recently my tumblr account got banned, after >10 years of being on that site. i don't know why. I followed guidelines and haven't even pissed anyone off recently. (i'm a little concerned it was because my username had 'trans' in it. but that's a very bold thing to assume with no proof).

i am upset at the loss of a 9yo blog with years and years of tags, but it is what it is. the site was rapidly falling apart anyways.

in the short term i want to be on no social media at all (except sheezy). i haven't not had a tumblr dash to check in the mornings since i was 14. it will be good for me to be completely offline for several months. i'm starting grad school soon and it will be nice to focus on it for a while. i may decide i never want social media again, but i do really like fandom and i think it's a positive part of my life. i like talking to people about sci-fi and art. the prospect of never having access to that again is very sad!!

my main requirements for social media (and why sheezy doesn't count) are 1) ability to read/write very long posts and 2) a curation mechanic. in my opinion reblogging/retweeting/etc are mandatory to form an environment where it's easy to find new artists and have your stuff be found. i used tumblr tags- but i also followed a lot of people who i trusted to put interesting art on my dash all the time! i don't like tag trawling and i like the cooperative atmosphere it fosters. tumblr has been having issues with this culture dying anyways, but the only alternative sites i know of are twitter/bluesky, which don't have long posts.

i don't know. i used tumblr for so long despite it being a really horrendously managed website because there is no other social media that has both of those requirements. and i tried to use twitter in its heyday and i never could get into it. it doesn't seem worth the effort for me. also the tagging system sucks balls.

despite it all i may remake in a few months. might as well ride that sinking ship to the true end. but i don't know if i can do it if i don't get my blog back. my baby that has been with me since middle school.

i'm still waiting to hear from support. it is what it is.