Posted by Gracie2 on November 1, 2002, at 11:28:30
In reply to Re: more new boards, posted by Dr. Bob on October 30, 2002, at 19:41:04
Thanks, everybody, for great feedback.
The reason I suggested a separate thread for artists rather than posting "artistic-type" threads on PSB was not to exclude anyone, certainly. I'm just not sure that many posters would be terribly interested in reading about our creative accomplishments and problems, although I could be wrong about this! In my experience,
artist "chatrooms" are quite disappointing because, like other chatrooms, there's just too much bickering and flirting going on. I would love a chance to communicate with other artists,
celebrate their "high points", and discuss how to handle the "lows". This would include depression,
medication, "self-medicating", artist's block, social anxiety, warning signs (before my suicide attempt in February, I threw away 6 canvases that were in various stages of completion-at the time I just thought of it as "cleaning up", but in hindsight it appears to have been a huge red flag)
and other mental health issues WHEN they have an effect on our creativity. These problems are complex and, again, I'm not sure they would be welcome on PSB. As for posting original works, I think it would be best to keep the guidelines as simple as possible. Original works posted on PB remain the property of the writer and should not be used by other posters without specific consent of the writer. There MUST be guidelines of civility - i.e. no racial epithets, gay-bashing,
pornography, etc. The potential destructiveness
of such writing far outweighs any concern for infringement on freedom-of-speech rights.
-Gracie
PS. Thanks for the kind words, Zo.
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