Is there a thread on here just for collab conduct?

[spadedigsbutts]

I feel like I’m seeing way more things lately with people wanting to do collaborations on comics and I think that’s totally cool but I see a lot of them make mistakes in how they ask. It feels like it’s usually...

• Someone from Webtoon who just made an account

• someone who wrote down so much it’s overwhelming

• Someone so guarded with their material that you can’t even tell what you would be working on

...Among others....so I’m wondering if there’s a thread in here with a list of what you should do to propose a collab? I thought I saw one a while ago but I’m very bad at navigating the forum and I thought it might help if someone brought that back or we could try and figure out some rules. It’s sort of complex since you don’t want to stifle someone’s creativity but the sheer number of them (along with several that have done it repeatedly) suggests there should probably be a good discussion on how one should propose a collab in a way that is both respectable and clearly presents the material or project. What do you guys think? Have you had success collabing on here? Should Proposals be done elsewhere? What do you think?

[Kelheor]

These are the main two I guess No one reads those anyway, because it's impossible to find them. They should put it into a header and make it so it cannot be unpinned really...

Hey gang, I’m officially working on updating the Collaboration section! Specifically, with some new rules! I felt that it might be best to create a basic form that must be used in all future submissions. Something that can be used by the requester to build from and maybe even help them learn more about their own project and get a sense of what they’re looking for. All while giving us a better idea of what they want. Based off of a lovely guide created by @silverraven0, I’ve devised this sh…

I use my procrastination time doing this instead of doing my commission so please don't judge me too much. ;v; So I figure I should just make a guide about ‘How To Make A Good Collaboration And Partnership Offer’ Thread. There's one I found that dated back to the 2015, but I think I should make a new one. :slight_smile: I will be writing what I've known about how to make a thread offer that would make you save your and the potentially interested artists or writers time and picking their inte…

[Pandastrophic]

Barely anyone reads the collab guides, my solution was to just mute the collab category all together.
The forums gets flooded with these bad collab threads that it just makes me not want to open the forums at all, muting has made it sooo much better for me and I started coming to the forums more.

(If you mute a category then any topics made in that category doesn't appear at all when you open the forums.)

[IndigoShirtProd]

Here's another great one. I wish it got pinned in the collaboration thread.

How to Ask for an Artist to Draw Your Story Hello and welcome! Are you a writer with no artistic skill, dying to make a comic? Doesn't matter if you have funds, or no funds! I'm here to help give you some tips on how to be a promising collaboration partner, and how to get that story you want to write so desperately out into the world! STEP 1: THE TITLE You're going to have to title your post something when seeking a collaboration, and in a forum format like Tapas, you're going to need to dra…

[MiniSheepPencil]

I also muted it a looooong time ago and the forum has been so much more peaceful for me to navigate

[spadedigsbutts]

That is legit a fantastic idea and I’m probably going to do it!

[spadedigsbutts]

NICE. Yeah, it’s very frustrating navigating the forums because on the collab section I can see something saying to read the guidelines for it...and then can’t find the guidelines once I’m there. Very confusingly arranged

[Pandastrophic]

@minixira @spadedigsbutts
If you or anyone doesn't know how to it's:
Click drop down menu of "All Categories" - "Collaboration" - Top right there is a drop down menu where you can select to mute it.

[MiniSheepPencil]

Already knew, which is why I did it ages ago

[spadedigsbutts]

Thank you! That helps!

[GesuGesu]

I've muted the collab category a long time ago too! The help threads exist, but I don't think anyone reads them anymore. If those collab posts were serious, they would have checked around before making crappy posts with 0 replies.