This is a highly common suggestion that gets shot down all the time.
Why?
Let's look at this for a moment. Some people care about them, most people don't. Essentially it's spam and no different than any user-generated spam, with the exception it's dA itself sending it.
HOWEVER
That doesn't change the fact that it's still not wanted by a LOT of people. I get sick of having to constantly delete these as they NEVER have and NEVER will interest me.
What's wrong with putting "Hot Topic" crap in like say, a side bar on the front page or something? Why must you FORCE it on us? It's not going to make any of us get into whatever is being spammed at us. All it does is annoy a ton of people.
So what GOOD reason is there for not allowing us to disable these? There isn't one, so don't bother with that crap, just give us the option.
And I'll say it again (I don't know that anyone has responded)...
Don't use that stupid excuse of site policy changes. The vast majority of these are not site policy changes and even then, never ONCE has an actual site policy change affected me because I don't upload porn that I'm trying to pretend is art and anything that is mature content I list as mature.
I realise that ON OCCASION, important updates come through there.
Most of it though is not at all important (for example, "JOIN THIS CONTEST!" or "BUY THIS CRAP").
I mean, look you have a ToS. There's no need to hot topic notify people and remind them of what is in it. Stupid people will be stupid, that's why they get the ban-hammer.
Why?
Let's look at this for a moment. Some people care about them, most people don't. Essentially it's spam and no different than any user-generated spam, with the exception it's dA itself sending it.
HOWEVER
That doesn't change the fact that it's still not wanted by a LOT of people. I get sick of having to constantly delete these as they NEVER have and NEVER will interest me.
What's wrong with putting "Hot Topic" crap in like say, a side bar on the front page or something? Why must you FORCE it on us? It's not going to make any of us get into whatever is being spammed at us. All it does is annoy a ton of people.
So what GOOD reason is there for not allowing us to disable these? There isn't one, so don't bother with that crap, just give us the option.