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I Know I've Mentioned Art Drama Billions of Times BUT
4 years ago
Nobody seems to be really covering it let alone doing anything about it.
Now I know internet drama is a given and you can't really solve it as a whole but the art website drama should still be addressed.
Why? Because it can be very destructive and raising awareness at most could help reduce it or at the very least prepare people so they aren't so caught off guard if an artist is inexcusably hostile to them.
For example this journal (https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9924383/) is of another ARTIST insulting my art. NOT a troll an ARTIST. The impression I get is people seem to think only mere trolls do this but other artists can insult other people who are just trying to be creative as they are.
It wasn't that hurtful but it really puts things in perspective that other content creates can insults other people's work rather than the mere troll that contributes nothing to the site.
Also I've already been over illegitimate blocking but for relevancy I'll go over it real quick. On Furaffinity for example you can be blocked for the stupidest of reasons from misunderstandings, mistakes on how a bid works, asking about a picture, asking a question or even nothing at all a.k.a. shadowbanning, etc..
It's just not a happy place to really talk to people if they can snap at/block you whether you come to them or they come to you.
Sometimes I feel talking to artist on Furaffinity is like talking to the standard illegal drug dealer or stereotypical illegal drug dealer at least. You know the gruff, rough guy that isn't here to strike up a conversation, answer most questions, or even be friendly. They're just here to do business like "Do you have the money or not?!" or "Do you want to buy something or not?!".
Okay maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, what I mean is sometimes it feels like on Furaffinity general conversation is unwelcomed and that artists generally only talk if you're doing business with them. Like don't bother trying to have a friendly conversation it's business or not.
Of course there are artist that are willing to chat but you have to be VERY and I mean VERY careful what you say and how you say it otherwise they explode on you and probably block you afterwards. Basically you're walking on eggshells with some people and the only way to be safe is to either just talk about business or not talk at all and even that isn't a guarantee. You can get shadowbanned after all.
So people are more than willing to mention all the unwanted demands for requests they're getting, as well as unwanted roleplay RP and spamming but no one seems to want to mention the rude and volatile artists. It's just so rare to even find a journal about that kind of stuff if one exists besides mine.
I mean I want the art world to be friendly in general at least but if people don't even want to discuss its problems with transparency then there's really no chance to solve the problem relatively. I mean nobody I know of is really willing to talk about it and you have to at least talk about problems to start solving them.
The art world should be a place where you can not only view art but actually have a positive interaction with the community not get yelled at and blocked.
So yeah I've talked about this kind of thing one way or another billions of times and maybe I am pity hunting for sympathy and hunting which would be bad but this is a legitimate problem I'd like to see addressed a bit more adequately.
I'm just confused at what could be the cause of so little to non-existent coverage like do people not thing the problem exists? Do you they not care? Are they unware? Have they not experienced it personally? Do they know it exists but don't think it really matters? I mean it could be any number of reasons.
If more people could cover this topic that would be beautiful.
Now I know internet drama is a given and you can't really solve it as a whole but the art website drama should still be addressed.
Why? Because it can be very destructive and raising awareness at most could help reduce it or at the very least prepare people so they aren't so caught off guard if an artist is inexcusably hostile to them.
For example this journal (https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9924383/) is of another ARTIST insulting my art. NOT a troll an ARTIST. The impression I get is people seem to think only mere trolls do this but other artists can insult other people who are just trying to be creative as they are.
It wasn't that hurtful but it really puts things in perspective that other content creates can insults other people's work rather than the mere troll that contributes nothing to the site.
Also I've already been over illegitimate blocking but for relevancy I'll go over it real quick. On Furaffinity for example you can be blocked for the stupidest of reasons from misunderstandings, mistakes on how a bid works, asking about a picture, asking a question or even nothing at all a.k.a. shadowbanning, etc..
It's just not a happy place to really talk to people if they can snap at/block you whether you come to them or they come to you.
Sometimes I feel talking to artist on Furaffinity is like talking to the standard illegal drug dealer or stereotypical illegal drug dealer at least. You know the gruff, rough guy that isn't here to strike up a conversation, answer most questions, or even be friendly. They're just here to do business like "Do you have the money or not?!" or "Do you want to buy something or not?!".
Okay maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, what I mean is sometimes it feels like on Furaffinity general conversation is unwelcomed and that artists generally only talk if you're doing business with them. Like don't bother trying to have a friendly conversation it's business or not.
Of course there are artist that are willing to chat but you have to be VERY and I mean VERY careful what you say and how you say it otherwise they explode on you and probably block you afterwards. Basically you're walking on eggshells with some people and the only way to be safe is to either just talk about business or not talk at all and even that isn't a guarantee. You can get shadowbanned after all.
So people are more than willing to mention all the unwanted demands for requests they're getting, as well as unwanted roleplay RP and spamming but no one seems to want to mention the rude and volatile artists. It's just so rare to even find a journal about that kind of stuff if one exists besides mine.
I mean I want the art world to be friendly in general at least but if people don't even want to discuss its problems with transparency then there's really no chance to solve the problem relatively. I mean nobody I know of is really willing to talk about it and you have to at least talk about problems to start solving them.
The art world should be a place where you can not only view art but actually have a positive interaction with the community not get yelled at and blocked.
So yeah I've talked about this kind of thing one way or another billions of times and maybe I am pity hunting for sympathy and hunting which would be bad but this is a legitimate problem I'd like to see addressed a bit more adequately.
I'm just confused at what could be the cause of so little to non-existent coverage like do people not thing the problem exists? Do you they not care? Are they unware? Have they not experienced it personally? Do they know it exists but don't think it really matters? I mean it could be any number of reasons.
If more people could cover this topic that would be beautiful.
