"Time to gear up for internet combat! Phear me!"
(Fez is GOD! Why isn't he in KOF? Look at this beautiful bastard!)
I haven't been that talkative have I? There's just a lot going on right now. For one thing I'm contemplating leaving RMN for good. I realize there are a few nice people there but the assholes are so obnoxious and verbose that the overall atmosphere feels acidic.
In particular an indvidual named Mawk will be delighted at my departure. This is a guy who has been riding my ass since I got there and if there's anyone who lives up to the words "keyboard warrior" it's him. Put it this way, one of his last comments to me had something to do with sheathing a nodachi. Because bringing imaginary weapons to a debate makes us "cooler" somehow,right? If Mawk is in his 20's instead of being a tween I feel for him,I really do.
The worst part? People at RMN simply state "Mawk is just Mawk!" and go about their routines as if everyone else is supposed to accept that "unwavering truth" as gospel. Why is there always that one asshole in most communities who gets diplomatic immunity? If I acted like Mawk did I bet I'd get banned after 4 or 5 posts. What did he do to get a gold card? Did he give people the sob story he is in a wheelchair or has cancer just so they'd feel sorry for him and justify his behavior? Ugh,what a tool.
I'd like to tell Mawk being snide,condescending, and dickish isn't actually constructive critique. I'd also like to tell him I'm not obligated to embrace his tirades as "helpful advice". (Actually, I have told him those things!) It's kind of a shame though. Somewhere in there I think he's a smart insightful person. There's something about Mawk worth saving. I just don't have the patience to do it!
Even if Mawk has Asperger's syndrome or is "just joking" it's difficult for me to excuse him of all responsibility. If he got to know me THEN posted harsh things I could take that in stride as "friendly ribbing" but we're not actually chums who have built up a repitore with each other.
(Oh god,I'm gossiping. I'm really REALLY doing it! Someone SHOOT ME! Better yet, tell Tami to rev up her chainsaw! Wait a minute! I'm bringing imaginary weapons into this conversation too! Damn it,hoisted by my own petard! At least Tami's power tools are real enough so I'm partially in the clear!)
I do have good news though! I found one nice community at the rpg maker pavilion and though I've gotten nary a download there at least I'm treated with a semblence of kindness. It's nice to be seen as a fellow human being.
I'm sorry I seem so "thin skinned" but I've been at pixlbit so long I guess I'm spoiled. It's as if I've lived my whole life in Pleasantville and when I go anywhere else on the internet it's the equvilent of entering Gotham city!
Anyway,working on a new illustration of Kara. Expect fan service and public outcries soon!
damn dude, what is wrong with some people? That sucks about "Mawk". Sometimes people never grow up, and the anonymous power of the internet goes to their heads.
I guess the common prescription is to ignore people like that, but it isn't easy.
I'm glad you found a better community out there. In my experience with Rpgmaker communities, I mostly found bad than good. People tend to think they're a big fish in a small pond.
It's been rough at RMN,Snee. (As rough as it can be online. lol.) I feel like I could have avoided all this by not putting up my game's character concept art but it's not as if I knew people were going to freak out over it so severely.
In my day "fan service" was okay. Now it's the equvilent of punching babies. If you show a little bit of panties or camel toe you're suddenly a misogynist.
Yup,should have just put up the game by itself!
I know you better. Here's the harshness. You're a stupidhead. A meanie poo stupidhead who smells like the zoo. And I have a gun cabinet and twin ninjitsu swords. I will fuck yor shit up ho! You better leave pixlbit or it's on bitch!
Blake,noooooo! (Dramatic scream as camera pans around me)
It's ok Ben. I'll always hold a place in my heart for your stupidhead. DONT EVER LEAVE ME!!!!!
Thanks,bro. You're the Ryu to my Ken! Let's make out! 
*waves tongue at face and moans.*
So hawt! Fap,fap,fap,fap!
Sorry you walked in on us! It's not what you think! (Or maybe it is!)
...well this is awkward now.
Also hi Ben ^-^
Also also, Mawk sounds like a dick
Sorry, it's over between us Bilby. What Ben and I have is special.
It is just far too nice around here, isnt it....
It is,trans! We need more assholes trolling about just to keep us well trained! We've grown soft like harmless sweet marshmellows!
Mawk = a maggot; A slattern (dirty and untidy woman) That's the definition I got from the web. Maybe he's just trying to live up to his name? 
I believe "mawk" or "mawkish" also means saying something "awkward". He might be trying to live up to that too.
Pardon my ignorance but what is RMN? I typed RMN.com thinking it was a gaming site and got retailmenot.com. , a coupon site. I imagine that is not it..lol.
It stands tor RPG MAKER NETWORK. lol. It's okay,J. I imagine "RMN" is a rather common acronym out there.
Gotcha. I hate to admit it but it was kinda amusing for a minute as I imagined you going toe to toe with somebody over grocery coupons. SOrry!
That said, it sucks that some people are rude and ruin the experience for others. We are lucky to have this place, at least from the small amount of time I have been able to spend here it seems that way.
There's a time and place for a little bit of snark and snideness. However, a lot of people take those traits and let themselves be defined completely by them. We make jokes about "lovable assholes" and the difference lovable assholes have over other assholes is you can usually tell when they're joking. Deep down they're good intentioned despite their bouts of idiocy.
I don't understand the people that try to be mean for mean's sake. My best guess is they're poor saps who get picked on relentlessly at school,college,or the work place so when they get online they want to be "big shits" for a change whilst taking out their pent up aggression onto someone else. Sadly the bullied often become bullies themselves.
Sucks Ben. Atleast you can count with us.
Ah,I'm over it. It's just the internet,Alejandro. lol. Still it's weird how I get into fights with younger people because their generations are "uptight". Shouldn't it be the other way around?
I should be the old man telling girls to cover up and for those "darn kids" to turn down their music. But instead it's "Stop objectifying wimmenz in your art, old man! Stop listening to your Heavy Metal music and your offensive R & B!" What the heck happened? The roles are switched!
I'm probably gonna get bashed for saying this by somebody, but in my experience, when younger males are very very vocal about anti sexism or objectifying women (to an extreme), they are standing by some girl whose pants they are trying to skeeze their way into.
That was the case with me anyway! 
Luckily as an adult I'm more honest about skeezing my way into women's pants! They just have to look at my art to know what my gutter dwelling mind is thinking!
and now you see whya i don't branch forth into other areas. I'm still having a hard time on IGN let alone other places like Camera's Lense.
You seem to have that hard time with people Like I do whenever I'm doing a customer service job: I always seem to attract the jerks and not the hot ladies.
There's more sites on the web, one will stick eventually.
I feel you! I think "communities" are all a bit tribal. Aka, outsiders have to "prove something" to the collective. With pixlbit I was lucky on account a lot of ppl here befriended me when they were also still at 1up so there was no awkward adjustment phase. Then again, I haven't seen much "harshing of noobs" happening at Pixlbit either! What a rare wonderful place this is!