likeadevils:

so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

• when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  
• the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug
• if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 
• also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

kidciitrix:

he’s so girldad

aseethe:

marcy sketch

karynslee:

mahito!!! save me, mahito!!

when I say this the the ghibliest movie to have ever ghiblied. i mean that in the best way.

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wytchcore:

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feb 29th

episode nine: penne alla vodka

for a long time ive thought vodka sauce was some special thing but its actually not that hard to make?? with all of the reducing and stuff, this took around an hour which really wasnt that bad.

every day my list of things to buy for the kitchen grows and grows. i actually bought an immersion blender for this haha

pocketss:

happy old gnoll

tamarrud:

We are hearing reports from the North of Gaza, almost daily now, about babies dying due to malnutrition. Think about it, babies can only sustain themselves on either breastmilk or formula in the first months. Formula had practically become nonexistent in Gaza as a result of Israel’s blockade, while mothers simply cannot produce breastmilk when they themselves are malnourished. Do you see the cycle here?

If you continue to argue about whether or not this is a genocide, you’re making a fool out yourself.

anghraine:

By popular demand (aka two people asked lol), a secondary Women’s Wrongs Poll for characters I considered for the first one, but ended up not choosing for various reasons:

Pick your favorite of these female characters:

Ursula from “The Little Mermaid” (1989)

Lady Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (c. 1606)

Medea from Euripides’s “Medea” (c. 431 BCE)

Lady Susan Vernon from Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan” (c. 1795)

Azula from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (2005-2008)

The Wife of Bath from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” (c. 1400)

Electra from Aeschylus’s “Oresteia”

Caterina Sforza from “The Borgias” (2011-2013)

Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959)

Athena

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins from JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” (1954)

phantomrose96:

bloodigutz:

bloodigutz:

imagine being born in the ace attorney universe with a name like Rick R. Mortis and just knowing you are not built to last

yes these are my friends Diana Karkrash and Saul Myfolt I love them both dearly

amygdalae:

Enjoy a drink on one of my special coasters. Yea I custom made them (the coasters) to be so light the drinks condensation makes em stick to the bottom of your glass, but still heavy enough that when it (the coaster) finally clatters to the ground it’s loud as fuck and shatters your nerves and makes you spill your drink everywhere. Why am I doing this? Well, it’s a sex thing for me

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