So Elon bought Twitter. I’m honestly not gonna push away Twitter newcomers, but if you’re in the MCYT fandom you need to understand that the social etiquette and expectations and culture here are very different than over on Twitter. So as someone who’s been an active part of mcytblr for two years now, I’d like to offer some thoughts and advice!
One: Shipping. MCYT communities on Tumblr have always tended to lean more tolerant towards shipping of roleplay characters due to the idea that this is a space for fans primarily. The creators who visit or actively use Tumblr like Eret and Martyn understand that this is a fan space primarily, and don’t bother us for the content we make, and we don’t bother them with it.
The number one worst thing you could do is share shipping content with creators who have not asked for it. This is a huge social faux pas here. Secondly, on the other end — writing callout posts for shippers here isn’t gonna fly. Even for RPF shippers and people who may ship boundary-breaking pairings, our default is usually to not engage with these people rather than publicly call them out. It makes the space a healthier place for everyone and makes it much less likely that CCs may come across content they are uncomfortable with. It’s also considered a social faux pas to ask CCs their opinions and boundaries on shipping, since that’s bringing it up when they didn’t ask!
Speaking of shipping, people typically don’t mind you maintagging ship content so long as you also tag it as shipping so people can filter it. For Hermitcraft the tag is hermitshipping, Life Series has trafficshipping, and the lesser known DSMP tag is dsmpshipping.
Two: Reblogging. This is something a lot of newer users tend to struggle with. There is no algorithm on Tumblr, at least not one that works, so content creators rely on you reblogging their work in order for it to spread. If you see a fic or piece of art you enjoy, please reblog it! I often reblog art for MCYT fandoms I’m not even personally in.
Three: Tagging (again). There are a wide variety of tags you can use for your content! The most common tags you’ll want to use are “mcyt” and “mcytblr”, and any relevant series, pairing/group or character/CC names. However, please don’t use the tag “minecraft”! Minecraft has an entirely separate fanbase on Tumblr that we co-exist with and have some overlap with, but don’t necessarily appreciate seeing MCYT content in their tags. Any tag with “minecraft” in it is also a no-no, such as “minecraft youtubers” or “minecraft championships”. Please use shorthands!
Four: Opinions on MCYT drama tend to be very different here than they are on Twitter. For instance, you should assume by default that most bloggers here either like or are completely neutral towards “problematic CCs” like Schlatt. But also, we tend to be very against spreading anything originating from leakers, and we also tend to not be fond of making posts “holding CCs accountable” for things they did years ago. Generally, mcytblr prefers to be a more drama-free community, and if you do engage in discourse, many would appreciate you tagging it as such!
Five: CCs do not need you to babysit them.
Generally speaking you will see a lot of jokes and memes on mcytblr that wouldn’t fly on Twitter, and it is generally looked down upon to try to speak on behalf of CCs personal boundaries — they are grown adults, and you are a stranger! Calling out or harassing people for “breaking boundaries” is mostly just going to get you looked at strangely, especially if you don’t have a source for your claims. Most of us will stop doing something if asked, but we don’t need stans to tell us to! CCs can speak for themselves when uncomfortable.
Six: Most mcytblr blogs don’t want CC notices. There are quite a few CCs who are active here, but the community is chill with them as they don’t tend to talk about us elsewhere and allow us to do our own thing. We do not, however, like encouraging CCs to join Tumblr or to follow us or reblog our posts — many people here actually prefer being out of sight of CCs and many of us consider it rude to seek out attention from CCs outside of sending the occasional ask.
Please treat CCs kindly and don’t gawk at them like you just saw a celebrity on the street — the ones who are active here are just Tumblr users like the rest of you! Seeing Eret reblog fanart or respond to an ask isn’t something to point out.
While we joke about Twitter users joining, we don’t actually have anything against you guys, it’s just that we’ve built a very different community here and ask that you respect it and the etiquette we’ve come to establish! Thank you, and I hope you enjoy your stay on mcytblr ^_^
