Jump to content
  • Staff Pick


  • Welcome to Artists Beware! 

    All posts have been reviewed prior to being allowed in.


    Comments are moderated:  Please review the Commenting Rules.  Comments that don't meet our rules will not be posted.

    If your post is resolved:  Contact one (1) member of staff or leave a comment, and we'll update your post!

    If you are the bewaree:  Review "I've been posted to Artists Beware, now what?".

    If a beware needs a tag update:  Post a comment!

    To contact a member of staff:  See the Staff page or fill out the Contact Us form.

    Posts are not deleted unless you can prove they are fabricated.  If this is the case contact one (1) admin, and we will help you asap.

  • Artists Beware

    The namesake database. Submissions are categorized by "Bewares" and "Cautions".
    MochanAura
    Who: Inksty, Rudy, RudyDog, CozieCollie, MixedDisasterDesigns
    Where: https://twitter.com/inksty
    https://www.furaffinity.net/user/mixeddisaster
    https://www.furaffinity.net/user/inksty
    When: 10/28/2021
    What: Commission



    During October of 2021, I had noticed that this artist was selling a couple of YCHs that I enjoyed the style for. I've commissioned them once in the past and had some issues with them in delivery time. While I wasn't going to commission them again, I decided to give them a second chance. This time however, it's gone more than 4 months with very little communication and other issues that I felt I had to make a post here as I tried to give them a lot of chances.
    On 10/28/21 I had seen that this artist had reduced the price of a YCH they were running from $175 "...TO $75 IF PURCHASED TODAY" on their twitter. So, I commented to claim it (Seen below (#1)). I followed their instructions and started a DM with them on twitter so that we may start the transaction process. (Seen below (#2)).
    After I sent the message, they had supplied their PayPal link which I was then informed they were wanting the payment through CashApp or Venmo, which I thought was very strange. I told them that I couldn't do either as I didn't have the accounts for them (Seen below (#3)).
    After a while, they told me it was okay to send, so I did. I sent them confirmation of the $75 they required sent over (seen below (#4)) and had then received nothing back until November when I sent them another message to check in with them. They told me that they had a family member pass, which I understood they needed some time to recover from (seen below (#5)). I figured that I'd give them some time to handle it before messaging again. That was on 11/5/21.
    I later (12/19/21) sent them a message as I had still heard nothing back and wanted to check in with them. However, I received no response and was ghosted for a while (seen below (6)). I don't usually worry about artists that take time as I feel they deserve the time to work. However, on 1/4/22 I had seen the exact YCH I had purchased being offered AGAIN on their page. Except this time the words "YCH" had been covered by a dog sticker (Seen below (7 & 8)).
    I immediately sent them a message to check in as I didn't want to come off accusatory, even though I felt I had been ripped off at this point. They sent me a message saying that "...I am so sorry. Would you like me to just make you a brand new hypno icon? Please let me know what I can do, I'm so sorry for the silence" (Seen below (6)). 
    To give some context, the first ych I bought from them (the one I alluded to at the start) was that of a Hypno icon. I had gotten that one a little earlier in the year and really didn't want another one. I wanted what I paid for or my money back at this rate. I told them that I don't want a duplicate com and asked if the thing I paid for initially was no longer available (Seen below (9)). The artist rebuttled saying the icon was in their old style and never answered my question.
    It seemed that what I had bought was no longer available to me and so I asked if they could make something similar for me as I wanted what I bought initially. They told me that they could create something for me like what was sold out from under me (Seen below (10)). They told me that they could make me something worth the price and I verified the idea I wanted. Eventually they said it was all good and that they'd get back to me. I had made one minor change to my character and had sent it over as I figured I may as well update what I have one my character at this point (Seen below (11)).
    I later reached out on 1/8/22 as it seemed the artist was back to giving me silence. I sent them a message today (2/13/22) as I still have not heard nothing back about my commission (Seen below (12)). My next step is to ask for a refund of the $75 I had sent them as this is getting ridiculous. 













    Vengo

    Beware: Tankdragon

    By Vengo, in Artist Bewares,

    Who: tankdragon, commanderblackfire, dragonboy238
    Where: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/tankdragon/
    https://commiss.io/commanderblackfire
    https://twitter.com/dragonBoy238
    When: 08/15/2021
    What: Commission
    NSFW Content

    I commissioned two pieces from Tankdragon (Furaffinity) back in August of last year. He also goes by Commanderblackfire (Commiss.io) and dragonboy238 (Twitter).

    The pieces together totaled $130 dollars. I waited several months hoping for the pieces to be completed or at least worked on.

    The artist has gone dark and has not posted anything since December of last year on any of the accounts that I am aware of. They did not respond to my attempts to contact them via Twitter or Commiss.io. 

    I am currently waiting for the Commiss.io staff to contact me back in regards of the refund due to the total noncompletion of the ordered projects.

    Below are my attempts to contact the artist via Commiss and Twitter, as well as proof of the projects and invoices from the Commiss.io site.






     
    Edit: 02.19.22


    Skyfox
    Who: Calima / Storm Shy Arts
    Where: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/calima
    When: 10/18/2020
    What: Commission
    NSFW Content

    This beware is about Calima, aka. Storm Shy Arts.  I initiated the commission transaction in October 2020 (see attachments; all edited for names, email addresses, or any personal/private information) for a 2-character commission.    Details were worked out and payment was sent via Paypal.  2 months later in December 2020 I sent a message to the artist on Fur Affinity asking for an update, but did not receive a reply.  I sent another message in January 2021 for an update and again received no reply.  I again sent a message on FA in March asking for an update with a notification that I would be filing a complaint on Artists Beware, and received no reply.  [Note:  I was also sending a copy of the January and March messages to the email associated with the Paypal payment, but that turned out to be an address the artist only ever used for Paypal, not correspondence.]
     
    In May 2021 I started the action of filing a complaint on Artists Beware.  The moderator was able to find me a valid email address for the artist, so the complaint was put on hold as I reestablished contact.  The artist did quickly reply to my email (see attachments), and we got the ball rolling to continue with the commission.  Over the next several days and weeks we exchanged several emails that cleared up some details and some WIP updates were sent to me.  The last WIP I received was 5-30-21.  On 6-13-21 the artist said she was going to "play with the background a bit more" and said it would be ready by July 10th.  On 7-23-21 I wrote again asking for an update.  The artist replied on 7-31-21 that her laptop had died, and as the replacement was soon to arrive she would have my piece finished very quickly.
     
    On 9-29-221 I wrote again asking for an update.  The artist replied the same day with the excuse that there were technical problems and they were moving, but she would "aim to finish the five details of this background this week".  I never received anything.  On 12-30-21 I wrote again asking for an update.  The artist replied the same day with health reasons as the excuse for no progress, and promised to send an updated version soon.  I wrote back and said I was willing to work around complications and that I just wanted to know the commission hadn't been abandoned.  Since then I have never received any update or any other contact from the artist.   Calima finally returned to Fur Affinity a few days ago after being away for so long, but when I tried to reply to a journal I found I'd been blocked.  That's when I knew it was time to post something here.















    Boargi

    Beware: SuperNinfendo

    By Boargi, in Artist Bewares,

    Who: SuperNinfendo, Fenergizer, FennecFiles
    Where: https://twitter.com/SuperNinfendo
    https://twitter.com/FennecFiles
    https://twitter.com/CorpseKiit
    When: 03/16/2020
    What: Commission



    My beware is for the artist known as Superninfendo / Fen.

    As a friend, I allowed our friendship to be used against me. 
    I'd tell her time and time again to take her time with my commissions; and that they were not top priority. Most of our conversation for updates and such happened in a discord server I am no longer apart of; so those conversations are lost to the void.
    What I do have/can provide are screenshots of certain commissions I never got the finished products of.
    In the screenshots I will be providing; I will show evidence of me commissioning Fen, paying Fen; and then getting a few responses [if I was lucky enough] or no response for days/weeks/months.
    I was naïve and thought our friendship meant that I wouldn't be ghosted/scammed, but I was very wrong with that assumption. 
    All in all, I was scammed out of $324.41.
    In the screenshots provided I will show the back and forth I've had with the artist over the coarse of the year; where some commissions had been done; but a majority were paid for and then ghosted/ignored.
    Even when requesting a refund, I was promptly ignored and overlooked.
    Even now in present time; they claim they've refunded all commissions owed; but I have yet to see my refund.

    Instead, I was swiftly blocked by their art management account run by SuperNinfendo and Corpsekiit.


    At the very end I show 2 instances of contact for a refund; and the final one being only just a day or so ago; where I was promptly blocked after requesting either the art owed to me or a refund.
    Original Agreement in chronological order:
    Several Art pieces coursing over a year
    - YCH of my sona holding money
    - Animal Crossing Sign Edit + Tip
    - 4 Twitch Emotes
    - Fullbody Commission w/ BG [made in 3 payments]
    - 2 Twitch Emotes 
    - Pride Art Piece
    - Sona w/ Scarf
    - Outfit Change for PNGTuber
    - Leggy Keychain
    - Poster for Mic_Feedback's 30th birthday big stream celebration
    Proofs of payment:











    Relevant Correspondence:







































     

















     

    LtScuttleButt
    Who: arachibara, takoalisher
    Where: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/arachibara/
    https://twitter.com/takoalisher
    When: 04/25/2021
    What: Commission



    Explain: Won a YCH for $70 posted in their gallery. 
     

    I had been contacted and paid for the YCH on April 25th, 2021. Originally, Alisher had told me they couldn't send an invoice, and instead, they had sent me a paypal.me link to send the money to. I had sent the money right after they'd given me their paypal.me link.
     

    Proof of Payment: 


    They did in fact send me the sketch as promised, and I had told them everything looked perfect, and this is when communication completely halted. 

    I try to give artists some time as I knew they had other commissions to work on as well, so I checked in about a month later to see if they were still working on mine. 

    Since then, I've received no further messages on any updates on my commission. I spent every couple of months trying to reach out before asking for a partial, then a full refund, and still, nothing. 


     



    I recently found out that they have a Twitter as well, and when I'd checked it, they were actively posting on it, and had been working on fanart the entire time I had been waiting for my commission to be finished. They still have yet to see my messages on Twitter, and are still posting as normal.


    I am currently still out of $70 dollars, as I cannot file a claim with Paypal due to how long it's been. All i wish for is a refund or an explanation of why they've ghosted me.

    BlizGames
    Who: SpaceCatCreations, Space Cat Creations, SCC_Fursuits, SpaceCatSuits
    Where: https://www.facebook.com/SCCFursuits
    https://twitter.com/SpaceCatSuits
    https://linktr.ee/spacecatcreations
    When: 05/18/2021
    What: Fursuit/ Fursuit Parts



    I paid 40% upfront for a commission May 18th of 2021. The commission was originally agreed upon to be completed before MFF in November. Maker ran into some issues with creating so we pushed the date back to December. December comes along, still no head and very little progress. SCC informs me they are unable to work within my time frame and offers a partial refund + to send what they did have back to me. This sounded like a best case scenario so I accepted the offer. Here we are, 2 months later, in January, and still no base. I did receive the partial refund. However, now SCC is reaching back out to demand more money than we originally agreed upon for the head claiming they miscalculated costs.
    This is not at the fault of the customer. They took on a commission you could not handle. Could not maintain a professional timeframe. Could not keep up their end of the refund agreement. And now want more money from me.
    I have been friendly, understanding, and respectful this entire time. The time frame to submit a paypal dispute is LONG gone so I am just out $100 and the City Mutt Fursuits base I paid for covered in the quote. Please see screenshots for confirmation of everything here, I have captured every word. Do not do business here! This maker will string you along.
    TLDR: Maker took on commission they couldn't handle, did not hold up their end of the partial refund agreement, and returns to my DMs to request more money after stringing me along for 8 months.
     































    AlitaBerserker
    Who: @Castore93 (Telegram, DeviantArt, FurAffinity, Twitter), Castore Devon (Patreon), Castore_tie&tail#7857 (Discord)
    Where: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/castore93/
    https://t.me/Devon2021
    https://www.patreon.com/user/creators?u=5553380
    https://www.deviantart.com/castore93
    When: 11/02/2019
    What: Other (Explain Below)
    NSFW Content

    Foreword
    The Beware is labelled NSFW since some attached external links contain NSFW material, but no NSFW pictures will be directly embedded in the post itself. This Beware will be very long, so I decided to organize it into paragraphs to make it easier to understand what happened and how I uncovered the culprit since it's a crucial part of the required proof. Summary
    One of my Patrons has been re-uploading exclusive content from my Patreon page to the pirate site https://kemono.party/.
    He didn't have my consent, ne never asked for it nor did he ever tell me. When confronted he declared his act was deliberate.
    I am writing down this Beware to show, with all evidence I have, what happened to protect other artists like me from this user.
    Background
    I've been working with Castore93 for almost three years between Patreon rewards and commissions; I can say we've always been in good terms.
    He began supporting me through Patreon in November 2019 and as far as I know we never had any issue.
    (Proof screenshot below.)
    Kemono.party
    On January 13th, 2022 I came to know through a friend of mine the existance of kemono.party, an infamous pirate site collecting exclusive material from Patreon and other pay-to-view platforms like SubscribeStar.
    I sadly discovered my Patreon material was uploaded there too.
    I was determined to uncover who re-uploaded the material, but to do so I first needed to understand how kemono.party works and how they were able to get it in the first place.
    Kemono.party works by using a scraper, a piece of software which automatically parses webpages to collect data from them. In order to access protected content, the scraper needs some kind of access key. In the case of kemono.party, the scraper uses the session key from a Patreon account. This means that the user either volountarely gives the scraper access to their account's session key or the account is compromised. The upload happens automatically.
    Thus, the person responsible must have a Patreon account with access to my exclusive posts; either my account has been hacked or one of my Patrons has, volountarily or not, shared their session key.
    Finding the culprit
    My account couldn't have been hacked since I was able to see posts which weren't uploaded to kemono.party.
    I was fortunate enough to have exaclty three Patrons, all belonging to different tiers.
    The only way to identify the culprit would be posting a series of artworks limiting access to some specific tiers and seeing which of them would get reposted on kemono.party.
    I have three different tiers called "A precious gift", "Treasure" and "Jewel's waterfall".
    When posting a content on Patreon you can choose between some visibility options:
    You can make your post public so everyone can see it. You can make your post visible to "All patrons" regardless of their tier. You can make a post visible to one or more specific tiers. Selecting a lower tier only does not make the post visible to higher tiers.
    My three Patrons are Patron 1, Castore93 (Castore Devon on Patreon) and Patron 2.
    Patron 1 didn't join any tier, so they can only see "Public" and "All patrons" posts. Castore93 (Castore Devon) would be able to see "Public", "All patrons" and "Treasure" tier's posts. Patron 2 can see "Public", "All Patrons" and "Jewel's Waterfall" posts.
    After uploading each bait post I waited until I saw some of them appear on kemono.party.
    I made four bait posts:
    All Patron: it was a check to see if my content was stil being stolen. Selecting "A precious gift", "Treasure" and "Jewel's waterfall" tiers altogether. "Treasure" tier. "Jewel's waterfall" tier. Since nobody was part of the "A precious gift" tier it was no use testing it separately.
    Test no.1: all Patrons. It has been re-posted.
    My content was indeed still being stolen.

    Kemono.party post: https://kemono.party/patreon/user/14947257/post/60897241
    Test no.2: All tiers altogether. It has been re-posted.
    This excludes Patron 1 since they weren't part of any tier, thus unable to see the post.

    Kemono.party post: https://kemono.party/patreon/user/14947257/post/61104826
    Doublecheck.

    Kemono.party post: https://kemono.party/patreon/user/14947257/post/61286834
    3. Selected tiers only: "Treasure" tier. It has been reposted.

    Kemono.party post: https://kemono.party/patreon/user/14947257/post/61287322
    Doublecheck.

    Kemono.party post: https://kemono.party/patreon/user/14947257/post/61287443
    4. Selected tiers only: "Jewel's waterfall". It hasn't been reposted. Check & doublecheck.
    This excludes Patron 2.

    Notice how the posts from the "Jewel's waterfall" tier were shared in between "Treasure" posts in order to exclude any time factor.

    The confrontation
    It was clear from all the data collected the culprit was the Patron from the "Treasure" tier, Catore93 aka Castore Devon. It was still possible his account had been hacked and he wasn't aware of the situation.
    So I opted for a neutral approach and he himself confirmed this wasn't the case...
    On January 20th, 2022 I confronted him.

    Translation from Italian:
    Me: Do you know this site? https://kemono.party/ Castore93: I go there sometimes. Me: You do realize this material comes from your account, right? Castore93: But theoretically I think the site uploads content only when you add it, not by itself. I did add some stuff in the past. Me: Do you knwo this is copyright infringment and illegal, right? Castore93: I am curious to understand how it shows it has taken the material without me uploading it. About uploading stuff from Patreon (when I did it some time ago) about that I would have a certain personal point of view, you're not wrong obviously. (SIC) Me: The site connects to your account's session cookie, uploading does not depend from you. In any case you can keep whatever point of view you want as long as my pay-to-view material remains visible only to those who paid for it. Castore93: Ok so one time is all it takes. Later that day I posted a public Patreon journal explaining the situation and how I will be sharing my contents from now on to avoid similar theft. This post too appeared on kemono.party (as you can see from the previous screenshots), meaning Castore93's session cookie was still active on kemono.party.
    Taking down the material
    I wish to add this part to show what kind of assholes arise from such events.
    After contacting Patreon to ask for advice, they suggested me to send a DMCA takedown request to the site which is the typical course of action.
    However, the criminals running the site ever so smugly responded with... excuses... even if the site has a "DMCA" page with instructios on how to send a DMCA takedown notice.

    I don't feel like letting them win.
    I am now in the process of researching my options to deal with the situation. I will try to give updates in the comments about this if I find anything which might be useful to everyone.
    Conclusion
    I lost a considerable amout of time dealing with the whole situation, which is amounted to a lot of frustration not to mention the damage of having copyrighted material posted around without authorization.
    Please be aware of this user.

    July

    Caution: Dlo168

    By July, in Artist Cautions,

    Who: D lo/Dlo168
    Where: https://www.instagram.com/dlo168/
    https://www.hentai-foundry.com/user/dlo168/profile
    patreon.com/dlo168
    When: 01/15/2022
    What: Commission
    NSFW Content

    I became a patron on Patreon of D lo and shortly after asked (via patreon's messaging system) if they were accepting commissions.
    They replied that they were. I gave them a few details about the piece I wanted and they estimated $50 USD (which seemed extremely low to me) and did not ask for anything up front.
    We agreed to finalize the details via email. Note that although their gmail name is present, I have removed the header of the email chain which contained their email address to protect their privacy, as well as my own real name.


    on 1/25/22 I received this email:


    With the attached sketch image. I recognized it as being heavily based on a piece by ItchyEars from HentaiFoundry:

    And when I double checked I realized it had actually been traced. The email notably does not mention the original artist, though it does say, "Again since it’ll be 50 USD (via PayPal), I will use some references to help out--"
      
    It goes on to say "oh I’ll add a simple background if you’d like to? Maybe a darker scene like a graveyard or something else?" which I feel is Dlo168 suggesting that the graveyard background is their idea (it is not, it is present in the original piece that was traced).

    I obviously felt misled in that what I had asked for was an original piece, not a traced piece, and the original artist had not agreed to have their art used like this. I did end up emailing ItchyEars to ask their advice and they agreed that it was in poor taste.

    Dlo168 did not ask for any money up-front, and agreed to cancel the commission when asked. They were apologetic about misrepresenting the nature of the piece and agreed that they should have been upfront about its source.
    the following is the full email chain after they sent me the sketch:

     

    w1nter

    Caution: SuperNinfendo

    By w1nter, in Artist Cautions,

    Who: Fen//Fenru/SuperNinfendo/Fenergizer
    Where: https://twitter.com/SuperNinfendo
    https://www.twitch.tv/fenergizer
    When: 05/01/2021
    What: Commission



    I commissioned Fen for a Vtuber bust model with Live2D rigging and 4 "emotions." I was originally quoted for $350, but I tipped enough to make it $500 because they'd just raised their prices after my initial sketch and I was impressed.

    After I paid the $100 deposit, it took more than the one week promised to get a sketch back, but progress was coming along in a relatively timely manner. Fen was initially good at getting back to me on Discord with WIPs and letting me know they were working on my model. The turnaround from sketch to full-color was surprisingly quick, but I was extremely happy with how everything was looking. My commission was essentially ready for Live2D rigging by the end of May, so I figured the whole thing could be ready at some point later that summer.

    Unfortunately, that quick pace did not carry over to the rest of the commission. After that May 31st WIP, I didn't get a single update for nearly 5 months. I knew they took commissions on other types of art and streaming assets, so I didn't mind at first. Eventually though, things just didn't seem right. I'd check their Trello regularly to see if gears were turning in the commission queue, and while there'd be new sketched here and there, the Finished Rigs list went stagnant through this whole time.

    The next update I got from Fen was at the end of October. I was afraid to ask for updates through Discord because their status was always Do Not Disturb, but I decided it had been more than long enough and I sucked it up. About a week and a half after I sent my message, I got WIPs back of the expressions I asked for. I actually hadn't noticed that the expression designs hadn't been done yet, but I was still pleased to get an update and know that my commission was still on the table.

    After that, it was back to radio silence for a month. By then, it had been 6 months since I paid off my invoice and I was still in "Ready to Rig" status. Especially being a Twitch streamer trying to plan overlays et al to fit with the model, I was growing even more impatient. I consulted a few friends on the matter and decided to ask for an estimated completion date. I was told December 15th at the latest. That didn't happen. In the meantime, it was apparent that Fen was doing Live2D work, just on other "quick completion" commissions that seemed to pop up out of nowhere. What added insult to injury was that they were promoting these simpler rigs with very little wait while I was still actively waiting for what I paid off in June. Then, when December 15th rolled around, they tweeted out that they were finishing a rig in just 24 hours. The next day, they were showing off a brand new rig for their partner. I lost my patience and asked to just take their PSD/CSP file so I could get someone else to rig it. No response.

    What happened after was a sticky situation. On December 21st, Fen's cat suddenly got sick and they had to take him to the emergency vet. The bill was steep and they said they couldn't afford it, so they needed donations and emergency commissions to cover the necessary treatments. Between this and the holidays, I knew I was in no position to ask for a refund, full or partial, even if I was still out $500 with nothing to show on my end. I again offered to just take my file as it was and go, eating my extra cost, but still no reply. 

    Around New Year's, while all this was going on, Fen suddenly announced on Twitter that they'd finished two standard rigs that had been in the queue behind me. If it wasn't already, the writing was on the wall that I was being ghosted, so I gave them an ultimatum. As much as I didn't want to be the villain, if I couldn't get at least a basic reply, I threatened to file a chargeback. Within hours that same day, I finally got the CSP file with a lengthy apology. I thanked them and that was the last contact we've had with each other. 

    I've since been in contact with a different artist who does Live2D rigging and I commissioned them to finish the model. They've been able to work the the Clip Studio file just fine. While I'm still happy with the design Fen was able to make for me, but between the uneven progress, lack of communication, confusing management of the commission queue, broken promises, and uncertainty that I'd get what I paid for, I certainly won't be working with them again and I can't recommend them to another streamer in good faith.

    pisqcurio

    Caution: Mossling

    By pisqcurio, in Artist Cautions,

    Who: Mossling_, mossling
    Where: https://twitter.com/Mossling_
    https://www.furaffinity.net/user/mossling/
    When: 10/30/2020
    What: Commission



    Ultimately, what happened in this were severe breakdowns in communication and significantly longer gaps than expected and communicated. Particularly after the February update, I became even more uncomfortable and triggered (have since figured out why and added it to my mental model). And now, I recognize that the February update is what further had thoughts creeping in of the numerous horror stories of artists vanishing and absconding with money (after the ghosting earlier on) or rushing items below their standard of quality for the sake of completion, along with people not willing to speak up due to having anxiety over conflict or not having the spoons. This saga has taken more time, energy, and spoons than hundreds of other commissions combined. It's been an extreme outlier for my ND brain and bad for my health, though also in combination with various other factors IRL.
    This took so long to report, because I'll typically trust artists to do their thing and stay out of the way.  Being able to commission artists is incredibly special to me, as I'd been following a few for a decade or more before being able to fathom commissioning; it also helps me to express things, as I have processing issues.  I have a couple remaining around this time-frame with no concerns, as those have all been well-communicated.
    This one ended up severely festering in concerns due to the history of no replies, so it felt like there was little point in attempting more communication later on, despite being severely anxious. I mostly relied on Trello after February, as I'd not seen discord/twitter updates. I ended up leaving the discord as well due to a regular server cull after not seeing updates - still at around 50 severs between two accounts, so I don't read them all. This would've resulted in no longer being able to DM me (have DMs blocked by default but had opened on Mossling's server), though it's not something I'd thought of at the time; we also have previously established contacts on FA and twitter with email recorded via Google Forms/invoice.
    After seeing the Trello card progress with no WIPs for fix confirmation sent or indication of awaiting feedback, that further set things off deeper into the spiral with an even further loss in trust. Come January when I checked the card, it vanished from queue with no contact, resulting in the next FA note. While writing the beware, I found it in archives incomplete not awaiting feedback vs at least being marked on hold. That's what set things and confirmed all fears in my mind at the time and complete loss of trust.
    Regardless, accusations like that won't lead anywhere good, but deep in a spiral that I didn't recognize early enough to be able to pull out of, the logical brain wasn't there like a locomotive engineer not being on a train going max speed; it wasn't going to slow down, which led to absurdity.
    I think that this has gotten far too rambly, unfortunately, so I'll just move to the screenshots.
    ===
    This just shows initial contact via FA and moving to Google forms. Early on in commissioning, I'd intentionally wanted to help out low follower count people (super awesome to have watched some grow from 100 to over 10K) but have now mostly stuck to those I'm familiar with vs seeking out new artists.

    The next four are just the Google form, where email is the preferred method of contact but went unused, and invoice. I should've just corrected this early on, as emails can't be edited. Also worth noting on the invoice is that PayPal doesn't allow for transaction fees to be charged; I found out about that later on, so I'll typically tip to counter it.

    From there, it moved to discord, where I'd previously sent mentoring opportunities. Maybe that's why it went there.
    Initial contact and a WIP that was deleted??, along with feedback. At this point, I was new and hadn't thought about saving WIPs, which also made it seem like no progress was made in the later image. (This was just my thought at the time; I don't know.)

    Shows where I wasn't comfortable with how things were progressing and the start of the text walls x.x :

    A WIP was sent after followups, not sure why it took as long as it did. At this point, I hadn't seen pings or updates in the server or on twitter and ultimately decided to leave in I'm told March during a cull. With this interaction, I'd also stopped following picarto. Note that I didn't communicate leaving the server or picarto; I was already in a bad space after this.

    This one just shows the Np!, as I ran out of space but wanted to show the full window for continuity. This was taken on January 12th. Note that this Np! message will have been edited later on...

    After this, there was nothing communicated. As noted before, I'd left Mossling's server, not thinking much of settings, which ended up resulting in needing to use email (original request), FA note, or twitter DM. I'll link the trello card to explain how things fell from there. I checked the trello once a week and saw it remain with only the two flags labels shown below, never awaiting feedback. I did stop checking at some point, as it seemed like an exercise in futility.

    In August, I'd checked again and noticed that lines and colors were done with no feedback or WIPs. This plunged things deeper into the spiral and set off a panic (not saying this makes logical sense, but it's what happened). The numbers thing is patterning after the text wall mentioning numbers. Here, the second paragraph was meant to be offering for Wyr to be pulled and background reused elsewhere (e.g. YCH), if the background were refunded, but this makes no actual sense to me reading it now.

    Going back to the trello card linked above, I checked again in January and noticed that the card was entirely missing without communication. I blew up at this point.

    Just proof of email copy, but same text as above:

    Search showing all emails containing mossling (and no email communication), including the email above:

    Both of FA notes remained unread as I was putting together the beware.

    It's at this point that I recalled that leaving the server and that it'd most likely mean not being able to DM, though we also had a shared server I could be pinged on, so I toggled settings and sent a final DM.

    After sending this, FA notes both showed read and a reply was received:

    This note refers to being blocked on multiple platforms, when discord was retoggling the server privacy setting. I don't know what other platforms are being referred to here that I supposedly blocked on. FA, email, and twitter have all been untouched.

    Still furious, I was unsympathetic with a shitty reply vs if it'd had been prior to the card being archived with no communication. "IRL's shit, will be back" would've been enough prior to the card vanishing with reasoning behind why it was archived, because at the point of archive, the note hadn't even been read.

    And then this is the final note:

    Going back to discord DM today, I see that it's been edited.


    And that's everything, I think.
     
     

  • Mod Note:  Bewares in the comments will not be approved.  Please submit your own post to add to our tag weight and metrics.

×
×
  • Create New...