Tumblr: Locked Post Feature

evrt:

I just submitted a suggestion to Tumblr for a feature I have long been awaiting. I wish they would seriously consider this.

For example, say someone does a photo post of their personal photography and links the photo back to their site. Currently anyone is free to reblog that, change any text they might have written, and change the link also.

How about an option to lock the post, with either of the following:

A: Lock the entire post, and it cannot be reblogged.

B: Allow the ability to lock certain parts of the post. Fore example on a photo post, you could individually lock the photo, the text, and the link. This could be done with a simple check box next to those sections.

An interesting idea and I can understand the motivation.  However this is outside of the tumblr sharing paradigm.  Tumblr is about redistribution and works due to it’s ease and freedom regarding posting and re-posting.  If you want to lock things down then use flickr or a portfolio site.