From someone who’s survived MySpace, livejournal, deviantart, and fanfiction.nets’ content purges and bad policy updates, here’s some advice on how to get through tumblr’s recent bullshit:
– don’t knee jerk delete. I know it’s tempting to peace out immediately but hang on and do the other steps first. Out right ghosting and erasing everything is how fandoms die.
– archive everything on your blog you want to keep
– tell your followers how they can archive and keep your work too. A lot of fic and art were only saved from ff.net and lj because other people saved it first. If you’re cool with other people saving your work for them to personally keep, let them know this. You can absolutely discourage reposting but I really do highly recommend you allow people to personally save fic and art they like and are worried will disappear forever. Digital Dark Ages are a real thing.
– tell people where you’re jumping ship to. Give links. Keep that info up, even if you’ve left the site.
– go through who you follow and find out where else you can follow them. Save their work if they’ll allow it. It’s tedious as hell but if you want to keep up with people on here clicking on their page to check in is the best way to do it.
– support places like ao3. This is exactly why ao3 asks for donations a few times a year. They are a 100% anti-purging, judgement free, ad free non profit run by an elected board and protected by lawyers. Places like ao3 literally save fandom so please continue to support them and other similar archives. This is exactly why ao3 is so important.
a couple months ago i re-opened my etsy shop because we’re having money troubles. about 2 weeks ago i sold a $65 item, but today when i went to look at my balance i had negative money. why? because etsy had automatically opted me into their “boosted posts” marketing feature, which costs $1 per day. i had to go find the option and turn it off manually.
etsy is opting people into paid marketing without their permission. if you use the site, make sure you aren’t getting charged.
steve rogers: you know what kevin? you fucking know WHAT kevin? im TRYING. do you understand how hard it is to make clear that i want his ass AND his heart? do you have any inkling, any semblance of an idea the effort that goes into this? have you ever thought for a second past your “shield issued training”, aka googling how to cartwheel for thirty minutes, that its not just about fucking him? you absolute ignoramus, you complete BUFFOON?? its about wanting to caress his butt but wanting to caress his HEART more. its about telling him his eyes look like sunlight through whiskey, about telling him i make him coffee every day just to see him smile. its about telling him he gave me a home, he IS my home. and THEN i’ll fuck him on the table. i accept constructive criticism on my art NOT my love life so mind your FUCKING business next time, kevin
I May or May Not be Steve Rogers 