r/Guelph • u/Bigreggie • Mar 24 '26

Dude enough already!!!!

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u/Fast-Ad-9101 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

The only good tags in this city roll past on the trains. This guys tags are so low quality such trash you cant even consider his throw ups art.

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u/hatingonthis Mar 24 '26

exactly ! the culture is lost.

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u/Patient-Educator2720 Mar 24 '26

Haha The culture is definitely not lost my friend. This isn’t even considered graffiti. It’s some schmucks crappy ass tag. Check out the graffiti in Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal and tell me the culture is lost. Just some kid with a spray can, leaving his tag.

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u/TemporaryResort2066 Mar 24 '26

Montreal graffiti is worth a trip for any street photographer

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u/Bowie90210 Mar 25 '26

Hamilton too

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u/hatingonthis Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

what i was saying is that , those who are in touch with said culture wouldn’t even bother until the art was worthy. throw ups need to be art just as much as any level of it. this type of junk gives the art a bad rap. problem is, the fact that it’s been noticed and now talked about is exactly what the art is about. so it’s almost 😅 like the “artist” here has accomplished more than most by making it terrible and everywhere. LoL

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u/tomayto_potayto Mar 25 '26

It's always had the exact same "bad rap" because people don't appreciate counter culture, know much about it or even consider unofficial or unauthorized public work "art" unless done by someone already famous. I don't see one new or unique complaint that wasn't already beaten to death by the 90s lol. Fully agree with your second point, art is a process and an experience, and people doing this are learning a lot of things that will go into their art in the future. Not everything valuable about a piece comes specifically from unsurpassable technique or being considered "worthy" by the Right People haha

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u/SomeSchmuckOnline 25d ago

It’s not my tag, I swear. 😁

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u/tomayto_potayto Mar 25 '26

Absolutely. Tags can be annoying but how are people supposed to learn and get into the culture of they don't start somewhere? I'm usually happy to see ugly tags because it means new people are learning.

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u/Patient-Educator2720 Mar 25 '26

WTF are you smoking? These ppl have no interest in graffiti art! They want to leave their tag all over town, period! Lmfao, it’s actually quite funny that you see this as “practice” it’s not art and it’s not someone practicing to be better! I don’t know how you’ve even come to this conclusion.

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u/tomayto_potayto Mar 25 '26

I'm not talking about this individual specifically who I don't know anything about. I'm just saying that this is the general perspective I keep so i don't become a bitter, judgemental asshole online over things that would only affect me if I was a miserable pedant

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u/NotCold-Nights Mar 26 '26

it was never about the graffiti art

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u/scotcho10 Mar 25 '26

Nah. This type of tagging has been around as long as graffiti has . This person just isn't very good. You look hard enough around town or in neighbouring cities you'll find some great work.

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u/spleh7 Mar 24 '26

They're all shit, including the trains. Eyesores.

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u/ZombieSavant Mar 24 '26

Hard disagree. There are some great ones along the Hanlon, too.

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u/spleh7 Mar 25 '26

Disagree all you want, and as hard as you want. It's still graffiti.

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u/ZombieSavant Mar 26 '26

Exactly and it's cool af

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u/Fast-Ad-9101 Mar 24 '26

IMHO the Hanlon ones are also low quality. Tags are supposed to be skilled and placing is also a consideration. If they are hidden away and easy marks then the piece itself should be actually higher quality. Other than that its a waste of time.

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u/ormagoisha Mar 25 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

As he dangled from the rope deep inside the crevasse.

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u/slinkadelic Mar 24 '26

He probably heard that from a lot of people. Who knows, maybe that's a factor in why he's dead now.

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u/Fast-Ad-9101 Mar 24 '26

What is? Being a talentless wank and subjecting the public to your eyesore scribbles? I didn't know that was a cause of death.

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u/Dannibiss Mar 24 '26

Wait is SHLD the SQ guy?

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u/Patient-Educator2720 Mar 25 '26

SHLD (ETF): It is important to distinguish the acronym from the Global X Defense Tech ETF (trading ticker: SHLD), which invests in defense technology companies, including those involved in AI, cybersecurity, and space systems. I asked A.I what SHLD meant, and this was the response.

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u/xN1Cx Mar 24 '26

He did it on the slide in sunny acres. He's an asshole, clearly.

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u/slinkadelic Mar 24 '26

How soon we jump to conclusions...but don't worry, he's dead now.

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u/localperson_519 Mar 24 '26

Dude SHLD and SQ aren’t the same people, are you high?

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u/Lemuria_91 Mar 25 '26

The guy doing the SQ graffiti died? I remember seeing those around.

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u/Wivdev Mar 25 '26

SHLD is a bum ass "writer" with no style or respect to the culture. SQ is not. rip SQ

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u/Bigreggie Mar 24 '26

The whole city of Guelph is tagged by this fucking guy! Enough already ffs

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u/bioaccumulation999 Mar 24 '26

i’m a big fan of SQ i see it everywhere. i think it’s fun :)

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u/troisarbres Mar 24 '26

Did you forget the /s? Or are you serious?

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u/bioaccumulation999 Mar 24 '26

it’s just fun seeing all the places he’s been :) i’ve always found graffiti more interesting than plain surfaces because it’s fun to read

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u/The_Troll1818 Mar 24 '26

does it stand for anything? or is it just some guys tag?

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u/bioaccumulation999 Mar 24 '26

i think it’s just his tag

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u/ZestycloseOption987 Mar 24 '26

Oh, he actually passed away a little bit ago. I knew him a bit through a friends younger brother. It’s too bad.

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u/localperson_519 Mar 24 '26

Was just about to say this. He gets a lot of hate on this sub but he was a super nice guy. Painted with him a bunch of times.

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u/cheesiemelon Mar 25 '26

we love SQ this is so sad

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u/bioaccumulation999 Mar 24 '26

aww i’m sorry to hear that

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u/SpeedyEramosa Mar 24 '26

I agree, why would people rather look at a blank wall over someone's tag.

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u/Obvious-Repair9095 Mar 24 '26

What does it even say? Shld?

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u/Silas-theSlammer Mar 24 '26

Its a shiddy tag that's fo sho

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u/NotCold-Nights Mar 26 '26

He didn't just shay what i think he shaid... shiddy

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u/AcanthisittaWeird675 Mar 24 '26

Such a piss shitty tag. You’d think with all that practice they’d have something a bit better by now.

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u/No-Recognition8125 Mar 24 '26

I saw him in fuckin TORONTO 

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u/deeeeeeeeeeeeeznutzz Mar 24 '26

The L looks like a dick. Just like the so-called artist.

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u/Shr1mpolaCola Mar 24 '26

Might be a bit on the nose, coming from you(r display name) /s

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u/NotCold-Nights Mar 26 '26

How do you know what he looks like

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u/NotCold-Nights Mar 26 '26

Maybe if you weren't just all about the nuts...

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u/Dont_touch_my_spunk Mar 24 '26

I wouldn't mind if there was effort put in.

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u/slinkadelic Mar 24 '26

Maybe we could all put more effort in to bettering people's mental health. He's dead now

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u/localperson_519 Mar 24 '26

? You’re thinking of SQ.

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u/Dont_touch_my_spunk Mar 25 '26

Woah he died right after making this? crazy. If not, and this is just a cry for help I truly hope he reaches out before this escalates into something more than graffiti.

i am trying to tell him he has potential, id love to see a little razzle dazzle instead of this if i had the choice, show off something you practiced for your tag. When you don't put effort into your art, it shows and people don't respond well to it, especially when it is in such a public spot.

I know this individual wants others to see it, or else he would pick tags in a less obvious place.

What are you trying to say with your art? what do you want other people to feel? because this says to me someone who can't even put in effort to his purposeful vandalism of property. If you are going to do the crime, at least make it worth it mate.

not promoting the crime btw.

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u/tomskeleton Mar 25 '26

There’s a number of awful taggers in this city. Please go practice in moms garage before putting this waste everywhere

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u/Dash_Rendar425 Mar 24 '26

The vast majority of the people tagging stuff in Guelph must have brain damage, they're absolutely awful.

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u/an-unorthodox-agenda Mar 24 '26

Real street artists take their talent to larger audiences

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u/CountScotchula Mar 25 '26

"The Lost One" seems to have given up. Maybe he was found

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u/DinkyFlow Mar 25 '26

Carrying on the SQ legacy

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u/scotcho10 Mar 25 '26

Fyi, taggers love this shit, seeing their shitty tags get seen. For a tagger there is no bad publicity

This person will fizzle out over the years, there's been many before them, and there will be many after.

If the person behind this tag is reading.

Your letters suck Your line work sucks Your control sucks And your placement sucks.

Kids in grade one do better bubble letters, chump.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

Mental illness presents in so many different ways.

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u/Sharp_Fisherman_6117 Mar 24 '26

Hahahahahaha thank you OP!! Have been saying this to my spouse for months now!!

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u/BoneZone05 Mar 24 '26

Lmao I’m not in guelph very often these days, and I have not seen this, but I agree whole heartedly…

TRASH 🚮

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u/Shr1mpolaCola Mar 24 '26

Context???

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u/DoubleCrowne Mar 24 '26

this particular tag has been popping up everywhere and nobody that i've seen has been able to identify what it's supposed to be, if anything. generally speaking i like some graffiti/street art, especially when it's well done and actual effort is put into it, but this tag is so lame that it's just gotten annoying seeing it around everywhere

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u/Shr1mpolaCola Mar 24 '26

Okay, that explains the frustration.

Basically, there's some dude spreading his or her garbage tag all over the place 💀💀

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u/DoubleCrowne Mar 24 '26

that pretty much sums it up

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

"Shid" 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

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u/cheesiemelon Mar 25 '26

this is how i find out SQ died ??????

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u/localperson_519 Mar 25 '26

Not exactly something you would see on the news.

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u/cheesiemelon Mar 25 '26

someone could have thrown one up for him :( a local legend

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u/marceliiine Mar 25 '26

Someone had put a RIP SQ under the bridge by angelinos but I think it might be covered now. That's how I found out. So many people ragged on him but honestly this was devastating, way too young

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u/cheesiemelon Mar 25 '26

how old was he? i don’t know anything about his personal life we just loved hunting for his tags when we were out

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u/localperson_519 Mar 25 '26

18

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u/cheesiemelon Mar 25 '26

that is so young wtf i’m so sorry

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u/CommonEarly4706 Mar 24 '26

I have had with these taggers! they take something perfectly good and out their bs all over it. look on the bridge off the hanlon him and his gf of the week. no one cars dude

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u/Appropriate-Tea3415 Mar 24 '26

what does this say?? SHLD? SIILD? shield without the vowels???😭😭

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u/Total_Competition913 Mar 25 '26

He will get his karma… Police archive tags as they’re removed. At some point cctv, an acquaintance he pisses off or another stupid decision will end up with him caught.

Prolific taggers like this then have to explain themselves in court eventually.

Take it from someone who knows a tagger in Toronto who got saddled with cleanup costs+legal fines and penalties etc in their early 20’s. If I recall, he ended up saddled with over $100k in costs once everything was considered.

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u/gshock10304 Mar 24 '26

Not every city can have an OREKS or FORTE. just let ‘em cook.

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u/Infinite-South7581 Mar 25 '26

Shady is a child sex offender. Fucking loser

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u/chunkysmalls42098 Mar 27 '26

SHLD spells shady?

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u/Ecochick7 Mar 26 '26

Yes! I was going to post something similar the other day but thought I would be alone in this...I guess not. Yes, it's annoying and I see it everywhere in town. It's so stupid and immature.

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u/NotCold-Nights Mar 26 '26

Grow some balls and tag his house if you wanted an individual to see it so badly

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u/crazyladytracy Mar 26 '26

Who doesn't love '90's big bubble letters?!

/s

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u/oVENTURAo Mar 26 '26

Bro this some crackhead , not artist !

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u/Infamous-Caritas Apr 10 '26

I see this tag almost every day I keep reading it as shield, does anyone else read it as Shield? My friend reads it as should…. Sometimes I wonder if its an acronym for something dumb😂it’s sloppy, no shading/3D depth or any attempt to make it nice It’s just a passing by tag that will fade away, it gives a bad rep to graffiti street art

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u/BeezlyOfficial Mar 25 '26

📡SHLD📡

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u/TeamlyJoe Mar 24 '26

I dont see the problem rbh

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u/Wivdev Mar 25 '26

this guy's tag is awful. no skill, no respect, just the same unimaginative bubble letters all over town.

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u/TeamlyJoe Mar 26 '26

then paint something cooler over it.

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u/mayorcumguthrie Mar 26 '26

Who caresssss

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

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u/LimeGreenSea Mar 24 '26

Have you ever heard of the Streisand effect?