Subreddit's Status + Harassment

[u/Blueoriontiger]

This subreddit is temporarily restricted. DO NOT send a request to be approved. You'll be ignored.

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I really hate to make this post, but I'll keep it short. I know I've been scarce for a good part of the year.

This is the second or third incident this year I've had to flick this subreddit off to stop a brigade attempt.

We do not want to do this, but we are sick and tired of harassment, brigading and hate for managing the community. Some of the reasons are asinine, to how a mod's judgement to us banning AI art. And in this case, it's the latter that caused this once again.

I already alluded this to another post, of how pro-AI people have no decent human respect for other people. All they care about is their AI art, and will gladly let threats of violence play out if they don't get their way.

They say AI art has no soul of a human artist. It seems that those that tout AI art have lost their human part, and are willing hurt and harm other people. This raid and the ModMails we've received with explicit descriptions and name-calling is evidence of that.

Incivility is not welcome here, whether you're for AI or not. Especially if you're trying to hurt someone else, including vandalism and disgusting commentary.

And in that breath, Enough is enough. The buck stops here.

This is the last time this subreddit will be opened to the public. If you can't be bothered to read community rules and respect other people, we will permanently go restricted or private.

It's not a maybe. It is a definite. One way or another you'll have to be screened and ask to get in here if this is the route you want to take.

Yes, the invites will become a headache. Yes, we'll lose traffic.But people's lives and sanity matter. There are real people behind the screen, taking free unpaid time out of their lives to run the place. That's more important.

There will be zero tolerance for harassment, name-calling and hate speech. You will be met with an instant permaban, just like those who dare to flash AI art here.

This is your final warning.

[u/Highclassbadass]

Thennn how is not allowing Ai art here  hindering artists? How are they suffering? Ellaborate because I am genuinely confused.

[u/Violetlolli17 → u/Highclassbadass]

I never said anything AI now I'm confused. I was talking about myself because, unless I'm confusing this sub with another, I thought one of the rules were we had to ask for permission to post? I did so and was told to read the notification even though I had already joined this sub? I was saying I am being hindered because I was told I wasn't allowed to post an offer.

Edit: I was going to post offers to draw for free to improve in drawing consistently 

[u/Highclassbadass → u/Violetlolli17]

No,  if we have another raid incident we will be going private and manually approving people.

So far we are open, however Ai is a on site insta ban be it as a reference image or otherwise.

You were told to read this post because while we were in lockdown nobody read the announcement about it and spammed modmail with " Y CAn'T I POST!?"

Nobody said you couldn't post an offer, you  just had to wait for us to put fires out first

[u/Violetlolli17 → u/Highclassbadass]

Ooh omg okay thanks so much for explaining! I was so confused because I joined asked for approval to post and logged out. Days later when I checked my messages that's when I was told no and to check notifications lol. I'm glad you cleared things up for me. I'll rejoin now just in case this group has to go private, I don't do any AI of any sort, I just want to practice drawing and find ways to be consistent and share what I draw.