A Rant
I've been a member of Deviantart since I was about 12. That's four years I've been faithful to them through everything.
Deviantart used to be a great service. Many tutorials, stock photos, and intelligent people, beautiful art, and a great social network for other artists of different mediums.
Recently, I don't know when, because I don't seem to remember them pointing this out, they have turned on the Mature Content Filter for anyone under 18. I'm 16, and have never turned the filter on. DA does not post pornography, but artistic nudes and sometimes references to drugs or violent images come across my radar. They do not offend ME, and my parents have thus far always been cool with it. I'm kind of pissed off because all of the sudden, I click on something and it says "You cannot view this until you turn 18."
Nobody told me this. There was no news post.
I post my grievance in the forum, and I'm instantly flamed with "I really don't care anymore" and "What's with all these diaper-changing complaints lately, grow the f*ck up"
Seriously, I addressed my complaint in a civil and adult manner, and these people are treating me like nothing.
I'm seriously in a shaking rage, mostly because of the response I got.
So, I quit DA today, once and for all. My drawings are taken off, and my photos will now only be displayed on Photobucket. Any drawings I do post will probably be either here, or on a seperate sketchblog if I so choose to make one. I might actually get to work on a portfolio site within the next few months...
Holy hell I hate people.
-Flip
2 comments:
Far too late, they've modified their policy. Now an artist can choose strict 18+ or warning 18+, which is still infuriating when the hard-ass artist says strict monitor.
Shame you felt you had to leave the site. :c I couldn't imagine leaving, I've made several friends there.
One thing you should be aware of, though, is that no one important really reads the "Complaints" section. It's mostly degenerated into a forum for people to bitch and whine about their pet peeves and personal problems. Also, when big issues like the Mature Filter thing happen, people POUR into the Complaints section and post one complaint after the other about it, which becomes annoying and redundant.
It's perfectly understandable, though, since most people in their right minds don't care enough about the forum to know this, ha.
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