#then theres reblogging with commentary versus leaving a comment versus talking in the tags
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By the way, lurkers are welcome on my blog<33
Yeah, yeah, Writeblr is a community and all that. But I get it.
Some of us have anxiety disorders. Some of us are (or were once) minors on the internet who had it drilled into us to never make our presence known in online spaces lest we get stalked or groomed.
It's okay if interacting is outside of your comfort zone.
Some of us aren't actually on tumblr enough to make making a Writeblr intro worth it.
Some of us prefer to take a few months, maybe years, observing the community to learn the rules. And let's face it, there is a huge learning curve to Tumblr culture. I came here from Pinterest in like 2018 and hooo boy was it intimidating!
Like, I was that 17 year old pinterest lurker with an anxiety disorder who was taught that internet safety meant "never comment on anything" who took a few years before I felt comfortable enough with tumblr culture to reblog things with tags, let alone make public posts.
So I guess what I am saying is, I can't judge. Because I've been there.
Writeblr is a community. And the community (for me) is the best part. And remember that if you don't contribute to the community you don't get to complain about it either. But this is also a public space. Silent observers are to be expected. And on my blog you are welcome.
#I do really think we people who have been here a while forget just how many social rules there are in tumblr culture#I mean ask games and tag games have etiquette#then theres reblogging with commentary versus leaving a comment versus talking in the tags#then there's what tags are appropriate to use on an original post#then there's tumblr's specific vernacular and sense of humour#then there are post formatting conventions#and just learning what tags exist and how to search them#how to organize and sort your own blog#I'm forgetting something but like There is So Much
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