tumblr guide for new users:
1) there is no algorithm for your dashboard. can't stress this enough. your dashboard is in chronological order of posts and reblogs from people you follow. "based on your likes!" is a joke and they removed that feature in a week
2) because of the lack of algorithm, likes do nothing. if you want more people to see a post, you have to reblog it so it goes on your follower's dashes
3) the vast majority of posts on a person's blog tend to be reblogs. think 90% or so. some of those will have that person commenting on it, and more will have tags
4) comments stay on reblog chains, while tags only show up on your reblog of that post. it's kind of like a whisper voice. in either case, both op and the person you reblogged from see that in their notifications
5) tags don't go in the body of the post. writing "staying in #lasvegas" won't make it appear in the las vegas tag, it'll just look weird
6) it's totally normal to reblog and post multiple things in one day. it's normal to reblog the same post twice in a row. it's normal to have 100 posts+reblogs in a day. post limit (the total number of original posts and reblogs) for a single day is 250. you heard me. 250. go hog fucking wild
7) it defaults to having a visible likes tab on your blog (but only on your blog, not the dashboard) but most people toggle it off
8) "tumblr clout" is a fucking joke. no one can see your follower count, and no one makes money here. there are no influencers. enjoy not giving a shit about maintaining a public persona. it's all anonymous and your employers won't find you here
9) you're not expected to create a bio/carrd and in fact it often looks weird if you do
10) most people have varied interests and post about many different things, often right after one another. I, for example, post stuff about writing, sewing, about a dozen different fandoms, and anything that catches my interest.
11) actual personal information is rare, and usually only between two users who know each other.
12) Reblogs are encouraged, though it does make the post fucking long. (Often, though, long reblog conversations can turn into talking the the DMs and that's how you make internet friends, kids)
12b) long posts torture your followers, thus they are common and always inflicted upon everyone. Color of the sky will never die.
13) to reiterate, there is no clout. Popular users suffer because once a post breaches containment people will put all kinds of shit on it and that's before the fandoms get to it. Be cringe with no fear.
14) tags are both for public use and personal identification, most people have their own tags they use to keep track of their stuff, like #my writing or #sewing information. My personal favorite is #sebastian speaks about space pirates. Sky is the limit guys.
15) we all appreciate yet mildly mistrust staff.