topherchris is an internet enthusiast

Reblogging

I dunno. I think if one completely ignores the following/follower aspect of it, then it’s just a blog-host and nothing more. “Reblogging” is a fancy word (that I really need to get my OSX dictionary to believe is spelled correctly), but it’s not a new idea. Bloggers have been posting stuff from Boing, Digg, Slashdot, and MeFi since they existed, sometimes even with attribution. The fact that there’s a data-trail is new though, which is very cool imo.

I understand about not wanting to piss off Tumblrs who have seen the same thing 100 times, but if you don’t care about followers then let them be pissed off.

But yeah, definitely not a WordPress replacement if you want all the bells and whistles. Although, it did replace my WordPress and I’ve never regretted it for a second. Like many of you, I’m technically inclined enough to write my own CMS and run my very own custom blog, forum, social network, and 9chan… But I know me, I wouldn’t stick with it. The simplicity of this thing is what keeps me able to actually update it on a very regular basis.

As for Josh and his annoyance with serial rebloggers, I think we can all agree on that. Maybe just unfollow everybody and start over. No harm there.

setuplikeadeckofcards:

This is my major concern with Tumblr - its purpose isn’t clearly-defined. Is it a blog-host or is it a community? I know it’s both, and I kind of like that, but people have issues either way. And I’m not sure I enjoy not really being sure how to use it.

I’m seriously considering moving away from Tumblr as a host and maybe moving back to Wordpress, or some other service. I’ll still stay a member of the Tumblr community for sure, but using it more like a read-only forum/community/inspiration.

I think I’d prefer to have more control over my blog (if Tumblr’s down, I’ve got nothing), like how Cameron did a few weeks ago. That and the fact that I’d rather a few friends saw something for the first time than some people I don’t really know get pissed off because they just had to see a thumbnail of something they’ve seen a few times already.

I honestly do love Tumblr but, for my purposes, I’m not sure if I can burn both ends of the rope for much longer.

joshmohrer:

Reblogging is one of the best Tumblr features, but it is overused. I feel like half of my feed is reblogs, most of which are from people I’m already following. Starting today, anyone whose posts are comprised of more than 50% reblogs will lose my followship. OMG, REBLOG THIS MESSAGE!!!11