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Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.
10 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~FinLin

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

A NEW PLACE TO PLAY

*dA-Morgue:icondA-Morgue: reports, December 20
Warning:
This article may contain disturbing or offensive images. Please proceed with that in mind

We could have done it on Halloween, but no. I have to wait till Christmas to announce a new "Dark Club"
On December 13th :iconda-morgue: *dA-Morgue opened its doors.

Differences -- America & England -- A must read!!!

*llama-doll:iconllama-doll: reports, December 12
Differences between systems in america and england, a must read, school systems, currency, slang, law
59 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~kaygurl

Loss of faith...

~DouglassDumas:iconDouglassDumas: reports, December 8
DA policies and double standards.

Horror News.

=mzscarecrow1313:iconmzscarecrow1313: reports, December 8
Horror News straight from the Harleyquinn and her Babies

Photo-manipulation: A Beginner's Hand Guide

=Emerald-Depths:iconEmerald-Depths: reports, December 7
Don't know what photo-manipulation is, or do you want to try it but don't know where to begin?

This article contains frequently asked questions (with answers) involving the process.

Project Comment: Around dA Issue 6

#ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, December 6
Project Comment is all about the community, so instead of just sticking to one thing and effectively closing all our walls and doors, we’re issuing a weekly Around dA, Project Comment style.

This news article includes things you can take part of (Groups, Features, Projects and More!), FAQs and Tuts, Guides and Resources. Each category is limited to only five things so that you have time to visit each individually.

Have something to suggest? Note us! :D

Editorials This Week

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.
10 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~FinLin

Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

Welcome to socialist america.

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, December 22
What's happening to America. (All complaints will be ignored)

SAAM Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 1d 12h ago
Rape is not just a crime, it is a heinous and personal invasion on the most intimate of levels. Rape destroys lives and belittles its victims. End the silence, conquer fear, and speak up. We need to raise awareness and help prevent this inhumane crime.

Is Facebook ruining your social circle?

~TocTicTocTic:iconTocTicTocTic: reports, 12h 5m ago
Is Facebook ruining your social circle?

According to HealingMercy, a six year member of dA, a number of friends and family members in her Facebook account have been spreading rumors of her activities offline, as well as their own...with her.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month -new coverage-

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 7h 36m ago
a rewritten article on sexual assault awareness
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Wanna be an artist? Start Here

~Explosion4295:iconExplosion4295: reports, 3h 53m ago
It seemed to me that there was no one who had the answers to my questions about art, so I had to learn myself. But you don't have to, just read this.
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Happy Christmas!

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, December 24
Let's just enjoy ourselves for one day.
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Editorials


Anger, Expectations and Depression

~SkyShaymin:iconSkyShaymin: reports, February 9
Why are we angry? Why are we depressed? Where does anger come from? Where will it go? How do we get rid of anger?

These questions may be haunting, especially if you are prone to emotional outbursts or suffering from depression. Today, we will briefly discuss this topic on anger.

Anger comes from unfulfilled expectations. In psychology terms, we are born with anger. An example would be a child throws tantrum fits because he couldn’t convince his parents to buy his favorite toy. In this example, the unfulfilled expectation is that the child expects his parents to buy the toy for him. However, this expectation is not fulfilled because his parents refused to buy the toy. Therefore, the child gets angry, and the anger manifests itself as tantrum.

Now, the problem is, unlike our previous example, some expectations can be unrealistic. This is especially true for some of us on this online community, hoping to become popular overnight, by all means if possible. However, this is an unrealistic expectation, and cannot be fulfilled. This is the root cause of many problems when it comes to socializing among other people in this community. Anger stirs up hate and strife among us, resulting from hurling insults and threats at each other to large-scale drama or war.

Anger has a hidden from of itself: Depression.

Depression is, in fact, anger turned inwards. Many of us live with depression and do not know what causes it. Some people, instead of letting our anger at other people, turn anger at themselves. Depressed people keeps the anger within themselves, and the anger turns bitter, and bitterness turns into depression. For example, some people tend to complain about how their life is messed up, sad, or just plain unhappy. This is actually a cry for help. However, many of us chose to ignore them, or even label them as “emo” – a term to describe people who are always depressed, constantly injuring themselves, or even attempted suicide. Have you ever noticed that when you are feeling sad or unhappy, you start hating yourself? This is the exact same problem we are discussing.

Don’t give in to anger or depression. Fight it!
We need to give help of those who are angry or depressed. What may appear to be just another sad journal may be a cry for help. We refuse to let them suffer alone!
Here are some tips:

1. Try to give constructive comments.
2. Do not label them as “emo” or “antisocial”.
3. Keep a discerning eye. A comment placed in the wrong place in the wrong time can stir up drama.
4. Pass on the positive message.
5. Kind words cost little, but accomplish much.

Thank you for reading!

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:iconsonicshadowsilverjam:
I've already done this one, a friend who gets angry quite easily...i apologised for annoying him intentionally cause he annoyed me with his short temper and now we're becoming good friends again ^^
These reports seriously are helping!

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:star: Your own artwork, no matter how bad you may think it is. It's YOURS. No-one else can draw that picture with every single detail the same. So please, cherish your pictures. They are drawn in your way, nobody else's ^^ :star:
I made my own avatar ^w^
:iconsheimi4:
I love reading these so much. <3 I eagerly await them. You should be an Admin on dA since you such an awesome person to the community. =D
:iconskyshaymin:
Sorry to tell you this, but being an admin is impossible, because I'm still a full-time student. My main focus should still be studying biology. Social research is just another one of my wierd hobbies, like collecting mousetraps.

I tried to become a volunteer, but I didn't get accepted, simply because I'm new and inexperienced. (another example of discrimination against newcomers) However, I may still try to get in the Community Relations team as a gallery moderator, under literature section, but I doubt they will take me.

=Twillo65 has tried to nominate me as a senior member, but I don't want to tell him that's impossible without hurting his feelings. What do I do?

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:iconsheimi4:
Hm. Is a Senior member (obviously a higher rank compared to a regular member) almost like an Admin status? If so, you could tell them the same thing you told me. After all, being a student does take a lot of time out of our lives.
:iconskyshaymin:
There are some senior members that used to be admins or volunteers, simply because they worked as an admin or volunteer, but not anymore. Some are nominated by other people. Nominations go to $chix0r.

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:iconlatios765:
Nice one there.

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