Tell me, does this make much sense to you? This did in fact happen, and I'm sure most people can guess the parties involved:

deviant insults another deviant. third deviant stands up for second deviant. third deviant gets banned for "policy violation" apparently stemming from sticking up for second deviant. first deviant walks away, and is only punished after community makes a whole hoopla.

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umm, did I miss something here?



Hmmm. I logged in to dA this afternoon to discover I have a free, one-week trial subscription. Why? I'm not sure - I'm hoping that this is just something they've always done, and not something new in light of the recent events that have been plaguing our beloved community lately - because it's left me...unsettled. Especially considering that it now appears that I'm supporting financially, which I have been adamant in the past I would NOT do until things cleared up. I mean, don't get me wrong, it IS a nice gesture - I just hope it's being done with the right intentions.



Used with kind respect from bookdiva's journal:

Icore !icore Banned for seven days
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!deviot Banned indefinitely for quoting one line, in his journal. [link]
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!jmills74 Banned for 30-days

Things and situations continue to be extremely out of control...
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Telling someone to harm themselves is apparently accepted.
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degrading
- insulting, ridiculing, name calling, imitating and infantilizing; behaviour which diminishes the identity, dignity and self-worth of the person. Examples: yelling, swearing, publicly humiliating or labelling a person as stupid; mimicking a person's disability; treating a senior as if she or he cannot make decisions. Antonella Gambato

The six quotations below are from J.E. Brown

False accusations of wrongdoing are verbal abuse.

Abusive people will always pretend the victim is overreacting. It's called a tactic.

The belief that it's OK to insult others is what keeps many people single.

We get good at the things we practice. Last week, did you practice ways to be sarcastic to people? Or did you practice ways to make people feel good?

Verbal abuse is not a form of play.

Verbal abuse is not a form of entertainment.
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Enough is enough...the lack of professionalism, the banning, the verbal attacks by staff members, the negative connotations and the often defaming, demeaning/vocal abuse by some of the admins (not all), who represent dA the company, and, the way things are implied in order to cause others to view particular deviants as being obnoxious, is out of control. Enough is enough, in this public internet community. What admins say, could come back to haunt not only them, as individual representatives of dA, but also come back to haunt dA, itself, as a company. Those staff who demean and insult others are not exhibiting professional behavior...it is unacceptable...and they should be held responsible, just as others have been.


Used with kind respect from deviot's journal:

IS THE CURRENT DEVIANTART STAFF LYING TO YOU?

deviantart.com is on record for making OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS a year... but,

$Josh, a member of the deviantart.com administration, says, "He [°jark] may at some point, and this is a may here, win a legal battle which forces deviantART to give him [°jark] some money." $Josh continues to say, "if he [°jark] loses, deviantART is out a whole lot of money in legal fees. Money which deviantART doesn't have."

$1.2 MILLION... for $spyed's legal fees ...

20050907 update - °jark has brought some real legal fee numbers to light on his webpage here at [SAVE-THE-ALIEN] . please take a look... stay informed...


...i'm quite amazed at the support and resolve the community has for °jark... it makes me happy to know that so many people care for his plight... his cause.

°jark and °matteo always said, "deviantART loves you."




We must continue to remember what it is we're fighting for; the future of the community, an administration we can trust, and justice for Scott. We cannot let ourselves be distracted by "pretty new features" - it's a sad attempt on Angelo's part to try and make this all go away by pretending a major problem doesn't exist. It DOES exist, and it won't go away until it is resolved. FAIRLY.



Some inspirational quotes from His Holiness the Dalai Lama:


I'm always telling people prayer of course is good, but through prayer we can't change the reality. Very different. So change reality through heart, through action!

In these difficult times, you must not lose hope. Never lose faith in the truth. In the end, everything will be all right.

The roadblocks to a peaceful or happy twenty-first century are Western materialism and greed.

My attitude toward anger is...it's unwanted, it's a negative part of our minds. Can anger really help to solve problems? No - it complicates further.

To be patient means not to get angry with those who harm us and instead to have compassion for them. That is not to say that we should let them do what they like.

Today more and more people are realizing that the proper way to resolve differences is through dialogue, compromise, and negotiation, through human understanding and humility. This means that there will no longer be outright winners, but nor will there be total losers.

It is a mistake to pursue the goals of happiness and the avoidance of suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well behaved.

You should speak truthfully, honestly whether about good things or bad things.

I think it is very useful to have person-to-person meetings. This is because I think that one of the obstacles is ignorance, wrong information, and wrong impression. We have to meet and exchange ideas.

I don't think a person should have two sides - a private and a public side. There should be no gap, that is not honest.