Thank you for DeviantArt

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Though there have been times where maybe decisions on how to manage the site messed up and sometimes people are right to get mad at changes, I have talked to a few staff members before and closely followed in :iconspyed:'s words and realized that there's still a whole lot of love put into this community.

I have things to complain about, yes, but I am also thankful that I have this site, the only art site where I feel like everything is about having fun and procastinating with art, where art is encouraged with child spirit and I am allowed to do whatever I want with it even if the community has gotten so butthurt it makes you want to leave sometimes.


There are wonderful artists out there that, even though I don't particularily idolize, I recognise and respect their experience, time, effort and inspiration they've put in us, such as :iconry-spirit: :icontsaoshin: :iconkipine: :iconarvalis: :icongalidor-dragon: :iconsandara: :iconpicolo-kun: just to name a few.

I want to let this staff know that I appreciate what you do, and what you try to do for us as well, because I know sometimes you can relate to our feelings about DA but it's hard to take actions when you're not in the position to, I appreciate your intentions towards us, because I've seen you talk, I've watched you act, I've read some of yor words and I knew you really meant them, we have a lot in common, specially this website.

DeviantArt has changed with the time, yes, I've spent near 8 years in this community and I have a lot of reasons to complain about this site, I am aware that it's not what it used to be and I'm saying this because I can relate to users that might be mad and have reasons not to thank this site, but I'm pretty sure we all have at least single reason to thank for, and mine is helping me make friends and grow as a person and as an artist while I was going through some bad stuff for a time and I couldn't vent IRL.

I guess I just owe DA a bunch of things other than that, I've met wonderful people here and learned a lot of things, it's the site I spend most of my time on and know very well, and I intend on keeping it that way. There are certain staff members I hold a special respect to for what they do, but let me list all of them here so you get a look at these people:

CEO

:iconspyed:

CTO

:iconmccann:

COO

:iconsgonzalez:

Advisor-in-Chief

:iconmakepictures:

Advertising

:iconamzwu::icongerarduht::iconisosphere::iconlunat1k15::iconlikasmyles::icontwee689:

Business Intelligence

:iconmerhej:

Community

:iconaunjuli::icondamphyr::iconheidi::iconikue::iconmoonbeam13::iconrealitysquared:

Creative

:iconheidi::iconmarioluevanos::iconseoul-child:

DT

:iconartbit::iconchris::iconjustgalym::iconkojik1010::iconmicahgoulart::iconmuteor::iconoutgoingcoyote::iconpetralfire::iconpgorniak::iconraincoastchris::iconrandomduck::iconswoony::iconyumeruby:

Editorial

:iconheidi::iconmadizzlee::iconmarioluevanos::iconseoul-child::icontechgnotic:

Human Resources

:iconjeanpat:

Marketing

:iconafungshui::icondanlev::iconheidi::iconmadizzlee:

Operations

:iconjeanpat::iconmakepictures::iconsgonzalez:

Product

:iconthelaurenverse::iconultradad:

UI

:iconstarvingartist::iconzilla774:

They have all worked really hard for this site, and it upsets me that we often blame them for how DA has changed over time and stopped being the site it was, when in reality, they don't always take those decisions that negatively affects us and they're affected by their own staff problems as well; they don't always have the last word over every change there is in this site, and they defend the community's opinions as much as they can as long as they cause no harm.

For having patience to build this site, I have never done anything but complain, so for the first time #thankyoudastaff 

Also I have to particularily thank damphyr man you don't get enough recognition for the things you do and it sucks to get the worst part of DA to fix it and the worst complaints on top of that
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moonbeam13's avatar
Thank you so much for your kindness :hug: