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[ SECRET POST #2323 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2323 ⌋

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Short answer: yes.

I find Tumblr incredibly intimidating for a number of reasons, all resulting in me just sitting here wanting to join in the fun but frozen and doing nothing. And I have no idea where else fandom is these days.

I sympathize :( I only like the lj format for fandom (commenting and posting in comms and interacting with f-lists) and I'm too lazy and self-conscious to get really into it now because it's so inactive. And I only ever used tumblr for the pretty pretty gifsets. No clue how to interact on it.

For fic and art though...I'd just post it to AO3 with a lot of tags (but not too many useless irritating ones) and see how many people see it, and post it to a bunch of different venues under the same username. And sign your username visibly on the art, so if someone steals it and posts it to tumblr and it gets popular through the thief's magic tumblr-fu, you'll reap the benefit because people will come to see what other art you've done.

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Re: fandom anxiety??

intrigueing - 2013-05-14 00:38 (UTC) - Expand

You're not the only one. I've been nothing but a lurker for ages... sometimes I want to share, but it's just too overwhelming, so I don't.

You are not the only one. I have a Tumblr but I only use it to follow other people, really. I miss when fandom lived on LJ and I knew all the rules.

AO3 makes more sense to me. I like it and I post my fics there. I love kudos because I have a touch of social anxiety and have trouble leaving comments on things. Other than that, what intimidates you?

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Re: fandom anxiety??

fleshisyummy - 2013-05-14 00:33 (UTC) - Expand

Re: fandom anxiety??

deadtree - 2013-05-14 00:37 (UTC) - Expand

YES.

but i never got into LJ, so I don't understand all the "rules" it has, and dreamwidth has a similar setup, and it's like trying to speak a different language.

meanwhile, tumblr is pretty useless for having conversations and fandom meta. :(

and i always end up chickening out when i post fanfic on kinkemes - either i never finish it, or i do finish it and i want to delete it because it's terrible. there's just this horrible pressure to finish it quickly for the readers.

Honestly tumblr helped me get back into fandom after years and years of not participating due to LJ-based fandom culture being too intimidating to me. Tumblr is nice because its very disconnected. You can throw a picture out into the void for people to enjoy without ever having to interact with anyone at all. (I'm a fan-artist too fwiw.)

Seriously, take a deep breath. Figure out what the big tags for your fandom/pairing are. Start with easy posts, like a single picture at a time. Tumblr automatically resizes the pics you upload to fit on a normal dash (clicking the picture brings up the fullsize version) so you don't have to worry too much about formatting your posts. Tag it appropriately with the fandom, characters, "Stella's Art" or whatever (so you can find it later on your art tag), etc. You probably also want to put a clear watermark on your pic because people can be dicks and repost without crediting you.

You'll probably get lots of likes and a few reblogs. People who reblog might include their comments in the body of the text post or in their own tags or both. It isn't considered rude to ignore reblog comments and not re-follow people who follow you.

It'll take you a little while to figure out all the ins and outs of tumblr, but ime its way more intuitive than LJ is for posting art, music, etc. because you don't have to manually code everything.

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Re: fandom anxiety??

anonymouslyyours - 2013-05-14 03:09 (UTC) - Expand

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Re: fandom anxiety??

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Re: fandom anxiety??

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Re: fandom anxiety??

creambun - 2013-05-16 21:22 (UTC) - Expand

I used to be nervous about joining tumblr, and, yeah, not gonna lie, I did not get it at ALL at first. Yeah, it's sort of hard to communicate with people, and there's etiquette you have to pick up on, but I've ended up liking it better than LJ, actually. I feel like I've gotten to know people better than when I was using LJ because with LJ I kind of just responded to people's fics and people responded to mine, and things never got all that personal. With tumblr, I've found fandom friends that I can not only discuss fandom with, but I can also talk to them about other aspects of my life.

AO3 isn't super intimidating. I like how it's more communicative than fanfiction.net. Authors tends to reply to reviews more often. At the same time, I feel like it's still geared toward bigger fandoms. I'm in smallish anime fandoms, so if I post a oneshot on AO3, I usually get a few kudos but no comments while I'll receive quite a few reviews on ff.net

Re: fandom anxiety??

deadtree - 2013-05-14 00:40 (UTC) - Expand

Re: fandom anxiety??

fleshisyummy - 2013-05-14 00:46 (UTC) - Expand

You are not alone. I hate tumblr when I compare it to my fandom experience on Livejournal, but my current fandom is huge there and doesn't exist anywhere else, so I have to lurk there. I have no idea how to join in and still have fun! Tumblr is so intimidating.

Although I do have a tumblr, I do miss the personal connection that LJ had. Tumblr has a kinda cold feeling to me. I never repond to tumblr post like I do here on f!s (in fact f!s is the biggest forum I participate in now). I'm also confused how to become part of fandom on there :/

One big thing I remember to do on tumblr is tag everything. People get annoyed when you don't tag for fandoms. I try my best to tag my posts, but even then I don't know if I'm tagging enough or the right way. I feel like a grandma in a sea of kids sometimes haha. And I'm only in my twenties.

it took me sooo long to even try to tumblr :\ I lurked for well over a year before I finally made an account and started using it. It worked out okay for me because I was just getting into a brand-new fandom, so I was kind of able to join the conversations right from the beginning and slip in that way. But I still feel awkward trying to join fandom bullet trains that are zooming past my station constantly.

I don't write or draw so I mostly comment here and use tumblr for reblogging gifs. That's pretty much the extent of my active involvement in fandom. Oh I lurk on message boards, reddit, etc, but those things are either too tricky or I'm too lazy or uncertain to participate.

Hell, sometimes I'll start to post on tumblr and spend 5+ minutes rereading everything then decide no, the post is entirely unnecessary. I don't post often and when I do it's usually a couple sentences of pure idiocy that no one cares about, so there's no reason for anxiety; it happens anyway. *shrugs* (Anything longer than that I give up on.)

So I guess I'd just suggest learning what tags to post under on tumblr, and just give it a try. Same with AO3. Other than getting out there and posting or talking to people, IDK how people make fandom friends these days.

Please. Tumblr is full of idiots, myself included as I have a tumblr. I know what you mean though--I just had to force myself to start reblogging and learn to tumblr. I don't think I used it for a while after I created my tumblr until I finally forced myself. There's really no wrong way to tumblr. Just post your art and tag it however you want.

If you want people to see it, be sure to tag it (some people don't tag anything and that's not good (it can generate wank)--some people want to use tumblr savior to block stuff from their dashboard and some people want to find the stuff the others are blocking and some of us are going, what is that??? It looks interesting but not tags as to the source/fandom!!).

This is my just my understanding: on tumblr, the first 5 tags are the searchable ones. So use those tags w/fandom name, pairings, characters, whatever. Like: Supernatural, SPN, Dean Winchester, Castiel, DeanCas if you want people to find your stuff instead of using them for comments like I love this!.

You can't search on tumblr with Dean/Cas (it doesn't like the /), which is why people write DeanCas or use portmanteau names like swan queen (swanqueen--you see both versions on tumblr).

A lot people make their comments in the tags: i really love this! instead of in the comment box/section. If you do this, just be aware that the tags, when you reblog, don't get reblogged, so if you want your comments to be seen by everybody, then you need to add them inside the actual text/comment area box. Sometimes some will reblog the tags for you--they'll cut and paste them into the text box to respond to them.

Give credit where credit is due and source your stuff if applicable. Sometimes, if you don't it can get wanky.

If you want a tumblr friend, I understand the way to do that is to get active, answer their questions, use their ask box.....I don't know, really. I just tumblr for myself for fun. I just reblog stuff that I think I will find interesting/helpful later. I find tumblr very awkward making for friends.

I totes am not a tumblr expert so. I'm jerithe on tumblr. I think I have like 2 followers. Don't really care. LOL. So, if you wanna follow me you can and I'll follow you back if you want me to. No pressure.

I'm into Avengers, OUAT, sometimes reblog Xena stuff, support women/femslash and also slash and het pairings (Tony/Pepper ftw!), and other things as it catches my eye (recipes, science notes, etc.).

Just a fair warning: I do reblog Regina (OUAT) meta and sometimes it has SJ aspects to the meta (I think Regina and the meta people create about her are fascinating and sometimes it really makes me think), and sometimes I do re-post some SJ-type stuff that catches my eye and that I think I might want to reference down the line (it's kinda rare but not--like sometimes 3-4 posts might catch my eye for a day or two and then I won't post anything SJ like for month). I am not a SJW. I do tag it so you can use tumblr savior to block the tags if you want.

Sometimes I don't tumblr a week or even a month and sometimes I'll tumblr every day for week or two.

You're not. I usually end up just lurking, although I'd really like to comment. I'm just very intimidated most of the time.

Oh man, I am pretty lost when it comes to fandom. I don't care for tumblr (but I have one and I follow people and post art) and I just really wish fandom would migrate back to the journaling format. I don't have a problem with AO3 too much (although I only want to post my VERY BEST there, not everything I do) but. Man. Fandom. ;3;

Aw :( It sucks to hear that. It depends largely on your fandom, but you could post your fic at FFN. I've actually had some good conversations there. Then again, you'll get lots of badfic, so...

If you wanted, you could post on AO3/dArt/whatever, and then post links on your tumblr? If that makes sense? Then people could follow your tumblr if they want to know about your updates, but your stuff wouldn't be *on tumblr*.

I used Tumblr to find things I like, but I rarely post anything there because of anxiety type issues. So I can understand where you are coming from. Granted, I also lurked for a long time on LJ to make sure I was doing things right before I posted, so I'm just that kind of person. Good luck with it.

I do "get" tumblr but frankly it's too fast-paced for me. I just can't keep up with everyone I want to follow! D:

So, I just have an account for when I want to ask people who don't allow anonymous questions, and just visit the tumblrs I like as if they were normal sites.

Trying to go via reblogs and likes and the dashboard and ugh all that is just impossible and tiring to do every day (and if you let a week or so pass you by... yeah, good luck spending hours and hours catching up on everything).

Same thing with deviantART. I-I think I'm just not good with the "following"/"notifications" thing.

i know exactly you feel

i've been writing a lot lately and i'm kind of in the same boat, because breaking back into livejournal or dreamwidth seems more like sifting through abandoned ficdumps nobody reads; tumblr is just... man, these fandoms are really small and i don't want to immediately be labeled as that fan from the start (and tumblr is shitty for sharing fic anyway; and AO3 seems like my best bet too, but god i feel like it's so official, one of the games i'm writing for doesn't even have a tag there, and it's new and intimidating and just bluh

bluh, i say

bluhhhhh

"HOW DO I FANDOM?"

WATCH, READ, PLAY.

Everything else is optional.

Yes. Generalized anxiety disorder + social anxiety + seeing huge amounts of drama unfold over very minor things = EEEEEP. *hide*

So I get into like a sentence of squee and then my brain goes, well, see icon.

I know how to tumblr but I can never muster up the stones to use it for reasons very similar to yours. Also the confusing way it's set up contributes to wank potential - post or respond to someone, anyone who scrolls by in the tag may decide to reblog and you have no control over where the conversation is going to go. Rather different from posts being contained in one blog/community. I'd rather be obscure and unnoticed on AO3 and kinkmemes than ever deal with that.

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