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about 100 deviations that deserve some recognition
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I am featuring a portion of the 91 deviations,
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!

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California legalizes same-sex marriage today!

=slifertheskydragon:iconslifertheskydragon: reports, 2d 17m ago
CA legalizes same-sex marriage today, making CA the first state in the nation to do so.

Know Fibro: mom-the-bomb

*PotterShareCares:iconPotterShareCares: reports, May 13
A series of interviews with deviants whose lives are affected by Fibromyalgia

Know Fibro: opioid

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A series of interviews with deviants whose lives are affected by Fibromyalgia

underappreciated deviations feature

=SquidWish:iconSquidWish: reports, 19h 9m ago
about 100 deviations that deserve some recognition
12 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: *Kelly63

FM/CFS/ME Awareness Day!

=moofied1:iconmoofied1: reports, May 12
I am featuring a portion of the 91 deviations,
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!

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Dog starved to death in the name of art!?

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An Open Letter to Muslims and Concerned Deviants

`dancewiththesky:icondancewiththesky: reports, Jun 12, 2007
(توجد ترجمة للنص إلى العربية بعد النسخة الإنجليزية )

(Please read carefully before responding and please don't specifically target any deviant with harassment in your response, if any. Thanks!)

This letter is about the continuing (re-)opening of anti-Islam accounts on deviantART and the associated response from Muslims or otherwise concerned deviants on deviantART. It suggests how to respond to (or, when necessary, ignore) them. Although the letter's focus is anti-Islam accounts, the same could be applied in other similar cases as well. No names mentioned. No thumbs displayed.

On deviantART and elsewhere on the internet, individuals and organizations seek to promote their ideologies through writing or any other form of expression made available by the Internet as a rich medium. Although there are those who are interested in constructive, unbiased and open-minded discussions, there are some others who are solely seeking to offend and insult whoever embraces a certain ideology. Their existence is possible and is (dare I say) natural in an environment that encourages ideological and creative freedom where they exploit them for their pathetic attention-seeking activities.

On deviantART, there have been individuals and/or groups serving as hubs to launch "offense campaigns" against Islam and Muslim deviants. They exhibit one of more of the following:

- Most of them are smoke screen (fake) accounts. They don't use their original accounts for fear of being banned after being reported for harassment.

- Most of them use prophet Muhammad(pbuh)-mocking cartoons resembling (and sometimes far more offensive and ignorant than) the infamous twelve cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

- They watch as much Muslims and Muslim groups (and generally as much deviants) as they can, in very short periods to grab their attention. Sometimes they leave ohmygodimmawatchya comments for added sarcasm. To add more confusion, they sometimes state they are Muslims or leave "friendly" comments on Muslim deviant profiles for some more added sarcasm.

- They start personal attacks to drag deviants to insult them so that they can report the said deviants to the help desk where they could be suspended or banned for violating deviantART Etiquette policy.

If you ever come across any such accounts or deviations, I strongly suggest that you consider the following before you respond to them:

- DON'T INSULT THEM! I can't stress enough on that you should NOT insult any of these individuals or groups. Stay away from expletives and personal attacks because: a) they do not contribute in any positive way to the situation, b) they can (and will) get you banned for violating deviantART policies, and c) they -- the insults -- ultimately serve those individuals' purposes. Don't let them drag you to insult them so that they can report you for banning or suspending your account. Don't fall for this dirty trick!

- Don't organize a ticket-sending campaign at deviantART help desk! Don't make journal entries calling all deviants you know to send tickets to the help desk calling for suspending or banning the offending account. Why shouldn't you do this? a) Those individuals are are looking for attention and publicity, as laid out before. Don't give them what they want and b) the green frogs at the help desk will get flooded by all the tickets on the very same issue (which is an awful waste of time) and will eventually ban or suspend your account for organizing a campaign to "spam" the help desk. Does this mean you can't report them yourself? In extreme cases, yes you can but attach to this all arguments about what constitutes creative freedom (and adversely what's hate art) and what's not. But there's, I think, a surely better course of action explained in the next point.

- Exercise your free speech and creative freedom rights to explain your true beliefs and expose their lies. In a polite and calm manner, explain what's wrong about these deviations or journals. The best way, I think, to do this is by making art (smile, you're on deviantART!) in your own account conveying your point of view and explaining your arguments. Should you talk to them at their accounts? As laid before, these individuals are not seeking constructive discussions but solely trying to feel "power" delusions of being able to insult or otherwise offend people who embrace a certain religion or ideology. One might argue that proper explanations should be added as comments to their deviations for "passer-bys" who could stumble upon their art. That's a good point but you should consider all the points made above. If you find yourself being dragged to personal attacks, terminate the conversation.

- If you want, you can make them remove you of their devWatch list and block their comments from your account by following the instructions at
FAQ #96: Can I block people from my user page?


I'm hoping that my letter will encourage a more insightful look and appropriate actions instead of a new series of unpleasant events that happened in similar case not very long ago. Please be sure to read the following, as well:

deviantART Etiquette Policy
FAQ #33: Where can I find the submission agreement?
FAQ #12: deviantART prohibits the submission of 'Hate Art' and 'Hate Propaganda', how is this defined?


Best wishes and aslam alikom,
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خطاب مفتوح موجه لأعضاء دفينتارت المسلمين و من يهمهم الأمر



من فضلك أقرأ النص بتمعن قبل أن ترد ولا تخص أي عضو أيا ما كان بالتجريح في ردك. شكرا

هذا الخطاب هو عن الحسابات المعادية للإسلام التي تظهر باستمرار على دفينتارت و الرد المصاحب لهذه الحسابات من قبل الأعضاء المسلمين أو غير المسلمين المهتمين بالأمر. و هو يطرح بعض الاقتراحات عن كيفية الرد ( أو عند الضرورة التجاهل ) الملائم لها. بالرغم من أن مصب اهتمام الخطاب هو الحسابات المعادية للأسلام، يمكن تطبيق تلك الاقتراحات على عدد من القضايا المشابهه. لن تذكر اسماء و لن تعرض امثلة من هذه الاساءات.

على دفينتارت و غيرها من المجتمعات على إنترنت، يسعى أفراد و منظمات لنشر و دعم وجهات نظرهم في شتي الموضوعات من خلال الكتابة أو اي وسيلة أخر للتعبير متاحة من خلال إنترنت كوسيط نقل معلومات غني. بالرغم من أن بعض من هؤلاء مهتم اهتمام حقيقي بالنقاش البناء المفتوح الغير منحاز، هناك أخرون هدفهم الوحيد هو تجريح و سب معتقدي فكر او شريعة ما. وجدهم محتمل - و إذا جاز لي القول - و طبيعي في اي بيئة تشجع حرية العقدية و الحرية الخلاقة مستغلين تلك الحريات لأغراضهم الدنيئة المثيرة للشفقة بغرص الشهرة وجلب الاهتمام.

على دفينتارت بعض الافراد و المجموعات التي لها مثل تلك الاغراض في كونها منطلق للإساءة للإسلام أو للتحرش بالمسلمين الأعضاء. من صفاتهم واحدة او أكثر مما يلي:
- أغلبهم حسابات مزروة للتمويه عن حساباتهم الأصلية فهم لا يستخدمون حساباتهم الأصلية خوفا من أن يتم حظرها بعد أن يبلغ عنهم.
- أغلبهم يستخدم صور مسيئة للرسول الكريم محمد - عليه الصلاة و السلام - على غرار ما نشرته الصحيفة الدنماركية سيئة السمعة يولاندس بوستن بل و في بعض الاحيان أشد تجريحا و جهلا.
- يقومون بإضافة اكبر قدر من المستطاع من المسلمين و غيرهم على قائمة مراقبتهم، و احيانا مع بعض التعليقات للسخرية على صفحاتهم. في بعص الأحيان، سعيا وراء مزيد من السخرية - يدعي هؤلاء الأفراد أنهم مسلمون و يتركوا بعض التعليقات "المحابية" على صفحات المتستخدمين المسلمين.
- يحولون نقاش ما الي هجوم على شخص الطرف الآخر و ليس على منطقه أو فكره، أملا منهم في أن يرد عليهم الطرف الآخر بالسباب فيبلغون عنه في مكتب خدمة دفينتارت لأن السباب خرق لسياسة حسن الخلق المتبعة على دفينتارت.

إذا ما صادفات أحد هذه الحسابات او الاعمال الفنية، أقترح بشدة أن تضع في اعتبارك ما يلي:
- لا تسبهم! مهما كانت الظروف، لا تسب او تقذف أيا من تلك الأفراد أو المجموعات. لان السباب لن يضيف شيئا إيجابيا للموقف، و يمكن - و في الغالب سيتم - حظر حسابك على ديفينتارت لخرق السياسات. ثم إن السباب يحقق لتلك الأفراد ما يريدون. لا تدعهم يجرونك لسبهم كيلا يبلغوا عنك و يتم حظر حسابك.
- لا تنظم حملات إرسال رسائل لمكتب خدمة دفينتارت! لا تدعوا الأعضاء من خلال الكتابة في جورنالك إلى إرسال رسائل إلى مكتب الخدمة كي يوقفوا أو يحظروا هؤلاء الأشخاص. يجب ألا تفعل ذلك لعدة اسباب و منها: أن هؤلاء الاشخاص يرغبون في الشهرة و جلب الاهتمام، لا تعطهم ما يسعون اليه. ربما تسبب دعوتك سيل من الرسائل ( التي تتحدث عن موضوع واحد ) في مكتب الخدمة مما يمثل إضاعة للوقت و المجهود و يعيق مكتب الخدمة عن أداء مهامه و لسوف يقوم القأئمون على مكتب الخدمة - الضفادع الخضر! - بحظر حساب من نظم تلك الحملات. و لكن هل هذا يعني ألا يمكن أن تبلغ عن هذه الحسابات بنفسك؟ هي الحالات المتطرفة، نعم يمكنك أن تبلغ و لكن ضع في الحسبان كم هائل من التساؤلات عما يمثل حرية خلاقة ( أو بالتضاد، فن داعي للكراهية ) و ما لا يمثل ذلك. و لكن أعتقد أن هناك طريق افضل للرد يتم شرحها في النقطة التالية.
- مارس حريتك للتعبير و حريتك الخلاقة لشرح معتقداتك و كشف أكاذيبهم. بإسلوب مذهب و هادئ أشرح و صصح ما تراه خظأ. اعتقد أن أفضل طريفة لفعل هذا هو أن تقوم بأعمال فنية - ابتسم، أنت على دفينتارت! - في حسابك لتوصيل وجهة نظرك و شرح أفكارك. و لكن هل يجب أن لا تحدثهم في حساباتهم على الأطلاق؟ كما أوضحت من قبل، هؤلاء الأفراد لا يبغون نقاش بناء - ولا زفت! - ولكن يحاولون الاحساس بأوهام "السلطة" الناتجة من احساسهم بقدرتهم على سب أو تجريح معتقدي دين أو فكر ما. يصح القول بأن إضافة محاولات شرح سليمة من خلال التعليقات على حساباتهم لمن يمر بها ممن لا يعلم الكتير عن الموضوع هو شئ جيد. ولكن أذا و جدت نفسك يتم استدراجك الى هجوم شخصي، لا تضف المزيد من التعليقات و أوقت المحادثة.
- إذا أردت، يمكنك أزالتهم من قائمة مراقبتك أو منعهم من التعليق على حسابك بإتباع الارشادات الموضحة في
FAQ #96: Can I block people from my user page?

آمل أن يشجع خطابي هذا على نظرة أكثر وعيا للقضية و ردود أكثر ملائمة للموقف بدلا من سسلة غير مرضة من الأحدات كما سلف في أحدى تلك الحالات. من فضلك اقرأ تلك الصفحات أيضا:

deviantART Etiquette Policy ( سياسة حسن الخلق المتبعة على دفينتارت )
FAQ #33: Where can I find the submission agreement?
FAQ #12: deviantART prohibits the submission of 'Hate Art' and 'Hate Propaganda', how is this defined?


مع أفضل الأمنيات و السلام عليكم،
=dancewiththesky

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=raneen:iconraneen: Jun 13, 2007, 12:01:12 AM
well... it's not happening to moslims... it's happening to everyone who has religion...
people curse you cause you believe in god or cause you're arab or jew or Israeli or anyhitng else.... whatever...
people rude like those that are on his site not because of ART but to spread the hatred are stupid and rude...
at first I always got angry but now I ignore :)

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=poprage:iconpoprage: Jun 13, 2007, 2:40:56 AM
yeslam temak
aboos ro7ak

great article mate

:peace:

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=Meyra:iconMeyra: Jun 13, 2007, 3:45:53 AM
:heart:

We probably wont ever understand that people are all the same and that we shouldn't get judged because of our religion, but because of what we do as an individual.


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~FiberFiend:iconFiberFiend: Jun 13, 2007, 6:25:48 AM
Well said. Fortunately, I haven't seen any such accounts or experienced flaming like this (I'm Jewish, but I'm sure there's anti-Jew stuff on here as well) but I can imagine how awful it would be. On a site dedicated to art, no less!

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*NorwegianAngel:iconNorwegianAngel: Jun 13, 2007, 10:08:11 PM
great article!:clap:

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*Littleblackbeetle:iconLittleblackbeetle: Jun 13, 2007, 11:49:58 PM
Fantastic article, I am going to add it to my articles worth reading journal.

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`dancewiththesky:icondancewiththesky: Jun 14, 2007, 5:25:23 AM
Well as said above, it could be applied to similar cases as well :)

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`dancewiththesky:icondancewiththesky: Jun 14, 2007, 5:26:07 AM
شكرا يا معلم!

:peace:

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`dancewiththesky:icondancewiththesky: Jun 14, 2007, 5:32:50 AM
Thanks. I haven't seen any specifically anti-Jewish stuff here as well, but there are few neo-Nazis around.

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