Tumblr—Fandom, Art, Chaos

I-Tumblr: ikhaya leciko lakho elisha eliyintandokazi. Woza uthole imidwebo yedijithali ephumelelayo kukho konke ukunambitheka kwe-fandom. Hlala ulindele ukunikezwa kwangempela okumangalisayo kwalabo baculi abafanayo. Futhi, phakathi kwabo bonke ubuciko: Amandla e-inthanethi endala. Wonke ama-fandoms ongayifisa. Ama-meme anele ukuze akhiphe isilwane esincelisayo esinosayizi omaphakathi. Engeza kuyo noma mane nje uskrole bese uyicwilisa.

Lonke ucezu lobuciko obushintsha impilo olutholayo, wonke ama-GIF empophoma owabuka ngokumangala, zonke izingcaphuno ozibhalela kabusha, wonke amathegi obakhethayo—yilokho kuphela. Babloge kabusha ukuze babonise umhlaba ukuthi ungubani, ukuthi yini okuthandayo. Wena ungumhloli. Siyimephu nje nonke eniqhubeka nokuyenza. Wamukelekile ekhaya. Kwenze kube eyakho.

Uma ungumculi, uza kakhulu emphakathini ozowuthanda umsebenzi wakho. Cabanga ngalokhu njengesitudiyo sakho esiku-inthanethi esinezinketho eziningi: Iphothifoliyo, ikhadi lakho lokushaya lezinto ozidalile ezinokuxhumana nomphakathi owakhiwe ngaphakathi, noma ibhodi lokudweba eliku-inthanethi, indawo yokusheshisa imibono, ukwabelana ngemidwebo, nokuqoqa impendulo. Thatha izicelo namakhomishini noma ujoyine izinselele zobuciko ezifana ne-Goblin Week, Mermay, Julycanthropy, ne-Yeehawgust. Xoxa ngamaphuzu amahle amabhulashi akho owathandayo. Dala ubuciko be-OC kubabhali bakho abayintandokazi ku-Tumblr. Thengisa amaphrinti (ama-coasters! izinkomishi! ama-tchotchkes!) omsebenzi wakho—ezethamelini ezitshale imali kuwe futhi ezifuna ngenkuthalo lezi zinto nge-Artist Alley yethu. Dala i-webcomic (ingabe uzwile nge-Heartstopper? Iqale lapha.)

Manje faka isithombe sakho konke lokhu okungenhla, kodwa usohambeni. Yilokho okuyikho.

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Amathuba okuthi uma uke wayibona kwenye indawo, kungenzeka ukuthi iqale lapha. Lowo mdwebo wedijithali awukwazi ukuyeka ukucabanga ngawo. Lokho okuthunyelwe okuchaza imininingwane enhle yento ongakaze uyibone ukuthi udinga ukuyazi. Ideshibhodi yakho izoba yikhasethi yazo zonke izinto ezinhle, ezingenangqondo, ezimangalisayo ozithandayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyathumela, ucasha kokuthandwayo, noma ubloga kabusha efrijini lakho lomuntu siqu eliku-inthanethi. Noma ngabe imuphi umphakathi wangakini, uzothola ikhaya elenziwe ngomumo lapha.

Uma unokuthile ongakusho—ukuthatha okushisayo kwezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zenyanga ye-Virgo, i-Barbie fanfic, isithombe sofudu lwakho u-Harold omane nje *okufanele* wabelane ngalo nomhlaba: Shutha ishothi yakho ngesithombe, ividiyo, noma umbhalo. Yenza okuthunyelwe okulalelwayo kwe-ramblings noma wabelane ngengoma yakho yamanje oyintandokazi nge-Spotify. Size sibe nokuthunyelwe okusethiwe ngaphambili kwazo zonke izingcaphuno zakho ezingalungile.

I-reblog iqala izingxoxo zawo wonke umuntu, idale amahlaya, futhi iqhubeke—ngezinye izikhathi emhlabeni wonke naseminyakeni edlule. Isikhathi nesikhala, khona lapha ezandleni zakho. Noma ngabe yini okhetha ukuyithumela ku-ether yethu yedijithali esebenzayo, yazi ukuthi ingaya noma yikuphi. (Ngaphandle uma kunjalo, usebenzisa izilawuli zethu zokubloga kabusha kweleveli. Ibhulogi eyimfihlo? Okuthunyelwe okuyimfihlo? Konke kungenzeka lapha).

I-Tumblr iyikhaya le-fandom. Sonke sinaleyo blorbo eyodwa ekhethekile emibukisweni yethu. Kunobukhazikhazi ozofuna ukubukisisa, ukubloga kabusha, ukubukisisa futhi—noma uzenzele wena, futhi wabelane nomphakathi. Ungafunda ama-ficcers akho owathandayo ku-ao3 *futhi* ubone ubuciko babo be-OC ku-Tumblr *futhi* uxoxe ngamaphuzu angcono kakhulu enkoleloze nabo. I-Pokémon? Ngiyitholile. Uyamangala? lapha. I-Kpop? Hlola. Okungaphezu kwemvelo? Kunjalo. I-Minecraft? Ilungile futhi ilindile. I-star wars? Yebo! Udokotela Ubani? Dokotela WENA! Uthola umbono: konke kulapha.

Kuyindawo yonke ngaphandle lapha. Uma ithemba lokudala, ukubhuloga kabusha, ukuthunyelwa, kanye nokulungisa lizwakala lithusa kancane, yiya ku-tips.tumblr.com, lapho u-Cat Frazier we-animatedtext.tumblr.com ezokuhambisa emaphuzwini angcono kakhulu e-Tumblr etiquette—i-effervescent, the eeby, the deeby.

Ngakho. Bhalisa, thanda ubuciko obuthile, landela omaka abathile, futhi uthole indawo yakho kudeshibhodi. Bese ubloga kabusha, uthanda, futhi uthumele kokuqukethwe kwenhliziyo yakho. Noma vele udlulele ephusheni ozenzele lona—uphethe okhiye balo mbuso.

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