Topic: [Feature] Add artist banner to posts with whose content was created by said artist.

Requested feature overview description.
Last year, content creator banners were added to another image board . This would allow artists to request a banner image/animation be featured above posts they were the artist for. When the banner is clicked, it would take them to the desired site for the artist, such as their patreon or twitter profile. I think that a similar feature would be a welcome addition to the e6 in order to help discovery of artists and their works.

Why would it be useful?
Artist banners promote a symbiotic relationship between artists and e6. In the current age of the internet it is becoming harder to get your work seen, such as with search oppression on twitter/X. This feature would allow them to have an additional source of potential viewers to the spot where they need the attention most. In return, artists will be more likely to either allow their content to be posted here, or even contribute to the library of posts on their own.

Posts already feature a sources section, why should this feature be added?
Although sources provide a stream of possible fans to an artist, it does not do a good job at directing them to the desired spot. For example, if an artist would like to have their patreon be the main focus for user traffic, they would have to make sure that they have a public version of the work linked in each post.

What part(s) of the site page(s) are affected?
This feature would affect the view for individual posts,around the area where currently banner ads are being displayed, and possible wiki pages for the artist that created the work in the post.

So basically, a free adspace in perpetuity for artists who have posts here?

I don't think BD will allow anything that would interfere with their Advertising profits.
Not to mention, this would technically be against the site rules.

Allowing artists to direct people to their paysites isn't a bad idea.
I personally don't have a problem with that. We do want to support artists.

The way rule34 does it is kinda tacky, though.

I think a banner in particular wouldn't work well here - a large part of the site is controlling what you see, and unless the banner was itself a post or properly tagged that wouldn't be able to work. Unless it was purely SFW banners, I guess. Plus, screen space is already at a premium on mobile.

You're free to add links to the artist page, or to a post description, of course.

scth said:
I think a banner in particular wouldn't work well here - a large part of the site is controlling what you see, and unless the banner was itself a post or properly tagged that wouldn't be able to work. Unless it was purely SFW banners, I guess. Plus, screen space is already at a premium on mobile.

You're free to add links to the artist page, or to a post description, of course.

have it be part of the description box, maybe? either have it be a special dtext element that only works in post descriptions and only works in certain situations, or just append/prepend it to the normal description automatically when applicable. the description is already collapsible so it wouldn't have much effect on screen real estate.

The first issue that comes to mind is on posts that have a lot of artists the post could get partially or fully pushed off-screen if most or all of the artists have their own banner. I think it would make sense to have it below the post, but that would reduce the visiblity of it.

eightoflakes said:
The first issue that comes to mind is on posts that have a lot of artists the post could get partially or fully pushed off-screen if most or all of the artists have their own banner. I think it would make sense to have it below the post, but that would reduce the visiblity of it.

Their suggestion is for the uploader's banner be viewable if they are the artist, so I don't think posts with multiple artists would be an issue since you can only have one uploader.

EDIT: Actually I misread, their suggestion is for artists to have the ability to request a free banner on top of their artworks, regardless if they were the uploader or not. Still, this would essentially be free advertising forever on top of already having paid advertising.

I would just be against it cuz that could be weaponized with griefers looking into artists that does use that feature, troll with the young tag in a few pieces and then contact Patreon or something.

notknow said:
I would just be against it cuz that could be weaponized with griefers looking into artists that does use that feature, troll with the young tag in a few pieces and then contact Patreon or something.

like that doesn't already happen
Support site links are also already listed on artist wikis

While I do value being able to direct people to my profiles, I also value this site's function as an image booru. A banner like described would just add unnecessary visual noise. I would definitely block it if it was added.

I think artists already have good flexibility with advertising using post descriptions here.

I feel that the idea that more could be done to help support artists is something that should be explored. as for in what form that takes place, it's good to talk about that so that there won't be regrets.

I would really love a custom footer for post descriptions like on FA, for this purpose. Artists could put their links or whatever they want in that and it would automatically show on all posts with their artist tag. Perhaps they would be collapsed if there's multiple artist tags on a post

If I really want to seek out an artist's Patreon or something, I'd visit their artist page. High chances are their FA / Twitter / Patreon / etc are already listed. No need to have it shoved in users' faces like "Before we continue don't forget to like and subscribe!!" on youtube.

It just occured to me that wiki excerpts are already visible when searching for posts from an artist, so in my opinion a less annoying banner would probably be better off shown there: find post of artist you like > click on artist name to see the rest of their works > see banner / wiki excerpt in search page. If e6 will use image banners like rule34 / 4chan, there should definitely be an enforced banner size.

We should accommodate the people making e6's content. If there was a 'support the artist' field on posts with a discrete link or a small banner it would give legitimacy to the site and artists would prob appreciate it.

It'd be cool if posts had an 'artist's commentary' field too, rather than use the generic description box for the artist's remarks.

oneohthrix said:
We should accommodate the people making e6's content. If there was a 'support the artist' field on posts with a discrete link or a small banner it would give legitimacy to the site and artists would prob appreciate it.

It'd be cool if posts had an 'artist's commentary' field too, rather than use the generic description box for the artist's remarks.

The sad truth is all of these can be easily abused by malicious parties.
Say I am the uploader but not the artist, I can simply put in a scam link or a fake description into both of these suggested fields.

Not to say these don't already happen with the existing sources and descriptions, but people would be less likely to fall for fake links & descriptions if it didn't have a giant 'support the artist' or 'artist's commentary' label on it.

thegreatwolfgang said:
The sad truth is all of these can be easily abused by malicious parties.
Say I am the uploader but not the artist, I can simply put in a scam link or a fake description into both of these suggested fields.

Not to say these don't already happen with the existing sources and descriptions, but people would be less likely to fall for fake links & descriptions if it didn't have a giant 'support the artist' or 'artist's commentary' label on it.

But people usually use descriptions as a place to put creator commentary anyway, just in quotes. I was thinking artists could be the ones adding their own supporter links upon verification. It would then appear beneath that creator's posts, maybe under the sources. I agree it's a little dangerous letting users freely alter links to funding platforms.

I like the idea. I imagine a banner similar to the one that appears when you search for a DNP artist tag.
But instead of saying that the artist is DNP, it leads to the 3 most used links of their artist page.

animalitodelbosque said:
But instead of saying that the artist is DNP, it leads to the 3 most used links of their artist page.

The only stats on links are collected from the most recent 100 uploaded posts so it's going to always be heavily skewed for any artist a sizable following (or one dedicated uploader)

Plus that DNP notice is hidden after approval, because it takes up valuable screen space that can be tucked away somewhere else when it isn't immediately relevant
In the same vein those links are on the artist page because they are not immediately relevant to the viewing experience

thegreatwolfgang said:
The sad truth is all of these can be easily abused by malicious parties.
Say I am the uploader but not the artist, I can simply put in a scam link or a fake description into both of these suggested fields.

Not to say these don't already happen with the existing sources and descriptions, but people would be less likely to fall for fake links & descriptions if it didn't have a giant 'support the artist' or 'artist's commentary' label on it.

The idea is for the artists to reach out to e6 in order to get their link(s) set up. I have faith that there would be a vetting process to see if the artist is who they claim to be.

An uploader could technically tag an artist that is not involved in the creation of the piece, which would point traffic to that artist. But I would imagine that the community would correct the artist tag, and if it is done at a larger scale with malicious intent, punish the uploader/tagger and freeze the artist's links until things are resolved.

hcf-fanatic said:
The idea is for the artists to reach out to e6 in order to get their link(s) set up. I have faith that there would be a vetting process to see if the artist is who they claim to be.

That's just about the best way to ensure a feature gets next to no use