Adapt or Perish

Y'ello. This is my fandom-of-the-week blog, theme of the posts will change regularly. Ask box is always open, chat away!

[ymutate]

Helen Whitaker, England

" Sycamore Seed "

Glass , copper and brass

[princeheiko]

I wanted to work on a little bit of pixel art, because I haven’t touched the stuff in awhile.

[suonko]

by Aliriza CAKIR

[ruinedchildhood]

[atlinmerrick]

I just laughed for one year watching this. The casual walk-off is just deadly.

[theotherwesley]

He was as tall as he was tall, and his eyes were the color they were. To describe his hair one would say that he had some. His face had all the features you'd expect, and none of the ones you wouldn't. "There he is," people would often say of him, but only when he was there. And they were right.

[kficc]

the light..

[markovchaingang]

fired from my job at the microbiology lab and having to carry all my things out in a little cardboard box the size of a thimble

[izbnart]

Disco Elysium animation 🕺

[atrusovaartist]

I always thought Reddit was a place where people could share things they created.A few days ago I posted one of my original paintings. People loved it. We had wonderful conversations about art, emotions, and how everyone saw something different in the same sunset.

About two hours later I was permanently banned from r/MadeMeSmile for “self-promotion.”

I accepted that different communities have different rules.But then something even stranger happened.Soon afterward, a moderator from r/pics started going through my account. Not just the new post—many of my older painting posts disappeared as well. One after another. Then I was permanently banned there too.

Maybe it was the same moderator. Maybe it wasn’t. I honestly don’t know.

What surprised me wasn’t even the ban itself. It was realizing how much power individual moderators have over what millions of people are allowed to see. One decision can erase years of posts from a community and instantly cut off your ability to participate, even if those posts had been happily sitting there for months or years.I’m not saying moderators shouldn’t have rules. Communities need moderation.But it does make you wonder where the line is between protecting a community and allowing a single interpretation of the rules to completely reshape what people can share.

The funny part?

I wasn’t advertising anything in those posts. I wasn’t posting prices or asking anyone to buy anything. I was simply sharing my original paintings because I enjoy discussing art with strangers from around the world.

Anyway…

Here’s the painting that apparently caused all the trouble. 🎨

[lleyksie]

more snowy owls ❄️

[goodieprocter]

I spent almost an entire work shift drawing this tooth-rotting fluff

featuring the Eridian Welcoming Committee courtesy of @justcakethanks

[evilwizard]

warrior who came to me for advice: i just don’t know if i should listen to the telepathic trees, who say i should save the forest, or my adopted wolf mother, who says i should cut it down to build my city. that’s why i came to you… should i go with Psi Ents or Dog Ma?

me: your existence feels fairly contrived

[medievalsquire]

my knight can identify sixteen different battle formations but cannot possibly remember where he put his helmet

[mintymuses-arts]

I forgot to post my magnum opus across my blogs so here it isssss

Based on the Pieta sculpture by Michelangelo. I think. Make sure to tap/click to look at details, I spent a long time on this only for various social medias to eat the quality

[nightmargin]

rocky new to ball

[mossworm]

I like when Pheidole ants do the thing with the head

[bloodandichorandmemes]

I was curious about how accurate this is and am pleased to report it is extremely accurate

[fishbonesart]

Care for a drink?