Gosh, I wonder why you’d want to leave Twitter! Here’s some resources that can help you set up alternative accounts on other websites with minimal friction, and clue you in to best practises and considerations.
Tumblr is a blogging social media website that allows users to post and share a variety of media types such as still images, GIFs, video, audio in richly-formatted posts and on highly customisable blogs that can act as personal websites. It also has a strong independent community that places great emphasis on individual artists over “influencers” or corporate accounts.
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What is the culture and community of Tumblr like? What kinds of people might want to consider using it?
Tumblr Setup: Quick Start Checklist
For those who want to jump-start their Tumblr account. Start here!
Tumblr Etiquette: Quick Start Dos and Don’ts
Arguably more important than learning how the site works—learn the social mores and taboos of Tumblr.
Etiquette and culture of commenting on reblogs, sending replies, or talking in the tags, and when to use each of these methods.
A guide to using tags to organise your blogs, filter sensitive content, add content warnings, and allow people to filter your posts more easily.
A detailed manual on creating, editing, and sharing posts, managing blogs, using Tumblr’s “power tools”, and using the browser extension XKit.
Information on Tumblr community guidelines, mature content labels, and implications and suggestions for adult artists and writers.
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Mastodon is an open-source social media platform heavily based on Twitter. Those coming in from the birdsite will find the microblogging system of a character-limited text posts with attached images or video highly familiar. Its system of independent but interlocked servers allows the reach of a vast social network while promising a better standard of moderation across the community.
Mastodon Setup: Quick Start Guide
For those who want to jump into using Mastodon. Start here!
Hm. Most of this guide is actually a work in progress, unfortunately. I’m not actually that familiar with Mastodon, though I understand a great deal of people want to get to know it. I’ll probably need some help.
What do you think, Howlitzer?
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