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I agree. Salvador Dali was undeniably vain, and his art has been respected for years. Some people need to get past a member's actions before they judge the member's art.

 

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I agree. I see no reason to beat down on new members. While I dont agree with lying I dont think it's right to be mean

Amen to that.

 

Thank Mata Nui someone picked up on that. Its really disgusting how people can act.

Amen Amen child! Great speech dear! Thats why I try my best to help out and be an inspiration to new artists, not beat their art up.

*steals your soapbox and runs away*

I love you so much.

 

Seriously, though. This is a point I've wanted to make for ages, but have never really gotten around to doing. Mine would prolly have a few staff-based points and be more about both BBC and the Artworks, but otherwise, it's exactly what I'd say. Maybe with a few more 'u's in some words, though.

 

This sort of elitism ain't cool, folks. Everyone has to start somewhere. My, wouldn't it be something else if a couple years later, we found that there weren't really any new 'top' artists because all the people who could have been them with a little love and attention were scared out of art altogether? Face it, folks: you need the 'noobs' if you want a healthy forum later on.

 

Anyhow, yep, totally love you for this.

Guys I made a support banner

 

Back in the day, when I posted an art topic over at BA, I was shocked that about half of the compliments I recieved were simply "KUTGW 10/10" or "DATZ AWSUM!!" After a while, I learned not to be surprised.

 

BZP does have a young user populace. When I joined BZP, I had turned twelve four months before. This year, I will turn seventeen. Many of the older members I once knew are gone now - for whatever reason - some of them even banned. It has gotten difficult to find new allies and there is always that lurking nostalgia that attacks the back of my brain every time I start a new art topic and someone decides to post a "KUTGW" comment...and then I realize that my old friends aren't there to give thorough reviews to balance things out.

 

I have made plenty of new friends - that is not the issue. The issue is that BZP is getting younger, percent-wise. If this website lasts a few more years, there will be young kids here who were born after I first joined this place.

 

The title of "noob," much as oldbies throw it around regarding the seven-year-old critics who decide to throw out number ratings, is really best reserved for those who are capable of writing helpful, detailed reviews and do not. Pre-teen kids won't know how to write a review fit for the New York Times. That's just a fact.

 

Of course it annoys me when someone feels that they are at the pinnacle of their artistic experience at the age of eight - but most young kids do not have access to large art forums and online galleries of professionals. So I must remember to keep this in mind. A lot of older members forget how naïve young kids are.

 

-Zyráel

As a sworn enemy of elitism and arrogance (despite my own failings in the same area), I applaud this excellent soapbox and its purifying contents. LehvakLah, I'm with you on this. All the way, forever and ever. Amen.

 

-BC

Oh man do I ever agree.

 

The truth is, everyone, the truth doesn't have to hurt. If they need some work be SURE to compliment them on what they did right, it's not exactly inspiring to hear "Wow, you suck, haha. Work harder" or the TOTAL FAN FAVOURITE "lol 1/10, needs work" Those don't build people up, they tear them down, and just create a more bitter world one person at a time.

 

So please, rant on, green girl.

 

Rant on

 

-Janus