Hi, you may or may not know me. I go by Tyramir, and I’m an author. Mostly I write fanfic, but I have also published a book at some point. (Yes, that was a subtle plug – don’t feel obligated to click the links, they’re there to justify to myself why I’m doing this so I can say this wasn’t 100% altruistic because I’m a crusty old troll)
So, recently, Tumblr has made something of an announcement regarding what kind of content they will and will not host in the future. And you know what, that’s okay. It’s their site. They can do what they want. Just like I’m free to say, “Hey, @staff, go fuck yourselves with some sandpaper, you masochistic fucks.”
Ah, that felt good. You know what else feels good? Moving to Pillowfort. I’m in no way associated with them, beyond that I am now a user. I just bought a key. More than one, actually. I bought a whackload of them. I am not rich. See: author. Very poor profession if you’re not ultra-successful. However, what I am is angry, and disappointed with the direction this site is taking.
This site is home for the marginalised, for the outcasts, for the misfits. It’s also the home for a lot of fellow artists, like myself. Ones that might not have a little extra cash in their wallets. So, as a Christmas gift (and as a way of sharing that link up above advertising my book, see self, you’re not totally altruistic), I’m making this offer.
Reblog and like this post. You don’t have to follow me. You don’t have to buy my book. You don’t have to tell anyone it exists. You don’t even have to click that link. Just like and reblog. Anyone who likes it will get one entry for drawing for a key. Anyone who reblogs it will get one. Anyone who does both will get two. And on December 17th, the Day of Ignominy, I will draw ten names, and I will gift ten keys. I’ll even wear a Willy Wonka hat while I do. You won’t be able to see it, but the spirit will be there.
If you want to get the word out, but don’t want to get an entry (say you already have a Pillowfort account), just reblog and tag the post with “no entry,” or some variation thereof. I’ll exclude you from the draw, but thank you (in my mind, I’m not gonna actually thank people, but that requires effort, yo) for helping others learn about this opportunity.
TL;DR: Bald author wants to use very little cash he has to give people Pillowfort accounts. Just like and reblog for entries.Also, I hope you are feasted upon by a swarm of angry weasels, @staff.
**EDITED TO INCLUDE** A kind soul who has stated their desire to remain anonymous has volunteered an additional five keys to the raffle! We are now up to fifteen keys.
Okay so, there’s this application called TumblThree that lets you download your entire blog.
You can check it out HERE! (As far as I know, this is only for Windows. Sorry Mac/Linux users…)
There are instructions on how to use it in the same page, but if you want a basic step-by-step, then keep reading!
1. Download the application
Go to the releases page. You want to download the .zip file that says “application”. (Version number might vary as the developer updates it)
2. Unzip it
Open the .zip file. You should find a folder named “TumblThree”. Drag and drop this folder to whatever directory you want.
3. Open the program
Navigate to the folder you just unzipped and open it. Inside, double-click the file called “TumblThree”
You will see this window pop up on your screen:
4. Add your blog
On the bottom-left corner, enter your blog’s url and then click on “Add Blog”. Your blog should appear in the list. (I’m using my art blog as an example)
Then, select your blog in the list and click “Add to Queue”. Your blog should appear on the sidebar on the right.
Note: You can download posts from any blog, but keep in mind that the
blog’s owner might not be happy with people downloading their art
without their permission. I recommend you use this on your own blog(s)
only.
5. Set things up
At the top of the queue, click on the “Details” tab. It should look like this.
This part is very important, so read carefully! If you would like to download ALL posts from your blog (e.g. Your blog has only art you’ve uploaded), then you should probably want to keep the default settings.
If you would like to download your original posts and exclude reblogs (e.g. You use your blog for both art and reblogs), you’ll want to uncheck the “Download reblogged posts” at the bottom of the list
6. Download!
Once you’re happy with the settings, click on “Crawl” (The button with the magnifying glass). A progress bar will appear and your blog’s contents will be downloaded. Depending on how big your blog is, this might take a while.
The downloaded files will be located inside the TumblThree directory, inside a new folder called “Blogs”.
And there you have it! Now you have a backup of your blog!
this post will be updated as I find more websites to add! please check with the original before reblogging to see if there’s an updated version, and message me with more suggestions if you have them!!
for general use
myspace.com – yes, it still exists, i’m just as surprised as you
soup.io – very similar to tumblr, plus it can import your tumblr blog
twitter.com – allows posting both text and photos in sets, allows retweets
livejournal.com – still an option, but questionably safe for fandom
wordpress.com – old and well-established, often considered the default
geared towards artists and photographers
deviantart.com – huge community, allows posting art + sorting into folders
furaffinity.net – similar to DA but for furries, easy to display commish info
instagram.com – photo and video posts, excellent tag search
piczel.tv – allows both streaming and posting art / photosets to a gallery
pixiv.net – huge anime art community, allows livestreaming
paid platforms
patreon.com – subscription-based access to many diff types of content
pillowfort.io – still in beta, but should function almost identically to tumblr
typepad.com – similar to wordpress but with reblogging and a dash
ways to save your current tumblr posts
use the wayback machine! you do have to archive each page of your blog individually but once you do all the content, including media, will be saved exactly as it was at the moment you archived it.
wordpress and soup both allow you to directly import whole tumblr blogs, and if i recall correctly it’s something both dreamwidth and pillowfort have said they are working on.
if you have some knowledge of computers you can try this github solution which uses a python script to download your whole blog to your computer.
even if you don’t know anything about programming or the command line
they give a very good beginners tutorial on how to use it so you should still give it a shot!
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