Public Service Announcement:
So, that fic you just read, that fan art you just looked at, those epic wooden Star Trek coasters with the insignias pressed on them...you know, all of that good stuff? Yeah. That. Do that person a favor and reblog.
Even just that tiny little step makes a difference. I get it, making comments is hard. You donāt know what to say. How to relay your feelings. Thatās fine. A simple: āRead/saw your stuff, itās awesome, thank you for being you.ā
There you go. If thatās not your thing, Kudos works too. In my opinion, there are too many posts floating around hereāthat I *know* have to be seenāwith one or two notes on them. Cāmon, people! This is how we lose good content. *Please.*
The one thing that *really* takes the piss, though, is when a āfan artistā (this is what Iām calling us) takes the wind out of anotherās sails. Why you gotta be that way? Who cares if you have more followers? We all start from the bottom. Rome wasnāt built in a fucking day.
No one consciously posts something of their own creation that they despise. Find me someone that does. Dare you. Are you shitting me? Hours and hours of work, stress, and āShould I even really post that?ā. Jesus. You should know! You probably did the same thing thirty minutes back. Remember?
If thereās an error or two? Help someone out. Donāt be a douche about it; offer some genuine advice. This is how we learn and grow. Again, no one is breaking new ground here.
We need to support each other more. There are too many of us slipping through the cracks. Giving up. And, Iām sorry to say, Iām one of them.
Whatever, man. You do you. But, next time you see something original...boost it. That post is a treasure. A gift quite personal in nature. Perhaps this is why it is such a delicate situation? Then, letās treat it with a little more finesse, yeah?
