Best of Fedi Pones — Issue 10, 2024

Here it is, the most controversial issue to date, delayed for days waiting for the Fedi to cool down...

In the last week, unlike "submitting to a website" approach employed by certain people, we directly integrated artwork submission into the Fediverse itself with a bot account (@[email protected]).

Since direct Matrix integration proved to be too complex, channelling submissions to Lavender at the same time was implemented, which later turned out to be a little bit controversial - Lavender first got affected by bot-initiated mild downvote waves, then a YouTuber announced them quitting Fediverse "in fear of their images getting reuploaded and getting their hobbyist reputation impacted"... Which none of the organizers understood. Also, I should point out that all images were hot-linked from the source without any reuploads.

Overlooking artist consent also turned out to be an issue that puzzled a few artists, as very few artists knew what BoFP and Lavender were for, apart from those following the updates. One of the organizers was approached by an artist sorting affairs out, and was suggested to have the consent feature implemented.

So, yeah... Issue 10 is by far the issue with the most ups and downs. However, the artworks submitted must be presented! Same as all previous issues — all SFW, no AI-generated images included. And thanks to the direct Fediverse integration, we’ve got 64 submissions collected this week, the most collected so far!

Not seeing your content here? Try mentioning @[email protected], tagging #weeklypony, and you should be done! If you see a piece of work you like not already submitted, you can also directly reply to that work to get it included in the next issue. After the consent feature gets implemented, artists will be asked by the bot whether they grant permission for their works' inclusion in the panel. Artists can submit themselves to skip the consent inquiry, or they can include #weeklypony (permit all future submissions) or #noweeklypony (opt-out) in their bio beforehand.

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