My Future On Redbubble by Victoria DeMore

I’m sure this will come as a surprise to many of you as I haven’t been as active on here lately as I used to be.

I have blamed it on school, which is a major part of it. But there’s another part, and that part has been really upsetting me to the point that I doubt my future as a member on this website.

Realize while reading this that:

1. I have made many friends through Redbubble, you know who you are, and I plan on continuing to communicate with you even if/when I leave.
2. My friends are what have kept me here so long.
3. I know that the reason behind me leaving is no direct fault of Redbubble or its moderators themselves. They cannot control what goes on amongst its members. It could attempt to combat some things, but I know that they have no right to sensor anyone in reality. I have no qualms with RB or how they operate in the regard of what I’m writing here. RB has been good while it lasted for me.

Now that I’ve gotten the disclaimer out of the way (I wish I didn’t have to write a “disclaimer” but I have found out from previous journal entries, people love to take my unpopular opinions out of context), you may now proceed to the real meat of this journal entry.

What has lead to this decision…
I will not go into all the details. Basically, I feel that there is drama and unfriendly, unsupportive feelings and people making this wonderful community not so wonderful. I tend to be really hard on myself with how others view me. I cannot change what certain people think of me and my opinions. But, I will not change my opinions just to appease them. I treat others well, I treat them as I want to be treated. I act professionally and speak professionally. I don’t tolerate people being fake. I don’t tolerate disrespect that’s unwarranted. Probably one of my biggest pet peeves is hypocrits. For example, don’t tell me to do something, then turn around and not like (or approve of) other people’s homepage feature suggestions.

My decision…
I already was on the fence about whether to continue on Redbubble. I’m by no means a powerhouse seller on here. Redbubble isn’t going to hurt from the loss of my sales

I know that I haven’t been the only one recently to leave or participate less due to the problems with others. I don’t expect people to take it well, or respond at all. I do expect that people be a bit more aware of how they treat others.

I do have my website that I could use more time to play with. I already have a wonderful local printer that I use. I might just offer a select few pieces for sale on the website and have my printer take care of it. that way I can make limited edition prints, etc. We’ll see. All I know for sure is that I have to back away from Redbubble. I have enough going on outside of Redbubble that provides enough drama and immaturity to deal with it on here.

I want all my friends to know I love them and will continue to support their work. You can always come visit my website and email me outside of Redbubble, and I hope you do. If you wish to exchange email, contact info, websites, etc, please let me know.

A last little note…
Please people, please consider the following when engaging in conversation with others (at least until you get to know them better, and always when talking in a public forum):

1. Be professional
2. Be respectful
3. Act your age
4. Treat others the way you’d want to be treated

Thank You…
I want to thank my friends, family, supporters, and the people behind the scenes at Redbubble. It’s been a great experience and I know I have grown as a photographer because of this site. I just feel that I’m at a point where I need to spend my time on more pressing things. School, job-hunt (I graduate in May), work, family, my boyfriend and puppy, friends, my photography, my website, and all the projects bearing down on me right now.