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Gallery Moderator is just a new name for Gallery Director.
and are your Anthro Gallery Moderators.

FAQ #61: What is a Daily Deviation?
FAQ #18: Who selects the Daily Deviation and how is it chosen?
FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?

and now to continue…
I’ve gotten quite a few notes and suggestions from Deviants already since I’ve took on the hat recently- but unfortunately, more than half of these suggestions sent to me were NOT Anthro. And even through her days as Anthro GM, ^savagebinn continues to receive suggestions with mis-categorized pieces as well.
Let me take a moment to ………
So before this gets out of hand, we need to nip this in the bud right here, right now.

Check this out
You know the whole…”Help the Earth” thing? Where everyone sorta puts in an effort to keep our National Parks clean- pick up the trash, recycle, cut down on fuel emissions and such? Well Moderating the Gallery, Savagebinn and I are like the Park Rangers of the Anthro National Park. It’s ultimately our responsibility to keep the Anthro Gallery Tidy. But Community members can have a big influence on how tidy things stay. – So it is always a good idea to stay informed, pitch in where you can, report miscats, and “Help the Anthro Gallery” and yes…. ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES.

“Oh Noes, a Forest Fire….it’s kinda like miscats spreading everywhere!”

Comon, guys! You can’t tell the difference? Even after the immensely detailed definitions from the lovely articles: `skifi and `cooley wrote, people still have trouble defining an Anthro Art. Well perhaps we have some newbies here or we need a refresher, so take a moment to read these two articles to educate yourself about what is Defined as “Anthro”
What is Anthro? (Defined) by `skifi
What is Anthro? (Example Images) by `cooley

Now, If after that, you still have trouble defining Anthro….Let me reiterate this for you with some Commonly Confused Situations:

Dragons
Dragons are fantasy unless the are bearing some obvious human characteristics. Here are a few examples of Anthro Dragons:



4-Legged “Fursonas” / Equine Characters
Not Anthro. Period. According to the definition of Anthro Art here on dA, these characters are not personified enough to be considered Anthropomorphic. Their animal characteristics outweigh their human characteristics, and Anthro is more balanced.
If these characters are placed in the “Anthro” Gallery, they are mis-categorized. They belong in Fantasy, Cartoons & Comics, or Digital or Traditional art.

All examples of Great artwork! BUT- they are not Anthro.


Werewolves vs. Other Mythical Beasts
Because werewolves house many human characteristics, and they come from human beings, they will be considered Anthro Art. Werewolves are unique in themselves from other mythical beasts in that they have the strongest human connection. However, Werewolves may be placed in the Fantasy Category as well with the other mythical beasts.

Werewolves are considered Anthro here on DeviantART. Other Mythical beasts (i.e. Unicorns, Centaurs, Faeries, pixies) are NOT Anthro.


Girls and Boys with Cat Ears & Tails
First of all, if they have a human mouth, human nose, human eyes (well in this case, anime eyes), human skin…….they are too human to be Anthro. Anthro is a balance between human and animal characteristics, and having only ears and a tail don’t cut it.

These characters should be in the Anime Gallery. NOT Anthro.


Let me also remind you that if the Art your suggesting isn’t Anthro, we cannot feature it. ^savagebinn and ^Katmomma are Anthro Gallery Moderators- that means we can only feature artwork from the Anthro Gallery.

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Anthro Daily Deviation Guidelines:

Tips on how to properly suggest an Anthro DD

These Guidelines are Updated here--> [link]

Title your note "DD Suggestion."
Include a link or Thumbnail to the piece.
Tell us why you think it deserves a DD (optional).
Do not complain if we don't respond or feature it.
We prefer unknown artists (optional).
If you have a problem with a DD we featured, read the DD Complaint FAQ and act accordingly.
Send your suggestion to ^savagebinn or ^Katmomma

I must emphasize this: PLEASE DO NOT SEND THE SAME SUGGESTION TO BOTH OF US! If you have a piece you would like to suggest, send it to me OR ^savagebinn … not us both. It won’t help you get the piece featured- what it will do is confuse the hell out of us so Please…. Send the suggestion to One or the Other. Thanks!




I hope this little blurb has gotten you a little more educated about what Anthro is, and how to make a Daily Deviation Suggestion properly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Have a Nice Day!