Complaints about DA and how it (doesnt) work [rant]


TheLonelySquire's avatar
im pretty sure that others have said it and that you have noticed it by now, but DA is and has been dieing for a long time now.
I am bad at writing and talking to people so i will try to keep this short.

-Too much stuff
As it stands, there is too much of everything here. Good art, bad art, literature, photos, and its really poorly managed. If one could chose what he/she wants to look and follow that would be great. Since as much all of that is still Art i do prefer to only look at drawings since that i what i do and what i am interested in.

-Too much stuff (quality vise)
You can literally upload whatever you want here and nobody is gonna say anything, im just thinking that after all these years of people uploading whatever they want here, that it turned DA into a garbage pile. I understand, now all of us can be great at drawing (im not too) but with the influx of so much images and drawing being uploaded at once it hard to find the ones that are good. So some kind of a filter or moderation is required.

-crazy rules and bad (current) moderation
I've had multiple of my drawings taken down cause they were of minor characters. Yes, the characters in the cartoon/game are minors, but my depiction of them isnt. This would mean that its okay to draw minors if in the game where they are from they are adults. And about the rules, i had one of my drawings taken down cause it hard a erect penis, which apparently is not okay, but what is okay is to draw a human sized penis as long as it not erect. So the rules can be bent pretty easily and thats not good.

-needing to know HTML formatting in order to make a nice page
I am a artist, not a programmer. I would like to be able to customize my own page without needing to know how to code one.

So im hoping most of these issues are gonna get fixed when the rework comes, but i doubt. Since if its the same people running the site than its just a different paint job nothing else.

TL: DR
Too much stuff quality and content vise, and lazy moderation, If the people running the site dont change, than its not gonna get any better.
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CosmicKalamari's avatar
I feel silly judging others, because when I first joined, I would upload ANYTHING that I drew just to get pageviews. Which, worked. But in reality, I know it was dA spamming, and I'm sure I lost some potential followers because of the quality of work they saw. But I stopped doing that rather quickly.

But I also see people uploading the same picture over and over again to get views, and they're not good at all. Like, something someone drew in 5 minutes. It's really hard to find new artists that are worthy of appreciation here. It's kind of a mess, to be honest. And it's so frustrating.

I spend 20+ hours on most of my completed pieces, and can't even break 100 views on a single one. However, I come to DA's homepage, and there's some of the worst art sitting right there under Popular 24 Hours. I really don't understand how this happens. Not to mention, most of it is niche stuff like MLP, or porn, and I guess people who view that stuff don't care about quality so much?

Not trying to attack anyone's art here, but again, I wouldn't be complaining about it if it weren't for the fact that the quality of the art is....not quality at all...

I wonder if it would be possible for DA to have sections for browsing different art levels, such as beginner, intermediate, advanced, etc. Sometimes I really want to be wowed, sometimes I want to find others on my level, and then other times I want to help others advance their art skills. 
HazelDex's avatar
it's another "Jews always wins" the episode
SaintPoe's avatar
lol
so you're not allowed to draw minors in the nude?  shocking 
and you are complaining about the lack of quality art?  doubly shocking 
RedEyedRocker's avatar
As much as I love DeviantArt as an art website, I also hate it so much as I've been seeing this too much now, multiple artists I follow have their art deleted or even their account suspended which is the reason some of them moved to other art websites which is so sad. I really hate these stupid DA restrictions which makes no sense at all. All this does is limit the artist's freedom as they either have no choice but to abide by the rules while limiting themselves or move out. There's a mature content tag for a reason, DA needs to get their shit straight, either allow all mature content or don't allow any at all.
ametotaiyou's avatar
ironically, a number of deviants believe it's art like yours that there's "too much of", on deviantart, so HMMMMMMMMMMM
KaneLivesInDeath's avatar
Citrus-Chickadee's avatar
:iconwalloftextplz:

Also, old news is old.
AmalaAzula's avatar
Sexualizing characters who are minors in the canon version is a no-no.

Example: Deku from My Hero Academia is 15 years old. Drawing him in an nsfw setting with him looking older is still against dA's ToS.

Your best bet is to post in some hentai gallery site.
TheLonelySquire's avatar
Yeaaahhh, i guess its their loss, i will just post my drawings elsewhere and watch as DA slowly dies off i guess.
DaikonReviews's avatar
Nobody wants your child porn.
AmalaAzula's avatar
DA isn't losing anything though.
faeorain's avatar
Boner pics won't make the front page any better. It looks like you just proved your previous point to be incorrect...you can't just upload anything you want here. I'm glad they have that rule, and it's been there for a long time.

I think they use CSS here instead of HTML ( maybe it's used in some cases ). From what I've heard, the new site will be much less customized. We will have to wait and see if they allow HTML. If they do, I will tell you, it's easy to learn a few basics online. I'm old and I taught my old brain enough to make improvements to my ebay pages. If I can do it, anyone can.
TheLonelySquire's avatar
the issue is that (to me) the things i draw seam to be the least amount weird, and yet they regularly get taken down, while things like inflation, scat or whatever weird stuff there is, is freely allowed. Yes, you could say i am angry cause they took down my drawings, and am now trying to blame others, but i seriously think that having all these weird fetish drawings here are not making DA look any better.

And yes, i learned a few easy tricks on formatting and what not, but i seriously would prefer if i didn't have to. I should use my time to get better at drawing, not learn basic site formatting.
BlueWingedCoyote's avatar
you know the report button works, if you see scat or bodily fluids you can report that. If people are reporting you, share the love and report others who are "getting away with" stuff you don't like.
RobStrand's avatar
:iconwhothehellcaresplz:
We know, we have always known.

Welcome to hell.
TheLonelySquire's avatar
I see, the issue is that i remember DA being a lot better before. So thats why i hate it to see fall. It has a place among all the other art hosting websites, but its the worst one by far.
Shesvii's avatar
crazy rules and bad (current) moderation
I've had multiple of my drawings taken down cause they were of minor characters.

DeviantArt ToS clearly state it's not allowed to post sexualized artworks of characters that are minor in canon, no matter how much you age them up.
FAQ #220: What is Mature Content?
FAQ #554: Is my deviation Mature Content?