#pls help spread it

[kimdokjas]

wait wait, what’s the change tumblr did to the reblog chains ? 🥲🥲🥲 I’m so lost

okay so basically, let's say you see a post on your dash

before the update, if you clicked on a url, you could do 3 things:

view that specific reblog on the blog you follow (A)

view the previous reblog on the blog A reblogged it from (B)

view the original post on op's blog (C)

however, staff recently implemented an update where clicking on a url no longer takes you to that specific post. now, clicking on a url just takes you to the blog itself.

this means that you now get 5 things:

view ONLY that specific reblog on the blog you follow (A) -> changed location near header. also, you will now ONLY see that post and nothing else

view ONLY the original post on op's blog (C) -> changed location near header. you will only see that post and nothing else. and ONLY if the op hasn't deleted it, otherwise it just shows an error

view the blog of the person you follow (D)

view the blog of the person D reblogged it from (F) -> option B no longer exists

view the blog of the op (E)

you might be thinking: "cool! i get more options so that's good, right?" well, no.

there are SEVERAL things wrong with this and it goes beyond the prev tags issue

1) first of all, it's counterintuitive that A and C changed locations to the area near the header, especially if your userbase was already used to the previous functions. it just seems like horrible UX design to me but let's put that aside for now.

2) as you can see, option B which allowed you to see the previous reblog of a post no longer exists.

now, if you click on the previous url, you will just be taken to their entire blog. you can no longer view the post itself.

someone asked staff about this, and they replied in this post that the change was INTENTIONAL and if you want to view the previous reblog you would have to "go through the notes view".

to borrow what someone else said:

basically, this update just killed the prev tags culture in one fell swoop.

(sure, you can still use it to reply directly to the person you're reblogging from, but it's now literally useless to use "prev tags" for everyone else involved. sure, you can choose to copy tags or peer review them, but again, if people will have to copy them then the less people are likely to use them, and not every prev lends itself to peer-reviewing imo)

now, listen. i know not everyone likes the prev tags culture, but it just seems like such a poorly-thought decision to kill a culture that like... half of your entire userbase uses (see this poll as a quick reference) and that's UNIQUE to your site and sets you apart from other social media.

but it's also not even just prev tags. let's say you want to remove an annoying addition on a post's reblog chain? you can no longer do that.

however, i feel like this is the most important point:

regardless of how you may feel about the prev tags culture, the pure UI aspect of it should remain

what i mean by this is: even if you don't like prev tags, simply 1) being able to access the reblog chain, and 2) clicking on a post and actually have it take you to their BLOG (and not just a page with that one single post) is literally essential navigation.

this update threatens to drive down user engagement (which is already critically low) by making it harder to navigate. which is actually another point:

3) even if you click on A and C now to view those specific posts, it's NOT the same as it used to be.

before, you could view the reblog directly on the blog. so you could just scroll down and see the other posts leading up to it. now, you will be taken to a page where you will ONLY see that post and nothing else.

but also, you can no longer easily navigate other people's blogs.

you know how sometimes you would see like 50 notifications of someone going through an entire tag on your blog? that's going to happen a lot less, i'm afraid.

let's suppose you want to go to op's blog because they're an artist and you want to see more of their art. so you click on C and see that the tag they use for posts with their art is "#my art"

cool! before, you could just click on that tag and immediately view ALL of their art as long as the posts have that tag.

but now, if you click on that tag, it will take you to the ENTIRE tumblr tag with literally all the posts that everyone in the history of time has tagged with that specific tag.

now, to do the same thing that just took 2 clicks before, you would have to: click on C to view the post -> look for the tag you want to navigate -> click E to view their whole blog -> scroll and look for a post that just so happens to have that tag (the search function is literally useless) and hope to god that there's a recent one or you'll have to scroll for ages or simply give up -> if you happen to find it, click on that tag to navigate their posts.

you see how this is counterproductive, right? you see how this can literally drive down engagement with content creators, right?

if you make people's blogs harder to navigate, you will literally drive down the number of likes and reblogs on their posts, which have already been steadily declining for years now.

4) options D and E to view the blogs and not the posts are literally useless because you could already access other people's blogs before. you just had to click on their url to view their blogs starting from that specific post AND you could choose to just refresh it to view their newest posts.

either way, the change just seems completely unnecessary. and again, it's not just about the prev tags culture but about basic UI.

so what can we do about it?

i normally don't advocate for flooding staff with messages but i do feel like this is one of the worst updates staff has ever done (and that's saying something) and something needs to change.

even if they don't retcon the entire update, that's fine, but staff could at least add the option to view the reblog chain as a different feature (maybe even opt-in) for example. there are better ways to go about this than just axing an entire existing feature.

also, this same issue that makes it harder to navigate blogs needs to change. i feel like content creators will be especially affected by this unless this changes because you can no longer easily navigate their tags, so it will inevitably drive down engagement.

so please, contact staff and let them know we want a change.

you can contact support here!

here's a template for a possible message you could send, but feel free to edit it. (under category you can choose "Feedback")

Hi, I would like to politely request a change to the recent update that affects the reblog chain of posts. Regardless of the "prev tags" culture itself, the UI aspect of being able to view the reblog chain of a post is essential for navigation on this website. Even adding it as a separate, opt-in feature would be a huge help. Additionally, clicking on a post and then on one of the tags now takes you to the entire tumblr tag instead of the tag on that blog, which makes it harder to navigate blogs. Both of these issues have the potential to drive down user engagement by actively making it harder to navigate Tumblr, but especially for content creators. I hope you can do something to address these issues as soon as possible. Thanks in advance and have a nice day.

also, if you can and/or want, reblogs are appreciated to help spread the word!

that's pretty much the gist of the issue from what i've seen, but if anyone else has anything to add or a different way we could contact staff to make ourselves heard, please feel free to let me know!

TLDR: it's not just about prev tags, this update affects basic functionality and content creators as well

#pls reblog if u can to help spread the word!! #@anon this turned out a lot longer than i expected omg #i hope u don't mind me hijacking this ask to make a general informative post about this issue!! #ask #anonymous #tumblr #tumblr update #prev tags #signal boost #supportcontentcreators #evansyhelp #staff #long post for ts #196

[cartoonistga1]

Earning My Money Back That The Bank Took From Me

Hey everybody, My sister, unfortunately, got into a scam and my old bank, Chase, decided to close her and my bank accounts to "investigate". IDK if I'll ever be able to get this money back.

I'm opening c0mms to try and earn my money back; even if you can't afford it, please share this post around.

-All icons are $25

-DM on Tumblr or Email

-Email: [email protected]

-Links below where you can commission me

-Examples of my art below

#fyp #fanart #artists on tumblr #art #art commission #commissions 2024 #commissions #procreate #commissions open #please donate #please share #please spread #clip studio paint #clip studio illustration #clip studio art #icon commission #icons #icon commissions #help needed #pls help

[kiisaes]

I love the Dead plate fanart you've done......

do you think you'll make more Dead plate / Coal fired heart content?

thank u so much!!! i'm really happy to hear ppl like my dead plate art :> i definitely want to draw more, vincerody has scratched an itch in my brain ... their designs are also sooo fun to draw hehe

i don't have any current art pieces of them, but here's a vince doodle i made a day ago to test a new brush (mild blood warning)

#asks for becki #dead plate #dead plate game #vincent charbonneau #fan art #tw blood #becki draws stuff n stuff #also - as a small explanation; i've been holding off from posting my art until the 29th in honor of the global strike for palestine #pls do what u can to support this strike!!! even spreading info online and staying informed helps

[rosereleasestheart]

Hey everyone! There is a Yuri on Ice themed gotcha for gaza (i.e a fan run fundraising event to raise money for the Care For Gaza charity) over on Twitter. An interest check is going on all week looking for those interested in volunteering to make art and/or wishing to make donations. Anyone in the fandom wishing to help a really important cause should go check it out! Link below:

#yuri on ice #yoi #yuri on ice gatcha for gaza #palestine #fundraiser #even if you can't participate pls share and spread the word out! that alone will help a lot!

[oh-look-another]

sometimes i forget that eminem is dead :(

#bmc musical #bmc #be more chill #eminem #pls help spread this to normal tumblr #it’d be so funny to watch them freak out

[arendellepeach]

💚 KÄÄRIJÄ BÖLE FAN PROJECT 💚

#a huuuge thank you to everyone who helped with translations!! #so excited and NERVOUS to see how this turns out #sharing is caring so pls spread the word 😚 #käärijä #jere pöyhönen #käärijä böle

[pathesis]

Mortgage Help

Hey Y'all if you can't support please just reblog to help. It's reached the point I'm very scared we might lose our home and right now I'm doing everything I can to bring in more funds but I cannot take on more work, Right now I'm actively searching for a better job that pays better. The cost of things has just risen and I'm worried my family will lose the home eventually. Our Mortage is 2000$ a month and I'm just getting VERY scared. If anyone can help here's link to my Paypal & Ko-Fi paypal.me/pathesis ko-fi.com/pathesis Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this and spread.

#money has never been this tight before and I am panicing #spread #pls #reblog #ko-fo #paypal #mortage #dontation #please help #help

[chaoticmunsons]

hi everyone. chaoticmunson got terminated out of the blue, so if you knew me from before, welcome back! if you're new here, welcome to my shit show of a blog, i used to write but all my works got deleted so now i just loiter around tumblr like a lost dog :)

this is now mainly just a fandom blog, my personal blog is @scarcrossedlove

if anyone has any of my original works or posts saved or reblogged, please send them to me if you find them !!

current works: mornings with mike (mike schmidt x afab!reader)

#chaoticmunson #pls help spread the word to my mutuals so they don't think i blocked them

[nuppu-nuppu]

Hey guys 🍉, do you know any good and trustworthy charities that are raising money to help the people in gaza? Looking for recommendations!!!!

I was inspired by some other artists doing this but I thought that in exchange for you guys donating to a charity for gaza, as much as you want (it doesn’t have to be much, just what you can) I would draw you a sketch of a character of your choice!

#like any bit helps #do you guys think this is a good idea #I’m not gonna start today because it’s night time and maybe not tomorrow because I will be busy #and also I need to do research so I won’t accidentally spread any misinformation or anything #like you would have to prove to me somehow that you donated #maybe like a screenshot of the transaction or something obviously you can censor sensitive information I just wanna see the donation #amd if you’re not able to donate you can just share the post once I make it now I’m just mainly looking for info! #maybe Friday!!! #if not then sunday is also an option #I just want to help in some way #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #palestine #social justice #human rights #I will try to find good information but if you think you have some valid info for me pls do tell!! #i love you people #🍉

[irepostalot]

#its happening right now #pls help in any way you can #and pls spread the word #brazil floods #brazil

[r0cksh0wz]

you wanna be my patron sooo baaddddd ooohhhhh you wanna be my patron sooo baaadddd awesome and complete stuffs are all available there oooohhhh you want to help me fund for my top surgery and life necessities oohhhhh

my patreon (super awesome and fun)

#pls help me lol #help me spread thia around #help a broke ass student get his top surgery #and my life necessities<3 #sorry for begging but oh my god #patreon #please boost

[softtidesworld]

GUYS I NEED HELP—

I found this on Pinterest, basically it’s a fanart of little Jacob. Thing is I have no idea who the original artist is. If y’all could possibly help find them, that would be great.

#not my art #pls help #jacob seed #far cry 5 #far cry fandom #fc5 #joseph seed #john seed #faith seed #using every tag i can to spread this masterpiece #far cry five #far cry fanart #far cry 5 fandom

[hyunebear]

HI SO.

idk if many stays know this but there’s a carrd for most if not all skz content regularly updated and organized. it’s skzfliix.carrd.co. it basically looks like netflix, but skz version. and it’s very easy for u to navigate it as u look for the content u want and need. if u want to catch up with old ones too and don’t know where to find them, this is a good place.

strayksubs.com is also another good place to look for skz content by era and by type. they post videos that are english subbed from way back the survival show so if u haven’t watched that yet and have been planning to for a while now, u can go ahead and start it here. they also have a youtube channel where u can subscribe.

another life-saving corner of the internet is youtube.com/c/StrayKidsArchives. as vlive is shutting down by the end of this year, we may feel disheartened about the fact that there’s no other way we can access past vlive content anymore. but worry not bc this channel posts every skz live in existence, including chan’s rooms, and they’re all subbed too. so make sure to check it out and subscribe when u can.

i hope these will help everyone who’s looking for old and new skz content. it may feel overwhelming as it’s a ton but please remember to take your time with everything. happy watching! :’)

#adri.txt #tiwtr. #DISCLAIMER: i am posting this to spread information and to help bc these websites and channels have helped me so much too #so i just want to share them w u #pls do remember to drop a subscribe and a like as it helps them too #<3 #resources

[pinceauarcenciel]

Full cover I illustrated for the beautiful zine, Where the Tides Meets the Stars @mermayzine featuring the mascots~ 🐳

The zine can be started from any side and inverts in the middle, that's why the cover can be flipped too -there's no up or down in the water! 🌟

🐚 Preorders are open until June 15th! 🐚 Get your copy here: https://mermayzine.bigcartel.com/

🌊 Where the Tide Meets the Stars 🌌 is a curated collection of marvelous artworks and enchanting stories featuring a large variety of merfolks from across the world -be it fresh water or oceanic spaces!

If you like mermaids and fantasy art, please consider buying a copy! Reblogs are also very much appreciated! 🐠

🧜‍♀️

#fanzine #my art #zine cover #zine full piece #original art #mermay #mermaid #traditional art #artists on tumblr #mermay art #mermay 2023 #mermen #mermaychallenge #merfolk #betta fish #mandarinfish #everyone worked really hard on this zine so pls help us spread the world! #and the merchs are all so cute?! you'll want them! #it's MERMAY you're legally obliged to consume and share mermaid-related content!! lol

[crochet-cafe]

Me and my husband are currently in the process of saving money to move out of a.... tough living situation with his grandmother, any money would be highly appreciated if you could (I'm not looking for a sugar daddy)

https://cash.app/$destiny35077

#please help #please reblog #please please please #cashapp #moving #saving money #pls help #help #money needed #please share #please spread #i appreciate it

[aguefortpostings]

Everyone wish me luck, I’m starting to run my curse of strahd campaign tonight, but I’m also so sick my voice has been blown out. I can’t do any cool voices :(

#the games online so I’m not spreading my germs #but #I will have the squeakiest and raspy voice while running death house #pls send help #d&d #curse of strahd #dungeons and dragons