Creating media for artists who not only want to boost their skills but also find like-minded peers through participation in creative streams, competitions, and collaborations, reading interesting features, and building their own unique portfolio right now.

Subgoals:1. Make artists visible to other artists: «I got noticed by my peers!»2. Create a platform for dialogue through streams and discussion threads, through contests and collaborations—as an extension of the content.3. Elicit a desire for return in people by offering interesting and unconventional ideas.

UGC (primary source):— artist works: images (sketches, final versions, process documentation), written descriptions of «what was challenging, ” artist quotes — profiles: username, specialization (2D/3D/animation/illustration), links to external portfolios — contest and collaboration applications: work + narrative + consent for publicationchat and discussion thread messages: questions, answers, feedback

Event Data:— Schedule and Stream Recordings (Twitch): Topic, Guest, Duration, Recording/Highlight Link — Announcements and Reminders: Date, Publication Channel, Status (Announced/Concluded/Archived) — Competition Summaries: Participant List, Works, Quotes, Winner (if applicable)

Platform analytics (website + Telegram):— Engagement metrics: views, reactions, website traffic, chat participation. — Archive: publication dates, category association, seasonality (cycles such as «first step / mine / rhythm»).

UGC validation (application bot):— Required fields: work (image), nickname, quote «what was challenging» (minimum 1 sentence), publication consent (checkbox) — If a field is empty— the application is not accepted; the author receives an automated reply requesting completion. — Automated stop-word filter: insults, spam links, 18+ content (not permissible for the ArtFolk section) — Human review: Before publication, the editor checks all applications that have passed the automated filter—reading the quote and viewing the work.

Telegram auto-posting:— The bot posts only according to the approved template (title, structure, question at the end) — Prohibited: automatically inserting evaluative words («best, ” „masterpiece“), using more than one exclamation point, adding more than the limit of emojis (5 per post) — If the bot cannot find data for the mandatory block (e.g., the author’s quote) — the publication is delayed and sent to the editor for manual refinement

Chat Moderation (Auto-filter + Review Queue):— The bot removes messages containing explicit spam, insults, or links to malicious websites. — Messages flagged as «suspicious» (profanity, aggression, advertising) are not deleted immediately; instead, they are placed in a queue for review by a human moderator. — The ArtFolk principle: «This is not a competition”— the auto-filter does not delete critiques of work if they are requested by the author; only content that violates safety rules is deleted.

Metrics Collection and Archiving:— The bot collects statistics (views, reactions, clicks) and automatically attaches them to the post in the site archive. — Automatic archive preview generation: If an image fails to upload, the preview is not created, and the entry is flagged as «requires attention.» — Manual review: Once a week, a site curator verifies that all categories from the past week have been archived and that the artists' profiles have been updated.

Stream recordings:— The bot automatically creates an archive entry after the stream: date, topic, guest, Twitch highlights link, and Telegram announcement link. — If the recording is unavailable, the bot sets the status to «awaiting upload» and notifies the team. — The editor manually adds a brief description («what was on the stream») and tags.

General Principle:— Any automated action affecting content visibility (publishing, deleting, hiding) requires human confirmation, unless there is a clear security violation (spam, malicious links, 18+ content), in which case automatic removal is permissible with editor notification. — Automation logs are maintained to allow for the rollback of erroneous actions.