We e-mailed Tumblr staff asking for official comment on the Missing e situation. Within five minutes, this is what we got back.

Hi Ernie,

Thank you for sharing your concerns about the Missing E browser extension.

We encourage a thriving ecosystem of applications that work with Tumblr. But, we must also ensure those applications don’t compromise the stability of Tumblr, the security of Tumblr data, or the safety and privacy of Tumblr users.

When we have concerns about an application, Tumblr contacts the application developer and asks them to address our concerns or to stop distribution of their application. That is what is happening in this case. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

Again, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with us.

Thanks so much,

Renee

It’s a bit generic, but it’s a response. (If you need to catch up to the story, click the link above.) What do you guys think?

Adapted from Tumblr Related Posts by Dom Claxton

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scripting reblogged this from shortformblog
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silas216 answered: I believe the technical term for such a response is “bovine scatology”.
theenemyispanera reblogged this from shortformblog
ninalee-cherryambition answered: It’s a canned response. They’re giving everyone that EXACT same message. I blogged about it. Better to use David Karp’s ask box instead.
filmgirl answered: Great PR answer, devoid of meaning. I wish they’d just be honest and say, “we don’t like anything that has a vision different from ours.”
nursejack answered: Tumblr is bitching, mood swings months.
quetzalcoatls answered: generic answer. If they aren’t going to give an actual response they might as well stay silent.
thewayofmei liked this
randomactsofchaos answered: I think that it doesn’t say anything about missing-e
wearealloneworld answered: I am personally a fan of Missing e, I have noticed changes and failures in the last couple of weeks in its functionality.
notexactly answered: It’s pathetic Tumblr won’t make a public response over this, but every Tuesday they’ll feature some Tumblr blogger I don’t care about.
gamerchick02 reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

I think this is bullshit. That is all.
sea-bear-joan said: I think it’s bullshit that they still haven’t hired Jeremy yet.
blanketfrt answered: It’s absolute bullshit.
papyromancer reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

It sounds like missing-e is making a large number of api requests, and that is affecting tumblr stability.
majere616 reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

Their concerns WERE addressed. He was nothing but cooperative, but Tumblr refuses to even give a clear explanation for...
minusmanhattan liked this
emptybrackets said: so it’s pretty much a bullshit response, unless the missing e guy is straight up lying about the changes he’s made
ampahsand answered: I’m not sure how Missing e does any of the things they listed…
emptybrackets answered: Since it no longer calls the tumblr API, missing e doesn’t compromise the stability security or safety/privacy of tumblr in any way at all
depressingfacts said: I don’t like their response, personally as someone who made great use of Missing e’s various functions, but honestly, I also understand it from the website and the staff’s point of view.
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