Okay, folks. So. Tumblr’s jumped the shark in a big way, and I’m not even just talking about indiscriminately blocking all “adult” content on a platform that IS, in fact, primarily 18+.
Many blogs, like the wonderful @blackkatmagic , that are not especially NSFW have vanished.
(And I for one LIKE being able to go to curated porn blogs run by actual people and have a chance of finding stuff to my taste, it was one of the things that kept me on this hellsite, but that’s another issue entirely.)
I know lots of people are talking about migrating, but none of us are sure to where yet. Pillowfort seems to be an option, some people are talking about Twitter. But for now, it’s a mess, and even if we knew where we were going, it’s often a huge process, and a lot of us have stuff on tumblr that ONLY exists there.
One possible quick solution to save your blogs, both NSFW and personal, is to import it to WordPress. I found this solution through from frantic googling on how to save an entire blog, text posts an all. There are several apps for downloading all the pictures from a tumblr, (Plently for Windows, but only a few paid ones for mac, of which Tumbelog Picture Downloader is working for me so far) but this is the only solution I’ve seen so far that allows you to save EVERYTHING. I downloaded my NSFW blog in like 10 min. My regular blog, which is significantly larger, is in the process of importing, but I don’t anticipate any problems. I will, of course, update you if I have any.
This tutorial I found worked really easily. http://quickguide (.) tumblr (.) com/post/39780378703/backing-up-your-tumblr-blog-to-wordpress
I put parenthesis around the .’s like we’re back in FF-Hell, just in case tumblr’s new thing about outgoing links kicks in. You know what to do.
To break it down, just in case:
Sign up for a WordPress.com account at wordpress (.) com/start
You’ll have to create an account, with your email, a username, and a password. They should send you a confirmation email immediately, check it, activate it, and you’re good to go.
On the site, it will ask you for a site name. That page asks you a bunch of other information too, but you only have to fill out the site name.
Then you have to give your site a URL. If you’re lucky, your tumblr URL is still available, if not you’ll have to come up with another one, sorry.
It will tell you if that option is still available for free.
Then it will ask you to pick a plan. Free is really good enough, I swear.
Now you’re set up! You can import your tumblr!
The only differences from the linked tutorial are that the Import button is now on the first level menu, not in tools.
Hit Import, then you have to follow the link for “other importers” at the bottom, to find the option for Tumblr.
Then you’ll have to sign in with tumblr, using your normal tumblr credentials. You’ll be redirected there automatically.
You’ll have to allow WordPress permissions on your blog.
Then your blogs, including all your sideblogs, will show up in wordpress.
Hit import, wait a WHILE depending on the size of your blog, and you’re done!
ALSO!!
I made my NSFW blog private for now, since I don’t know WP’s policy on NSFW.
This means that to access it, someone has to have an account and request access. But hey, part of our problem on this hellsite has been people going places they aren’t wanted, so I don’t personally see this as a bad thing. They can send a request from the landing site on your blog, you get an email, click a link in the email, and PRESTO, they have access.
To make it private, go to Settings > Reading > Site Visibility. Go back and check, it took me changing the setting twice for it to actually stick.
tl;dr, you can import your entire blog to wordpress in just a few steps.
I’m going to tag the hell out of this, in no particular order. PLEASE reblog this and spread the word so people know it’s an option. If you’re having trouble, PM me, and I’m happy to help.
Yes indeed no nudity but you can find all the discriminatory and hate speech you want!
But wait, the icing on the cake…
…really? Do i need even say anything.
since this place is going down the shitter, why not reblog this?
Here’s an extra layer of gross
I may be wearing a tin foil hat, but I think they purposely want to do stuff like pit BLM against White Supremacists. They see it as an opportunity to make money.
Just remember – for any of the blogs out there saying that this is coming from the Cambridges only – or that it’s completely made up, this was in THE TIMES this weekend. And THE TIMES doesn’t print anything royal without approval.
No the only reason Tumblr is doing this is because Apple took the app off the store and they were massively losing out. If they cared about child pornography they would have acted. They aren’t trying to take down extremism, they aren’t doing more than the bare minimum to deal with mental health, because there’s no financial penalty to allowing those things. They’re acting on this in a rash and unprofessional manner- not going through proper testing protocols- because they’re desperate to recover their income. That’s why they’re doing this. And as I said yesterday, it’s like saying that we should stop child abuse by not having any more children. Flagging innocuous pictures of frogs and sewing patterns (all true things that have been tagged) is not an effective way to tackle child exploitation on this website
Same thing for me too. Last night it started with my reblogs not showing up on my blog. Now nothing new will show up on my blog, even an ask I answered.
QUICK UPDATE ON BRF THIS WEEK TAROT READING – DECEMBER 4TH, 2018 (EDITED)
Some of you guys asked for an update on this so I did it. I just asked what was in store for them this week and going into next. Asked the cards to focus on whoever they wanted and of course H&M came up, so here we go.
“What is in store for the BRF this week and/or week after?”
Knight of Pentacles Rx (Harry) – popped out while shuffling
(Eight of Cups; Star; Lovers; Six of Wands; High Priestess Rx; Three of Pentacles; Five of Pentacles Rx; World Rx; Knight of Wands Rx (Meghan); Moon Rx;)
Get this..
Queen of Wands (Meghan), Three of Swords, Ten of Swords – Top of the Deck
Hierophant Rx (monarchy/marriage card – Bottom of the Deck
So not good energy at all for them this week.
I think the #HarkleHell is beginning (courtesy of Wempy for that term). Harry and Meghan both popped up reversed in the spread, with Meghan getting the worse card of them all (Lovers/Eight of Cups).
I think that victorious, “sugary” articles that were all used to seeing is going away (Six of Wands/Eight of Cups). I think the “sparkle” (Star) that the #Harkles had before is fading dramatically (Star/Eight of Cups).
There’s been this consensus that the #Harkles will get everything they want and still win regardless of their doings but that is not the case anymore baby, at all (Six of Wands/Eight of Cups).
Literally lower your expectations because the World has changed and things have flipped (World Rx).
More things will be revealed (HP Rx/Moon Rx) that will make the light and hope that these two will work out gone (Star/Eight of Cups) and as a result plans will be made accordingly (Three of Pentacles Rx).
I feel like this week someone in the family loses hope and all faith and heart is no longer invested in trying to help them or make the #Harkles look good anymore (HP Rx/Star/Eight of Cups).
Their is a false ally somewhere leaking info on them (HP Rx/Star).
Some cards could also be relating to the pregnancy and something happening this week regarding it (Star/Eight of Cups/HP Rx/Moon Rx). Bad things, lots of bad fertility/pregnancy cards showing up.
Harry and Meghan start really losing this week (Lovers/Eight of Cups) and the palace is relying on William and Kate more it seems (Lovers/Three of Pentacles) to hold down the fort.
Something’s about to be exposed y’all, I’m telling you (Moon Rx/HP Rx). Something’s happening soon with the press y’all (Three of Pentacles/Eight of Cups). Literally World is turned upside down this week or is about to me probably this month (World Rx).
Probably another story about Kate and Meghan not getting along (World Rx/Knight of Wands Rx) or something more being revealed there about their rift.
The belief, the hope, the good luck is out the window for some reason soon (Star/Eight of Cups).
Somebody might even just bail and walk away from it all (Star/Eight of Cups/Lovers). TRUST with these two (#Harkles), gone (Star/HP Rx).
The environment is just toxic for this family this week (World Rx/HP Rx).
Harry ends the week not that happy for some reason (Knight of Pentacles Rx).
Probably another charity involving the homeless or less fortunate coming up soon (Five of Pentacles Rx).
Something crazy might happen with a world leader as well, like just not good vibes for this week (World Rx).
Meghan does something stupid..again I feel (Knight of Wands Rx) but wrong time to do that hun.
Meghan might even start having some health issues soon (KnofWands Rx/Moon Rx/HP Rx). Like mentally just loses it and can’t handle it anymore (HP Rx).
Many more secrets coming out (Moon Rx) and someone gets depressed. Might be some lies told to cover it up and make it seem like it’s not bad but it is.
Not a good week for the monarchy or someone’s marriage (and I think we ca assume who) (Hierophant Rx).
Two people backstabb Meghan (Ten of Swords/Lovers/Three of Pentacles). Could be the two reporters I saw earlier. Meghan ends up hurt this week (QOW/Three of Swords). Something happens against her wishes and she feels powerless (Ten of Swords Rx). Straw that broke camel’s back if you catch me drift.
Clarence House has announced that the Prince of Wales will travel to Washington on Wednesday to represent The Queen at the state funeral of President George H.W. Bush who died last week.
Prince Charles will join dignitaries from across the world, including the King & Queen of Jordan and current US President Donald Trump.
This will likely mark the first meeting between President Trump and the…
don’t measure a woman’s worth by her clothes – terre des femmes
THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO FREAKING MUCH, TODAY PEOPLE CALLED ME WHORE BECAUSE I WAS WEARING A SKIRT AND WE ARE IN SUMMER, IT’S SO HOT IN THIS COUNTRY AND I HAVE TO USE PANTS SO GUYS DON’T GET ” DISTRACTED ”
respect girls
you may notice not one of those words is positive, not even neutral
its a game where there are no correct answers, just different ways to be told you are invalid, wrong, and should be ashamed. thats a shitty game to force people to play
Royal sources say the duchess has been having meetings with a number of organisations and is still finalising which areas to work in and what charities to support as she moves on with her public work.
It is understood that she is particularly keen to support issues where she can work alongside her husband.
Aides hope to make an announcement about her first patronages in the new year, eight months after she joined the Royal Family.
Although it is considered quite a long time to wait before announcing her patronages, it is understood that Meghan wishes to ‘really get to know’ the organisations she wants to work with in order to make a ‘real and lasting’ difference.
Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend an evening reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace in London, 04.12.2018
My favorite end-of-the-year review of movies is always David Ehrlich’s video countdown of the top 25 best films. In this year’s review, I was surprised to see Annihilation on the list (I thought it was ok?) and also delighted by the high ranking of Paddington 2. Eighth Grade, The Favourite, and First Reformed all deservedly made the list, along with Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which I really liked. Would have liked to have seen Black Panther on there though.
Did a reading for BRF this week and yikes. I’ll give a little hint to my fellow readers out there. I did a CC spread, got HP Rx as crown and Moon Rx as outcome. Also got World Rx in environment position. Those who do tarot understands how problematic this is..for everyone else..I’ll do a post tommorow explaining it. Plus I’m tired and needs to catch some zzz’s.
This actually doesn’t surprise me even though I don’t do tarot.
So far, I’ve found one of my posts and one of my drafts have been flagged as explicit. The post is photos of the grandkids with Tim, the draft is just Mia with Mike, Tim and Anne. This. Is. Ridiculous. And I’ve just been scrolling through my blog then, and the new photos that were released for Charles 70th – which also features him holding Louis and his grandchildren sitting with him and Camilla – has been flagged as explicit too?
get your shit together tumblr
I think the worst thing is that they don’t even tell you they’ve flagged it. They just flag it to prepare for deleting it. If you don’t see in your feed that a post has been flagged, you have no way to notify them that it needs review.
“I shouldn’t be alive unless it was for a reason. I’m not crazy, Pepper. I just finally know what I have to do. And I know in my heart that it’s right.”
If you watched President George H.W. Bush’s casket arrive in Maryland on Monday and are British, you might have been confused as to why “God Save The Queen” was being played. If you are American like me, you would think nothing of it. You would recognise it as the song “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” that you sang in many school events growing up.
Former President George Bush Snr’s casket arrives in…
If you’re someone affected by the platform’s definition of what they’re going to be banning, I strongly suggest you back up your Tumblr blog. RIGHT NOW. Info on how to do that is here.
I can’t think why my own Tumblr would be affected, but I’ll be backing things up too… because in situations like this one might expect the algorithm to get a little out of hand and make mistakes that one might or might not be able to recover from. (See this article.)
For safety’s sake – because I’d very much dislike losing the content I’ve shared with other people here – I’l be embodying my Tumblr content in a new WordPress blog over the coming days. I’ll share the address here when it’s ready, for those who might be interested.
But in the meantime, seriously: friends and cousins, back yourselves up.
House of Brat 