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it’s a little difficult to explain why I went from not taking requests to only early this year doing a couple then not doing any & then going back to doing 1 or 2 but the approach I normally go for when denying requests is a “sorry but I don’t do requests” which I’m always being polite about. I haven’t had any negative feedback from the people who’ve requested me (yet anyway) but sometimes when I do get asked, it can be quite pressuring hoping that I ain’t being an arsehole when denying requests (which is never my intent) & as well wondering if the request meets the requester’s satisfaction (which it usually does but you never know. there are many people in this world & you never know who they really are until you’ve met them).
@Galestorm
Nah. It makes sense. You don’t want to do requests, but you don’t want to say “no” to people if they ask, you’re trying to find a polite way to say that you don’t take requests.
@Nittany Discord
well, I don’t normally do requests but I just felt a little weighed down (even tho I was only asked once) & just thought i’d do this user the 1 favour.
at the moment, i’m doing 1 final (hopefully) request for someone before I update my DA journal talking a bit about requests (that I won’t be taking them. I may even put an “I don’t do requests at the moment” on my deviantID as well) just so that users (watchers as well as passers by) know & won’t be compelled to ask (I know I may get a few who will ask for one). sometimes, I find it difficult to say no but that doesn’t really explain the few I have accepted.
& I keep forgetting to look more into commission taking in case I ever do decide to do them.
Sounds like social anxiety, which I suffer from myself.
Social anxiety disorder is no fun. I know how much I overthink how people view me and take upsetting people very hard.
it’s a little difficult to explain why I went from not taking requests to only early this year doing a couple then not doing any & then going back to doing 1 or 2 but the approach I normally go for when denying requests is a “sorry but I don’t do requests” which I’m always being polite about. I haven’t had any negative feedback from the people who’ve requested me (yet anyway) but sometimes when I do get asked, it can be quite pressuring hoping that I ain’t being an arsehole when denying requests (which is never my intent) & as well wondering if the request meets the requester’s satisfaction (which it usually does but you never know. there are many people in this world & you never know who they really are until you’ve met them).
Nah. It makes sense. You don’t want to do requests, but you don’t want to say “no” to people if they ask, you’re trying to find a polite way to say that you don’t take requests.
well, I don’t normally do requests but I just felt a little weighed down (even tho I was only asked once) & just thought i’d do this user the 1 favour.
at the moment, i’m doing 1 final (hopefully) request for someone before I update my DA journal talking a bit about requests (that I won’t be taking them. I may even put an “I don’t do requests at the moment” on my deviantID as well) just so that users (watchers as well as passers by) know & won’t be compelled to ask (I know I may get a few who will ask for one). sometimes, I find it difficult to say no but that doesn’t really explain the few I have accepted.
& I keep forgetting to look more into commission taking in case I ever do decide to do them.
sorry for the confusion.
I saw. I didn’t know you made requests, but I read that you don’t feel comfortable doing them in the dA comments I think.
thanks :) tho is not my OC, is someone else’s.