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@askmartinishake
For most of us, this is how we came together. A shared interest in a silly, colorful show about pastel ponies. From those simple beginnings we learned how to open up to each other, accept the flaws and stand strong through the dark times in our lives. We found other things to keep us together, but I know mine won’t be the only teary eye after watching this. It’s been a good run. Lets keep going and see what comes next.
I rise from the ashes of a fandom I never thought I’d join again.
What better way to get back in the proverbial saddle than by doing some pon practice with some old friends?
@askmartinishake
@ask-silverflame
@sketchy-replies
@asklaura-and-naki
@askstalkerloo
Some of you I still talk to, some of you I’ve lost contact with over the years. I hope to maybe rekindle some of those old friendships.
Hmmm... May have to dusk off my own pony skills....
Scammer Targeting Tumblr Artists
The title says it all really. So if nothing else, please share and reblog this post to raise awareness for those that might be caught out - both artists and followers. For a TL:DR, please look at the bottom of the post
What is happening?
Right now, there is at least one person actively impersonating multiple artists across tumblr in an effort to scam their followers into paying for fake ‘cheap commissions’. The scammer will clone a tumblr, usually using a slight change to the url/account name to look like the real deal. They will then message people directly through Tumblr with messages along the lines of “Hey, i’m doing cheap commissions right now. DM me to get one”. Naturally, this is ends up just being a way to take their money without giving anything back in return.
Who does this affect?
Everyone. Simple as that. As long as the scammer in question works unopposed, they are free to spread their influence and continue to scam more people. Even if you haven’t been targeted yet, it does not mean you are safe or immune. Several artists have already fallen victim to this scammer, and I encourage any artists that have to reblog this post with the details of their affected account(s) and the ones the scammer has set up.
How can we stop this?
Tumblr, like many other social media platforms, seems to care very little about ‘minor’ occurences like this one, and despite reaching out directly to them over a week ago through multiple avenues of contact - they have refused to comment on the situation, provide a recommended response for users, or take action on behalf of those already affected. Despite this, there are still tools at our disposal that we can use to make this scam more difficult, and to increase its visibility to those within Tumblr staff that are required by policy to take action. Tumblr has the following to say on the topic of impersonation: Confusion or Impersonation. Don’t do things that would cause confusion between you or your blog and a person or company, like registering a deliberately confusing URL. Don’t impersonate anyone. While you’re free to ridicule, parody, or marvel at the alien beauty of Benedict Cumberbatch, you can’t pretend to actually be Benedict Cumberbatch. They then provide a link to this online form that you can fill out if you suspect someone’s identity is being confused. Unfortunately, this can only be filled out if you are the victim of impersonation. In other words, only the artists can fill this out legitimately. So, what about the followers and users of tumblr whom aren’t being impersonated? Our most valuable tool in this online platform is the platform itself. It enables us to spread our word near-virally across all the many sub-communities on Tumblr with remarkable efficiency for a user-driven system. We can take advantage of that effect to increase awareness of the situation. Even if you - the one reading this right now - aren’t an artist or don’t know an artist, the act of reblogging this post or sharing it directly with friends improves it’s 'ranking’ in popularity increasing its chances to be seen by more people. We don’t need everyone on Tumblr to see the post for it to be effective, just like we don’t need the entirety of the human population of the world to be immune to a disease for that disease to be rendered ineffective or eradicated. If enough people are aware, the likelihood of pulling off a successful scam increases dramatically reducing efficiency to a point that it no longer becomes profitable to continue.
Why should I care?
It disheartens me to say this, but of the many artists I contacted directly over the past week to warn about this issue many of them refused to listen or dodged the responsibility with lines like;
“I’m not being impersonated, so it doesn’t affect me”
“I’m just one person. I can’t make an impact”
“I need to take care of my community. Other people can look after theirs”
This is honestly disappointing that so many artists or art-rebloggers care so little as to intentionally wave the responsibility of keeping their followers and fellow artists safe from this, that they cannot spare 10 seconds of their time to share an informative post. I’m not here to bash artists, but it is time that everyone takes responsibility for their own communities, and of those around them. Artists: You have a responsibility to ensure that your followers and fans aren’t being abused by someone who may impersonate you. If they succeed, your reputation will be damaged, and your followers will resent you. Your followers are also almost guaranteed to be following other artists meaning your efforts can spread beyond your own circle of influence, so don’t be naive when you think you have little effect. Followers: You have just as much responsibility to be aware of those that might try to scam you or your fellow followers. Don’t just sit in silence when you see something wrong: Ignoring the issue only makes it more resilient to our efforts to stop it. You are the vocal majority if you just use your voices to be heard!
TL:DR
A scammer is impersonating artists and scamming money from their followers under the guise of 'cheap commissions’. If we ignore the issue, it will get worse. Every single person that reads this can afford to spend just 10 seconds to reblog and share this post. Those 10 seconds can save others from being scammed for hundreds of dollars. Reblog & Share
I never message anyone directly on tumblr asking to be commissioned. I either make a public announcement post or wait from someone to message me. If the blog name has dashes in it, it’s a fake.
A shame I need to post this but I NEVER message people begging commissions.
EVER.
“https://t.co/6l1xxRlhPO Come join me this Friday for an extended stream for a very good cause! @TakeThisOrg #charitygaming”
Doing a 24 hr stream on Oct 28th at 11am CDT! Come join me and help spread the word!
https://go.twitch.tv/sorceressjacklyn
Doing a 24 hr stream on Oct 28th at 11am CDT! Come join me and help spread the word!
https://go.twitch.tv/sorceressjacklyn
Shit seems to be going down...
This should be a nice palette cleanser from last night.
Still doing horror games this week at Midnight my time. come join us.
Where is Tini Screams?
So for the 6 of you who still watch this blog, I announced Tini Screams with Friends a while ago. But no livestreams have been announced. Why? Because I have been afforded an interesting opportunity. As most know, I work a full time job. That said, this week of time I have the one late evening shift I get a year. And as such, it means I get home around 10:30 at night. So what does this mean for Tini Screams? It means that during this week, I’ll be doing Midnight Screams, a bunch of metahorror livestreams that will start at midnight CDT. And I will probably stream it from my youtube account to have automatic recordings posted since twitch has been a pain lately about those. So I will see you tonight at Midnight CDT at TINI PLAYS .
It’s that season once more! October is here and that brings with it
Tini Screams!
But this year, we’re having a bit of a twist. Because this year, each October game stream will be...
Tini Screams... With Friends!
That’s right! This year’s spooky season will be horror multi-player games! The likes of Friday the 13th and Dead By Daylight will be cropping up this year. And any others we find to scream at. Some previous friends will be with us, like @cythis and @silverflamemod but we may have some new friends as well! I won’t spoil the surprise of who they are just yet tho. So until then!
As always you can find game streams on
https://go.twitch.tv/sorceressjacklyn
@ask-king-sombra has fired the shot. Even many of those who have silently faded out find their way back into the light of a single moment. And maybe it will help those who need to finally find their ending...
An End and a Beginning
As many of you have noticed, I’m not posting her anymore. While I am still drawing, it would now seem that Martini Shake’s adventures have come to an end. Now, that doesn’t mean I’m done drawing her or any other OC from this blog. Quite the opposite! From now on, some of my SFW art projects I do as well as occasional one off antics from drink shaker pony will get posted up to this blog. If any questions filter in, that’s okay too! I was putting way too much pressure on myself with this blog and it slowly strangled it for me. I still love ponies and still love the characters. But from now on, just going to take things easy. And to start us off, I’m going to be posting my pictures from the pony convention, MLP-MSP, that I went to this weekend.
MartiniMod here. Time for serious talk.
As much as I would love to continue the AMS blog, the literal lack of asks to interact with characters is killing me. It means this blog is dying. No easy way to put it. I have loved working on it and cherished the characters who I made and the ones who have dropped by as well. I’ve had a lot of fun working on the storylines as well. But it’s pretty telling nowadays after two years with the blog that an OC centered blog, no matter how it improves or tries its best despite limitations on the mod, is going to really keep people’s attention. After all, it’s an OC, not a canon character that everyone can easily recognize. Yes, I know there are a number of blogs with an OC focus. And they do great! But a number of them have help of a really unique angle, like reviewing movies or serving eldrich horrors. Bartender horse is not a very unique thing. Does this mean I’m completely shutting down the blog? No. I’ll still be here for the random ask that does manage to come across my path. But I have been stressing myself out about not producing content and I can’t do that to myself anymore. Maybe someday Martini’s full story will come to light. But I can’t keep killing myself over it. So maybe I’ll use my old Lightning Round style to do quick asks and save the full style for anything that progresses her story. I’ll still be doing Tini Plays as well. A good number of you really enjoy when I do those and it’s always nice to see you drop by on Thursday nights.
TL;DR: You won’t really see updates here anymore unless there’s actual asks. Tini Plays will still be a thing.
Join me tonight for the “Martini Plays…” livestream! Every Thursday night, I bring you some new game that has been pointed my way as a way to help entertain and interact with followers. This Tini Plays was suppose to happen on Tuesday but delivery delays pushed it back. But without further ado, and joined by my good friend @silverflamemod, we play it tonight!
So without further ado…
Live! Thursday Night at 8pm CST! It’s
Martini Plays: Fallout 4!!
So join us at 8pm CST at http://original.livestream.com/streamingdoodles for the gameplay tonight!
Mod: Hahaha…omg I’M DONE. Never again I’ll do such a big number… Anyway… Here’s the list of the wanted ponies. Oh also please tell me if I made a mistake regarding your OC’s name. I’ll fix it asap.
@apocalyponies (The mod of fang plz tell me your blog I can’t find it anymore ><’) @askinsanejack @askpinkiepyro @askmartinishake @ask-skyfire @ask-one-eyed-lola @paul-1992zepeda @phoenixcrashbolt @ask-past-fluttershy @dr4xx0r @ask-dynamosparks @shieldmaidenrarity @ask-ruby-streak @ask-the-awkward-fillies @askbananapie @cynicalflitter @backgrounds-ponies @ask-the-out-buck-pony @steel-hooves @eeriegloom @thewanderingoutsider @ask-rocko-the-diamond-dog askkensake (deactivated)
@stormmodblog @pirateking-hightide @ask-usa-pony @pfh-mod @ask-autumn-leaf @curiouthough (NSFW) @guardians-of-ponykind @ask-princess-aquashine @ask-shy-heart @ask-the-little-misfit-filly @pinkamena-the-serial-liker @themarvelhorse @ask-bulk @askbananaswit @aria-blazin-it @followercopycat @askseaponyluna @little-red-rabbit @commander-something-mod-dragon @ask-rye-dimar-dragon @outofworkderpy @ask-arc-bolt-the-wise @askfirejadedragony @ask-brae-burn
@psycho-brony @industry-changeling @gearwork-the-steampunk-unicorn http://viamont.deviantart.com/ (couldn’t find the blog) @ask-coldflame @askpiratedash @askzappoint @form-phase-mod @askroninapplejack @ask-psychotic-twilightsparkle @anideterm3 @ask-wintersnow
“Polarity! What the buck did you do?!”
((Thank you so much for including my blog, and Polarity, in such a huge milestone! Here’s to many many more!))
