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Imaginary Witches

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Imaginary Witches

A community to share images of witches and any other witch adjacent characters like dark summoners, necromancers or mages with a witchy vibe.

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Posting

  1. Use the following format for post titles: {artwork title} by {artist}
  2. Add [OC] in front of the title if it's made by yourself
  3. If no artwork title is known use "Untitled"
  4. Include the source link in the post body
  5. Mark posts as NSFW when necessary (nudity/violence)

Content

  1. Shared artwork must contain a witch or witch adjacent character
  2. No screenshots from movies or games
  3. No AI art
  4. Depictions of artistic nudity are allowed
  5. Depictions of blood and violence are allowed
  6. Imagery of pornographic and sexual activity is not allowed
  7. Extreme gore is not allowed

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Marcy Dark Mode (by Haxinssy) (files.catbox.moe)
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Artist: Haxinssy | twitter | danbooru

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Are you having a bad time in life?

You're doing it again, and this one is a lot worse.

I really, really want you to start considering this stuff as you put your thoughts into words.

You can't just suddenly flip to "genuine concern" in an adverserial exchange without it coming off as condescending. In this case it's even worse because you actually asked about my life.

You can't do that in this context without the potential subtext suggesting that you think there's something fundamentally wrong with someone's life, mind, or both, and that that allows you to dismiss what they are saying out of hand.

If you want me to see how I'm going overboard, explain it. Don't start pretending at being a therapist.

Why is doing my utmost to modify behaviours I don't want the people around me to exhibit, "too much"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well yeah, I think I was clear that I disagree with your opinion. Of course I am dismissing it, especially with you giving no other argument than saying it is rude to state my opinion. Disagreeing I do all the time with other people without assuming they have mental issues. We have different tastes in art. What is more natural than that?

The concern is genuine. You are getting abnormally défensive, angry and paranoid about a post on an image board. Why do you care that much?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I would like to ask you to note that I'm not asking you to change your opinion.

But how, where, and whether, you express it.

I don't care you that you don't like what I like.

I do care that you carry a level of entitlement that makes you think anyone wanted to hear about it.

You're not going to change what I or anyone else likes. As you know, that's subjective.

The only outcome your comment can possibly have is to publically express your displeasure at something, with entirely subjective grounds. You're not expressing a concern for some actual rule being violated, but simply whining about how other people don't like what you like.

Why is that worth doing?

It's like telling someone you don't like how they breathe. Like, ok? I'm not gonna stop but I guess now I know a thing I do displeases you in some tiny way. Thanks?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You are worried over people expressing their opinion on a platform designed for it?

What is the comment section about, in your opinion?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes. You aren't? We can always be more considerate and thoughtful in how we engage in communication.

I know people like to express their opinions just for the sake of it.

But sometimes, an opinion isn't worth sharing. Or can even be a net-negative, to share.

This is one of those cases.

You had a thought, no-one wanted to know about. You served solely yourself by voicing it.

I said before, that it wasn't a nice thought. That there was no kind way to express it.

So you could have just not. This is the stuff I want to you to think about.

If the only person who benefits or enjoys hearing about a thought you're having, is you, then it doesn't need to leave your head. It has already reached the target audience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do you post images here then?

This is not danbooru, this is a discussion board. You don't want any discussion? We are only allowed to post praises?

But sometimes, an opinion isn’t worth sharing.

Likewise for images.

If the only person who likes hearing about a thought you’re having, is you, then it doesn’t need to leave your head.

You were not the target audience. The community at large was. And it was a failure because no one really chime in in support, but I had no way of knowing before posting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Because I like looking at them, and other people do, too. I don't think you can put either of these up to debate.

You're allowed to post whatever you like, and so am I. What I am I asking you to do, is think more deeply about what you should post.

You were not the target audience. The community at large was.

Fine. I'm the target. But there was almost no overlap between your target audience and the receptive audience. That's my point. Some thoughts aren't welcome outside your own mind.

I had no way of knowing before posting.

We really didn't need to trade words for you to figure this out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’re allowed to post whatever you like, and so am I. What I am I asking you to do, is think more deeply about what you should post.

I feel that this advice of yours is extremely similar (and not more offensive) than what I posted in my first comment. I did think and still think that this image (which is not the first offender) was counter-productive and I tried to give elements to explain why I think it should not have been posted there.

Happy to see we both agree that it is fair to point out when someone posts things we don't like.

We really didn’t need to trade words for you to figure this out.

Yes, still a bit surprised you opted to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Here are several points of logic you could have considered, which make your initial comment an odd way to facilitate the change you are looking for.

  • The community has very low activity. Suggesting it would do better without what little it has left is unlikely to sit well with anyone.
  • The level of activity is not high enough to establish a "pattern" of content to begin with. Any posters haven't seen posts by other posters in weeks, and are all essentially posting in isolation. A single new active contributor could make 75% of posts whatever they like, by merely posting weekly.
  • If you aren't seeing enough content you want to see, the one who needs to start posting in order for it to appear, is probably you.
  • The best case scenario is not that I or any other posters take your "concerns" to heart and start posting more of the stuff you want, it is that we take our activity elsewhere.
  • If a place is full of content you don't like, you should leave. Trying to change it for the better by removing the parts you don't like won't leave you with a community full of stuff you DO like, it will leave you, and everyone else there, with nothing.