#make backups

News Update!

Yes, everyone! I have my account back! ’desiree-uk’ has been restored It has been the longest 4 days EVER!  So after multiple emails sent by me and only one automated reply from Tumblr staff, I was starting to lose hope, but thanks to a lot of supportive messages I didn’t want to give up, I really wanted my account back. I got a message from @treason-and-plot​ suggesting I go on Twitter and post on the Tumblr Support page. I didn’t have an account but I thought it couldn’t hurt to open a temporary one. I didn’t get a response but someone read my post and DM’d me suggesting I email them (Tumblr staff) again and follow this page, throwing in as much legal jargon in the email as possible and wait and see what happens. Within an hour I got an email saying my account has been restored!  The reason they gave for terminating my account was pretty much the same as why @katsujiiccfinds​ account was terminated too:

I couldn’t believe it! I made a post referring to some curtains on that site with a link 2 YEARS AGO! Yet nothing happened all that time until someone clicked on the link on Saturday and that’s what got my account terminated! So apparently your blog can be terminated if someone clicks on a triggering link after 2 years of making the post?? Okay then.🤨

I find this all a bit whimsical to be honest. It doesn’t make sense why that site is so triggering to them. But to cut off people’s account without any warning because of it, is a blatant disregard to the people who use their platform. The lack of communication pissed me off most of all. To have to quote their own Community Guidelines back to them to get a response is a massive fail on their part. I could go on but you all know how Tumblr is. It was actually cathartic to put it all in an email so they could see themselves as we see them. 😂

Anyway, the offending post has been deleted, I’ve added the name of the site in my filters, I won’t refer to it or link it again! I’ve been told.🙄

Please everyone, check your posts and add a filter to that site so this won’t happen to you. If It has happened, keep on at them. They seem to rely on people not bothering to question them. If your account isn’t important enough to you to get it back, why would it be important to them?

Now I’m gonna clean up my tags and make a full offline backup of my posts - just in case! 😛

Robert: 3 attempts to get my login right? I need more coffee, clearly…

Alisdair: …usually I find using "password" as an, er, password makes it unforgettable. Not ideal from a security perspective though ;-)

Robert: Maybe this is a good time for me to mention @1Password in this conversation? ;D

Alisdair: that's right… I use one password. Same one for everything. Clever, eh? LOL!

Robert: ba-dom-tish! Good one, Alisdair! Made my morning now! :D

Alisdair: glad to be of service ;-) Another handy hint – username = Admin. Saves so much time having to remember anything else LOL!

Robert: The real problem with that strategy occurs when you need more than one account in any given service.

Alisdair: mmm…. admin1, admin2, admin3 – sorted :-D

Robert: Ah, perfect! I'll just write down which goes where on this here sticky note. Brilliant! :D

Alisdair: oh yes, I forget – write it down, next to the PIN number for your bank card! Er… #securityfail ;-)

Robert: Been there, done that, have the sticky note attached to the card at all times. You know, just in case! ;)

Both me and Alisdair would like to take this time and remind you about the importance of having good computer security. Specially in the form of good passwords, unique to each login, as well as that you should also do regular backups of all your important data.

It's all fun and games until you have someone break into your accounts, use you as spam-fodder or even worse; take all your money!