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Ok, a breakdown of how to comment on stuff.
14 years ago
In order for this place to stay organized and allow people to get the information they need to run their business, I'll need to set a few ground rules of where comments can be made and what sort of comments go there.
Journals
Free game. I'll probably ask for feedback, ideas, other input.
Price guide Submissions
If you've commissioned the artist in question, please feel free to leave a review! Do keep in mind that price guide submissions are deleted from the gallery after three months, and thus all comments on the submission (even reviews) will be deleted as well. So it's always in your best interest to give your thoughts to the artist directly also, whether in note, their own specific review journal, or even just a comment on the copy of their guide in their gallery.
Any posts made on a submission that is not a review will be deleted. Sorry, but if you want to comment on the art in general, please do so on the artist's page! They'll appreciate it that much more :3
Shoutbox
Since the gallery is for price guides only, the shoutbox will be to advertise your sales, specials, auctions, promos, streams, or even premade products that aren't commissions. Please don't make the shout too long, just a link to your own submission or journal advertising your thing, and a very brief description. You're allowed to post ONE promo shout in a 24 hour period. No more than that, because spam will happen quickly.
Also, please keep all advertising shouts as neutral and as impersonal as possible. For example, sob or pity stories to garner clicks are not welcome whether they are true or not. If you feel you must explain why you are having such a sale, please do so on your own page.
DO NOT post the link to your priceguide in shouts. Notes are the only acceptable form of submission. If you post anything that is NOT in the shoutbox guidelines listed here, I will delete it! Direct links to your gallery are also not permitted. The shoutbox isn't to advertise your art in general, it is to advertise your special sales, etc.
ONLY ADVERTISE YOURSELF. If you want to promote a friend, let them know about this group and have them post their own promo. All shouts made that aren't advertising the poster will be deleted.
There is a "Shout Journal" link in the journal footer for people to post what other things they'd otherwise say in the shoutbox.
Journals
Free game. I'll probably ask for feedback, ideas, other input.
Price guide Submissions
If you've commissioned the artist in question, please feel free to leave a review! Do keep in mind that price guide submissions are deleted from the gallery after three months, and thus all comments on the submission (even reviews) will be deleted as well. So it's always in your best interest to give your thoughts to the artist directly also, whether in note, their own specific review journal, or even just a comment on the copy of their guide in their gallery.
Any posts made on a submission that is not a review will be deleted. Sorry, but if you want to comment on the art in general, please do so on the artist's page! They'll appreciate it that much more :3
Shoutbox
Since the gallery is for price guides only, the shoutbox will be to advertise your sales, specials, auctions, promos, streams, or even premade products that aren't commissions. Please don't make the shout too long, just a link to your own submission or journal advertising your thing, and a very brief description. You're allowed to post ONE promo shout in a 24 hour period. No more than that, because spam will happen quickly.
Also, please keep all advertising shouts as neutral and as impersonal as possible. For example, sob or pity stories to garner clicks are not welcome whether they are true or not. If you feel you must explain why you are having such a sale, please do so on your own page.
DO NOT post the link to your priceguide in shouts. Notes are the only acceptable form of submission. If you post anything that is NOT in the shoutbox guidelines listed here, I will delete it! Direct links to your gallery are also not permitted. The shoutbox isn't to advertise your art in general, it is to advertise your special sales, etc.
ONLY ADVERTISE YOURSELF. If you want to promote a friend, let them know about this group and have them post their own promo. All shouts made that aren't advertising the poster will be deleted.
There is a "Shout Journal" link in the journal footer for people to post what other things they'd otherwise say in the shoutbox.
Good rules. I can follow that. I'd post them on the profile page though.
Are you serious? Nothing you're flapping about makes as much sense as a gravyboat six.
Don't quit doing that prison dance or I'm going to come over there and stick my boot up your blowhole.
Is it or is it not your intention to don't not?.. Especially now of all times. Ambassador twatwaffle.
Sheesh.
Well I'll go and do that right now~!
Thank you for putting up such a helpful and resourceful page! =D
Also anything can be NSFW or SFW, it'll just be marked accordingly.
Is there a place where we can ask questions about how commissions are usually handled? Questions like "How many redraws do most artists allow?", "Is ___ an acceptable policy?", "Do artists usually charge extra for ____?". Things like that.
I could always ask things in my journal, but I think my audience would be very limited. I feel like these questions are rather important, so it would be great if there was a place that I could ask them and have a good chance of getting answers.
However, Artists_Beware on livejournal lets people post asking for advice as well, so if you wanted to ask those questions there, you could probably do that. Though you'll probably get the same answer as I gave you here.
But you are right that it does vary from artist to artist. And I'll have a look at Artist_Beware to see if they have anything on the subject.
Thank you for your responses! Sorry that I wasn't very clear and if I wasted your time, it wasn't my intention, heh.
In that case I would suggest just doing whatever you're comfortable doing. You'll definitely end up revising your TOS and stuff as you encounter new situations, so it's not a big deal if you're not sure what to do :3