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If there's a subject about Dreamwidth in general or how it compares to Tumblr that you'd like me to cover, reply to this post and I'll see if I can get to it! If it's something I'm not prepared to cover myself, I'll say so, and hopefully someone else can pop in with resources.

I've got a hellaciously busy weekend ahead of me (Easter weekend in the food industry, and we do an Easter Sunday buffet special), so I likely won't be getting to any before Monday at the absolute earliest. That said, knowing if people have requests might give me something to mull over while I'm working.

Tutorials I'm already planning on:

  • Cut tags, Dreamwidth's superior equivalent to Tumblr's "Read More"
  • The basics of icons, Dreamwidth's userpics/PFPs/avatars/what-have-you
  • Image hosting and sharing on Dreamwidth

  • If you have any requests, comment on this post or send me a direct message and I'll see what I can do 👍


    Update: Thank you, everyone, for the questions and suggestions! I'm posting a quick list of what I've gotten so far, but feel free to keep asking if you don't see what you want to know listed here already. (I also did my best to provide some quick answers to the questions/topics at the posts where they were asked, so go check the comment section if you want to know some of this ASAP.)

    Tutorial requests from [community profile] newcomers:
  • How communities work (special request for clearing up 'subscribe' vs 'join')
  • The Latest Things Page
  • How to make friends and find things to do (prototype post)
  • What about reblogs, anyway?
  • Does Dreamwidth have an equivalent to Asks?
  • What exactly is a "circle"?

  • Tutorial requests from [community profile] the_great_tumblr_purge:
  • Seriously though, what about reblogs?
  • General Dreamwith etiquette
  • How subscribing and granting access works
  • A general Q&A/quick answers post
  • Thoughts

    Date: Apr. 20th, 2025 08:37 am (UTC)
    ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
    From: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
    >> Noted! I went into how communities work a little bit on the "how to recreate a side blog" post, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to give communities in general their own post! <<

    People want to understand, not just what communities are and their features, but how to use them for interacting with others -- the netiquette.


    >>I love the Latest Things Page, but I honestly don't know how much I can say about it!<<

    Again, think of how people could use it to make connections here.

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