What to do if your account gets wrongfully terminated
So by now most of you have probably heard that my account was suddenly terminated (aka banned) on Saturday afternoon. Iām back now, and since I had to do some digging into this on my own, I figured Iād make a post for others to reference.Ā
How to tell if youāve been wrongfully terminated
You will find yourself suddenly locked out of your account. For me, I had just made a post when I got kicked to the login screen. My password wouldnāt work, so I tried to reset it, at which point I got this screen:
Now, if Tumblr legitimately terminated your account - meaning, you broke a rule and they banned you for it - they should send you an email telling you why. So, immediately check your email. If you donāt get anything, it was probably a glitch. These happen shockingly often, so thereās a whole process to it.Ā
How to get your account back
First, submit a support ticket. Tumblrās support email does NOT work, you MUST go through their site. SelectĀ āTerminated accountā. Write a POLITE message explaining the situation. Describe what you were doing when you suddenly got kicked off, and state that to the best of your knowledge, you havenāt broken any rules, or that if you did, you would be willing to delete the offending posts. Include your url and email.
Check your email. You should immediately get an automatic message saying theyāre looking into the problem. If you donāt that means that Tumblr marked your email as spam (because they banned you).Ā If you need to, resend the ticket using a different email address at the bottom. Explain that your account email doesnāt seem to be going through and thatās why youāre using a different one.Ā
Wait.Ā Tumblr Supportās hours of operation are 9-5 EST, Monday through Friday. If, like me, you submitted your ticket on a weekend, you may be in for a wait. If you donāt get a response within 24 hours, DO NOT SEND ANOTHER TICKET, but instead reply to the email they sent you. Iāve seen it advised that you should send another ticket only if the problem isnāt fixed within the week.Ā
Check you url often.Ā Tumblr will likely never respond to your email letting you know what happened or that youāve been reinstated. Check your url every so often, and if it finally loads as your blog (instead of theĀ āThereās nothing hereā screen) you are free to log back in.Ā
And thatās it! If it was a glitch, they SHOULD reinstate your account, but you MUST submit a support ticket letting them know whatās going on.Ā