This post is a petition to restore a beloved checkpoint that was removed from Civitai's generator more than a week ago, as well as a message towards every member of this website, whether you are here simply for browsing art, as a creator of art, or as a staff member who runs the website.
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As you may all know (or not), a popular checkpoint model called 'T-ponynai3' was removed from being used in CIvitai's online generator more than a week ago. While the model itself remains available for download and be used locally, it was also initially available to be used using Civitai's generator. At first, I thought it was merely an error since it disappeared (removed) during the time when the generator was having a lot of problems and was going through several fixes, but no, my favorite checkpoint was truly gone.
As someone who doesn't have the rig to generate locally, I felt stunted by the removal of it, which also severely weakened my desire to generate art. T-ponynai3 was the model where I found my home and the only model that could satiate my demanding aesthetics for art. You may find this to be overly dramatic, but it is true. It's not only me who is affected, but there are many other users who are in the same predicament. This is not only for us but also for the future members of Civitai who may also find the beauty of the aforementioned model.
So, here I am, telling the people to support my PETITION to RESTORE T-ponynai3 BACK TO THE GENERATOR. Some of you may not care at all since you have your own powerful computers to generate in, but do consider that we, who have questionable art prowess, should be united in our love for art, whether it's human art or AI. AI art was made for everyone to enjoy, and I am glad that Civitai and other AI art websites became a bridge for us to display our creativity, which wouldn't have been possible without them. But ironically, that is also where I found my poison; I wish I didn't discover what T-ponynai3 can do only for it to get snatched from the palms of my hands.
Please think about this Civitai. While there are many others (models) that can produce good art, think about the possible (ad) revenue that T-ponynai3 can generate and could've had generated had it not been removed.
Let me repeat it just one more time: Please restore the model 'T-ponynai3' back to the online generator.
Lovingly yours,
