Alright Tumblr, I Need To Know

alright tumblr, I need to know

Hey uh do me a favor and reblog this! I wanna reach as many users as possible with this one

Seriously, I’ve blocked and reported like hundreds of them by now

@staff

@staff @staff @staff BAN. THE. FUCKING. P!RN. BOTS. Holy shit. I am sick and tired of seeing everyone taking it into their own hands to report spam and p!rn bots when they shouldn't have this problem ya'll need to ban the bots and DO YOUR JOB like, literally minors (including me) and sex-repulsed ppl have been exposed to nsfw images or spam in the asexual/aromantic tags when when all we're trying to do is connect with our community You guys have the AUDACITY to ban trans women blogs for no fuckin reason but don't lift a finger to stop the p!rn and spam bots infiltrating tags???? do fucking better, Tumblr staff.

Happy Birthday Lilia

I hope you survive Chapter 7 and keep on laughing and playing pranks 😁😁😁😁🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Mal and the rest of Diasomnia won’t be the same without you.

Though I feel like you just randomly chose today as your birthday as you had forgotten your actual birthdate.

But still happy birthday Lilia 🥳🥳🥳🥳🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁

The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

To My Beloved Malleus, wishing you the brightest birthday. Where you’ll never have to eat a whole cake by yourself and be surrounded by friends, loved ones and well wishers 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🎂🎂🎂🎂. May you survive Book Seven with the complete Diasomnia family. Keep on smiling ☺️ that beautiful smile. Forever in my heart

-Yuu

Happy Birthday Malleus 2023

(Please turn on sound!)

Let It Reach You

Love, I know in my heart without a doubt

even if I can never find the words to say

You are the one I am crazy about,

you are the one I fall for every day.

When everything doesn't feel right

I look at you

my sun, my moon, the morning light

my happiness when all is blue.

With you I am always safe

and every day you make my heart race.

You are my home, my friend, my saving grace.

- Courtney Peppernell

First Part Details:

Song name: Kimi ni Todoke by Flumpool

Artist and editor: Ventique (Me)

Second Part Details:

Song name: Habang Buhay by Zack Tabudlo

Editor: Ventique (Me)

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