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There is a distinct lack of writers on Tumblr
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teehee. what she said. Also, I write tons of content. None of it is any good, mind you, but I generate it. I wouldn’t dare tag myself under ‘writers’, however. Writers. As if. Most people who express themselves through the written word are insecure, awkward and filled with self-doubt about our ability to ‘write’ even a cohesive, semi grammatically correct, moderately interesting paragraph. We don’t call ourselves writers for fuck sake, other people do.
I’m sorry, but are you serious? Tumblr is not the perfect platform for writers; blogs are. Tumblr is the perfect platform for 16 year olds posting pictures of their feet and reblogging, yes, Miley Cyrus pictures to their heart’s content. You also forget that tags are self-selected. That’s not to say there aren’t good writers or other producers of great content on Tumblr. Indeed I follow several. You might, too, if you actually seeked them out.There’s such a distinct lack of text content on Tumblr that breaks even 100 words in a post, it’s pretty sad. I’m sure there are some fantastic writers out there, some fantastic thinkers too but where is their representation?
As I write this there are 1.2 million Tumblelogs, with “writer” being the ninth most popular tag and “writing” being the 18th most popular tag. That means there are a significant amount of writers on here, correct?
Nope.
The most popular Tumblelog classified under “writer” has three pictures of Miley Cyrus on its first page and a total of one hundred and forty three words. To anyone who writes significant amounts on Tumblr, like myself, frankly that is pretty insulting.
In a world where newspapers are folding due to distinct lack of funding, subscribers and new favor of online-only content, Tumblr is the perfect platform for writers: You write, you build a following, an audience, and anytime you publish you automatically have a group that auto-subscribes to your content with the possibility of reaching further once they choose to reblog and comment.
Tumblr, support your writers. Help add a text element to this picture-heavy platform that we have here.
What, you mean this? Perhaps you could concern yourself with actually generating decent content instead of griping about not being represented.
Mostly I can’t shut the hell up, just ask my followers, nevermind this not ‘breaking 100 words a post’. Crikey!
Also, thanks for that explanation of how tumblr works at the end there. Very illuminating.also, aren’t there a gashmillion other blogging sites out there that are nothing but text? i have also found that in the event I do post something texty it gets over looked, as I’m sure this post will, because it falls into the TLDR category.
Posted on July 3, 2009 via ShutUpInternet with 148 notes
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COMPLETELY AGREE, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WRITERS....fucking time… which is why I’m...
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I’m going to go out on a limb here that will probably lose me a few followers. Fuck off; use Tumblr the way you want to...
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Basically I think everyone ought to read this.
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i write as well, i am just not comfortable posting to such a public place, i keep my writings private until i am more...
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i’m a writer. i just don’t post my writings here. i post them to my deviantart (same username). i posted writing in my...
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That is all too true. The writers that are one this page should be easier to find, and there should be an own submission...
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Cue dozens of people going back and forth about how to use Tumblr, what it’s for, &c. This discussion is cyclic....
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Um what is this all about? not enough writers, not enough good writers….please, make your point in about 100 words.
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In response to SUI’s complaint, I have two words, and altogether they contain only two vowels and three Fs. Take a...
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This is what I would have written if I could actually express my thoughts coherently in a non-snarky manner. To be fair,...
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“There is a distinct lack of writers on Tumblr” Perhaps. Or.. they use use Blogger, Wordpress or Typepad etc. Which they...
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words: NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY CARES NOBODY...
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also, aren’t there a gashmillion other blogging sites out there that are nothing but text? i have also found that in the...
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to be fair though, sometimes less words make more impact.
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I don’t wish for this to sound angry or rude, I just wish people wouldn’t try to change the nature
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teehee. what she said. Also, I write tons of content. None of it is any good, mind you, but I generate it. I wouldn’t...
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you serious? Tumblr is not...perfect platform for writers; blogs are. Tumblr is
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im a writer! a poetry writer :)
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actually really motivates me...write more in my blog….i
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increase my word count...post some amazing things!
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Everyone calm down...my favorite writers period.
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