Not an ask really but you seem like a good person... honestly I would support you if it were not for the fact I’m basically in the same position as you. Never the less the only real ideas I have are to keep trying to improve and maybe look to other accounts to get advice. IDK though. Finally the last thing I have to say is I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!
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Thank you! I will keep on posting my content as much as I can as well, so do not worry! And I have made a twitter and other things as well so do not worry.
I’m not trying to stir more panic, this isn’t me freaking out. But as tumblr has been constantly nuking NSFW visibility in new and annoying ways on a worryingly regular basis. Not just what’s happened in the last couple of days, but all the way back since tumblr sold to yahoo many moons ago.
I think NSFW content creators who primarily operate out of tumblr, especially relying on their follower base here for work, should collectively decide on a place to migrate to and encourage our followers to find us there!
But why is this a big deal?
If you don’t already know, losing the ability to search for ANY NSFW in the master search is going to be a pain in the ass, not just for creators, but for consumers. If you’re reading this post, it’s probably because you follow an NSFW content creator, so obviously you like being able to see porn, right?????????????
Creators already know why this is garbage, but as a consumer:
It means no more browsing porn tags to find new things to jerk off to. You better have a secret shame tumblr with a ton of nasty reblogs and you better be following every single NSFW artist or porn gif blog you consume content from already because good fucking luck finding any of that stuff now!!!!
Even if some of these things get fixed, myself and a lot of my artist friends who also primarily operate out of tumblr think it’s not worth seeing if this will be fixed, as a lot of the changes to NSFW visibility in the past have been deliberate and permanent.
So let’s collect and share suggestions. Twitter is a popular one, but it isn’t very image gallery friendly. It’s also somewhat not NSFW friendly either.
Newgrounds has been suggested to me a few times too, but I haven’t seen a lot of artists saying they have accounts there yet.
Hentai Foundry might be an option, though myself and most artists I know either don’t use it or hate it, and their screening system is horribly bias. But at least it’s for NSFW specifically.
I’m tired of panicking, let’s just go somewhere that works better instead?
Pillowfort is an option as well
its a Tumblr-like platform (specifically designed to be like tumblr, but based on common complaints for years now)
theyre actively NSFW friendly too which is a huge plus.
Only downside is, its still in Beta. You either have to manually subscribe to their email list and wait to be invited, or i think you can literally send them a few bucks to join. So its userbase is likely small atm. but from a functionality POV, it matches all the best aspects of Tumblr and more, so its worth supporting EARLY if we can, and now it a great time to do so.
I think a new blogging platform is what we need right now. I feel that Tumblr has been in decline for a long time now and often we’re struggling against it since we make NSFW art.
I had a look through the site and it seems very, very good so far. One thing that makes it hard for new artists to be noticed is the lack of organisation that other sites seem to have. So many talented artists go unnoticed and often have to be found through other channels. The idea of having specific “communities”, the kind that Pillowfort offers, would help new artists immensely. It also seems like they’re working on some kind of payment system. Haven’t found any concrete details but it may eventually offer some kind of merchandise service for those of you who offer those kind of things. That’s just me speculating though.
I’m reblogging this for future reference but I would advise everyone else to check it out. They offer a demo login so you can view the sites current build. It’s also worth checking out their FAQ and giving the Terms of Service a read through.
Pillowfort is kinda blocked behind a paywall. And plus what will newer, smaller NSFW artists do? We don’t have much going for each other and have very small followings so that is very much so an issue.
Hey fellow creators! So, as some folks may have recently become aware, Tumblr posts with external links don’t show up in relevant tags (as detailed in this post). IE, if you post a Steven Universe picture and tag it “Steven Universe” and there’s an external link in the post, it won’t actually show up in the “Steven Universe” tag! This is very frustrating! What if I make a post and want to link to my Twitter in the description? What if I want to link people to my online store when I post a piece of art? What if I want to link to a YouTube video and still have it show up under the relevant tags I put into the post?
Hold on to your butts kids cuz here’s how we cheat the system.
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The thing about Tumblr’s Anti-Linking nonsense works is that it only blocks external links. Internal links are fine. So if you wanted to post a link to another Tumblr post, or someone’s Tumblr blog, you’re good. But if you wanted to link to your Twitter page or something, you’re screwed. So, all we gotta do is make your external link into a Tumblr link. Sounds weird. I know. But here’s how it works.
First, go to your Tumblr blog. Hit the “Edit Theme” tab.
In the theme editor sidebar, scroll all the way to the bottom, the “Page” section. (Here’s what mine looks like- I already have a few of these set up)
Hit “Add a Page”, and this window will pop up. By default it’s set to be a Standard Page. Hit the dropdown and select “redirect”.
For this example, let’s say I want to link to my Twitter page. I’ll name the page “Twitter” (this is what the redirect URL will end up being- IE yourblogname.tumblr.com/Twitter), and insert my Twitter URL under the “Redirect To” tab. Leave “Show a link to this page” turned off. (Unless you want the link to show up on your blog, in which case, turn it on. Do what you want, I’m not your mom)
Hit “Save”, and your new page should now show up on your Page list!
And done! So now, let’s say I wanted to use the new link in the text portion of a post. Simply use the Tumblr redirect link instead of the direct URL! As a test, I linked to my Twitter in a test post, using the redirect link instead of the direct link, and there it is in the tag! Success!
I recommend making a Redirect Page for any external links you’ll be using frequently. I like to post links to my webcomic/Twitter in posts fairly often, but doing that made me take a pretty big hit since my posts wouldn’t show up in tags. With this method, I can keep the external links, and have stuff show up when I tag it! Workarounds are fun!
Hope that helps! -Star
(Reblog to spread the word!)
Lifesaver
About to fix my shit just in case. FYI I also read somewhere that blogs featuring NSFW content are being deleted with no warning (some mass porn bot deletion or something from my understanding). If my stuff disappears I’m still on Twitter, DA, and on my mha blog. Save your mutuals just in case!
So this happened to me a few days ago, and I thought maybe sharing my experience could help someone if this happens to them in the future.
I was checking my Tumblr when suddenly I was logged out from it and given the usual Log In page. When I entered the details to access my blog, this appeared:
My heart skipped a bit. I tried to re-enter the details (maybe I got them wrong the first time), but no, the same message about Termination was shown. I typed my blog URL and got the
ominous
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Same thing with my sideblogs.
So obviously I was very worried. I contacted the Tumblr support but didn’t get an answer for 48 hours, only an automated reply. I already started mentally saying goodbye to my blogs, my posts and all my followers, when finally I recieved their answer:
(In case you can’t see the picture, it says:
Hello, We’ve restored your account. Thank you for bringing this problem to our attention. We’re sorry that it occurred, and we’ll do our best to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. You should now be able to log in just fine with your email address and password. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help you with.
My blog was restored and working normally. All my sideblogs were intact , and so were my posts and my followers. The only thing that was lost, is all the conversations by Messages. The people with whom you talked are still there, but all the history of the conversation is gone.
Alright so here is what you should do if this happens to you. Don’t panick like I did Click on the “contact support” link provided in the terminated window. Alternatively, go on Tumblr.com/support.
Politely explain your situation - give your blog URL, your mail, tell what happened exactly. I understand that the situation can be upsetting, but the person who will read the message and try to help you isn’t directly responsible for the termination of your blog. And sending an angry message with insults isn’t the best way to get your blog back either.
Wait for the reply of the team. If you feel like it takes too much time (more than few days for example), try to fill the Help/Support form again.
Once the team is in contact with you, keep the polite tone. Normally if your blog didn’t go againt the Tumblr rules and policies, you should getit back like I did.
Voila :)
Guys this is important. 2 of my followers and rp partners got their accounts terminated today so be careful