Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Hey artists/devs/authors/other creatives! Self promote all you want (so long as your instance allows it I guess) and if anyone comes into your mentions talking about how "oh we don't do that here, we value *dialogue* over *advertising*" just ignore em! Most of us want to see the cool stuff you made because making stuff and sharing it is a valuable part of community building too
Sorry for posting about this a lot but this is a hill I am absolutely willing to die on. Nobody should be forced to choose between staying on a site full of nazis and being shamed for sharing the cool shit they made, even if the sharing is intended to make money. Everyone deserves to eat
Frank Vehafric@eniko I admit to being one of the initial folks being annoyed at people asking for follows. I'll try to be aware of people legitimately trying to earn a living vs people just seeming to want the attention.
Oblomov@fvehafric @eniko I think how things are done makes the difference for some. Personally, I generally don't follow nor boost (nor police the tone of, FWIW) people explicitly asking for follows or boosts, but I'll gladly follow and/or boost artists that I like, even when they are advertising shop. I understand and support creatives' need and wish to live off their creativity, but I don't appreciate being good what to do.
("good" is supposed to be "told΅, but I think that was clear from context)