SheezyArt

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{{Infobox website
| title = SheezyArt
| image = [[File:SheezyARTLogo.png|225px]]
| author = '''Founder:''' [[Channel Cat]]
* ''Original owners:''' Channel Cat, [[Spencer]]
* '''Revival owner:''' Ry
| url = '''Original:''' http://www.sheezyart.com/<br/>'''Revival:''' https://www.sheezy.art
| status = Revival Site is re-opening in December 2023!
| began = November 30, 2003 (original)<br/>April 2021 (revival)
| ended = May 31, 2013 (original)<br/>March 1, 2022 (revival)
| genre = Art archive
| rating = [[File:Censor PG button.png|center]][[File:Censor MA button.png|center]]
}}
'''SheezyArt''', also known as '''Sheezy''', was an online [[art site]] devoted to all types of media, including [[W:traditional art|traditional]], [[digital artist|digital]], [[photography]], [[writing]], [[W:Pixel art|pixel art]], and [[animation]]. It originally operated from 2003 to 2013. It was revived by a former user in 2021 as Sheezy.Art, but the revival ended up being short-lived; the servers for the revived site will close in 2022. Sites reopoening Jan. 2024! Ry saved enough money for the servers this time.

== History ==

* November 30, 2003 - SheezyArt is created by Channel Cat.
* Summer of 2005 - SheezyArt suffers intermittently blackouts due to server problems.{{cn}} This resulted in the site being $700.00 short on its server bills, which are usually paid by ad revenue; however, site members' donations helped to pay the bill.{{cn}}
* April 22, 2006 - Channel Cat announced that he would relinquish the site's ownership to administrators Spencer and [[Thor (person)|Thor]]. <ref>[http://sheezyart.com/news/214/ ''Goodbye and Hello :)''] post on SheezyArt. Retrieved ?.</ref>
* May 31, 2013 - SheezyArt's [[staff]] announces on their [[Facebook]] page that they were:
{{q|[temporarily] closed to the public, while we prepare [...] a completely new site design, logo & branding, as well as a freshly minted technology platform.{{cn}}}}
:User data was planned to be preserved through the transition.
* September 17, 2014 - SheezyArt's staff announces that SheezyArt 's hiatus will continue, and that ownership would return to ChannelCat, Spencer staying on the same staff role.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/sheezyart/posts/546943832072781 ''This is IMPORTANT. Please read.''] post on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved December 1, 2014.</ref>
* November 7, 2015 - Spencer admits that "in all probability, SA will not be able to return any time in the near future", due to a lack of access to the files and the staff's inability to personally restore or maintain the site.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/sheezyart/posts/702575763176253 "TL;DR: Sad news. SA isn't going to return anytime soon."] - post on SheezyArt's Facebook page (November 7, 2015)</ref>
* April 2021 - SheezyArt is revived as [https://www.sheezy.art Sheezy.Art.] The site is now under new management by a former Sheezy user known as Ry. FORMER OG STAFF APPROVED OF THE NEW SITE ON DISCORD: https://i.imgur.com/emf8peV.png, So much so you´ll see OLD SA staff even closed down Ambiance Gallery (The successor to SA) And started redirecting people to the rebooted SA. https://i.imgur.com/rhl8Sef.png !
* January 3, 2022 - Ry announces that Sheezy.Art will be shut down as they were unable to keep up with the influx of new users and necessary continued maintenance of the site; the site's Patreon and Ko-fi campaigns were already closed the previous day. The community will live on as a Discord server.<ref name="Revival shutdown">"ry" (January 3, 2022). [https://sheezy.art/news/updates/2022-01-03/sheezy-art-is-shutting-down "Sheezy.Art is shutting down".] Sheezy.Art.</ref>
* February 1, 2022 - Sheezy.Art will enter read-only mode as it prepares to be shut down.<ref name="Revival shutdown"/>
* March 1, 2022 - Sheezy.Art has closed permanently.<ref name="Revival shutdown"/>
* December 17, 2023 - Sheezy.Art is reopening. https://sheezy.blog/ & https://twitter.com/Sheezy_Art/status/1713887523599175823<ref name="Revival re-opening"/>

== Features and rules ==
SheezyArt's visual template is based on the same used at the [[DeviantArt]] art gallery, and as so, allowed user commentary on [[artwork]], journals, and user pages. SheezyArt, like DeviantArt, offered a set [[forum]]s in which the community could gather.

Works containing explicitly [[adult]] material/subject matter were forbidden.

SheezyArt had a tolerance for harmless [[troll]]ing and, to some degree, encouraged.{{cn}} Argumentative and aggressive behavior was often seen and tolerated,{{cn}} but outright aggression and harassment is usually reprimanded.

== Mascot ==
[[File:Dante.png|right|180px|thumb|Former Sheezy mascot Dante]]
SheezyArt's OLD [[mascot]] was a [[raccoon]] named '''Dante''', until he was removed in March 2007 from the site. Channel Cat officially stated this was due to the fact that "We felt he didn't represent the artists well."{{clarify}}{{cn}}

Dante was created by former staff member [[Vensy]],{{cn}} a [[cosplayer]] and [[prop/product designer]].

A SheezyArt club, ''The Bring Back Dante Club :)'', was created to preserve the memory of the former mascot.<ref>[http://clubs.sheezyart.com/Bring_Back_Dante/ ''The Bring Back Dante Club :)''] club on SheezyArt. Dated March 19, 2007. Retrieved ?

SheezyArt's NEW [[mascot]] is a [[rabbit]] named '''Sheemz''',."
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== Controversy ==

In January 2005, SheezyArt banned all [[adult]] material content on its archive, deleting all media tagged as "adult", citing a new server host's policy restrictions on said content.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050310172611/http://www.sheezyart.com/news/119/ ''Sheezy Art Status Update :)''] post on SheezyArt. Retrieved ?.</ref>

Many adult artists{{who}} expressed disbelief at the administrators' explanation, believing the new policies to be unfair and unnecessary at best, a form of intentional persecution as worst,{{cn}} with some leaving the site altogether.

== SheezyArt and furry ==

In its original incarnation, SheezyArt all type of content, including adult media, in contrast to deviantART's content restrictions rules.{{cn}} This made it a popular archive for adult art [[artist]]s, including those in the [[furry fandom]].

During the site's 2005 adult art ban, some of these [[furry artist]]s would migrate to such galleries as [[Fur Affinity]] and [[y!Gallery]], both of which were at the time [[furry]]-friendly and without content restrictions.

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/sheezyart SheezyArt] on [[Facebook]]
* [irc://irc.darkmyst.org/sheezy #sheezy] [[IRC]] channel on [http://darkmyst.org Dark Myst] network

{{Media archives}}
[[Category:Art archives]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:2021 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]

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