I was on tumblr on and off for years while also being active on DW, and guess I what I don't understand is, Why not just comment about a thing in the place the thing exists? (the way you would with a blog post anywhere else? The social aspect is still retained, isn't it? (And actually, as many if not more new people might see your comment that way. The social aspect would still work the way it often worked (works?) on tumblr, which was that if someone likes what you say they may check out and decide to follow subscribe to you.
On the other hand, I can accept that people who are new to DW might be more comfortable using it in a way that's alien to me, and that's okay. The end point is for people to be civil to each other while they have fun talking about the things they enjoy.
Honestly, I think what throws me here is the use of the word "reblogging," when — if I'm following you — what you describe in point #3 is what I'd call "quoting a section of something in order to start a new discussion." That's easily done, and done a lot.
BUT, as you know, because tumblr doesn't really have the access control that DW has, there can be a situation on DW when material from a friends-only post gets "reposted/reblogged" without the OP knowing. That original poster might have had reasons for not making what they said public: by reblogging/reposting/quoting it publicly, you'd be making an end-run around those reasons.
Bottom line: Just make it clear that the polite thing to do, if you want to quote a "discrete chunk" in your own space, is to ask the OP first, and (for the convenience of your readers) provide a link to the original post.
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Date: 2019-01-08 09:14 pm (UTC)(the way you would with a blog post anywhere else? The social aspect is still retained, isn't it? (And actually, as many if not more new people might see your comment that way. The social aspect would still work the way it often worked (works?) on tumblr, which was that if someone likes what you say they may check out and decide to
followsubscribe to you.On the other hand, I can accept that people who are new to DW might be more comfortable using it in a way that's alien to me, and that's okay. The end point is for people to be civil to each other while they have fun talking about the things they enjoy.
Honestly, I think what throws me here is the use of the word "reblogging," when — if I'm following you — what you describe in point #3 is what I'd call "quoting a section of something in order to start a new discussion." That's easily done, and done a lot.
BUT, as you know, because tumblr doesn't really have the access control that DW has, there can be a situation on DW when material from a friends-only post gets "reposted/reblogged" without the OP knowing. That original poster might have had reasons for not making what they said public: by reblogging/reposting/quoting it publicly, you'd be making an end-run around those reasons.
Bottom line: Just make it clear that the polite thing to do, if you want to quote a "discrete chunk" in your own space, is to ask the OP first, and (for the convenience of your readers) provide a link to the original post.