Okay folks, no doubt many of you have read ~
Lisajen-stock's news article. If not here it is again -
[link]. Please consider donating something towards helping. It costs $10USD a day for their mum to be by their father's side in the hospital. Just $10USD!
And here's a link to the latest update
[link]. What a fantastic community we are involved in
Isn't it funny how there are always things you want to discuss with or ask others but when it comes to getting the chance you totally forget what it is you want to talk about
Edited to add: Oops, that's right. I've been here a year now
Happy Birthday to me
One thing I did want to touch on was all the theft from DA of late. I've started watching
and have even offered my services to notify DA members of artworks found on other sites. Why not drop on over and see if there's anything you can do.
Now, I've recently noticed an increase in the amount of members who are just
'ing other artist's work yet don't have a gallery of their own. Whilst I'll always drop in to their page and say thanks, I just can't help but feel a bit suspicious. I just wonder how many of these accounts are purely storage for people wanting to post the artworks as their own, elsewhere. Has anyone else noticed these types of accounts or am I just getting paranoid?
Another thing. I'm no prude but when I see photography of men and women's genitalia filling a shot I often ask myself 'What is so artistic about that?' I know art is in the eye of the beholder, but surely these sorts of photo's could be better appreciated on a site that caters for people who enjoy this type of art. I have to admit that I find very few of these shots artistic. In fact I find them more like amature porn. Then there are the long list of smutty comments these photo's seem to collect from 14-20 year old boys/men. I mean only recently I read about the Role Play groups getting into strife because they were getting 'sexual' in content. Doesn't that seem a bit silly, considering we seem to happily co-exist with artworks bordering on porn?
Anyway, I'm not trying to pick fights with those to do believe it to be 'Artistic' and in good taste. I just worry about the amount of younger Deviants who are unwillingly subjected to this sort of thing.
Yes, well I'll stop ranting now
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`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Also the porn on DA is getting out of hand. There was once an "easy to understand" rule. No genitalia. Even in the Fetish catagory, they would still cover the genitalia. I threatened to leave DA due to one of the DAdmin featured, on the main page, a mans penis after he ejaculated. Not only is that not art, it was totally vulgar and one of the DAdmin decided to feature it? It's getting worse again. I'm not saying I haven't looked at naked women online. But DA is not the place for it. Porn may be classified as a form of art but not the kind I want to see on DA.
All the other things you say are also very true and I agree 100%, though the comunity is so huge that I think these things are getting out of control