Nice bum!
Nice view.
The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.
To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.
On the 17th, dead silence.
People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.
But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.
What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’
A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.
If you want to join in, here’s what to do:
Do:
Don’t:
Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.
Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.
Here is an experiment. On the 18th, everyone posts up adult based pictures that is within the limits of the new so-called guidelines and note the response from Tumblr.
Imagine the fun if their filters “explode” :-)
That would be fun.
I thought about all that is going on here and it makes me sad. I love to create as I think most here do. I had thought about of not taking a pic and adding words, but that is not me. I love to create. You out there with your pics inspire me to create.
I hate good-byes as good-byes are final. Good-byes means no coming back. If you leave I understand. But for me I think I will stay. I thought about not posting but that is laying down and giving in. A Brat would not follow the rules and a Dom would not take this at all. No matter what happens when the time comes, you are all special and never forget that. From someone that is different my words to you are, Stand tall be you and be free.
Some good news, I’ve been talking to two developers now and got them working together, we just had a meeting with the guys behind an existing large (millions of users) site similar to Tumblr, with a vibrant and open-minded community, and more importantly, it has open-minded owners who believe in free speech. They think we can get something done here to rescue the whole community.
I’m not allowed to reveal the site name yet. I can tell you it’s mainstream, open to everyone, open-minded and welcoming. (It’s not WordPress or any site owned by Facebook or Twitter. It’s not Pillowfort, that’s in closed beta. It’s not Ello, that’s mainly for artists. It’s not kinkspace or fetlife, those are too specialist. It’s not jux, that seems to be closed. It’s not Soup, that seems still in development and too small.)
One of the reasons for delaying the announcement for next few days is they don’t want a “land grab” where people take the names of current popular Tumblr users over there (cyber squatting). So they are looking at ways for existing Tumblr users to keep the same names on the new site.
More info over the days to come.
The plan is, broadly:
1. By December 9th, announcement of the new site and how to secure your username there
2. By December 10th, an online tool for bloggers to copy their existing content to the new site automatically, with the same tags and captions.
3. Bloggers will need to copy their content across between December 10th and December 17th if they want to use the automatic tool.
4. My understanding is that after December 17th there will be no public access to any “flagged” posts on Tumblr, but the original poster will still be able to see the flagged post (for a short time at least). Therefore, the original poster may still be able to manually download a post to their own PC or phone, after December 17th, and manually upload it to the other site. But if you have lots of posts that will take a long time, it will be better to use the automatic tool before December 17th.
Please understand that these dates are approximate and may change for technical or other reasons.
There may be a few rough edges or not so perfect looking site design on the transfer tool. Everyone is doing their best. The main goal here is to help as many people as possible preserve access to their content, in the short space of time Tumblr has allowed us, and preserve as much as possible of the Tumblr community spirit somewhere new.
The new site will cater for photo, GIF, text and html posts. It will not offer video and audio posts, due to cost reasons - maybe in future, but for now you will need to preserve video and audio content yourself in some other place.
If your Tumblr blog has a mixture of original content and reblogs, or all reblogs, all of that can be copied over to the new site. Reblogs will become “your” original content if nobody else posted them yet, otherwise they will be shown as reblogs. The devs are looking at ways to preserve attribution of reblogs back to the original Tumblr poster, if that person also moves to the new site.
Important: your Likes cannot be copied from Tumblr to the new site. You will have to go find the same posts again on the new site, and like them afresh.
(Similarly, existing reblog comments, asks, messages and other user interaction on Tumblr cannot be copied to the new site - that’s just too much to do, in the short time available.)
If you want to preserve any of your existing Liked posts on Tumblr, you will need to either: (1) download the post to your own PC, or: (2A) reblog it now to your own Tumblr blog, and then (2B) use the automatic tool, before December 17th, to move your whole Tumblr blog across to the new site.
If you have Liked a lot of posts here on Tumblr, the gridllr.com webapp should be able to help you do steps 1 and 2A quickly, I mean download or reblog.
(Someone complained to me today about the appearance of Gridllr on a phone. It’s best to use Gridllr on a PC, Mac or Tablet with a large screen.)
If you have liked a post here on Tumblr and the original poster decides to delete it, or even to delete their entire blog, some time before December 17th, then that post will be permanently lost. So if you want to be sure to preserve any of your Liked posts, you should best download or reblog as soon as possible. If it’s reblogged to your own blog it is safe from deletion, at least for next few days.
Obviously, you will lose access, after December 17th, to all past posts you have liked, if Tumblr has flagged them as NSFW. Again, the steps (1), or (2A) and (2B) covered above will be the only way to hold on to these posts.
Love secrets!❤
Hallelujah! Please hurry on the video aspect! Many thanks!
That sounds great.
The news that Tumblr will ban adult content as of December 17 is unwelcome and unsurprising. It was only a matter of time once Verizon bought Yahoo. A big, conservative public company has more downside than upside to owning a platform dedicated to free expression in its many forms. They’re a bit like a suburban couple that wants to move into an “artsy” neighborhood in the city–so long as the art is safely in their comfort zone.
The Tumblr announcement correctly noted that there are many places to find adult content. The Internet is awash in them. They are, however, places to consume content. What I found distinctive and refreshing about Tumblr was that it allowed many people to curate and express their sexuality no matter what form, identity, or preference it reflected. People were free to be themselves, find others with similar interests, and be exposed to wide array of attitudes and practices in a non-judgmental, supportive environment. That is rare, indeed.
Apparently an incident with child pornography was the cause, or excuse, for this move. I, along with I’m guessing everyone reading this, find child pornography abhorrent. Those who exploit children, or anyone for that matter, in this way should be flogged and dragged through the streets. I’m also sure that I was not alone in blocking hook-up sites, trolls, and any follower who appeared underage. NSFW and 18+ only are in my site description.
This has been my visual oasis. I don’t think that I ever posted anything on this blog that I would consider “porn.” I did post erotica along with images I found evocative and beautiful of many things in addition to the human body. Many of my followers and those I follow did the same. Some are more explicit than others; I confined racier images to another blog. I’ll be interested to see how many past posts are deleted.
Sex and sexuality are part of who we are as humans. To express and share our desires and feelings is healthy. However, a big corporation is interested in acquiring data and selling advertising, not supporting an open, creative forum. That should surprise no one. I hope that an entrepreneur with a more open mind seizes the opportunity that Tumblr’s decision creates.
I think that I will keep whatever chaste version of this site survives so that, should a suitable alternative emerge, I will hear about it and can share that news with you, my fellow travelers, and reconnect in a better place. I will spend less time here just as I backed off from Facebook once I discovered what dystopian overlords run that operation.
I have not yet decided if I will go dark on the 17th or post images of censorship. What are you planning to do?
United in the struggle!
I thought of leaving but Will stay for friends though I might not be posting if they are going to remove what I create.