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Woooah dude! Two hundred!
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Man, it just dawned on me that I've busted two hundred deviations here on DeviantArt... that's kinda cool, don't ya think?
Let's celebrate!
Wooooooo hooooo!
Let's celebrate!
Wooooooo hooooo!
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Christmas Cards
1 min read
Hey folks! It's that time of year... spread the love! I thought it might be fun to exchange Christmas cards with some of you... note me with your addy and I'll send back mine and then we can send each other cards! No serial killers please. 
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Change?
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Isn't it amazing how many new deviations are submitted daily on dA? That the amount of people who are interested in dA increases daily? And the fact that so many artists have found a platform to dicuss and present their work to others?
Without a doubt it's a big, interesting and versatile community. But isn't it amazing to always see the same artists on the frontpage every single day concerning the fact that so many new deviations have been submitted?
We're all aware of that and believe that this has to change. It is already quite difficult for the "unknown" artists to promote their work and gain more attention.
Clearly, we do not intend to deny the skills of those great artists who enrich the community by sharing their magnificent work. But we do intend to enhance the platform in such a way that "unknown" artists might get a real chance to draw the public attention to their own pieces of work by promoting it on the front page of the community.
In our opinion we think it unjust to only have the chance to be represented on the front page if one has the luck of having many watchers.
We would like a better system which allows a deviation to be seen on the front page if, for example, it has 'only' reached about 40 favourites and about 200 views.
Take a look at the actual situation: You have uploaded an impressive piece or art that gets faved according to the number of your total views/watchers. Then, however, a more popular deviant uploads a more or less 'average' deviation and automatically reaches more than the double of your favourites/views in a mere moment.
A new structure of the frontpage could enhance the actual competition on dA, i.e. popular deviants wouldn't be able to best the "unknown" artists by posting a rather average deviation.
A reasonable alternative to present the "daily top favourites" on the front page would be a bigger amount of thumbs which would show the 40 best deviations of the day in a random order.
We think it's in everyone's interest to change the current situation and make dA a place where creating and sharing unique art plays a far bigger role than scrambling for new watchers.
If you agree, help us and yourself by copying and pasting this entry into your journal. Text file --> www.tomick.de/DailyChanges.rtf
The community
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Without a doubt it's a big, interesting and versatile community. But isn't it amazing to always see the same artists on the frontpage every single day concerning the fact that so many new deviations have been submitted?
We're all aware of that and believe that this has to change. It is already quite difficult for the "unknown" artists to promote their work and gain more attention.
Clearly, we do not intend to deny the skills of those great artists who enrich the community by sharing their magnificent work. But we do intend to enhance the platform in such a way that "unknown" artists might get a real chance to draw the public attention to their own pieces of work by promoting it on the front page of the community.
In our opinion we think it unjust to only have the chance to be represented on the front page if one has the luck of having many watchers.
We would like a better system which allows a deviation to be seen on the front page if, for example, it has 'only' reached about 40 favourites and about 200 views.
Take a look at the actual situation: You have uploaded an impressive piece or art that gets faved according to the number of your total views/watchers. Then, however, a more popular deviant uploads a more or less 'average' deviation and automatically reaches more than the double of your favourites/views in a mere moment.
A new structure of the frontpage could enhance the actual competition on dA, i.e. popular deviants wouldn't be able to best the "unknown" artists by posting a rather average deviation.
A reasonable alternative to present the "daily top favourites" on the front page would be a bigger amount of thumbs which would show the 40 best deviations of the day in a random order.
We think it's in everyone's interest to change the current situation and make dA a place where creating and sharing unique art plays a far bigger role than scrambling for new watchers.
If you agree, help us and yourself by copying and pasting this entry into your journal. Text file --> www.tomick.de/DailyChanges.rtf
The community
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Beautiful, Blessed Child
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I thank all of you who took the time to suggest names for my new feline friend. There were some great suggestions!
A name has been choosen and now, allow me to present to the world this tiny furry bundle of teeth and claws who shall be known as "Meiko". Meiko is a Japanese name meaning "beautiful, blessed child"-- I think it fits her just fine.
Meiko is doing well... her eyes have cleared up and I am treating her with Amoxillin for a mild upper respiratory infection. She is full of spit and fire ( even more so now!) and hardly lets me sleep. As I type she is throwing herself into me, executing playful attacks. I am, apparently, a giant chew toy. Mice will be easy work for her I think.
Thanks again people!
A name has been choosen and now, allow me to present to the world this tiny furry bundle of teeth and claws who shall be known as "Meiko". Meiko is a Japanese name meaning "beautiful, blessed child"-- I think it fits her just fine.
Meiko is doing well... her eyes have cleared up and I am treating her with Amoxillin for a mild upper respiratory infection. She is full of spit and fire ( even more so now!) and hardly lets me sleep. As I type she is throwing herself into me, executing playful attacks. I am, apparently, a giant chew toy. Mice will be easy work for her I think.
Thanks again people!
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Help Me Name the Kitty
2 min read
Hi folks!
It's been awhile since I wrote in this journal. I haven't had occasion to write the next installment if 'Telling it like it is' since I haven't experienced anything that has really provoked me to rant. I suppose that's a good thing, huh?
What I am asking today is for some help naming a kitten I've adopted just a few days ago. See deviation www.deviantart.com/deviation/3… a photo of the kitten. I'd like a name that has meaning somehow... relevant to the kitty's character or situation or appearance-- you know. Here's some info that may help along those lines....
The kitten is a female (95 percent sure... hard to tell at 5 weeks)
Found the little feral ( wild) kitty behind an Exxon service station-- she was one of four kittens. I took her from her wild mother because this kitten needed care-- the others looked fine.
She is the most beautiful kitty I have ever seen-- when she stares as me with those baby blue eyes it melts my heart ( what a sap I am!)
She weighs 8 oz.
She is super dark grey--almost smokey.
She will reside in a 50's retro rancher/ photo studio in Pa.
She will be a hunter.
She is learning German and Danish.
She was wild born.
Feel free to ask questions if that might help you with ideas for names.
Well, that's what this journal is about-- I'll keep it short and sweet. I look forward to seeing your suggestions!
Your pal,
Teufelkind
It's been awhile since I wrote in this journal. I haven't had occasion to write the next installment if 'Telling it like it is' since I haven't experienced anything that has really provoked me to rant. I suppose that's a good thing, huh?
What I am asking today is for some help naming a kitten I've adopted just a few days ago. See deviation www.deviantart.com/deviation/3… a photo of the kitten. I'd like a name that has meaning somehow... relevant to the kitty's character or situation or appearance-- you know. Here's some info that may help along those lines....
The kitten is a female (95 percent sure... hard to tell at 5 weeks)
Found the little feral ( wild) kitty behind an Exxon service station-- she was one of four kittens. I took her from her wild mother because this kitten needed care-- the others looked fine.
She is the most beautiful kitty I have ever seen-- when she stares as me with those baby blue eyes it melts my heart ( what a sap I am!)
She weighs 8 oz.
She is super dark grey--almost smokey.
She will reside in a 50's retro rancher/ photo studio in Pa.
She will be a hunter.
She is learning German and Danish.
She was wild born.
Feel free to ask questions if that might help you with ideas for names.
Well, that's what this journal is about-- I'll keep it short and sweet. I look forward to seeing your suggestions!
Your pal,
Teufelkind
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