This is what i think is true about DA, along with other people

dA's a popularity contest. It's rediculous. It's all about "good art" even though there is no such thing. People don't seem to nor do they want to realize that art can be anything from a stick figure to a drawing replication of a photo. For example:

Words of : My Idol, Eiichiro Oda, when he was younger, entered a contest and drew this beautiful replication of a photo, down to the last detail. He thought that he'd win for sure, but he came in second. the person who won 1st place looked like they were an average middle school student without much experiance in the art field.
It's not about how well it's drawn. Just remember that.

Now try putting this in your dA journal, word for word. We'll see who really cares:

"This is a test to see who's paying attention. It serves to eliminate people who are desperately trying to add "friends" like its a popularity contest in High School. This is a test to see how many people in my friends list actually pay attention to me. Copy and repost in your own journal. Lets see who the true friends are and I think I know who you are...repost this if you are a friend. ...don't reply...just copy and paste this in a new journal as "Fake Friends"."



Scarlet

Well some really good things have been happening lately. On top of that my birthday is comming up on the 28th! YAY FOR PREASENTS! Another birthday thats comming up is my sisters, -------- Her birthday is 1 day befor mine. But shes a year older than me so its a year and a day. I have to go birthday shoping for her and 2 other people. For my birthday im going to have my boyfriend over and hes making me dinner. Thats goig to be so awesome. All i want for my birthday is an ipod and to ride my fourweeler...... I have had that thing since i was 9 and i never started it up cause my fuck face father is to lazy to take me and my sister! Later me and my friends are going to the mall to see a movie and to fuck around and be stupid like 2 weeks ago. That was so fun.......I just relized that i havent made a journal entry in like 2 mounths.....wow!


ScarletLegend

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Just to let all of you know, i hate you. not like anyone looks at my crap anyway.

Ha! im in school and im doing my journal and were not supposed to. ^.^ Kick ass. well anyway Ifinished my manga Real Bout HighSchool Vol 6 and im so mad that its the end!. So i was woundering if anyone has some good ideas about what mangas to read? Cause im all out of ideas and I basicly read all of 's mangas besides the Samurai Deeper Kyo books. So If anyone has any ideas comment or send me a note or whatever.

,ScarletLegend

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Okay, folks. Here's the deal.

By now, you've heard that Scott Jarkoff, aka °jark, is now a FORMER Staff Member.

I'm not privy to the whys, wherefores, and whatever-the-hecks are going on behind the scenes here. Don't ask me anything about that. I know probably just as much as you do.

DeviantArt, in my opinion, is becoming less about COMMUNITY and more about CORPORATION.

So what we need to do is bring back THE COMMUNITY.

Here's my suggestion.

On August 7th, DA turns five years old. Five years for a website like this should be a grand affair, one big event.

So don't submit anything on August 7th.

I'm talking a print, a deviation, a scrap...nothing.

Instead, just leave a comment. Visit a user's page and just say hi.

If someone wants to buy a subscription that day, I'm all in favor or it. It'll keep the servers going, and anything that keeps the hamster running is a good thing.

BUT...I think folks shouldn't buy any prints. No print subscriptions. That goes against the COMMUNITY theme for the day.

We want to put the COMMUNITY back into DA.

If you're in favor of this, if you believe in the power this COMMUNITY has, then join me. Post this in your own journal. Spread the word to everyone, with a and a .

We might be touting at windmills like Don Quixote.

But if enough of us do it, we might be able to remind everyone that this is a COMMUNITY first and foremost.

Join me. On August 7th, let's take back DeviantArt.

Idea `onestar