Tagging as a sidechannel

[tehhumi]

One thing I like about Tumblr was the use of tags as a side channel for commentary I thought might distract from the main body of a post. It could be funny on a serious post, or just a way of capturing related thoughts for later on the topic in a way that didn't get in the face of everyone who wanted to interact with that post. Alternatively on Tumblr, I could put the idea in a reblog.


What do people think of immediately commenting on my own post with what I would put in the Tumblr tags? Is that seen as faking popularity over here?

I think it would be a cool social norm to establish as we resettle over here, at least for those who want to use Dreamwidth more like Tumblr than like a traditional blog.

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Example and who got me on track

[tehhumi]

I got the idea from reading some of what Potofsoup is saying about Dreamwidth for tumblr-ites, particularly likes and reblogs

In this case, my post would probably have been a reblog of Potofsoup's post, but I'm taking it in a sufficiently different direction I don't feel a need to link it in the main post as the source.

Re: Example and who got me on track

[jesse_the_k]

I think it's brilliant!

I've been here since 2009 and potofsoup was the first time I've seen it officially proposed. But lots of people do use the technique. I know after I post I always have an "and also also!" concept, and it's easier to reply than to edit the post.

Since DW doesn't show any running reblog/like counts, I don't think inflating numbers is A Thing.

FYI: to make the DW account name, type
<user name=ACCOUNT>

If the account is a community, DW automagically shows the correct userhead.

/here from https://www.dreamwidth.org/latest?tag=tumblr

Re: Example and who got me on track

[tehhumi]

Thank you!

And thank you for the letting me know how to make the account name, and for your "here from". I might have figured out the first thing with time, but I woudn't have realized that DW had the "browse everything someone said with this tag" feature. I really like it on Tumblr, to find new people or just to see if I missed something interesting, and I'm glad DW has it too!