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I've bought several YCH icons from her and am always happy with the result! One of my purchased icons below.

I'm assuming that was directed at the person accusing me of theft?

Thanks. I know I "shouldn't" feel bad because I've done nothing wrong, but hearing that the characters aren't the same from someone with no skin in the game definitely helps. I've never had someone treat me like this before and I feel very hurt over it.

Also I don't use Twitter much, though I do have an account. Do they allow call-out posts like this? Is this something I can report to Twitter?

I will just continue to block them, then. They never said they'd stop the harassment if they bought it, just that they didn't want anyone else to own the design because "it looks like my OC".

Someone has posted on multiple websites that I stole their character design for an adopt I made. The characters both have purple colors in their design, but the one I made has several colors their OC doesn't, none of the markings are even similar, and there's other differences on top of that. I've never had contact with this person beyond them telling me I stole their design [and they even had other people contact me to say the same things]. They asked to buy the design because it's "too similar" to theirs, but I declined to sell it to them. Frankly, I thought it was a stupid reason to try to buy it and my ToS states I can refuse a sale for any reason. They're now saying that me refusing to sell it to them is "suspicious". I blocked their FA account and hid the comments since I don't want that harassment and drama on my page when I've done nothing wrong. Right now they have a Twitter post directly naming my account, showing both of the characters, saying I stole the design, and basically calling me a thief. People are telling them my design is nothing like theirs, but they're digging their heels in. Is this something I can make a caution post about maybe?

Who: MangutartWhere: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/mangutart/ When: May 19th, 2019. What: I saw their commission price sheet while browsing FA's front page. The prices were great and the loose, sketchy style was perfect for a commission idea I'd been holding onto for a while. I asked about a slot on the submission, the sent a Note with the information. They replied very quickly to all messages, sent a WIP, asked clarifying questions--just overall it was clear they were very focused on the commission and wanting it to turn out well. I am extremely happy with the resulting art and the experience overall. I'll definitely be back to them in the future for more art! Finished SFW commission below.

Who: puppisama Where: https://www.deviantart.com/puppisama What: I posted on the deviantArt forums looking to get a reference sheet done for an anthro feline character of mine, asking prospective artists to leave art examples and prices in the replies. puppisama was one of the artists who replied. I liked their style and the price was within my budget, so I contacted them to discuss further details. I provided them with previous art of the character to work from, showing their markings and details. They provided several WIPs [sketch, lines, a couple of colored WIPs] and completed requested changes very quickly [removing paw pads from hands once and correcting the spelling of the character's name on the finished ref]. It was a really good experience and I'm extremely happy with the finished art! SFW reference below.

I've commissioned Pronography @ FA several times over the past year and a half. They're always very prompt in responding to commission inquiries, questions, etc. Art ETAs vary, but I don't think I've had to wait more than a month, personally, for a commission. Their prices are incredibly affordable for the quality. All in all, I find them very easy to deal with and will happily be going back to them often in the future. Attached are some SFW commissions by them. I've also had NSFW pieces done, but this isn't the place for thoe.

Also didn't know that about the red dot, good to know!

Okay, thanks for the clarification!

The new AutoModerator is spiffy! Great idea and I hope that frees up some time for you guys.

Great idea with the resolved tag and TY for implementing it so quickly!

The issue is that you're contacting someone who has nothing to do with this business transaction simply because they've been commenting on the beware. Again, it's unprofessional behavior.

And now she has sent me a second Note on my FA account apologizing for the first one.

Chesta sent me a Note on my FurAffinity because of the last comment I posted above. Also incredibly unprofessional... Edit: I don't know if I should share it here? It's almost accusatory, honestly. And it certainly makes me feel uncomfortable that she's contacting people outside of the OP because of this beware.

Chesta just posted another journal to her FA. Once again full of overly personal information, promises to change how she does business, etc.

I agree with the two above that it's time for some sort of ultimatum here.