C92 Bee raids

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C92 Bee raids
Canvas Canvas 92 Status Ongoing The bee artwork is currently undergoing minor frequent griefs by Arinnnnnn. Arsonist raid on the artwork has concluded. Pixels on Brown Pixelstuck's artwork that were placed by bee defenders were griefed by them, and are currently being repaired.
Belligerents
Pro-bee volunteers	The Arsonists Pro-Arsonist volunteers Other anti-bee groups: Pro-tree volunteers
Defensive only: Brown Pixelstuck
Leaders
(Pro-bee) Virgu	(🔥) Opal (Pro-tree) Arinnnnnn
Members
7+	Arsonists: 4 Pro-tree: 2-3

During Canvas 92, the Sabrina Carpenter bee artwork by sad_bun and Virgu became the target of multiple griefing campaigns. The first wave began with Arinnnnnn, who attempted to place a tree over the artwork in protest of its perceived NSFW nature. These initial griefs were met with heavy resistance from defenders and ultimately failed to make lasting progress. Later, The Arsonists launched a larger-scale raid placing fire over the bee. At its peak this campaign resulted in the loss of approximately 1,400 pixels for the defenders before the raid was repelled and the artwork was restored. The conflict is ongoing, with minor frequent griefs currently being done by Arinnnnnn and heavy resistance from the defenders.

Background

The Sabrina Carpenter bee artwork was originally created by @thisislux on X (Twitter), based on Sabrina Carpenter's Rolling Stone cover photoshoot in which she is nude except for a pair of socks. The artwork was initially placed to match the original art, but following a moderator request due to the original art violating the "No nudity" rule, the art was adjusted to give her clothes while removing her socks.

This drew a significant amount of criticism from members of the pxls.space Discord, some of which, notably Arinnnnnn viewed the artwork as still violating the "No art with clear NSFW intentions or origins" rule, while others saw the moderator ruling as inconsistent with their past decisions.

Timeline

Post-Arsonist Raid

Arinnnnnn was mostly absent during the Arsonist raid, waking up a few hours before the bee art was completely restored, he continued to grief the bee art by placing the tree over it. These griefs are ongoing, and have been repaired quite quickly causing minimal damage to the bee so far.

Brown Pixelstuck unhelpings

After the bee was mostly repaired from the prior raid, 4 of the bee defenders started replacing pixels on Brown Pixelstuck's art that they had placed with azure pixels, imitating the state of the initial canvas. These actions were explained as an effort to retract their prior support for the faction due to members of Brown Pixelstuck, including the leader, Onion77 participating in the Arsonist raid.

6 hours into the "unhelpings" it was discovered and clarified that this response stemmed from a misunderstanding, as the bee defenders believed the entire faction was participating in the griefs due to Fisk and Onion, who participated in the raids, both having the on-site Brown Pixelstuck tag equipped. Virgu offered to help with rebuilding, but Onion turned down the offer.

This time would also be when the "unhelpings" peaked, resulting in a loss of approximately 1,800 pixels for Brown Pixelstuck. After this, the griefs went on for 3 more hours, but with the faction now repairing their art faster than their art was being placed over. Brown Pixelstuck are currently rebuilding their artwork, with the bee defenders having successfully "unplaced" all of the pixels that they had contributed to the faction.

Brown Pixelstuck's art during the unhelpings