@residentmiddlechild / residentmiddlechild.tumblr.com
"don't mass reblog/like :/" coward. fool. somebody just went through and liked and reblogged 64 things from my blog in the span of half an hour at most. and i've never felt more alive in my life
Sometimes I log in and someone's found my entire [fandom] tag and it's a good day.
for the love of god please listen to old users when we say this site works differently. that you can’t just sit around with a blank blog. make posts or reblog, but do something at least. this site works because we don’t have an unavoidable garbage algorithm forcefeeding us posts based on our likes. we do not need another fucking twitter, tiktok or instagram.
liking a post is literally useless here. we don’t have an algorithm. we see posts when people reblog them onto our dashes, they show up in a tag we’re following/searching, or they end up chucked into our recommended page (very inaccurate, basically just popular posts that may be vaguely related to your interests sometimes). liking doesn’t do anything. it’s just a button that’s there to show, hey, i saw this post. or you’re saving it for later
this is (partially) why art blogs are dying. if you don’t actually reblog the art posts you enjoy, they won’t reach anyone and just...stay there with a few likes.
Artists, very validly so: Hey please rb my art instead of just liking it, it really helps me out! <3
Me, liking it and adding it to my queue: Bestie you’re gonna have to trust me here
You know I heard that people who don't share leaks and unauthorized spoilers are really sexy. And they make lots of money. And everyone loves them. So yeah don't do that.
Reblog to make clear your blog is (ml season 5 bible) spoiler free
Based on actual events
Please, please reblog the content you enjoy. Reblogs are the thing that counts in the Tumblr algorithm, no matter if your blog has followers or not. It's incredibly disheartening to experience and witness how the reblog rate is going down further and further. And it takes away content creators' motivation to share their content.
On the note of reblogging from content creators…
I just don’t understand why people here have transitioned to preferring likes at all?? Like how could you just like… exist here and NOT want to fill your blog with things you love?? Like how do you see a post and think “WOW!!!!! This is so fantastic! I love it so much!!!!! …. I’mma give it a like tho because it’s cool but not worth spreading to other people.” Because THAT is the message you’re passing along to the creator when you like a post instead of reblog it. You’re basically telling the creator that their work isn’t worth sharing.
And as a content creator who pours my heart and soul into my creations, it fucking sucks.
Follower counts aren’t important but art/gif/fic reblogs are hope this helps
I don't understand the concept of hating "like spamming" or "reblog spamming". As someone with ADHD and hyperfocus, if you go onto my blog and get lost in the sauce enough to practically reblog the last 5 days worth of stuff I reblogged then good on you my dude my friend my bean, please keep it up I'm glad you like it have a cookie fam, you deserve it cause we have the same taste and I feel like my blog is a public library of stuff I find entertaining so enjoy the browse.
On the note of reblogging from content creators…
I just don’t understand why people here have transitioned to preferring likes at all?? Like how could you just like… exist here and NOT want to fill your blog with things you love?? Like how do you see a post and think “WOW!!!!! This is so fantastic! I love it so much!!!!! …. I’mma give it a like tho because it’s cool but not worth spreading to other people.” Because THAT is the message you’re passing along to the creator when you like a post instead of reblog it. You’re basically telling the creator that their work isn’t worth sharing.
And as a content creator who pours my heart and soul into my creations, it fucking sucks.
Did I meme right?
THE AMOUNT OF IRONY I-
EXACTLY. I WILL THINK ABOUT YOUR ONE COMMENT FOR DAYS.
getting closer
Love the writers
Send love. I can’t afford serotonin.
Now that’s more like it!
when people reblog my writing, it makes me so soft and happy 🥺💕
you better keep it up! :D
Here's a little lesson in the Tumblr algorithm, for those who don't know: the only way for a post to be spread to someone's dash, after it's already been made, is through reblogs. Likes do very little for boosting visibility. Besides adding notes so a post has a higher likelihood of appearing at the top of search results for the tags they're featured in, likes are just caches to show/store posts you've liked. They do not significantly increase the likelihood that the post will be seen by more people. The only way to ensure this is to reblog it to your own blog, so your followers will see it.
Also, this isn't Twitter. I know that on Twitter, it's largely expected for most of your profile to consist of mostly your own tweets, and not too many retweets. Tumblr is extremely different, in that the entire site is made up of shared posts. The site is designed for maybe 5% of the content on your dash to be original content at any given moment, while 95% will be reblogs from others, and that's perfectly acceptable and expected, actually.
This is all to say that, I know a lot of you come from Tik Tok or Twitter, where liking content has a direct, positive effect on the content's visibility. I know that your FYP is dictated by what gets more likes/what the people you follow like, and that Twitter shows posts your following likes on the TL. But Tumblr is extremely different. So please, don't hesitate to reblog shit on this website, especially art/writing. If you liked an artist's work, the best thing you can do for them is reblog it because simply liking it will do very little to boost their post's visibility. This doesn't just apply to art either; if there's a PSA, theory, etc., that you enjoyed and want more people to see, the only way for that to happen is to reblog.
Hey do you like that art someone made? That fic that someone wrote? Share it and comment.
Likes don't do much, people put their effort into putting something in their head and making it available for all to see.
I have heard "You should write/make art for yourself."
I am, but I want to do so to share it with others. I can enjoy art and fics in my head, hell it probably will look better in my head because I can imagine it as exactly how I want it, or get to the parts I want to focus on without having to write out the transitions.
As a creator it is important you create what you want to create, but as a fan of a creator, it is important to comment and share. Nothing makes a creator happier then seeing those comments and shares. Because seeing those comments its saying.
"This made me feel something so much I had to say something"
and when you share it says.
"This thing made me feel something so much and you all should feel it to."
Why do you reblog your own fics so much?
Because someone might as well!? And look at this. Look. At. This.
Does this look right to you??
These are just the last three fics I wrote. I appreciate the likes, believe me I do, but you have to understand. Likes do nothing for content creators. It’s the reblogs. Because that’s how you find shit on your dashboard. Through reblogs. Not likes. This isn’t twitter or tiktok or instagram. This is a website that’s run by the reblog system.
Reblogging helps content creators put their stuff out there. Why do you think so many people stopped writing fanfic and creating beautiful fanart and edits? It’s because they put in hours of work and don’t get nearly enough notes for their masterpieces. Yes we do this because we enjoy it but like...some validation won’t hurt. A boost of confidence here and there might be all someone needs to finish whatever thing they started and left.
Anyway, I’m still going to reblog my shit...
For god's sake, my answer to this anon and the opinions of every content creator in the comment section of this post, that has experienced and continues to experience the same fucking thing, is not trying to put the blame on readers. We are only referring to how this website works. It's based on reblogs. That's it. That's the post.
We are saying, reblog our shit when you enjoy it because others will see it on their dashboards and might like it and then they will reblog it so others can see it on their own dashboards and like it and reblog it and so on.
In no way am I referring to the search option on tumblr. I am talking about how reblogs put content on more dashboards for more people to see.
And frankly, if you're the type of individual that enjoys something, genuinely enjoys it, then you're going to reblog and you won't have an issue with what I'm saying, and this post is not meant for you. Obviously. You're helping us out and we love you and you most likely agree with what we're trying to say.
But don't come here with 'blaming readers will drive them away' because you know what, we're literally only just asking for you to click on one button. One single button. We're not asking for payment or anything, just for you to click on a small button. If I'm driving you away by simply asking you to click on the reblog button instead of the like button, then I don't know what to tell you other than I'm sorry that asking something so simple of you is irritating.
I'm sorry but I just can't agree with that argument nor can I understand it. It doesn't follow. At all.
I liked this post, scrolled for like another minute before I went “SHIT FUCK SHIT” and scrolled back to reblog it
You have no idea what it means to an artist/writer, whatever, content creator. Spoiler: IT MEANS A LOT
A reblog literally means nothing? You get literally 0 money and you shouldn’t be guilting people for liking content? As an artist you put out art for likes? I’m so confused, why are you guilting people for your content? Maybe people don’t want to have certain things on their blog so they don’t reblog? Pls help me understand bc I feel like you want us to feel guilty? There’s creators on every single platform fam so idk
this is what annoys me, you are so missing the point here, reblogs mean something, reblogs means that more people will see your creators, that be art, gifs, edits, graphics, video edits whatever, likes? not so much, AGAIN, I am not saying reblog everything in sight, I mean if you like a certain creation reblog, instead of just liking it, just saying.
I am not (we creators) are not guilt tripping anyone, we are just saying, that a few years ago people reblogged content, interacted, now this almost looks like instagram, the whole point of this site is SPREADING CONTENT, I mean why are you here for? to have a blog with zero content?
I know I’m not here for money lmao, I love doing gifs I love it and I love sharing them but appreciation is nice. If you know your content is good and you like seeing feedback, it’s not just me, i know a lot of people feel the same way. So if I know my creations are good I have the right to see it thrive adn reblogs mean that.
Obviously there is creators on other platforms but there is so much content that is stolen from here, I’ve been seeing this FOR YEARS years and it’s sad when for example someone steals a gif from me and it gets 10k likes a shit tone of retweets and here it goes for 1k notes, and twitter even if you like something it will appear on the dash of the people that follow you. Here that doesn’t happen. Reblogs are a major part of this site and on the way of live of creators.
If your blog has, say, 100 followers (for easy numbers), then when you make a post--any post--the MAXIMUM number of people who are *guaranteed* to see that post on their dashboard is 100 people if you don’t tag anything (for easy numbers).
Unless your blog is hyper-specific, it isn’t likely that all 100 people are actually interested in that content. They might follow you only for your cute animal posts, not your flower photography posts. So they skip it. Maybe that leaves 75.
Not all of your followers are going to be online at the same time, or even on that day, so we’re probably down to 50.
And, don’t forget the bots and porn phishing blogs. Let’s make it 40.
If all 40 of those people just LIKE the post, you’ve got 40 notes. It goes no further. That’s it.
If all 40 of those people REBLOG the post, you’ve got 40 notes, BUT they’ve put it on their dashboard for all of their followers to see, so if half of those reblogs attract the attention of at least one person (REBLOG or LIKE), you’ve got 60 notes. Then, maybe a half of those were reblogs, and half of those attracted the attention of at least one person, so you’ve got 65 notes.
If half of those original 40 reblogs get 2 notes instead of one, you’ve got 80, and if half of those were reblogs and half of them got someone’s attention, that’s 90.
INSTAGRAM is designed to passively let you like whatever you want. It doesn’t get shown to your followers, it doesn’t show up on your page. TWITTER is designed so that the likes of the people you follow get shown to you. TUMBLR treats likes similarly to Instagram. If I like something and do not reblog it, my followers WILL NOT see it.
The difference between TUMBLR and INSTAGRAM is that Instagram does not give you the option to share what you like with your followers. Tumblr DESPERATELY WANTS you to share what you enjoy with your followers. THAT IS WHAT MAKES UP THE COMMUNITIES ON HERE.
Communities on this website do not grow and thrive if everyone is just liking things they see without sharing it to their followers.
likes are bookmarks
reblogs are boosters
