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⌈ Secret Post #3144 ⌋

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[Grace Kelly, Judy Garland]

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[Soragumi, Shizuki Asato]

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Yeah, it's definitely more difficult than it was/is on other platforms. And, really, I think starting a conversation with someone who's prolific is as difficult as starting one with someone who rarely posts, because there's that chance you're going to get lost in the shuffle. It's like you've got to find someone who's sort of in between.

I've been active for about a year, perhaps a bit less, and I've managed to make a few friends in that time. All but one are people whom I deliberately sought out; the other approached me first. It took a while to get beyond being mutual followers who commented on/liked each other's posts, however, and I wish it wasn't that way (I also wish you could send fan mail to non-mutuals! I don't understand why tumblr management thinks that restriction is a good idea). It was nice when everything was forum-based, and you could jump into a lively, ongoing conversation and have a few acquaintances within a week or so.

You know, I didn't even realize you couldn't send fan mail to non-mutuals...I don't think I've ever used that feature. How is it different from an ask? (Is it always private?) I don't know as much about tumblr as I should, lol.

I guess if I'm going to make any friends on tumblr I have to be more forthcoming with people. I'll consider it.

(You raise a good point though. I've seen prolific people reply to asks and sometimes they can seem a bit impersonal, you know? Maybe they get so many that they don't have time for anything else.)

It is always private, and it doesn't have a character limit (or, if it does, I've never reached it), so you can have far more in-depth conversations through it. I feel like it would make it easier to develop acquaintances if it were allowed between non-mutuals, since it fosters a more organic back-and-forth.

Then again, people seem to like things short and sweet these days, so maybe it wouldn't make a difference, heh.

But yeah, give it a try! It can't hurt. It's just...weird. Really, really weird.

I just learned today that I was wrong! You CAN send fan mail to non-mutuals; you just have to wait a few days after following the person before it will let you.

Joy!

That's so odd! I wonder why there's a delay.

I suppose on one hand if a person wants to harass a user at least that person can't do it by fan mail without first waiting, and I imagine giving some thought to it. So hopefully anyone considering doing something like that would rethink their actions, but I doubt
tumblr had that in mind...lol.

Oh well, thanks for informing me!

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