how to find literally any post on a blog in seconds (on desktop)

there are so many posts about ~tumblr is so broken, you can’t find any post on your own blog, it’s impossible, bluhrblub~

I am here to tell you otherwise! it is in fact INCREDIBLY easy to find a post on a blog if you’re on desktop/browser and you know what you’re doing:

the tag system on desktop tumblr is GENUINELY amazing for searching within a specific blog! 

caveat: this assumes a person HAS a desktop theme (or “custom theme”) enabled. a “custom theme” is url.tumblr.com, as opposed to tumblr.com/url. I’ve heard you have to opt-into the former now, when it used to be the default, so not everyone HAS a custom theme where you can use all those neat url tricks. 

if the person doesn’t have a “custom theme” enabled, you’re beholden to the search bar. still, I’ve found the search bar on tumblr.com/url is WAY more reliable than search on mobile. for starters, it tends to bring posts up in a sensible order, instead of dredging up random posts from 2013 before anything else

if you’re on mobile, I’m sorry. godspeed and good luck finding anything. (my one tip is that if you’re able to click ON a tag rather than go through the search bar, you’ll have better luck. if your mutual has recently reblogged a post tagged #croissant, you can click #croissant and it’ll bring up everything tagged #croissant just like /tagged/croissant. but if there’s no readily available tag to click on, you have to rely on the mobile search bar and its weird bizarre whims) 

Here is the secret to fandom:

Give zero fucks about what anyone else is doing.

Seriously.  I mean it.  Because inevitably you will love something that no one else loves.  Or you will love something that everyone loves and people will shit all over it because it’s “so trite and unimaginative and done.” Or you will love something that no one else has ever heard of.  Or you will love something dark and edgy and or obscure and people will roll their eyes and say, “What, do you want people to think you’re dark and edgy and obscure?”

Alternatively, you will not love the thing that everyone else loves, and you will wonder what precisely is wrong with you that the sight of that thing is aggravating the shit out of you now when the whole world sings its praises as one.

People will irritate you.  They’ll irritate you with headcanons that make no sense and misinterpretations of canon.  They will make the same jokes 500 times.  They will overwhelm your corner of fandom with something you either are tired of hearing about or don’t care about.  They will post art that isn’t theirs.  You will meet people who think you are the greatest person ever and bombard you with messages  only to wander off when they find someone new or shinier; you will meet people whom you admire and who do not really seem to notice you exist. 

So give zero fucks about it.  Seriously.  Like what you like, blacklist what you need to blacklist, and ignore everything else.  Be friends, play nice, enjoy it.  And in the meantime, just do you.  Like what you like, love what you love, and to hell with all the rest of it. 

FFXIV Writing Commissions!

I'm opening up some writing commissions for doing some short (250-2500~ words) stories for FFXIV (so I can pre-order Dawntrail for my birthday in April)~ I'll be starting with 10 open slots!

Pricing will be; $10 for ever 250 words, with payment going through Paypal (I can also do Venmo if wanted) with a turn-around of 1-2 weeks depending on length and my disability acting up. (my paypal is lgbtzelo@/gmail.com for invoices).

Message me with a prompt and how long you'd like the story to be, once I have accepted payment will be due upfront, or for max sent as a google doc link, and if wanted I will post it here on tumblr and/or Ao3.

Right now there isn't much I WONT write, but if the commission idea is something I am not comfortable writing or don't think I can do it proper justice I reserve the right to say no to that commission.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY AND ALL INTEREST!!

Hi! My name is Sea, and I have an unhealthy obsession with taking on large community projects! This is my Final Fantasy XIV Community Compendium, focusing on linking as many XIV writing/roleplaying discords, forums, events, free companies and resources as I can get my hands on. While the inspired by and predominately tailored for roleplayers, it should have something for anyone looking to engage creatively with the game in some capacity. ⭐

If you'd like to simply check out what the Compendium is all about and miss my waffling below, any of the links on this post will take you there — but this is a handy one! A reblog also goes a huge way to increase my reach and find communities/resources; you're also welcome to share this post with people not on Tumblr who might be looking for communities/resources or have something to add.

Why a compendium, Sea?

This is my monthly drive to showcase the Compendium but find new things to add! A lot of the below is already on the document, but I split communities/resources into four distinct spaces:

Want to submit? You can either fill out the google form here, send me an ask with the relevant information contained on the Compendium, or join my Discord at SEAFLOOR (21+ only)!

Is my space suitable for the Compendium? Most of the time, yes! Below the read more is some more information/stipulations. Again, all accessible on the document! 🪸

As it has been... too long since I did a headcount post. I think it's time I changed that, kupo!

Please like/reblog this post if you are an active Final Fantasy XIV blog focusing on one (or more) of the following: roleplay, writing & worldbuilding.

It does not matter how active you are at all three, only that you participate in some of it and would like to follow more likeminded people.

The bigger this post gets, the more people can have a look through it and follow people they like the look of! You can also reblog this post to give a little blurb about yourself, which I'll reblog back here, or even make you're own separate post tagging @mooglemeet that I will reblog for extra traction!

This headcount was posted 3/9/2024 to help gauge overall activity of users on it!

I'm interested in collaborating with RP communities and hosting small, independent events based around dungeon delving. I run these using a lightweight d6-based system.

It's my goal to bring insular circles of RPers together and create lasting connections between them, and insodoing, make my character a small part of many stories.

As it has been... too long since I did a headcount post. I think it's time I changed that, kupo!

Please like/reblog this post if you are an active Final Fantasy XIV blog focusing on one (or more) of the following: roleplay, writing & worldbuilding.

It does not matter how active you are at all three, only that you participate in some of it and would like to follow more likeminded people.

The bigger this post gets, the more people can have a look through it and follow people they like the look of! You can also reblog this post to give a little blurb about yourself, which I'll reblog back here, or even make you're own separate post tagging @mooglemeet that I will reblog for extra traction!

This headcount was posted 3/9/2024 to help gauge overall activity of users on it!

I mostly do roleplay and gpose, and I'm always happy to meet new friends and make new RP connections! Please feel free to take a look at my pinned post, and send me a message if you're so inclined! c:

So uh. Anyways. Hi yes dusting off this account bc XIV twitter is actually genuinely unpleasant right now.

My name’s Scar and I need XIV folks to follow since it’s been years since I’ve used tumblr and my feed is more than a bit out of date. Just shoot me a like and I’ll see about following. (It will be from my main since this is a sideblog but I promise you will know it’s me.) I don’t f4f and I won’t unfollow if you do, so don’t let metrics scare you in regards to me.

I’m on Famfrit over in Primal. You’ll catch me on Scarlet Varlineau and occasionally on my Haurchefant’s Lust, (friend group made a 7 deadly Haurchefants FC don’t ask for more info bc not even I can explain why) Scarlet Nightdreamer, and Amarone Teaurelins alts.

I’m a mildly sweaty raider and will probably winge about raid progress here and there but I’m mostly here to make steady progress with friends.

I also achievement hunt and fish on the side. Be prepared for a LOT of fish posting bc I like to keep threads on Twitter whenever I catch another big fish I can cross off the list.

Hello Tumblr I am home.

I need more active FFXIV blogs to follow. Help a homie out?

I love gpose, writing, fanfic and so much more. I want to RP more, hang out, make friends and raid.

I just cannot anymore with the bird app. That was the final straw today.

Please help me find some new friends~

(source)

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without plagiarizing! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more resources for free images <3

recently found out about openverse which i think aggregates a bunch of creative commons images from flickr, wikimedia, nasa etc… pretty handy

I’m shocked so many people don’t know about my go to – Morgue File.

It’s full of searchable, rights free images uploaded by photographers.

SEA'S COMMUNITY COMPENDIUM UPDATE

Happy weekend, all! 🪸

As of 03/16, I have added the following communities (in no particular order) to Sea's Community Compendium:

I've done a lot of boosting for this lately but, just to reiterate, not only can you submit communities now via my ask box or google form, but you can also post your communities via my Discord at SEAFLOOR! If you're community leader doesn't utilise Tumblr, please let them know they can get in contact with me via that method.

Existing Compendium members can also post their communities in the Discord's affiliate section! It isn't mandatory, but the offer is there. ✨

I am also beginning to DM community leaders/resource owners for permission to be featured in the Compendium. "I'm not sure if my things count/are good enough," you say? Didn't ask, it is, shut up; get loved, nerds. This is predominately for communities I see via Tumblr, as I don't have the time to canvas multiple Discords and I'm not thrilled about messaging people I'm not mutuals with out of the blue. Again, please drop a line to the leaders of your community if you think they might want to be featured, especially if they're not on Tumblr.

There is never any pressure to be a part of the document and there's no hard feelings if you decline.

That's all from me (I said, like a liar), have a great day!

Tumblr added a bunch of tracking shit to share urls, so now ill teach you how to get rid of them

if you copy a url by sharing on the website, the link will look like this

getting rid of tracking in these is easy, just delete everything after the question mark and you are golden

in the case for the app, its slightly more complicated

first you have to delete at. that appears before tumblr(.)com the other tracking shit on this one has a lot more info, so please, clean app urls. after the first set of numbers, there's a / you have to delete everything after it

a clean Tumblr url should look like this

blog safely

Removing this garbage makes posts embed on discord btw

RP Event: Honeystone Cantina

In a corner of Castrum Oriens out in Gyr Abania's Fringes, the Honeystone serves up traditional Ala Mhigan (and inspired) food and drink to travelers passing through the region.

Join us Sunday, March 17 from 7-9 EST for good food, good drinks and good company!

Check us out at Bryndhildr- Goblet - Ward 20 Plot 11

More Info Here!

@mooglemeet @ffxivrp

As it has been... too long since I did a headcount post. I think it's time I changed that, kupo!

Please like/reblog this post if you are an active Final Fantasy XIV blog focusing on one (or more) of the following: roleplay, writing & worldbuilding.

It does not matter how active you are at all three, only that you participate in some of it and would like to follow more likeminded people.

The bigger this post gets, the more people can have a look through it and follow people they like the look of! You can also reblog this post to give a little blurb about yourself, which I'll reblog back here, or even make you're own separate post tagging @mooglemeet that I will reblog for extra traction!

This headcount was posted 3/9/2024 to help gauge overall activity of users on it!

I am writing and world building, my blog is:

99% self-indulgent FFXIV gposes, writing and art. As well as obsessing over others’ fics, art, and ocs. (And also Aymeric )

1% English major humor (you can take the girl out of college but you can’t take the college out of the girl)

Don’t stress about not having perfect grammar or English around me, communicative and literary language are different.

SEA'S COMMUNITY COMPENDIUM UPDATE

Two updates in two days, you say? I know! However, this time I have gone insane. By all accounts, this is a pretty big update. ⭐

As of 03/9, I have added the following communities (in no particular order) to Sea's Community Compendium:

I've done a lot of boosting for this lately but, just to reiterate, not only can you submit communities now via my ask box or google form, but you can also post your communities via my Discord at SEAFLOOR! If you're community leader doesn't utilise Tumblr, please let them know they can get in contact with me via that method.

I am also beginning to DM community leaders/resource owners for permission to be featured in the Compendium. "I'm not sure if my things count/are good enough," you say? Didn't ask, it is, shut up; get loved, nerds. This is predominately for communities I see via Tumblr, as I don't have the time to canvas multiple Discords and I'm not thrilled about messaging people I'm not mutuals with out of the blue. Again, please drop a line to the leaders of your community if you think they might want to be featured, especially if they're not on Tumblr.

There is never any pressure to be a part of the document and there's no hard feelings if you decline.

That's all from me (I said, like a liar), have a great day!

Vacs & Blood let Thunder: FFXIV Blog/FC

@mooglemeet

As it has been... too long since I did a headcount post. I think it's time I changed that, kupo!

Please like/reblog this post if you are an active Final Fantasy XIV blog focusing on one (or more) of the following: roleplay, writing & worldbuilding.

It does not matter how active you are at all three, only that you participate in some of it and would like to follow more likeminded people.

The bigger this post gets, the more people can have a look through it and follow people they like the look of! You can also reblog this post to give a little blurb about yourself, which I'll reblog back here, or even make you're own separate post tagging @mooglemeet that I will reblog for extra traction!

This headcount was posted 3/9/2024 to help gauge overall activity of users on it!

I write sometimes whatever crosses my mind, but... yup. Alive and kicking. XIV stuff can happen.