carisma_sensei: (Peter Steele→Playgirl)
I was browsing different DW accounts and stumbled upon an interesting entry highlighting what seems to be most Tumblr users miss from Tumblr (likes, reblogs, easily uploading images and posting them). I left this comment and I wanted to bring it here for future reference:
In all honesty, Dreamwidth is Dreamwidth. What I mean is that long term users of Dreamwidth, like me, stayed here running away from all the reblog and like nonsense that was Tumblr.

Dreamwidth is a place for everything you want to do, but is planned out as a blogging system. You may not have likes but you can leave a comment with a heart if you wish (likes were added to LJ much to the dismay of everyone, I hated that). You can't reblog but that ensures having your own content and not massive replicas of everyone's content... I don't know, I think we have here a great opportunity to go some steps back to what used to be a fun way of blogging and sharing, leaving comments which feel great when they arrive, to discuss, etc.

Just a thought I wanted to let out, since many Tumblr users are demanding some features lately over what really is Dreamwidth and I, as a long term user, feel a bit uneasy because DW was never intended to be like the rest of social networks.
Don't feel like I'm mad or anything! Just felt like sharing this with everyone.
carisma_sensei: (Cardinal Copia (Ghost))
Welcome everyone who left Tumblr for Dreamwidth! I hope you are having a nice time here. If anyone wants to talk or needs any help, I'm very DW savvy, so ask away!

I've ranted many times in the past about how much I disliked Tumblr. It made me nervous, the way it worked caused me anxiety. I closed my Tumblr twice before I decided never to go back again. And now everything happened which resulted in people unhappy with the terms etc.

Good for you, Dreamwidth exists. I've prayed for years for people to come back to blogging (Tumblr wasn't actually blogging, it was more like... reposting stuff and giving likes and, occassionally, posting something yourself). I've wanted people to discover Dreamwidth, to open up their own blog, see the magic behind uploading your userpics and giving your blog a personality. Actually COMMENTING on each other's posts. Dreamwidth is full of kind and artistic individuals so I know you'll like it here.

Even though Dreamwidth looks dated (actually looks lovely to me), even though it's not like any other newer social networks... I love it and I know you will too.

And I see people coming back to blogging but for all the wrong reasons!! Hahahaha. Well, not wrong, just different than I thought. But I hope Dreamwidth will become a lively place where everyone is free to hang out.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm happy many of you have found out about us! I've been here since 2009 and Dreamwidth is very dear to me. Please take care of it ♥
carisma_sensei: (Wayne's World)
I had to close down my tumblr because it gives me anxiety. Well, I didn't delete it, just kind of left everything blank.

It's a type of blogging I don't understand. Everything's filled with lame reblogs, full of information that goes through your eyes at a speed I can't really stand. Honestly it's like it's made for people with ADHD that can't look at something for more than 2 seconds and it irritates me and as I said makes me anxious :/

Also, I liked to design for it but it's become a worse place lately and people are SO ungrateful. And it's filled the dashboard with advertisements and really it makes me scream so I better stop using it.

I prefer dreamwidth to that honestly. It gives me a feeling of peace and order that tumblr lacks.

Has something like this happened to you?

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