and devs about the platform worth reading.

A sort-of masterpost of tutorials and how-tos.

Where to find the beta community, make a wishlist of features to suggest to the devs, introduce yourself, find known issues, contact the staff, history, find other base cornerstone communities outside of fandom, tips, how-tos, you name it. REALLY USEFUL POST. MUST READ.

Realistic expectations for the client in beta.

How to jerry rig it to work as a mobile app with notifications.

In the area of visuals, if you're tired of the blue ... ocean that surrounds us while they refine their visual experiences, if you're on desktop, I made a series of SPN skins. Follow the instructions to install the skin of choice.

Sam Winchester - Vivid; Warm tones, mostly red

Rowena; Dark, black, violet, red.

Team Free Will - Dark; amber green blue slate

Sam & Dean - Earth tones, medium theme

Dean & Cas 1 - vivid; bright, blue/green

Dean & Cas 2 - dark, blue/green, slate, transparent side bar, feather head navbar.

The second Dean & Cas one is the most extensive. The first were quick generated slap-overs to get rid of the most persistent blinding elements, D&C2 I took it a few steps further. It’s lightly responsive with glows on link hovers, more image overlays tucked around quietly, wider use of gradients and color filled posts to match the theme, which the others don’t have. In time I’m going to see if I can start styling the divs themselves such as changing shape/align. Pretty sure I can. I’m weathered in the fires of RPH profile editing to make CSS do ridic stuff.

And yes, I take requests. I do it for free, right now at least. It’ll probably go obsolete. I don’t have a huge number of requests. So why not?

Keep in mind, there's some differences between pillowfort and tumblr, which most people are migrating from. Personally, I consider these HUGE improvements and steps forward once this place gets bigger. So let's do a breakdown, in complement to some of the resources I linked above.

So what makes Pillowfort so fucking special?

Okay, so check it out. On tumblr, we’re used to reblogging shit into the depths of the internet. As Pillowfort grows it, too, has that capability with some differences. The boldest difference is that when you reblog, your opinion doesn’t get attached to the end of the post. It just reblogs the base post. Some people initially complained and thought that was the loss of a feature but came to realize it’s a blessing.

You see, that means someone can’t kidnap your post with a shitty opinion to reblog it to their friends with a shitty opinion that all attach their heckling shitty opinions. Like, let’s say it’s someone that’s Destiel fandom reading this. Ever had an anti shit reblog your post and it run wild? Well, now, if they try to reblog it, all they reblog is… your Destiel post. Thanks for that.

So how do we actually say what we need to?

Well, fam, it incorporated elements from LJ/DW, in having threaded replies. Multiple threads if so needed. The threaded replies are capable of housing just about anything an OP has. So a blog post has, alongside Like/Reblog notifications, comments. Open the post, read the comments, start an actual conversation with some merit. Did some douchebag come to spam your comments since they can’t reblog? No problem, delete their shitty comments and block them, problem solved.

But it doesn’t end there.

Double back to the stuff about communities I bragged up, above. Notice what all that gives you. Realize you can blog into/out of/across different communities.

When you make your own communities you can have internal discussions or blog in/out posts, you can set rules, promote moderators, remove or ban problem users, and generally control the flow of your community to keep out shitlords. But, if for example, you subscribed to a community that turns out to be secretly run BY a shitlord because, IDK, maybe they don’t like that you think Sam is bi or something, most of these communities are large and blog in/out/engageable enough that you won’t lose your contacts, you WILL find your people over time, and you won’t be completely choked off to a singular abyss.

So the base beat is

PF treats every single post like any root post on an LJ/DW comm, but is able to be reblogged from/to communities or your own blog page as freely as tumblr. PF takes the best concepts of current and previous fandom platforms in its base application and lays a groundwork that literally all of us can prosper on if it survives and continues.

“I kinda like PF but it doesn’t have X feature-”

Okay look, PF is a smolbabe, like I said. It’s in beta. The thing is, they’re adding things every day. They have a dev list like 2 pages long for goals and things are getting crossed off and added like, biweekly. It might already be on their list to add. And if it’s not, guess what?

The staff actually give a shit and react to questions and concerns. There’s entire beta groups to talk about features with bugs, and/or features that should be added or adjusted. There’s a comm to talk directly to the staff about things. They're linked above in this post, and you can find them, leave what you want to see modified or added... boom! Help make this platform WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE.

A small, young platform needs people willing to be out there saying what would improve the experience. You’re not just fandom pioneers, you’re social media pioneers if you so choose to be. It’s not mandatory. You can just fan in your space how you want. Or you can go to the beta groups and staff groups and tell them what you think would improve the experience. Keep in mind, tumblr didn't start with all the bells and whistles it ended up with. It didn't start with a bazillion users. But some people put their toes in the water while others jumped in, and others stayed back for years until all their friends changed pools.

Hopefully this answers most questions, concerns, and wants for people tripping into Pillowfort from the fandoms I attend right now. If anything still confuses you -- don't be shy about making USE of the powerful differences. Pop open this post, leave a comment, hold a conversation and I'll help how I can.

#supernatural #tumblr exodus #pillowfort

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sannycai-latte · 6 years

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Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 92 truths about you. at the end choose 25 people to be tagged. I was tagged by @sweetalking

LAST:

drink: if not water then it was milk tea :D

phone call: from my friend to see if it’s a good time to drop off some stuff from earlier today

text message: from my friend telling that she’s in front of my house

song you listened to: uhh “Isabellae” by elijah who

time you cried: not sure? i mean, a tear or two slipped when i was in the car last friday, but im not sure if that counts?

HAVE YOU EVER:

dated someone twice: lol ive never even dated anyone once

been cheated on: nope ^^^

kissed someone and regretted it: never kissed anyone other than family before so no

lost someone special: uhhh like death wise? my granny; relationship wise: i mean, i guess?

been depressed: not clinically, but i do have some moments

been drunk and thrown up: unfortunately yes-

IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

made a new friend: HELL YEAH

fallen out of love: i mean, i realize that i dont want him anymore so yes :DD

laughed until you cried: can’t recall, but i probably did :D

met someone who changed you: can’t remember!! PROBABLY

found out who your true friends are: fortunately and definitely!!

found out someone was talking about you: ah, the unfortunate part lol

GENERAL:

how many people on tumblr do you know in real life?: 2, but one of them uses twitter more so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

do you have any pets?: yEHHHHH I HAVE THREE DOGS!!!!!!! JOJO IS A FREE SPIRITED AND WILD LOAF OF BREAD, MABEL IS A CAT-LIKE PIECE OF RAW CHICKEN BREAST, AND DUDLEY IS A WEIRD ASS SAUSAGE THAT DOESN’T REALLY LIKE OTHER DOGS! if yall wanna see pics, dm me and i will spam pictures of my doggos

do you want to change your name?: i used to for my first name to a lot of weird shit like Sandra mulan pikachu mewtwo etc... Churro- but that when i was like five years old.. other than that, i actually like my first name because of the nicknames i have from friends and family (’: SURNAME WISE: i mean, i’ll probably get my surname changed when im married coughs sandra huang doesnt sound so bad COUGHS

what time did you wake up this morning: 9:50ish AM and i hated it cuz i thought i was gonna wake up to a bunch of missed calls (’:

what were you doing last night: baking a cake, trying to finish the 00 liners’ vlive, eating, aaaaand messaging peeps! OH! and showering at 1:30 AM :D...

name something you cannot wait for: uhm, normally id tell people that i want a boyfriend LMAO, i normally put fortunes i would get from cookies into my wallet so that they would come true but now i just have a little metal piece that says “happily ever after” on it SO YEAH im waiting for my happily ever after!!

have you ever talked to a person named tom?: i don’t think so? i met two brothers name tim and timothy though!!

what’s getting on your nerves right now: my reflection LOL

blood type: not sure, i was too anxious about the actual blood draws to even remember asking for my blood type kjaksjal

nickname: OKAY SO I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE NICKNAME MY OLDER BROTHER USED TO CALL ME IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT HE DOESN’T CALL ME IT ANYMORE- it’s (1) sandararara, then it went to (2) “gorilla” and (3) “clown” when i hit middle school, now it’s: (4) “the cooliest girl ever” smh- my relatives and parents used to call me (5) baby (bih-bee since they all have accents) but then my little brother was born (6) im being called san more now by my parents and friends, rarely by friends: (7) sanny- thas all i can think of at the moment

relationship status: none except my nonexistent ones with RJ or the man on my limitless poster

zodiac sign: lol im a mergoat- capricorn :D

pronouns: she/her

favorite show: GINTAMA!! but i haven’t finished that or any of the other shows i like; non anime: uhhh i like “New Girl” and i really like “ Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23“ but i haven’t finished those either; cartoon: I ACTUALLY FINISHED OVER THE GARDEN WALL. but that was a long ass time ago ajkbfa

college: im still waiting for the UCs and calstates to email me ;; mora got hers and it makes me anxious-

hair color: dark brown (i wanna dye it though, AT LEAST HIGHLIGHTS OR SOMETHING)

do you have a crush on someone: unfortunately i don’t (really miss that feeling though)

what do you like about yourself: I- I dont know

FIRSTS:

first surgery: none(?)

first piercing: ears :)

first sport you joined: i tried out for basketball in eighth grade but thas the most ive done for sports team

first vacation: probably Cambodia

first pair of sneakers: i really don’t know, they were probably white baby sneakers- i used to wear my brothers’ hoenn sneakers in the first grade though since it didnt fit them anymore!

RIGHT NOW:

eating: nothing cuz its 3:30 AM LOL

drinking: water

i’m about to: knock tf out

listening to: red velvet-be natural (it was bad boy/kokobop remix)

want kids: YEEEE BUT IM TOO YOUNG AND WAY TOO DUMB SO NOT RIGHT RIGHT NOW

get married: i wanna get married but not this year LOL maybe in ten years?

career: i wanna be a writer- maybe if i study music more in the future id wanna be a music producer or composer but i have little to no experience with music so i have to get rid of that thought for now

WHICH IS BETTER:

lips or eyes: legs eyes(?)

hugs or kisses: hugs (never been kissed before so (’:)

shorter or taller: yes.

older or younger: I prefer older but i guess a year or two younger doesn’t hurt

romantic or spontaneous: as much as id like things to be different from cliches, im a SUCKER for all the sappy corny shit, as long as they know what they’re doing without going totally heads in then im okay with anything

sensitive or loud: yeeee

hookup or relationship: relationships(?)

troublemaker or hesitant: UHHHHHHH he better has a reason for both. im sorry- i really dont know my type

HAVE YOU EVER:

kissed a stranger: no

drank hard liquor: yes?

lost contacts/glasses: I thought i lost my glasses a few times but thats just me being paranoid

sex on first date: never had either of those lol

broken someone’s heart: I dont think i broke his heart?? if anything, mine was broken

been arrested: nOPE! too stupid and paranoid to get in trouble

turned someone down: sorta, we just both ignored the other without knowing both parties were ignoring each other

fallen for a friend: fuck. yeah smh

DO YOU BELIEVE:

in yourself: sometimes.. i got move forward somehow

miracles: yes! i think

love at first sight: johnny uhh for me, those are just infatuations and i learned that the hard way lol so no

uhm i dont know many people so ill try to tag as much as i can,you guys dont have to do this!!

@neebeejeebies @marksjeno @rxnjuns @bbyb0y-seo @peachy-chenle @whatsoodo @honeytaeyong @reunjun @renjunhuang @huntingfire2001

#okay #i need to sleep now #its almost 4 am!!#i know you said to take my time but i just couldnt help myself ajnfnaknoa #thanks for tagging me tu!!#and thanks for readinggg #i didnt bother checking since its so late

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