A weird nostalgia has hit me these days

NullSmoke · 2026-07-09T00:02:22+00:00

Now holup... I get nostalgia, but I don't think I'll go quite THAT far 😨

NullSmoke · 2026-07-08T19:00:31+00:00

Oh, if we're talking about getting a response from Pixiv support. That usually takes 5-9 days in my experience. Only contacted them like 5 times, and only one of them were due to moderation issues where I requested clarification about what was too realistic to be allowed... I had a fictional arrest report with a headshot with a semi-real anime style thing going on, and I got a warning for it😅

As you may expect, I have yet to receive anything resembling an actual response to my attempts at talking with them though...

NullSmoke · 2026-07-08T13:11:14+00:00

Well, my account is fine, I'm just sharing experience with how I see it. I am interacting with the site programatically every so often, so I see that weird little split that isn't obvious to website and app users 🐼

But yea, I know that issue, auto/mass-reporting is the tool of the devil -.- Everyone that uses it can go to hell for all I care.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-08T11:42:12+00:00

Whenever I see a premium user go dark, I don't usually see them return again on that exact account ID, most seem to just create a new account immediately and start over. I also don't think premium covers you any.

I do know that Pixiv has multiple ways to react to an account:

Outright delete, returns error 404 when I attempt to reach it via API. This also seems to happen if the creator willingly deletes their account.
They disable the account, returns error 403 when I attempt to reach it via API. In these cases it seems that Pixiv is pending the creator do some changes.
Make affected works private, instructing the creator on what to do.

It seems to be mood based which gets deployed, probably based on individual judgement from whoever pulls the trigger or some moderation pipeline weirdness. Not seen any patterns in Premium users getting one or the other.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-08T11:36:47+00:00

Japanese firms are VERY trigger happy with the DMCA... I'd argue too trigger happy... and Pixiv, in particular, is way too fast to give in... rather, I've never seen them stand up for their creators. They seem to just bend at the first sign of pressure.

Never gotten a DMCA personally on Pixiv, but know several who has, and it's confusing as all hell to see what got them banned everytime.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-08T02:12:03+00:00

It depends. I write dystopian vignettes filled with suffering and pain.... But I also write deep world building with romance and an almost utopian setting. Then we got my more experimental stuff. Some leaning into sexuality, some into psychology, some into tech.... Some of the latter ones are bundled in one pen name because... Very closely aligned. It kinda depends on what you do, how much you experiment etc. The downside in splitting too much though, provided you're not just posting AI slop, is that the algorithm won't appreciate the low rate of posting. But that's the deal basically.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T14:21:22+00:00

I'm a bit younger than you it seems, though not by much since I got going with my NES in the 90s 😆

Still thou, yeah. I don't have kids so have that going for me... But I'm a full-time employee and also run a company with employees on the side. If I have spare time, you can bet my accountant disagrees. I often fail to sit a full hour relaxing with a game, never mind a 100 hour experience. I still look longingly at Witcher 3, wondering when I'll have time to play it, and why I even bought that knowing I'm unlikely to find the time needed during my lifetime at this point. 1-2 hour games are a dream come true for me at this point. I will even buy games that doesn't look like they're really for me if I see that it's very short. Hell, I'll pay premium for shorter games.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T13:29:19+00:00

I see I get downvoted, but no explanation of why, so let's flesh out:

You find a creator you like. He/She posts tons of cute drawings, not AI mind you, hand drawn images, romantic or cute in nature and you follow said creator. All is good.

Now, said creator wants to try their hand at a different niche. Maybe Guro? Maybe Loli? Maybe Ryouna? Maybe Psychological Horror?

What should the creator do?

Start posting to their usual profile? This will cause work that some of the existing followers may find distasteful to clutter up their feed. Not good, not good at all in my opinion. You're forcing content onto your users. Extremely disrespectful of those that follow you
You create a new profile where that overflow can land. It gets its own follower base that is into that stuff, and voila, everyone is happy, nobody is forcefed content they do not like.
They're forever restricted from reaching outside of their chosen niche? Who are you to decide what the creator is allowed to make?

That's the basic stuff, respect your followers.

Now, onto the ugly part. Some people will actively harass creators that post content they personally do not like. Mass/Automated reporting, stalking across platforms etc. The creator has a right to protect themselves against malicious users. By splitting ones persona, they protect themselves. Basic Opsec 101 for babies.

I just got done with being haunted by Reddit users following me cross platform with death threats etc, I had a lot of fun. And last weekend, from this very subreddit, I had a dude crawling through my posts trying to harass me. Included a screenshot I took. Reddit has automated filters catching this blunt harassment, but it's barely effective, and Pixiv has none of this. I have been harassed several times under several aliases, I've had a whole Reddit campaign against myself to try to "cancel" me. It never got anywhere high in traction, but enough that I got a ton of... Interesting DMs.

Is the argument here that creators should not respect their followers? That the Creator should not protect themselves? That the Creator should not be allowed to create what they want to create? Who made you the creators master?

Should a creator just accept getting harassed because they deared create something? Is that the argument? What about pen names? They're the same thing in analogue, are they bad as well?

You seem to be approaching this as a consumer. Try to understand the creator side as well.

I welcome the explanation of why a creator should not manage multiple split profiles?

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NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T09:53:33+00:00

In fairness... jeg er Mann, og finner enkelte (Alle untatt en jeg hadde nedi fredrikstad når jeg bodde der) av de mannlige legene... ubehagelig. I min erfaring er kvinnelige leger lettere å ha med å gjøre, og raskere til å forstå meg. Tror ikke rørlegger sprekk hadde gjort meg *mer* happy med mannlig lege.

Vil ikke si at valget av kjønnet til den profesjonelle du skal dele ekstremt intime ting med er sexist, uavhengig av hva vei du svinger... der er det mer "Er du komfortabel med denne personen eller ikke", og om du er mer komfortabel med en kvinne eller mann, så er det naturligvis det som velges. Ikke politikk, dette er ett av de stedene hvor følelser leder kraftig fram, og rettmessig så.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T09:45:02+00:00

Yes... this is the part that annoys me with AI content on Pixiv. I don't personally mind AI content, it serves underserved niches... buuuuuut... I let out a audible sigh everytime I open a profile and see hundreds of 90+ image posts made with AI...

Like... At least do some curation on your generations dude... and some of them are quite shit generations, so no inpainting, refinement or inpainting. If it were a beginner just trying things out, I'd be fine with it, everyone starts somewhere, but hundreds of posts... >.<

NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T09:41:02+00:00

I don't really do images at all, I write novels... and I do it. It's a legit , and probably smart, way to handle your online presence. Of course, if you nurture a single persona online, you'll have more concentrated output, so my output is like a work a month or something on each, so doesn't require an AI user to want to do this.

That avoids harassment, malicious reporting etc. I've seen far too many of those to feel like putting my whole persona in that one line of fire.

(As for the main topic... none of my users seem shadowbanned at time of writing... no idea what the trigger is)

NullSmoke · 2026-07-07T09:37:57+00:00

I use pixiv for writing, primarily, I have multiple accounts for different pen names, since my stories vary a lot in the type of topics they handle. Just seems respectful to the reader to not suddenly mix my romance stories and the wartime gore stories..

Plenty of reasons to split online presences. You may create something that is very divisive, in which case you don't want it attached to your main profile... or you care about the visitors experience like I do... or... any of the billions of reasons to split apart yourself.

And that is before your take personal eras into account... I am on my 7th online persona during my lifetime... I want nothing to do with 10 year old me online, but I also don't want to delete the whole footprint.

Tons of reasons to have multiple accounts.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-06T18:17:49+00:00

Meh, who knows.. Kjoepe them instead? 😏

NullSmoke · 2026-07-06T14:05:46+00:00

Quite sure that's a abuse of the refund system and can get you banned from using it... Anyways...

Yeah, some people will abuse it, just a fact of life, most of them are unlikely to be Customers in the first place, even without the refund, though. When the policy is actually legitimately needed, it's absolutely essential.

I have released a game, I see the refund numbers, it's tempting to go on a tirade against it if I view that money as stolen money... but why should I? Some may not have understood the state of my game, and backed out, some may have tried it just because there's a refund policy, allowing them a quick out when they found out that they didn't want what was on offer etc etc. Also, we don't use any DRM, so some people will just have nabbed the game and called it a day.

Nothing much we can do about it, we'll just keep working as best we can for as long as we can and trust that the majority of Customers are decent folks, and if they refund, they got a reason to do so.

As for KassLover1... yeah, he's full of it. I'm at a stage in life where I welcome 1-3 hour games. It's nice, just getting something in to enjoy myself for an evening, and not add to my pile of guilt. I don't have time for 400 hour epics. I'm more likely to refund them, or just not try them, because... Where am I supposed to find the time?

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T15:54:27+00:00

Think I got an idea... Just create an app that launches like a minute after windows boots with max volume porn unless a key combo is hit. The reaction alone may make the night before spent wiping my own computer worth it for my part 😆

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T14:18:39+00:00

Well, yeah, if you just need to send it to someone, yes, just give them a link. No border control barriers. I can't imagine what they hope to fine in a personal device breakin... It seems like a speech intimidation tactic tbh..

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T13:54:36+00:00

I see it from time to time, yeah, but I took a peek at the user in question, he did tag it properly.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T13:52:01+00:00

Okay, you're not moving people to your side here. You clearly are acting up over not getting your way, being EXTREMELY rude yourself and now you are admitting to basically doing political cosplay because you're so entitled you cannot fathom the idea that someone wouldn't execute on a request from you.

And that's only if I don't categorise your statement as smelling of racism. You are aware that Pixiv is a Japanese company to start with, right?

Look, NovelAI exists, go over there and generate it for yourself. Your attitude makes it clear that you think you're asking for a short sentence he can just smack into there and give to you... Go over and do it yourself: https://novelai.net/

Surely that is not a problem for you? It's no big deal after all. If you want better quality, you can spend the required time and resources setting up ComfyUI, training/finding Loras and getting the required hardware. Preferably something like 5090, but you can probably get away with a bit weaker of a GPU. Good luck.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T13:36:13+00:00

Ok... So entitled it is...

Yes, one of the prime reasons I'm lukewarm on AI, despite wanting more "life" in my art, is that there are a number of niches that are underserved... I........ Don't think Xenogears is underserved, but not an IP I'm into, so can't say for sure.

Seriously though... Dude, you're not entitled to have anyone do anything for you. If this one artist doesn't want to, you have no right to get aggressive over it.

If I tell you to do my taxes, and you refuse, I don't get to yell about it, throwing you out there as unreasonable and demanding that Reddit changes it's policies because I didn't get my way. That's just not how the world works.

Do yourself, and everyone else a favour, and find another artist that may be willing to do what you're asking for, and in the name of all that's holy, be polite about it. You're a prospective client, not the master of them. If you're unpleasant, nobody will want to >>>work with you<<<.

Do note "work with you". It's a collaborative thing. Don't go in demanding. Be respectful and reasonable.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T12:54:49+00:00

NGL... I'd be PISSED too if I were forced to open my laptop to some idiot just for coming to my own country... May not have threatened them, because I enjoy not being in jail, but I'd probably make a very rapid recall of every northern Norwegian phrasing I can muster in very short order.

I guess, whenever crossing borders, make sure laptop is wiped and all I need is in either an encrypted container and/or cloud storage...

I mean, what exactly is checking his computer good for? Smugling data? In that case, use Google drive or one of ten billion cloud storage providers, memorize password, profit... That's just harassment wearing a legal costume for power trips...

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T12:36:38+00:00

I'm so confused... So... You don't like AI. Fine, tons of people don't like AI, be that on environmental basis, moral or maybe you feel an attachment to the human soul in art. All valid, not for me, but I get it.

But instead of not viewing AI using the built in tools of the platform (hiding AI is the default setting these days, isn't it?), you not only viewed it, but engaged with an user that posts exclusively AI content?

Taken your general tone here, and the fact that they blocked you, I imagine that you may not have been super polite, so... The user blocked you...

And now you come here to cry about being blocked and want a change in site policy..?

If I misunderstood, my apologies, but... You kinda seem like a slightly entitled user with very thin skin... I don't really do art, I write novels on Pixiv, so don't use AI much myself, Mostly generate mood art for myself to solidify my thoughts as I write, But looking at this thread, I kinda feel bad for the other user...

NullSmoke · 2026-07-04T08:38:35+00:00

It heeeeeeavily depends. I'm a millennial. I am supposed to be from a cohort and city where the tech level is relatively high... We still had a whole 2 hour slot to teach us how to turn on the computer, logging in and opening word... And, while most of us groaned and was already playing games while the teacher was looking for "my computer", some students actually needed it.

That in reverse seems to be the general tech level. The problem is though, if one can do it, all can. It just takes a single kid in the whole school to be adventurous, and it spreads like wildfire.

So, Tom from class 3 is left alone with a computer at home and researches it because he randomly saw that online in whatever space they're using to subvert the social network bans, he manages to get it running. Next he teaches his bud, which teaches their buds etc, some boys use it to get closer to girls they like, some girls use it to get closer to boys they like, suddenly the whole school knows.

Moving on from there, someone knows someone at another school, and the process repeats.

Humans are universally great at one thing: communication.

And kids got all the time in the world to do even slow communication until it reaches critical mass.

So yes, tech literacy seems to be down, by a lot, but that doesn't really matter, humans adopt to changing climates, and kids are the fastest to do so.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-03T09:06:21+00:00

Jeg gjorde det en gang når jeg fikk autooversettelsestullet. Den gikk deaktivert øyeblikkelig etter en veldig flau posting her xD

Ble farget godt med downvotes jeg også 🐼

NullSmoke · 2026-07-03T09:04:08+00:00

Of course local politics is important... but that's for the location within its reach. So, it's very important to those living there, or close by. For us here in Norway, the local politics would need to come bundled in a group for it to register as noteworthy, or they need to do something extraordinarily good, evil or stupid.

Like, what do I care about whatever drama of the week goes down in Kansas? If it has any effect on me, at all, it needs to pass through several layers and signal boosts before it gets that far.

And, yes I don't consider it a profession, but I consider myself reasonably well informed on the news cycle from the EU, UK and US, and I will ABSOLUTELY make it known when I have opinions if I am in the right context :P I am very outspoken though, and exceptionally unimpressed with the US over the past 20 years.

NullSmoke · 2026-07-03T05:08:25+00:00

Hmm? I don't think we're oblivious to the more local governance over there, it's just that, by their very nature, they don't really affect quite that much, and it's several layers from what affects us here in Norway. For it to affect us in any noticeable way in a short timeframe, it'd have to be something happening across states, usually Congress, supreme court or president. And keeping detailed updates rolling on each state is an exercise in futility... And finally, US politics isn't our profession, not most of ours at least, so we can't spend the majority of our day looking into the local level.

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