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→Common Tumblr Terms
*'''-blr''' - "____blr" can be used to describe a tumblr blog with a certain theme or focus. For example, a "petblr" is a tumblr that posts mainly pets.
*'''-blr''' - "____blr" can be used to describe a tumblr blog with a certain theme or focus. For example, a "petblr" is a tumblr that posts mainly pets.
* '''dash''' - dashboard, where you can see the latest posts by every tumblr you follow; similar to a journal [[friendslist]]
* '''dash''' - dashboard, where you can see the latest posts by every tumblr you follow; similar to a journal [[friendslist]]
* '''[[discourse]]''' - An ongoing instance of controversy or drama. Essentially used the same way as [[wank]].
* '''[[feels]]''' - intense feelings, often caused by viewing reblogs of [[Tom Hiddleston]]
* '''[[feels]]''' - intense feelings, often caused by viewing reblogs of [[Tom Hiddleston]]
* '''gpoy''' - common saying on Tumblr that stands for Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself; often used as a tag on a reblog of something you identify with/that inadvertently describes you
* '''gpoy''' - common saying on Tumblr that stands for Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself; often used as a tag on a reblog of something you identify with/that inadvertently describes you
* '''reblog''' - a standard site function that lets you repost a post made by someone else, retaining the link back to the original post; many tumblrs consist primarily of reblogged content. Reblogged images display on all the users' blogs, but the image itself is not reuploaded and has the same URL.
* '''reblog''' - a standard site function that lets you repost a post made by someone else, retaining the link back to the original post; many tumblrs consist primarily of reblogged content. Reblogged images display on all the users' blogs, but the image itself is not reuploaded and has the same URL.
* '''repost''' - to post someone else's art or gifsets, especially when the original creator has already posted them to Tumblr. A lot of fanart is downloaded from other sites and posted by someone other than the artist to Tumblr, but even works that are available on Tumblr can receive the same treatment. For example, a Tumblr gifset can be reposted by downloading the individual gifs and then reassembling them in a new post instead of reblogging the existing post; many consider this [[plagiarism]].<ref>See [http://codenamecesare.tumblr.com/post/47218586834/the-above-is-a-collection-of-reaction-gifs-i this post by codenamecesare] for a discussion of the issues.</ref> Also, Tumblr images can be incorporated into new text posts by copying the URL, which does not show who originally uploaded it (e.g. http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5zjnBUNB1rzhnr4.gif)
* '''repost''' - to post someone else's art or gifsets, especially when the original creator has already posted them to Tumblr. A lot of fanart is downloaded from other sites and posted by someone other than the artist to Tumblr, but even works that are available on Tumblr can receive the same treatment. For example, a Tumblr gifset can be reposted by downloading the individual gifs and then reassembling them in a new post instead of reblogging the existing post; many consider this [[plagiarism]].<ref>See [http://codenamecesare.tumblr.com/post/47218586834/the-above-is-a-collection-of-reaction-gifs-i this post by codenamecesare] for a discussion of the issues.</ref> Also, Tumblr images can be incorporated into new text posts by copying the URL, which does not show who originally uploaded it (e.g. http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5zjnBUNB1rzhnr4.gif)
* '''[[discourse]]''' - An ongoing instance of controversy or drama. Essentially used the same way as [[wank]].
* '''staff''' - or '''@staff''', referencing the [https://staff.tumblr.com/ url] of tumblr headquarter's blog
==Resources/Meta/Further Reading==
==Resources/Meta/Further Reading==