48hr Tumblr Blackout Proposal

48hr tumblr blackout proposal

tumblr mobile has seadily become near unusable these past few updates. not just from a user experience perspective (which is important enough in itself) but also from an accessibility perspective.

examples include the new way the image viewer works (if you can call it "working"), the tumblr live button replacing the profile button, and that newly created blogs will be forced to have their main dashboard tab be the 'for you' page.

the demands of the protest would be along the lines of:

reverse the recent image viewer update

scrap the new users 'for you' page default setting

let us turn off tumblr live indefinitely

increase efforts against spam / porn bots

make reporting abuse and hate speech as easy as reporting as reporting spam

let us go nuts show nuts again... for real this time

commit to improving usability and accessibility, and listening to users!

(suggestions welcome!)

to protest against these usability issues, and inspired by the recent reddit blackout, i propose a 48 hour blackout (where you don't use tumblr at all). preferably of both mobile and web (since web has problems too) but mobile is the focus here.

I suggest the 48 hours between the 30th of June to the end of the 1st of July.

this marks the end of pride month (for the "queerest place on the internet") and the start of disability month (since accessibility is a massive issue here).

tumblr office is in San Francisco, USA, so the times and dates will be calculated using their time zone (PDT).

you can find out the times and dates for your timezone here.

i can't afford to blaze this post so please spread it around as much as possible! protests only work if significant numbers show up!

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1 year ago

BROS SHERLOCK IS ON HULU!!!

after years of not being able to watch it, I can finally watch it AGAIN!!!!!

I’m so happy yall

anyways that’s all I had to say

thank you for your time

bye :)


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2 months ago

please help me find this fic. And thank you

hello beautiful people, I was wondering if you could help me find a fic on ao3. I’m pretty sure it was post-war 8th year. Draco was being being bullied and harassed. I think Zachariah smith was one of the big bullies. And Harry is really possessive and protective of Draco. But Harry had started using dark magic and it was currupting him a bit. I think he almost killed someone for hurting Draco. He realized he was scaring Draco and stopped. Then he made a promise to Kingsley that he would stop using dark magic and the process was similar to a detox. I’m sorry if it’s too little or completely wrong. Thank you for anything tho

Sorry, we could not find this fic. Maybe one of our followers can help!


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11 months ago

I’m a teacher and my older sister is a lawyer so we always make jokes that I’m the broke one. One day I was babysitting my 5 year old cousin and we went to get froyo. Just as I was about to pay she goes “sweetie you can pay for that” I asked why not and her answer was “it’s because your broken remember” then she paid with the 10 dollars she got for her birthday

How does anyone hate kids they are so funny I sold tickets to incredibles to this little girl and her mom and she’s like mom are we sitting next to each other and the moms like ya and the kid screamed YES so loud it broke my ears

2 years ago

Very much thanks to @zaharya for writing this. I loved it and everyone should read it.

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Title: A Faire Fight By: @zaharya Gift for: @alehalebane Rating: Teen and Up Word Count: 6 ,727 words Warning(s): None Creator Notes: Dear Alehalebane, congratulations, your prompt made me break my initial resolution to only claim one really short prompt — but I couldn’t just let the chance to write low-stakes fight scenes pass me by! So here we are, I ignored my own rules, but I’m really happy to have been able to claim your prompt. I hope you like how it turned out! Summary: Arthur caught sight of Merlin when there were maybe fifteen of them left. He faltered, jaw dropping open, and it was pure luck the man charging at him had terrible aim, or he would’ve failed out of the melee right then and there. Pulling himself together, he made quick work of his attacker, before putting some distance between himself and the others to collect himself. And, perhaps, to stare just a little. Merlin was… magnificent. He wielded his sword like an extension of his own body — a lesson most of Arthur’s knights had never truly mastered. His movements were quick and precise, yet fluent, graceful in a way Arthur had never seen before, as he landed disqualifying hits on two, three, four opponents in rapid succession. Or: The one where Merlin brings a returned Arthur to a medieval faire and they fight in a tournament. AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45646960 

3 months ago

You know, nothing could convince me that Ginny wrote the valentine’s poem in Chamber of Secrets. Absolutely nothing. That is 100% an on-brand Draco Malfoy ‘ploy’ (okay) to ‘piss off’ (sure) his ‘rival’ (uh huh).

I mean, first of all, we pretty much always get a Dramatic & Cunning Draco Prank in the books (until he gets older and shit starts getting more real). Not so much in book one — he was still in Planning and Seething Mode™️ — but after that, Draco was like:

Year two: Stay up all night composing the perfect valentine poem to embarrass and annoy Potter

Year three: Stay up all night making Dementor costumes to scare and piss off Potter

Year four: Stay up all night making Potter Stinks badges because I’m so well-adjusted about him and barely think of him at all, actually

Also, I’ve talked about this before, but it really just doesn’t sound like Ginny. Why would she compare his eyes to pickled toads? (Meanwhile, Draco would 100% do that.) Why would she refer to the ‘Dark Lord’, when we only see Voldemort referred to as that by death eaters? And she had so much shit going on at the time, and was terrified of the gaps in her memory and what was happening — I don’t think she was writing love poems.

And really, it’s the fact that Malfoy is the one to act like Ginny wrote it. Which tells me two things:

He’s noticed Ginny’s crush and dislikes it (and is jealous/angry at her about it….. like why else would he care?? why would he notice???)

He’s deflecting attention from himself as the actual author of the poem

I can just totally see Malfoy finding out about Lockhart’s valentine idea, scoffing at Crabbe and Goyle and being like “that’s so stupid”, but then thinking about it later and telling himself “this is the perfect way to embarrass Potter.” Twelve year old Draco staying up late in his four poster bed, coming up with hilarious rhymes for his not-at-all-romantic love poem….. I see it. I see the vision.

2 years ago
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A little late but 10 tropes as promised. 💙🧡💙

Fake Relationship

Gravity’s Got Nothing on You by zosofi | 83.9K | Explicit

No Refunds or Exchanges by  badwolfbadwolf | 18.9K

Operation: Chick Flick by  Inell | 7.3K

only fools rush in by  decideophobia | 13.5K

Electricity In the Contact by  ladyblahblah | 27K

High School

The Lawn Ranger by Snowjob | 47.8K | Mature

It’s Always Been You, Dumbass by stilinskisparkles | 11K

But Then What… by Stoney | 24.3K | Explicit

John Hughes Did Not Direct My Life by nascentgalaxies | 48.6K

A Thousand Fiery Suns of Angst - Just Press Play by  apocryphal | 20.9K

Time Travel

Now as Ever (All That Is and Has Been) by venis_envy | 52.2K | Explicit

Play It Again by metisket | 63.2K

The Seven Lives of Stiles Stilinski by glorious_spoon | 25.9K | Mature

Fly a Little Faster by mirrorkill | 32K

Occam’s Razor by MissAnnThropic | 49.1K | Explicit

Bonded (accidental and otherwise)

So Shed Your Skin and Lets Get Started by halfhardtorock | 21.8K

Now Until the End by  Dira Sudis (dsudis) | 17.7K

Every Step You Take by Nokomis | 49.3K

Bonds of Blood, Bonds of Family, Bonds of Love by TyReed | 44K

Bite Down Hard | 25.7K

Mutual Pining aka Idiots in Love

everything you do [sends me higher than the moon] by crossroadswrite | 4.5K

You’d Be So Good To Come Home To by SylvieW | 5K

ADHDecaf by pleaseletmetouchyourbutt | 2.7K

Hold your tongue and hear me out. by  TamzStripped | 11.7K

Everyone Needs a Little Mischief in Their Life by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella) | 17.9K

Alpha Beta Omega

His Only Defense by LunaCanisLupus_22 | 78.7K | Explicit

With or Without You by KouriArashi | 62.5K

One Dollar Yoda by exclamation | 10.7K | Mature

of course, of course by bleepobleep | 12.9K

Ssshhh! (or the voice in my head will have to shout) by mirrorkill | 20.2K

Historical AU

Foolish devouring things, build your castle in me by LunaCanisLupus_22 | 23.1K | Explicit

The One With The Scottish Wolf Lord by Stoney | 11.7K | Explicit

A Desperate Arrangement by  mikkimouse | 115.5K

The Fox & The Wolf by Dexterous_Sinistrous | 79.1K | Explicit

By Moon And Stars by kellifer_fic | 15.9K | Mature

Pack Feels

Show Me The Way Back Home Baby by stilinskisparkles | 14.9K

between the click of the light and the start of the dream by thepsychicclam | 105.1K | Explicit

Stilinski’s Home for Wayward Wolves by owlpostagain | 35.1K

stuck in reverse by crazyassmurdererwall (smartalli) | 65.6K

Wayward and Down by affectingly | 32.3K

Wolf Derek

Theory of Overprotective Canines by  rosepetals42 | 11.7K

Waiting by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella) | 81K

Don’t Feed the Wolves by Amazonia_8 | 30.3K

The Wolf in the Tower by  exclamation | 57K

Lock All The Doors Behind You by  entanglednow | 25.9K

BAMF Stiles

a lion among them by unpossible | 61.9K | Mature

These Scars Tell A Story (But It’s Not Mine) by HappyJuicyFruit | 11.3K

Better Fortunes by SmallBirds | 39.6K

Safe Place to Land by Green | 19.2K

A Letter From Mom by StilesIsMySpiritAnimal | 32.9K | Explicit


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