"Scratch isn't dealing with this and this might get me banned. But this needs to stop. I have been on scratch for around 2 years, I have seen almost everything from discrimination, furry haters, LGBTQ+ haters. Almost everything. But the most importantly: Art Recoloring and Advertising. Even when people put: 'I don't do F4F' or 'No Advertising' or 'No recoloring without permission.' People still do it! Sometimes they don't even change anything! If you beg for a F4F on someone who doesn't do those and you get an angry response, YOU SIGNED YOUR SELF UP FOR THAT ONE. IF YOU GO AND STEAL SOMEONES ART THEN COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM TELLING YOU TO TAKE IT DOWN. IT IS YOUR FAULT. I CANNOT TELL THIS ENOUGH, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN CHOICES. STOP. STEALING. ART." (From @mysticnote )
YES. I agree with ALL of this. I have never had my art stolen, but I've seen it happen. And hate, too. People get bullied on here, a lot. It's unfair, and a lot of people get away with it! This is not how scratch was supposed to be used as. It is a fun site for people to get together and CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES! Not make fun of them! Also, I can't even begin on the other hate. People bullying furries, and people in the LGBTQ+ community. You shouldn't be mean to people for how they look, who they love, or what's happening in their heads! It's not fair at all! What if I walked up to you and said "Well, you're ugly, and so is your dog!" And then I just walked away. AND! I have had my fair share of getting peer pressured into doing F4F. And I didn't like it, at all. PLEASE! It doesn't feel good, because it backs you into a corner. here's an example (It's kinda dumb, but it works): FunnyElephant: F4F? RedJay: No, I don't really do F4F. FunnyElehpant: Oh, come on! That's kinda rude. RedJay: I just don't want to. FunnyElephant: WOW! YOU'RE SO RUDE!!! This human, FunnyElephant, proceeds to report, before calling all her followers. Poor RedJay is deleted, and never gets on scratch again. That's just a scenario, but what if that actually happened? It stinks. Don't do F4F, kids. (Unless you want to, then sure :D do what you want, but don't force people to follow you) In a nutshell: Don't bully people into doing F4F.
