vampireapologist:

hey guys so i get asked a lot on my posts whether or not it’s okay to reblog something and the answer is of course if I don’t specifically state to not reblog something, then it’s fine.

but this worries me bc I now realize there’s a culture of people believing it’s like…….reasonable to put in their about page “don’t reblog anything without asking, don’t follow without asking.”

and I know in a perfect world everyone would respect that. I certainly respect that. And I don’t want to sound like some jerk “just tellin’ it like it is,” or a paranoid mom when chat rooms were first invented but,

this is a public blogging site. it’s not social media. it wasn’t designed to be social media. it was deigned for public presentation and consumption. it’s why we JUST got a dm feature after years of people complaining. and why your site can’t be private unless it’s locked. things like blocking features etc. are useless because, well, this isn’t a private space, for anyone.

even if the blocking feature actually kept a user from your blog, they could just log out to read it. or if only logged-in users can see your blog, they can make another tumblr. they can make 50 new emails and 50 new tumblrs.

it won’t matter. because this space is Not Private.

I don’t want to upset anyone, but any regular person with FIVE minutes of spare time can bypass ANYTHING but a locked, truly private blog, and like. That’s not going to change any time soon or probably at all.

So while I wish nobody had to worry about stuff? This is a public site.

Don’t post things you don’t want people to have access to.

ESPECIALLY if these things put you in danger (from abusers, from stalkers, from some jerk you know reads your stuff).

I really wish this weren’t an issue, but y’all NEED to think before you post! I sound like a 1999 computer class teacher, but don’t put all your personal lives and business out there!

Just please, be careful!!!