User blog comment:ChromastoneandTabby/Stuff I Want to Get Off My Chest/@comment-24922135-20161225184102

The JoJo thing is just a really unfortunate thing that you happened to fall into. You liked JoJo before it hit the mainstream, and used it as inspiration to better your own work. You produced a series that is both one of the biggest and one of the best on this wiki. Then JoJo became mainstream and 'is this a JoJo reference' in particular became a meme. It's kinda just random circumstance that's left you in the middle. As you said on Discord, breathing is technically a JoJo reference.

Additional note: SS does references right. They're just aesthetic details that unless you watch JoJo you really wouldn't catch. Not watching JoJo does not subtract from the quality of Star Spirit.

As for shitposting you have nothing to complain about. You went from the controlled environment of BTFF Chat to a discord group founded by the same guys trying to keep TEE alive. What the hell did you expect? Without the same rules and admins as here, there is no way to quelch this issue. And the extra features that discord provides makes it kinda useful for shitposting to the Nth degree.

As for feedback: I agree and I try. I comment on most episodes and series that I read for better or for worse. The problem is that I leave myself little time to read.

Now I want to leave my thoughts on the art competition. Not particularly about what I think of the results, because I think my surprise was already fairly obvious. For the record; I do not agree with the results. I was confused yet happy when I first heard the news, but upon reflection do I really deserve it? The answer is subjective (my answer is no) but the problem really is that Ulti provided no actual justification. What I actually want to say about the art competition is what I am totally happy with.

The artwork.

I feel like me, you, and Brandon all pulled out our A game for this competition. You clearly pushed yourself and the fact you did not win is a veritable war crime. However because I feel like the last paragraph about "The Value of Work" is somewhat aimed at me I would like to comment on my own art piece. Even if it was somewhat rushed, I still put a lot of effort into it and am proud with the results. Continuing the pattern of previous fanon cons, I decided to experiment with this one to help improve my technique. I used brushed that I normally wouldn't and created Apollo by using layering effects in a strange new way (which might contribute to his weird appearance).

Since people's opinions of you is also a high topic of this blog, I'd like to lay out my views. First of all: I have looked up to you since I first joined this wiki. Your art services inspired me because you put your own artistic skill out there to help other users's series. Your guides, and countless other services have since continued to fuel this view. Secondly, and more importantly, I view you as a great great friend here. Not only do you help me out whenever I need it, but you're fun to talk to and incredibly funny at that. It disheartens me that I've noticed you seeming to be genuinely colder towards me recently because it feels like we're in head to head competition against each other and the results of the art competition did NOT help that in any way.

I don't know what else to say to any of this, so... yeah.