As much as I like Tumblr, there are a few things that irks me. Not that much about the platform, but on the communitarian side. The disappearance of this. Functions like tumblrUpon — that still works but there’s no way of finding it on the site — and the map which just disappeared all together. Or it might still be there, only the zoom in to find tumblrs won’t work. And don’t let me get started about the uselessness of the radar. (Four things that cycle? Yeah, great one.)

I probably wouldn’t mind as much if there had been a notice about this, that perhaps the map had been decommissioned because of a reason. But it seems announcing new things is more fun. Just because they’re not new or overtly popular doesn’t mean they deserve to be swept away. The community functions are, too me anyway, a big part of that makes Tumblr stand out.