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High Expectations & Disappointment
7 years ago
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May the Horse be with you.
My apologies if this sounds like a rant, but I really needed to get this off my chest because it's been bugging me for a while. Even though I doubt anyone would bother reading Journal Entries because they're more focused on the submissions, I'm still going to get this out.
First and foremost, I just want everyone to know that I hardly ask for anything unless I ABSOLUTELY desire it. Just lately, I put in a request for an OC Reference and a Headshot on my user page, which is now back up again, to have my character look more horse-like instead of MLP. By some miracle after browsing and faving, I got a response from someone who was willing to do it for me. All I had to do was give a description of what I want my OC to look like. Only problem is, this was a couple months ago.
A few weeks after that, the artist ran into a personal problem, causing a delay for a while. That is understandable since life is more important. However, I noticed that after some time they're back and made some submissions. I did send a Note to them asking for progress on my request, and I haven't gotten a reply back. I waited a month later and asked again. Still no reply, yet they're still making submissions for either themselves or others.
I was a fool for getting my hopes up as well as disappointed, and here are my reasons why:
You see, when someone promised me something or willing to do what I ask, I have HIGH EXPECTATIONS that they would make good on their promise. If something happened and my request won't be met at a certain time, then at least let me know about it so I don't have to worry. However, if you can't find time to at least reply back once yet you found time to make commissions, then WHY WOULD YOU CHIP IN AND HELP FULFILL MY REQUEST ONLY TO DISAPPOINT ME IN THE END???
I know for a fact that because my request is free it would be considered low priority, but I don't like being ignored when I ask for progress on things after a while. I'm not being pushy or trying to be and 'm being nice about it, but it makes me feel frustrated and upset as well as drop my expectations and trust of other people in the long run if I don't get a reply!
This is WHY I hardly ask for things, because there is always that 65% chance of me never receiving it. For now, my request will go back up on my user page, though I will still give the previous artist a final chance.
First and foremost, I just want everyone to know that I hardly ask for anything unless I ABSOLUTELY desire it. Just lately, I put in a request for an OC Reference and a Headshot on my user page, which is now back up again, to have my character look more horse-like instead of MLP. By some miracle after browsing and faving, I got a response from someone who was willing to do it for me. All I had to do was give a description of what I want my OC to look like. Only problem is, this was a couple months ago.
A few weeks after that, the artist ran into a personal problem, causing a delay for a while. That is understandable since life is more important. However, I noticed that after some time they're back and made some submissions. I did send a Note to them asking for progress on my request, and I haven't gotten a reply back. I waited a month later and asked again. Still no reply, yet they're still making submissions for either themselves or others.
I was a fool for getting my hopes up as well as disappointed, and here are my reasons why:
You see, when someone promised me something or willing to do what I ask, I have HIGH EXPECTATIONS that they would make good on their promise. If something happened and my request won't be met at a certain time, then at least let me know about it so I don't have to worry. However, if you can't find time to at least reply back once yet you found time to make commissions, then WHY WOULD YOU CHIP IN AND HELP FULFILL MY REQUEST ONLY TO DISAPPOINT ME IN THE END???
I know for a fact that because my request is free it would be considered low priority, but I don't like being ignored when I ask for progress on things after a while. I'm not being pushy or trying to be and 'm being nice about it, but it makes me feel frustrated and upset as well as drop my expectations and trust of other people in the long run if I don't get a reply!
This is WHY I hardly ask for things, because there is always that 65% chance of me never receiving it. For now, my request will go back up on my user page, though I will still give the previous artist a final chance.
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