you're not good enough

It's sickening to me to see a tracer tell a doller that they can't use a base because they're not good enough.  I've seen plenty of tracers who put comments in their rules saying that you must take time when dolling, but to go so far as to say that someone must be at a certain skill level to use a traced base is absurd.  Tracing requires no skill.  Absolutely none.  I can't even begin to understand such absurd elitism.
And, really, how can someone improve their skills if they're denied resources?  I mean, if a base isn't open to the public, it shouldn't be posted publicly.  Plenty of dollers make private bases that are given only to their friends.  It's a different story when you put it on DA for everyone to see.

In other news, traced bases have been popping up on the front page.  It's been a comedy goldmine.  Check out the recently popular bases in the traced section if you need a good laugh.  To any of you tracers who are angry about being trolled, here's a suggestion for you: stop tracing.  A bad original base is still 10x better than a well executed traced base.

I apologize if this offended anyone, but I felt the need to rant.


Aaaand, since seeing dolls on my bases puts a smile on my face, here's some dolls on my newest base:
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Thanks for using!