Thank you, nice folks; it was good while it lasted
3 years ago
Just wanted to say thank you to anyone who actually interacted here.
I'm going to be packing up and closing down this gallery for good, since the social interactions were so sparse while the art theft and unaccredited repostings have been rampant.
Each time some sort of internet bullshittery happens, this hobby seems more like a useless money sink instead of a means of meeting similarly minded degenerates.
And, selfish as it sounds, I don't feel like I've gotten much from posting my commissions on here; Most folks seemed to come here for a quick fap or to swipe the art to put up elsewhere; hardly anyone sticks around for the lonely fool who puts up the art and hopes to make new friends... though I guess I sort of brought that upon myself for basically just creating a porn gallery, eh?
Anyways, I wanted to thank the few folks who have been trying to interact; it really meant a lot to me when I saw any sort of comment on the art, as I felt that the commenter was taking some time to let me know that they gave some sort of shit about my ideas. Thank you also to anyone who bothered to click the 'favorite' button; I viewed that as another version of someone trying to signal appreciation. You guys were great :)
I'm going to be packing up and closing down this gallery for good, since the social interactions were so sparse while the art theft and unaccredited repostings have been rampant.
Each time some sort of internet bullshittery happens, this hobby seems more like a useless money sink instead of a means of meeting similarly minded degenerates.
And, selfish as it sounds, I don't feel like I've gotten much from posting my commissions on here; Most folks seemed to come here for a quick fap or to swipe the art to put up elsewhere; hardly anyone sticks around for the lonely fool who puts up the art and hopes to make new friends... though I guess I sort of brought that upon myself for basically just creating a porn gallery, eh?
Anyways, I wanted to thank the few folks who have been trying to interact; it really meant a lot to me when I saw any sort of comment on the art, as I felt that the commenter was taking some time to let me know that they gave some sort of shit about my ideas. Thank you also to anyone who bothered to click the 'favorite' button; I viewed that as another version of someone trying to signal appreciation. You guys were great :)
FA+

I don't have the answers anyway, I suppose I'm just trying to say hey, if it's your choice to pack up and leave then that's 100% for you; keep doing you. Totally get how getting your work stolen/reposted would be exhausting as fuck, too.
But with that, you can't win any prizes if you don't play - which is a totally exhausted platitude I know, but there's some truth to it regardless.
F-List seems to foster more of the 'degenerates with a community' vibe, although you'll get a lot of just plain RP requests there, know some friends myself who've found friends through it.
Either way, keep being you. o7
I always appreciated the art and your presence on this platform.
I do wish you luck in the future.
No worries, not your fault. Hopefully you'll have better luck on a different platform, like Inkbunny or something.
thank you for the fun conversations in the comments and for the awesome kinky art, as well as the surprisingly wholesome stories you included in said art and comic commissions! if you post these things elsewhere and leave the links to those places up somewhere on here when you go, i'll try and follow you there. i find it hard to maintain a bunch of different accounts on a bunch of sites but both you and the stuff you commission are awesome and i'd like to continue following you if i can, even if it isnt on FA anymore
Hope life treats you better going forward in whatever you end up choosing to do with yourself ^v^
I wish you luck in whatever path you take.
But I hope someday you could return and maybe there'll be a better chance for those who like to put their effort in for you. I wish you the best, and hopefully return with a better opportunity
I think it was through a comment on one of my stories that led me to your gallery. I know i have enjoyed not only the work you've shared, but the conversations in the comments. I really liked knowing someone who appreciated story with thier smut as much as I did.
I don't blame you for leaving given your reasons. Hell, i just watched something like that happen to somebody else. My discord is always open if you want to chat, and I wish you the best of luck going forward.
Best wishes in a brighter future for you!
I've never been much for interacting on FA myself, I just come here to share and view art.
I hope you find folks you like!
But I very much understand.
You are still very welcome here if you do stick around though. Judging by these comments it looks like you have a lot of fan support
Good luck on whatever you decide to do :)
I am likewise bad at making friends. I'd have been happy to talk more with you but... I just don't know how to go about doing that sometimes. I always worry I'll come across the wrong way. Many chuffing for you though, I hope things go well wherever you head to.
As someone who wrote some stories and cherished every comment and favorite I should have known that the people I like would want the same.
Maybe if I'd put forth more attention you would have stuck around.
I’m pretty sure FA has some Discord servers. It’s probably more personable in those than a public site. I honestly don’t know. It’s just a thought.
I think deleting your gallery would siphon more views to the reposts; however, it means all your descriptions and stories are lost to the abyss. Those are what I loved the most :(
So long, sweet prince.
TLDR: Your art rocked, I loved Gray, I hope you find joy in your art again. ( Sorry for it taking this for me to poke my head in to say any of this)
I'm sorry to see that you felt so alone on here. Some of the things you got were rather inspiring for me, in various ways.
I feel like I commented a little bit, but maybe I didn't. Not as much as I should have, probably.
I don't even know if you'll ever see this, but I hope, where-ever you are now, it's more pleasant and/or fulfilling than your time here.
Good luck out there!
I must say right away, I don't know what happened at all and I have no idea what was happening all 4 years that I was not active here so this might be not relevant to say. And still, I feel you. Well, maybe, most likely, I fully understand your emotions. And about FRIENDS in the first place, it felts well. If I had known that this was what you needed, I would have definitely written to you, even considering that I wasn't writing at all before. Although, who am I that you are somehow interested in it...
In some ways, you're right - you wanted to post something like this yourself, people liked it and they shared it, someone "pirated" and distributed it. Perhaps it was worth being prepared for this. But doesn't that mean that what you did had a certain value for everyone? Well, I mean, let's face it - if your arts weren't that good enough, would someone steal it? Once again, it's very unpleasant when your property is stolen - especially if you put your time and soul into it. I have seen some animations on different resources (probably) without your knowledge myself. It's terrible, yes, I agree. But this is the net. Bad things spread fast, and good things spread even faster.
I'm really sorry that everything happened like this, I've been following your works since my first years on this site...
However, I don't understand - why it was so necessary to delete your gallery? After all, there were tons of souls who added this and that to their favorites and most, like me, never stole your content. It just seems to me as if you decided to "punish" those who started it all, but in the end, everyone got into a hot hand... I emphasize this because, as a person who loves order, always added everything in order, so that I could go to my favorites at any time and find what I need, evaluate it again, remember. I think this place was made for this. But now it's just all gone. I don't know... I just think it's not right...
Don't get me wrong - I am not trying to insult, point out or call to conscience. Just my thoughts, as I see it, nothing more. Anyway, what's done is done. This is your decision and it can be understood.
Although we don't know each other, but I want to wish you not to get hung up on negative things and try to find positive sides. Please do what makes you happy and pleases you. This is very important, if not the most important thing in the world. Maybe you'll come back here again, maybe I could share your good and not so good times with you this time. That would be great.
In the meantime, be happy and thank you for your stuff.
Take care! Everything will be fine!
I may be 2 years late on a reply, but sorry to see you go. I know we hardly ever talked, but I always offered to be there if you did want to chat, and the offer still stands.