So, there have been a few problems in this spot lately. And some of te seem to think that I am the root of them. So this is an open letter to anyone who wants to read it about the problems in this spot.
Problem Number One ~ Miscategorised Content: Not In The Right Place
A lot of people have been posting their Invader Zim stuff in weird places. Here is a guide to what each section of this spot is for:
Videos~ Well, obviously for videos!
Images~
Photos: for foto of the characters of Invader Zim, o episodic stills, o foto of Invader Zim merchandise that te own.
Wallpapers: for computer wallpaper and desktop images. These are immagini that are pretty big, so that people can use them as backgrounds on their computers!
Icons: icone are little immagini that can be used as user icone for Fanpop, o another website, o for personal icone on your computer, o just for fun!
Fan Art: the fan Art section is for posting artworks that te have made yourself (or that someone else made, but te are sharing them here and are therefore crediting their work, acknowledging that te did not make it).
Screencaps: this section is for screen captures of Invader Zim episodes, featurettes o promos.
Links~ For posting a link to something outside of Fanpop, like a website about Invader Zim, o links to Invader Zim pictures, video o full episodes.
Articles~ For Scrivere Invader Zim fan fiction, episode guides, character guides, reviews o articoli that share your opinion about any aspect of the show!
Forums~ This is the place to dicuss Invader Zim with other Invader Zim fans! te could talk about characters, episodes, meanings, your like and dislikes and any other Invader Zim issues that te want to talk about with other Invader Zim fans!
Picks~ Picks are for asking for other people's OPINIONS about Invader Zim. If te want to know what people think about Invader Zim characters, episodes, relationships, Musica etc, then ask for opinions with a pick!
Quiz~ The quiz section is for testing fan knowledge of Invader Zim! So this is where te can ask quiz domande about specific things in Invader Zim and test to see if other people know the answer. These quiz domande have FACTUAL risposte that te ALREADY KNOW THE risposte TO. Make sure your quiz domanda and the risposte to it are clear so that fan can understand what the quiz is about!
Answers~ The risposte section is a place for te to ask other Invader Zim fan a domanda that te DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO that has a concrete, FACTUAL answer. For example, if te do not know who did the voice for a particular Invader Zim character, te could ask in the risposte section, and your fellow fan will help te out da (hopefully) giving te an answer!
Some of te have detto that it doesn't matter where things get posted. If that were true, we wouldn't have these sections. The different sections are important to keeping the spot organised so that we can find things if we need them and can help each other if we need to. If things are not in the right place, we will not e able to find them. If we can't find them, less people will see your contributions, so that will mean less Invader Zim talk and decreased spot activity.
Problem Number Two ~ Miscategorised Content: Not Invader Zim!
There is a sub-group of fan here that like to draw themselves as Invader Zim characters, and write themselves into Invader Zim style stories etc. It seems to be like an over-arching RPG. While that, in itself, is not a problem, problems do arise when other fans, who are not involved in the role play, encounter that content. For many people, those images, stories and picks do not make any sense. They DO NOT KNOW that those pictures are pictures of te as an Invader Zim character. They DO NOT KNOW that a pick is talking about an imaginary relationship between te and an Invader Zim character. Most fan in this spot are only familiar with the character and relationships that are on the actual show. So when they see this role play content, they think that it has nothing to do with Invader Zim, they segnala is and it gets deleted.
Now, a number of te have been complaining for a long, long time about your content being deleted. te think it is unfair, and I'm sure that, to you, it is unfair. I have tried to help people with this problem, but everyone just gets mad at me about it, even though te ask me for help and it is not even my fault. But I will say it here, one last time and hope that maybe someone listens:
If te post something that is not DIRECTLY related to INVADER ZIM (the tv mostra and fandom as a whole) it will più than likely be REMOVED. A possible way to counteract this, if, for example te post a picture of yourself in Invader Zim, o a role-play story o whatever, is to SAY WHAT IT IS IN THE titolo (or description) and GIVE AN IMAGE CREDIT, explaining that te made the artwork/story. Giving people who are not part of your role-playing this kind of information will help keep your content on the spot. Without that information, your content will keep getting removed from Fanpop, regardless of how fair o unfair te think that is.
Problem(s) Number Three ~ Crediting, Keywording & Rating
I'm gonna mention this knowing full well most people won't listen. But here goes...
Crediting is a good thing to do, especially when te are posting someone elses work. Imagine if te found out that someone had postato your work somewhere else and had not dato te any credit for it and was pretending it was their's. Not a nice feeling. So always give the artist credit, whether it is a wallpaper, icon, fanart o video.
Credit for immagini directly from Invader Zim goes to "Nickelodeon" and/or "Jhonen Vasquez".
Keywording is important because it helps a) describe what is in your image/link/video, and b) it helps people find te content when they cerca for Invader Zim stuff. Give your content good, descriptive parole chiavi so that people can find it.
Rating has a couple of important functions. Firstly, it gives people an indication as to whether o not the content is being appreciated da the fan of the spot. For example, if I post a really, really good picture and no one rates it (but they still like it), I might not post anymore good pictures because it seems like no one likes them. But if people were to rate those pictures highly, then I would know that people like my work and that I should make più of it. Same thing with images/videos/articles etc. Rating what te view only takes less than a second, and it really helps people post cool stuff.
Secondly, rating helps te work towards the medal that te deserve for your contributions to the spot.
Problem Number Four ~ "Shut your noise tube, taco Human!"
Basically, there have been some very rude commenti made around this spot lately. There is a lot of people telling other people to "shut up" o telling them that they are mean when there is a simple disagreement about something. There is a lot of name-calling and people disrespecting each other's opinions.
A lot of te have told me to shut up when I was being nice. Whenever I try to help, some of tell me to shut up, even when te asked for the help. I even got told to shut up when I was complimenting someone else's artwork.
Some of te are phenomenally disrespectful of other people's opinions, yet te get furious as soon as someone else domande yours. A perfect example of this is the line of commenting on this link.
Plus, as far as I can tell, half the time te all hate each other. Those kinds of problems can be fixed pretty easily da just being respectful. We don't all have to Amore exactly the same things, and if someone loves something that te hate, then thats their business. At the end of the day, we all Amore Invader Zim, which is why we are here. So why not focus on the things that te Amore about the show, instead of focusing on saying something to make someone feel bad about the things that they love.
Overall, I have to say that the Invader Zim spot USED to be one of my favourite spots, but lately, since most of my interactions with people here are either rage-filled o bewildering, I pretty much don't like coming to this spot anymore. And I know A LOT of other people feel that way too. I mean, there are still a couple of really nice people here, but it is getting to the point where I can't be bothered wasting my time being abused for being nice to people.
All I can say is that I have never tried to be anything but nice and helpful to new fan here, even though it has always made me angry that some people have pretty much been trying to bully me out of this spot.
I really want to be a part of this spot, and I want to have fun here. And I want other people to have fun here. But with content always being removed, and people being horrible to each other, I'm pretty sure this spot will die.
So please read this articolo and think about ot a little when te post stuff. And please commento with your thoughts. Of course, if all te have to say is how much te hate me and think I'm a bitch, then don't waste your time commenting. I already know some of te hate me, for whatever reason.
Problem Number One ~ Miscategorised Content: Not In The Right Place
A lot of people have been posting their Invader Zim stuff in weird places. Here is a guide to what each section of this spot is for:
Videos~ Well, obviously for videos!
Images~
Photos: for foto of the characters of Invader Zim, o episodic stills, o foto of Invader Zim merchandise that te own.
Wallpapers: for computer wallpaper and desktop images. These are immagini that are pretty big, so that people can use them as backgrounds on their computers!
Icons: icone are little immagini that can be used as user icone for Fanpop, o another website, o for personal icone on your computer, o just for fun!
Fan Art: the fan Art section is for posting artworks that te have made yourself (or that someone else made, but te are sharing them here and are therefore crediting their work, acknowledging that te did not make it).
Screencaps: this section is for screen captures of Invader Zim episodes, featurettes o promos.
Links~ For posting a link to something outside of Fanpop, like a website about Invader Zim, o links to Invader Zim pictures, video o full episodes.
Articles~ For Scrivere Invader Zim fan fiction, episode guides, character guides, reviews o articoli that share your opinion about any aspect of the show!
Forums~ This is the place to dicuss Invader Zim with other Invader Zim fans! te could talk about characters, episodes, meanings, your like and dislikes and any other Invader Zim issues that te want to talk about with other Invader Zim fans!
Picks~ Picks are for asking for other people's OPINIONS about Invader Zim. If te want to know what people think about Invader Zim characters, episodes, relationships, Musica etc, then ask for opinions with a pick!
Quiz~ The quiz section is for testing fan knowledge of Invader Zim! So this is where te can ask quiz domande about specific things in Invader Zim and test to see if other people know the answer. These quiz domande have FACTUAL risposte that te ALREADY KNOW THE risposte TO. Make sure your quiz domanda and the risposte to it are clear so that fan can understand what the quiz is about!
Answers~ The risposte section is a place for te to ask other Invader Zim fan a domanda that te DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO that has a concrete, FACTUAL answer. For example, if te do not know who did the voice for a particular Invader Zim character, te could ask in the risposte section, and your fellow fan will help te out da (hopefully) giving te an answer!
Some of te have detto that it doesn't matter where things get posted. If that were true, we wouldn't have these sections. The different sections are important to keeping the spot organised so that we can find things if we need them and can help each other if we need to. If things are not in the right place, we will not e able to find them. If we can't find them, less people will see your contributions, so that will mean less Invader Zim talk and decreased spot activity.
Problem Number Two ~ Miscategorised Content: Not Invader Zim!
There is a sub-group of fan here that like to draw themselves as Invader Zim characters, and write themselves into Invader Zim style stories etc. It seems to be like an over-arching RPG. While that, in itself, is not a problem, problems do arise when other fans, who are not involved in the role play, encounter that content. For many people, those images, stories and picks do not make any sense. They DO NOT KNOW that those pictures are pictures of te as an Invader Zim character. They DO NOT KNOW that a pick is talking about an imaginary relationship between te and an Invader Zim character. Most fan in this spot are only familiar with the character and relationships that are on the actual show. So when they see this role play content, they think that it has nothing to do with Invader Zim, they segnala is and it gets deleted.
Now, a number of te have been complaining for a long, long time about your content being deleted. te think it is unfair, and I'm sure that, to you, it is unfair. I have tried to help people with this problem, but everyone just gets mad at me about it, even though te ask me for help and it is not even my fault. But I will say it here, one last time and hope that maybe someone listens:
If te post something that is not DIRECTLY related to INVADER ZIM (the tv mostra and fandom as a whole) it will più than likely be REMOVED. A possible way to counteract this, if, for example te post a picture of yourself in Invader Zim, o a role-play story o whatever, is to SAY WHAT IT IS IN THE titolo (or description) and GIVE AN IMAGE CREDIT, explaining that te made the artwork/story. Giving people who are not part of your role-playing this kind of information will help keep your content on the spot. Without that information, your content will keep getting removed from Fanpop, regardless of how fair o unfair te think that is.
Problem(s) Number Three ~ Crediting, Keywording & Rating
I'm gonna mention this knowing full well most people won't listen. But here goes...
Crediting is a good thing to do, especially when te are posting someone elses work. Imagine if te found out that someone had postato your work somewhere else and had not dato te any credit for it and was pretending it was their's. Not a nice feeling. So always give the artist credit, whether it is a wallpaper, icon, fanart o video.
Credit for immagini directly from Invader Zim goes to "Nickelodeon" and/or "Jhonen Vasquez".
Keywording is important because it helps a) describe what is in your image/link/video, and b) it helps people find te content when they cerca for Invader Zim stuff. Give your content good, descriptive parole chiavi so that people can find it.
Rating has a couple of important functions. Firstly, it gives people an indication as to whether o not the content is being appreciated da the fan of the spot. For example, if I post a really, really good picture and no one rates it (but they still like it), I might not post anymore good pictures because it seems like no one likes them. But if people were to rate those pictures highly, then I would know that people like my work and that I should make più of it. Same thing with images/videos/articles etc. Rating what te view only takes less than a second, and it really helps people post cool stuff.
Secondly, rating helps te work towards the medal that te deserve for your contributions to the spot.
Problem Number Four ~ "Shut your noise tube, taco Human!"
Basically, there have been some very rude commenti made around this spot lately. There is a lot of people telling other people to "shut up" o telling them that they are mean when there is a simple disagreement about something. There is a lot of name-calling and people disrespecting each other's opinions.
A lot of te have told me to shut up when I was being nice. Whenever I try to help, some of tell me to shut up, even when te asked for the help. I even got told to shut up when I was complimenting someone else's artwork.
Some of te are phenomenally disrespectful of other people's opinions, yet te get furious as soon as someone else domande yours. A perfect example of this is the line of commenting on this link.
Plus, as far as I can tell, half the time te all hate each other. Those kinds of problems can be fixed pretty easily da just being respectful. We don't all have to Amore exactly the same things, and if someone loves something that te hate, then thats their business. At the end of the day, we all Amore Invader Zim, which is why we are here. So why not focus on the things that te Amore about the show, instead of focusing on saying something to make someone feel bad about the things that they love.
Overall, I have to say that the Invader Zim spot USED to be one of my favourite spots, but lately, since most of my interactions with people here are either rage-filled o bewildering, I pretty much don't like coming to this spot anymore. And I know A LOT of other people feel that way too. I mean, there are still a couple of really nice people here, but it is getting to the point where I can't be bothered wasting my time being abused for being nice to people.
All I can say is that I have never tried to be anything but nice and helpful to new fan here, even though it has always made me angry that some people have pretty much been trying to bully me out of this spot.
I really want to be a part of this spot, and I want to have fun here. And I want other people to have fun here. But with content always being removed, and people being horrible to each other, I'm pretty sure this spot will die.
So please read this articolo and think about ot a little when te post stuff. And please commento with your thoughts. Of course, if all te have to say is how much te hate me and think I'm a bitch, then don't waste your time commenting. I already know some of te hate me, for whatever reason.