By its very nature as an imageboard, an IMAGE BOARD is going to be that: a dumping ground for images.

See Also: 4chan’s /b/, 7chan, BBWchan, etc. etc.

‘In a community, you pick a name and stick with it.’Last I checked a community was defined as a group of interacting people in one spot.

The fact everyone is ‘Anonymous’ is a part of the culture that surrounds image boards like these. people are free to say or post as they please, without fear of reprisal targeted at a name. Those who don’t want to remain anonymous can get a tripcode or simply use a name if they like.

Its obvious you are into a more traditional setup like mailing lists, discussion forums and the like, and thats fine. Some of use don’t want to have to register and submit and fuck around with the bullshit associated with other sites. So don’t rag on an image board for not meeting your expectations for a ‘community’

And finally your rather weak passive aggressive ‘I’m going to take my bat and ball and go home’ bit is pretty laughable. As we all know the Internet is Serious Business, And you really made us all cry about those 15 years of smut all locked up on your hard drive.
Whats the point in having it if all you do is brag about it? Its like me telling you “I was going to send you a billion dollars, but because I think your blog sucks and you make weak arguments, I’m going to keep it!”thats good and dandy. feel free to continue to stroke your e-penis, We will wait.

but this art is coming out of a community — and the community is not being represented.
Last I checked it was called Inflatechan for a reason. You might want to be more clear about blanket statements like that. Generally the source of the art is stated, or being inquired about, many times there are even links to the artists page. Inflatechan is even home to a few resident artist who draw stuff for the chan.

So just what ‘community’ are we not representing? DA? BI? you might have to be specific just what one you are calling the ‘entire inflation community’

It seems this fetish is second only to furries in drama generation, which is unfortunate, since it seems almost all the good inflation artists are super touchy, and so much as a single nasty comment on their deviantart or whatever causes their balls to shrivel up into their pelvis and they tear down their artwork and cry.

It’s definitely easy and convenient, but it does strike me like eating a can of frosting. Where was this originally from? Why was this made? Was it an art trade, an illustration for a story, an experimental piece? On one hand, any piece of art should be able to stand on its own, but this art is coming out of a community — and the community is not being represented.

DA at least fosters feedback, and it goes right to the creators. I don’t think it’s perfect, but I think it serves a more noble purpose than InflateChan.

I guess I have a different view about just posting someone else’s artwork *that’s already posted publically* without permission nowadays. I see it more as a “Hey I like this guy’s work so much I want to show it to others.” Of course being in the risky/risque field it usually comes along with the artwork being able to be sexually stimulating. XD My artwork never got that recognition and it’s a good yet bad in a way. I think I seen one posted once on another board long ago. All I did was applaud them for having good taste. XD
As far as chan sites go with this, I haven’t seen anyone ‘claiming’ that a piece of artwork is falsely theirs over there.
And, of course, I’m against posting artwork that is private and said to not be posted elsewhere. I have my own collection of images I’m not posting anywhere to respect the people I drew them for.
I’ve seen the board over there where CaptainStupids keeps tabs on the threads that get too much drama and from what I’ve heard, IP-bans the people starting drama and closing threads/deleting images.

I admit I go there because I’m looking for new inflation content a lot and cause I don’t have to put up with those stupid popup Ads at BBWchan.
Yeah I agree: I’d like to see a required log-in as well, although then we might wind up with another Deviantart.
Oddly enough I can’t stand how DeviantArt is, yet I have no problems with the chan boards like that.
It’s all a matter of preference to what ya like and want to see, and your own choice on what to do with your own collection of art. XD The internet is a risky/risque place as it is. And I respect you for your decision on keeping your artwork confidential. It gives a essence of value to it.

Granted, controlling the flow of information over the internet is difficult at the best of times. As Howard Dean discovered after his infamous scream: “Ya lives by the internet, ya dies by the internet.” No matter how hard you try to make something disappear, there will always be someone, somewhere, who has a copy and is willing to share it with anyone who will give them the time of day. Granted, some artists – like JollyJack from DeviantART – have had a fair bit of luck keeping their stuff from being pirated, but for the most part, it’s a grueling and ultimately futile process – like Sisyphus and his boulder.

It’s sad that chanites are making it impossible for artists and other content producers to feel comfortable in the community. Alas, I don’t think there’s much we can do about it, at least for the time being.