Tumblr now allows you to reblog any post as Text, Link, or Quote. I’m happy about that and had hoped improvements in that area might be coming. I still wonder why there are any reblog restrictions at all.

Why not allow reblogging of any type of post as any other type? Maybe it doesn’t seem to make sense to reblog a Photo as a Chat, but who knows? You can’t predict how creativity will blossom.

I’d also like full control of a reblogged post. For example, I recently wished I could reblog a Photo but display a different image. You can’t change the image on a reblogged post.

I don’t mean to be negative, good development takes time, and these are great improvements. I’m sure there are excellent reasons, I’m just curious if they are technical or philosophical.