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dynamightdean · 5 months

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I need like…. My blog to have tabs….. like… you can follow me, the whole blog, all the content, OR you can follow me, and then select which “tabs” of my blog will come up on your dash like…. Anime tab, stupid shit post tab, useful art and writing references tab, supernatural tab.

Like having side blogs is way too much for me to manage I really can’t do it. I can BARELY tag my posts with the tags I (ME, MYSELF)came up with to attempt organizing things I might want to find later….And it would make it easier for me to scroll back thru my own blog with JUST anime stuff or JUST Spn stuff if there were T A B S. Also…Since searching thru tags on individual blogs never works properly anyways, it’s ALWAYS missing so much of the shit I KNOW I put in that tag….

And then you wouldn’t just see so many blank “this post contains blocked tags” posts on your dashboard either…..

@staff I humbly submit this idea since you guys have been suddenly killing it with listening to the community and all that. Not that I’ve heard other people say this but I’m desperate for this to be the reality I’m begging

Unless…

Someone can explain to me if there’s a way to effectively do this with side blogs that I don’t know about??? Or at least a like SOMETHIBG like that idk man

#tumblr #staff #tumblr staff #tumblr feedback #tumblr support #I never use this many tags #pls like my idea #staff and other tumblr users #I need this to be a reality

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cinnamonest · 2 months

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Also sorry for the temporary delay! Basically last week my phone completely died. I'd had it for 6 years so it was at the end of its lifespan, the battery suddenly went from 80% to 10% in the span of about 20 minutes and wouldn't charge, so I had to go buy a new one (and communicated with my family via skype in the meantime, and used my microwave as a wake up alarm, improve adapt overcome lmao)

Unfortunately since I was logged out on PC and I use 2FA, which is unique to the device it's implemented on, I quickly realized I was totally locked out of my Tumblr, but staff came through for me in less than 12 hours and helped me switch to 2FA on my new phone.

Thank you Tumblr staff 🙏

#...now i feel bad for all the staff slander ive ever engaged with #i mean it WAS deserved for tumblr live #but Tumblr staff's support is so much better than other websites. its fast and a real person #with other sites trying to get user support is screaming into a void and praying that at least an AI generated bot will even reply at all #but yeah i. had to buy a wireless charger so i can slowly transfer my files over in the 20-minute bursts my old phone lasts #before it needs to be recharged to 100% again

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observethewalrus · 10 months

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PLEASE DO NOT GIFT ME BADGES

Tumblr is getting rid of avatars and no longer showing where a reblog comes from in post headers to “afford more room for badges.”

I always felt kinda bad when I was gifted badges and then didn’t use them, cuz people spent actual money on them. So I’m asking, please do not gift me badges, or any other tumblr merch for that matter.

I threw them a bone last year and paid for the ad-free because the ads and blazed softcore porn on the app were infuriating, but I’m canceling it. They’re not getting anything from me anymore. I’ll have to switch back to using the Firefox mobile browser. Hopefully the new dash un-fuckers that are going around will work on mobile.

#for the record ‘running an experiment’ now means ‘this is how it’s going to be regardless of feedback’#someone posted screenshots of responses from two different staff members #that were exact copies of each other #they were in response to separate feedback messages sent almost a month apart #one about the dash layout and one about the avatars #they’re lucky cuz staff never even graced me with a response to the long thought out civil message I’d sent them #maybe I was too civil #this is all the more reason for me to get rid of my iphone too #apparently apple makes it impossible for Firefox to run extensions on mobile browser #so idk if I can fix my dash #and if/when this update hits the app too AMD I cancel ad free it’ll be completely unusable #@staff #are you in so much debt that you’re intentionally trying to blow up the site? is that what’s going on?#because you know we’re a petty spiteful user base and won’t give you a dime if this goes on #so what’s the plan here?#tumblr update #dashboard update #badges

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dangerous-advantage · 11 months

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concerning the new changes (07.10.23)

all right fuck it i wasn't gonna do this but then i ended up filling the tags on the post i reblogged.

so here's my thoughts on staff's 'Tumblr's Core Product Strategy" post and the things that i think could actually be good!... if staff respects tumblr's culture in implementing them.

to note, i am referring to this post. for better context, please go read the whole thing and try not to skip details, since i think it's important to understand the post through your own perspective if you want to participate in the conversation.

this post worried me at first, both because changes in the tumblr ecosystem with as much weight as this post carries have, historically, been pretty bad for the userbase.

starting off with a focus on creating a larger user base and inviting more, new creators rather than with a strong plan to focus on improving the current state of tumblr sets off alarm bells.

reading through the rest of it leaves me with... mixed thoughts. while it honestly does seem like they've heard a lot of the things we've been screaming at them about and might actually take steps to make things improve, i'm still wary.

this isn't a post explaining specific changes tumblr plans to implement. in fact, there are relatively few examples of actual strategies being communicated. it's just an overview with a lot of implications for the future.

i mean, not even the new tumblr labs group has any idea what the exact changes are going to be. just look at this:

[ID: A screenshot containing text from a post made by the aforementioned account. It reads, "But we're not sure exactly what that change looks like, so we've assembled a new team, called Tumblr Labs, to figure it out as quickly..." It cuts off here. /End ID]

and i think that's the problem.

so, the post. staff explains that the issue, as they see it, is that the platform is fundamentally flawed-- i.e., because tumblr is difficult to use if you don't have an understanding of the site before, it tends to scare off new users rather than encourage engagement.

this isn't untrue. however, it should be noted, the tumblr userbase has cultivated a culture of teaching newcomers how the website and the website's culture functions. (see: the many posts made as 'guides' in the wake of the twitter and reddit fiascos, as well as @/strange-aeon's video on the topic.)

(not to say that this system isn't imperfect and could be improved by directing new users to the these posts, buuuuuuut i'll get into that later.)

now: i (and i think most of the userbase) agree with staff on the main point-- tumblr, as a platform, is broken. we have long complained about the bugs and the messy reblog chains and the notifications overwhelming you if a post gains traction.

(though, we've also just integrated that into tumblr culture, but that's a tangent for a different time.)

here's the thing: staff does mention these things as problems they want to fix.

here's a short list of some things the post mentions that i honestly agree are a problem, and that a lot of people have wanted to see change!

[ID: Screenshots of items taken from the bulleted lists on staff's post. These read as follows: "Improving Tumblr's search engine optimization (SEO) practices to be in line with industry standards." "Making it easier for users to follow the various conversation paths within a reblog thread." "Build mechanisms to protect creators from being spammed by notifications when they go viral." "Improve performance and stability: deliver crash-free, responsive, and fast-loading apps on Android, iOS, and web.""Improve quality: deliver the highest quality Tumblr experience to our users." /End ID]

again, these are things that i agree are issues and would be cool to see improved upon. but staff doesn't tell us how they plan to do this.

in staff's response to the userbases' assumption that they're going to remove the reverse-chronological dashboard, they state they're 'surprised' users came away with this assumption.

i, for one, am not.

the relationship between tumblr staff and the tumblr collective has been strained for a long time. mounting frustrations about users' actual issues with the website being ignored while new features are implemented that are almost unanimously disliked doesn't help.

and don't forget, the last time a change as drastic as this post is making it seem came into action, the porn ban was implemented. a change that had an overall negative effect on the community and tumblr's culture at large. it tore away crucial aspects of tumblr's identity that we'll probably never get back.

so while this post does address issues users have wanted to see fixed, of course we're still going to be wary.

the bottom line is, users don't trust staff to implement changes that will be beneficial to improving the platform for the tumblr userbase. (the recent reddit and twitter debacles don't help things much, either.)

i think staff needs to realize, as the final poster put it, tumblr already has innate value. value created by the community.

if staff focuses on improving tumblr to be easier to use-- in accordance with elevating tumblr's culture-- it will attract more people, simply by being less broken all the time.

this brings me to the other (main) issue i have: putting new users first over the current userbase.

this may not have been what staff meant to imply, but the emphasis seems to be on improving the userbase for incoming users, rather than those of us who are already here.

to be clear, i don't think that making tumblr easier to navigate for new users is bad. i mean, there's a reason we were writing guides. joining tumblr if you aren't already exposed to it can be daunting.

allowing new users to rely on an actual, working algorithm (although i think a user-driven algorithim is possibly one of the best parts of tumblr) isn't inherently bad. using that algorithim to elevate new creators isn't bad, either.

it's the way they choose to do this that makes us wary. like i mentioned before, we already have somewhat of a system for on-boarding new users to the site: word of mouth from more experienced users. this helps with both learning how to navigate tumblr and introducing new users to tumblr culture.

with all this in mind: where do we go from here?

in my mind, the solution for these problems comes down to communication. if staff wants more trust from the tumblr userbase, they need to show they are willing to listen to feedback from the tumblr collective.

when implementing changes, a great way to avoid the immediate backlash and distrust of tumblr users is by clearly outlining the changes they plan to make and the strategies by which they will be carried out.

another user made the analogy that websites should be like cities, where the users have a say in (as staff puts it) the 'evolution of tumblr.'

(mmmmmaybe we could use that spiffy new poll feature, too? everybody loves polls!)

for on-boarding new users, staff could take inspiration from the userbase in implementing a system by which new users are given the information needed to navigate tumblr. tidy up the site, remove bugs, and make it easier to use, and a lot of problems will sort themselves out.

then, we can go from there.

regarding the rest of the stuff i brushed over, i don't feel i can really say much without knowing what they actually plan to do, or where they plan to go with these things.

for example, here's another list of images of things from the post that i am cautiously intrigued by, but am worried will be improved for the worse:

[ID: Another series of images, showing more of the items listed in staff's post. They read as follows: "Move faster: provide APIs and services to unblock core product initiatives and launch new features coming out of Labs." "Get creators' new content in front of people who are interested in it." "Improve the feedback loop for creators, incentivizing them to continue posting." "Allow engagements on individual replies and reblogs." "Improve our algorithmic ranking capabilities across all feeds." /End ID.]

the bottom line is this: if staff wants the support of the userbase in upcoming changes, they need to show that they respect and value us and the culture at large. in my opinion, staff has made strides in embracing tumblr culture, but we need to know these changes are not just motivated by profit.

if staff intends to keep it's current users, they need to to recognize that we deserve a say in this, too.

without the userbase, tumblr wouldn't exist. end of story. we are what keep tumblr alive. as stated before, expanding the userbase is not a bad thing. but doing so to the detriment of tumblr's culture is.

in this regard, i do truly hope that staff means what they said in the conclusion of their original post:

[ID: An image of the conclusion of staff's post. It reads: "Our mission has always been to empower the world's creators. We are wholly committed to ensuring Tumblr evolves in a way that supports our current users while improving areas that attract new creators, artists, and users. You deserve a digital home that works for you. You deserve the best tools and features to connect with your communities on a platform that priotitizes the easy discoverability of high-quality content. This is an invigorating time for Tumblr, and we--" The words then cut off. /End ID]

so, @staff. if you really do believe this: prove it.

#(btw i would love to hear other peoples thoughts on this as well)#there are a million more things i could get into but this post is already ungodly long #so unless staff somehow listens to user feedback and actually communicates their plans for the future #take this as an overview of my thoughts #tw long post #long post #hellsite #tumblr culture #staff #not fandom #hell site analytics #described

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nmzuka · 11 months

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I 100% get tumblrs need to grow their userbase to continue. Fully support that

But literally @staff any changes to the dashboard or adding an algorithm HAS to be able to be opt out or you will completely kill the use of this site by longtime users who have been VERY vocal about not wanting an algorithm

Tumblr's advantage over other sites is that you can control what content you see and taking that away from your users is downright stupid

I get new users arent use to that and can understand it benefiting them to have an algorithm to help get the hang of the site but again one should be able to opt out of it

That way long time users can continue to use Tumblr the way they enjoy it and if new users get the hang of things and want to turn off the algorithm they can

#tumblr #staff #literally I think adding a full time algorithm will absolutely kill this site #we already have the for you page #which i did enjoy using for a while #but it kept suggesting me things even tho I told it I didnt want to see them #maybe fix that issue as well??#or just make a sort of training wheel mode to help new users get the hang of things #but those of us who have used this site for fucking years have done so for a reason #dont go fucking with that #also agree with a take I saw that said any algorithm should support underappreciated contenr #its so easy for things to get lost in the void here because no on is reblogging it #a cap should be set on when a post falls out of being promoted #its getting promoted by people reblogging it #and other posts that are being passed over should be promoted instead

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bloodybouquet · 1 year

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hey staff where the fuck did you put the search tab on mobile?

#tumblr staff #staff #i just wanna search a tag #i don’t want to go live ever #and i’m definitely not going to watch other users using live

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marvelousmawn · 2 months

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the old version of tumblr i was using—which was the last time this site was exactly what everyone wanted feature/wise—stopped working, so i finally bit the bullet and downloaded the newest update

i can't download images or gifs from the app; if i go into the browser, i can download images, but downloaded gifs don't move; the way you can't swipe out of images anymore is so frustrating; and the fact you can't click on someones blog name on a post and go right to that post on their blog is just idiotic

tumblr might be hurting for money, but it's not getting a cent from me again till it fixes these issues. i don't even care about how word-y and busy the IU is now if those three things get fixed @staff

#tumblr #tumblr staff #a reddit user fixed the download issues by GETTING A NEW PHONE #fuck off with that #im not getting a new phone when mine works perfectly with EVERY OTHER FUCKING APP AND SOCIAL MEDIA #you wanna be new twitter so bad but i can still download gifs with my galaxy s8 on that hellsite

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miamicommune · 10 months

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considering staff allow incest fanfic to be blazed but won't let trans women post selfies without them getting flagged i think maybe we should remember that staff are not your fucking friends and we shouldn't be "helping them out by buying things" just bc they chose to buy an unprofitable site with the intention of making it worse

#always remember that this is a lot of the same people who purged the ferguson tag and decided on the term 'female presenting nipples'#and who decided initially that posting any lgbt content was enough to have your post considered mature content and taken down #these people are not your friends they're a load of shithead tech bros and a terf #remember when staff nuked a user for pointing out that a current tumblr employee is a terf??#do not help this fucking site #let the site die if needs be there'll be other places.

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thediktatortot · 11 months

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I keep seeing like 5 different ways that people are wanting to help tumblr, change tumblr or fight against tumblr and I have still yet to see anyone make any concrete ideas as to what it is people are supposed to do in order to keep the site from being monetized & become something it's not.

If the site does not pay off it's debt, it will eventually cease to exist. If you don't petition for change, it will continue to label queer bodies as mature and sexual, continue to remove BIPOC folk from it's premise and continue to allow white supremacists to infiltrate this site.

So what's the options? What are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to change a site without everyone sitting down and actually talking about what change means and how to get there?

I see so many people just tossing out ideas that in theory do work in one way or another, but might not fix all the problems so there HAS to be something that can fix things without disenfranchising half the communities on this site?

There's so many "don't do this, this hurts these people and now your a horrible person for suggesting this thing." When most the people on this site have no idea who most of each other are and why or how it would effect people.

Give actual insight as to what could be done to get Staff to pick up their fucking big boy pants and do their job. Going around and telling people that they are horrible people for trying to suggest a solution or the people who share those solutions in an attempt to help isn't going to help anyone.

This isn't aimed at one post or idea in particular either, I've seen NUMEROUS ideas floating around that in theory could work for one thing or another and all there is, is people shooting these ideas down without actually backing up with something that might work.

Half the people on this site are children who have no idea how websites work on a corporate level, the other half are adults who've been on this site since they were children and just want the site to stay online and not disappear. There's disabled people who need this site (I'm one of them) to keep having a social life, there's artists who need this site to contuse having any form of recognition, there's writers who've got their entire portfolio on here and people who's entire blogs are dedicated to helping queer and trans kids learn about themselves and communities dedicated to finding people like themselves so they don't feel so alone in this world.

So what is it? What are we supposed to do? Without money the site fades away, with strikes you completely disenfranchise entire groups of people, without fighting against the staffs changes, current policies and lack of care about the white supremacists and TERFS that run rampant then people are still going to get harassed, reported into the ground and completely removed from the site for no reasons at all.

So if you have any fucking ideas then please actually tell people because at this point, everyone's trying to not get people to do one thing or another and yet no one is backing up these ideas with actual action that will work.

#Tator Rants #I'm just exhausted with how everyone fucking yells at each other for coming up with ideas that might do something #and then hound anyone who doesn't understand how these things work just because they tried to spread a word about something potentially wor #working*#so either come up with a plan or stop shaming random fucking users for hoping to find a fix #it's not going to help just shooting absolutely every idea down from the sky #EXPLAIN why things wont work #We all know funding this site isn't going to change policies but it would keep the site afloat #we all know that striking the site would lead to profit drop and push the staff to change things but it would disenfranchise entire groups #so suggest something that works because right now everyone's just yelling at each other while #tumblr still gets to pull it's bullshit by hurting people and plotting to monetize the site to hell and back

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