Actually I see that aswell, it seems to be targetted and deliberate. You think these may be individuals trying to harm the site (because they don't like it)? It seems kinda destructive to do these things, maybe it might be trolls starting fights to overwhelm moderators whom already have things they have to worry about irl with juggling this site, despite not enstating new mods(ironic, but there are those individuals with their own objectives who would ban things or people they disagreed with so they would thoroughly have to bee vetted anyway).

The absolute best way to combat them is ignore them and bring the objective back to content. If you remind the people and artist there's new content on the way or something that helps keep their comments irrelevant, as much and as many times that they try, they will disappear. We're dealing with individuals whom want attention, probably because they lacked it or believe they lack some particular form of love or so. They can go about this better, like creating *good* content themselves, but they lack the ability, courage and know how to. Any sort of attention you give them is "good" attention to them. Rob them of that jewel. It works like a charm. After, they get really desperate and start doing really offensive and vulgar things for attention. Once they dont get it, once that phase is full done with, you've weathered the storm and they just go. Its no more fun.

This is the gray rock method.

As for the individual threads, I believe the mods will allow your harrassment to keep occuring. I do find it quite ironic that if you post another artist work, they will likely remove it and it will cause up more of a stur than the artist being harrassed in there own thread (along with their fans) and most of that threads content reverting to insults and none or slim of the artists' own postings/content. I can understand that there is this lag because some of them feel as though it should be almost completely unchecked and free (which I also completely agree with because I like seeing people opinions and having a free open space for expression, but when the entire thread is filling with troll material and the artist themself can barely post or just post for back and forth squables, it leaves a tarnishment on them. It makes it significantly unlikely that their next post, if they make one at all, will be content.

I think that freedom already comes with a predetermined point, nothing that would "have" to be taken down should be put up, but it at a certain point goes beyond that. Some artist and fans of the artist are being harrassed and feel more pressure not to post or to post to fight which isn't right. I believe something should be done about these postings, and it would also really help if the artist themselves said something, as it is known mods will atleast listen to them for content removal. If they don't however, you may have a better chance restarting your thread (which you shouldn't have to do, I know and agree) which will give a fresh start as they have already deep rooted themselves in your current threads. When you do restart, post everything you originally had, and make sure its a strong start and grow it a bit more with newer content. If you see a troll ignore them. They will likely stay to your old thread, especially because they don't know you've begun a new one. Allow your former thread to go under and try to use an altered name for you're new thread to know they won't return. It is bad but finding ways around people is sometimes required.

Sorry that you all have to deal with this. The mod's may not fully know or may also be dealing with their own personal issues. I will try to make some of these issues better for you all my brothern. I appreciate you all.

*PS I read the comments on that thread too as asked, its bad and I generally never would go to scat/fur so I never noticed. Thank you for bring that to my attention. The only one worse that that one would be the one I personally listed. every day that thread has atleast 20 new troll or insult post (no hyperbole its probably way more) the entire thread if you read you would stop reading because its so much and if you look at the time stamps can consist and clump under one day. I don't see the actual point or purpose taking it out on others or wasting the time creating them in so much bulk. There's nothing wrong with trying to find other ways of outlet that aren't malicious in nature.

>:)