/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I've owned a server with 300~400 users for 5 years (with maybe 20 current active members and another 30 who post something here and there) and the only rule is: stay "anonymous". No posting about your social media shit or doxing yourself.

This works wonders to keep egotistical people away, and there is very little infighting because people are only debating usernames, not real people they can then try to sabotage out of spite. Arguments happen and end within the timeframe of the discussion.

For art groups, there are a few options. One is to find groups where the admin is a clown - kind of autistic weird guy who looks like he might get banned at any moment. These servers generally shoo away sensitive people who know they will have no recourse if something ever rustle their jimmies.

The other is to do the "nigger test". Search for the word nigger in the server's history, see if it has been used and if people make a fuss about it, how the other members and staff behave. If nothing happens to the person saying it, you're probably safe. You can try with other words like tranny, troon, faggot, even servers that won't join the n-word galore might still use one of these and reassure you that you're not dealing with an eggshell promenade here.

That is not to say you should be a beligerent asshat - these servers generally also have a bunch of trannies with very poor art/taste, and you'll have to accept your differences to some extent. Choose your battles. And leave your excessive political doomery to 4chan or 1-on-1 conversations with people you know will be interested. As much as I might agree with dangerously redpilled individuals, it's not what I'm looking for in an art server.

In my whole history on the Internet, I've only ever been asked to draw something for free once, on deviantart, after posting some /co/ fanart.

Where do you find these wackos?