{"id":3378,"date":"2009-08-04T22:46:41","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T05:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2009-08-04T22:46:41","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T05:46:41","slug":"crediting-fanart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/crediting-fanart\/","title":{"rendered":"CREDITING FANART"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CREDITS TO: (click and look at bottom left corner)<\/p><\/div>\n

Two posts in a single day? \u00a0NO WAI!!<\/p>\n

And both are metablogging posts? Wow, this has to be a dream! Or a nightmare…<\/p>\n

So while I was busy going about my business these past two days, the aniblogosphere has gotten incensed over the issue of crediting artists for their amazing fanart. \u00a0And I’m probably the only one who disagrees. \u00a0And I have a snowball’s chance in the aniblogosphere’s flames to make my point into any form of a rational\u00a0argument, so I’m just going to try and make this post as short as possible (or else I might have even more ragers on my back – not that I need any more after I said that Bakemonogatari and GTO suck).<\/p>\n

So let’s start out with what I wrote on Gargron’s post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I disagree 100%. Well, 95% or so.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve written more than a few guides for various MMOs that I\u2019ve now quit and forgot about until this post came up. As an ex-guide writer, I didn\u2019t care if people plagiarized my guides. As long as people got the info., I didn\u2019t care what happened to my guides.<\/p>\n

Likewise, as a blogger, I don\u2019t care if people quote me without saying that I said it. It\u2019s kind of weird seeing some of the stuff I\u2019ve typed on ~five forums, three blogs of mine, and various other places show up in odd places, but I like the fact that people are using my words to make a point, pretend to be as smart as me, etc. instead of raging over the fact that I wasn\u2019t properly credited.<\/p>\n

And finally, I link these feelings back to art. Though it may take quite a bit of time to draw a piece of artwork, the important thing is to get it out there and have people admire it, not to lengthen your e-peen by having people link back to\/credit you. I know this might be a horrible analogy, but I\u2019ve actually seen some of my MS Paint creations in the weirdest places, and I don\u2019t care, as long as people are laughing at how stupid\/awesome they are.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

tl;dr I’m trying to make myself look as knowledgable in the subject as possible so people don’t go down the route of idiotic arguments and say “Well, you’re not an artist, so how would you know?” (to which I would obviously retort “NEITHER ARE YOU” or simply “NO U”).<\/p>\n

There have already been a few posts<\/a> on how Japanese artists could improve their game instead of waiting for us stupid Americans\/other country-bloggers to credit them. \u00a0(tl;dr) Take a hint from this<\/a> guy<\/a> and put your name on your work instead of getting angry that trolls at 4chan are *gasp* BLATANTLY POSTING WORK WITHOUT CREDITING THE ARTIST! [scream here]<\/p>\n

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Surprise, surprise, I don't know the source of this picture.<\/p><\/div>\n

But I think the problem lies with the purpose of fanart itself. \u00a0If the art is good, then people will naturally ask “SAUCE?” \u00a0But if it’s bad, then nobody cares. \u00a0If it’s really bad and there’s a giant watermark on it, and the watermark leads to a site in english, then expect to get some kind of flames.<\/p>\n

If an artist truly thinks that he or she has the skills to stand out, then he or she should put his or her name on his or her (this is getting a bit cumbersome) works. \u00a0But if he or she sucks, then he or she complains. \u00a0And thus the “FOREIGNERS SUCK” rule was born. \u00a0Oh wait, I meant the OFP.<\/p>\n

I’m not particularly fond of being called a “stealer,” but hey, if I find an incredible piece of artwork, I’m going to put it on my blog and spread word that there’s one amazing anonymous (whether intentional or not) artist out there who can draw things I can’t even begin to dream of. \u00a0Eventually, somebody’s going to find the sauce and everybody will be happy. \u00a0Why hold back on posting a piece of artwork just because you don’t know the sauce? \u00a0I don’t particularly understand, and when I don’t understand, I call it stupid. \u00a0Maybe I should make the IBPP. \u00a0Ignorant Blog Post Protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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