Artists Beware

2015-01-13T02:50:50Z

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'''"Artists Beware"''' is a [[LiveJournal]] community for warnings about [[commission|commissioner]]s, [[Wikipedia:art forgery|art theft]], and [[artist]]s. Positive feedback is also encouraged in monthly posts. The community was created by [[Poofywolf]] in August 2003. As of April 2014, it has over 4100 members, most of whom are in some way involved in [[furry fandom]].

Artists Beware is valued by the community for its role in bringing abuses to light, but also feared (particularly by artists) for the potential to leave a black mark on the reputation of those who are posted about. In response, some subjects "freak out", "send their friends to white-knight" or "demand [that] the [original poster] take down the post", according to staff.<ref>''[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/494658.html Advice on how to handle being posted here.]'' - [[kayla_la]], Artists Beware ((11 August 2011)</ref> Posts are pre-moderated, and both post and comment deletion/screening are forbidden by the community rules.

* '''Address''': {{lj_user|artists_beware}} (artistsbeware.org)<br>'''Archives''': {{lj_user|ab-archive}} - [http://artists-beware.dreamwidth.org/ Dreamwidth]
* '''Ran from/to''': August 2003 - present
* '''Staff''' (as of April 2014<ref>[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/profile Artists Beware profile]. Retrieved April 19, 2014.</ref>): [[arphalia]], [[Celestina Ketzia]],<ref>[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/759854.html Celestina Ketzia's staff addition] - kayla_la (21 April 2014)</ref> [[kayla_la]] (owner), [[neolucky]], [[oceandezignz]]
Past staff included [[Ailurophile]], [[hamburger]], [[kerstin_orion]],<ref>''[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/757876.html So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night!]'' - [[kerstin_orion]], Artists Beware (15 April 2014)</ref> [[Moltenglowstick]], [[puppetmaker40]], [[shukiveangance]]<ref>''[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/758862.html Another departure]'' - [[shukiveangance]], Artists Beware (18 April 2014)</ref> and [[Sigil|sigilgoat]].<ref>''[http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/758134.html More News!]'' - [[Sigil]], Artists Beware (17 April 2014)</ref>

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Artists Beware