Within the dolling community, "simple edits" are also very much frowned upon. A doll is only considered good if it's severely (and competently) edited from it's base.
I would disagree. Why? Because 85% of "good dolls" are based on popularity, not skill. Case in Point, Tee. She does have talent but she uses the same pieces on many dolls over and over again and doesn't really do anything besides her basic witch type of scheme. She doesn't have all THAT much talent, but she'll get 10x more replies than most dollers when she posts something because she's the freakin' Whimsical Witch or whatever. Just my opinion.
My main issue with the dolling community is the extreme amount of bullshitting that goes on in place of constructive criticism. In my experience, when you post a doll you rarely, even when asked for, get CC. You just get pages and pages of "Tat's really cute!!!". That's my issue. And when you try and critique people and help them, you're labelled a bitch, insensitive, or harsh. Such has been my experience in trying to go back to the dolling community. I tried to give critique to people and was asked who died and mad me god, then was subsequently banned.
98% of dollers I've seen are not serious about improving on their art. They act like their so emotionally attatched to their work when a lot of them copy, mirror, paste. And god forbid somebody would frankendoll *LE GASP* then you've got a whole witch hunt on your hands because 98% of them also are immature in general.
I used to be a doller. I'm not anymore. I don't take issue with editing bases. I don't think that's unoriginal or not creative. What I take issue with is the entire maturity and bullshit atmosphere of the dolling community. It's just not my cup of tea AT ALL anymore.