AlertPay is the DEVIL!

C/P from my FA entry. This is my take on furaffinity's art bans because of AP.

http://www.sofurry.com/page/201550

And now for my 2 cents.

AlertPay has stripped off the freedoms that we loved to have about this site, and it will do it to others if no action is taken.

I feel like we've all been thrown under the bus. I don't think the mods of this site explained the situation clearly enough. Mostly because with explanation they'd have to admit that they're allowing people to demonize artists for what they do with their own expression for cooperate gain. I've been here long enough to FA pull along thing site on donations and ads from users for long periods of time.

I can't hate too hard. You do what you have to do to keep the site going AND make profit off it. Now let's see how far FA's willing to go before it breaks. I'm seeing this to turn into another "SheezyArt" dilemma.

For those of you that don't get that ref, back in the day Sheezyart allowed porn, and was a very popular adult art site, at that. 2 years after it started they banned and removed all adult art. They started advertising with Google, and Google has VERY strict porn policies. I'm expecting a good crash and burn from FA, however. I don't see them getting through this, because of the mod's openly cowardice behavior. I see them putting up with it for a few more months (maybe giving them too much credit on that), than FA disappears altogether. No more site, no more lj, twitter. Nothing.

I'm not usually this harsh without being ready to eat my words, but I think I safe on most of this. Even if they don't close the site the easiest thing to do would be the make the site clear art only. That would kill the arguing, for sure. Go ahead and tell people they aren't welcome anymore and the offended parties just leave. Not without the mandatory journal entry criticizing the mod's new turn for the site, but still the result comes of it.

Am I a furry?

[ ] you meow/bark to get attention
[x] you find pets toys amusing
[ ] you get hyper by the smell of catnip
[x] you growl/hiss when someone gets too close to your food
[ ] you growl/hiss when someone you dislike is too close to you
[ ] you purr/shake your leg when someone shows you affection
[ ] if someone tosses a ball, you chase it and brings it back
Total: 2

[x] you love to be scratched behind the ear
[x] you love fish/meat
[x] you like to stick your head out trough the window of a moving car
[x] you like when people pet your head
[ ] people can make you stop doing stuff by hitting you on the nose with a newspaper
[x] you think feathers are fun to play with
Total: 5

[ ] you sleep a lot during daytime
[x] you enjoy scaring birds
[ ] you lick peoples faces to show you like them
[ ] you bite people if they annoy you
[ ] you tend to steal food from your friends/family's plate when you have eaten all of yours
[x] milk or water is your favorite drink
Total: 2

[x] you own a collar and you enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own a leash and enjoy wearing it
[ ] you own animal ears/tail/paws or a fursuit
[x] you enjoy long walks in the park
[ ] you meow/bark when you see something you want (i don't meow/ bark, but i do make some sort of weird sound effect)
Total: 2

[ ] you call your hands and feet "paws"
[x] you tilt your head when you do not understand what someone is talking about
[ ] you run to the door when someone mentions a walk
[x] you really enjoy cuddling
[x] you stretch your body and whimper a bit every morning when you wake up
[ ] you can wake up and go back to sleep right away after looking around
Total: 3

[ ] you have your favorite spot besides your bed where you like to sleep
[ ] you meow or bark very often
[x] you hide when you get scared
[ ] you run to the door to see who it is every time someone comes in to the house
[ ] you like to chase flying insects and try to catch them with your bare hand
[ ] you tend to chew on stuff a lot
[x] you like to do tricks to get a treat
Total: 2

[x] you own a wearable item/tag with your name on it
[ ] you refer to your self as an animal
[x] your username has something to do with animals
[x] your e-mail has something to do with animals
[x] if you get a bleeding wound, you lick it to make it feel better (i like the taste of blood)
[x] you look for edible stuff often
Total: 5

[ ] you often find yourself looking through the window for a long time
[x] you like to say hi to strangers
[x] you like to be petted when you have done something good
[ ] people think you act like a pet
[ ] you growl/hiss at stuff you do not like
[ ] you like to eat grass (i like salads...)
[ ] if you get wet, you shake to get rid of the water
Total: 2

Final Total: 23!