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Damn, missed it again

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Wahoo, hiya everyone! It’s-a me, Luigi!

Now, I need to-a talk about something serious. People are-a living their lives in a sad, sad way. They don’t think that they’re-a number one! They think they’re-a number-a one billion! Oh no!

So if you’re-a reading this, I want you to know that Luigi loves you very much. You’re-a gonna do some-a great things, you know! You? You number one! Live life to-a the fullest! You’re-a great, friend!

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Drawin in paint has some nice vibes, it's so easy, kinda sad that I can't make eraser bigger, but it's still a nice program to work in, 🚶‍♂️

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I was listening to one of the playlists with Wally, and decided to draw something like this!

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M TRAPPED AND I JUST NEED TO DRAW HIM HELP M- Oh, also! Sketches hehekhe

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Fake Welcome Home screenshots I made

(Posted on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Twitter too)

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My two cents on the whole situation

I think a lot of people in the Welcome Home fandom are misunderstanding the bigger picture here. It's resulting in a lot of people expressing disappointment and pointing fingers at people who aren't even the problem, and while the intentions mean well, it's causing the toxic environment Clown doesn't want.

In his post, which has now been privated, he talks about how overwhelming everything is. He even directly states that it's not just about boundaries, and while he has trouble putting it into words (and I will not put words in his mouth in the process either), Clown indicates that the sudden spotlight and attention is overwhelming him. And that's completely understandable - he's just one guy! Plus, he's been making stuff for Welcome Home for years, so it only makes sense to fluster over the sudden rush of attention in only a week. A week!!!

The reasons why boundaries come into play with all of this isn't just because his THREE rules were violated by garbage people. It's the fact that he had no time to establish boundaries beforehand, and it's stressful to suddenly have to think of EVERY facet of fandom culture and establish the dos and don'ts. But as Clown said, what's happened has happened, and all we can do is move on. Which leads me to my next point:

Clown explicitly said to not reprimand people on his behalf. He doesn't want the fandom to waste time and energy on people who have already crossed the line. What has happened, has happened. With that said, it's important to educate and point out when someone has crossed a boundary, but you shouldn't go through so much effort and anger over someone who clearly doesn't give a shit.

I've seen a lot of people who are making posts with a lot of "shame on you!"s and "You are all trash." I've also seen comments on harmless fanfics or art saying things like "You're the reason this fandom sucks." What awful things to say!

This fandom is probably one of the best fandoms I've been a part of. Why? Because a large majority, and I mean a LARGE majority, are respectful of Clown and want to do right by him. I've never seen a community band together so quickly to change their ways, apologize, spread the word, and evaluate the decisions they've made: not just in this fandom, but every fandom they've ever been a part of. That's HUGE. I've been on the internet for a very long time, and I don't think I've ever seen anything like that.

Yes, there are BAD eggs in this fandom, but there always is. What's important is that I haven't been seeing those bad eggs. Like, at all. I haven't seen a single explicit NSFW post, and I haven't seen a single piece of mass-produced merch. I've only heard about them through word-of-mouth, but I've never actually seen anything with my own eyes. Not that I doubt anyone, but I'm saying this to illustrate just how little bad eggs there are in the community. And this is a HUGE community.

In fact, I think we're so good, that we're starting to punish ourselves for making fandom content, and that is also awful. I want to reiterate what Clown's three major rules are:

Refrain from publicly posting NSFW content or content that wouldn't be safe for children to see/read.

Do not mass produce merch. Commissions and personal projects are fine, but they cannot be mass produced to be sold.

Do not impersonate and claim his art as yours. Give credit!! Don't trick people, and don't profit off of someone else's work!

And that's it! I've seen a lot of people taking down their fanfictions and art and AUs just because they're worried about Clown. That's super sweet and it warms my heart to hear that the community is so considerate, but remember, the three rules above are the only don'ts. Lots of people are scared of continuing to overwhelm him, and they're also scared that he might stop the project all together.

I assure you, he's not. Firstly, his fan works guideline is still pinned on his Tumblr blog!! If he wasn't sure of fanworks all together, he would have simply privated the post and write a new one with new rules. The rules have not changed. He loves to see fan interpretations, your AUs, your OCs, and your art! This is all explicitly stated! You can read it here incase you forgot -> https://www.tumblr.com/partycoffin/712519493403934720/apologies-if-this-has-already-been-asked-but-how?source=share

Secondly, he actually posted an update on his ko-fi that indicates that he's doing much better and that he's "elbow deep" into working on Welcome Home! I'm a member that gets to see all of his posts on ko-fi, and while I'm not going to show you the whole post (obviously), I will quote an important part you guys should see: "You have all been so delightful to me (Setbacks happen with an abrupt shift in attention, I realize, so roll I will with this newfound experience!) and I was like 'Oh, let's post a tasty preview!'"

Clown acknowledges all of the goodwill and kindness the community has shown. He even states that he's learned from the experience and he's working hard on Welcome Home to see it through!

This was a very long two cents, so I'll end it here.

tl;dr, You guys are being too harsh on each other/yourselves, and that's the last thing Clown wants. He's doing better, Welcome Home is still being worked on, and you shouldn't have to shame yourself or others for posting perfectly kosher fandom content. There's only three major rules, three, so you shouldn't have to feel bad about what makes you happy.

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Little horror inspired sketch I did today- this is my more usual style, when I’m not doing digital art.

I’m trying to blend it more with my digital work to improve on my personal style

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csn i request a Wally in a pretty Princess dress for a play or something like that? And he would think he looks the absolute most! Thank you very much <3

Guess the play's name

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these designs absolutely rock my world man

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I need some fluffy wally please and thank you

wasn't sure which kind of fluffy you wanted so i just did all of it.

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Quick smt smt

RESPECT CLOWN'S BOUNDERIES AND PRIVACY PLEASE.

Welcome home is a wonderful project Clown made and It hurts to see him so overwhelmed and in a negitive state so please for all that exists and to whatever you worship respect their bounderies and privacy. That's all they wamt and deserve. Love that won't overwhelm them but instead comfort them. Respect that can let him feel safe. It's that simple. That's all he deserved

I don't care if "It's the internet" THE INTERNET EXISTED LONG ENOUGH TO THE POINT I AM PRETTY SURE IT SHOULD BE CHANGING RIGHT ABOUT NOW. No excuses. Just respect and support and love Clown. Please

PLEASE share.

Everyone need to know

(And Clown if you see this I am very sorry about everything! Take care of yourself and I really hope you get better emotionally, mentally, and physically! You deserve it)

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I’ve been seeing a lot of anti-Nazi ones, which is great, but I felt like we needed one to show our support for the Jewish community.  

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Ok. Welcome Home fandom, we need to talk.

I know I don’t have a lot of reach here, but I know a good bit of my recent following is in this fandom with me.

For those of you who haven’t seen it, Clown’s recent post is essentially them confessing that everything has been too much. I understand that we all love these characters, and are so excited to see this story unfold, but the sheer amount of people blatantly disregarding the boundaries they’ve very bluntly set up for us, is sickening. I want to see what happens as much as everyone else does, but pressuring them and just being an asshole isn’t going to make him write any faster. Remember that Clown is only one person, and projects of this size take careful time and dedication, and we have to respect that.

Just because they don’t know who we are in real life, doesn’t mean what we do won’t affect them. I know a lot of us find comfort in the adventures of these silly puppets (including myself), but we have to back off and stick to what they want.

I will continue drawing WH because it’s a major source of comfort for me, and I hope it is for y’all too, but people have got to be conscious of how what they’re creating and showing will affect the creator.

TL;DR - don’t be a dick and respect Clown’s boundaries for the fandom so we can all continue to have fun in a safe community.

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the welcome home situation

my account is very small but i recently got into welcome home due to its surge in popularity, and i feel the need to comment on what's currently going on. personally i am very upset about it and i just feel the need to put my thoughts out into the world, no hate for anyone in particular.

firstly, i understand why Clown was so incredibly stressed. creating something that comforted you only for it to get shockingly popular with very little adjustment or preamble must be nerve-wracking, and i hope he takes this time to recover and prioritize himself.

that alone would absolutely throw me off course, nevermind the sheer of amount of frankly strange content about their characters. and while some may want to vouch for the freedom of artists and how they should be able to draw whatever they wish (which is true), i feel that people should have been able to draw that line in the sand themselves. this entire situation makes me concerned for people's sense of empathy and critical thinking. (i am not talking about people who created innocent fanworks simply for fun, i am referring to people who made inappropriate content of the characters and who in any way benefitted from doing so.) if you created a project for comfort that got you through a difficult time, would you want someone creating inappropriate content of your characters? and when did "freedom of artists" (which in the context of what's going on, at this point translates to "freedom to draw pornography") become more important than the boundaries of creators?

and i realize that sometimes when creating content, especially content that anyone can view whenever they like, there will be certain people who will do whatever they like with the characters without concern for what is acceptable. however, in this situation, given everything that has happened, i don't feel this is a reasonable argument to make (and i have seen a few people attempt to make this argument). Clown was concerned for their own safety after just a few weeks of the project getting popular. and Clown is already in an unsafe position (speaking of which, please go donate to Clown's ko-fi). and maybe im thinking about this wrong somehow, but i truly don't see how anyone can discover that a creator has boundaries concerning the kind of content their characters are featured in, and think "I am going to do this Anyway!" knowing that it would cause stress for the creator who is already in a difficult situation! and in complete honesty the lengths at which i have seen certain individuals go to to defend their, frankly, piss-poor behavior, is incredible. this whole situation feels surreal.

all of that aside, i hope Clown is recovering well. as upset as i am that it got to such a point, ultimately i just want Clown to be alright. they don't deserve to be treated so poorly - nobody does. i hope they know how much happiness and comfort their project has given to people like me and i hope that they can see welcome home through to its end ❤️💙💛.