reiterating because maybe we weren’t clear the first time
reddit refugees, reblog art, don’t repost it
if you really like someone’s art, reblog it. you can do that by clicking the little looping arrows at the bottom of the post. this will make it so the art appears on your blog and shows up to your followers, but the op is still credited and given notes.
reposting does not give credit. and no, saying “artist is ___” as the caption doesn’t count, unless you have permission given directly by the artist.
if you have a funny or pretty image on your phone that you saved from reddit, don’t post it here on tumblr, because 99% of the time it came from tumblr. use a reverse image search to try and find the original tumblr post, and reblog that.
taking that extra five minutes to find the original post of an artist you love will absolutely brighten their day and make the entire world a better place.
please, I’m begging you. reblog art. don’t repost it.
“But I want to make a meme of it!”
Then ask for permission first (or find an artist who grants blanket permission), and post it WITH CREDIT once you have that permission. As in, with a LINK to the original artist’s post; not just by saying “I just made the meme, I didn’t draw the art” or “credit to the artist.”
Please. We know reposting without a second thought was normal over on Reddit. That doesn’t mean that nearly every artist on the internet doesn’t find it rude as FUCK. We always did. We just didn’t have the energy to keep trying to tell Reddit because all the fandom subreddits were glutted with assholes with main character syndrome and it was like talking to a wall. Please break free of their influence and have some BASIC courtesy. Thank you.