
The Forum Newsletter No. 4:pointr: To begin with...
The fourth edition of the Forum Newsletter is here!
This month, there's actually been quite a bit going on. I probably forgot most of it though.
In this edition of the Forum Newsletter, you can win a subscription! Read on for details :3
:pointr: The Forum News
:bulletred:Plz accounts: Back!
That's right! In a bit of a U-turn, plz accounts are being allowed. Limitations, obviously, but then most people did agree they had out of hand before the last purge.
:devfailplz: is back!
In these threads, :devlolly: asked for the avatars to be returned (some accounts were unbanned, some accounts had been linked with abu

Designers’ Block: Edition 11Designers block is often a term given to phenomenon whereby designers/artist suffer a mental block. Weve all suffer this at some time or the other. Its usually a result of stress, lack of creativity, unmotivated, etc. So, we would like to help those designers who need inspiration by putting together a team of five designers that will feature deviations from Designs and Interface gallery.
As much as the article is to expose artists, its primary focus is to be a retreat where one can be inspired and gather ideas. As a result, favorites, comments and views do not affect the designs being chosen, neither does having a daily dev

Response to Ryan FordIn response to a news article posted by Ryan Ford. Click here to read: Maintaining Relevance in the Web2.0 Space
Ryan,
I really appreciate you taking the time to share this perspective.
In the past year or so I would say that we've undergone a complete revamp of deviantARTs internal operations. And we hope that so far this challenging transition has already begun to shine through in a positive way. But the transition is not complete.
This year of 2007 is particularly important to the future of deviantART. The way we handle the issues you raised, plus the many issues that I also see with the company from a more 3 dimensional perspective in

Weekly Update-Special Focus-Internet SafetyCommunity Development
This week we will be taking a break from our traditional Weekly Updates to address one particular issue. The Updates will resume as normal next Wednesday.
Internet Safety
We at deviantART.com are concerned for your safety. The internet is accessible to everyone from all walks of life and all ages and so is deviantART. Children, as well as adults, now populate the web in vast numbers making it difficult to distinguish the age of the person sitting behind the monitor.
Sadly, there are dangers to posting your personal information online and making it available to the world at large. However, you can protect yourself fr
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