I think the way you phrased it in your next reply to ysabetwordsmith is quite helpful. I also think communities are bit closer to the experience of Tumblr? There's less of an expectation that you're involved with people replying to you, at least, and, of course, it often guarantees interaction with more people than just your journal would. (Yeah, your scenario probably won't occur... and if it does, it'd probably be just as well if the activity went over to the person's journal.)
Exactly! That seems like the thing people would worry about (I certainly might have, at the least). The reason I mentioned it is because it's the easiest way relatively random people can stumble on your posts (site search is a thing, but most people won't be motivated to do it).
Yeah, being slower is certainly a plus, and it makes moderation a lot easier!
(nods) I'm quite familiar with the difference, due to having watched Tumblr quite a bit (and even then, that's mostly for the people who post more in-depth to begin with).
For the rootedness, I think you're right with that. After all, someone bothering to get in a fight over here needs to have a higher level of investment than on Tumblr, and because of that, it'll probably rankle longer, too (especially if it happens between people in the same community).
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Date: Apr. 25th, 2025 04:36 pm (UTC)I think the way you phrased it in your next reply to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ysabetwordsmith is quite helpful. I also think communities are bit closer to the experience of Tumblr? There's less of an expectation that you're involved with people replying to you, at least, and, of course, it often guarantees interaction with more people than just your journal would. (Yeah, your scenario probably won't occur... and if it does, it'd probably be just as well if the activity went over to the person's journal.)
Exactly! That seems like the thing people would worry about (I certainly might have, at the least). The reason I mentioned it is because it's the easiest way relatively random people can stumble on your posts (site search is a thing, but most people won't be motivated to do it).
Yeah, being slower is certainly a plus, and it makes moderation a lot easier!
(nods) I'm quite familiar with the difference, due to having watched Tumblr quite a bit (and even then, that's mostly for the people who post more in-depth to begin with).
For the rootedness, I think you're right with that. After all, someone bothering to get in a fight over here needs to have a higher level of investment than on Tumblr, and because of that, it'll probably rankle longer, too (especially if it happens between people in the same community).