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#soundofsilencemovement
So...the fact of the matter is, the backlash and the movement(s) against this are not going to go anywhere. Nevertheless, I think that it is right and that it is good that people voice their discontent with this. The manner in which this process has been handled has not always been particularly impressive or professional, though there have been moments, and the Eclipse site has been developed further based off of user feedback. For many of us who have been using this site for upwards of the last decade have good reason to be perplexed. Many of us have used this site as a platform to grow and develop ourselves as artists, particularly when other social media platforms failed. For me, it was the last reliable, untouched place.
Certainly, people can just "get used to it", but that is not a great marketing tactic. It is inevitable that many will leave. Many likewise, will become less active. For some, such as myself, the semiotics and rhetorical capacity of the new layouts have been found to be ill-suited to the manner of work we do, for it places emphasis on things with which we have not developed our personal marketing strategies.
That being said, I strongly advise that people try to find it within themselves and calmly accept the things they cannot change. But at the same time, be empathetic. Now, when much of us are trapped in our holes and hidden places due to the worldwide epidemic, understand that the site was to us, a sanctuary. A reliable constant. We are already struggling. That they would impose such a change at this time is inconsiderate. If I could say anything to the staff and administrators here, it is this: learn the meaning and import of effective experiential marketing. You've been able to run a successful site for years when other big names sabotaged themselves over similar changes - is it worth losing valuable long-term users?
But that's merely my two-cents.

By the way - IMPORTANT! - this picture is not mine, but rather, something that people are posting as part of their protest. Yes, you are allowed to use it; yes, you are allowed to post it (please do!). It was made to be used by as many people as possible. This change is going to happen, whether we like it or not, or the way it was wrought, but please, color this whole site with these things.

Anyways, come May 1st and the days following afterward, I will not be active on the site (temporary protest).
Here are some links if you are interested in voicing any anguish or dissatisfaction with this draconian direction:
The change.org petition
www.deviantart.com/howl-n-hart…

Description
#soundofsilencemovement
So...the fact of the matter is, the backlash and the movement(s) against this are not going to go anywhere. Nevertheless, I think that it is right and that it is good that people voice their discontent with this. The manner in which this process has been handled has not always been particularly impressive or professional, though there have been moments, and the Eclipse site has been developed further based off of user feedback. For many of us who have been using this site for upwards of the last decade have good reason to be perplexed. Many of us have used this site as a platform to grow and develop ourselves as artists, particularly when other social media platforms failed. For me, it was the last reliable, untouched place.
Certainly, people can just "get used to it", but that is not a great marketing tactic. It is inevitable that many will leave. Many likewise, will become less active. For some, such as myself, the semiotics and rhetorical capacity of the new layouts have been found to be ill-suited to the manner of work we do, for it places emphasis on things with which we have not developed our personal marketing strategies.
That being said, I strongly advise that people try to find it within themselves and calmly accept the things they cannot change. But at the same time, be empathetic. Now, when much of us are trapped in our holes and hidden places due to the worldwide epidemic, understand that the site was to us, a sanctuary. A reliable constant. We are already struggling. That they would impose such a change at this time is inconsiderate. If I could say anything to the staff and administrators here, it is this: learn the meaning and import of effective experiential marketing. You've been able to run a successful site for years when other big names sabotaged themselves over similar changes - is it worth losing valuable long-term users?
But that's merely my two-cents.

By the way - IMPORTANT! - this picture is not mine, but rather, something that people are posting as part of their protest. Yes, you are allowed to use it; yes, you are allowed to post it (please do!). It was made to be used by as many people as possible. This change is going to happen, whether we like it or not, or the way it was wrought, but please, color this whole site with these things.

Anyways, come May 1st and the days following afterward, I will not be active on the site (temporary protest).
Here are some links if you are interested in voicing any anguish or dissatisfaction with this draconian direction:
The change.org petition
www.deviantart.com/howl-n-hart…