SPYBOY.UK.ES. TWO

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

To all of my amazing followers…I just wanted to take a moment before my blog ends here in a little over a week to THANK each and everyone of you for following me! You all are amazing! Some of you have been with me for years, others only for a short time, and I have to say… It has definitely been an awesome ride!

I’m not going to go on a long tirade about this stupid ass decision which was made concerning this site. There have been numerous posts already spanning the internet talking about that, however I will say this… the decision they have made, in my opinion, will be the absolute death of this site and they will ultimately end up regretting it when this is all done and over with. They will not only be shooting themselves in the foot with this decision, they will be blowing their head off as well in the process.

Anyway, before all of that happens though, and I lose contact with all of you, I just wanted to take a moment to thank each of you! You all have been the reason why I have continued this blog and post the pics which I hope you have enjoyed over the last few years. I’m not exactly sure where I’ll go from here, or what site I will end up on (if any), however I do sincerely hope our paths will cross again!

With gratitude,