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regarding Artists Beware
13 years ago
As some of you may know, I am a moderator of the LJ group Artists Beware and have been since September of last year. I have also been a member and user of the community for much longer, and I would like to try and clear up some of the misconceptions I keep seeing about AB.
- We are not a drama group.
AB exists to be an artistic consumer action/awareness community. We allow users to post reviews - both positive and negative - and when it comes to the negative ones (or "bewares") we require evidence that the transaction took place and proof to back up the users complaints. Our queue is moderated and we fact-check to the best of our ability before approving or rejecting a post.
Within these posts, we mods do our best to keep things civil and we do NOT condone harassing any featured parties. Being caught doing so will result in a warning, suspension or even ban depending on severity and the user's history.
Anyone featured in one of our posts is welcome to join the community and tell us their version of events. There are two sides to every story after all and our group is open to hearing both. This post has some very good advice on how to handle such a situation.
-We do not want to destroy reputations.
Contrary to some of the misinformation I've seen thrown around, we do not let anyone post absolutely anything that they like, nor is our purpose to smear someone. Ultimately our aim is resolution, for both parties to reach an agreement and move on happily. When this happens the post is tagged as 'resolved'.
In cases where such a success is not possible, the story exists as a warning for potential difficulties one may encounter with this person so that artists or clients can make an informed decision when choosing whether to work with them or not.
-The community is not just for posting about artists.
Posts are also accepted, if they meet our standards of quality and proof, on makers of physical items and also on problematic clients.
-We want to help.
There is more to the community than bewares. We frequently have discussion posts and entries where our members ask for advice on numerous situations.
Overall, AB exists as a valuable resource and it is disappointing to see it bashed so frequently. It has helped me successfully resolve issues with at least three artists in the past.
- We are not a drama group.
AB exists to be an artistic consumer action/awareness community. We allow users to post reviews - both positive and negative - and when it comes to the negative ones (or "bewares") we require evidence that the transaction took place and proof to back up the users complaints. Our queue is moderated and we fact-check to the best of our ability before approving or rejecting a post.
Within these posts, we mods do our best to keep things civil and we do NOT condone harassing any featured parties. Being caught doing so will result in a warning, suspension or even ban depending on severity and the user's history.
Anyone featured in one of our posts is welcome to join the community and tell us their version of events. There are two sides to every story after all and our group is open to hearing both. This post has some very good advice on how to handle such a situation.
-We do not want to destroy reputations.
Contrary to some of the misinformation I've seen thrown around, we do not let anyone post absolutely anything that they like, nor is our purpose to smear someone. Ultimately our aim is resolution, for both parties to reach an agreement and move on happily. When this happens the post is tagged as 'resolved'.
In cases where such a success is not possible, the story exists as a warning for potential difficulties one may encounter with this person so that artists or clients can make an informed decision when choosing whether to work with them or not.
-The community is not just for posting about artists.
Posts are also accepted, if they meet our standards of quality and proof, on makers of physical items and also on problematic clients.
-We want to help.
There is more to the community than bewares. We frequently have discussion posts and entries where our members ask for advice on numerous situations.
Overall, AB exists as a valuable resource and it is disappointing to see it bashed so frequently. It has helped me successfully resolve issues with at least three artists in the past.
Keep this or a copy of it...formulating ideas for revamping our user info.