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Okay, guys... I don't know if it's just me that has noticed this god-awful trend here on dA, but what's up with the 100-point giveaways on the front page of popular journals lately?
They all go something like this:
So, what's wrong with this, you may ask? Well. We are talking about TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE BEGGING FOR ONE FUCKING DIGITAL DOLLAR NOT REDEEMABLE OUTSIDE OF DEVIANTART. ONE. FUCKING. DOLLAR.
Did I say that loud enough? One dollar. That's what 100 points are roughly worth.
And what do those people who hold these giveaways get for one dollar?
Let me show you by quoting rule nr. 1:
You know what? This is stupid.
And what will I do about it? I'll hold my own fucking 100-point giveaway. Yeah, you heard me. I'll give you one fucking digital dollar. But wait, the deal gets better! I'll give you a fucking dollar on PayPal! See? A dollar you can spend towards something else than dA shi-I mean merchandise!
The only rule is as follows:
So, go out and make this journal as popular as you want. I just want an end to this shit.
-Dots out.
They all go something like this:
And the best part? They all average for 200 comments at the end of their life span.Rules:- Add me to your watch list to be aware of future giveaways;- Add this journal to your list- Write a journal about this giveaway (Optional).
So, what's wrong with this, you may ask? Well. We are talking about TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE BEGGING FOR ONE FUCKING DIGITAL DOLLAR NOT REDEEMABLE OUTSIDE OF DEVIANTART. ONE. FUCKING. DOLLAR.
Did I say that loud enough? One dollar. That's what 100 points are roughly worth.
And what do those people who hold these giveaways get for one dollar?
Let me show you by quoting rule nr. 1:
- Add me to your watch list to be aware of future giveawaysReally, dA? Are we going to enable that kind of shitty exploits? Are we really going to give these people exposure they don't deserve and otherwise wouldn't get if they didn't dangle ONE FUCKING DIGITAL DOLLAR at your faces?
You know what? This is stupid.
And what will I do about it? I'll hold my own fucking 100-point giveaway. Yeah, you heard me. I'll give you one fucking digital dollar. But wait, the deal gets better! I'll give you a fucking dollar on PayPal! See? A dollar you can spend towards something else than dA shi-I mean merchandise!
The only rule is as follows:
If you +fave and comment on this journal, you are in on the random.org drawing of ONE dollar, in your choice of points or PayPal transfer. You can comment and opt-out if you feel like you don't deserve the shining dollar that I am offering.
You are also allowed to share this journal so OTHERS can see that I am offering A DOLLAR to you. This step is optional.
-Dots out.
Please note that this is actually a legit giveaway. The dollar will be spent.
So, what happened to the comments on dA?
I've been noticing that deviantART has been awfully quiet over the past two years I've been back. I remember 2010-2014 era deviantART where an upload could easily reach +10 comments on a slow day, but now in 2022, people just silently favouriting pieces without much feedback. I know that the Eclipse update basically murdered inter-community interaction by killing off all previously fondly used features like the chat and neglecting the forums and user groups, but I didn't expect it to be this barren. dA staff have tried to implement those frankly insulting pre-generated comment suggestions, and is therefore aware of the problem, but the approach is at best tone deaf. So, what do you guys think about it? Any other dA oldies who have anything to say about this?
[NFT disaster] So, it finally happened...
Someone stole my art and turned it into an NFT. I've been notified by dA that one of my most popular pieces, Undone, has been minted for sale on OpenSea for about $260. If anyone knows how to get this taken down, please do tell me. Any help would be lovely. Thank you, everyone!
So, I stuck around.
Hey guys. Well, maybe guy and a half out there that still read journal updates. So, it seems like I stuck around for longer than I expected, and I've had one hell of an artistic output recently. I hope you guys have enjoyed the off-the-wall UltraFractal stuff I've posted recently! Personally, I thought I would maybe squeeze out like one or two pieces and then fade back into the background noise, but I'm having a really fun time playing with UltraFractal again after all of these years. Anyway, anyone knows what's left of the fractal community here on dA? Since Eclipse and the removal of gallery categories and the gimping of groups, my outreach hasn't been as easy as I expected it to be, so it would be nice to get pointed in the right direction.
So, I guess I'm back again, for a little while.
Let's catch up a little. So, as a lot of you might have noticed and then long forgotten, today marks my first upload in just a little over 4 years.
A lot of things have happened, and I ended up in a spot where making art made me feel sick to the stomach, and I literally couldn't push myself to do anything in UltraFractal. The parameter pack I uploaded for you guys to use was supposed to be my Swansong to the community, but I guess that there is still a little life back in me to start to create again.
My output won't be anywhere near what it was before, and some of the stuff I'll upload might seem repetitive and stale, but remember that I'm
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So who the hell won?