I have given up on the tumblr directory and recommendation. It is plagued by the same problems as the old system with tumblarity: the readership. Had the order been tied to the crush-system with likes and reblogs and stuff, then it would be more individual, it would make it easier — no, change that to “possible” — to find interesting tumblrs. Or fuck it, just randomize the whole thing.

Look at the art category for example. Do one need help to find eatsleepdraw? And to find Katie Barron you’d have to go far far downwards. I can’t even get started on the creative writing category.

I’m all for voting and such but don’t we have enough proof that it’s pretty biased against new and interesting stuff? And I really want to be blown away.

Edit: and no, it can never be perfect and this is miles better than the tumblarity lists. But I want at least something that tunes the sorting individually.

Dear Tumblr, I do love you to pieces, but this recent outbreak of errors and no information? You got a twitter account, use it to talk to people and not just a link-page for the staff-tumblr. Information you know, it makes people feel less frustrated and more understanding of the troubles.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely affected by error pages

Nicklas.

damhnait replied to your post: themeds replied to your photo: flowergirl (by…

Nicklas: how are you replying to replies? I know this getting rather circular.

First up, in the preferences make sure you have the rich text selected. If not you need to tinker and add links yourself.

Second, mark the reply on the dashboard. Copy it.

Third. Open new text post. Write something and above that post in the copied content. Wohoo! It has links and everything but the text looks kind of blue.

Fourthly, write the reply to the reply below. This is purely a workflow thing.

And then plead the fifth: push the HTML button on the editor toolbar. Otherwise you need to edit it again to get the quoteblocks and proper colour on the text. This is rather annoying but has be be done as it will look like poo if not.

That’s how easy it is. I usually start to copy the text after the avatar icon as the grey image place-holder bothers me.

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I love your Firefly sketches! I love all your sketches but these may top them all.

Gosh! You have to read this with a stutter as I’m really not good at dealing with praise. Granted, I’m not good at non-praise either, as I can get bitter that less good art gets more recognition than mine. Logic is not present in any way when it’s about how my mind works.

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Wow. I think my neighboring hotel mates must think I finally lost it. CLITORIS BUTTON: FTW. We need to get you a job in the electronics department of some store STAT just so I can watch the expression on peoples face as you get to mouse anatomy.

Yes! Any which way to get money right now. Unemployed and downtrodden person here!

And since there’s a new algorithm and everybody’s doing it, here’s mine tumblr calculated crushes right now

They are in order:

1. Gwyn
2. Maija
3. Katie
4. Katie
5. Marie (?)
6. Nik
7. Katrina
8. Kimberly
9. Noa (?)

I probably need to affirmative actionize some male presence…

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.

Things you probably already know.

therealkatiewest:

I have a problem with the Tumblr Directory and those Recommendations.

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It’s not that big of a deal, but it just seems ridiculous to me for Tumblr to deny a portion of their users the ability to participate in the fun times. Come on. People can censor their internets on their own, they don’t need Tumblr’s help; if they do, they probably shouldn’t be on the internets in the first place.

Katie’s entire rant was good and I agree with every word, but this bit was the part that had me nodding furiously. The NSFW-tools should be that: a tool to help people make decisions on their own. Not used to limit or exclude from certain community functions.