About Quirk Board
The idea for this website came to me when I saw a need within this generation. Lazy, tacky, mass-produced products and AI generated content have spread through our culture like a parasite. For those who value quality products, real art, and their fellow human, the internet has become nearly unusable. Ads for fast fashion and drop shipping companies are shoved into your face every time you scroll. AI generated scams are pervasive, even on websites like Etsy. Nothing seems to be made with care or intention anymore. And the things that are, are exclusively accessible to the bourgeoisie. These are issues I care about deeply. I started this website really as a personal project, but I want to be able to provide these resources to my community, and spread my message of digital anarchy, environmental consciousness, and the destruction of the rich and greedy which are responsible for all the world’s problem.
A website that provides a catalog for ads may seem trivial when compared to these goals, but I think it is one step closer to making people more aware of what they consume and how through a an accessible and fun online marketplace and social forum.
Every single small business that I allow to advertise here has been screened using my ethical business and content criteria. This means:
- Generative AI is NOT used in any products, logos, or advertising.
- NO affiliation with any large corporations.
- NO unpaid labor of any kind.
- No 3D printed products that are not of completely original design.
- No resin crafts.
- Is not plagiarized, and does not violate any copyright laws.
* It is my responsibly to screen all businesses accurately. Any oversights on my part is completely unintentional. If I discover that any businesses on Quirk Board violate these criteria, they will be removed posthaste.
These are hard rules, and I will always be completely transparent about them and my decisions for this website and who can advertise here. Honesty is also a quality sorely lacking in our society, and I am dedicated to upholding it.
About Me
Online I go by Bonejunky, or by my artist handle Heartwood Decay. This website is officially run by Heartwood Decay Productions. I am a comic artist and short story author currently going to community college for illustration and working a customer service job. It is my dream to create something meaningful in the world and inspire others. This website is not only a concept for a digital town square or meeting board, but a graphic design project.
Using Quirk Board
Quirk Board is incredibly simple to explore. All of our ads, or what we call “tacks”, can be perused on our home page. They are ordered featured, to newest and oldest. You can click on any of the tacks to be redirected to the businesses website.
The Circle
The circle is a simple forum for sharing your thoughts about this website and the small businesses you have explored. As I value transparency here, feel free to leave honest reviews for other’s to see.
Purchasing Tacks
You can read about how ad space is purchased here and what our criteria and prices are by going to the “Buying Tacks” page. This information is available to everyone.
Disclaimers
Quirk Board is not responsible for the actions of individual sellers. If you have an issue or a complaint, you must go directly to the businesses themselves, as I have no authority or partnership with any business. If I receive repeated complaints about the behavior of a certain business, the most I can do is remove their tack.