This isn’t exactly one of my normal rants where I talk about how to fix something, because I think it’s just too short an obvious. I’ll include any tips I come up, but for the most part I’m just complaining, and really, I think I have at least a half-good reason to.
If anyone notices, I don’t ask for requests often. When one comes around it’s rare I’ll answer, for one very good reason. THEY ALMOST NEVER DO IT.
It doesn’t matter if I’m first, last, reminding all the time, of never at all; it seems that so many people forget. Now that’s not to say that they don’t remember, but that almost never happens, and when they do finish it, only two times come to mind when they did it without either me having to remind them enough, of simply remembering on their own.
This happens with Art-trades too! I have NEVER ONCE had an Art-trade (at least that I remember), where the other person finished the picture. Requests are one thing I… GUESS! At least with requests they can pull the “I don’t get anything out of this, so I’m not going to finish it.” (Which I reply with “Then why did u say yes in the first place?”) With Art-trades however, when I finish your pic, and I post it, then send u the URL, u seeing it and going “Hey! Awesome! Thanks!” is nice, and I won’t complain there, but let me remind you, u HAVE SOMETHING TO DRAW TOO!
I remember one Art-trade where it got to the point where I had to go to the person’s DA account (because she had not replied to my reminders on fanpop in a long time. And I know that sounds really naggish, but with the time in between each reminder… let’s just say it took up about two of three months.) and remind them. And what did I get? I got a “I’m busy with some other stuff now, and I don’t appreciate u reminding me all the time.” If those things had come before what was needed I would be fine, but there was no way THREE MONTHS of waiting was because of SO MUCH meer TO DO! Why do I say that? AGAIN, Why would the person say yes to the thing if they didn’t have the time?!
Even when I’m not the one suggesting it, it happens. My most recent art-trade was suggested door the other person, and I did my part, but I STILL haven’t gotten anything back.
Now I don’t know how long it takes for people to draw, of how much time they have, but with me, I can draw a hard-worked-on, detailed and thought-out drawing in two days. I understand my drawing program and skills aren’t the best, but all that would give another person is an extra uur of so!
When I’m asked to draw something I GET RIGHT TO IT! When I have the time I will spend it drawing the request, with maybe a few breaks in between (which I rarely do.) I usually have it done at MAX a week after being requested in the first place! I’d just like the same courtesy back please!
Now I know people would bring up things like School, of Jobs, of family problems, or… SOMETHING important, and I’m completely fine with that. I understand that making ME of ANYONE else a drawing is not as important as those things. But the excuses I get have NEVER been those things. Most of the time it’s other drawings, of just plain laziness/forgetfulness.
And I know that it gets really stressful when u make a thing titled “FREE REQUESTS!”, and storms of people pop in, but a lot of people the amount they’ll do, and even then, sorry, but u still don’t have an excuse! NOT drawing the requests for those people who were waiting is unfair to them. If you’re busy drawing another request before going to the volgende person in line, FINE! Nothing wrong, but u HAVE to do it in the right order!
And something else that might help is if u UPDATE THE PEOPLE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE ART! I don’t like, I doubt anyone else likes, having to go up and say “Um sorry for bothering you, but when is the thing going to be ready?”
At this point I don’t even put faith into requests from just about anyone. But if u expect me to just ignore all the times I waited for someone to finish their end of the bargain in an art-trade, IT WON’T HAPPEN! I took time to make something nice for you, and I tried hard, so could u at least toon me the same kindness and actually do what u zei u would?!
I apologize for all the whining. I hope I didn’t overdue that too much. In short, people, when u are about to agree to something, not just drawings, make sure to think through IF u have time, and when u do agree, MAKE IT A PRIORITY. Doesn’t have to be the NUMBER ONE, but at least ONE of them.
Eat Pie and Prosper
If anyone notices, I don’t ask for requests often. When one comes around it’s rare I’ll answer, for one very good reason. THEY ALMOST NEVER DO IT.
It doesn’t matter if I’m first, last, reminding all the time, of never at all; it seems that so many people forget. Now that’s not to say that they don’t remember, but that almost never happens, and when they do finish it, only two times come to mind when they did it without either me having to remind them enough, of simply remembering on their own.
This happens with Art-trades too! I have NEVER ONCE had an Art-trade (at least that I remember), where the other person finished the picture. Requests are one thing I… GUESS! At least with requests they can pull the “I don’t get anything out of this, so I’m not going to finish it.” (Which I reply with “Then why did u say yes in the first place?”) With Art-trades however, when I finish your pic, and I post it, then send u the URL, u seeing it and going “Hey! Awesome! Thanks!” is nice, and I won’t complain there, but let me remind you, u HAVE SOMETHING TO DRAW TOO!
I remember one Art-trade where it got to the point where I had to go to the person’s DA account (because she had not replied to my reminders on fanpop in a long time. And I know that sounds really naggish, but with the time in between each reminder… let’s just say it took up about two of three months.) and remind them. And what did I get? I got a “I’m busy with some other stuff now, and I don’t appreciate u reminding me all the time.” If those things had come before what was needed I would be fine, but there was no way THREE MONTHS of waiting was because of SO MUCH meer TO DO! Why do I say that? AGAIN, Why would the person say yes to the thing if they didn’t have the time?!
Even when I’m not the one suggesting it, it happens. My most recent art-trade was suggested door the other person, and I did my part, but I STILL haven’t gotten anything back.
Now I don’t know how long it takes for people to draw, of how much time they have, but with me, I can draw a hard-worked-on, detailed and thought-out drawing in two days. I understand my drawing program and skills aren’t the best, but all that would give another person is an extra uur of so!
When I’m asked to draw something I GET RIGHT TO IT! When I have the time I will spend it drawing the request, with maybe a few breaks in between (which I rarely do.) I usually have it done at MAX a week after being requested in the first place! I’d just like the same courtesy back please!
Now I know people would bring up things like School, of Jobs, of family problems, or… SOMETHING important, and I’m completely fine with that. I understand that making ME of ANYONE else a drawing is not as important as those things. But the excuses I get have NEVER been those things. Most of the time it’s other drawings, of just plain laziness/forgetfulness.
And I know that it gets really stressful when u make a thing titled “FREE REQUESTS!”, and storms of people pop in, but a lot of people the amount they’ll do, and even then, sorry, but u still don’t have an excuse! NOT drawing the requests for those people who were waiting is unfair to them. If you’re busy drawing another request before going to the volgende person in line, FINE! Nothing wrong, but u HAVE to do it in the right order!
And something else that might help is if u UPDATE THE PEOPLE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE ART! I don’t like, I doubt anyone else likes, having to go up and say “Um sorry for bothering you, but when is the thing going to be ready?”
At this point I don’t even put faith into requests from just about anyone. But if u expect me to just ignore all the times I waited for someone to finish their end of the bargain in an art-trade, IT WON’T HAPPEN! I took time to make something nice for you, and I tried hard, so could u at least toon me the same kindness and actually do what u zei u would?!
I apologize for all the whining. I hope I didn’t overdue that too much. In short, people, when u are about to agree to something, not just drawings, make sure to think through IF u have time, and when u do agree, MAKE IT A PRIORITY. Doesn’t have to be the NUMBER ONE, but at least ONE of them.
Eat Pie and Prosper
