Artist's Beware Report Template
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Happy March everyone!
To start the month off, aside from the soon to come Positive Reviews post, here is the final completed reports template for the community, modified to wrap best around our ideas and your suggestions.
So from today forward, the mods strongly encourage you to follow this template when submitting a beware for approval.
This is the Artist's Beware Situation Report template. This template is here to assist you in getting your beware written out in a clear and fluid manner, get it approved in a much speedier fashion, and get your answers and advice to you faster than before! But before we begin, please take note of the following:
- Due to the potential lengthy nature of these forms/posts, please be prepared to insert an 'LJ-cut' into your post if you will be providing more than 3 links and/or the overall word count is over 1000.
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| For those who are visually impared and use the HTML mode on LiveJournal: Above the bulk of your text type the following as you see it:: <lj-cut text="Read more"> At the bottom of your post type the following as you see it: </lj-cut> |
For those who are visually impared and use the RICH TEXT mode on LiveJournal: HIGHLIGHT the bulk of your text and hit the 'LJ Cut' button, 12th from the left which looks like a piece of paper with a tear in it. You will be prompted to add additional text, but this is optional. Do not cancel out of this prompt, click OKAY. |
- Screencaps (images taken of what is on your screen), are strongly suggested to be included into your post (they will be addressed in the template for the best place to include them). They are a big plus to your case, and can often answer any questions a community member might have for you.
- In a case of a multi-item beware regarding a single artist, please clearly list each article and their issues separately within each category of the post.
- This form is allowed to be changed/modified to fit your individual situation (i.e: trades rather than commissions). So if the field does not apply, you need not fill it out. That said, this template is for bewares, questions or advice posts need not follow this pattern.
Disclaimer: Even with use of the template, approval is still at the sole discretion of the moderators of
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WHO: List the aliases, business name or legal name of the person (Artist or Customer) this post is regarding. Which ever applies. Please note that if the artist or client does not use their legal full name in their business dealings, you must omit it from your report (this goes for screencaps as well).
WHERE: URL where they base their business out of. In case your beware is regarding something that occurred at an event (example: a con), you may list that too.
WHAT: Was it traditional art, digital art, sculpture, fursuit, jewelry, etc.? Were there multiple parts to this transaction? Here would be a good place to put any screencaps of conversation (emails/names that are appropriately blurred, PMs/Notes, IM logs, etc.). By conversation we mean the details hashed out between you and the Artist/Customer for said order(s).
WHEN: A rough time line of the situation from initial conversation, to 1st payment (or agreement of trade) to signs of trouble.
PROOF: State or place any screencaps of either Agreement (Notes, IMs, Shouts, Paypal screencaps with emails appropriately blurred, Money Order receipts, etc.). Note the proof of agreement includes trade as well.
EXPLAIN: Tell your side here. What happened, what went wrong, where did it go wrong, have you attempted to fix the issue(s), ask for updates, refunds/legal warnings, etc. Post any additional screencaps here that correspond with your explanation. Be as clear, concise, and to the point (no additional drama) as possible, without use of insults and slurs, please.
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Date: 2012-10-01 03:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-01 03:58 am (UTC)Re: uh?
Date: 2012-10-09 05:22 pm (UTC)Re: uh?
Date: 2012-10-09 05:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-01 09:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-01 09:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-28 04:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-07 01:51 am (UTC)EDIT: to clarify, it's telling me I don't have permission to post to AB.
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Date: 2013-03-07 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-07 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-07 01:58 am (UTC)Re: What if
Date: 2013-04-18 12:58 am (UTC)However, since this comment contains names as well as a question, I'm screening it. You may PM any of the mods if you have questions with specifics in mind.
Re: What if
Date: 2013-04-18 03:31 pm (UTC)You are going against your own ToS here arent you? about hidding comments?
Re: What if
Date: 2013-04-18 04:24 pm (UTC)Secondly, if you have any emails/paypal screencaps/FA notes(just because they blocked you doesn't mean these are gone)/skype conversations those are also just as valid as anything from you and the artist in question. We cannot just accept hearsay because in the past people have used and abuse the trust of "their good word".
Lastly, hiding comments is a privilege reserved for moderators, so myself,
If you really read our ToS and community rules you'd have seen that.
Client Review
Date: 2013-06-12 11:37 pm (UTC)Re: Client Review
Date: 2013-06-13 04:07 am (UTC)Crud
Date: 2013-12-06 02:02 am (UTC)Re: Crud
Date: 2013-12-06 02:05 am (UTC)Re: Crud
Date: 2013-12-06 02:07 am (UTC)I was about to freak out because I didn't want to re-write everything I put in that one post. (First time AB user)
Mod Note
Date: 2013-12-06 06:04 am (UTC)Our #1 rule is to never delete your comments, ever. So this is your first warning not to do it again.
NO OPTION TO WRITE A POST TO ARTISTS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2014-03-04 03:16 am (UTC)Re: NO OPTION TO WRITE A POST TO ARTISTS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2014-03-04 03:20 am (UTC)Mod Help is Here!
Date: 2014-03-04 03:21 am (UTC)To make a post to Artist Beware, you need to JOIN the community first!
If you follow this link: http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/659082.html and go to the question "Why can't I post to Artists_Beware? When I try, LJ tells me I cannot post here!"
Click it and it will show you how to join A_B!
Any other questions, feel free to ask me. :)
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Date: 2015-03-30 07:57 pm (UTC)So if they do not use their full name then we omit it from the report? Don't you mean if they DO use their full name, you must omit it from the report?
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Date: 2015-03-30 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-06-04 06:14 am (UTC)A Mod Answers!
Date: 2015-06-04 06:23 am (UTC)As for advice posts, no we do not have a set template for that, as advice is more general and not as detail specific as a beware needs to be for the most part.
Just check out our advice for artists (http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/tag/advice%20for%20artists) and advice for commissioners (http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/tag/advice%20for%20commissioners) tags to see.
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Date: 2015-09-20 01:49 pm (UTC)Client error: Don't have access to requested journal: You don't have access
I'm new, so I need some help ^^'
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Date: 2015-09-20 02:14 pm (UTC)Please see the FAQ on how to join: http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/659082.html
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Date: 2015-09-20 02:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-14 06:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-14 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-18 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-18 08:05 pm (UTC)http://www.livejournal.com/support/faq/75.html
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Date: 2016-01-18 08:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-04 11:34 am (UTC)Client error: Don't have access to requested journal: You don't have access
What am I doing wrong?
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Date: 2016-02-04 07:05 pm (UTC)You are getting this message because you are not a member of the community. On the profile page click "join community" and then try submitting a beware.
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Date: 2016-02-04 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-21 06:18 pm (UTC)mod comment
Date: 2016-02-21 09:13 pm (UTC)Re: mod comment
Date: 2016-02-21 11:11 pm (UTC)Re: mod comment
Date: 2016-02-22 02:16 am (UTC)Re: mod comment
Date: 2016-02-23 06:16 pm (UTC)RE: Re: mod comment
Date: 2016-02-23 06:39 pm (UTC)I guess im stupid
Date: 2016-02-24 10:05 pm (UTC)Re: I guess im stupid
Date: 2016-02-24 11:16 pm (UTC)The template is located at that link. Please be sure to censor real life names and email addresses, and to include as much proof as possible. We do not accept copy and pasted text from emails or notes, so a suitable image host for your screenshots is a must.