August 2009
9 posts
sistermarymartha:
Dear Boss Lady,
When you use that tone like you would like to jump through the phone and choke me, I will get progressively more and more reticent. And when you ask me what is wrong and I tell you that you are being extremely aggressive without reason, it’s probably not advisable to get nastier.
choke on it,
SMM
We don’t usually give life advice, but it kind of...
Reader Mail.
. (very descriptive name!) writes,
What about unfollow firday? [sic] Is there any point to that? No one, especially a teen-ager, needs to know why they were unfollowed. Simply clickg [sic] that unfollow button is enough. There’s no need for this loser project of Ben’s.
We say: Unfollow Friday is like a crude, reader-generated version of Tumbletiquette. It has no guiding principles, no...
Is it unethical to have ads on your Tumblr?
slartibartpants:
Assuming people read your shitty-ass blog is completely egotistical. Nobody reads Slartibartpants—I do it because I can’t find anything to do at work. But if someone actually does visit your site why not have unintrusive ads? Why not make a little cash off of posting pictures of Hitler? It’s not art, it’s satire. I’m not putting the McDonalds arches on the Mona Lisa, I’m...
Reader Comment
Sam asks,
Is importing your Twitter feed bad protocol? Does it clog up other people’s Tumblr feeds with stuff they’d rather not read… and if they did, they’d just follow you on Twitter? What if your main use of Tumblr is as a funnel, so you can gather feeds, and then post a unified stream to your website? Does that legitimize it a little bit?
Importing your Twitter feed is...
Obama Is Literally Hitler is now profiting
slartibartpants:
tumbletiquette:
slartibartpants:
jasencomstock:
slartibartpants:
Fuck yes. I am a professional blogger, or something.
What kind of page views are you getting?
As of 6:00 Tuesday I’ve had 60,000 visitors. Tues Night 20.5k; Weds 30.5k; Yesterday 9k. Today I’ve had 6k page impressions (yesterday I had 12K). I’m assuming it’s going to taper off pretty well as the gag...
Tumblr is serious business, comrades.
We would be much obliged if you’d help us out by sending etiquette-worthy emails to us. The entirety of the Tumblr-fail crowd is quite outside our full purview.
etiquette.tumblr@gmail.com
Obama Is Literally Hitler is now profiting
slartibartpants:
jasencomstock:
slartibartpants:
Fuck yes. I am a professional blogger, or something.
What kind of page views are you getting?
As of 6:00 Tuesday I’ve had 60,000 visitors. Tues Night 20.5k; Weds 30.5k; Yesterday 9k. Today I’ve had 6k page impressions (yesterday I had 12K). I’m assuming it’s going to taper off pretty well as the gag gets old but fuckit, I’m making money...
What a difference pink tutus make...
meghanasha:
Julia stayed well after our meeting ended today and we just talked. We talked like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in years. For some reason tonight, all the stress, anticipation, pressure and guilt I’ve felt this year on a constant basis subsided. I could feel that both Julia and I had stopped beating ourselves up for not achieving the lofty (perfectionist) goals we had...
May 2009
2 posts
Tumblarity OH NO
So, Tumblr has unveiled another stupid new feature, and, predictably, the peanut gallery is whining about it. Wake us up when there’s another nude picture scandal.
I'm Just Throwing This Out There
marseeah:
If, when replying to an email, your write your response BELOW all the previous correspondence, you are an asshole.
April 2009
6 posts
“Also, we thought people on Tumblr realized Facebook is dead.”
– Don’t Do That.
This drives me crazy. “We’re so cool, Facebook sucks. I’m surprised you didn’t know that.” Whatever, MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, may not be for you, but it’s so weird to me when web2.0 people look down on others for their internet proclivities.
(via sarahchristine)
Oh,...
what's the name/location of the Jezebel-like site...
jaimeleighfairbrother:
brianvan:
(via jaimeleighfairbrother)
Gawker?
No, no—the one she started (or was starting?) recently. Something that would be similar to Jez. I could google it, I suppose. I just prefer the human interaction of asking via Tumblr.
http://tinyurl.com/crwcke
Welcome back, T-Etiquette.
sistermarymartha:
It’s been a little quiet without you.
Like crappy college bands that must take a “hiatus” because of lack of material, so too did we. We see inspiration stirring, however.
Altering Re-Blogs
tanya77:
I don’t agree with it in the least. Add your comment, but leave the original blog post alone.
When I see someone I don’t follow has re-blogged my post, I check it out. Sometimes I wind up “following” them, but when I see they’ve edited my post or eliminated portions of the original post, I never go back to their page.
I’m sure some would disagree with me, but I find...
United to charge heavier passengers twice to fly →
robot-heart:
kiamatthews:jeffcagle:
Newsradio 780 has learned that United has instructed its customer service representatives at O’Hare International Airport ticket counters and gates to be extra vigilant beginning Wednesday for passengers they deem to be overweight. Those unable to comfortably fasten a safety belt with one extension or sit comfortably with armrests down will be denied...
March 2009
8 posts
The Question Feature.
Tumblr, why do you do these things? The question feature can only hurt us all. People seem to be using the feature either to ask versions of different song lyrics, or to awkwardly crowdsource. We’ll batten down the hatches until the novelty wears off.
Tumblr's Missing Manual →
shutupinternet:
A few weeks ago I decided to make a Tumblelog about all things Tumblr, posting strategies, good practices, the psychology behind Tumblr, etc.
It’s as much for new Tumblr users as it is for the vets.
Please give it a look and a follow.
Much of the material here is material we condone and, in some cases, have mentioned ourselves! Of course, following them instead of...
OH NO MICHELLE OBAMA VISITED A HOMELESS SHELTER →
jgh:
freddahead:
You never call the bullshit double standards that favour women. Hmm, I wonder why.
Google “red herring.” But I’ll coddle you anyway.
There are plenty of double standards that favor women: this is called benevolent sexism (Google this too), and is just as insidious as the traditional kind. Men aren’t served by being portrayed as boors on TV, nor is our current system of...
David Karp, are you listening?
We would like a new feature to be implemented. This is (semi) not snarky. Tumblrs should be allowed to make a message private to another Tumblr. This is not a new concept, nor, we should think, a very difficult one to implement. In so doing, you would enable the Tumbltards to not treat Tumblr like AIM. Once you enable this private messaging system, you will make Tumblr a safer (read: less...
Don't do that: Quitting the Internets :(
Let’s talk trends: leaving Tumblr. It’s the trendy thing to do when
a) someone criticizes you.
b) see a.
There has been a recent spate of people “quitting the internets” and then returning approximately five and two thirds of a minute later, when something totally happened on Real Housewives or someone flattered the leaving Tumblr into coming back.
This is a time for...
Tumblettes →
robot-heart:
pinkpolkadots:
Dude! I’m on the list!! /squeal
YAY!!!
Everyone is on the list. All you have to do is email Marco and he’ll include you.
February 2009
19 posts
I did not want to include those submissions.
urbanredneck:
I didn’t.
Because that blog contains MANY hurtful things.
However, I realize that in being the bigger person, I had no choice.
Additionally…everyone needs a little positivity in their life.
Well, we’re glad you’re including all submissions on your little circle jerk side project, but…even hesitating to include Trainwrecks on it makes you a bit of a hypocrite,...
“The main reason I don’t allow comments is that I want to inspire debate. I think...”
– Alex Payne
This is exactly the rationale behind using reblogs as a means of debate and discussion.
(via marco)
I agree with this in theory, but aesthetically you cannot have a ongoing debate on tumblr without having a huge mess on your page. It would be nice to have some option for collapsable...
Reblog Conversations/Arguments.
We all know one of the principal roles of the internet is to argue with other people. On Tumblr, this occasionally manifests itself as people reblogging each other every ten seconds with new and improved rebuttals to why their waste disposal policy stance is WRONG.
1) Stop. Don’t.
2) Email them if you feel the need to continue your discussion. Don’t even comment. Email.
3) Repeat.
...
Countdown to David's emotional breakdown?
natface:
trainwrecks:
outofprint:
There are only so many privileges you can take away before you have to grow a pair and ban me already.
You too?
Oh my fuck. It’s almost like Karp is 22 years old and a child. So…he restores the anonyblogs but to discipline you guys, he’s putting you in the timeout, no notes corner?
Way to sabotage Radar chances for the anonyblogs, David! I’m sure...
Hold the phone, you found a vain & shallow girl? On the internet? Wait, on tumblr?! Stop the presses!
Originally posted as a comment by pterodactyls on TumblEtiquette using Disqus.
You forgot the part where we also called you insecure for making up incidents of people catcalling you. Good on you for the self-awareness, though!
If you're going to catcall, catcall with audacity.
pterodactyls:
Guy in car yelling through megaphone: HEY SUGAR! HOW YOU DOIN’?
Me: Is that a megaphone? I’m doing great!
(This happened on the same block of Florida Ave.)
Note: When one’s blog becomes 75% pictures of oneself and “instances” of “people” “catcalling” “you”, one is trying too hard to convince the internet one is appealing.
jaimeleighfairbrother:
outofprint:
It’s probably not the case, but I’d like to imagine the Tumblr offices right now filled with people in American Apparel running around with their arms flailing in the air while desperately muttering, “what are we going to do what are we going to do…”
Seems unlikely.
What cogent analysis! Golden rule of tumbletiquette: think before you blog. Adding one...
I don't post for days at a time and my number of...
jaimeleighfairbrother:
I come back and blog and I fucking lose two off the bat. What kind of a message are you trying to send?
Isn’t it rather obvious? They come from all places to see the Delphi of stupidity, then leave after the message is delivered.
i guess what we're really trying to say is
inothernews:
migueld:
dear julia allison,
you don’t know me. i don’t really think you’d like to. i’m just a simple guy trying to make his living in new york as a photographer in the guise of a restaurant manager. i don’t have a huge social calendar, my retinue includes three unemployed people, i live paycheck to paycheck and i owe so much money to taxes, student loans, and film processing.
...
We're...sort of lonely now.
But thanks for your undeniable support, everybody. We’ll be back up and running tomorrow.
Oh HELL no.
somethingsnarky:
jgh:
anonymoussnarkblog:
jgh:
WTF happened to Baugher and Trainwrecks?
Pitty (emphasis mine). I was looking forward to seeing them beat up defenseless bloggers like weakling puppies.
Can’t a blogger just pour some dark, viscous hatred into the gappingmaws of tumbl-tards?
LOL, new snark blog can’t spell. Next time, bring your A-game. Or else I’ll “pitty” (SIC) you with...
Should we be nervous?
Or is our lack of Julia Allison posts enough to insulate us from Snark Scare 09?
Follow everyone on Tumblr, and you too may become...
If you’re following more than approximately 300 people, you’re not doing it for the content. You’re doing it for reciprocal follows.
Something else nobody likes to talk about...
fatmanatee:
We have an interesting little website here. It’s partly social networking, but at its core, it’s a form of blogging. We are all putting out information that exposes us to critique and praise… it’s all on us for creation.
Non-reciprocation and unfollowing is something that comes up in two contexts: tumbletiquette.tumblr.com (has brought to light some good points) and people...
the Unfollow.
The Unfollow can be a hurtful thing, causing some people to rail against the heavens and even theaten to expose unfollowers by means of some kind of spreadsheet. But hysterics aside, the unfollow can be a delicate issue.
For the unfollower, it can be a sort of dance (will they notice? will they unfollow me if I unfollow them?) but ultimately their dilemma is not as etiquette-worthy as the...
The "Like" re-explored.
Now that there is a “like” archive of sorts, a new use for it has been introduced: that of a bookmark. Though this option was clamored for, it has now created the unpleasant sensation of seeing the entirety of the posts one has liked, with all the perhaps sub-par material easily at hand. It has also made it no more possible to find the things one actually wanted to bookmark and come...
January 2009
17 posts
posting your Tumblr crush box was fine within the...
What’s the point?
Reader Mail
This particular reader, we can only imagine, is poking a small amount of fun at this tumblr. But, it made us laugh out loud (a literal lol, if you can imagine it), so, posted!
Dear Tumbletiquette: I have in my possession a most romantic song that I’d like to share with my readers. I thought of just quoting it, for it is truly touching, but I feel much will be lost without the audio to...
So I am sufficiently embarrassed, I do hope you...
molls:
stupidinboston:
I am partially amused, embarrassed, and sad.
So I trusted some people with that picture.. Five people, to be exact. Foolish of me, stupid even. My name is stupid in boston for a reason, though.
However, I have never sent unsolicited pictures to anyone. I would never do that. I even have the chat logs to prove it. Nor did I send naked pictures to “all the girls of...
Speechless.
Etiquette, my friends, is really about a fine-tuning of common sense. We can only help those who are willing to help themselves on some level, etc. Sometimes, people are so wonderfully and horribly far gone that their indiscretions are more like atomic bombs of fail. In these cases, our limited purview can only help those in the fallout: the malfeasant is simply irredeemable.
Let us simply say...
I wonder if tumbletiquette has this yet...
anewnadir:
Is it so unreasonable to request that people refrain from reblogging multiple posts from the same person in short periods of time? In all likelihood I am also following this person, so I will just unfollow you to cut out the middle man.
It is not at all unreasonable to ask this. Every tumblr must straddle a fine line between reblogged content and original content, and reblogging the...
Reader Mail
We here at Tumbletiquette are, how do you say, hung over, so everyone just sit in your chairs with the lights off while we find some reader mail. Ah, here:
Hi Tumbletiquette, I have both a Blogspot blog, which I consider my “real” blog, and a tumblr, which I consider a place to post fun pictures and random crap like that. What is the rule regarding posting something on both my blog...