Marketplace is very alive and kicking, it’s shocking how much more active it is since COVID.

I will also say that FB has sucked a lot of attention away from traditional forum spaces - Australia’s Netrider for example. It’s much better to seek answers and ask questions in the motorcycle Facebook page for your model. Sadly. The introduction of anonymous group posting is a good thing though.

They’ve got a ways to go before they can stand up to the chaotic good barbarian.

Reverse Newtonian metal sheet. I think that’s doable in my lifetime.

And boy have those rabbits killed a lot of cables. My big boy chewed through the thick plastic spiral cable sheath. No cable is powerful enough to be bunny proof is what I’ve learned.

Do you remove covers from books that you read? Scratch out the name on bottles or cans of drink? Does your car or bicycle or skateboard have a logo on it?

What you are doing is removing an individual artists ability to make a living. They’ll probably have to go work for a corporation that does advertising.

Human to human attribution “made this meal? It’s so delicious!” Isn’t advertising, it’s community. It’s connection. As soon as you put a stakeholder or faceless business entity in the way, it’s an ad.

What you are doing just feels like actively defacing art, and depriving their creators or authors of recognition and credit. Which, to be clear, MOST USERS HERE WANT TO GIVE. You’re also depriving THIS community of its ability to show appreciation.

Sort your shit out and either go to the effort of putting the artist in the post title, link in the sub heading, stop cropping, or stop posting.

This user has a vendetta against ads, which to them includes artist signatures / websites / social handles.