Fanlore:Featured Article Archives/2023: Week 4

Do Not Interact, abbreviated DNI, is a statement or image banner that states the poster does not want specific people to interact with the post (or them). Those who create DNIs expect the subject of their DNI statements to not follow/subscribe/watch them. DNIs may appear on individual posts or in headers and social media profiles. Some users also have a DNI list, which may either be on a special page- such as a link in their Tumblr sidebar to a custom page- or linked off-site- such as to a Carrd website. DNI banners are more common on Tumblr than Twitter, and on-site DNI lists are more common on Tumblr due to Twitter's post limit. Twitter users making DNI lists opt to use off-site web hosting. Common things to include on a DNIs: bigots, certain shippers, certain character stans, certain otherkin people, minor attracted persons, kink accounts, certain antis, minors, and more.

DNI lists can be much more extensive and detailed in describing the characteristics they do not wish to see/interact with in their social media experience, as it is not character limited like a profile/header, nor distracting from the main point of the post (like an addendum to a post would be). DNIs on individual posts may be added to the post's body or may be part of the tags.