I dislike Artist Beware, concept seemed like a great idea and now it is just a witch hunt of bored artists looking for something to rant about. It's one of the reasons I'm moving away from taking private commissions. Funny they scream about professional behaviors yet there is NOTHING professional about that community or using it IMO.
Let alone almost ALL of the posts the few times I have looked at it start out 'I have a complaint' then everyone else jumps in and comments like "Don't like their art OR their attitudes' OKAY I thought this was about artists business transactions not their personalities.
You know, I'm thoroughly surprised you read the whole thing I thank you! <.< For some reason, my computer ate all the formatting when it submitted, and I didn't feel like fixing at the time.
But yes. This. You summed it up perfectly. The things they do border on libel quite often. Falsified information and people looking for an excuse to victimize themselves is something that's supported there, though - so long as the majority of the posters find reason to hate a certain artist.
I'm with you though - I think my personal commissions are going to head way of the Dodo before I run into problems.
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It's one of the reasons I'm moving away from taking private commissions.
Funny they scream about professional behaviors yet there is NOTHING professional about that community or using it IMO.
Let alone almost ALL of the posts the few times I have looked at it start out 'I have a complaint' then everyone else jumps in and comments like "Don't like their art OR their attitudes' OKAY I thought this was about artists business transactions not their personalities.
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But yes. This.
You summed it up perfectly. The things they do border on libel quite often. Falsified information and people looking for an excuse to victimize themselves is something that's supported there, though - so long as the majority of the posters find reason to hate a certain artist.
I'm with you though - I think my personal commissions are going to head way of the Dodo before I run into problems.
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