#anon asks à la snek

[3amsnek]

hi if this isn’t something you prefer answering you can ignore my ask!

so i wanted to know how much stripe reveals your info to people who pay you? through ko fi and all that. what i mean is when someone gives the creator money through ko fi using paypal their name (legal name) is revealed on invoice so does that happen with stripe as well?

i’ve heard with stripe, creators can hide their legal name and use another which shows up on invoices but im unsure if it’s true

hi! I actually had this same concern and did a lot of poking around for how different platforms handle this while setting up my commissions so I will attempt to answer! disclaimer I am just a guy who is bad with technology so there is a chance I am wrong about things ok here’s a readmore attempt click to get Snek’s business knowledge

this is actually the main reason I rly like stripe, you can customize pretty much everything clients will see including how much information about yourself you want to give away- I literally only have 3amsnek as my name in there, it’s just my business name (the Public Details section of settings lets you mess with this as much as you like, it’s under the Business Settings category)

it gives my country & state on some invoices but no further details (I can’t remember if state is mandatory or I clicked on the wrong button somewhere setting it up but I can’t disable it so keep that in mind) (I can change it along with everything else in my info though)

you do need to give Stripe all of your information for legal and payment purposes which can be kinda intimidating to set up but within my account I can customize what name will show up everywhere it shows up, put a different email than the one I signed up with as a customer support email to go at the bottom of receipts, decide specifically how much of my location is shown- idk if this is super clear bc I’m not at all experienced in Business Advice but by my memory/experience it doesn’t even ask for a Firstname Lastname name anywhere that’ll be shown to customers

for the record I’ve never actually used paypal bc my account got nuked within a day of making it and they have simply refused to fix it so I don’t have a direct comparison from personal experience but from my various hours of research trying to put comms together it seemed like paypal will always give everyone involved in the transaction a stupid amount of information about each other and there rly isn’t much to do about it/things can’t be changed ever or at least without huge difficulty and my experience with Stripe has been not that at All,,, it’s been very nice tbh I even found a whole invoices feature that allows international bank transfers as a payment method making a workaround for people who only have paypal & no card

if this is still confusing you can dm me and I’ll send you a picture of my checkout page/invoice/email receipt templates, it rly only shows my profile picture for stripe which I selected and can change (for me it’s the same dragon I use for my ko-fi header) and my business name in big letters at the top to say who you’re paying and then it’s the checkout/payment setup for the client (looks like any other online shopping checkout thing rly) - I haven’t been able to Confirm confirm that this all shows up properly on receipts as I don’t rly have a way to run a test with it with actual payment but it shows you what all the graphics are set to show up as in your account (under Branding in settings, same Business Settings box as Public Details is in) and you can change all of it any time (I do think you can also send blank test receipts to yourself)

hopefully this helps clarify things? at this point of using it for a couple months I would say I’d recommend Stripe- I’ve been rly pleased with it so far, especially with this specific topic :]

#snek asks #anon asks à la snek #If I’m misreading this and you’re asking how much information I can see about clients- full name on the card used and zip code is all I get #(sometimes that’s hard to find with invoices too I’ve noticed) #and tbh I’ve got adhd I can pretty much guarantee if I’ve seen a name you don’t want seen it is Not sticking around in the ol noggin #I’m pretty sure the person receiving the payment Does need to know A Name involved for keeping records & tax purposes #that’s kinda always the case with transactions #but yeah paypal SUCKS about legal names #(< can’t use it at all bc I was still in the middle of getting new ids after changing mine when I made my account so they apparently Still #don’t believe I exist) #if I did misread this. whoops. here is a lot of business information you did not want or need? bon appetit? #but I Think im on the right track #short answer: shockingly little and you can rly customize. everything it’s pretty neat #thank u for thinking I am enough of a Professional Businessman to answer questions im honored hopefully I did not get something very wrong 👍

[panelshowsource]

then this one is dedicated to u anons ❤️❤️❤️

LMAO listen... it’s for a niche audience but that audience is DEDICATED aka the summary of this blog. i don’t know if people see it and unfollow purely because of the inconvenience having to scroll through the whole damn thing (it is tagged #longpost...) or because they find it cringey but — they’re missing out. phil wang IS hot whether they want to admit it or not!!!

when i reblog the thirst post, i always lose 50–100 followers 😅 the asks posts cost me a handful of followers as well, but i’m not too worried about that! i can’t skimp on these and leave you guys hanging, and i’m sure those fussy people wouldn’t like it if i was spamming individual asks 10 times a day either. you just can’t please everyone! UNLESS...you’re david mitchell. he unites us all 😌 (don’t worry i’ll get the thirst prepared — send it in now if you wanna be in this quarter’s reblog! hehehe)

if there’s one thing about my followers it’s that they have OPINIONS [taskmaster s10 discourse flashbacks]...

...and if there’s another thing about my followers it’s that too much joe wilkinson content maaay have stolen a couple of their braincells ✋

the amount of ya’ll who asked me to do this!!! shady!!! LMAO listen..if u have the goss, stop by my inbox...trust me with your secrets...

re: giles i only saw the shitstorm on twitter and but i cackled alone in my room for about an hour

first of all i don’t know whether i should laugh or cry at this but since it’s his comedy PERSONA i won’t take it personally!!! hehe~ second of all this is very unrelated and probably inconsequential to you being a brit or aussie or kiwi (i’m just peeping “mum”) but my company distributes midsomer murderers in the usa so if any yanks reading this wanna go stream that on amazon prime then ya girl might get a bigger holiday bonus this year just saying~~~~~

i see u sneaky snek 👀 we’ve definitely been robbed of the sweet, sweet david mitchell content that could have been from more series of the bubble and was it something i said. the thing is, panel shows live and die by their casts & group chemistry. shows like big fat quiz and have i got news for you are both bog standard ass quiz shows with no particularly unique or engaging qualities outside of their roster of personalities. why, then, is big fat quiz so much better than hignfy, you know? if i don’t take the formats into much consideration, then it just comes down to shows led by comedians i personally like. BUT...you know...i do like to believe i have some taste...so 💅 i’d tentatively suggest comedy world cup, you have been watching, and argumental as those that either died too soon and/or might thrive were they resurrected. the first two because i think david tennant and charlie brooker are stellar hosts and i miss seeing their lil faces on the reg, and the third because the format of the show really lends itself to some hilarious dynamics — almost like taskmaster, the comedians are forced to heavily interact and it was one of the only panel shows with a serious teasing dynamic that didn’t turn particularly ugly, which i know many of you aren’t big fans of the way old-generation panel show fans were/are. (god, remember how fucking mean panel shows used to be lmaooooOOOO) there are “debate”-type shows like hypothetical, but argumental was...chaotic, especially with king of chaotic evil panel show menaces sean lock at the helm. do know what i mean? it would be wild to see argumental with today’s comedians, i think. worst? eep... why do i keep saying i won’t answer questions like this and then do anyways? 🤡 personally, a league of their own is borderline unwatchable to me despite the panel having perfectly decent chemistry, and hignfy either needs an entire reboot à la buzzcocks or...retirement. ya’ll probably get me. anyways bring back charlie brooker!! [bangs pots and pans]

IF THEY HAVE EYES, YEAH.............

to wrap up the shade in this ask post (lmaooo), i actually got quite a few anons about lou sanders, a...controversial character. but i’m so happy you enjoyed the show!! i think the format is wonky and the editing doesn’t do it any favours — i’m not really sure why it had this forced bake off-inspired pleasantness about it — but it ended up being delightful casual viewing. especially with the advent of jess & jamali as a newfound power couple. who would have thought! as for your question... none that strongly, i don’t think? just general preferences seeing a comedian on one show over the other, like, for example, finding aisling borderline unfunny on 8oo10c meanwhile being a delight on taskmaster. it’s very true how different formats suit different comedians! i was actually just thinking about that re: sara pascoe, who is so great on new world order. (the new season of nwo btw omggg why is every line a goldmine! oh wait, i know why!! frankie!!)

do we need to start mass-tweeting at richard osman again? i wear i have about 40 bones to pick with that man, he needs to start answering my phone calls

honestly, yeah. i mean, i know what you mean, speaking as someone who’s on the receiving end of a lot of panel show excitement/reaction. but ofc i only feel this way when i believe someone to be...overrated. which, you know, i feel from time to time, being a human being with opinions and all hehe~ 😅 last time it happened on taskmaster for me was probably s7? a fun season with some fun people, but james acaster was not the standout personality on that series. in fact, not even top 3. rhod, phil, and jessica consistently had better jokes, better banter, better dynamics with greg and alex, better moments every episode, but 80% of my inbox was about acaster. but what can i do? when you’re a huge fan of someone, you think even the way they laugh at other, funnier comedians’ jokes is funny, and that becomes part of their entertainment value in your mind. i do it with victoria every week, who i don’t think many other people would consider the standout personality of the series thus far (if you have an opinion on this, send it in!! i’m curious...). so i don’t want to be a hypocrite, but at the same time....i am a lil but huh 🤪 anyways look how cute victoria is here 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

I CAN’T STAND SOME OF YOU LMAOOOOO ...see you in LA later this month

um pls send stephen mangan recs? I ABSOLUTELY CAN PICTURE JACK DEE ON TASKMASTER but you know what i feel like the older, cynical contestants like jo brand just don’t land with my followers as much as others, so i don’t know if anyone else would want him there :(

james “uber-liberal” carr

WAIT SHOULD WE DO AN ALAN DAVIES APPRECIATION POST AFTER THE SERIES ENDS ;_____; i really need an excuse to make compilation-style gifsets like this of a bunch of different comedians. it might be time to bring the polls back...

aw anon ♡♡♡ i will keep this in mind and try to do my best with the fonts & text! i’m always experimenting because i’m never happy about it, but i’ll make sure to keep it legible even when it’s ugly ♡

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#a #to my unanswered asks — i'll get to you very soon i promise!

[3amsnek]

saw your answer about stripe ask and i just want to say for anyone out there: don’t use paypal unless that’s the only option for you.

i made a paypal account and immediately, within a minute of making it, it got permanently limited and after days to contacting paypal they still refused to fix it (saying they can’t reveal why it got limited for their safety) and didn’t let me close my account. basically i can’t use my account and i can’t delete it either so my info will always be stored on paypal, which is ridiculous and not safe.

anyway, like i said, if you have another option besides paypal then use that because paypal sucks. be careful!

^^^^^^ no yeah exactly same hat (og ask)

I have a solid guess on why mine is dead so tiny psa if you’re making a paypal account & have legally changed your name in the past like year before that pls triple check that everything official is as consistent and already changed over as possible and you have new IDs already Before you make the account bc they’ll find one tiny thing that hasn’t fixed itself yet and shut you down for possible identity fraud no matter what you do :)

(also if you feel like you need to have paypal so you have an option for customers who don’t have a card I will once again recommend stripe bc I’ve discovered their direct email invoices allow you to accept bank transfers as a payment method (including internationally) so people can just pay using the online banking account their paypal is linked to without having to go through paypal)

#more than anything they seem to loveeee to break accounts :) #and then ghost you when you send them ids to try to fix it :) #like thanks man glad you have even more of my information now that was soooooo helpful /s #buddy I’m not some carefully organized crime ring im TRANS #I’ve also heard that if you Do manage to delete your p.aypal account it will probably never let you make another one so #I haven’t tried to delete mine bc it’s such a commonly used thing that I feel like I need to keep the option as open as I can #just in case shit changes in like. years. #which Sucks #so if it’s broken and they won’t tell you why trying to just start over will likely only land you in More trouble/fraud suspect from them #so we just get stuck in this stupid position #of them having our info and refusing to let us use their service or properly Stop using their service. wtf man #and the only way they say it can be fixed!! is by giving them more information!!! that they then ignore!!! #anyway. thank u anon for joining my anti-pa.ypal yelling team #for the record none of this frustration is at you at All im just tired & mad at paypal #support beams to you for that stupid website that sucks #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #edit: #ok i will concede that there is One good thing pay.pal has done: apparently it’s how we paid my baby doggo’s adoption fee 7 years ago #but that’s it

[3amsnek]

I realize that this was a looooong time ago but I would beat you in Mario kart

anon im sorry but I would bet Money that you are wrong I have exactly 3 life skills and nintendo’s 2008 Mario Kart Wii is number one

#anon asks à la snek #snek asks #generally speaking i would not claim to be Good at many things but This Is One Of Them #also this was a slightly hilarious ask to receive out of nowhere 6 months late but I DO know what you’re talking abt so you’re all good #except for the hypothetical race I will be winning thank u very much #i will say if it’s a switch one you have a shot bc the one time I tried to play one of those i nearly passed out from dizzyness so maybe #but you’re the one challenging so im picking the game here #my pal dry bones and i will see u in court

[3amsnek]

Just here to say that you’re doing great! I love your art and I just wanted to give you some words of positivity!

that’s so sweet what the heck thank u

#snek asks #anon asks à la snek #anon i am handing u a nice shiny pebble of eternal thanks <3 #i was not?. expecting! #i. yeah #yep yep #did this straight up make me cry. . maybe. potentially #i may still be! we’ll never know! #but any which way. #things are. solidly not so good rn. and this is very very appreciated

[3amsnek]

I am going to draw something for you

>:0

#i love how this vaguely reads like a threat in the best way possible #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #(all /pos if anyone makes art for me I will love it forever and also probably cry)

[3amsnek]

Your blog is like an art gallery with really quiet guitar music playing in the background and bean bag chairs

ooooo hell yeah be a n b ag s

#we can make Snek Sandwich #these are rly sweet tbh fhegydgw #apparently I have much more professional vibes than I would’ve thought if we’re an art gallery here #realizing I am currently listening to probably what I’d play if I Was selecting quiet bg music so maybe it works #snek asks #anon asks à la snek

[3amsnek]

What program do you use? And which pen settings? Sorry if this is annoying, but I really like the flow of your art style!

I use Procreate with ipad/ apple pencil and exactly Three Brushes Ever- a homemade soft round one for some sketching, Dry Ink (default brush from procreate, under inking) for Literally Everything Ever For Years (cronch my beloved) and Nikko Rull (default again, under painting) occasionally for Fnacy Texture Purposes in blending & background stuff

iiii cannot actually tell you the specific Settings for any of them bc I’ve kinda just. fucked with them all here and there for about four years (and I have literally no idea or memory of how I made the custom one I just know I like it better than their built in round ones & airbrushes for some reason) but hopefully that’s what you’re looking for?

#ive got the makes ur lines ‘‘smoother’’/more in place turned All The Way Off it drives me crazy that’s the only thing I know #and it’s pressure sensitive #that too #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #i think this is a thing I’ve seen people being secretive about but iii do not rly care #i think a lot of the Vibes part of my style works With but not Because Of the brushes #i found ones that worked with the vibes I was liking and I just use my good ol hands (derogatory) for everything else #im not super sure how I did? #find them? #i think I saw nikko rull recommended by finch.wing a long while ago and that’s how I found it? no idea about my best friend mr dry ink #pff my custom guy is literally called untitled brush clearly I put a LOT of thought into making this #also it won’t?? even show me How I did? like the source is just. an empty white square #yeah idk that might be lowkey cursed #anyways #ive always got eraser and blender set to the same brush as im using is that anything helpful #idk have what little i know abt this program I use daily go wild

[3amsnek]

Hi! I hope you're having a nice day! Will you please tell me something that happened today [if you want that is] or a neat fact you'd like to share? It can be anything, venting, fun facts, random tasks you're proud of, anything!

wait this is. so old how did that happen I am so very sorry but I do Finally have an actual answer hi hello I wish to inform u & this specific tiny pocket of internet that today my lil bastard baby cat out of nowhere gave me a high five without any bribery for the first time this feels like a massive achievement of some sort

#i tried to offer a hand for sniffing/pets permission and he just!! went b o p #serotonin delivered #i taught him roughly ten years ago and he’s never been willing to do any undignified activities like tricks without a bribe before today #i have no idea what changed but I nearly wept thank u sir #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #anon you’re highly probably not still here but in case you somehow are here is an answer a full year and a half late? #looking through my inbox at nearly four am is almost certainly a terrible idea but. Bastard High Five

[3amsnek]

Previous anon, yes I meant in a friendly way, sorry about the confusion

A sword fight with like… random sticks off the ground is always so fun! I wish I could take fencing classes

Ye no worries! Sword fights my beloved <3

highly highly recommend giving fencing a shot if you ever Do get the chance to do the fnacy stabs,, it was rly one of my favorite things ever

#snek asks #anon asks à la snek #i do Not live somewhere i thought I could find fencing peeps for the record yet there they were! there is potential #and always the future #i hope I’ll be able to go again somehow someday #met and stabbed some Very cool humans it was so much funnn #rly miss it :’) #fun fact I once startled the Hell out of some hyper 12 year olds who tried to fence without helmets by yelling at them in French #i don’t think I’d ever seen them stop doing something that quickly #anyways #thank for clarification all is cool beans #everyone is welcome to join our hypothetical friendly sword fight the more the merrier

[3amsnek]

I would like to sword fight you

Hell yeah

#i am taking this as a compliment having done 2 years of semi formal fencing #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #maybe that’s the plan for the upcoming milestone I’ll duel my followers in a parking lot #ohh I’d LOVE to play capture the flag with swords again that was so damn fun #there’s enough of you #if only it weren’t geographically impossible #alas #oh also #if this is meant in a Nonfriendly Manner I regret to inform you you have the wrong audience

[3amsnek]

Can you do zodiac dragons? I am SUPER obsessed with zodiacs, and i love your art style!

howdy! so I’m not taking requests But you’re in luck bc I’ve already been planning & working on this for over a month so! you’ll hopefully be seeing the start of them soon! and thank you :]

The current plan is to roll a d12 for the order each time because doing them in a normal manner doesn’t appeal to me for some reason but brain and hands willing I will be doing them all

#snek asks #anon asks à la snek #if you check this tag -> #constellation dragons #you can see cassiopeia and bootes #in case you didn’t come from there to ask abt the others #which you Probably did but just in case #i might actually get to draw today and these are top of my list as far as what I Want to make so it is your lucky dragon day anon

[3amsnek]

(offers forth a shiny pebble) You make lovely art!

Aw thank you!!

#i am handing you a bottle cap of appreciation #:] #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #we may both secretly be crows but I think that’s a positive thing don’t you

[3amsnek]

I saw your omni Qibli and I loved it! Your style is so cool! If you have time maybe you could do an aro/ace Sunny from Wings of Fire?

Thank ye! As it says in my bio I’m not currently taking requests but I have Excellent news for you anon I’ve drawn like exclusively aro & aroace pride Sunnys there are Many over the years

here is the most recent one I’ve posted and I’ll edit this after I grab links to the icon ones from last pride month (when the onmi qibli was done & same format too) in just a sec: aro, aroace, ace

#anon asks à la snek #snek asks #basically if you get to the #sunny wof #tag on my blog you can find a multitude #though for my sanity maybe leave anything a ways past those requests alone there has been a Lot of improvement since #also I’m opening comms Soon so if there’s a specific thing you wanted to see… there’s still possibility

[3amsnek]

Who's your fave OC? And happy snek day!

oh that is Tricky,,,, sky stanley & alpine hold a special place in my heart for long-standing child points but honestly it’s probably one of my human ocs? that I never talk or post about :’) & thank ye!

#fav to Draw is helian rn he is just. so shaped such design birb is a genius #also he took three years to learn so v satisfying to draw him and be happy w the result #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #why are my normal organization tags not showing up as recommended anymore :( hopefully I got that right #i think my fav kinda changes on a daily basis with who I’m drawing or thinking more about but the constant blorbos from my brains? #99% of the time they’re my human ones #also I rly appreciate y’all wishing me a happy snake day it’s very sweet :’] #god it’s nearly six in the morning im gonna get off tumblr but thank for ask! i enjoy Interaction

[3amsnek]

possibly a dragon based off of a cattail plant?

okokokokok i had a sudden vision and I didn’t quite quite get it out right but it’s like. close

either way absolutely love the concept of a lil dude just boppin along in marshy places blending in with the cattails (which I realize upon double checking that there isn’t a second cattail plant you could’ve meant are usually green when they’re healthy happy but. I was very focused on a specific place I used to catch frogs as a kiddo and did not. remember that apologies to you and non dry cattails) and befriending various critters 20/10

[send me dragon concepts & I’ll draw some of them for character design practice!]

#my art? #snek asks #anon asks à la snek #tw frogs #big cat crocodile chillin with dragonflies I’m a fan #I made this at the speed of light before I could forget my idea and it’s a tad messy but hey have attempted design? #key thoughts are rounmd and sort of stubby legs with a big sticky up mimic tail #trundle trundle #somehow both scaley and fluffy not sure about that #anyways #many many thank for ask!! #hopefully gonna refine this one a bit and draw them again I have an emotional attachment to swampy places and this is an excellent idea