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Ten things I thought every fur knew. . . (annotated)
18 years ago
. . . but I guess I was wrong.
10. Yes, artists deserve the "ridiculous" prices they charge. Consider the fact that your average pic takes about four hours from sketch to final coloring: if you pay $40 that's $10 an hour. So no, $10 is not an appropriate price for a full-color, full length drawing.
(Time is money. Least to mention how much effort is put into it.)
9. Just because they draw pr0n doesn't mean they'll draw your pr0n.
(So true on many levels.)
8. Bitching at an artist every hour until they do your commission is not a good way to motivate them.
(It is a good way to demotivate them.)
7. Just because she's submissive doesn't mean she wants to submit to you. Just because she's domme doesn't mean she wants you as a pet.
(Frankly speaking, not everyone wants to play with you.)
6. It's okay to live and let live. The fact that they don't share your interest doesn't make them a bad person. Pushing your interests on them makes you a jerk.
(So take a hint and get a life.)
5. Chatting with someone for five minutes does not mean they love you, nor does it make them your friend, your mate, your buddy, nor even a casual acquaintance.
(Asking for intimate details about their life after a brief encounter causes them to freak out as well. Unless, I guess, they're narcissistic sociopaths.)
4. Believing you're actually a dragon in a human body is fine. Thinking this makes you so much better than everyone else out there makes you a narcissistic jerk.
(... this does not only apply to dragons.)
3. It's spelled HUMAN. H-U-M-A-N. If you use "Hyoomon" in serious conversation, you are either a Ferengi or a moron.
(It also breaks down the conversation into darn silly.)
2. Buying a commission from an artist does not entitle you to cybor or picz. Buying a book from Barnes and Nobel doesn't entitle you to a free bj from the author.
(We are artists not prostitutes... But if they do entitle you to such activities then consider yourself special.)
1. When in doubt, remember Winston Churchill: "A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
(... and he won against the nazis! Not single-handedly of course.)
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Taken from
jessicaelwood who snagged it from 
themocaw. My comments in paranthesis. If you agree post it in your own journal and annotate with your own comments.
*****
10. Yes, artists deserve the "ridiculous" prices they charge. Consider the fact that your average pic takes about four hours from sketch to final coloring: if you pay $40 that's $10 an hour. So no, $10 is not an appropriate price for a full-color, full length drawing.
(Time is money. Least to mention how much effort is put into it.)
9. Just because they draw pr0n doesn't mean they'll draw your pr0n.
(So true on many levels.)
8. Bitching at an artist every hour until they do your commission is not a good way to motivate them.
(It is a good way to demotivate them.)
7. Just because she's submissive doesn't mean she wants to submit to you. Just because she's domme doesn't mean she wants you as a pet.
(Frankly speaking, not everyone wants to play with you.)
6. It's okay to live and let live. The fact that they don't share your interest doesn't make them a bad person. Pushing your interests on them makes you a jerk.
(So take a hint and get a life.)
5. Chatting with someone for five minutes does not mean they love you, nor does it make them your friend, your mate, your buddy, nor even a casual acquaintance.
(Asking for intimate details about their life after a brief encounter causes them to freak out as well. Unless, I guess, they're narcissistic sociopaths.)
4. Believing you're actually a dragon in a human body is fine. Thinking this makes you so much better than everyone else out there makes you a narcissistic jerk.
(... this does not only apply to dragons.)
3. It's spelled HUMAN. H-U-M-A-N. If you use "Hyoomon" in serious conversation, you are either a Ferengi or a moron.
(It also breaks down the conversation into darn silly.)
2. Buying a commission from an artist does not entitle you to cybor or picz. Buying a book from Barnes and Nobel doesn't entitle you to a free bj from the author.
(We are artists not prostitutes... But if they do entitle you to such activities then consider yourself special.)
1. When in doubt, remember Winston Churchill: "A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
(... and he won against the nazis! Not single-handedly of course.)
*****
Taken from
jessicaelwood who snagged it from 
themocaw. My comments in paranthesis. If you agree post it in your own journal and annotate with your own comments.*****
All too true.
ROCK.
This post is all kinds of awesome. I wish EVERY fur out there would read this journal! Because every syllable of it is truth!!
A lot of those points don't apply only to the furry fandom, but a lot of other places as well. Overall, people just need to think less of themselves and more of the people around them.
Though I am very personable and open to talking about whatever area of my life online, trying to get me to cyber with you or even consider real life sex is just out of the question, as is I doing that with someone else. I'm married, and even before I was married I never went there with anyone else.
Artist are people, not machines, not random groupings of text online that spew out cool stuff to look at, and they have opinions, morals, standards, and minds of their own.