I think link roundups work for people who have time to do the compilation, but a problem I'm already running into, is how to save those posts for later linking. On tumblr, I'd just use the "like" button to create a curated list of things I might reblog. Here, the memories function ... is clunky. So maybe one way is to improve that into a "save for later" followed by a "include link and first 100 words if I check this box and hit 'roundup'" or smth
I think commenting with "<3" definitely works, especially since commenting is now in-page, whereas before you'd have to click-through. I'd like to push back a bit on the reblogs and kudos thing, though, because images really thrive on reblogs and kudos. It takes me 1 minute to read 250 words, but only 2 seconds to look at an image. If I've already spent a minute on reading the post, the cost of clicking comment and writing a comment doesn't seem that much more. But if I'm just scrolling through and see a pretty picture in 2 seconds, kudos and reblogs are a much more effective way of showing appreciation. I find this happening to me a lot on AO3, too -- people find it much easier to comment on my writing than my art.
The way I see reblogs working on DW is basically an exerpted post that links back to the original post for commenting, so the equivalent of posting "I read this cool thing and the link is here". Except with images, you don't have to click through. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That said, I think a combination of fanart comms and curated roundup posts might solve the problem of getting eyeballs to the right places.
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Date: 2018-12-10 08:50 am (UTC)I think commenting with "<3" definitely works, especially since commenting is now in-page, whereas before you'd have to click-through. I'd like to push back a bit on the reblogs and kudos thing, though, because images really thrive on reblogs and kudos. It takes me 1 minute to read 250 words, but only 2 seconds to look at an image. If I've already spent a minute on reading the post, the cost of clicking comment and writing a comment doesn't seem that much more. But if I'm just scrolling through and see a pretty picture in 2 seconds, kudos and reblogs are a much more effective way of showing appreciation. I find this happening to me a lot on AO3, too -- people find it much easier to comment on my writing than my art.
The way I see reblogs working on DW is basically an exerpted post that links back to the original post for commenting, so the equivalent of posting "I read this cool thing and the link is here". Except with images, you don't have to click through. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That said, I think a combination of fanart comms and curated roundup posts might solve the problem of getting eyeballs to the right places.