"Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers."
- Marcus Aurelius
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If you could add one feature to Tumblr, what would it be?
The ability to block someone from following me and the ability to upload more than 1 image per post. Also the ability to add an image to a text post would be sweet.
Oh, .txt file hosting would be awesome too.
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firemind reblogged this from david and added:
Search for tumblelogs using text or tags.
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motionsensorsoundtrack reblogged this from discodazzlerr and added:
A way to smell the food posts and a tutorial on how to use the line reblogging thing that I can’t seem to figure out so...
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sparo reblogged this from chvnx and added:
A goddamn built-in comment system.
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chvnx reblogged this from david and added:
The ability to block someone from following me and the ability to upload more than 1 image per post. Also the ability...
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arshdeep answered:
Dates in the Dashboard.
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johnndege answered:
nothing
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tylerpaige reblogged this from david and added:
post a picture and have its click-through link be the full-size image, without having to host
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aneilia answered:
teleporting capabilities between NYC and SF
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sahil answered:
RSS for Dashboard
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joannas answered:
privacy for some posts so that only some can see them.
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sweller answered:
tumblitics
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pasty answered:
tag clouds, integrated commenting, iPhone ap, more focus on featured posts than blogs on the homepage
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michaellynton answered:
rss feeds for posts based on their tags
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jamesdrewe answered:
more posts per page (or exclude twitter posts from the count)
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bir answered:
comment system
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blogofastudent answered:
comments. Or the ability to contact the blogger. Tumbler is awesome though. Amazing Job!
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khalanslh answered:
a way to categorize profiles… for example, you’ll be in a categorie if you post music, videos, pictures, random… etc.
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gesualdi answered:
world peace
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kevin1024 answered:
New post type: Reviews
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ronenreblogs reblogged this from david and added:
mass-tagging/post-editing
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ellens answered:
a ‘bookmark’ for where i left off reading my dashboard last
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timhoran answered:
Simple Email/Mobile Posts (not pictures). Subject = Headline, Email Message Body = Tumblr Post Body. >Close2nd Multi-Photo Slideshow Posts
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nav-chatterji answered:
News streams specific to subjective tags, and pushed up based to the number of reblogs
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moth answered:
“Play all” button to stream all the songs or videos in my Tumblr Dashboard.
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melanyouth answered:
The ability to change reblogging layouts (how things indent, etc) independent of themes and without having to write your own css.
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ericnelson answered:
Comments within the dashboard. Sort of like this.
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krispayne answered:
Mobile Dashboard
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enjoyette answered:
“Friends page” (of ppl we follow) viewable in the same theme as our Tumblr layout theme.
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rodmitch answered:
RSS feed of the dashboard please!
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honora answered:
viewing my dashboard in a nice format on the mobile web
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roxi answered:
comments
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lifeinsideout answered:
comments section
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gumnos answered:
Control over inbound RSS feeds via the dashboard.
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iansanity answered:
Image ALT tags that work as the entries description for the RSS feed. And, re-blogging that allows your own comments for everything.
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migueld answered:
direct commenting like this!
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benjoseph answered:
Make RSS feedsa appear in my dashboard.
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blondoverblue answered:
when i click on links from them to open in a separate window so i can eaisly go back to the post
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thebronzemedal answered:
Direct Messages
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jeffgiddens answered:
the ability to add a week’s worth of mp3’s on one day for forgetful music bloggers - 7 mp3s a week rather than one a day.
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efliv answered:
I want, need, crave a separate RSS feed that ignores imported content so I can syndicate my Tumblr activity without creating dupes.
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joshuatuscan answered:
Ability to host the database on my own server
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caz answered:
Choice to reblog just to my tumblr rather than the dashboard - most times I have nothing to add and don’t want to clutter the dashboard
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vruz answered:
more “social” features like comenting on others’ posts from the dashboard (that can’t be done with Disqus)
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butterflyeffects answered:
The ability to access your own tumblrs on different log ins (which were started before groups became public) through the one log in… :)
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karthiksetty answered:
Have an image gallery option where we can upload a bunch of images as one post.
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pzskc383 answered:
Imagine this: fetched RSS feeds do not immediately in blog, but show up in some “queue” page, where I can choose to post or discard them.
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imperialwizard answered:
Orange soda dispenser.
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kirstenbecken answered:
tumblr_folio’s for everyone
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albi answered:
The ability to add some static XHTML pages and link them.
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kayfabe answered:
something like the old radar and a way to search through tags
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tmblg answered:
Bring back the old Radar. The current one is useless!
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hybridjosto answered:
more functional dashboard
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synr answered:
No more Tumblr.
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freytage answered:
to put more than one photo in a post…
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yyoyoma reblogged this from david and added:
Hey david, is this the...you’re talkin about?
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talley answered:
display tags
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craigz answered:
From the dashboard allow me to see just my posts (incase I want to edit something from a week or two back). Thanks for asking!
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bendelaney answered:
An easier way to read all 239 of these bloody answers. ;-)
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arturomoreno answered:
Easy multiple tumblrs. One account to tule them all.
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madthoughts answered:
Oh. Oh this is slick. Ohhhhh shit this is hot. Well played. Okay A) this. B) commenting. C) more post types. Use your amazing imagination.
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sciencevsromance answered:
this is nifty, but keep tumblr clean, simple, and beautiful. there are plenty of other overfeatured weblog platforms out there.
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pratyush answered:
Multiple Photos support like in Posterious
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helenpham answered:
Option to “like” entries rather than reblog; like Vimeo.
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lynnr answered:
To be able to comment on entries right on your dashboard. (Kind of like this.)
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zachhale answered:
Cookies and milk for everyone!
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soace answered:
Did you draw your default
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lindsaycampbell answered:
some cute skins for people who don
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yum9me answered:
Tumblr Stats!
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102828 answered:
Lol. You rock David.
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sicksand answered:
rss for specific tag
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daryn answered:
this is an awesome feature!
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tgumbel answered:
A single RSS feed for everyone that you follow.
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mialegria answered:
comments and reblogging without following
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mantooth answered:
The ability to search for my friends on Tumblr by importing my Gmail contact list.
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bradofarrell reblogged this from david and added:
On the drop down list...filter to “photos” and “videos”, etc, I’d like an option for...
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lacey reblogged this from david and added:
He asked this about 10 minutes ago, and there have already been 67 responses, my favorite being “zombie poke”.
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elioty answered:
The ability to ask questions like this one.
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scaramouche reblogged this from david
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snydez answered:
filtering-out on dashboard, so i can temporary unfollow people
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noosphere answered:
customizing dashboard, please. Thanks!~
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geofox answered:
Static Pages
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michaelikesit answered:
a way to mark the beginning and the end of what I’ve read in my dashboard that stays even if i shut my computer down
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asie answered:
a third option, where we can post just for peeps on our dashboard to see, not peeps who read our particular tumblr blog.
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mdfsmash answered:
this, and a way to sort my posts by type (i think it went away from before)
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suzannexie answered:
the ability to ‘search’ for any terms/tags used in all posts…i know, that’s asking for a lot. (you guys rock by the way)
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jonhall answered:
This question feels very zen to me.
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soxiam answered:
bookmarklet that can post to multiple tumblr accounts
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jenrobinson answered:
I’d like to be able to play all audio posts from my friends continuously - like a playlist or StreamPad. Thanks for asking!
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cowsandmilk answered:
a place to throw my peanut shells
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highlow answered:
comments please, nice-friendly tumblr comments
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onlyjay answered:
To be able to message other members.
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jacksonlatka answered:
Q&A….oh wait… This is nice!
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adamgotterer answered:
Static pages
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rapvsweden answered:
reblog stats, so you know who your real friends are!
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letomoon answered:
private messaging to other tumblrs
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deef answered:
polls, post queue, comments, better way to find other people who like what i like
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beenthinking answered:
I’d like to start a draft and post it in actual time later. When I share a private post, it seems to publish it when I first started it.
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starline answered:
The ability to see reblogs on tumblrs that aren’t on your dashboard.
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fireflyfairies answered:
a theme tune to your page, i dont know if it can be done but iv never been on anyones page that has a theme tune lol
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shrinkwrapped answered:
More options for easily customising how imported RSS feeds are displayed (like Twitter).
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d-min answered:
non-disqus comments
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iboong answered:
Unlimited text post
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benisadork answered:
i like it just the way it is. but you guys i’m sure will make it cooler :)
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azizk answered:
native comments supporting open id
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adnanymous answered:
The give me free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream feature :)
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ericstrauss answered:
custom css for the dashboard… and this is totally awesome
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altidude answered:
I’d like to choose how many blog items per page view. It would be nice to load up 30 or 40 and scroll at my leisure without paging back.
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adriantumble answered:
have a draft post queue; possibly even schedule posting date of drafts
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kylewritescode answered:
edit support in the api, as well as access to reblog and follower data
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theipodguru answered:
I like this thing you got going here. This Q/A thing. Like kapi said, I’d like a private reblog option.
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matthewgruman answered:
Use ID tags to bring me back to the post I’ve reblogged after I’ve reblogged; opposed to the top of the page. Everything else is pretty great
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bip answered:
comments like this. Comentarios como estos.
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alexandraaaa answered:
comments!
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osakasteve answered:
Something so that we might use your gorgeous interface but store our posts on our own servers. Make it a paid enhancement perhaps?
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moot answered:
Allow me to “follow” any RSS feed on the internet. So that I can use my Dashboard as my feed reader for all blogs.
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jbm answered:
Public collaboration forms.
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neekolas answered:
A way to condense long articles in the dashboard
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jessicachu answered:
A bookmark feature so you could know when you stopped reading your friends posts you could back to the last post you read.
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taufiq answered:
Allow others to add their own themes into the default theme section. That way, new themes are always available and easy to install.
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pancho answered:
this! q&A is awesome
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robosheep answered:
View reblogs of people you aren’t following.
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whizhouse answered:
add jumps on pages, I hate running a lot of text on the front page
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armsultan answered:
better SEO
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dawnowar answered:
this! and the thing that marco has… the reblog notes showed on the front side like they do in the dashboard
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ruhi answered:
Free Tumblr app that can be used to write posts/view the dashboard etc. for the iPhone!
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jso answered:
THIS is cool! Comments just like it. Limited length is cool, too!
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alexbeaudet answered:
This, and threaded reblogs / notes.
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reiestrada7 answered:
more apparent tag support. you know? a more accessible tag cloud thing that doesn’t require extreme customization.
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gbattle answered:
Native Disqus integration into the dashboard - Comment, Notes & Reblog in the upper right corner. Easy to integrate other comment platforms.
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kendra answered:
a search tool for specific posts or tumblr logs
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kiyo answered:
This! Or somthing similar to Twitter like @reply to your post
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iammattjordan answered:
being able to have a window to just see reblogs and new followers in one pane, seperate from the main dashboard!
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pixie-dust answered:
Post preview.
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thegongshow answered:
A version of the dashboard optimized to display on a Times Sq billboard.
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jacobd answered:
Bigger image support
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arood answered:
This one.
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brocatus answered:
comments on selected posts
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joelaz answered:
open up the dashboard through the api + rss feeds
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nevyn answered:
RSS for the dashboard. Tried to hack it together on my own by scraping but the result sorta sucked. (Native comments would rock too)
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krishanu answered:
A mobile interface for Tumblr! Or do you already have one? :)
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goosebumpmusic answered:
sort posts by people i follow in the same way as is possible with my own posts
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startmeup answered:
ability to comment to the user without reblogging
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adamiss answered:
this. this right here. love this direct answer approach. I like the idea of moving private conversations to email.
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talby answered:
A fully open dashboard API
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abangupjob answered:
tie: be better able to find blogs OR to post from pages other than front page of my dashboard.
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grahamgrafx answered:
Integrated, old, random, posts into the front page of my blog, that way new followers off-tumblr can see my older posts right there.
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junesix answered:
direct messaging to other tumblr authors
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lovepuppy answered:
reblogs to be seen in the dashboard only. like for the stuff you don’t want your boyfriends mom to see
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mchlltrn answered:
More songs
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inky answered:
:derewsna ykni
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julie911 answered:
Private comments and photo titles. This is really cool!
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ryanb answered:
having this Q&A feature! but also, built-in comments would useful for the masses.
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pierreism answered:
To be able to isolate and sort through an individual’s posts in Dashboard. Oh and to revamp the Explore page.
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greendesigngirl answered:
Multiple photo uploads within one photo post, pretty pleeze.
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ortolano answered:
I wish backspacing to the beginning of text entries didn’t freak everything out, causing my browser to go back a page!
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tabitha answered:
a built-in comment system.
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medicenmarie answered:
private messaging and stadistics
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vertetbleu answered:
title field on photo post, and start favorites without reblog.
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eduruiz answered:
photo & video title
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imkevinxu answered:
better content managing
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breefield answered:
“why i followed you” optional text input upon following someone
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sqpeg answered:
1-This “answer/question” feature for users would rock for one. Or maybe a direct response system other than reblogging.
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aaronindenver answered:
support aac files, not just mp3 for music uploads
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pile answered:
this. also threaded notes
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trey answered:
The ability to list reblogs on the original post.
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chopan answered:
photo title
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xyzprincess answered:
real comments
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davidhoffman answered:
having photos i include in audio posts display on the dashboard.
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peterwknox answered:
The ability to save posts written ahead of time and post them later.
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clarkdebonair answered:
It would be nice to have an option for beefier, more blog-like posts. That may be counterintuitve to Tumblr’s telos, but that’s my $.02.
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michelenicole answered:
ability to “star” posts so you can easily find favorites!
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energyface answered:
A script that will give you a list of your most popular posts. Also, better archives— it takes too long to load / find content =)
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eush answered:
i’m sure it’s been said before, but an ability to mark posts as ‘favorite’ or something without reblogging it would be nice.
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athymia answered:
That Cbox thingy..u know?
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obviedades answered:
multiple users
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stub answered:
Even bigger buttons and text boxes.
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mareen answered:
to be able to respond to peoples’ posts without every external blog reader seeing it. E.g. with a function like this.
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milesbarger answered:
This, but expanded: responses held privately on the dashboard with the option to post, ability to send messages/notes in the dashboard, etc.
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dannygarcia answered:
Individual site pages (like, if I want an “About” page)! Yay!
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bitchslaps answered:
Make this question thingy available to me and also something something network like messaging between followers?
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jeffrock answered:
Private/beta API access :P
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jitle answered:
local comments, to be able to personally do this polling, localized searching
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avalanche answered:
Statistics
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bijan answered:
love this.
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un answered:
Cool freakn spy widget like this to talk to tumblrs
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cultrvultr answered:
search
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yourdp answered:
The old radar back. Simplicity in design never hurt anyone. I love cheezits.
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amwelles answered:
This answering thing would be nice. (:
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morningstar answered:
auto delete accounts requesting comments
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rinsespin answered:
dashboard rss
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amyyy answered:
this! i love it. I always want to reply to posts without having to add them as a post on my page. This would be a thing of beauty.
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verydefinitely answered:
this question/answer feature is uber cool. and it’d be awesome if it’s Tumblr only for the sake of keeping the inside jokes in the hood. :D
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gean answered:
A redesign, make it more funky
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matthewb answered:
Ability to show reblog info/notes in custom themes.
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unconventionalitismnessity answered:
This. (or comments)
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eightyoneandon answered:
comments, RSS dashboard.
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nrbd answered:
Comments. Real comments.
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kbkarma answered:
Entertainingly, this was one of the choices. Otherwise, comapatibilty with other video sites (Gametrailers, Veoh, etc.).
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lifeofbk answered:
Image galleries, to allow for people to post mulitple images, without taking up multiple dashboard pages.
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kevintwohy answered:
static pages would be nice — also, sms-to-text support is shoddy (esp for devices that don’t want to SMS to an email)…
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alexs answered:
COMMENTS!
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wasted-efforts answered:
“messages” that go to a person’s dashboard that you are following. They’d act as personal comments or direct contact
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gregbrown answered:
Some form of direct messaging; I want Tumblr people to be able to contact me, but don’t want to put my e-mail out in public.
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erinnicole answered:
a way to filter posts, either by type or people you are following
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helloszabi answered:
rss feed for dashboard
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dstrelau answered:
How the??? THIS! I would add THIS THING!!
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katiebakes answered:
A way to group Tumblrs you follow so that at the top there would be options to view “my Tumblr” “all Tumblrs” and then the various groups.
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r2witco answered:
alternative views for Archives (text based lists would be nice)
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themarkpike answered:
See the reblogs of Tumblr posts of Tumblrs you don’t currently follow.
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neuski answered:
Comments!!
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evrt answered:
some how show a map listing (geo listing) of tumblrs. i keep finding cool tumblrs to follow, but there really isn’t a place to see them all
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allisonweiss answered:
WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS THIS?! I WOULD ADD THIS THING!!!!!
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election08 answered:
this one.
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trystero answered:
the reblogging system is the core of the tumblr experience, make it better please!
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azspot answered:
better comment / reblog / note threading and/or hyperlinking
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mascarah answered:
ummmmm wow!
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kevinmosley answered:
No file size limits on audio MP3 uploads. Low quality audio kills my boner.
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jacob answered:
a fancier dashboard widget
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kellyreeves answered:
When reblogging quotes and chats, having a field to enter links/allow for proper source crediting.
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robgonemild answered:
A simple “comments” feature. I know there’s ome code for it, but unless you’re one of the Tumblr elite, you’d never know.
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squashed answered:
I would have Tumblr sell new post types for a few dollars. The default layout could remain quite simple—but could be expandable for a fee.
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jdel answered:
Find out when someone unfollows you.
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djnewstyle answered:
Comments.
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krankmills answered:
make images in text posts visible on the dashboard!
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worldofwando answered:
the ability to save a draft when i’m in the midst of writing a post.
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atencio answered:
An option to make certain posts and re-blogs “dashboard visible only,” so that non-tumblr blog viewers don’t see them.
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vb answered:
Let me rope in the other tumblr account I have into this one (it was pre-the current upgrade)
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katrina answered:
Tumblr-only posts (so non tumblrs don’t have to see in-jokes, etc)
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johnnyfive answered:
woah! this is cool?
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karlaakins answered:
caffeine
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spiteshow answered:
I second the small file hosting…and this question / answer feature
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travors answered:
A statistics page, detailing stuff like most reblogged post, who reblogs me the most, who links to me etc
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pilnick answered:
Enhanced dashboard browsing (marking position, working backwards navigation, etc)
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ihavegoodtaste answered:
It would be able to send private direct messages to other users’ dashboards. Sometimes you want to comment on a post without reblogging it.
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webmarc answered:
I’d add the ability to solicit responses. Oh wait…
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sid05 answered:
multi loops support (hey, this is amazing=))
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delbertshoopman answered:
Re-blogs that give you the choice of staying on the dashboard, or also showing up on your site.
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hannahkc answered:
comments…
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alexbain answered:
It’s a great product, but I’d love to see integrated polling/voting. It’d make the dashboard more interactive.
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klash answered:
i want to give some tips on css, xhtml, php scripts and if tumblr can seperate this coding part in the posts, it woudl be great
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lickystickypickyme answered:
pagenumbers on dashboard and blog pages
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msg answered:
multiple images in a post that end up being visible from the dashboard
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marc answered:
Abstract the tumblelog structure. Be able to assign the default to any tumblelog and have all public tumblelogs be able to Follow others.
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soupsoup answered:
Collapsable threaded discussions.
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caro answered:
Make me a sandwich.
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brevitic answered:
Search!
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mavryx answered:
Reblogs that allow the reblogger to upload their own image as well.
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lacey answered:
comments
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walpaper answered:
This feature, please.
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paulscheer answered:
multiple pictures in a post.
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lfar answered:
flagging certain items or having some way to tag something. Like video entries- I can’t watch them at work but I want to remember to watch
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antikris answered:
I want to see who UNFOLLOWS you. Quitters
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deleteyourself answered:
Fix the reblog conversations so it doesn’t make your own site look crazy.
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cbeth answered:
comments! and tumblr restraining orders for ppl you don’ t want to follow you or reblog you.
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thedailywhat answered:
the ability to title every kind of post
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zackshapiro answered:
this is an awesome feature!
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sivadcm answered:
This Q&A feature for everyone.
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brianvan answered:
zombie poke
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cwm1955 answered:
An easier search method of SEARCH for tumblr users
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alla1 answered:
integrted comments that would show up in the dashboard but no on the blog itself
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scaramouche answered:
The ability to post more than one audio file a day.
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notthatkindagay answered:
the ability to add headlines to any sort of post “video, photos, etc”
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lilzet answered:
Trackbacks, or something similar using search—reblogging with the rest of the ‘net!
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catnoises answered:
Comments without reblog.
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thisisbk answered:
a way for me to engage in the “reblog chatter” without making my own site look confusing to non-tumblr users.
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nickmcglynn answered:
“TITLE FIELD” ON “PHOTO” POSTS!!
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digital-scrapbook answered:
having this question/answer feature available to everyone!
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westcoastlogic answered:
mixtapes mang
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cvxn answered:
Allow private reblogs that only show up in your dash and the person you’re reblogging from.
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stevenbeelen answered:
notes (reblog, …) on permalink pages
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reallykatie answered:
re-blog to dashboard only!
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purenine answered:
More Free skins
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rmblr answered:
messaging service between users - not of the instant variety.
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carlovely answered:
comments.
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mikehudack answered:
Questions and answers!
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bmichael answered:
I’d ask for the ability to ask questions to specific users.
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brendn answered:
I’d like to be able to add static pages to my tumbleog, please!
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insertname answered:
Small File hosting!
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marco answered:
A way to escape the output of arbitrary template tags to be HTML- or Javascript-friendly.
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