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On the subject of being blocked
8 years ago
So over the course of my active time on FA (which would be since I think... 2013, around when I began uploading?) I've come into contact with a number of people. Artists, Writers, Musicians, some just roleplayers, some commissioners and others a mix of things. A big variety of people.
As far as I am aware, at least to my own knowledge I have only been blocked a handful of times. Of course I may have been blocked by many others for a variety of reasons, perhaps as part of a larger group as people who are friends or otherwise tend to view a person one has problems with the same.
Or maybe there are people out there I have angered who I am not aware of? Like a great many in the community I expect this happens although it doesn't bother me, if I have angered someone and they've blocked me it's in their right to do so.
However three major incidents standout, I will not link names and do my best as to not hint who they are. Attempts to name them in comments will result in my hiding said comment, if anything I'd rather not have people go after a person because they blocked me of all things.
--1--
One, the first major incident was a few years back. I was attempting to run a roleplaying forum that had minimal activity and invited someone I met on FA onto the site. Now I've met a variety of people as I said and even if I didn't agree with everything the person said in conversation I had no problem with their presence.
And then a fight broke out of a series of posts made on the forum. Something that would have been easily resolvable, and I wasn't even directly involved, but when I attempted to step in it immediately broke into conspiracy and name calling. I was called an asshole and immediately blocked. So you know... Okay, just move on.
And so I did. The site eventually died in the following months.
--2--
The second is a rather odd case. This person and me didn't talk too often but occasionally we did, it was usually small talk. I would bring up what was going on in my life and of course 2013 - 2016 was a twisted financial period and balancing act for me. I will not deny this, and despite the constant stream of artwork that goes into my gallery I am not stupid with money. If I get money for food, it goes to food. If someone gives me money for an image I will not immediately take it and use it for the house because I'm desperate. I will use it as I am told or given.
Those who know me are aware that my financial situation has come up in conversation several times in the past, but that was apparently not the tipping point, the issue was when I presented a... Viewpoint on the topic?
They said that they were going to do something for a project, it would cost them a lot of money most likely and such. I made a query into why they didn't try to get it for cheaper and suggested it was possible but I made no attempt to force them to do so nor did I give them any recommendations for future course of actions.
I suggested simply that it was possible they could take said action for much cheaper, they said no and eventually I left it at that. At somepoint in all that I had apparently been blocked and it had been done so simply because I was terrible with money?
I'm not dying, I'm not homeless and despite what may suggest otherwise I actually do have some idea of what I'm doing and have managed to reach a road that is leading to me to stability. So I mean, in the end, people who are struggling are going to, like me, come off as needy, money abusing people. Kind of what happens.
--3--
And third was a recent incident which left me confused.
I called someone out on what I thought was shitty behavior because I felt as if I was being used, and in response no effort was made to clarify the situation, it was just sort of... Hard to explain? I'm not terribly angry, I've calmed down. I was looking for the situation to be talked through and resolved so that things could be better and any misunderstandings cleared so perhaps we could improve our relationship.
Instead I was un-added from IMs and promptly blocked on FA. Now, if this person sees this they'd know who they are and I honestly don't think they are a terrible person. But I was looking to honestly sit down and discuss things, and if I was wrong I would hope that they would have attempted to correct me...
Instead, I... What? I honestly do not know what happened.
----
In the end I'm kind of amazed. I'm not particularly angry, and I'd likely be willing to speak to these individuals on different and more peaceful terms. However, it can be quite amazing what kind of end results human interaction will have in the realm of the internet...
As far as I am aware, at least to my own knowledge I have only been blocked a handful of times. Of course I may have been blocked by many others for a variety of reasons, perhaps as part of a larger group as people who are friends or otherwise tend to view a person one has problems with the same.
Or maybe there are people out there I have angered who I am not aware of? Like a great many in the community I expect this happens although it doesn't bother me, if I have angered someone and they've blocked me it's in their right to do so.
However three major incidents standout, I will not link names and do my best as to not hint who they are. Attempts to name them in comments will result in my hiding said comment, if anything I'd rather not have people go after a person because they blocked me of all things.
--1--
One, the first major incident was a few years back. I was attempting to run a roleplaying forum that had minimal activity and invited someone I met on FA onto the site. Now I've met a variety of people as I said and even if I didn't agree with everything the person said in conversation I had no problem with their presence.
And then a fight broke out of a series of posts made on the forum. Something that would have been easily resolvable, and I wasn't even directly involved, but when I attempted to step in it immediately broke into conspiracy and name calling. I was called an asshole and immediately blocked. So you know... Okay, just move on.
And so I did. The site eventually died in the following months.
--2--
The second is a rather odd case. This person and me didn't talk too often but occasionally we did, it was usually small talk. I would bring up what was going on in my life and of course 2013 - 2016 was a twisted financial period and balancing act for me. I will not deny this, and despite the constant stream of artwork that goes into my gallery I am not stupid with money. If I get money for food, it goes to food. If someone gives me money for an image I will not immediately take it and use it for the house because I'm desperate. I will use it as I am told or given.
Those who know me are aware that my financial situation has come up in conversation several times in the past, but that was apparently not the tipping point, the issue was when I presented a... Viewpoint on the topic?
They said that they were going to do something for a project, it would cost them a lot of money most likely and such. I made a query into why they didn't try to get it for cheaper and suggested it was possible but I made no attempt to force them to do so nor did I give them any recommendations for future course of actions.
I suggested simply that it was possible they could take said action for much cheaper, they said no and eventually I left it at that. At somepoint in all that I had apparently been blocked and it had been done so simply because I was terrible with money?
I'm not dying, I'm not homeless and despite what may suggest otherwise I actually do have some idea of what I'm doing and have managed to reach a road that is leading to me to stability. So I mean, in the end, people who are struggling are going to, like me, come off as needy, money abusing people. Kind of what happens.
--3--
And third was a recent incident which left me confused.
I called someone out on what I thought was shitty behavior because I felt as if I was being used, and in response no effort was made to clarify the situation, it was just sort of... Hard to explain? I'm not terribly angry, I've calmed down. I was looking for the situation to be talked through and resolved so that things could be better and any misunderstandings cleared so perhaps we could improve our relationship.
Instead I was un-added from IMs and promptly blocked on FA. Now, if this person sees this they'd know who they are and I honestly don't think they are a terrible person. But I was looking to honestly sit down and discuss things, and if I was wrong I would hope that they would have attempted to correct me...
Instead, I... What? I honestly do not know what happened.
----
In the end I'm kind of amazed. I'm not particularly angry, and I'd likely be willing to speak to these individuals on different and more peaceful terms. However, it can be quite amazing what kind of end results human interaction will have in the realm of the internet...
The ones that were always the worst were "friends", one argument and years of friendship are just gone. Well, at this point I've figured that if they do that over such petty reasons they weren't worth my time and company.
still sometimes I guess it's just not worth trying to resolve arguments for others. If you're blocked best you can do is what you did. Find it odd and move on.
Worst thing to do is to dwell on it
So far I'd been blocked by one person... from what I know... very early on in my art career when I first tried drawing anthros one of my watchers ran off and blocked me
odd.
It still odd for some people that don't communicate toward other people, that would leave this particular person unwelcome.
I have never been blocked.
I always go with people that have valued of respect instead of dealing with ignorance people that don't communicate.