What does everyone prefer when it comes to making purchases?

A set price, first come first serve.
A set price, raffle option so it's not first come first serve.
An auction without an AB so if you're sleeping/at work/distracted, you don't miss out on getting something you woulda wanted.
An auction without an AB with tiers (IE: X price gets you Y addition, X price gets you Y and Z addition, and so forth).
An auction with an AB.

Or some other option I forgot? Wanted to do this on DeletetheStar's account cause she has more followers, and I'd get more opinions, but I think she'd nip me haha.

May your pockets be fat, then empty once you splurge on chocolate |3

MY HEART IS FEELING ALL BIG AND FULL AND WET WITH EMOTIONS (and blood. Actually mostly blood. Oh good heavens put it back! ) and I need to tell you all how great and amazing you all are
And I'm so sad I'm on mobile and working or I'd ramble on and on about how much I wish to hold you all.
I hope your day has been great, your weeks have been better. I hope your loots are phat, and gold farming is plentiful. I hope you geta promotion, and you Ace your tests.
And if things are looking down right now, I wish to hug you and pet you till the bads go away.

(Note: If you agree/disagree with any of this, that's all fine and dandy, but I'd prefer names weren't dropped. Unless you wanna rag on myself/Raptorslut/Deletethestars, then that's coo' uvu. )

I've tried to keep my opinions about this under lock and key, because I suppose this sort of thing is just a thing that happens and you can't really control it, but it still bothers me.

I've noticed people taking traits from popular closed species(Or moderately popular, or newly made still struggling to get their name out not-so-popular), and slapping them onto their own closed species/open species/fursona/what have you. and I don't mean like, 'oh I like how this artist draws noses/ears/legs', I mean, 'Oh I like the name Star___er, and dragons, and gems, and this and that, I'm going to use it too!'*. It's not just StarDragons though, it's a few other species that have demand, or some attractive quality. I'm often times biting my lip because I'm worried me bringing it up with the people in question will give Deletethestars some sort of backlash due to me being related to her in some way.

You know, the 'X says something frowned upon, X is closely linked to Y, therefore Y's name has been smeared even though Y isn't even involved'

No one ever really points it out to those artists though, and I see a lot of, 'OH HOW ORIGINAL/OH I WANT 20/OH HOW COOL!' comments, and I'm left thinking man, maybe I'm too paranoid and no one else but me sees this? But at the same time this isn't a vague similarity you need to squint and stand on your head to see.

*Sorry Raptorslut/Deletethestars, generally try to make up species or be vague but didn't do that this time 'round.

BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT DON'T YOU LIE TO ME.

You know when you think somethings hot but you don't know how to explain it, and you're like man I hope this sounds hot.

Like hey, facials are hot, but when the person is wearing glasses, it's even hotter. Hell yeah, jizz on glasses. BUT THAT SOUNDS SO WEIRD.
And then talking about balls and nipples. RPing it is hot, yeah, but 'balls' and 'nipples' are such unattractive words.

GO TELL THIS NERD HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I always enjoy parodies of adoptables, when someone makes fun of the notion and draws a dick or something, labels it closed species, and pretends to sell it for thousands. Honestly do find it funny, however I start to worry if it'll ever catch on and explode out of proportion (Much like how Tumblr handles 110% of everything ever forever and always)

Meaning A Lot of people will start making fun of adoptables, and that always ends in people getting made fun of, feelings getting hurt, and artists being bullied.

So on one hand, the humor is there, I do laugh, and at times it does make sense
On the other hand, oh lord please don't catch on.

Swiped THIS JOURNAL off of wolframkyo like a bandit, but I believe it makes some well put out points. Here you gooo:

Please do:
-Check artist trade/resell rules. If you can't find them, be patient and check with the artist. ALWAYS this goes for both trading/selling and for both parties. breaking rules can cause artists to crack down harder on their adopts, block parties involved or worse.
-Check prices of adopts for resells. This goes for BOTH parties. Most adopt makers will have their adopt auctions/sales either in their main gallery or scraps. In the event you can't find them, please message the artist. Don't go "well this is going for upwards to $75 now, let's sell it for that 8D"
-Express what you're looking for in your comments/on your journal such as "Seekers, Kreis, Mantibabs" or "Adopts from makers like X and adopts similar to that". The more examples and the narrower you make your search, the more likely you are to get what you REALLY want
-If people don't have what they're looking for expressed in the comments either link them your trades or ask what they are looking for
-ALWAYS watermark your designs and exchange unwatermarked files via note but it's still safest if you watermark them.
-ALWAYS read everything a trader/seller has noted in their artist comments/journal. You may miss key points and come off as rude or badgering. I know how easy it is to get excited and overlook things and things can be long winded but be sure to read it all.
-As a seller/trader try to keep your listings up to date so you don't have people asking about adopts that are already gone
-ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS check to make sure a design is legitimate before you decide to trade/buy.

Please DON'T
-Price adopts that you don't know the original cost of
-Sell adopts you got in trade unless the creator says it is okay with them.
-ABSOLUTELY AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU EVER MESSAGE SOMEONE ABOUT SELLING/TRADING SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT ADVERTISED ON ONE OF THEIR PAGES
-Offer trades with someone on someone else's trade page. This is rude and they may not want those adopts open for EVERYONE but JUST for what they are offering toward. Check their pages to find out.
-Request a trader to draw additional art to match the art you have of the adopt you're trading to them. You must remember that you are trading a design. The person may have no use for the art you have gotten, for instance; if it's of a sexual nature with another character. And, lastly, it's rude/inappropriate because you would be getting a commission that you have full control over while the person you're trading with had no control over the art they received with the design.
-Refer to adopts as "high quality' or "name brand" when searching for adopts. Aside from the fact that it can be disrespectful to artists/adopt makers what you consider 'high quality' or 'name brand' another person might not.
-Say "that's only worth $XX and I paid so much more than that for this so no". It's much more polite to simply say "i'm looking for something else for that" or "i'm sorry I'm not interested"
-Keep badgering a person when they have expressed they are not interested in trading with you/at all.
-Haggle unless the interested party has expressed a potential interest in haggling or if you have already tried to haggle and they've stated they had no interest in haggling
-Try to 'bribe' or guilt people into selling/trading
-Step over someone else to try to get an adopt last minute. For example, a trader/seller are in the final stages of the agreement and you try to jump in with a slightly higher price/offer and, definitely, DO NOT give into those who do that.
-Try to auction off a design as a ladder auction with more than it's adopts original worth without FIRST consulting an artist's rules and them personally.
-EVER sell/trade/gift recolors. Most artists will have this in their TOS as a no no and some artists will have in their TOS that you can't make recolors that are two different characters at all. Rules vary from artist to artist so it's wise to check and to note if something is unclear.
-Offer adoptables other than what a trader is looking for unless they haven't specified what they are looking for. This causes a lot of frustration and disappointment all around.

My art isn't exactly phenomenal but would anyone be interested?

Lately I've noticed a complaint among Artists and it more often times than not revolves around those who commission them. To which some may say, but Cloneclone! They're getting paid! This is a job! They should suck it up and be happy they have customers!
Yeah well, when someone in retail or customer service gets bitched out for things that aren't their fault, they have all rights to be disgruntled. As do Artists.
Money doesn't equal happiness, and rude customers make one question humanity.

I know I've said this time and time again, but I never feel like I can say it enough. Artists are people, not art machines. Some Artists are fast, some Artists are slow, some like it hot, some like it cold, some like it in a pot nine days old. Some Artists have hard lives, they have other jobs, they have abusive parents, they have shoddy work environments, they have noisy roommates. They don't like having rude customers to play cherry to their melting ice cream.

Things you should probably consider not doing (Y'all may argue this if you like, but this is what I've collected from various artists):
-Do not roleplay out your commission request. Artists don't want a story about a couple of OCs they don't know doing some sort of fetish they're not into. You want X and X doing X? Just say it! You do not need to write a story about it. If you want to write a story, once the art is done, post the picture on your gallery and add the story there!
-If the Artist says they're not doing commissions... they're not doing commissions. Please do not respond to the note with, 'WELL IF YOU DO START DOING COMMISSIONS AGAIN, here is what I want.' You know what that makes the Artist not want to do? Your commission. Even when they open up again, they don't want to do it.
-HAGGLE PRICES! ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ARTIST HAS SPOKEN ABOUT MONEY ISSUES. If you don't want to spend X amount of money on art, then DON'T. Find ANOTHER Artist with prices you like and commission THEM. UNLESS the Artist has offered they will haggle, don't nickle and dime them.
-'Can we change this?' ... Might sound like a tedious peeve, but when you've got one person who is constantly saying, 'Can we change the color to...', 'Can we make the pose...', 'Can we...', there is no we. The Artist is the one doing the work, not you.
-WHEN THE ARTIST GIVES YOU A SKETCH, ASK FOR ALL THE CHANGES YOU WANT THERE! There has been SO many times where an Artist has shown the sketch, gotten the A-OKAY to continue, and then the Commissioner asks for X thing to be changed. You HAD your chance to change it in the sketch and you said nothing. Now the piece has been inked, colored, shaded, completed- and now you want the pose changed? Be courteous enough to offer extra at least.
-When you give a ref, make sure it's accurate. If you show a picture of a brown dog, the Artist is going to draw a brown dog. Do not expect the Artist to magically know the dog ALSO has wings and purple stripes. You need to either TELL THEM or have a ref WITH that.
-'Here is 10 different notes I sent in the time span of 5 minutes elaborating what I want instead of taking time to put everything I want in one note'... If you want to add more and forgot, that's fine! But making an artist sift through 10 different notes is hell.
-'Hey I know you said you don't do X, but can you...' the answer is no. The answer will always be no. No.
-'You done yet? How about now? Okay, now? Are we there yet? I need to go potty. Can we get Mc'Donalds? You done yet?' Asking for a reminder here and there is COMPLETELY OKAY!!! Maybe the Artist DID forget! Maybe it's been a month and you're just trying to communicate! That's okay! But if you're sending a note every day, you might need to chill your roll.
-If you ask an Artist to draw your character, and sometime between then and the finished picture you decide to SELL that character... miiiight be nice to warn them about that.
-'I don't feel like paying you anymore even though you finished the picture', you're the reason why artist take payment first you obtuse rubber goose.
-If Artist is not comfortable drawing X, do not strong arm Artist into drawing X. I am sorry the Artist does not share an interest in your fetish, or is unable to draw your fetish, but that's how the cookie crumbles.
- 'Hey, do anything you want!' followed by, 'Except for that' once the piece is done.
-Leaving shouts/comments on unrelated journals/comments on other commissions posted/anything unrelated to the piece you commissioned is considered harassment and you should probably look into not doing that.

And that's all she wrote.
For now.
Bumbumbum.
(But seriously, Artists are people too. Touch up on your empathy skills!)

Note: The 'You' used in this journal is not you, the reader, but the general population.
(However if any of this applies to you, you should proooobably consider stopping)

'u' Hi I got one, I'm cloneclone.
Though I'm at work right now so can't do much in the way of adding friends.

 Deletethestars  Raptorslut  Pepperednewt  Tentabulge

If you're not following these folks, you and I need to exchange some words.

Tosses whining about car prices aside.

For a while I've wanted a plague doctor themed StarDragon that was a mortician because you know, I don't already have several plague doctor themed morticians right now or anything.
But now I'm like... damnit I want a scarecrow themed StarDragon now too.

But I also just want a scarecrow themed character in general.
And more plague doctors.
And also an eastern dragon :')
And a sushi themed dragon.
And more dapper characters who wear vests and spats and suspenders and top hats oh noooooo.
And the above but with a dragon.
And several harpies. *^* Scarecrow harpy.

Who wants to start a rehab group?

I know my journals are usually my opinions on certain matters and me saying what I think is and isn't right, so if you're ever offended by what I say, or you're genuinely like uh, Cloneclone, you need to sit down and learn a thing- feel free to shut me down.

Never hurts to learn a little uvu!

And speaking of learning, Ryn learned what a shark egg looks like today. She wasn't happy about it.

I like them, I find the different stories/attributes/looks in general to be really neat, but lately I've noticed people thinking any species is closed, even when it's been said to be open.

Using DeletetheStars and RaptorSlut here to keep things simple.

Raptorslut's Bowbun species is an open species (Because lets be real here, it's literally a rabbit anthro with a bow accessory, and no backstory to be heard of- You can't really call that 'closed'), however I'll see the occasional arts others have drawn labeling it a 'closed species'

Or DeletetheStars has gotten notes inquiring if they're allowed to use her headless species design (That one headless dragon boy she sold a week ago), or inquiring about her "closed species" bicorn adopts, or adopts she used to make a LONG time ago. When told they can make one themselves and don't need permission from her because they're not closed, people are amazed and excited! But it's like... a headless trait isn't new, you've got the Headless Horseman and Dullahan, and much, much more. The bicorns are just unicorns with wings on their butt, and not closed, and all Ryn's old species were.... harpies, dragons, raptors, shrimp, dogs, etcetc- all of which you can't stake claim on because... well, those are either real animals, or mythological creatures that have been around forever.

Not really sure what I'm trying to say here, because I definitely don't mind closed species (Hell, I've had my hand in a few), but it's just kinda sad to see people asking permission if they're allowed to draw something they shouldn't be barred from?

Yes, you're allowed to draw a rabbit who wears a bow, and put wings on everyone's butts. Remove their heads while you're at it. /o/

I've seen this pop up frequently, and I'm curious.

People looking for trades, but only trading for adopts that are the same price as their own. I personally find that odd, because if I bought a cat for 100 dollars, but I REALLY WANTED A DOG, and someone else really wanted a cat, and I didn't want the cat anymore, I'd trade with them even though their dog was 10 bucks, and my cat was 100.

I always thought trading wasn't about money, but exchanging one thing you didn't like for something you did. It feels like if you go for what other adopts only cost 100 dollars, your options start to go down in the suggestion range.

But anywho 'v' Considering I don't really understand, that's why I made this journal in the event someone could clear that up for me :0?

 GemExchange
You bet your bottom buck it is, Robin.

It's like you've suddenly become a cat. You can do anything to them.

Oh you're drawing now? Time to cuddle.
I see you have food, would be terrible if I ATE IT ALL.
WoW time? WOW time to give me attention.
Hey it's cool you're working on designs and important things but I'm an important thing too and to show you my importance it's time to crawl into your lap hi hello hey.

Rynies never stood a chance.
RIP.

Thanks to Flowerprince, I've got a bit of inspiration to go into Nameless a bit more. Specifically where he lives, what his funeral home looks like, and who he lives with.

The town is named Puzzle, though at times it's a few pieces short of a full jigsaw, and at others, the box is overflowing with pieces that don't fit. In short, the town is full of faces that come and go as they please. Puzzle has two seasons: Fog and rain. Never mind those other four seasons. With lands too swampy to raise any crops, and trees to thick to herd animals, Puzzle relies on trade for needs. From pelts of wild game, to mysterious herbs brewed into potions from the crafty hands of witches, and other things of interest ranging from tame and the untameable, Puzzle gives what others cannot get by their own means, and in return acquires what they need.

Puzzle is made up of a hodgepodge mess of mystics, gypsies, thieves, thugs, and everything in between. Forever set to market mode, and festivities so splendorous, any other party of grandeur leaves its guests wanting.

To sum up all the parts, Puzzle is a quaint town within a swamp like region. And it's large enough to garner itself its own businesses. Bars, hotels, a brothel, small businesses. Standing on stilts above the crocodile filled waters, lit with candles, lanterns, and magic's glow.

And on more solid grounds rests a funeral home. Because even the residences of a lively town need to rest at some point.

Onerado Witherow, known to all as 'Nameless' plays his role as Funeral Director.
Monochrome in appearance, save for the touch of purple on his body, he takes on the appearance of a magpie harpy, though anyone who has managed to peal back the layers of clothing have noticed there is a touch of reptilian to this bird. Not that anyone has managed to be so lucky! He has a love for theatrics and needless mystery, thus the mask and his refusal to speak his name. There honestly is no reason, outside of him being quite and odd bird. His knowledge for tedious, grisly facts go unbridled, and Nameless enjoys sharing them. Every. Last. Gorey. Detail. Honestly he just finds dark humor and darker tales fascinating, and believes sharing gruesome facts is completely normal. As is breaking everyone's personal bubbles. The man truly has no boundaries.

His closest 'friends' are Raptor, Grimm, and those he takes into his funeral parlor as workers.

His friendship with Raptor is mostly a non-consensual one on her half. On his, he's far too happy to be around her! He has a love for rats and other vermin- it's entirely her fault for being so neat. It's also entirely her fault if she finds the doors locked when she tries to leave the funeral home.
Or when she finds her house unlocked and him perched on her bed.
Honestly, if she didn't want him in her home, she wouldn't make it so easy to get in.

And his friendship with Grimm is... one part friendship, one part a one-sided crush he has no idea even exists. It's always good to have a doctor around. In a house specifically built for the dead. At least someone takes the name plague doctor and sticks to its roots! Despite words of warning to Grimm's cracked personality, like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode into something far more sinister, Nameless brushes it off with a masked grin and only looks to occasionally... poke at it.
What's life without a little danger after all!

Klaus Fiddler otherwise known as 'Nobody' at all is a finicky feline who has been taken as an apprentice under Nameless' wing. He's a sour pus to say the least, a stark contrast from Nameless' chipper disposition. As an apprentice, he does all that Nameless does, though he keeps the finances in order more than his master does.
Far more reclusive than his master, Grimm and Raptor, and those who aren't clients in the home, see nothing more than his tail as he makes haste away from other parties. Though if you do manage to speak with him, he's more than willing to speak his name, and show his face. He simply goes along with the nicknames and plague doctor disguise to run along with Nameless' theme.
Nobody has no friends, nor family to speak of- save for a possible romantic relationship- but more to come on that later.
LIKE Nameless, he's also monochrome in appearance, and red is the single splash of color.

-Place Holder for Grave Digger-
-Place Holder for Door Greeter-

The funeral home itself is large and well furnished. After all, who wants to bid farewell to the dearly departed in a run down shack? There is an embalming room and crematorium in the basement. Two chapels, rooms for ceremonies, Nameless' office, and various other parlors for what other purposes are required lay on the ground floor. And on the second floor are rooms for the workers and guests to sleep in.
The home is well maintenance, and each worker does their part in keeping up on it. After all, if someone is to scream, cry, and curse God's name over the loss of their loved one, they best do it in a comfortable environment where no one would judge their anguished cries. Nameless makes sure of it.

From the ceiling of Nameless' room hangs colorful broken glass, buffed down nicely to smooth out sharp edges. He has a love for colors and eye candy, so when the sun does find itself through the fog, and through his window, it's a kaleidoscope effect. The other noticeable trait in his room are the bones, skulls to be exact- nothing humanoid of course. Various other knickknacks litter his room, from coins to gems, and other eye catching items. Nameless is a magpie after all, being a bit of a klepto is in his blood, and if it's pretty, it's got a place in his room.

Outside Nobody's door is a continuous tick, as his walls are littered with clocks. Not a one tells the correct time, save for a pocket watch on his desk. He has a thing for time pieces, be they clocks or hourglasses. Being without an office, he does the funeral home's finances in his room, so it's not unusual to see papers and thick books scattered about his room. All of which have times, dates, names and notes that are required... and possibly some that are not. Nobody has a tendency to go overboard and be a bit too thorough with his note taking on people. Reclusive or not, he likes to listen to gossip and keep it all written away. Personal, perhaps, but it's best if nobody knows others secrets.

TL;DR: Stuff. 'v' If you'd... want to partake in his history at all, or talk and stuff idk, go for it. Doubt anyone will actually read any of this, I've just been playing it through my head all day and just wanted to type it all out.

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GENERAL JOURNAL UPDATES

StarDragon Group Rules and FAQ: Colors fiddled with and just a few FAQ put up
StarDragon Coloring Book: Colors fiddled with
☆ If you're ever interested in adding to the coloring book yourself, feel free! We'll promote your line art with credit of course, and add it to the journal.
☆ Said journal is a collection of free line art for those with StarDragons to color in.
StarDragon RolePlay: Colors fiddled with, and Chatroom is down due to server transfers :'(
☆ We are looking into finding another temp/permanent chatroom. Till then, the forum is still up and running if anyone would like to RP!
☆ Once a chatroom is found, we'll try to schedule weekly times when there will most definitely be people in there to pal around with!
☆ Ifff you have any chatroom suggestions, we're all ears.
StarDragon Profile Template: Colors fiddled with
☆ Reminder that if you ever want to send a profile in of your StarDragon, we'll put it up in a jiff! We'll include a watermark (Though you're free to have your own on as well), with a link to the original and credit to you.
StarDragon Information Page: Colors fiddled with, also a bunch of lore added/updated.
☆ Also something brought to our attention, if you want to have a StarShooter who isn't racist, or a StarFisher who is kind and polite, or even a StarWeaver who is all about war, by all means you don't have to follow everything to a T! The information on personalities and such is just a general guideline, not mandatory rules.
StarDragon GemExchange: Colors fiddled with, journal moved around, wish-list added
☆ At any time if you put your StarDragon up for trade/sale, we'll put it up on this journal. It's occasionally promoted to remind people who are interested.
☆ Wish-list added. Something in particular you want? Give a shout, maybe someone else has something you're looking for.

THIS AND THAT

Front page got colors fiddled with
Some journals deleted
Profiles got a face lift
It's mildly cloudy with a chance of rain
Congratulations to the March winners! a-lesbillion and Tailsteak!

COMMISSIONS/AFFILIATES/BEARS, OH MY!

If you're ever doing commissions with discounts for StarDragons, we'll promote you
If you're ever doing a StarDragon YCH, we'll promote you and add the YCH to the group
If you're doing a raffle, be it free or otherwise, as long as it's StarDragon based, we'll promote you
Basically if you're doing something StarDragon related, we've got yo back.
Also if you're willing to do prizes for events, that'd be aces.

☆AFFILIATES☆
Have your own group? Have an adoptable specific account? We'll toss you on the front page and make a journal promotion(If we get enough, we'll make a journal for affiliates)
All we ask is you do the same in return
☆ Sorry, not promoting normal accounts :(!

UPCOMING EVENTS AND OTHER TIDBITS(Not to be confused with Timbits
Monthly prompts
☆ No prizes, or stress of competition, just ideas for y'all to draw to if you so wish
☆ Might allow non-StarDragons as long as there is a StarDragon, still to be discussed
More Info Pages
☆ The Shooters, Crafters, and Dashers all got one, so shall the others!
MYO Event!
☆ Yep, yep, there shall be a MYO Event, but not till after the info pages are completed
☆ Bases will be made for y'all to use, but if you do not want to use the base, you do not have to
☆ More info will be provided once the event comes 'round
While the March Flora/Fauna Event is over and done with, you can still submit critters you come up with
☆ No prizes will be given on this however
Treasure Hunt Event
☆ Needs more Flora/Fauna ideas till this can happen
Combat Event
Typical Holiday Events
Rarity Chart
Ask the Admin's StarDragon's Questions
☆ Basically ask West, Tanner, Ryl, and Adonai questions and we'll draw responses to it
☆ Cloneclone, Raptorslut, dTalvi, and Missmab will be participating

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Lately I've been noticing this, mostly on Deletethestar's(Ryn) and Raptorslut's(Itchy) side, and it's been grinding my gears. Especially from people who try to be their friends, and a few weeks down the line ask for hand outs. Do you... not understand how rude that is? Do you not understand how used artists feel when you do that?
Oh! A potential friend!
Oh. Another person just using me for art. Cool.
It's /deplorable/ how often they (And I'm sure many artists) have to deal with that.

THEN there are people who complain about the buy price on their auctions. I understand not everyone has 50 dollars to shell out. Hell, in this economy, I horde my money like a dragon with the assumption that any second the worlds going to blow and I'll totally need it in an apocalypse, so I get you, money is precious... and Ryn and Itchy also get that.

Ryn and Itchy do not have a job. Ryn has to move in a month, so she cannot get one. Itchy is a full time college student (Graduating soon!) with a lot of other shit on her plate, and also incapable of going out to look for one. This means ART is their ONLY source of income.

Ryn has to pay for-
-Rent (Her roommate pays for the other half, sometimes. You know, when his 14 dollars an hour can afford it, the wee lamb.)
-Utilities (Water/Electricity/Phone/Internet/Cable/Gas/etc, the price also sitting up in the hundreds a month)
-Insurance (Medical/Life/auto, a month as well)
-Basic needs (Clothes/food/goddamn toilet paper)
-Fixing her car so it'll sell
-Buying a new one/renting a car so she can move in a month

Itchy needs-
-A car
-Gas
-Family
-Also movinggggg
-Insurance!!!

None of this is cheap, and a job isn't paying for it. What's paying for it is the auctions, and when people who play friend with them, or random watchers badger for free art- do you think they have the time?
Itchy has done free art in the past and raffles even though she needs the money
Ryn has done MANY raffles herself
They are EXTREMELY!!!! thankful for the watchers who lend them a hand when they need it and TRY to give back when they can even though they should be spending that time to get money, and then people have the audacity to badger and complain for free art, or /HAGGLE/ a commission price that's 40 dollars down to /15/ dollars.

Not only that, but complaining about 'Where do people get this money!' is VERY rude to the people who BOUGHT the adopts. Not only are you being rude to the artist, you're belittling people trying to help the artist.

Time and time again I am blown away by how selfish and uncaring people are. If you cannot afford it, I truly am sorry! If you don't want to buy it, that's completely okay!! If you want free art, there are REALLY good artists out there who offer! OR WAIT till the artist you want offers to draw for free, it happens sometimes!

Do NOT sit under the guise of 'friend' and ask for art. Do NOT belittle people for the money they spend.
Goddamn, I hate when I have to point out common courtesy.

IF YOU OWN a monochrome character and do not show me them, I will cry deeply.
Because I must see all your gorgeous black and white beebs.
Or various shades of one color beebs.
Actually you could just show me your beebs and tell me about them, that's cool too.

so, I'm searching through the Closed species tag on here, because I'm always impressed with people's creativity (Oh no Pinapas, OH NO Bottled Jujus, AAAAHHH scarftails)

But then I see adopts that are... //Handmotions, literally an animal. Not even anthro, or glammed up in anyway. No mix of several species, or interesting twists.
It's just an animal. That can shoot fire.
Or an anthro animal with big paws.
Or an existing mythical creature with one vague change.

I'm all for bases being sold of species that aren't original. Like bowbuns, and bicorns, or other adopts that are literally just a feral animal or anthro animal. Not everything has to be a closed species! But when people do that, then slap a closed species title over it, I'm just like... but why?

While I'm all for people doing what they want with their bought adopts, I kinda wish FurA had a tagging system you could block or something, because a good majority of the submissions and journals I see in my messages these days are all...
'Resells! Trading!!'
And sometimes it's the same trade over and over and over and over and over and over AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER 8U
Especially when I see people tossing adopts they literally just bought not even an hour ago away.
I've also seen a lot of journals kinda saying the same thing I am, so I guess I'm really just beating a dead horse, but bleh. It is getting rather aggravating seeing the same, 'I don't want this' repeatedly.

I've been seeing this off and on, and perhaps this is completely normal and widely accepted? But... I find openly bashing someones adoptables rather rude.
I get an artist can't make everyone happy, I also understand that man, sometimes you see an adoptable and you're just like, 'Really? People like these?' but keep that to yourself and your friends. It's really rude and hurtful to the original artist to see, 'Dude, why do people waste their money on X?/ The adoptable isn't even worth that much!/ They should feel ashamed taking that much money!'
It takes two to make a transaction. If someone wants to pay 500 dollars for what you considered a terrible investment, well, that's their deal. Not yours. Keep your complaints behind closed doors, and no one gets hurt.
And what if that artist really needs the money? What if rent is coming up, or they have bills to pay, or they owe mob boss a protection fee?
I've just seen several instances where people openly bash an artist and/or their adopts, and/or those spending their money, and while I may silently agree here or there, it is down right uncouth to be so carelessly vile.

Anyway, on another note concerning adopts.

I've received a few complaints about people being harassed about their stardragons (Let me have it, you're not using it/You're not using it properly/Hey can I buy it, can I but it now, how about now, please let me have it.)
If this has happened to you, please contact myself/Raptorslut/Deletethestars. Preferably with screeencapped proof. If you don't want us addressing the person, or bringing up your name at all to them, that's completely fine and we will not confront them. But it does help us keep an eye out for future issues and hopefully protecting others from having to deal with the same issues.