On curated tags

Parts of me had hoped that when the tag illustration got curated, it’s radar would shift towards things tumblr users had done themselves. I know. It’s a silly thing because that’s not how things operate. The radar there right now is a bit of a disgrace I think. One third of the first two pages are from the same person, most of them in a row. The one image from DrawGabbyDraw is sourced to her etsy and not her tumblr, that’s a bit frustrating considering that she posts lots of her own drawings and are not one of the hundreds of “cool things I’ve found” art tumblrs. I don’t want to judge any of the editors individually — I follow one of them and like what she posts on Fuck Yeah Illustration.

I know, I know. “Cool things I’ve found” is the prime mantra of the radar and just as the Daily What it doesn’t really care that much for the original poster. I just think it’s sad and it doesn’t have to be like that. I think it should highlight the creative users rather than fffound.

But what the fuck do I know, right?

(I promise, that if I get to be lead editor of the socks tag, your socks will be radared.)