#respect content creators

[cain-speaks]

Harassing Content/Fanwork Creators

hiya, serious post time.

so i've been noticing some serious harassment towards people who make content or create fanwork. i've been wanting to stay something for a while but i'm not really good at this stuff so i was holding back,, i have decided not to do that any longer.

the lack of empathy or awareness people seem to have when interacting with content creators is kinda appalling tbh?? like i've seen people comparing people's art (telling person A they should do smth more like person B as if there's a more correct way to do it), putting people's ocs in situations the artist has stated they're uncomfortable with, trying to rush artists, or just outright disregarding an artist's boundaries.

the grossest part of this to me is that it seems people grow more obsessed w something when an artist says "this will never happen/please don't do this". i'm not going to tag people bacause i don't want to annoy anybody but as an example: i've seen an a fanwork creator repeatedly state that their oc will not have children of any kind and they're not comfortable with her being put in positions where she's watching over children in any capacity, and rather than accepting this, people try to find ways around it, question it, or outright ignore it.

i don't care if you didn't mean to be rude or if you were genuinely asking. if someone says "DON'T DO THIS WITH MY CHARACTER", don't fucking do it. it's so disgustingly disrespectful among other things (that i can't put into words bc i will just rant for several paragraphs gbhdf).

you wanna draw kids? make your own oc and draw their kids. stop trying to push that on other people.

also about rushing artists: art is fucking hard. people have lives outside of content creation, and even if they didn't, you still have to handle mental health, burnout, etc. on top of it. don't ask an artist "hey when is x coming out?" especially if they're fairly active?? like wtf have some fucking empathy.

to artists, content creators, and fanwork creators: you do not have to put up with ANYONE'S bullshit. your wellbeing and happiness is important. lay out your boundaries and if people disregard them, block them. people have shit to say about it? block them. you are not evil for wanting to be respected, especially over simple stuff, and being blocked is not the end of the world. people will survive and move on, and if they don't, maybe it'll teach them a much needed lesson.

#cain speaks #[ 🧨 ] #important #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #RESPECT ARTISTS #RESPECT CONTENT CREATORS #RESPECT YOURSELF #if someone isn't creating content you wanna see do it yourself with your OWN characters #(or in the case of characters like SWK n shit---make your own version)

[androgynos-varda-horny-space]

I dunno, it seems pretty easy to me not to share random streaky eyed face-fucking gifs that don't feature yourself, and such without checking if there's any traceability to to the original production, even just a "name" "film" "studio" if it's a professional feature.

I love streaky eyed face-fucking, I love to be the streaky eye.... But I also want to know the context, because the consent of everybody matters.

I hate blocking a cutie, but it's not cute to say it's not your problem what you share.

#support content creators #respect content creators #respect sex workers

[oppienheimer]

GIF REPOSTER ALERT

sooo many stolen gifs on their blog, this is the only one i know who op is tho:

original by @kitherondale

stolen gifset

pls spread the word to help content creators ! thank youu ! <3

#UPDATE: THEY'RE GONE :) #or they changed their url idk #i prefer to think tumblr killed them <3 #respect content creators #reposters have no rights #creators tag #tagging some people but feel free to ignore if you don't wanna be involved in this #xuseralex #usersavana #userdiana #nessa007 #userkyra #tuserlucie #text post

[datshitrandom]

Dalton Academy: Private All Boys High School in Westerville, OH

GAAW 2022  |  Day 1: fave season or era 

#gaaw22 #fave season or era #klaine #kurt hummel #blaine anderson #warbler!kurt #warbler!blaine #dalton!klaine #Dalton Academy #i still think we needed to see more of kurt's life in dalton #i mean i’m not asking going full cp coulter dalton #but we needed more of this arc #who reads the tags tho #drop all your dalton fic recs !!! #my edits #please do not repost #respect content creators #my klaine stuff

[intheticklecloset]

struggling

So, I'm not going to lie. I've been really struggling to find the motivation to do much fic writing this week, let alone actually share the two that I did this weekend. The whole fic reposting debacle (that's still happening, btw, though I doubt many people actually care based on what I've seen) really struck a blow to my creative drive.

Tumblr has been my refuge and my safe space for years now. I don't want to give that up because of one person and their followers, so I'm doing my best to just move on. But it's not easy for me. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but it really hurts to see what's going on and know so many others are totally fine with it. Creators work hard. We deserve enough respect to NOT have our content stolen and reposted at the very LEAST.

That said, I'm going to try and continue to share content with you, much as it's kind of difficult for me right now. I'm working on the 12 Days event that will begin next month, and I'm hoping that will help reboot my creative spirit.

If it doesn't, well...I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

I'll say it one more time: I am NOT okay with the reposting that's going on. It's NOT cool; it's theft, plain and simple. But I've blocked the person I've seen doing it, so I'm hoping that at least will give me peace of mind.

So, yeah. I'm discouraged, but I'm trying to keep moving forward.

Please respect content creators. A lot of what we do, we do for FREE. Don't take us for granted. We're human beings behind these computer/phone screens. Please, please remember that.

#update #discouraged #important #i'm not really okay #but i'm trying #for you guys #this has been an awful week #i thought about deactivating at one point so yeah #respect content creators

[shyyy-kitten]

😘

#shyyykitten #respect content creators #respect sw #support sw #support content creators

[ipreferlush]

If you’re a content creator who doesn’t check sources and regularly reblogs stolen content, you should be fucking ashamed of yourself. Do Better.

#some of ya’ll even make content I really like #but also #you’re acting like an asshole #mine #text post #rantz #might delete later #respect original content #respect content creators

[piplupcola]

I don't have a lot of confidence in my art, but Roosterteeth and Achievement Hunter was one of the few things back in the day that got me to sit down & draw. I'm still really honored to be one of their guest artist for their 18th anniversary. You weren't always the best Roosterteeth, but thanks for inspiring this shy artist to keep drawing.

#pipart #roosterteeth #achievement hunter #probably my last roosterteeth post #digital art #dooleynotedgaming #despite all the horrible things they did there were still so many good people trying their best to make content to make people smile #i believe you cant judge a company by its people cos what you see on the surface is mostly corporate bullshit #but there are still a ton of artists and creators there that are genuinely kind and genuinely care about their audience and the work they d #take it from me who worked in EA the literally sewer of the gaming industry #there were so many good people there but in the end the decisions are all made by the higher ups and no one can do anything about it #they are still people who lost their jobs in what is current the worst time in the industry #so please be respectful and dont harrass them and if you can support them please do #rwby #camp camp #rvb #rooster teeth

[yonpote]

its not very often that i feel like a content creator has a genuine love for their audience tbh. but that is what i feel from dan and phil now. i feel loved for real.

#i KNOW they dont love ME SPECIFICALLY #but just the amount of understanding they have for us is like. unmatched! #i cannot think of other content creators who are AS BIG as dnp are and have this level of like #not just respect and appreciation but GETTING IT!!!!! #FORREAL UNDERSTANDING WHY WE FLOCK TO THEM #AND UNDERSTANDING WHY ITS BEAUTIFUL EVEN IF ITS SILLY #AND EVEN BECAUSE ITS SILLY #I LOVE THEMMMM #IM GONNA MAKE MYSELF CRY SORRY

[notaplaceofhonour]

well fuck Michael Hobbes is downplaying & denying antisemitism in the Pro-Palestine movement again

#antisemitism #i/p #would be nice if a single podcaster would not actively try their damnedest to tank all my respect for them #really i should jusr say ‘content creator’ in general #podcaster youtubers tiktokers you name it

[toms-cherry-trees]

At the rate you update I'm gona finish your series in chatgtp

Yeah, no.

That's not it.

If you want an AI to spit out a story for you, that's on you. But I did not spend days and weeks plotting, writing and rewriting and going over a fic ten times for you to threaten to put it onto an AI for a quick update.

I work. I am a nurse. I also have a family and friends, and have many other hobbies. Many writers can give you fics on the daily, but I can't. I've never done it and I won't start now. If you want daily updates find another author for you or write yourself.

I write slow, I don't have much time for it. I also have mental and physical issues. I doubt everything I write as English is a self taught language for me. And I've stopped enjoying a series or no longer vibe with it I won't write it because I won't force myself to post some half assed shit that will disappoint others and myself

Feeding fics to AIs is what drives authors away from writing and out of their blogs. Comments like these won't make us update faster it'll only make us wanna quit

#asks #please don't do this #have some respect to your artists #fuck AI #respect writers #support writers #support content creators #stop ai #support artists #respect artists #anti ai writing

[nataliescatorccio]

i’m still ridiculously angry that tumblr took away the ability to report reposters and replaced it with a dcma request. it feels like sticking a middle finger to content creators and once again undermining what they do for this site. the unique selling point of tumblr as a social media has always been its curation of gifs and ability to form fandom spaces for all content creators, to ignore that and make it easier for people to get away with reposting content that they did not create (and even get rewarded by getting notes for doing it) is the biggest ‘fuck you’ to the lifeblood of this site

#tumblr content creators make this site what it is please respect them!!!!!

[oppienheimer]

i can’t believe people are still reblogging reposters, like you all know perfectly well by now how much trouble reposters give us gifmakers, we ask you to pls be careful and make sure that you’re reblogging from the original source, we’ve given you endless tips on how to spot a reposter/repost, yet you see a shitty blog posting a high quality gif with only three tags and still hit reblog… that’s like reposting 101 ! which makes me think some of you don’t actually give a fuck about gifmakers because you can’t possibly be THAT dense

#gtfo of tumblr #if you don't care about gifmakers #we literally carry this site #respect content creators #reposters have no rights #text post

[datshitrandom]

Blaine Devon Anderson | Season Two | Character Colour Palette 

GAAW 2022 | Day 5: an edit/artwork focusing on colour

#gaaw22 #edit focusing on colour #blaine anderson #blaine devon anderson #warbler!blaine #blaine warbler is my favorite blaine #we deserved more blaine warbler tho :'( #Character Color Palette #i think i will do this for every season idk #perhaps I took the focus on color part way too literal #my edits #please do not repost #respect content creators #my klaine stuff

[girl-named-matty]

Since many creators on here are setting boundaries for their screenshots, I feel like now is the time to do that for me as well. I allow reposting of my screenshots as long as I am credited and as long as my watermark is not cut out. Some screenshots of mine don't have a watermark and that's fine, just please make sure to credit me!

I and several other creators who have had their screenshots stolen work so hard to get these screenshots and make them look good for all of you.

So, if you repost my screenshots on Discord, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram whatever it may be (because the whole reason I started watermarking is because I found my screenshots were being stolen) please, please please credit me!

If you want to use photos of mine for something else like art, a book cover, whatever it may be, just message me! I had a lovely person come and ask me if they could use my photo as a ref for their art and it was wonderful! A very good and wholesome exchange with an awesome outcome.

So, please, credit if you repost and ask if you want to use the photos for something else. 🥰

#I cant believe this isnt common sense #hogwarts legacy #hl #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #mc #hogwarts legacy mc #garreth weasley #hogwarts legacy screenshots #my screenshots #Hogwarts legacy fandom #Please credit all creators! #They work very hard to give you all this content for FREE #be respectful #looking at you everyone who tried to steal DVINA's screenshots #THIS GOES FOR ARTWORK TOO #CreativelyFU

[stimmy--cryptid]

got sent a tiktok where one of our gifs of ourselves was used in the thumbnail + beginning of the video. gentle reminder in case anyone sees this that we're all very uncomfortable with our homemade gifs, esp when it includes us in the video and isnt just of objects, being reuploaded off of tumblr at all :[ ty!!

-🥬

#esp without credit </3 pls dont put your @ over top of one of our homemade gifs #i dont feel too comfy with video/gifs of us being reuploaded off tumblr #we include that disclaimer in all of our homemade gif posts bc of this #ik a lot of people just like. take gifs off pinterest or off stimboards without bothering to check #this is just like a gentle plea to please check the sources on the gifs you use and to properly credit your gifs #theres more to say on this topic than a quick 1am tag rant on a post abt smth else #but theres a really big problem with not checking sources and not crediting within the stim community and especially off of tumblr #like people who just steal off of pinterset and google images and then say 'oh idk i saved this forever ago' or 'its from google' #not to be rude but also fully to be firm its so easy to credit your gifs and sources it takes us maybe 20 minutes at most to link a board #and its so easy when you go in with the intent to link it. just like the posts you download gifs from or open them in another tab #if youre using desktop firefox has such a quick extention to reverse image search and the results will pull up the original post+ #+or the tags on a post that used the same gif to make it so easy to find the original #if youre gonna make stimboards that include someone elses content #be it homemade gifs or gifs you made from someone elses video #or even gifs made of a third party video you downloaded off tumblr or pinterest or google images #you *need* to credit the creator #and respect the boundaries of the creator. #we make sure the stuff we upload on any blog isnt harmful at all. that animals in gifs are respected that creators arent awful that+ #+the video isnt made using generative ai. and like. not saying everyone has to go to those lengths. just that its doable and so easy #theres really no excuse to plagiarize and take a gif someone made of themselves and put your own url on it #even if you made the compilation its so easy to just *also* add the op's url + platform in somewhere else visible on the image #and its also so easy to like. go to the website google images is showing you for the image or reverse search the pinterest post #to make sure the creator is ok with their own video of themselves being posted on tiktok #:/ #not stim #mod talk