People who write you fanfics or self-inserts or poems or prompts or fandom stories aren’t owned by you. People who make art, make moodboards, or any medium of the sort…People who share aesthetics or graphics, or share photography…People who take requests for ANYTHING… They have lives, and they have feelings, and they are more than tumblr can ever express to you.
Talented people (writers, artists, graphic designers, whomever offers you something here) aren’t at your beck and call. They work for free, mostly, and they work for the joy of the work.
Please be respectful. Please thank them, because they offer their talents to you and they take time out of their days to do so.
If you want to see more of their work, be respectful. Be polite. Show gratitude. Offer them your thanks, your analysis, your compliments, your constructive comments. It makes it easier to receive feedback.
No one should have to feel the pressure that some often do. Reminder: They are here for enjoyment, too. They are here because they found something so enjoyable that they wanted to share it. They wanted to be a part of a fandom. They love a character, or a movie, or a book, or…any number of things.
They are people with feelings, and they appreciate your patience. They appreciate your comments, reblogs, likes, and suggestions. Sometimes, to a fault.
But mostly, they appreciate being able to share their gifts.
Be kind. Be courteous. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Remind yourself that these are real people with lives. Remind yourself that you are ideally a respectful person who appreciates other human beings.
Love and share love. It’s so nice when it all flows, when it all works together.
This is a friendly PSA from a big dork who doesn’t have any talents but really loves those who do.
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