dygel In reply to lemontea [2015-12-18 17:43:39 +0000 UTC]

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beautikillz In reply to neom [2011-09-28 11:09:36 +0000 UTC]

...sink ships?

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TheRyanFord In reply to LadyBlacksword [2009-01-25 02:04:47 +0000 UTC]

It was way ahead of its time.

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LadyBlacksword In reply to TheRyanFord [2009-01-25 16:56:59 +0000 UTC]

So...it was something that flopped?

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B0nkers In reply to B0nkers [2008-09-24 15:23:43 +0000 UTC]

Cancel the last part. I wasn't thinking straight. Just a hello.

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dygel In reply to great77 [2008-09-09 13:48:39 +0000 UTC]

A good long while ago, I could. Not anymore. I haven't worked for DA since 2005. Sorry.

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therealdax In reply to dygel [2008-12-20 00:34:03 +0000 UTC]

whoever gets the deviousness award gets an emoticon?

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namenotrequired In reply to therealdax [2010-09-01 05:56:33 +0000 UTC]

No.

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great77 In reply to dygel [2008-09-09 14:40:24 +0000 UTC]

it's ok

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kazimiya In reply to simba [2008-09-02 20:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey you

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dygel In reply to halfliquid [2008-04-01 12:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah, doin' fine for the most part. Shocked that bupkis has improved around here in two years. Far as I can tell, two things have changed:
1.) It's easier to submit prints, and
2.) This worthless collections feature's been added.

Granted, #1 is a good thing. But it's not easier to shop for prints. Seriously, I had to look for days to find what I want to put on my new office walls.

You?

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halfliquid In reply to dygel [2008-04-08 06:55:59 +0000 UTC]

Remember when we used to have that collections feature back in the day? Not sure if it was called something else though (I want to say "packs", hmm). It was being put to good use then what with the ability to group together like "Best of .. " collections or putting together your own "favorite wallpapers" and such. Why do you say it's worthless now? I have not played enough w/ it to pass judgment, but I did read some of your complaints before (such as the uselessness of having packs w/ one deviation in them, haha, or sorting through them?).

Yeah. And I see you on the prints side of things. Honestly though, I'm one of those who just browse through the 'best selling' ones and take a few picks there, unless I have an artist-friend who I want to purchase from, then I go straight to his/her stuff. But lots of stuff could get lost in the shuffle, especially when you can't seem to find what you're searching for.

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dygel In reply to halfliquid [2008-04-08 12:02:39 +0000 UTC]

I wasn'ta fan back in the day. It's a nice feature, to be certain. But what does it add? I go to the Top Collections page and I see... 6/16 resource collections (this is down from 8/16), one emoticons collection , and 9/16 art collections. Of the remaining 9, one is a Naruto collection . So, unless you're a Naruto fan or looking for resources, the efficacy of the feature is already cut right in half.

How much art exposure does this grant? Well, triffiling little. Do you get notified when a friend makes a collection? Not that I can tell. The best I can see, there's only any meaningful exposure for top collections (which I've highlighted how that's often absurd) and brand new collections (which are largely empty). And collections for myself, what do I need them for? I have faves. I have a wishlist. All this feature really does is let you subcategorize favorites.

There's no value added. It doesn't get any more exposure for the artist, or I'd need to be shown some empirical evidence to believe the contrary.

So, my beef is this: where's the value? I'm not a pro artist, but if I were, I'd be concerned. It's getting easier for the vast expanse of Naruto and Kingdom Hearts art to get to the popularity spots, and harder for fine- and professional artists to gain exposure. Collections add no value to them. "So my art can be collected digitally," they say. "Fantastic. This will really help me put bread on the table."

I think it was `fusionrock who recently uttered something to this effect: deviantART has grown from a community of artists into a community that includes artists. Yes, there's some fantastic art here, but it takes a lot more effort to find it if it's not fan art, emoticons, or stamps.

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Stream-Sun In reply to dygel [2008-04-25 17:47:17 +0000 UTC]

Appologies for butting in, but thats probably the best explanation i've heard in years.

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