[ SECRET POST #516 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #516 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 150 secrets from Secret Submission Post #074.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 - repeat ], [ 1 - update ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[cephiedvariable.livejournal.com]

105. Actually, I will openly admit that I AM pretty arrogant, and that's why I make my own icons. By far and large I tend to find that people who make their own icons have far more interesting collections than those who simply gank the newest, shiniest thing. Icons that users make for themselves are full of fandom jokes that HAVEN'T been beaten to death, references that are inclusive and thus make me curious about a person and downright *inexplicable* icons that you'd never think of posting to a community because it's kind of WTF.

Not to say that this holds true for everyone. I've seen some pretty pretentious and boring-as-a-white-washed-wall collection of self-made icons, and have a few people on my flist who's icon pages I check because they DO constantly rotate through the newest, shiniest thing... and they have incredibly good taste, but generally? Even if the icons are crap I think there is something admirable in making and using your own.

But that's just me. Even though it's kind of a stupid opinion, I wanted you to know you're right on a few accounts- I can't be the ONLY person who actually IS supremely arrogant about their icon collection.

[paperclipchains.livejournal.com]

... What is it with you icon people?

Isn't the best reason to make an icon because you want an icon that has not yet been made?

Why does it even matter that much if you're jumping on an icon bandwagon? It's cool if you can make your own and it's nothing to look down on people over if you can't.

[cephiedvariable.livejournal.com]

I'm not an icon artist, actually. So maybe this secret doesn't really apply to me in the first place- I just wanted the OP to feel justified that there's at least *one* person out there who's general refusal to use icons made by other people has an element of arrogance to it.

I really, REALLY don't understand where the sentiment in their secret comes from.

[paperclipchains.livejournal.com]

Bah. The whole concept of an icon artist is fallacious.

[cephiedvariable.livejournal.com]

What I mean is that I don't participate in the ridiculous "icon making" culture that is widely prevalent on lj. Icons is icons. You make them because you like them; if other people like them, you grin and pass it on. I don't understand why it has to be more complicated than that.

So, uh, yeah, I agree. :P