[identity profile] rakshepsaar.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] artists_beware
So, there's a thread goin' down on the FA forums about Sweet Anika (no drama, sorry guys), and I got to thinkin'. 

I almost wish there was a list of every artist posted about on artists_beware, with a link to the entry/entries in question. That way people could check to see if a commissioner has a reputation of not paying, or an artist has a reputation of running off with money, or what have you. But that would be very time consuming, unfortunately. 

SO. Instead of a list that would have to be painstakingly constructed and regularly updated, we could all go back and put tags with the names on the entries we've made. If we wanted to, that is. That way there could be a sort of database for quick reference.

I dunno, it's not a big deal - I just think it would be a good source for covering one's own ass and maybe cutting down on the screw-overs a bit.

Date: 2007-05-04 01:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rojadrik.livejournal.com
Such as "deadbeat artist" or "deadbeat commissioner"?

Date: 2007-05-04 01:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katzenflammen.livejournal.com
i think its a good idea personally. there's been tons of posts about certain artists/commisioners on here, and i think it would be a quick and easy way for people reference things, instead of having to go back and read countless entries to find something about someone.

Date: 2007-05-04 01:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
honestly, i was just thinking about something like this happening. i know the mods at [livejournal.com profile] stupid_free just opened up the editing of tags to all its members, so it's possible for people other than the original posters to edit tags somehow, but i wouldn't know the first thing about implementing that here. ::shrug::

Date: 2007-05-04 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bladespark.livejournal.com
And some folks from early on may not be active anymore here either.

Date: 2007-05-04 07:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thaily.livejournal.com
Yeah but not every booboo has to be dragged up, if someone used to be a bad artist to commission it doesn't always mean they still are. They should get a chance to improve their reputations.

But I can also see it advantages, I'm kind of in two minds about this.

Date: 2007-05-04 01:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
we would be able to see whether or not someone had made good on what they owed much easier, because tagged entries display in chronological order. it would also be good for artists listed here who may have forgotten about prior entries and came back (after a long hiatus or something) to check on what they owed in the first place.

it could work for everybody. :3

Date: 2007-05-04 01:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lastres0rt.livejournal.com
Wouldn't it just be quicker to mark certain artists/commissioners under 'memories' or something similar? Or is there a limit to those?

Date: 2007-05-04 02:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
that can be done via layout or link with tags. in fact, if a community or journal uses tags (provided you can see the tagged entries anyway), you can see a list of their tags via 'http://community.livejournal.com/insertcommunityhere/tag' or 'http://username.livejournal.com/tag'.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
... i did not actually a href-ize those links (damn auto-linking, ::shakefist::), but i am loling now at the fact that 'username' is an actual lj user name. :3

Date: 2007-05-04 02:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
the memories feature is down a lot (or it has been very unpredictable in the past, anyway). plus, tags are (a) awesome, and (b) much more accessible. you can be reading an entry, see a tag for (insert person here), and click the tag to see a page full of entries referencing (insert person here). :3

Date: 2007-05-04 02:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] growing-rose.livejournal.com
Only problem I could see us running into here would be the way someone writes the tag.

For instance, "Sweet Anika". Well, what if they did "SweetAnika" or "Sweet-Anika". Hell, I would probably end up typing "Annika" (which I tried to a moment ago!) just out of habit since that's the spelling of a friend's actual name.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dinogrrl.livejournal.com
I think it's a very good idea. But as [livejournal.com profile] growing_rose pointed out, there would need to be a standardized list of names, and also perhaps some way to cross-reference those artists who may use more than one name. But otherwise, yes, I've oftene wondered why such a thing has never been implemented here before.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dinogrrl.livejournal.com
*often
I think my 'e' key is trying to take over the world by inserting random 'e's wherever it feels like it >>.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dinogrrl.livejournal.com
Dell Latitude csX, it's over five years old now. p key's broken, I have to use copy/paste to write that letter. Space bar spazzes on occasion, e key is taking over the world... I'm pretty sure part of this is the fact that I spilled root beer on the keyboard once and water soon after :D;;;.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lastres0rt.livejournal.com
Because it would turn into an Encyclopedia Artists_Beware-ica?

Date: 2007-05-04 03:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dinogrrl.livejournal.com
Well, at least it'd save having to dig through entries one by one :p.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theassassinnox.livejournal.com
I think it's a great idea. It will likely be tedious, and likely won't be perfect, but it should be a lot better than it is now.

~S

Date: 2007-05-04 04:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fareme.livejournal.com
I just have to say...
I freakin' love that icon. LOVE.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] grygon.livejournal.com
during my time here on artists_beware this has come up several times, and nothing ever happens with the idea until it's brought up for discussion again.

i don't know just how many people have to keep bringing it up, or how many people have to think it's a good idea, before it actually gets done. but let's hope this time that it will. *sigh*

i'll say again as i've said before- i think this is a great idea and someone who has the time and dedication should take it on.

Date: 2007-05-04 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] be-prepared.livejournal.com
Why not just use the LJ's tags? Then there would be a link to the story and people can decide whether to trust them or not.

Date: 2007-05-04 04:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teekachu.livejournal.com
Agreed wholeheartedly. How do we make sure it gets done?

Date: 2007-05-04 04:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kerstin-orion.livejournal.com
I've looked all over the settings and stuff, and I for the life of me can't figure out where I'd set up tags, or give permission to set tags. I'm not the owner/creator, just a mod, so that sort of permissions might be up to [livejournal.com profile] go__banana.

In any case, something like this will be up to all of the mods and [livejournal.com profile] go__banana, I guess. :)

Date: 2007-05-04 06:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thaily.livejournal.com
Tags would not be a bad idea, you could also find recommendations that way.

Date: 2007-05-04 07:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thaily.livejournal.com
Also, I suppose I could free up some time to help implement tags if needed.

Date: 2007-05-04 11:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tania.livejournal.com
It's a good idea, but there's a huge backlog to slog through. Also, I can't find anywhere where I can set tags on for this community.

Date: 2007-05-04 02:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theblackdragon.livejournal.com
http://www.livejournal.com/manage/tags.bml (http://www.livejournal.com/manage/tags.bml)

hahaha, i totally just went there and realized that i can let any user make their own tags for entries in my own personal journal. this is some interesting stuff. :3

Date: 2007-05-04 01:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dustmeat.livejournal.com
I think a list should be on the Profile page :D

Date: 2007-05-06 03:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theredwolf.livejournal.com
Lol.. I can smell the drama from that already ;)

Date: 2007-05-04 05:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] auradeva.livejournal.com
Can we use memories, or is that basicly the same thing as tags?

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