Hi guys;
There's an unwritten rule for this community that really SHOULD go without saying: Don't make stuff up. Seriously. That's libel. It's totally lame. Anything that gives lawyers a wide opening to kick your butt is pretty lame in my book.
Besides, when you make stuff up, people will work it out eventually. Then you'll wind up looking like a total a-hole.
At the request of
blondefoxy(aka "Lucky Coyote"), I removed a post tonight from a person claiming Cherie is wanted by the police. We've verified that this story was untrue, that the badge was completed and that the original poster had been giving the artist a long line of excuses for their inability to pay for the finished badge.Do NOT repost your old bewares. They are being archived.
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AT LEAST we were warned about someone not to take commissions FROM. I don't even know what I'd do if someone started claiming that I finished their badge and when they tried to pay for it, I gave them a wrong address.
Seriously, what kind of stupid story is that?
I GUESS
And if -I- was wanted by the police, I would just have a commissioner send my money to my parents' or grandparents' or my mother-in-law's. P:
Hey Cherie, you should totally ram a lawyer up that commissioner's ass. Lying about something as serious as police involvement has gotta be grounds for a scary letter at least. They dragged your name through the mud right? Or tried to anyway. =/
I concur.
There were some people who believed their post saying, "thank you thank you for the warning! I don't want someone who is involved with police". :/
Some people won't see this post and won't remember the last one, but when they see the name "Lucky Coyote," they will think, "That person is linked to bad in my brain. I'm not sure why, but if it is linked that way, they must have done something!"
Anyways, it's a shame someone used this community to slander her.
I'm glad you took care of it.
Granted there is no excuse for stuff like this (even being a kid) - but it's probably a good thing to try and steer clear of commissions in this age range.
Suing in a case like this would probably have you spending more money then you could hope to get out of it. Also her parents would be the ones you would have to go after since she is a minor. You would have to really prove in court that you suffered damages/pain and suffering - and the post in question was only up for a few hours or so and a lot of people were calling BS on it anyways.
Best thing to do..stay away, let your artist friends know so they don't end up in the same boat (not to be malicious, jes' to protect your peeps.)
Also..look into people who commission you/you commission over the net if at all possible.
Anyhow, thank you for posting this, though I missed the original one. ;)
One of the reasons I tend to avoid ANY transactions with minors.
http://pics.livejournal.com/growing_rose/pic/0008h3xy This is one everyone needs for situations like this. =D
http://pics.livejournal.com/growing_rose/pic/0008p164 This one, too!
As for the post, yeah ... whose freaking grandparents are going to go and check out every single address through the police to find out if it's real? That's what got me originally.
Anyway, Lucky, I hope you get your money and I'm glad that so many people ignored this post.
I think you should post the OP's name though, in this post; definitely a commissioner to beware of!
Cherie is actually SPIDER-MAN.