This is a wonderful challenge. I think it can be really difficult to work out where to start - it's one of my eternal criticisms of tumblr that anon messaging functions and DMs really don't suit everyone in terms of community building - I've had anons that I'm like I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARRRRRE because they are so lovely and thoughtful and I'd love to speak to the person who sent the message, but have no way of reaching them. I do think the journals are good for building that regular dialogue with someone in a way that feels a little less daunting than sliding into the DMs (not that there's anything wrong with doing that either, I've made great friends that way!!).
I think in terms of meeting people / community building on AO3, having a consistent name across platforms / icon can help. I often get confused and don't realise X on AO3 is Y on tumblr - I know that doesn't apply to you but just something I've been thinking about as my icon is all over the place whereas it used to be the same across all platforms.
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Date: 2020-02-03 01:04 pm (UTC)I think in terms of meeting people / community building on AO3, having a consistent name across platforms / icon can help. I often get confused and don't realise X on AO3 is Y on tumblr - I know that doesn't apply to you but just something I've been thinking about as my icon is all over the place whereas it used to be the same across all platforms.