#bad update staff

[nonbinaryskulls]

Happy “Snooze Tumblr Live” Thursday

#tumblr live #fuck tumblr live #bad update staff #kill tumblr live #snooze tumblr live

[hellsite-hall-of-fame]

How do you feel about staff's intent to remove reblog chains, considering your blog's basically an amalgamation of reblog chain long posts?

haha I’m actually legitimately terrified and trying really hard to not think about it :)

(seriously like i don’t wanna make a thing of it, but i’ve gone down the posts about it and like wtfff?!? why why why?!?? like I get their reasoning for it but it’s not accurate to the actual users of tumblr?? i’d rather scroll though 20 long posts than use the examples of what this would look like that I saw. but if this is wrong let me know…. but yeahhh i’m scared.)

#Tumblr heritage posts are built on reblog chains #it’s the charm of the website #like wtf #like I don’t wanna post this bc I know members of staff follow me #but if they see this and can alleviate mine (and basically everyone’s?!) fear then it’s worth it lol #but idk #also you know it’s bad when *i* comment on it bc I comment on nothing… so yeahh #don’t be mad at me Tumblr i’m just a scared tour guide barbie who wants to keep reblog chains and prev notes :( #ask #the hellsite answers #hellsite hall of fame curator’s bullshit #anonymous #reblog chains #Tumblr updates #reblog chain #Tumblr ™

[deletedstimgifs]

So recently, Tumblr broke their ability to follow a reblog chain. This is a problem.

Following a reblog chain now takes you to a popup of that post alone on web, and a permalink view of it alone on mobile.

This is not only a stupid update that nobody asked for, but it also removes a core function necessary for my work here as an archiving blog.

As a blog who collects gifs from deleted blogs, I rely on the ability to go back to people's reblog and then continue to scroll back in time through their blog, where they've likely reblogged more gifs from other deleted blogs! I need this function to do my archiving work, and they've removed it!

And for what? To make things more "intuitive and consistent"?

@staff @changes Please, I am begging you to reverse this update. I can't do my work properly like this. I'm not the only one who's unhappy about this...

[ID a series of screenshots of various Tumblr users commenting asking Staff to fix the reblog chain]

#tumblr update #not stim #not a stim #txt #tumblr #tumblr updates #tumblr staff #bad tumblr #help #wordpress #screen reader friendly #image described #image description in alt #described #id in alt text #id in alt tag

[goodgrammaritan]

So now when posts come up with something I've blacklisted, clicking "view post" no longer takes me to the op's blog in the app, but their blog on Tumblr dot com.

SUPER annoying update. I'm in the app, let me stay in the dang app!

@staff please change this back, super inconvenient

#tumblr updates #bad updates #hey staff

[thetimelordbatgirl]

@staff da actual fuck is this shit?! Whose bright idea was it to make tumblr into twitter with this layout?! Because holy shit, you should have not listened to them!

#tumblr #tumblr staff #staff #tumblr update #update #hellsite #who the hell said when seeing twitter users arrive 'lets make this website more like twitter!' #who cause holy shit bad idea #and like if this is because twitter users complained about stuff #just get used to the damn website #this is why redditer users were better in comparison #website wasnt changed just because of them

[heckling-hydrena]

sorry but if you say that removing mass pings before setting up a viable replacement somehow won't affect the site's economy you have no idea what you're talking about. so many sub-communities Full of paying players rely on mass pings. like obviously I don't see the point of people going full doomsday "this update will kill the site oh god oh no"-mode, because I sincerely doubt staff will just throw mass pings into the void before improving the pinglist system, but if they did do that then they'd literally be shooting themselves in the foot. gem sales would slow down, at least until people found a good alternative, which could take god knows how long. and even if they didn't, killing a site function that a lot of players HEAVILY rely on is just a bad move. the site wouldn't immediately explode and die. but it would absolutely change for the worse lmao

and let's not forget that people don't like relying on mass pings. people aren't complaining because they just like off-site pinglists sooo much that they can't live without them. you think skin artists enjoy waiting 15 minutes for GASP to load in just to ping potential buyers? you think people like searching through huge sheets and trying to find + remove their name from a dom or g1 or swipp pinglist that they're no longer interested in? you think people like asking thread owners to add them to a list because sheets won't even fucking open on their device so they can't do it themselves? you think people like going through tens of pinglists one by one and changing their entry because they had a username change? you think people like dealing with others accidentally or intentionally overwriting their name on a list, or alternatively adding their name to a list they don't care about for shits and giggles? do you think people like knowing that if they open a spreadsheet while logged in to their google account their email can be tracked, and they can subsequently get fucking doxxed if someone is feeling malicious enough?? obviously not!

a more robust pinglist system would solve ALL of these problems. but we don't have one right now! and people are rightfully worried about it because staff announced that they're set on removing mass pings "at some point" before receiving feedback and subsequently improving on this new system. that's the problem. we know mass pings are on the chopping block. we don't know what kind of updates the pinglist system might have in the future, or if those updates could replace all those big, complicated, mass-ping reliant spreadsheets. to act like people are somehow being unreasonable when they voice their worries about this because "staff said mass pings aren't being removed yet" is just fucking absurd

like no these aren't the flight rising end times, but no this update is not a non-issue either. something can be a problem without being the Worst problem Ever. what a shocker!! 😵‍💫

#I have faith in staff btw I believe in them. they can figure this out. Should Not have announced the mass ping sunset immediately though. #and I really like the on-site pinglists they're fun they're awesome they're convenient they're secure #but some people are having the Takes of all time about this and they're so bad it's funny #negative #long post #not really but sure #sorry for ranting about update discourse it will happen again.

[kyouka-supremacy]

Every Tumblr user ever: I hate tiktok so much I wouldn't get near it with a ten meters pole

Tumblr every three days: Here's a brand new way we tiktokified your perfectly fine Tumblr this week

#Rant incoming feel free to ignore this #:( #Read the new @/changes update and I want to throw up. #What's going on seriously they were handling this website so well up to like a month ago. #What do you mean people who create an account after May 8th won't get a dashboard as default... Are you insane. #Did you hit your head or something #What is going on???????? #“Some folks will start getting access to certain badges based on different actions/accomplishments” with all due respect. Kill me right now #What is this???????????????? This is even worse than all the recent stretching and highlighting on mutuals / followers. #I don't follow anyone leave me ALONE #Like seriously someone really needs to remember Staff that the best part of Tumblr is the low competitiveness– #that literally every other social lacks. They used to know back in the day??? #And now it's all “Here's who follows you (((and by evident extension who doesn't)))”. Have you considered I DON'T WANT TO KNOW #Next update they'll hit you with a “follower count / likes / following is all public now btw 😊” #and that's going to be the day I'll disappear from the entire internet once and for all #Tbh I think I'm going to write some very polite but strong worded submission to staff or something. #I know chances are they won't even read it but things are so bad I don't want to leave anything untried #random rambles

[southcodes]

support/staff: we- some of yall: this is the worst thing that you have ever done to this site you ruined my life killed my family called me names

#big disclaimer this post refers to TUMBLR FEATURES/UPDATES ONLY #there are fair complaints someone can make about tumblr #and then theres the unfortunately mob mentality that staff is somehow purposely trying to ruin everything and make your life miserable #also they kicked your dog or something #you can be angry about some stuff while still recognizing that not EVERYTHING is horrible bad worst thing in the world #so many things in this site have been WIDELY improved #there are things you should be upset at? sure but GOD staff get fucking death threats PUBLICLY and yall support it and follow along #they are people jfc #also no offense some of yall have no fucking clue what running a site is like especially a site like tumblr #I COULD GO ON I JUST GET SO ANGRY #.txt

[kabukiaku]

Day 3 of the new tumblr update: it’s still terrible

#STAFF please. please change this. #also I can’t find the mute button for these features as I’ve been told #tbd #paola speaks #bad tumblr updates #I’m sorry but I just can’t see myself using the shop tab #every app is becoming an over saturated eyesore.

[lunar-wandering]

sorry for the lack of posts btw the new tumblr layout is NOT working for me mentally

#ive already sent in like... two feedback reports #so there's not much else i can do #except for hope that other people (inculding those who's dashboard didn't change) send in feedbacks #telling staff this is a BAD update

[sharkneto]

oof yeah this update is Not Good. i miss seeing all y'all faces

#i'd encourage everyone to send in official feedback #*polite* and direct to the point on telling them exactly why this update is bad #you can contact them by going to settings and then scrolling down to ''help'' then ''contact support'' and then put ''feedback'' in the box #for me that was #1) directly hurts the quick recognition and readability of my dash for who reblogged what and who is currently active and can interact with #2) directly hurts the community feel of the website as now i can't ''see'' who i'm following. avatars are like faces here #and the only faces i can see are those who make content (grand majority of whom i do not follow) #i usually roll pretty well with their ui updates because i don't care that much and i assume they've got their reasons #but this one is absolutely baffling #i do not understand where any upside is to this #even with ''copying'' other social media sites literally no one does it like this #i do not get what it is trying to accomplish #if they don't like the hanging avatars just shift 'em over and put them in line with the rest of the boxes why get rid of them completely? #anyway - please contact staff and don't be a dick about it #i still firmly believe clear concise communication they can use as data points to higher ups is the way to bring about change #sharkneto speaks

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

my new brilliant idea for Tumblr is that instead of whatever the ceo dude is called we just get a council of ten really popular accounts and let them run the Tumblr council from their bedroom

The girlies (gender neutral) reign supreme

#the q's n a's #louisthiccsexyglitteryass #<- such a pain to type that out #maybe Tumblr should reveal the top 10 blogs of tumblr #then again they're probably just the various versions of staff and updates accounts #and also revealing that may be a bad idea #so alternative: #10 randomly selected active Tumblr users control tumblr for a day #this switches every day

[fruitsgoblin]

re: the latest tumblr news

is it really that shocking or alarming to people that the site is being put on a skeleton crew? no it's not dying, but it's definitely not receiving further updates

you either support the websites you like or you don't. this was coming. the best thing that could happen now would be for someone else to grab tumblr I guess... preferably a smaller group that actually cares

#melon talks #people will shit on tumblr as a platform and then when its gone they finally realize how good they had it here #yeah its obviously not perfect especially with the staff #but goddamnit if it isnt the best fucking place for fandom nonsense and fanart #I swear if tumblr is to go soon and I see yall crying abt it dont get weird when we go “we told you so” #im a lil salty yeah. we like to shit and talk abt how tumblr is the hellsite but people take it for granted so bad #when its gone good luck finding a similar space #dont say pillowfort because PF has slowed down considerably in its progress and updates -- #--you only saw regular updates on PF during the time everyone was leaving #correct me if im wrong but I just went there and it still looks like a website in beta test

[alexologyart]

LOOKS LIKE MEAT IS BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS

#textpost #I know it might be a false alarm but let me dream #tumblr update #staff #tumblr artists #artists on tumblr #art ban #tumblr ban #please just configure it right @staff #like do not flag random poor artists due to a bad update #is already happening and that is bshit #also the fact artist are getting unlisted? no bueno

[chaoticvictorianspirit]

[okay strap in cause I'm ranting tonight]

@staff @wip @humans @support

stop this algorithm driven hell, stop the capitalist madness, stop this tiktokification

borrowing concepts from "popular social media apps" is pretty much the worst business decision you could make. this is not a social media platform targeted to everyone and their mother, this is a blogging site with a very finely working ecosystem. like it or not tumblr will never appeal to the broad public. and you don't want it to, trust me!! the twitter/instagram/tiktok people don't want to use your website and never will, no matter how much you try to roll out Generic Offbrand Tiktok App n.385. they don't need it. to them tumblr is dead and irrelevant and full of incomprehensible weirdos. you know who *will* use your app and generate site traffic and revenue? the fucking core user base that's been here since the dawn of time. the people who affectionately nicknamed tumblr the Hellsite yet spend their lives glued to their dashboard babbling about blorbos and wizards and ballpits and ea-nasir's bitch ass copper. the people who flock to tumblr exactly and solely because it is not the damn profit driven attention span reducing minor sexualising social bubbles creating algorithmic pit of despair these other apps are. all you're achieving with these decisions is alienating the only demographic you have and ever will appeal to. have you ever read anything on here? if there's one thing an average tumblr user hates it's capitalistic money grabs. replacing the blog tab with the marketplace tab is a clear signal as to what you think is more important and even though the reading comprehension on this site has never been strong, we know how to read between the lines. and we're pissed. but mostly we're disappointed and fucking sad because we already see how this will cause the downfall of tumblr, the last place of refuge for many a internet dweller.

what I'm trying to say is please stop trying to appeal to the tiktok girlies. they don't care. they don't need you. instead focus on keeping your current users cause they'll stick with you through thick and thin as long as you don't turn this into glitchy instagram in a wig.

we won't leave.

we don't want to leave.

we don't have anywhere else to go, you're not losing us to competition.

this is OUR carefully cultivated space with zero working features and a gazillion problems and we will die protecting it.

but if you chase us out with a broom that's on you.

#tumblr update #tumblr #staff #tumblr ramblings #update bashing #I know no one will read this but I'm angry and sad and needed to vent #hellsite #hellsite update #tumblrmart #what the fuck staff #wtf staff #keep tumblr weird #don't tiktokify my home please #anti tiktok #tiktok bashing #tiktok bad #anti instagram #instagram bashing #instagram bad

[esmeblaise]

I feel like at one point staff mixed up their "ways to fix tumblr" and "ways to ruin tumblr" lists and im honestly kind of impressed they havent noticed yet

#staff #me #tumblr #its honestly not all been bad updates #but it has been consistently bad which is interesting