Yay! I feared I would be the last one — such as on the New New Twitter that’s still an urban myth according to me — but then of course the Missing E Destroys message popped up. And I think I need to speak out a bit.

1. This is way more of an intrusion of privacy than Missing E has been guilty of (which to my knowledge is none.)
2. False information is nobody’s friend even if it seems like it at the time.
3. You wanted people to do things with your API. That some would want to use what you provided in a more serious fashion would come as no surprise. Some people make sites that showcase all green photos posted during the last 24 hours and some want to improve things they don’t like on the dashboard. Seriously. Clue by four, people.
4. My only contact with support was when I reported a dashboard bug — one easily repeatable on several browsers and two computers. I had to describe it to three different people despite everything was quoted in the emails and after that I was told that they “won’t offer support on custom themes.” That’s not support. 
5. Some of the people who work at Tumblr are nice and I like them. I also like many of the users, this is what keeps me here despite the growing close-mindedness of the platform.
6. I’m an obnoxious asshole as well as stubborn when it comes to things such as these. Had it been possible I would right now have installed two or three instances of Missing E. That’s just me though.

The future is not bright for ‘Missing e’

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Whether or not I have grounds to justly disagree with them on this, the fact remains that under the Tumblr Terms of Service, they are well within their rights to delete my Tumblr blogs as a punitive action should I continue to distribute the extension. They have informed me that this is the course of action they will take should I not acquiesce to their demands.

I attempted to discuss options through which we could work together on making Missing e something they would accept, but after initial positive statements, they seemed fairly averse to the idea. Their intent is for me to stop distribution of Missing e in any form.

Their concerns range from a perception of an increased support load due to “issues” with Missing e features to a desire to dictate how the Tumblr interface is presented to all users. Even after my commitment to them that I would not permit any feature that removes their content or modifies it in any way that would prevent promotional content from being visible from users, they still would not change their position in any way.

I have requested that the request be given in writing so as to (hopefully) clarify the position and their reasons for choosing the option of deleting my blogs as a solution to their “Missing e problem”. Whether or not any satisfaction or understanding for any Missing e user will be gained from this remains to be seen.

In the meantime, within a respectable amount of time after the official request from Tumblr arrives, Missing e will be shuttered once more. Either that, or I am forced out of this community.

Classy move, Tumblr. Real fucking classy. This really doesn’t feel like the same place as it did even a year ago. Still love the product despite everything, but damn, they don’t make it easy to be liked.