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Boy, am I upset and on the verge of being torn in two.
The end of the first week in October's not been kind to me, and all because my dedication works to an artist who's not up here as much, are rudely criticised as theft and unwanted. To make matters worse, their followers call me rude names and bully me with false accusations.
What is wrong with people these days?!
Where has the appreciation for a fan's hard work and effort for keeping their memories and creations alive all gone?
If fans don't do these, then those works, that they themselves worked hard on, will be forgotten about. Or viewers will try to search form them only to find nothing.
That's what fans do, try to keep them alive. After all, all my works are completely harmless - yet I'm the one who ends up getting mortally hurt over nothing.
If dedicating an artist is wrong, then all fanart and fanfiction is theft - yet we fans are not sued, bullied or falsely accused by big companies like Disney, Warner Brothers or Sega are we?
Okay, so maybe I was off on a few little details; wrong species, our interpretative background stories behind the characters were somewhat different, or the references to what they may sound like on TV or radio don't match. But that's nothing to get annoyed over, or accuse people of manipulation when clearly they weren't? No, what I did was not manipulation - what's happened to poor Rosie in T&F, now that's manipulation!
Least we are trying to preserve something good they made, and keep it alive for future generations - even if they don't need our "assistance" in doing so.
The artist I dedicated to in question (I can't use any names) has asked me civilly to delete the "offensive*" pieces, but I'm not sure what to do.
I promised myself that I'd never delete another piece of work here again and let others enjoy them if the dedicatee doesn't.
On the one hand, if I delete it, and a part of me dies because I'm getting rid of something I worked hard on and that others may have enjoyed. One the other hand, if I don't the dedicatee says they'll do legal action against me - will they sue me, come over and beat me up or send me a virus?
If I do, something wonderful is lost to the world and the dedicatee looses a fan. If I don't, I get hounded and bullied over something completely harmless.
I'm not sure what to do...
Still, there is the second party to take into consideration, and they may like it, even if the first party doesn't like it.
Perhaps you viewers have had such an obstacle yourselves. If so, how was the best way of handling it?
(* = I say that, even though there's nothing wrong with them)
Seeking a Children's Story Book
Hey viewers! If any of you are Voracious Readers readers, particularly in Children's books, I need some help in tracking a certain book down. It was during my Christmas work that I thought of this book as it contained a Christmas story, that I though would be interesting for my work place. I remembered that my family's hairdresser in Twickenham had this under her desk, but today, after my mum paid her visit, I've discovered she no longer has it - mind you, it's been a long time since I last saw her (I remember seeing her around Christmas 2021 when mum had a hair appointment and we went there en route to my sister's house in Horseham, and that's about it) This book in question was an A-Z Children's Storybook, with 26 stories relating to the letters of the alphabet. I can't remember all the stories, but I do recall the following; A Cheeky Wheel of Cheese/Cheesecake . A Fireman who grew a long luxurious tapered moustache that was the pride of his brigade - till he lost half of it due
Wrap Up of 2023
Well, this has been a year of ups and downs for me, mostly in the career look at life. I got a job at Royal Mail as a Postman via an agency in February - they kicked me off after 4 weeks on account they thought I was too slow. (That wasn't my fault, as A) They put me with a constant complainer, B) They added an extra route onto our section 3 weeks in, C) Tuesdays was early-closing and whatever post I hadn't done before 12:30, after leaving around 10:00, I had to bring back and deliver the next day and D) I wanted to prove I wasn't slow, but they wouldn't give the chance. I took a Hospitality Course to become a Barista in a Hotel Chain - that got me nowhere with the Hotel the course was being sponsored by. My dad was diagnosed with dementia in late November - though thankfully it's in the early stages, so it's treatable, but the family's making a better effort to work along with him, even if it gets him irritated. I've had several job interviews - either which I've failed (and
Are my Good Deeds Really Misunderstand-able?
Sorry folks, I'm in a bit of depressed state, as you might have read on my latest works regarding the webcomic "Tina's Story" on Patreon, I've been depledged and blocked on accounts of bullying and/or spamming within the last 48 hours. Now, that's just not the case. In actual fact, nothing could be further from the truth. All I did, was share some ideas with creators Grey Muzzle & :iconzenia: that I'd had since Thursday night. Granted, we're at opposite ends of our tastes in what's portrayed and how it's portrayed. As any viewers here who are also patrons to the webcomic, they'll show nudity, sex and any other adult-related stuff without any fuss, but they don't cover the subject of childbirth that well in their pregnancy arcs - whilst I'm the other way around - their most recent one having just ended...though now I don't know what it's resulted in! (In other words, they'll show it going in and growing, but never coming out) As I mentioned, I respected them and even checked my works
A DA Milestone
As of yesterday, I reached the start of my 100th page in my online gallery here since I signed up here 10 years ago! That means I submitted enough art and literature, no matter how repetitive it appeared (i.e my Ovum Amp ads almost every Mayternity Season), to fill 10 pages a year. I know others up here probably reached that in less time than I took to reach 100 pages, considering all the obstacles and the ups-&-downs I've faced since I left technical college, but still, I'm surprised to have reached that far, along with feeling impressed and proud to have reached his milestone. Here's to hoping I reach the next milestone before long...whatever that might be... And good luck on those whose goal is to reach 100 pages up here on DA.
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In my personal opinion, as long as you mentioned the original artist and/or mentioned or elaborated on from where the inspiration came when you posted the artwork you are not morally obligated to delete any of your own original work.
If this other artist has THAT big of an issue with flattery, then let him complain to one of the DA mods or something. Let a mod decide whether the work should be deleted, but don't delete it yourself.
Sorry to butt in. I only meant to thank you for some faves but I noticed the journal. I've run into similar issues with my own drawings on past accounts. Take it from me, don't let people ruin your fun. Art is meant to be shared, but it's very personal at the same time.
Good luck and thank you again.
If this other artist has THAT big of an issue with flattery, then let him complain to one of the DA mods or something. Let a mod decide whether the work should be deleted, but don't delete it yourself.
Sorry to butt in. I only meant to thank you for some faves but I noticed the journal. I've run into similar issues with my own drawings on past accounts. Take it from me, don't let people ruin your fun. Art is meant to be shared, but it's very personal at the same time.
Good luck and thank you again.