FAQ: â#superstitious postsâ tagging
Original Post | This post last updated 24 Jan 2021.
Q. Why canât I just use the â#rb baitâ / â#reblog baitâ / â____â tag(s) instead?
Uh, you can? Iâm not in charge of anyoneâs specific tag procedures, so you can do whatever you want to.
The reason that a distinct separate tag would be more helpful, though, is that âreblog baitâ tags cover... a lot broader spectrum of posts, including things like âput x in the tagsâ posts or ask memes or other such game posts. (Also explained in my reblog and answer.) If that doesnât bother someone, then blocking that whole tag means they donât get any of that other stuff either.
I mean, they could click it open, but they wouldnât have any means of knowing which posts were safe. So. Itâd be nice if you could add the â#superstitious postsâ tag to that particular kind, as to make them easier to avoid.
Q. Couldnât you just reblog them privately or to a sideblog that doesnât have any followers?
Okay, well, thatâs one technique to reduce the spread of them, but it doesnât actually... solve the fact of seeing them and being distressed. Or, you know, not wanting to have to fulfill a compulsion every 40th post on oneâs dash. Or the general lasting anxiety/paranoia, because the problem isnât always having to reblog, it can be a self-contained stressor/trigger. Plus, not every post is âreblog for x.â Sometimes theyâre framed like, âif you see this post at all, (blah blah).â
Basically, thatâs a fine band-aid and all, to an extent; just, you know... seems like it would be better if people had the option of not encountering the problem in the first place.
Q. I think ___ is a better term / the tag âsuperstitious postsâ for this kind of thing doesnât personally appeal to me.
ok
Q. âSuperstitiousâ is hard to spell, though.
Yeah dunno what to tell u about that buddy. English is kind of a whack language.
Q. Iâve reblogged a post like that one or more time/s in my life and Iâm SO sorry!
No self-flagellation necessary; I ainât judging on the past. The PSA was just meant to be informative for future practices, not a reprimand. (-:
Q. If I make or share a post like those described, especially if itâs an immunity or good luck post, does it help to include an assurance that just seeing it once is enough / that you donât have to reblog?
Depends; read my answer here.
