parallellogic

<div class="join-modal"><div class="secure">Correlation between

{

look at who has faved a work

look at who watches the original artist

find proportion that don't watch artist but fav work

is this correlated with the number of users who watch an artist?

lated with the numbof deviatiothat have been posted to a particular category?;P  

**loyalty correlation

}

Analysis of comment structure - length, sentence length, punctuation, capitalization, numbers, words in dictionary

Analysis of Suggestions Forum:

{

suggestion URL

time suggestion is on Suggestions page

number of staff comments

number of suggestions per day

top commenters in suggestions forum

number of closed suggestions per day

top suggesters

most popular topics

most common words used

number of necro'd threads (3 months)

plot how long a thread will last based on time of day posted and day of week posted

}

Gallery revision mock up http://comments.deviantart.com/14/1783918/1855190238

Track new users to see percentage that go inactive

http://comments.deviantart.com/5/38164715/1906484047

Things that are generally popular:

--large # of emotes

--things that glow

--things that move

--tutorials

--cute/chibi things

--stamps

--things that are colorful

--tilt shift

--females

--fandoms

--scenery

--memes

--time-intensive works

--visually uncluttered

--things that look like dA (color scheme, apps)

Suggestions:

http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/suggestions/1565825/

Quotes:

dA seems to see what people ask for, then do something completely different to please them. http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1477806/1553598625

You know. I really do appreciate all the heartfelt kindness that I'm getting from this article. Trust the dA administration to mock the community when beneath all the bitching there are real problems that they refuse to admit to.

DeviantART Loves you!

http://comments.deviantart.com/2/117877/1492040060

add new features yes, disable the old choices - no http://comments.deviantart.com/5/30971479/1417322917

I love that you think you know what goes on :) I also love that you think that this has anything remotely to do with you lol - http://comments.deviantart.com/14/1140464/1443008773

I love how a non-staffer tells someone incorrect information on a journal that's trying to break down a lot of misinformation flying around ;P http://comments.deviantart.com/5/33113223/1545753420

I'm in love with .. well love :D http://moonbeam13.deviantart.com/journal/Love-285055762

DeviantART is known for visual art, and including music would confuse people http://liquisoft.deviantart.com/journal/31751621/

So much for intuition when using the site. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/149636871/1462117286

Will I leave? Probably not. Will I rant and rave about it? Yes. Will DA fix anything I rant and rave about? No.

http://comments.deviantart.com/2/117877/1492254431

<i>History proves that despite not liking change, we learn to adapt and embrace it.</i>

More like resign to it.

http://comments.deviantart.com/2/117877/1492415245

By removing [the search bar], you emphasize the beautiful logo. https://news.deviantart.com/article/118106/

it sounds like dA's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing http://comments.deviantart.com/5/30298815/1509072401

[Hosting a chat session] for a community with all sorts of users around the globe, instead of doing it through a forum where time is not a factor, is amazingly poor planning http://comments.deviantart.com/2/118665/1504769966

It makes me laugh that this site has gone through so many upgrades & "upgrades" that they still haven't worked out how to do it properly! Some of the reactions, if you're lucky enough to get them, have been along the lines of "put up with it or leave", or "we have been working so hard, how dare you say anything negative!" http://comments.deviantart.com/2/118665/1510679472#reply

there is a reason for every change i make, it's sometimes better to think about why i've done it rather than simply complaining about it http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1469725/1527165939

World-altering revolutions start with simply complaining. http://comments.deviantart.com/2/126020/1618264332

A few extra clicks, a little extra digging, not that big a deal, right? ... We literally handle hundreds of reports a day, thousands a week, and that little extra time over and over again turns into a very big chunk of time http://communityops.deviantart.com/blog/32958784/

I have some great ideas. http://hq.deviantart.com/blog/33025391/

Change for the sake of change is not a rule to live by. http://comments.deviantart.com/5/33275617/1557378023

why induce mass hysteria?

hope you guys live up to the hype you're creating.

for your own sake. http://comments.deviantart.com/2/122602/1560180742

He equated it to DA turning in to Chuck E Cheese Pizza, with tokens for games http://kkart.deviantart.com/journal/33870691/

Desire for a Mature Content Filter that discriminates between Sexually Mature and Violence http://comments.deviantart.com/14/1360622/1594588998

Help Desk:

Report a problem with the text that appears by clicking on the SitBack widget - it is illegibly small because the widget is placed in the side bar of the Layout B in a group and the entire widget is scaled down in size -- Report is marked as invalid, claims the feature I have described is not a bug, states it is my fault for putting the widget in the side bar and insinuates I should know better, even though this is not a group I control.

<i>I have to ask myself, why bother going to the trouble of properly reporting a legitimate bug if it is going to be dismissed before a developer even sees it?  Why should a user care more about a site than the administrators?</i>

If this sort of thing already happens, what is done about it? Nothing? http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1490497/1599851651

[dA Muro] will be the most epic abused thing ever in existence on DA, mark my words. http://comments.deviantart.com/5/34042666/1601511325

Unify the staff communications into something more useful than the lie that is the Zendesk. http://comments.deviantart.com/5/34042666/1601505757

I have a goal of bringing this successful marriage of Art & Work to as many of our artists as possible. https://news.deviantart.com/article/124848/ https://news.deviantart.com/article/124944/ https://news.deviantart.com/article/125048/ https://news.deviantart.com/article/125143/

I am not going to criticize the Administration, but it's Ok at best. http://sparklum.deviantart.com/journal/34117429/

Whats wrong with just enjoying the site like everyone else? http://comments.deviantart.com/5/28162419/1256273053 http://my.deviantart.com/notes/#1_370/207541501

deviantART is a massive social network with visitor and page view totals that place it in the top 100 of all trafficked websites on the Internet. http://deviantart.theresumator.com/apply/bYz2V4/

Every time there's a criticism of this site, especially in news articles, I see admins responding to these concerns with condescension, anger, and dismissal http://comments.deviantart.com/2/126020/1620564356

I'm past the no-return point concerning my feelings for dA. I no longer believe in change. http://comments.deviantart.com/39/206776/1624504101

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead

I question why it should be limited because some will abuse it, that to me is like saying, as a random example, everyone can't walk over a bridge because some will jump off it. http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1498426/1627800371

Sadly, I don't expect any change, I've come to expect nothing less than closed minds when dealing with the beast that is the dA Admins (individually they're fine from what I know, but as a group...) http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1498426/1640543294

I can think of several artists who keep off-site profiles, and some display art not hosted on dA.  I think artists should have a right to post a link to their own site since the entire purpose of dA is to provide greater exposure for artists.  However, if even even a portion of an off-site page contains a mature section, dA will suspend the user for linking to it.  I think there should be a section in the devInfo widget for artists to link to their own site, but only allow users to access that link if they have the mature filter enabled.

<i>Those people who got suspended for doing so deserve it.</i> http://comments.deviantart.com/18/1505479/1652735725

Chance favors the connected mind http://www.wimp.com/goodideas/

It's a seeeecreeeeettttttt. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/182536931/1700429530

<a href="http://www.wimp.com/positivethinking/">Mandatory Optimism</a>

<i>Thanks for spending many nights running on nothing but coffee and presumably some sort of amphetamines [to work on dA Muro]</i>

No problem at all. Seeing the internet flooded with poorly drawn penises makes it all worth it. :-) http://comments.deviantart.com/47/70732/1735305397

At time of writing, my name appears at the top of the Top Scores for both the <a href="https://news.deviantart.com/article/125209/">Get Puzzled</a> and the <a href="https://news.deviantart.com/article/137839/">Snowball Fight</a> lists: https://www.deviantart.com/puzzle/10thbirthday/?offset=0 & https://www.deviantart.com/puzzle/snowballfight/?offset=0 .  Yes, a program was used to accomplish those times, though I would like to point out that I wrote every line of code of the program myself, rather than using something off-the-shelf (so to speak) that others used (to slow the clock of their computer).  My point in doing so, if there should be a point, is showing that dA has recognized a problem but failed to fix it, and even continues to build on the same flawed system.  When the Puzzled Flash app first came out, people were exploiting it in very much the same manner as they do now.  The response of the staff was to clear the High Scores a total of two times (within a few days of the launch of the app).  With this most recent release of the Snow Flash app, no changes were made and the same problem still exists.  I feel it should be very clear that either the scores should be regularly cleared (or by default only show the highest scores for the week/month or something like that so that faked scores are not a permanent blight on the site), or not have any Top Scores at all (or even better would be to compare your scores with your friends, limiting the exposure and removing the ability to cheat in a public manner).  Anyone with access to the proper tools can fake scores in the app, and relying on no one to ever do so is ridiculous - the app therefore was not designed correctly for its intended purpose and should be fixed accordingly.  But like so many other things, from forum posts being permanently lost after three days (the forums have not been searchable for the past two years) to News not being available for groups http://the--last--hope.deviantart.com/art/Suggestion-Group-News-Articles-191871613 or after a certain point for personal accounts http://aro-chan.deviantart.com/art/Suggestion-View-all-news-176505115 - if it wasn't fixed in the original design cycle, it's destined to remain broken for all users to contend with.

Suggestions Forum Revamp http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/suggestions/1540232/?offset=75#comments

Being a GM is a double-edged sword. The good outweighs the bad and I have more friends than detractors. http://my.deviantart.com/notes/#1_0/295101238

It's very saddening to see such an important, core feature of the site removed http://diamondie.deviantart.com/journal/11596001/

I can't draw, so I compensate by proofreading http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/1780036342

<spyed> I hate trolls.

#Auditorium Featured Chat 3/14/11 https://news.deviantart.com/article/146653/

We always aim for these features to be great, but sometimes we miss the mark and have to revisit their implementation. http://hq.deviantart.com/blog/39642484/

Why can't we simply up the number [of search results] and be done with it? IT'S HARD!

http://heidi.deviantart.com/journal/36863879/

Reaching Mars is hard

http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/mars-is-hard

Could and should we have pre-announced the change, explaining when it was coming and why it was needed? Yes, absolutely.

http://heidi.deviantart.com/journal/36863879/

One of the main issues we're currently working on is the network architecture of how "official" deviantART information is distributed.

http://hq.deviantart.com/blog/39642484/

We will be releasing some public facing API's this year.

https://news.deviantart.com/article/146653/ https://www.deviantart.com/developers/oauth2

In v.8 you will have that possibility [to fav journals] http://comments.deviantart.com/5/39795094/1951532543

I am quite against FAVE TEH JOURNALS, because that would be another race of popularity http://comments.deviantart.com/5/39795094/1951743002

How can one moderator put [my work] up as a DD and another see it as explicit porn? http://saphirenishi.deviantart.com/journal/39779920/

But, if we find a way to get around [comments made by a banned user being attributed to a new user with the same name], [reclaiming of banned accounts] could totally happen

http://comments.deviantart.com/5/39999432/1963625984

:plotting: Ok, correct me if I'm missing the obvious, but what if comments made by a banned user were hidden, much like spam messages are now, so instead of "Hidden by Owner" or "Flagged as Spam", there's a new tag "User has been Banned" - there is no longer a record other than the fact a comment was made, and there's no longer a tie to the account that was banned. So once old comments are hidden, and the account name removed from the other users following the banned user, the banned account name could be treated as a fresh entity with no prior history. I figure this system wouldn't be too different from the current setup since banned accounts cannot respond to comments at present, the only major loss I foresee would be that comments made by banned users would not be able to be referenced anymore, but given that a banned user may have commented inappropriately elsewhere on the site and the comments have not been hidden, this may be a benefit to sanitizing the content displayed on dA once a user is banned. The new user could also face a small problem if the original account spammed a lot to the point they are on many users' block lists, meaning the new user would still be blocked by many users. I presume this setup would be desirable over removing the new account from all blocked lists on the off chance the new account is claimed by the same user who got their account banned in the first place. However, I'd envision a waiting period between when an account is banned and when it can be reclaimed to discourage the same user from picking up the account immediately after they're banned using proxies or some other technique to get around the current roadblocks that are in place to keep users from ban evading.

Would this be a viable solution to the problem you pose? http://comments.deviantart.com/5/39999432/1963718761

3.) So... what's with the gender transformation of Caramel?

3a.) Different people working on different scenes, without telling each other about a random colour swap they did on a BG pony? ... But I prefer the Fanon.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/flashinthepan-on-co.html#more

I see people claim they are bored with deviantART, or that they don't like how things are here, so they sign up for other communities and networks http://chix0r.deviantart.com/journal/Bursting-bubbles-243668360

1. 1,131,831 #teentitans July 2005

The most interesting? #teentitans receives 6,500 hits per day on average, and they're a club with a listed hierarchy in the most recent journal that appears to always be there. http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Conclusion-of-Scaling-the-Deviants-243101175

:devMLP-FiM: 145K total pgvs, 4K pgvs/day

EqD 20Million Pageviews, 200K pgvs/day

:devMLP-FiM: 15K watchers

<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/">/r/mylittlepony</a> 20K followers

Maybe one day [us regular users] will all be cool enough to get badges too.

http://comments.deviantart.com/5/43006712/2131905846

Why can subscribed users not incorporate YouTube videos into Journals?

Because it was not coded in to the journal system when it was first developed. http://support.deviantart.com/requests/225242#/satisfaction

dA may not be going down the toilet, but I really don't see it going up hill. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/70031175/2149190975

I'm not sure dA is the place for me anymore ... if you feel like keeping up with what I'm doing you can find me on Facebook and Google+ http://chilipalmer.deviantart.com/journal/35835939/

A lot of artists are not business people

http://comments.deviantart.com/5/41639275/2156955723

Yes, you read that right I've decided to leave dA. I won't be reactivating my account, so you won't see me back here, ever. It's been a great 8+ years but I just don't think dA is the place for me anymore. My activity on the site has pretty much dropped to zero. This account will be closed on September 1st. If you feel like keeping up with what I'm doing you can find me on <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.facebook.com/lpsimper">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://plus.google.com/105339494375441915472">Google+</a>

So long and thanks for all the fish... http://chilipalmer.deviantart.com/journal/So-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish-255936251 Tue Aug 30, 2011, 6:34 PM

i am rarely using Deviantart nowadays and will stop using it from now on completely

so from now on i´ll post News and new Paintings on my Website only and will Link them on Facebook only http://raybender.deviantart.com/journal/GOOD-BYE-Deviantart-256016220

What irks me is the way this website is managed. For every thing that is being improved two are being terribly messed up. http://akreon.deviantart.com/art/deviantART-Loves-You-189011603

I've decided to delete more of my works here in DA and only leave the most recognized ones ... I think it's time to move to different stage ... Hope you can follow me ... My work from now on will be posted on my blog and forum in Concept art and sometimes via Facebook http://reiq.deviantart.com/journal/Stopping-Deviantart-294866551

He's not shilling links to a website and none of the activity on the account warrants administrative action, bot or not

http://marikbentusi.deviantart.com/journal/Exploiting-dA-Legally-With-A-Script-214231202

I find you one of more intellectual and understanding deviants

http://comments.deviantart.com/5/43705955/2217082289

"Solutions are not the answer." - Richard Nixon

if we do not make changes then we are killed by change itself

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Addressing-Journals-as-Deviations-265855351

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2-2+2*0

 = 0

http://griffsnuff.deviantart.com/journal/poll/2375401/

I am indifferent, I am on the fence, I am the 50%

If you are not an artist, you are to play [a] role of encouragement http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Why-the-RED-PILL-246302957

As servants to your creativity, we mean it when we say we love you.  All we ask is that you give that love back to your fellow artists and strive to be true deviants.

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Why-the-RED-PILL-246302957

We still need the best and brightest, but we need them to have somehow learned humility along the way. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/douthat-our-reckless-meritocracy.html?_r=2&hpw

Since no other outcome to this process seems possible, we demand that the [body in charge] immediately assign a [subordinate] to compose a tame and vapid response to this petition, and never attempt to take any meaningful action on this or any other issue. We would also like a cookie

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/we-demand-vapid-condescending-meaningless-politically-safe-response-petition/gCZfn86x

dA corporate circles the wagons, closing themselves off from criticism http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271142721/2298365061

you guys never get tired asking for more settings, then complain about UI looking like control panel of the nuclear power plant :) http://comments.deviantart.com/46/15696/1363280426

Customer perception is everything, and the minute your company is perceived as not-giving-a-damn... that's it. Game over. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271142721/2298867077

I want to leave DeviantArt, but I don't know where else to go http://vsri.deviantart.com/journal/I-want-to-leave-DeviantArt-273099982

Instead they post about how we will all love it, with plenty of :<i></i>la: emotes

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271632627/2302047403

it's like they went into a classroom and picked the kids who kiss the teachers ass the most. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271632627/2303962564

They don't notice the unhappy people around here at all.  Look how many former former volunteers are saying things http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271632627/2302345698

It seems like every former volunteer I know is very VERY bitter about DA now http://comments.deviantart.com/1/271632627/2302649844

But why do you want to leave, Bill? http://comments.deviantart.com/1/273099982/2315183260

You cannot get more high profile than having your work featured as a DD. The amount of care put into the description should be equal to that level of prestige  http://lolly.deviantart.com/journal/Now-that-I-have-your-attention-273423360

People are frankly tired of just being told dA is fucking great and huge and massive and the best shit out there since Tommy Lee discovered cocaine enemas http://lolly.deviantart.com/journal/Now-that-I-have-your-attention-273423360

Personally, I've lost all interest here on DA and I think it's time I leave for good http://blueshinewolf.deviantart.com/journal/Been-gone-for-a-while-Please-PLEASE-READ-274224794

FOR OUR NAME IS BRONIES! AND WE ARE MANY!  http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/ponies-are-losing-poll-assemble.html?showComment=1324282507782#c1611649094654842493

Then, I had it very bluntly pointed out to me that hot topics have a dollar value due to the exposure, and the importance of keeping them to a minimum so the dollar value could be increased so they could be sold to sponsors for stupid soda contests http://comments.deviantart.com/1/274469839/2326367767

"DeviantArt loves you" ... it feels like it's lip service. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/274063365/2322602618

Some have asked why I'm leaving. When it boils down to it, I have lost trust and faith in deviantArt's staff. Behind that loss is a mountain of issues: http://vsri.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-you-for-watching-273099982

This year (2011), the company nearly doubled in size http://citizenaim.deviantart.com/journal/Last-Week-274758218

I've never been able to get into DeviantArt, personally, but I do think Pixiv is pretty frickin’ awesome, and I think some of you will love it too http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/15/japans-greatest-artist-site-pixiv-is-going-international/

I really don't see the point of continuing  with this website.  I lost interest and it's becoming dull nowadays.  I feel kinda left out so I decided it's time to pack and go.  http://f4814n.deviantart.com/journal/Getting-Bored-with-DA-292794805

art or not, they cannot deny that it IS a deviation.  http://the--last--hope.deviantart.com/art/A-Year-in-dARelated-11-namenotrequired-Interview-274518224

http://heidi.deviantart.com/journal/deviantART-Holiday-Headquarters-2011-270796853?utm_source=elnino&utm_medium=messagecenter&utm_campaign=122211_MKT_HolidayTrouble&utm_term=image

Nice to see another dA dev who doesn't have a Bachelors in CS :P

Actually a lot of us, if not the majority, don't! http://comments.deviantart.com/1/275343258/2333518176

Google response to gmail outage

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-on-todays-gmail-issue.html

there is a dangerous crusade underway to deprive workers of rights, and this crusade masquerades as tort reform

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/mvfqp/my_mother_was_brutally_killed_at_work_is_there_no/c35i5ln

I love to study the history of technology development. The common thread is that most people don't believe it til they see it. But the ones who reap great rewards are the ones who see what it can be before it's there.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mmva4/im_a_founder_of_the_first_us_company_devoted_to/c328lx0

[I wish we could see] comments based on deviations, page, or journals

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/277071347/2347901800

[I wish we could] filter messages so anything from your friends gets put to the front

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/277071347/2347959644

I'm a software engineer [on dA and] I might skim over critical journals and upset comments, but I'm not the one handling them or responsible for the matters at stake, so I don't engage http://kouiskas.deviantart.com/journal/About-this-Nicolas-Cage-situation-278642117

I have recently tried to be a lot more active on the site, to watch tons more people http://comments.deviantart.com/1/278642117/2361718705

I was a 22-year-old whippersnapper, and I remember firing off this e-mail that disagreed with the entire executive staff. I didn't get fired -- I got a pat on the back http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-m-jackson/why-the-paypal-mafia-is-k_b_1121899.html

Citing two longtime liberal champions of the First Amendment, Senator Patrick Leahy and Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, Mr. Dodd fumed, “No one can seriously believe Pat Leahy and John Conyers can be backing legislation to block free speech or break the Internet.”  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/technology/web-protests-piracy-bill-and-2-key-senators-change-course.html?_r=1

The Iraq War—the issue that made Obama the nominee—has been ended on time and, vitally, with no troops left behind http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/andrew-sullivan-how-obama-s-long-game-will-outsmart-his-critics.html

Focus on the good and change the bad, that's all you can do. http://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/onedp/nowadays_theres_a_different_kind_of_poor/c3ikzpr

What does the ISS smell like?

"It smells clean, like a tidy laboratory, with a hint of machine." http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/gm8rh/iaman_astronaut_who_has_been_to_space_twice_and/c1ol96z

Engineers use the world's combined scientific and mathematical knowledge to tackle problems and offer the best solution http://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/comments/p4mb0/my_engineering_professor_spends_class_teaching/

To date we have 1,751,058,461 Favourites ... What if all of you Watchers of mine got a notification when I +Favourited something? http://liquisoft.deviantart.com/journal/The-Social-Currency-of-Opinion-283657092

Don't believe everything you read, always test stuff, <i>always</i> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZg5IV77x7s

We're one of the 100 most visited websites worldwide https://www.deviantart.com/developers/hiring http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/deviantart.com#rank

Basically Republicans are being eaten alive by their own propaganda machine

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/pftt3/thank_you_rick_santorum/c3p3ry9

Finally, it's just you and your sanity standing naked, trying to get up the last stretch of the mountains. With a sparkle in your eye and a maniacal laugh you throw your sanity into the fire. http://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/comments/pt0zd/found_this_gem_on_rengineering_over_a_year_ago/

May I inquire as to the whyness of that? http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/q3lmm/managers_of_reddit_do_you_have_special_tests_for/c3uhnky

The world is a stage and the play is badly cast

He said it does not make sense to try and lower costs by canceling the programs that were specifically established to find ways to save money http://www.spacenews.com/military/120309-lawmakers-cancellation-stp-ors.html

it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Personal_life_and_beliefs

Only an engineer can build a bridge that's just on the edge of falling down http://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/rc12e/how_feasible_is_my_idea_on_clean_energy/c44l6l8

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you options http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/relbe/newly_single_me_was_checking_out_a_group_of_girls/c456q01

The barrier of entry to pet ownership is often too low and allows people to recklessly purchase a pet without considering long-term costs.  http://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/q89pw/the_shelter_told_me_she_was_unadoptable_and_they/c3vk6op

Satellite Career Appeal: The technology is very sexy http://www.sspi.org/resource/resmgr/Files/Liftoff_Satellite_Careers.pdf

Whenever I'm thinking about nothing at all I get a boner.

It's like natures screensaver. http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/rfi2u/where_is_the_most_awkward_or_inappropriate_place/c45foka

You should be evaluating what I say based on the factual merit of the content, not on some quality of me as a person. That's true in every aspect of life. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/sa05h/by_request_iamaa_former_high_school_teacher_amaa/c4cbqp0

Fair Exposure http://sanguisgelidus.deviantart.com/art/Frontpage-Curiosity-296466138 http://heidi.deviantart.com/journal/Update-Fair-Exposure-and-Popular-Browse-296683587

Welcome to DeviantART, I love you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zNsUTWsOc

[Science is] self-correcting. Religion is not http://forum.deviantart.com/community/philosophy/1740832/

I can update tumblr randomly all day, you know? DA not so easily...

http://slugbox.deviantart.com/journal/Is-me-slusdfbix-313711624

<i>Many would rely on infrastructure that will be refactored (e.g., Message Center) or that is in the process of being refactored (e.g., Search). </i> http://zombiecoder.deviantart.com/journal/New-Sta-sh-APIs-323773798

Or more simply: the message center will be re-coded in the foreseeable future (probably within the next year 2012-2013 or so), as will the site search

We discourage any kind of scripting, automation, or extension that performs dA actions outside of the dA interface. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/323773798/2718783089

As for username history, I dont believe we'd be making that API - this kind of history is semi-private and a reason for feature to exist http://comments.deviantart.com/1/323773798/2719112624

So I got both a DD and a Facebook feature for my LA piece yesterday, and it finally just hit me how amazing this place is. All the love and support I've gotten here is mind-boggling to me. I would even go as far as to say that it's made my career. This is where I found my "audience", my first industry connections, fellow artist friends etc.

Deviantart, you're F****NG AWESOME http://andreewallin.deviantart.com/journal/Deviantart-you-re-F-NG-AWESOME-324914260

A lot of people have also complained about how groups are not user-friendly. Trust us... we know

http://deviantsgallery.deviantart.com/journal/State-of-the-Deviant-s-Gallery-Address-271110986

You're playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers

Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter, Suits, Season 2 Episode 9

There is also a Suggestions Forum where you can make a thread or post in an existing one with your ideas. This forum is useful not only for getting your suggestion seen by dA, but also for getting feedback on it from other members. They will often respond with their opinion and with possible disadvantages of your idea.

<i>Feedback from members, not staff.  Opinions and disadvantages can be counted upon, do not expect praise or positive reinforcement</i>

http://communityrelations.deviantart.com/journal/Did-You-Know-faving-folders-site-suggestions-334343476

idea - take in image, make invisible watermark that says text (like who the original was given to)

[Our technology team] is very responsive [to the community] for things that they ask for

http://www.thisweekinphoto.com/2012/twip-238-deviantly-artistic/ 14:05

Idea: Where else you can find me widget: youtube, pinterest, reddit, etc

He did break down and tell his family. "I remember at the dinner table with great excitement explaining to my wife Susan and my daughter Bethany what it was we were doing," says Zare. And then he experienced something many parents can relate to when talking to their kids.

"Bethany looked at me and said, 'pass the ketchup.' So, not everybody was as excited as I was," he says.

Zare says in a way, scientists are like artists. Sharing what they do is a big part of why they get out of bed in the morning.

"How many composers would actually compose music if they were told no one else could listen to their compositions? How many painters would make a painting if they were told no one else could see them?" says Zare. It's the same for scientists. "The great joy of science is to be able to share it. And so you want to say, isn't this interesting? Isn't that cool?"

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165513016/big-news-from-mars-rover-scientists-mum-for-now?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

And NO, I don't accept points, just like my landlord, insurance companies and supermarkets don't accept points. Can't pay real life bills with those.

http://dolphydolphiana.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-2012-5-open-339520372

Cannot purchase your own work with an alternate account through premium content platform

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/313647516/2635177830

Cannot cash out your own points through commissions with an alternate account

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/347788178/2897678067

I still wish I could just upload them to DA hassle-free like how imgur works. I'm really, really not a fan of DA's interface, and the constant "Buy our premium service!" stickers are annoying.

http://www.reddit.com/user/AnObviousDecoy :devanobviousdecoy:

It's ironic that the very thing that shattered this image [of positivity] was the release of the film [BronyDoc]. http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/183swa/iam_nicholas_ha_i_just_found_out_today_on/

No worries, I like how the deviantART team always asks about things before/after they do them. It makes the site that much more fun and interactive to be on

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/353806049/2939372408

[University Professors] look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads.  It's a way of getting their heads to meetings

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

I told my team earlier today, sometimes my role really effing sucks

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/The-Shoutbox-358050428

Gentrification on the internet

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/358050428/2966751004

So before you slam a developer and tell them they should be fired or that they have no idea how to make a game etc. Think about the impact that actually has on the person at the other end who invested years of their life into this game, not just 60 bucks.

http://www.reddit.com/r/SimCity/comments/19tns7/some_perspective_for_those_of_you_who_are_angry/

I gave artists very simple instructions like, "This is awesome! I want one! Just make it Ninja-styled like my Avatar!!" http://my.deviantart.com/art/New-Commissions-Portal-Coming-Soon-359463323

deviantART CEO, Angelo Sotira

The right way to structure any sort of representation of creative people is on a % basis. It is the only way to create alignment so that the interests of the creative and the interests of (in this case) a platform are the same. http://comments.deviantart.com/1/359463323/2975598829

idea:

Claim Kiriian button - button for users to press to verify through dA they caught it rather than replying on screen caps

I've added/removed the Commission widget.  One editing my page, I see "Misc (12)" and 13 widgets listed

I would consider it a great thing except dA takes 20% of the commission money/points paid to the artist.  Plus, I'm a jewelry artist and my prices vary, often exceeding the permitted price limit here on dA.  Instead I now go outside the commission system you have set up.  There's no way I'm allowing anyone to take 20% of what I earn for the work I do.  Etsy charges only $0.20 per listing, regardless of it being a custom item, and paypal/credit/debit cards take only a 4% fee, sometimes less, when I get paid by the buyer.  When dA becomes more reasonable about how much they take from us artists I may use the dA system in the future. http://comments.deviantart.com/61/361948155/3008667867

I know the rest of users around dA have no fault if I block someone, but I think I also have the right to not promote some person I don't want to... at least in my own account.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/350297521/3065385124

dA has historically had an interestingly shallow interest in third party development

http://support.deviantart.com/entries/24063452

It's just aggravating to pay so much for memberships and not have all someone needs in order to fully enjoy DA

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/381164078/3120275417

Yes dA has its faults. Yes I'd love to change things about it. Yes I'm actively working to make those things better and make the changes we ALL want and the site NEEDS. But despite its failings and because of its successes I am what I am.

http://zilla774.deviantart.com/journal/Decade-371392917

 thank you for being one of the people that keeps this amazing site wronging

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/371392917/3062722888

dA's [...] desire to remain autonomous and isolated is really... REALLY... one of my favorite things about this site at a business level.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/385884871/3135641498

highly-developed data mining/exploratory data analysis skills, as well as knowledge of experimental best practices

http://deviantart.theresumator.com/apply/28erut/Software-EngineerData-Scientist.html

"More Like This" ... changes everything

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/xc6dz/link/c5l9hy2

As someone who has helped create the oAuth API at dA when I worked here, I know that adding new API's are taking very seriously and heavily scrutinized because once they add an API call it's hard to get rid of it (They want to keep it simple and not have different versions of the API). Everyone also has to realize that dT can't make any decisions when it comes to adding features to dA that includes the API's. When a API suggestion is brought to their attention they pass it to people who can make those decisions which include but is not limited to Randomduck, Mccann, Spyed, and Pachunka. With that said, I'm not going to defend the issues with helpdesk and the developers email issues but at the same time I know behind the scenes they do read them.

API Suggestion Section is a great idea, but I do think dA does need a more extensive API (I believe that it will come with time). I know that there are issues that needs to be resolved first ... Such as the message center revamp, Their not going to create an API for the current message center just to release a new API in the future. I can say that they do plan to add new API calls as they develop new features and redo older ones, but in my opinion they have bigger things to worry about and work on then the API (Which I can't elaborate on cause of NDA).

https://support.deviantart.com/entries/24063452

good bye

Krissi001

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/404492480/3231464162

They're engineers, they damn well better be one dimensional because when your ass is strapped to a rocket the size of a small building you want the most obtuse, OCD motherfucker combing over whether or not Bob in the cubicle over designed that one o-ring to spec

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1o0jrr/neil_degrasse_tyson_watching_gravity/ccnzck5

Regarding asking "nicely", how much sugar are we supposed to coat things in? Most people I talk to state that they seldom get responses to any questions. If they do read it, that's cool. However, the lack of any describable response results in developers feeling incredibly marginalised. More than they apparently are. It's frustrating when you're essentially met with a brick wall.

https://support.deviantart.com/entries/24063452

Plato (Republic, Book VI) argues that democracy is inferior to various forms of monarchy, aristocracy and even oligarchy on the grounds that democracy tends to undermine the expertise necessary to properly govern societies. In a democracy, he argues, those who are experts at winning elections, and nothing else, will eventually dominate democratic politics. Democracy tends to emphasize this expertise at the expense of the expertise that is necessary to properly govern societies. The reason for this is that most people do not have the kinds of talents that enable them to think well about the difficult issues that politics involves. But in order to win office or get a piece of legislation passed, politicians must appeal to these people's sense of what is right or not right. Hence, the state will be guided by very poorly worked out ideas that experts in manipulation and mass appeal use to help themselves win office.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/democracy/

Then there is the question of whether there is a shortage of engineers in the United States. Salaries are the best indicator of shortages. In most engineering professions, salaries have not increased more than inflation over the past two decades.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-09-01/national/35276052_1_engineer-shortage-chinese-engineers-china-graduates

deviantART also lacks good mobile support

http://karzahnii.deviantart.com/journal/In-case-you-re-not-following-me-on-Tumblr-410376336

They know when you are sleeping. They know when you're awake. They know if you've been bad or good... so encrypt for goodness sake.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1s64du/were_from_the_aclu_cato_cdt_and_techdirt_fighting/cduai39

It's going on a year now that we're back on track, and you guys are about to get a load of changes to reflect that. All summer, all winter. Changes, improvements, and more changes.

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/DeviantArt-deviantART-and-Lots-of-Things-Too-461633765

If you receive a 500 error it is reasonable for your client to retry that request for a maximum of three retires. We allow for a certain amount of failure within our cluster so retrying is expected.

https://www.deviantart.com/developers/errors

very interesting feedback. Going to highlight this one.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/467165093/3534390551

Are unbiased poll results better?

http://comments.deviantart.com/14/4679614/3593624392

Welcome to deviantART, I love you

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/485822395/3620035758

deviantART [wants] to avoid site-wide implementation of credit card protocols and their proprietary API’s which can cause systems failure when implemented

http://help.deviantart.com/899/

Anyone trying for a piece of that pie [facebook and twitter] finds themselves licking crumbs off the plate.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/490098247/3640219178

they don't read anything we say

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/490098247/3640257432

:devspyed: sent the same comment to at least 20% of all users on dA in 2003

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/497253932/3675941333

There is no question that DeviantArt is green.

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Boldly-Facing-The-Future-498282387

regardless, the community will come to accept it, good or bad.

http://theryanford.deviantart.com/journal/7-Notes-On-Deviantart-s-New-Branding-498379381

look at how DDS change popularity over time:

http://joeyjazz.deviantart.com/journal/12th-DD-and-DDD-rant-with-some-strong-language-489884669

I'll be posting on a tablet app going forward since it's easier to use than DA

https://www.deviantart.com/art/Tasoli-on-Rice-now-on-Tapastic-516242043

the best way to avoid failure is to fail constantly

http://blog.codinghorror.com/working-with-the-chaos-monkey/

Simplifying the site by simplifying the jargon.  This idea is double plus good

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/534300637/3837093775

I don't use [DeviantArt] much

http://blitzpony.deviantart.com/journal/okay-yeh-let-s-face-it-I-don-t-use-this-site-much-538078072

"i am anxious to see how it will be handled"

"It probably won't be handled, at best I might get an email or skype message from someone, but I'm not holding my breath."

Former staff commenting on non-responsive administration within DeviantArt http://comments.deviantart.com/1/548127812/3894562431

I hang out on Reddit [...] feeling of a significant increase in engagement between the admins and the community, and that's down to the fact that AMAs and announcements get posted, and are open for comments from all members.

done.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/548127812/3896294232

Woah, what a concept

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/DeviantArt-and-Angry-Mobs-555101549

 it often feels staff [don't] reply [to comments]

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/555101549/3921601386

[Alpha testing] was mostly replaced by A/B testing and tracking how user sets interacted with the changes.  The issue was that power users don't always use features in the same way as the masses.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/558070144/3934613237

I hardly do anything for the community anymore because I wonder what is the point?

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/548127812/3894455680

Goes to show getting the best program or the most powerful computer, doesn't mean much. You have to focus on your art abilities, not the program, for its just another tool. Like a pencil.

https://www.deviantart.com/art/Dash-Microsoft-Paint-Challenge-559944461

Are *contests* prohibited by DeviantArt?

Any system of awarding which involves a random factor to determine the outcome would be considered a game of chance.

http://i.imgur.com/omPfEWS.png

predict adcast change

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/563620502/3956523115

I just wanted to come back and thank you a ton for this. You introduced me to writing scripts and my online experience in the last 15 months has been VASTLY improved by it. :heart:

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/350297521/4014991918

Usually anything art that I follow is either on pinterest or tumblr

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/580780255/4022395475

<i>why you would use this [DeviantArt] less which lets you put high res files of your work over social media accounts.</i>

Social media reaches a lot of people, but more importantly is easier to maintain. Sadly I don't have any time for personal art as I once did and I feel deviantart should be more focused on that, as opposed to client work.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/580780255/4022351406

I've abandoned this page in favor of few other sites.  Over the years DA has become not the best place not only to promote art but to search art too.

http://don-ko.deviantart.com/journal/it-s-kinda-dead-around-here-591203301

My excuse to [stay on DeviantArt] was because I moderated a group I felt was important for the community to keep up, but that group is now dead.

It's dead because there aren't enough of competent people who could help run it. Everyone sensible leaves. It's a sensible thing to do for a sensible person.

Maybe I should finally leave too.

http://neotheta.deviantart.com/journal/Why-is-Deviantart-stupid-592981487

To all the staff members that were unceremoniously laid off...

http://lintu47.deviantart.com/journal/poll/5354833/

This happened last time I made a purchase with the [Commission] widget.  One reason I always be certain to ask before I use [it]. [...] was told transactions could take two weeks to clear

was told transactions could take two weeks to clear

pending payment in the earnings section.?

I'll go ahead and send them again to the donation pool

blasted widget has put me in a annoying-paperwork-jargon slump [...] bad mood

Unless you're going to be transferring money to paypal, or doing ALOT of business it seems best to use the donation [widget]

Yeah, I should probably switch to using the Donate Pool

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/598144582/4087426365

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/598144582/4093299676

[@spyed] just laid off another 20 or so staff members with less than a days notice, now the DA staff count is down to around 40.

http://comments.deviantart.com/62/3633567/4147270442

DeviantArt: //it's on fire//

Spyed: "This is fine." //sips coffee//

http://comments.deviantart.com/62/3633567/4147669481

In April 2015 there were around 100 staff, 25 people lost their jobs at the end of April 2015 due to financial concerns, in July 2015 another roughly 25 people lost their jobs and this week a further 10 or so people lost their jobs. There are now only 42 people working for DeviantArt.

That is not a sign of a company that is thriving, it's a sign of mismanagement and poor decision making.

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/614073864/4146636989

[spyed might say] stick with DA and we can get through it together. [...]  he said that a year ago http://comments.deviantart.com/1/548127812/3895881961

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/614073864/4146633149

they hiked the price [or a core membership] too high, too fast, which after 13 years of a single price model was a shock to the system and had the opposite effect

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/614058189/4147441047

mass lay offs of low level staff but not change in upper management

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/614058189/4147441047

Considering moving away from DA. ... since DA has a pretty bad reputation

https://www.deviantart.com/journal/Considering-moving-away-from-DA-627273388

Idea: Map out the help desk system to figure out which steps are needed to file each kind of ticket

http://laurenkitsune.deviantart.com/journal/Help-Center-Uplift-641030004

Tumblr is more customizable and professional than DA

http://comments.deviantart.com/1/646944540/4269612571

Art apps vs art websites

http://suoish.deviantart.com/journal/What-Social-Media-Apps-or-Sites-Do-You-Use-659440370

2/23/17

Wix paid $36 million in cash for DeviantArt. While Wix plans to spend more to update both the desktop and mobile apps, the company is still expecting an increase in revenue.  All DeviantArt staff will remain and Sotira will join the Wix management team

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/wix-aquires-deviantart/

DeviantArt’s own growth as a business has come largely from word of mouth, with almost no investment made in marketing or advertising.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/website-builder-wix-acquires-art-community-deviantart-for-36m/

DeviantArt put in a bid to administer the .art [top level domain].  UK Creative Ideas Ltd eventually won the private auction

https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/30/deviantart-dadotart-letter/

https://icannwiki.com/.art

[The acquisition of DeviantArt by Wix] will include the addition of headcount in R&D and sales and marketing throughout the year.

http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/34582958/wix-acquires-deviantart-pairing-wix-capabilities-with-global-creative-community

DevaintArt announcement of Wix buy out

http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/DeviantArt-and-Wix-With-a-Kindred-Spirit-665239030

Wix investor announcement

https://investors.wix.com/investor-relations/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Wix-Acquires-DeviantArt-Pairing-Wix-Capabilities-with-Global-Creative-Community/default.aspx

Moved to Twitter/Instagram

http://danschoening.deviantart.com/journal/Hello-667609624

 reminder that you are missing out if you do not follow me on tumblr

https://www.deviantart.com/art/Tumblr-Teasers-669542196

If you interested look through my Patreon.

If you are not interested, please, just ignore it

https://www.deviantart.com/art/March-s-exclusive-669327164

Explanation of commission widget

http://comments.deviantart.com/62/7687971/4357749280

ads for Patreon

https://www.deviantart.com/art/Effects-voice-over-tutorial-promo-672006939

http://amarynceus.deviantart.com/journal/Patreon-672030917

I decided to follow my portfolio on Artstation.com, so I'm going to abandon [my profile on DeviantArt]

https://www.deviantart.com/journal/OUT-OF-HERE-674301299

Patreon honestly failed to become my main source of income as I was hoping it would be

https://www.deviantart.com/art/New-New-Patreon-Can-you-support-me-685548973

I have a bit of a bitter sweet experiense with mlp now. [...] I found it very boring to watch after season 2 ha ha! I still kept drawing mlp drawings since I was good at it and it was easy to do.

http://my-magic-dream.deviantart.com/art/Repaint-of-2013-Fire-Flies-685111520

Trump declared this week that while he aspires to corruptly interfere with law enforcement, he just can't pull it off.  It is as vivid a portrait as I have ever seen of the American government structurally limiting the impulse to tyranny.

https://www.lawfareblog.com/saddest-thing-president-trump-acknowledges-constraint

agnidevi watcher age

https://agnidevi.deviantart.com/journal/poll/7016602/

https://agnidevi.deviantart.com/status/11578745

ttps://comments.devtart.com/62578745/4516504275