I need advice regarding a troublesome user.

[alex-dachshund.livejournal.com]

Hi all. I recently took on an art trade in exchange for a ref sheet of my character.

They got someone else to draw my character (since they can't draw themeselves, but wanted art from me), and I will be drawing theirs. I started on my half of the trade today via a LiveStream so the tradee knows good and well I'm doing my half. Their half of the trade was completed quickly so no worries there.

Well, also today, I found out that this person has a really bad history of being incredibly rude and demanding and selfish to other artists. Some people on Nabyn noted me and told me this and that I should stay well away from this person. This person has also gotten banned on FurAffinity and had created ban-evasion accounts which have been banned too. On their deviantART account, they also cuss out and complain at people who thank them for watches/faves. I don't believe this person is a troll, just incredibly rude.

Example: http://i.imgur.com/7xa5h.png

I also found out that this person is going around telling people they'll put me on here just because they think I was "avoiding them" for the last two days (when in reality I have been busy and not much in a IMing mood). They have also been going around saying I was a "con artist" and that I'm not planning on drawing them anything. The person claims I am his friend (I have only know this person for a few days!) so maybe if I block this person, they'll try to use the "I thought you were my friend" excuse. They are also a liar, claiming I said things when I did not.

Unfortunately, I didn't know this at the time I accepted his offer, otherwise I would have told them no. 

What should I do? Should I finish the trade, and just remove him and block them? Or should I post them here? My friend also told me that he had a really awful experience with that guy as well and he wouldn't mind coming here and telling his half of the story. I have screenshots of the evidence proving that this person is disrespectful to artists and some chat logs.

EDIT: This guy is starting to make block evade accounts and note me and is making call out journals on these accounts. He is also IMing my friend and attacking her as well.

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[alex-dachshund.livejournal.com]

I only blocked him because a lot of people were telling me to do so on FA and Facebook. I'm talking to his gf right now and she's telling me I could just do the art for her instead and the deal would be closed since she loves drawing me anyways.

I don't appreciate his harassment though to my friend and I, threats to make an ED article on me, accusing my friend's AIM of being my own and threatening her, and making call-out accounts to get people to attack me.

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[shukivengeance.livejournal.com]

I only blocked him because a lot of people were telling me to do so on FA and Facebook.

Here at least, people were telling you to block him AFTER doing your half. Not before. It is NEVER a good idea to stonewall someone when you owe them something. What are they supposed to think? If the roles were reversed how would YOU feel at being ignored then blocked by someone you're waiting on art from?

I don't appreciate his harassment though to my friend and I, threats to make an ED article on me, accusing my friend's AIM of being my own and threatening her, and making call-out accounts to get people to attack me.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but you DID start it. Your call-out journal was harassment. Linking your friend to the alt account to troll him was harassment. To be blunt; don't dish it out if you can't take it.

I'm not saying that his current actions are fine, just that it likely wouldn't have gotten to this point had you not kicked up a fuss for no reason and wronged a person who you owe something to. If you really want people to believe that you've changed then behave accordingly instead of courting drama and looking for an excuse to wriggle out of agreements.

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[shukivengeance.livejournal.com]

Do you really see nothing wrong with making a call-out journal on FA about someone, yet it's unfair for the same to be done about you?

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[shukivengeance.livejournal.com]

Uhm, Alex just replied to me with a a log that says differently.

(2:05:06 AM) Dachshund 28472 the same guy who noted me made a block evade account
(2:05:13 AM) brutalbeekay >.<
(2:05:40 AM) Dachshund 28472 artistsbewaare

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[kerstin-orion.livejournal.com]

Ok, both Alex and Marbles continue to name names in this thread. We moderators are having to continually screen these comments, and the discussion is getting nowhere. I am screening the comments with names and freezing the thread.

Please do not continue to post names or I will have to suspend whoever persists in doing so.