There are a lot of issues I have with this policy (although I understand, on some level, why it’s being done). This doesn’t really effect this blog right now, however:
First, a surprising amount of my content is flagged by the current algorithm on Tumblr as being NSFW/nudity. I appeal it every time, and all but one has eventually had the Sensitive Content warning removed. I went through a brief period of time when the blog in its entirety was flagged as NSFW and I had to appeal that. It’s not totally clear to me what will happen in the future if an image is flagged, and right now it’s mostly just annoying. But if the consequences of a flagged image are changing to something more drastic I won’t be able to keep up. Who wants to restart a blog every time something is mistakenly flagged?
Second, and most importantly, the language in the policy seems to indicate that this change only affects nudity-containing blogs. With the exception of some of the Deadpool MAX posts, this blog doesn’t contain nudity; however, some of the policy is much more vague and unclear. This concerns me; technically, Deadpool is an adult-themed comic. If the site is trying to gear towards children-friendly content only, obviously Deadpool is not appropriate for that. My gut tells me that this is the logical next step that Tumblr will take, and part of me would rather get out in front of that.
After all, why would you allow violent or obscenely threatening content but kick off fanfiction writers? (insert bitter sarcasm and appropriately ironic gif here)
I have a massive following on here and I would hate to lose the community we’ve built over the years. I’ve been kicking around the idea of moving sites for awhile now but haven’t had the time to really look for a new home. I’d like to grow this blog even more (with more Deadpool and comic content/news, more interactive content, etc) as time goes on, and this might be a good opportunity to jump ship and get a new home.
As an aside, I’m not sure if I’ll leave or not; I’m just opening this up as a possibility and trying to get a feel for where you all are at.
SO:
Are there new sites that you’d like to see this blog moved to? Anywhere in particular that you guys are heading to, or will you stick around Tumblr? Let me know! I’m taking comments and thoughts now.
Several people have already suggested Pillowfort (although I believe that costs money – like 5$ a month or something? Regardless I’m seriously considering it) but I’m open to suggestions. Maybe Twitter? Dunno.
Feel free to send me a comment or comment on this post (but please don’t send me a message through the messenger thing – I’m so, so bad at checking that).
Feel free to follow me! There’s nothing there now but I’ll post once I get everything set up.
To be totally clear, I will not be deleting this blog anytime soon (in fact, the above accounts are linked to this blog); just looking for back-up options and giving a place for people who want to follow this blog but are deleting Tumblr to go.
I’m also currently backing this blog up on WordPress just to be extra safe.
There are a lot of issues I have with this policy (although I understand, on some level, why it’s being done). This doesn’t really effect this blog right now, however:
First, a surprising amount of my content is flagged by the current algorithm on Tumblr as being NSFW/nudity. I appeal it every time, and all but one has eventually had the Sensitive Content warning removed. I went through a brief period of time when the blog in its entirety was flagged as NSFW and I had to appeal that. It’s not totally clear to me what will happen in the future if an image is flagged, and right now it’s mostly just annoying. But if the consequences of a flagged image are changing to something more drastic I won’t be able to keep up. Who wants to restart a blog every time something is mistakenly flagged?
Second, and most importantly, the language in the policy seems to indicate that this change only affects nudity-containing blogs. With the exception of some of the Deadpool MAX posts, this blog doesn’t contain nudity; however, some of the policy is much more vague and unclear. This concerns me; technically, Deadpool is an adult-themed comic. If the site is trying to gear towards children-friendly content only, obviously Deadpool is not appropriate for that. My gut tells me that this is the logical next step that Tumblr will take, and part of me would rather get out in front of that.
After all, why would you allow violent or obscenely threatening content but kick off fanfiction writers? (insert bitter sarcasm and appropriately ironic gif here)
I have a massive following on here and I would hate to lose the community we’ve built over the years. I’ve been kicking around the idea of moving sites for awhile now but haven’t had the time to really look for a new home. I’d like to grow this blog even more (with more Deadpool and comic content/news, more interactive content, etc) as time goes on, and this might be a good opportunity to jump ship and get a new home.
As an aside, I’m not sure if I’ll leave or not; I’m just opening this up as a possibility and trying to get a feel for where you all are at.
SO:
Are there new sites that you’d like to see this blog moved to? Anywhere in particular that you guys are heading to, or will you stick around Tumblr? Let me know! I’m taking comments and thoughts now.
Several people have already suggested Pillowfort (although I believe that costs money – like 5$ a month or something? Regardless I’m seriously considering it) but I’m open to suggestions. Maybe Twitter? Dunno.
Feel free to send me a comment or comment on this post (but please don’t send me a message through the messenger thing – I’m so, so bad at checking that).
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