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dA Scholarship Project (Is Back!)

~dA-ScholarsProject:icondA-ScholarsProject: reports, 1d 11h ago
The dA Scholars Project is back! Support the community, support the future of art!
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About comments and popularity

=seya88:iconseya88: reports, 1d 8h ago
These are my thoughts about the influence that comments have on the rating system used on DeviantART. If you also ask for hits, comments and suggestions everytime you uplode a deviations please, read.

The dArama Around V6 and Subscribers

=failingjune:iconfailingjune: reports, 22h 58m ago
The low-down on the dArama around deviantART V6 and how we should look at it.

Vexelicious: See Feel Taste Contest Winners

^Jules1983:iconJules1983: reports, 15h 54s ago
The time has come to announce the winners of the "See Feel Taste Vexel Contest".

fotoFRIDAY: Harmless

*fotoFRIDAY:iconfotoFRIDAY: reports, 18h 46m ago
Are you a photographer who's wondering if your photos really inspire? A writer looking for a great idea to break through that writer's block? Bored and looking for something creative to do? Well then, fotoFRIDAY is for YOU!

Way Back When 2.5

`Aeires:iconAeires: reports, 1d 6h ago
Way back when, DA was a lot smaller, but the art was still really incredible. Join us as we look at another collection from the early days.
5 comments   Tributes  Last +fav: *CageyJay

Contests Around dA! Bi-Monthly NewsLetter!

`karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, 16h 10m ago
Giving some fresh ideas to create, contests are essential to creativity!
Here are somes that are flying around!


:trophy: Need TIPS about How to Organize a Contest?
SEE HERE!


= To get more expozure your contest is also updated more frequently in my journal here : [link]

:heart: DON'T FORGET THE SOLIDARITY CONTEST/PROJECT! :heart:

159 contests are listed!
50 new!
All medias are representated!

Hope it is useful for everyone!

:heart:
9 comments   Contests  Last +fav: =Gypsy-

Forbidden Gaze Contest Winners

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, 1d 1h ago
Finally, The Winners!!!

You waited and you waited... and then we all waited a bit long for the "People's Choice Award" decision, but now there is no turning back: Decisions are made!!!

:excited: We already know who the winners are!!!

How to SELL your Work: tips from who’s doing it!

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, 1d 1m ago
Ever wondered how they do it? Don't know how to start? Have doubts relating to pricing issues and model's compensations? This and more gets answered by: =Pelicanh :iconscottchurch: and =UniqueNudes with a brief participation of `SeaFairy

Talented Artist Part 6

=hellobaby:iconhellobaby: reports, 1d 1h ago
This s an article which feature amazing artists but unpopular & have under 30k pageviews
They r totally great so plz share ur love with them:hug::love:

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Culture News This Week

Best in Rainbow Art

=thegirlinthebigbox:iconthegirlinthebigbox: reports, July 15
A dazzling collection of the most vibrant Rainbow Arts!!!

dA's 8th Birthday Mini Contest!

^DCZed:iconDCZed: reports, July 14
dA is close to celebrating it's 8th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with a contest?

Tips & Tricks :: Portfolios & Job Interviews

=Princess-of-Shadows:iconPrincess-of-Shadows: reports, 2d 4h ago
You might even be one hell of a profesional, but if you don't SHOW it and PROVE it, how will everyone know? These facts are important not only when you are looking for a job, but in any situation when you wish to showcase your work. I decided to share a few guidelines that might help you give the best of yourself and help you be a better profesional.

All medium CONTEST three themes to choose from!

*OlgaC:iconOlgaC: reports, July 13
THEMES:
1. Queen of the night
2. Helll and Heaven
3. Silence

A Tribute to Childhood

*magnusti78:iconmagnusti78: reports, July 13
A big party for everyone who loves childish things like toys and colours and candy. I feature the beautiful artworks in dA that are somehow related to those fun things in childhood. A Tribute to childhood.

Art in Music

=No-where-man:iconNo-where-man: reports, July 13
Contest for any medium!! Yes that's right any medium. And rules are simple. So simple anyone can follow them. All it involves is: Your fav song and an art piece inspired by it. Although prizes are here, we still are accepting anything you would like to donate.

[Proj.Educate] Interview with Shy-Too-Shy

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, July 13
As part of the Project Educate Artistic Nudes Segment Week I present you a interview with =Shy-Too-Shy!

Also, tomorrow, Day 15 is Critique-Night with many great artists from deviantart (like our very own =Shy-Too-Shy ) in #artnudes at 11pm GMT, see your timezone in this site: [link]

[Proj.Educate] interview with mjranum

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, July 15
[Proj.Educate] interview with *mjranum :iconmjranum::


Also, today 15 is Critique-Night with many great artists from deviantart in #artnudes at 11pm GMT, see your timezone in this site: [link]

Art History Contest: Impressionism

^oilsoaked:iconoilsoaked: reports, July 14
Traditional art contest based on the art movement Impressionism.

Artistic Nudes Mini-Contest: Show Us Your Palette

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, July 13
Within project educate's artistic nude week (14-18 july) borns a new contest! Read all about it here; and if you don't do nudes read it anyway because this article contains features! #1:

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Appreciation of Admins (AoA)

~Sarto-San:iconSarto-San: reports, February 10, 2007
________________________________________ ________________Appreciation for Admins (AoA)


Definition
Appreciation- gratitude; thankful recognition

Appreciation is something we all wish for. We recognize those who have all the glory and work all around us. DeviantArt is a place where this happens. There are countless people who contribute to DeviantArt. Many of those who are Administrators around the site. You have the Admins which control the bigger parts of the site. But people like for instance, the Creative Staff, which help around the site a great amount.

A lot of the countless, and growing, members of DeviantArt don't recognize these users who make our lives easier. DeviantArt is a worldwide and rapidly growing community. I join DeviantArt back in 2005 and have been addicted since. I watch over 600 people which many are just artists. But many of those users are also concerned Admins. The Rules around the site stand and are greatly followed.

But lately it has become to concern that Thieving is happening. And what do users to. Rant. They rant and rampage. Yes, it is frustrating to have your artwork taken from you but just ask then report. But this is none of my concern. Back to my main topic.

Appreciation for the Admins is high. But I don't think enough is done. Admins and Staff spend countless hours a year on the site improving and working with other people. Imagine if DeviantArt was only Ten servers and only thirty people on staff. It would die. DeviantArt has an unimaginable amount of servers that are constantly running.

The amount of money spent to keep the site running is extraordinary. DeviantArt is a free running website. Yes, the subscribers to get other features but that is because they are contributing. The Admins make it this way to show that they enjoy people who make the running of DeviantArt a bit easier.

Imagine working for a site like DeviantArt. If the site were to crash, what would happen? Panic is the thing that would. The staff is constantly helping and working making the site better.

Many of us complain because the site isn't good enough. If you read the news. The site is rapidly growing. There are bugs everywhere. The Admins have to fix those first. So instead of complaining. Help out the effort. Now, many of us can't do anything but we can help save space.

Here are a few tools that will probably help Admins and the Site-
1. Recognize the Admins for their countless hours of work
2. Help save space
3. Don't bug Admins with anything that is not useful
4. Save space on the site (Ex. If you have 50 journals, get rid of some)
5. Follow the Rules
6. Enjoy the Experience

Enjoying what Admins do for us usually is good enough. But it is good. If you know an Admin, try to help them out if you can. Don't ignore the fact that DeviantArt is trying to get the way people want, but it takes time and money. A lot of it we are all lacking. I am not an Admin but I talk to a few people who are. So help the effort.

Appreciate what the Admins do for You and the Community.

Taylor C. Nelson


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=miksago:iconmiksago: Feb 11, 2007, 12:16:40 AM
hmm... does "Don't bug admin's" include over msn :lol:
i agree with this article, although, what about the admin's appreciating us?
=miksago:iconmiksago: Feb 11, 2007, 12:41:09 AM
btw, how about submitting this to ~dAZine
=AlaraFirewing:iconAlaraFirewing: Feb 11, 2007, 5:53:53 AM
Another thing that many people could do [well, non-subscribers anyway] is once a day click on just one ad. It costs the member nothing yet still makes a bit of money for dA. They wouldn't even have to let the ad completely load, just let the page start then go back or close the tab. I'm sure that dA could always use more money for servers and other large website essentials.

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~andymac4182:iconandymac4182: Feb 11, 2007, 6:54:43 AM
The admins are doing a great job of running this site ... they must have a very close budget that they have to run on and with the site expanding so quickly its amazing that they have been able to keep up.

As for features ... is it really that hard to wait a little bit for a new feature ... also just cause you may want a feature doesn't mean that it will improve the site for the whole community.

So I would like to thank the admins for the great job they are doing here finding new ways to improve the site and getting rid of those pesky bugs.

Great work guys keep it up :D
*SwordOfScotland:iconSwordOfScotland: Feb 11, 2007, 7:47:26 AM
I have completely convinced that we need to clean out our Galleries, Scraps, Journals, and Notes. For those who wish to srchive them as part of their history I suggest archiving them on "Thumb Drives", lableing them, and putting them in index boxes for future references.

Okay, here is what I have done.

A.) I took a photograph from my scraps, copied it, then opened up a new folder on a thumb drive called "DA Scraps" I then pasted the photograph onto my thumb drive. I went back five times and it was still there each time. So, anyone can start an archive of thier scraps on a thumb drive and file all the thumb drives in an index card box.

B.) I went to my "Notes" and copied a single note. I then had to go to "Word Document" and paste it there. Then I copied it from "Word Document", took it to my "Thumb Drive", started a new folder for "DA Messeges RX" and pasted it there. So, if you want to save your scraps, messages, journals, etc. you just have to follow these procedures. Any time you want to reference them you can take your thumb drive (of which you must lable!), place it back into your computer, then open up the appropriate folder.

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!2021:icon2021: Feb 11, 2007, 8:12:31 AM
I paid for my space, it's mine. No cleaning will be done by me.
~Sarto-San:iconSarto-San: Feb 11, 2007, 8:41:41 AM
I did. Thanks

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~Sarto-San:iconSarto-San: Feb 11, 2007, 8:42:29 AM
You have to remember. The admins appreciate us already that is why they keep coming out with new things, but we don't recognise them very much.

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~Sarto-San:iconSarto-San: Feb 11, 2007, 8:43:04 AM
I agree with you. Great Idea.

Bringing in extra money for deviant.

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~Sarto-San:iconSarto-San: Feb 11, 2007, 8:43:25 AM
Good Job. I agree

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