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[ SECRET POST #2496 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2496 ⌋

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I'm really having issues with tumblr, but figuring out how to use it. That's why I can tell you how to mitigate the downsides, instead of boggling at you for experiencing them.

The thing is, some groups on tumblr routinely manage long, in-depth, multi-person discussions. I'm talking about some non-SJW tight-knit anti-marginalization communities here, where everyone in the conversation is following everyone else, and thus everyone sees every post as it shows up (or reads the conversation in reverse... which is why it's not smart to get very far behind on tumblr), and they all see each other's new (possibly-related) posts. It just doesn't work that way for everyone. (I also think the culture there and the self-defeating attitude don't help. And I mean the self-defeating attitude in other people because it takes at least two to have a discussion.)

Like I said, don't put all your eggs in that basket, but it's probably worth a try (not knowing your fandoms, though, I can't say for sure).

Well, your response is not the first detailed explanation of how to use Tumblr really efficiently that I have seen: the other excellent explanation I saw was truly helpful as well, but was about three pages worth and promised more help, but here's the problem. As a long time fandom groupie, I follow a lot of the older fandoms, most of which are still fairly active in the -you guessed it- older platforms. eg: SGA? I don't think any SGA fan activity takes place in Tumblr?

Somehow, most of the fandoms which have exist exclusively in Tumblr are not really directed at older fans anyway and personally I get most of my jollies from fanfiction and discussions; I have never been a big fan of fanart and fanvids anyway - I admit to being a lot less forgiving of the amateurishness of a lot of fan artists than most fans (my bad). Even pics of really hot actors are a lot less interesting to me than a really hot fic? Everyone is different that way of course...

Even in the case of some of my fandoms which seem a lot more active in Tumblr (eg: Les Miserables), it's not really worth my time following the Tumblr accounts of most authors since they all post to AO3 - the only fics which do not get posted to AO3 are the results of the kinkmeme. Which is - you guessed it!- an LJ comm.

So, I don't know... it looks like a lot of effort without a clear benefit since Tumblr doesn't seem to have any fans who post their fics exclusively there?

But you are right, whatever the true answer is, possibly a different one for different fans or fandoms, we might as well be positive and courteous while discussing it instead of simply being aggressive at each other. If we just wanted stupid, deaf nastiness, we could just go into politics. Fandom is for fun, not nastiness!

And your conclusion is also correct: as I posted below in response to another comment, nowadays one should simply follow the fandom of one's choice in whichever platform it exists (or create it oneself if it truly does not exist anywhere). Diversify, as you put it very cogently. Which is exactly why I found your comments so helpful: the fact that I am currently dragging my feet and being lazy about it doesn't mean I won't do it eventually, we'll see!

Same anon as above!

My single Tumblr diversification example so far:
http://ghostbees.tumblr.com/

And I am not even in SH fandom of any kind!

I mean, I have read the books, seen dozens of movies and TV shows and even read some classic Holmes fics, but I am not actually in the BBC Sherlock fandom which seems to be one of the biggest around nowadays, based on the number of fics posted to AO3?

Unfortunately this guy (who is actually more into classic Sherlock Holmes rather than BBC Sherlock, as far as I can tell) seems to post exclusively to Tumblr, so... :D

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