I just had a song entitled 'Weed Out the Weak' play through, so, why not.

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This is what I like to call a prime example of the undoing of this site.

a). A member whose 'gallery' is cluttered with uploads of works that are not even their own. Submitting art is a serious business - you display polished, redefined, complete pieces of your OWN work. If it's a Work in Progress (WIP), then you make that known, and then delete the WIPs when you're finished, rather than repeat an upload of the same image several times.

b). A member whose 'gallery' is some sub-standard images, without critique. If you don't receive flak, you won't progress. Graphic art is constantly changing shape, and if you don't alter to fit the mould when the time comes, you're left behind, out of vogue.

c). Images in question that are wholly commercial. There is little or no originality in posting anything Final Fantasy anymore, and yet the fans will constantly eat it up. If I were to upload the roughest scribble of Cloud on his trademark Daytona, favourites would be pouring out of my ears. Just because an image or a piece of scrap is of something you like, never makes it good. Don't feed an artist's ego with positive thoughts when they really aren't great, else they'll churn out more crap and be praised for it.

We all progress from our mistakes. That's what makes us human, and as artists, is what grants us wisdom. Push yourself. Break cycles, break the norm. Avoid the rut at all costs.

And for Christ's sake, learn your medium.