And the Stock Artists They Abuse.

Okay is: People who have galleries, but prefer to have their stock in one place so that they can find it to use it later. Perhaps they've just opened a gallery and are a tad nervous about adding their own work just yet. (within a reasonable time frame.)

What is NOT okay: People who request sexually "exciting" stock from stock artists. I don't care if you have your own gallery or not. Unless you know the stocker very well, and know they won't take offense, I'd suggest not doing it. I'm tired of seeing blank galleries and hundreds of favs of the same type of stock.

In the world called real life that we are all living in outside of the internet, comments and notes like that are called "Sexual Harassment". I don't have to take it in real life, (it actually results in pain if you happened to be near me. Last guy that tried wound up at the bottom of a flight of stairs. He never did it again. ) AND I *Nor the other stockers with this problem* DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM YOU HERE, EITHER.

I encourage the admins to think about this problem a little bit. People are getting away with comments here that would have a lawsuit slapped on them in real life.

I have read that it is "Inevitable". If you put your picture on the internet, any number of perverts out there can do what they want with it. The difference is, these perverts are known, because they've commented. And once they've made themselves known for abusing stock, what faq states that we must then accept sexually explicit (or fetishist) remarks? I'm running out of places to block people.

Taking down stock only hurts the artists. But, it is preventing me from uploading certain kinds of stock in the future until something is done about Stock Collectors.

If you are a stocker, or support this cause, let people know by posting this in your journal. If you are a new stocker and are recieving these requests, you do not have to do them. Be sure to check out the Stock Forums for what's happening in the Stock Community. Do not list usernames of people harassing you in a public place. Blocking them is basically all you can do at the moment. If you want support in this matter, you will find it here and other stockers who share this opinion.

Comments are allowed, disagree or agree. I'm entitled to my opinion, and I'm not taking pervy requests, thanks.