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Furaffinity has become a really hostile place
5 years ago
I mean people have become really snappy and unapproachable on this site.
First off the blocking. You can blocked for either really stupid reasons or no reason at all. Being blocked by someone you haven't even met is called shadow banning and it happens on this site. I've been shadow banned and know someone who has been shadow banned and it's fucking stupid.
Why block someone you never even met or interacted with? Make no sense.
Also I've been blocked for really stupid reasons.
For example, I got by an artist by an artist who said I was asking too many questions despite the fact not everything I said was a question and if that's the case whey did she let me know earlier that I was asking too much. I've also said nice things about her pictures but she forgot all of that apparently.
I've been blocked just for having a conversation with an artist on their pictures. They'd willing have a conversation with me and then after a few comments block me.
It's what "What the hell?" what was the conversation then? I mean if you don't like how the conversation is going THEN TELL ME.
Also I've been blocked for "Asking for requests." See, when I first start furaffinity 10 years ago I was ignorant as fuck with etiquette in terms of that. I didn't know you were supposed to check an artist's page to see if they even do requests so I would ask them on their pictures which is a bit rude/cringy. Also if they don't mention it on their page ask if you feel they'll be friendly.
Anyways, I got blasted dong so. And it made feel like shit. For example, some guy to my request comment and and wrote it multiple times in one comment. Who the fuck does that?
Also, I got a lot of other disparaging comments which was totally unnecessary. One guy gave me the advice to ask if people did request via Private Message which really helped me out in terms of my approach. If I didn't thank him before I thank him now so "Thank you!".
So just asking for a request can get your head bitten of and you possibly being blocked.
People hardly politely say "No." anymore. It's all about responding in the most unnecessarily, unjustly hostile manner. I don't know why this is. I mean it's totally uncalled for. I mean it makes a bit more sense to respond hostility if someone demands a request.
See, there's a difference between asking for a request and DEMANDING a request. Asking is just an inquiry, demanding is a command, it assumes entitlement and control which is wrong. If someone is just asking for a request they didn't really do anything wrong unless they did it out of ignorance without checking the page. And even that isn't so bad. If you're willing to take no for an answer, then what's the big deal.
I mean these artists respond to people as if they just got held at gunpoint by the person ASKING not DEMANDING a request. I mean seriously they didn't point a gun at your head, they JUST ASKED. If you don't do a request JUST SAY "NO.". It's not that hard. There's no need to degrade a person for trying to meet their art needs even if they pondered if they could get it for free.
Also I saw one artist that threatening to block anyone that made a mistake on an auction he was holding. Yeah blocking someone for making a mistake on an auction is just ridiculous. I can understand someone just wanting things to go smoothly with the money but really blocking?
I've been blocked just by writing a journal one time!
Okay onwards, so blocking sucks running into a really hostile artist sucks.
I mean someone who think could be friendly and it turns to be the opposite BIG TIME. Some artist snap at the littlest things some of which have been covered in the paragraph above. Like snapping over questions, snapping over ignorance, snapping over talking a while, etc. It's just ridiculous. It makes the art community seem REALLY UNAPPROACHABLE and it shouldn't be that way.
The art community should be friendly and laid back, not harsh and hostile. The more frequent this explosive, impulse, overreacting mentality becomes the less people are gonna want to talk to artists.
In other news, people give other people shit for what they write on their own page! I got a lot of shit for a journal I wrote one time.
Will update later.
First off the blocking. You can blocked for either really stupid reasons or no reason at all. Being blocked by someone you haven't even met is called shadow banning and it happens on this site. I've been shadow banned and know someone who has been shadow banned and it's fucking stupid.
Why block someone you never even met or interacted with? Make no sense.
Also I've been blocked for really stupid reasons.
For example, I got by an artist by an artist who said I was asking too many questions despite the fact not everything I said was a question and if that's the case whey did she let me know earlier that I was asking too much. I've also said nice things about her pictures but she forgot all of that apparently.
I've been blocked just for having a conversation with an artist on their pictures. They'd willing have a conversation with me and then after a few comments block me.
It's what "What the hell?" what was the conversation then? I mean if you don't like how the conversation is going THEN TELL ME.
Also I've been blocked for "Asking for requests." See, when I first start furaffinity 10 years ago I was ignorant as fuck with etiquette in terms of that. I didn't know you were supposed to check an artist's page to see if they even do requests so I would ask them on their pictures which is a bit rude/cringy. Also if they don't mention it on their page ask if you feel they'll be friendly.
Anyways, I got blasted dong so. And it made feel like shit. For example, some guy to my request comment and and wrote it multiple times in one comment. Who the fuck does that?
Also, I got a lot of other disparaging comments which was totally unnecessary. One guy gave me the advice to ask if people did request via Private Message which really helped me out in terms of my approach. If I didn't thank him before I thank him now so "Thank you!".
So just asking for a request can get your head bitten of and you possibly being blocked.
People hardly politely say "No." anymore. It's all about responding in the most unnecessarily, unjustly hostile manner. I don't know why this is. I mean it's totally uncalled for. I mean it makes a bit more sense to respond hostility if someone demands a request.
See, there's a difference between asking for a request and DEMANDING a request. Asking is just an inquiry, demanding is a command, it assumes entitlement and control which is wrong. If someone is just asking for a request they didn't really do anything wrong unless they did it out of ignorance without checking the page. And even that isn't so bad. If you're willing to take no for an answer, then what's the big deal.
I mean these artists respond to people as if they just got held at gunpoint by the person ASKING not DEMANDING a request. I mean seriously they didn't point a gun at your head, they JUST ASKED. If you don't do a request JUST SAY "NO.". It's not that hard. There's no need to degrade a person for trying to meet their art needs even if they pondered if they could get it for free.
Also I saw one artist that threatening to block anyone that made a mistake on an auction he was holding. Yeah blocking someone for making a mistake on an auction is just ridiculous. I can understand someone just wanting things to go smoothly with the money but really blocking?
I've been blocked just by writing a journal one time!
Okay onwards, so blocking sucks running into a really hostile artist sucks.
I mean someone who think could be friendly and it turns to be the opposite BIG TIME. Some artist snap at the littlest things some of which have been covered in the paragraph above. Like snapping over questions, snapping over ignorance, snapping over talking a while, etc. It's just ridiculous. It makes the art community seem REALLY UNAPPROACHABLE and it shouldn't be that way.
The art community should be friendly and laid back, not harsh and hostile. The more frequent this explosive, impulse, overreacting mentality becomes the less people are gonna want to talk to artists.
In other news, people give other people shit for what they write on their own page! I got a lot of shit for a journal I wrote one time.
Will update later.
I just wish snappy people would wear a shirt that says they're snappy. It'd make it really easy for people like me to stand clear of them.
At least I have a Block Policy
Mark my words