Well, there is a reason that I mention that - and it's not because I'm gloating. It's because I'm sadly not able to interact on an individual basis the way that I would like to. Mostly, it's because the hated 'Eclipse' formatting that DA has crammed down all of our throats makes it *extremely* difficult to interact with a large number of people in any meaningful way. I used to thank every new watcher in person (well, virtual person) by leaving a comment on their profile, but I have not been able to figure out how to do this effectively in the new system! I used to be able to see how many new watchers I had at a glance and I could easily tell if I had thanked them or not. I could methodically go through the list, give them a llama, leave a nice comment with a bunch of cute animated emojis, and it was great! Now, however, I cannot tell how many new watchers there are in that queue - I cannot tell how many comments I have not yet responded to - my 'signature' inclusion of fun emojis has

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you - my followers here on DA. I appreciate your support so much! I am grateful for the comments, the likes, and the association. It is very validating as an artist to have people say such kind things about my content. I create artwork for ME - but I post it for YOU! Thanks again! ~ Pratev