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The Issue with Parasocial Relationships by MaddiiCake, journal

The Issue with Parasocial Relationships

Mar 6, 2026

QUICK DISCLAIMER This Journal is not directed at any user in particular. It's simply a topic that has come to my mind more than once, and I feel the need to address it, as there have been times where I have been on the receiving end. Let me start off with this: Just because someone leaves a simple "Thank You" comment, fave [EMOTE] one of your deviations, watch [EMOTE] your account(s), etc. does not mean that you are now friends. If there's a artist (or Streamer, YouTuber, etc.) that you enjoy watching, and they happen to look your way and give you attention, that doesn't mean that you're now in a friendship with them. From my personal experience... it's a little unnerving when a total stranger, or someone I just barely know, starts referring to me as their "friend". I'm flattered, don't get me wrong. But, it still gives me that uneasy feeling. For me, I really need to get to know someone and build that layer of trust with them before I can call them my "friend". This is not a new

How to Submit Support Tickets since DA hid Them by albinoraven666fanart, journal

How to Submit Support Tickets since DA hid Them

Feb 9, 2026

I'm sure there are plenty of people who know how to do this, but the very helpful (sarcasm) staff here at DA has made it annoyingly difficult to report people. You can report specific journals and Deviations, but it seems like if someone has reported and their name was 'cleared' then you can no longer report that specific thing/post/person. Which is a problem. What I will say regarding this is most likely these things are greyed out because you realistically are not supposed to be reporting on behalf of others. The person who is targeted for either copyright DMCA claims or harassment needs to make the claim themselves. All outside claims do is make it harder for the victim to make a complaint. I know our instinct is to mass report when people harm the community or our friends, but please... Encourage people to report their harassers/thefts themselves, otherwise it could become much harder for them to do so if you are reporting for them. . . . . Help Center Tickets: Ever since

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About giftheck

Artist // Hobbyist // Digital Art

June 26, 1990
United Kingdom
Deviant for 18 years
He / Him

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I'm just a big nerd with a love for sci-fi, giant monsters, and animated films. I hope you enjoy what I post and I look forward to bringing you more.

BlueSky link. I don't do Twitter.

I do not take requests. Please do not contact me to make requests. Thank you.

PLEASE NOTE: ⛔ PLEASE DO NOT REPOST OR REUSE ANYTHING POSTED ON MY ACCOUNT, WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM MYSELF. MY ARTWORK IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE IN BLOCKCHAIN-RELATED MEDIUMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NFTs AND CRYPTOCURRENCY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO I APPROVE OF ARTWORK USE FOR PRINTS, POSTERS OR OTHER RELATED MEDIUMS ⛔ If I find something of mine where it doesn't belong, I will not hesitate to issue a takedown notice, and I will not be providing you with a warning beforehand.

⛔I DO NOT SUPPORT NFTS OR AI-GENERATED IMAGERY IN ANY FORM.⛔ This is an NFT-free zone. If you contact me asking about NFTs, you will be blocked immediately. If I know you are creating AI images, I will block you.

Favourite Movies

Zootopia, Spider-Man, The Lion King, The Lord Of The Rings, Star Trek, Star Wars, Your Name, The Matrix, The Wild Robot, Belle, Summer Wars, Mirai, The Bad Guys

Favourite TV Shows

The Amazing Digital Circus, Andor, Digimon, Cobra Kai, Star Trek, The Mandalorian

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Howard Shore

Favourite Books

Log Horizon, Sword Art Online, Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, The War of the Worlds, The Lord Of The Rings, Jurassic Park, When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

Favourite Games

Star Wars Battlefront (2004), Poppy Playtime, DOOM, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, Tomb Raider, Red Dead Redemption 2

Favourite Gaming Platform

Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Laptop

Tools of the Trade

Clip Studio Paint Pro, XP Pen Pro Artist 12

Other Interests

Writing, game design/dev, 3D modelling

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Apr 5, 2026

Just in case DeviantArt ACTUALLY dies

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There are whispers DeviantArt is going to go down at some point in the near future thanks to its decisions. Far from the first time people have talked about it happening only for it to not happen, but DeviantArt is becoming more aggressive in trying to monetize its users and placing restrictions upon them where they didn't have them before. Should it be the case that DeviantArt does actually die, here's where else you can find me: On tumblr (I don't post there too often but that might change if dA goes): https://www.tumblr.com/giftheck On BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/giftheck.bsky.social On cara (very recently opened this up): https://cara.app/giftheck

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Mar 27, 2026

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Mar 26, 2026

Great... DeviantArt AI slop videos now too...

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You read that right: DeviantArt is now 'letting you put your art in motion'. [DEVIATION] This seems particularly tone-deaf in the days right after Sora was shut down and OpenAI disabled video commands in ChatGPT. X's grok is one of the models too - you know, that AI that got a ton of pushback because it was letting users undress people. There's absolutely no way this can go wrong, right? I'm actively looking at alternatives at this point. This is not the site I joined up to 18 years ago. Wix has made bad decision after bad decision after purchasing the site, from Eclipse to DreamUp to now allowing grok to fuck with your art to make 'videos'. The only reason I don't leave outright right this second is because there are still artists here who I follow for updates, but even that is starting to become less of a reason. Why stay when I can just bookmark their pages? I've set up a cara profile as a starting point: https://cara.app/giftheck - I'm not 100% sure yet whether cara will stick