#and to the blog that first complained about this

[csny]

not to be messy but how do you feel about people stealing other peoples viral posts on tumblr and reposting it on twitter like it’s theirs. (she’s on here by guttergirl-444) & she has stolen many more lol

at first glance it’s like shock and amazement more than anything because i never thought this would happen to me, but when i actually stop to think about it, it actually is very frustrating and invasive. i know it happens all the time and i can’t really stop it, plus my posts have no copyright or anything but it is true, when i make posts that aren’t haha funny laugh a lot play a lot, they kind of are little extensions of my artwork. like drafts and ideas that often get elaborated on if they seem to connect with people.

i don’t really want to dunk on other artists because it feels mean spirited, but i just want to point out this one instance that shows how writing anything on tumblr is “just a tumblr post” and people often don’t consider that there’s a person behind it. it’s almost like a popular tumblr post becomes fair use. This artist here took my words directly from my post (and even used the same iconography of a beach??) and when you click on the link in the description, it takes you to their instagram account with 142k followers. not even a single nod to me, who wrote the actual words. as an extra little punch, they call themself a poet in their bio.

sure my post was a bottom text top text “meme image” but there was a lot behind it—in both thought and time. the exact same ideas and photos made their way into a book i made just a couple months later. i think i sold umm one copy?

all in all, im not complaining about lacking “popularity” because that’s utterly stupid. but there’s something moderately soul-crushing about making a tumblr post and having it ripped to shreds by all walks of life online. It literally feels like i’ve placed something beautiful in the world out of my own kindness, then walked away, and when i come back everyone has defaced and damaged and killed it. it’s kind of invasive but I know it’s the way things go.

i love the anonymity of tumblr but sometimes I wish it we were all a little more open. Maybe people could remember that behind every blog is another person with ideas, cares, opinions, annoyances, and loves. I’m sure this one twitter account isn’t really doing much damage—honestly I haven’t even gone to look at it to see how people are replying—but it’s rough out there on this beautiful social media we call tumblrposts.

[selfship-vent-confessions]

Look, I get that getting less attention than some others is frustrating, but some people here have insane expectations when it comes to gaining other people's attention and energy.

A person who makes hyperspecific posts about their f/o only and who vents/asks for sympathy a lot on their blog will get a little attention at first, but people are going to get tired of spending their energy on them when it doesn't seem to make any difference and the person is back in crisis mode again days later. Contrast this to the person who puts out regular posts that a lot of people can enjoy and relate to, and who seeks very little emotional support from their followers - they're obviously more fun to be around.

Is it "fair"? No! But it's how social relationships with strangers work. Compassion fatigue is very real, even in the sweetest, most well meaning of individuals. We're all here to escape from something in our real lives and indulge in fantasy, and it's not fair or practical to anyone to expect the community to do heavy emotional lifting for us. I've seen people complain that the community isn't a community any more, but I think it's fine. We're here to share f/o content and giggle over fictional characters together, not to provide 24/7 validation to strangers who happen to have f/os too.

It's fine if you expect serious support from f/o tumblr, but understand that that's not what some of us are here for. Expecting high levels of attention when you're self ship blog #357 to most people is just setting yourself up for disappointment and failure. I log in, I blast a few posts that remind me of my blorbo, and I log out again, quite happy to be self ship blog #358 with 20 followers.

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#self shipping #selfship vent #selfshipping vent confessions #self ship #selfship #selfship community #selfship confessions #selfshipping #self ship community #self shipping community #self ships #self shipper #selfshipper #selfshipping community #community vent #confession 043

[shoechoe]

i seriously want to like reply to every single one of your jojo meta/analysis posts but im such a lurker this feels like weird behavior for me. like i wanna pick your brain. sorry if that is weird coming from a total rando

It's just you have a really good sense for understanding this series and it always makes me very happy to see people who well and truly Get It

Thank you very much. (I've been getting notifs of you going through my blog all day, not that I mind at all though LOL)

Though Diavolo is obviously my main guy, I got fixated on Jojo before I ever saw Vento Aureo. It's a very very interesting series to see evolve throughout the decades while keeping some consistent main themes- for better or worse, there is a lot you can pick apart about it. It's so interesting a lot of people reduce it to just a "funny meme fighting show" because deeper topics are always present beyond (and intertwined with) the fighting and goofy outfits.

It (particularly Diavolo) is the thing that felt like it was bursting out of my head enough to motivate me into making a blog in the first place, so I kind of owe it in that way. I also think actually writing my thoughts out for the first time improved my media analysis and comprehension abilities a lot, even if it's just analyzing/complaining about a popular Shonen series on Tumblr. It has changed a lot about the way I look at media, I think.

#asks #thank you again #jjba #short posts

[queen-lance]

I just wanted to come home... I wanted to come home so bad.

Words by @electraheart2012

#my edits #richard rider #nova #marvel #marvel comics #marveledit #comicedit #gotgedit #queenlance post #aaaand I don't think I'll tag any big blog #this is the first edit I do after my year long posting hiatus and instead of focusing on erasing backgrounds - something I'm good at - #I decided to do this. I went through my edits tag and like my first 3 or 4 posts had no text and then I did two with text and was very happy #with them. AND THEN every single one after it has me complaining ''why is choosing fonts so hard'' #I will do another Rich edit later (I even have some PNGS!) maybe when I'm finally on my break #ANYWAYS. I just have too many thoughts about Rich and the idea of coming home and this popped out unplanned out of nowhere

[alicepao13]

The disrespect this show gets on a daily basis, from the production to the network(s) to even the pirates who prefer to rip shows like *checks notes* Big Brother Canada (same group)...

I wouldn't be calling them out if I hadn't done this myself, by the way. People who have never ripped a damn thing can stay in their lane. I have earned my stripes, I'm not someone who wants to talk shit about those who do this, and I understand the process involved. The webrips are a different story, as they are uploaded by Amazon whenever. The HDTV rips should be uploaded on time, shortly after the network airs the show, and it's the same process as it always has been to rip them. Uploading HDTV rips after the webrips has no value whatsoever, unless someone cares that much about the promo, which of course CityTV doesn't care enough to upload themselves, proving once again what a shitty network they are.

Hudson and Rex has an international fanbase, it shouldn't be so difficult to be able to watch it as an international fan in 2024.

#hudson and rex #this is now a whining blog #but what else can it be when nothing about this show is working as intended #I've been torrenting since 2005 #I've never had the misfortune of having to wait as long as I wait for this show through all these years #last season it took them three days to upload the season five premiere hdtv rip #the rip times are unbelievably inconsistent and they have been that way since this saw first caught my eye (season two) #the fact that there is a single group that does the hdtv rips means that if for whatever reason they can't upload it then we don't have it #the webrips are actually being ripped by one of the best groups out there so I can't complain #it's just that the streaming upload by amazon happens whenever they feel like it #once again I'm drawing similarities between canadian and greek programming which is so not in their favor #(I actually thought that by the time I'd finished writing this we'd have something but nope) #(ps I just saw a rip announce of family feud canada and I just... does someone actually hate hudson and rex?) #(pps do not respond to this if you live in a country where your government is actively combating piracy)

[waterfallofspace]

~Ask List~

Let's Drop The Stigma And Talk About It

A little list of questions/asks that people may be wondering, but aren't sure if it's appropriate to ask. Or that creators worry would be 'bragging' or 'complaining' by talking about. Let's throw out those thoughts, and just talk about it~

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1) What's one piece of feedback you would give someone starting out? (writing, drawing, wav making, etc~)

2) What’s one piece of advice you see often that you don’t find works for you/helpful?

3) What’s one thing you wish you knew when you started making content?

4) What piece of work are you proudest of? Why are you proud of it?

5) What piece of work are you not proud of? Is there anything you could do to change your feelings on it?

6) What’s a part of sharing your work that you really enjoy?

7) What’s a struggle you face with sharing your work?

8) What feedback do you most enjoy receiving?

9) What feedback, if any, do you not enjoy receiving?

10) What feedback do you enjoy giving?

11) What feedback, if any, do you not enjoy giving?

12) Do you believe you deserve what you’ve gotten, or that it’s not been earned? Either way, why?

13) Which asks do you like getting the most?

14) Which asks do you wish you got more of?

15) Are there any asks you don’t like getting?

16) Do you find it easier, or harder, to get a lot of feedback on content?

17) What kind of requests, if any, do you enjoy getting?

18) What kind of requests, if any, do you wish you got more of?

19) What kind of requests, if any, do you not enjoy getting?

20) Free Square: Tell Us Anything~

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#waterfall asklist #first time doing one of these so im a bit (a lot) nervous #but these are the types of questions that i would wish I could ask creators on here #but feel a bit nervous asking because of the whole #'don't brag' or 'don't complain' mindset that can come with sharing works #or having any type of audience (even if it's small) #soooo i decided to just make a list and put it out there incase anyone wants to be asked them!!! #cause i know (even as a small creator) for some of them i would like to talk about it! #feel free to reblog to any type of blog that makes content~ #or even a blog that DOESN'T if you want to answer some of them!! #the list is for your use~ use hypothetically if you'd like too~

[mermaidsirennikita]

The Kingdom of the Wicked/Princes of Sin books (I know Princes of Sin is the Adult Standalone Spinoff Series, but come on now... KotW was Adult and I stand by that) have genuinely fun high stakes plots that are like "my boyfriend is the devil, actually; thoughts?" and "my people are crumbling into madness and now I have to do a supernatural scavenger hunt to fix it" HOWEVER Kerri Maniscalco is also DELIGHTFULLY good at engineering the WILDEST Romance Reasons moments, and there are like 10 per book.

Among them:

--"you must go into the Lake of Naked Honesty, which means y'all get naked and can't tell lies, especially if the question is 'are you turned on right now'"?

--"we must travel through the SIN CORRIDOR to get to my house, and during that time you will be tested by all the sins, including lust, which will make you super horny and ready to hop on my dick, I'm sorry, I don't make the rules"

(at one point, it could be argued that one of the heroes probably DOES in fact make the rules, but he's not fighting them)

--"oh no, I caught you committing murder! Quick, let's fake an engagement to save your reputation!" (?????)

--"my brothers said the only way we would pass the test would be if we fucked in this cage, maybe with them watching"

--"shucks, we must stay in this tiny shack together in the cold, with only one bed, which is made out of pine needles I braided together, I sure hope you don't shove your ass up against my dick" (the braid detail is so important to me)

--"we must travel on these Lust Gondolas, and if you want to suck my dick on the Lust Gondolas, DON'T DO IT, I'm telling you, DO NOT, get UP, STOP--"

#romance novel blogging #the lust gondolas were my ABSOLUTE. FAVORITE. THING. #bc first off that's what everyone on GR was freaking out over #and then i found out he also fucked her in a cave while having her hang on to like stalagmites for leverage #and they didn't complain about that??? #but second bc after she was done swallowing they looked up to find the embodiment of Lust #leaning against a wall #like 'well she certainly did put her back into it huh' #also the lust gondola bj definitely read as a “she just grabbed it and crammed as much of it into her mouth as possible” bj #which. #as we know #is one of the best romance novel BJ Types

[fenrishion]

growing older is weird once you start becoming more emotionally mature than your parents and start realizing how emotionally instable they are and that none of these fuckers should be allowed to have kids in the first place

#sorry i treat tumblr like a vent blog but. delete this later i promise #fr tho i feel like im at my limit this year #when your first reaction as a parent when you've done something wrong isn't to apologize but say “its not a big deal” #and wonder why your children dont come to you with their problems at all and remain at a cordial distance #or constantly berate them about their spending despite them telling you it's only a certain portion of their income #or complain that their partner is spoiling them with gifts then idk man??? like what do i tell rin to do #stop buying stuff for me? lol

[vurelly]

i know i know i know we’re tired of hearing about it but--

do you see the issue here

#tw vent #im just upset #like lets even ignore the first one because thats an oc post #idc about that shit that's whatever #but the other two are just fandom based art #that's just art that a lot of yall FOLLOWED me for #idk i feel bad for complaining cause the whole point of this blog was just for me to share art #but sometimes this shit gets real discouraging

[elbiotipo]

I honestly don't trust tumblr's algorithm to be any useful, because it still recommends me personal posts from artists and writers instead of. you know. their art or writing.

Like, congratulations on them for their surgery, but I would like to see if their art is any good.

#cosas mias #it happens so often it's funny #imagine if the first and only impression about my blog was just a random post I did complaining about my dad

[ghouljams]

Fae!König is the kind of freak who would drink the blood out of my diva cup like a shot. And I hate you.

-👹

Spectra istg I'm going to kill you. Disgusting. He's getting the hose if you keep acting up.

#ghoul speaks #👹 #sister tag #V. A. M. P. vamp he probably would... #im gonna block you if youre not careful #blood tw #just fucking disgusting why would you swnd me this #the first person to complain about you im deleting this ask #why did you want to be introduced yo the blog like this

[princehugo]

they made Cleo a lesbian which is all I ever wanted but I can't even appreciate it because they handled it so fucking badly because this season's showrunners are allergic to having genuine authentic character moments that matter and I hate being upset but I AM

#seriously I started out with such low hopes then really liked the first couple eps so I rose my expectations and now the #latest episodes have been SO DISAPPOINTING. the last one was the absolute worst so far it was such a joke #i know this blog is for little kids shows but i dont have any friends and this is killing me and i just need to complain #'i hope they reboot your favorite series and make it woke and cringy': evil curse to bestow upon your enemies #like where the fuck did cleo liking frida even come from? literally out of nowhere. she hated frida and they had zero relationship growth #my heart belongs to cleo x joan but i would be open to this ship IF THEY ACTUALLY... HAD CHEMISTRY #it would have been so much better if they pushed the idea that cleo still kinda resented that frida was so popular #and her attraction stemmed from envy and other repressed emotions #also do you think a fucking teen girl from 2002 is going to decide woohoo im a homo without zero angst or guilt??? #FUCK THATTTTTT cleo absolutely called other girls dykes as an insult back then and now shes cool? fuck that fuck that fuck that #whatever. I hate living in 2023 #this is about clone high btw #topher was funny though I'll give it that

[peribytes]

no offense, i know it's cringe and stupid to be mad, but it's like. absurdly funny when i make personal posts kinda crying out for attention and immediately after get an ask about some fandom shit. like for a second i think someone's gonna talk to me about it but then it's some irrelevant shit. sorry but not the time.

#i can't exactly complain bc it comes with having younger followers being a fandom-themed blog for a kids show #but it's a little absurd #psa this is a personal blog first and foremost #of an adult who whines about mental stuff all the time #sometimes i don't want to talk about fandom stuff #i'm sorry this is cringe. i just need a shower and to clean up a bit and i'll be fine

[pineforphantompain]

Some Nathan fans are just insistent on not believing the things characters actually say about what they do or don’t want. (Which should not be a surprise considering). The obvious example being Elizabeth with so many people still agreeing with what Nathan decided she felt rather than what she clearly communicated. And holding onto that even after Nathan himself came to accept and believe she wasn’t in love with him season 8. (This still bothers me and I hate seeing this attitude come back full force now). They have also apparently decided to disregard everything Lucas has said about wanting home and family in order to claim he and Elizabeth want/need completely different things in life. I have yet to see any explanation as to why he willingly moved to a small town, has chosen to stay there for so long, and is lying about the kind of life he wants. Is he just in denial and afraid to admit his true feelings for The City? But seriously, if he wanted to live life on a bigger stage he could have just done that. I guess Aunt Agatha is a more reliable source than Lucas himself though.

#just a thought: but maybe if your interpretations contradict what is said/shown so much they just aren’t supported by the text? #which is funny coming from me (the keeper of many headcanons i know are not shared by the writers/producers) #my thoughts #ignore me #putting a lot of faith in the first word to do some heavy lifting - #i just want to complain about annoying takes i see on twitter/ig on my own little tumblr blog #if you think about it independently posting my piece is actually avoiding being argumentative by not responding directly to any tn comments #wcth #hallmark #when calls the heart

[budugaapologist]

tbh liking hien on tumblr feels like liking edward again :/

#i talk #will literally have a blog themed after the guy and see 1 post of him a week. okay #tumblr just recommending me emet selch and estinien. i do not care. #i also dont like searching through tags because of heavensward fuckers that make everything worse #'this exp didnt have yaoi elves in it' dude the buduga are explicitly gay. also shut up #also also then youll have ppl complaining about yotsuyu dying like girl. she comitted genocide lmao #yeah bad things happened to her but like? same? girl u are in your thirties please just talk to somebody #'hes the king how is it not his place to judge' you cannot decide what is worse. genocide or human trafficking. #they were under imperial rule. there were few ways to survive in morally good ways. hien is not condoning the action #also everyone that looks at yotsuyu and is genuinely like well shes hot she can do no wrong #Missed The Point also i dont think she'd like you in the first place. #anyway. #tumblr show me stuff i actually wanna see challenge

[bugeyedfreaks]

Blossom is the most mischaracterized girl and i'm tired of pretending shes not. Like, shes not even my favorite of the girls (3rd in the list of girls from most to least favorite lol) but people just DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE HER BLOSSOM!

They just want a pretty smart-girl love interest for whatever ruff they want to ship her with instead of. Blossom. You could replace fanon's perception of blossom with a wood plank and it would be the exact same.

It’s sad but you’re right.

Blossom is SUCH a fun character full of personality and I could go on and repeat the many praises I’ve given her on my blog, but yeah! See, even the haters (affectionate) know that the fandom gets her all wrong. 🤣

#I mean you COULD give her a love interest and also give her character and let her have her unique personality #in theory #but barely anyone will give her her amazing personality in the first place skjfkdjhxiaksnd #work on actually being able to write her well first gang #ALSO MY GOD OKAY let’s talk about paranoia lmao #if people start saying things about Blossom and if there are any official attempts to ‘fix’ her #I will complain EVEN MORE ON MY BLOG lol because you don’t need to!!! do not change her because of people who don’t get her #she does not need fixing she needs UNDERSTANDING