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[โ€“] quarklover123@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

hi OP! I love that you wrote these instructions, they are going to help a lot of new users!

however, a significant number of people, including artists such as myself, wouldn't feel comfortable about the use of AI art on this post :(

I'd be willing to replace this same image with original art for free if you'd like! as a small way to contribute to this community. would you be insterested in that? maybe my original take on the image you used for this post or something else that you prefer.

feel free to DM me if you're interested โœŒ๐Ÿป

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I would love that, thank you so much for offering! I've always seen AI as a placeholder at most, and I'm hoping over time people will replace the images everywhere that I've used them.

maybe my original take on the image you used for this post or something else that you prefer.

Up to you ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago

That could be lovely, thanks for offering!

[โ€“] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for this, looks great!

Small questions, as this community is used by all instances new joiners, would it be possible to add those direct links under the fedecan guides? something like

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes good call, I just edited them in. How does that look?

[โ€“] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Great, thank you! Hopefully that will help a lot of new joiners, I've seen quite a few times those questions raised in the last few days