I have been doing a lot of reading and research of the DevaintArt staff's failures. Watch how this account will likely get banned, regardless of truth.

The majority of staff here at DeviantArt has failed the art community as a whole. I've seen all the screen caps of (now hidden) comments, chat sessions that resulted in bans for no reason, and deleted journal entries. Did you know that there was a situation where a staff member gave two DD's within a short amount of time to the same person? When someone simply called out this mistake, the staffer responded with "it was an accident retard." Mature, right?

Wrong. When is it okay to call someone a retard when you're in a supposedly respectable position? Instead of clarifying the error, the staffer responded with anger and avoidance. When the issue was brought to a higher staff member, it was said that the situation would be dealt with. It never was. Instead the person attempting to inform the higher powers was banned. Mature?

In the midst of a million traditional art cartoons that border on absolutely brilliant, why was a deviation are far less quality selected for DD? Because the staffer that received the DD was awarded it from friends. Not just any friends, staffer friends, one of them was the same ban happy staffer from the previous paragraph. Cartoon artists with amazing work and no DD's should feel rather heated about this.

There was a time when DeviantArt was a decent community. This was made possible by responsible staffers that relied on common sense and good judgment. We that have been here for a little while have seen that deteriorate. Staffers cover each other on blatant faults and choose to ban members of the community as a defense against taking responsibility for there own actions.

I urge everyone reading this to consider the words here. This will only get worse, and this is not healthy for your art. Getting recognized by staff should not be from giving them gifts, being there real life friends, kissing their arses, or being family members. It should solely be about being a good member of the community and having art that stands out against the flood of emo snapshots and traced fan "art".

As previously stated, this will likely get me banned. I'm sorry to those that enjoy my art, but now especially I cannot see supporting a site that has chosen to collapse itself under the weight of e-peens and egos. I recommend taking the time to find better art sites with a higher standard of quality in terms of staff. If you don't want to see this go, you can attempt to contact the higher directors and moderators of DA. But there is a 99% chance you'll be banned, no matter how well you word the petition.

If you're doing well for yourself here at DA and don't see a problem, good for you. But know that there are artists that you will never see here simply because they saw a problem and attempted to resolve it. Who knows, they could have been your next big inspiration or that next +fav you desire so much.