SheezyArt
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SheezyArt is an online art archive created by Channel Cat, and devoted to all types of art, including traditional, digital, photography, writing, pixel art, and Macromedia Flash. No genre of art are excluded, though works containing explicitly sexual subject matter are forbidden.
- Addresses:
- Website: http://www.sheezyart.com/
- IRC: irc://irc.darkmyst.org/sheezy
- Founder: Channel Cat
- Administrators: ?
- Ran from/to: November 30, 2003 - present
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[edit] Origins and status
SheezyArt's visual template is based on the one used at deviantART, allowing user commentary on artwork, journals, and user pages. SheezyArt also has a set of forums in which the community can gather.
Since the summer of 2005, SheezyArt has been down intermittently due to server problems. This has resulted in the site being $700 short on its server bills, which are usually paid by ad revenue; however, site members' donations have helped to pay the bill. In April 2006 Channel Cat announced[1] that he would be passing the site on to Spencer with technical assistance from Thor.
On July 1, 2007, SheezyArt experienced their annual technical breakdown, lasting until the evening of July 3rd. This is the shortest yearly downtime that the site tends to experience.
[edit] SheezyArt and furry
[edit] From deviantART to SheezyArt
In its original incarnation, SheezyArt permitted all content, including pornographic imagery. This made it a popular archive for artists who create "adult" works, particularly those in the furry and yaoi fandoms. Because deviantART forbids pornography, many artists who liked deviantART's system but scorned its content restrictions migrated to SheezyArt.
Some Flash animators also disdained deviantART's restrictions on including copyrighted content in animations. Many of these artists also moved to SheezyArt, which permitted Flash animations with borrowed background music, imagery, and other copyrighted material. A user named "Sqeezy" (Tim Frommeyer) is credited with influencing other Flash animators to move to Sheezy.
[edit] The Great Exodus
In January 2005, SheezyArt banned pornographic content and deleted all art and writing tagged as adult, citing a new host's policy restrictions as the reason. However, many adult artists expressed disbelief at the administrators' explanation. They believed the new policies to be unfair and unnecessary at the very least; some even felt that it was a form of intentional persecution.
As a result, most artists specializing in furry pornographic works left SheezyArt after the ban. A large number migrated to newly-created archives based on SheezyArt's model but specializing in adult artwork. The most popular were FurAffinity and y!Gallery, both of which were furry-friendly and all-inclusive (although the latter would ban anthro art in May 2006). FurAffinity's slogan "Where free expression reigns" was intended to be a jab at SheezyArt's allegedly oppressive policies. That slogan disappeared in early 2006, though, due to changing policies such as their anti-lolicon stand. (a policy which was later reversed in early 2008).
[edit] Trolls on SheezyArt
In general, trolling on SheezyArt is perceived differently than on other online communities. Harmless trolling, often involving groups of people playing outrageous characters, is permitted and, to some degree, encouraged. The original set of SheezyArt trolls--Fungus, Gene Ternruh, Pitbull, The Krampus, Lobsternaut, Reagan, and Tengu--popularized troll behavior on SheezyArt, but now are largely non-participatory.
Argumentative and aggressive behavior is often frequently seen and tolerated, but outright aggression and harassment is usually reprimanded.
[edit] Mascot
SheezyArt's mascot was a raccoon named Dante until March 2007 when he was removed from all features of the site. Channel Cat officially stated that "we felt he didn't represent the artists well".[2] A small community exists to preserve the memory of the former mascot.
[edit] References
- ↑ Goodbye and Hello :) - Channel Cat announces his imminent departure (22 April 2006)
- ↑ The Bring Back Dante Club :) - Channel Cat announces the 2 year old mascot, Dante, "didn't represent the artists well" (March 19, 2007)
