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Popular Browse Section Petition

Journal Entry: Tue Feb 12, 2008, 7:54 AM
OK guys, I don't typically do this but I'm throwing in my two cents. I do not like the new browse popular system :( I think its no longer in the hands of the community to decide what they like, when higher ups are allowed to decide which categories the favs count for (Ie. a poem with 100 faves equals and anime picture with 1500 faves. not bashing poetry here and thats not the actual numbers just what my understanding of fairexposure is)

I think the idea sounds great. but its not working. There is stolen artwork on the front page and they aren't even taking it down. That is not a good example of what deviantart is like and fairexposure doesn't work if it promotes things an artist didn't even do over unknown deviants with amazing art! Also if unknown deviants post in popular sections they are going to have to work forever to get higher in the browse!

I do like the idea behind fairexposure, to push unknown deviants higher up in the browse. But i don't think its all been thought through. IT would be great if we could have two feeds on the front page, the old system and the new algorithm system.

If you don't agree with me that is fine, you can even let me know that you don't :) but if you do agree, there is a petition for reforming fairexposure getting started right here: [link]


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Sorry for the rant guys! I am just very upset about the promotion of stolen artwork! I've been ripped off before just like many of you, and it hurts a lot.  If you agree try and spread the word about the petition!


((BTW is anyone else not able to do anything without getting 10 database errors?! I'm about to give up on DA for the day! lol))

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Some recent favorites of mine :)

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All Commissions, Trades, Requests are Closed until further notice.

Current list of work to be finished
:star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty: = ideas sketched/sculpted :star: :star-empty: :star-empty: = working on final lineart/sculpture :star: :star: :star-empty: = coloring/painting


Commissions:
~albinoshadow :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~wingedsiamese :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
*ChibiSilverWings :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~ChocoboDragon :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
!BlackWolf-Embers :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~Guncraft :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~NightFell :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:

Sculpture Commissions:
*ChibiSilverWings :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
=Lazeros :star: :star: :star-empty:
~isil-The-Werecat :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:

Trades:
~Psychopomp16 :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
*rozga-chan :star: :star: :star-empty:
~K-X :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:

Contest prizes!
!pollo-chan :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~PlainYellowFox :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
=ElementalSpirits :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~Feline-Ferret :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~YamiInux :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
*colonel-strawberry :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
!Nokkel :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~Licorize :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~Ookami-girl :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:
*Pookabay :star-half: :star-empty: :star-empty:

Old Prizes and requests still owed :S :
!sp00f :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~bloodyfeathers :star: :star: :star-empty:
~Vincer :star: :star-empty: :star-empty:
~RandYoungtown :star: :star: :star-empty:

If you are missing from these lists it probably means we have never finalized the details but let me know if i was dumb and left your name off. <3
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:iconmichellewalker:
*MichelleWalker Feb 15, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh, and yeah - the database error message is also pissing me off something fierce! :omfg:
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*Plaguedog Feb 15, 2008   Digital Artist
I knoooooooow! T_T Its so bad!
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*MichelleWalker Feb 15, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Most of this has gone way over my head - does it basically mean that if you browse, less-favourited pieces will appear even if you set the search to popular? I've often seen newly-uploaded pics of mine make the first page of the "Popular in 24 hours" search... is that what the fair exposure thing is all about? :confused:
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*Plaguedog Feb 15, 2008   Digital Artist
Its the popular section on the front page, it now has less favorited things pushed to the front based on a the different categories things are in. It seems like in the past couple of days things have been shifting a little bit more towards how they normally were, they must be tweeking it :)

However withing the individual categories it is still the same. So if you had the most favorites for the day in comics, you would still be at the top.
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:iconchocobodragon:
I like your idea of two feeds. I actually haven't checked out this new system you are talking about, I'll take a look..
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:iconevilcheese2:
Its not a rant if I agree!! :lol:
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*Plaguedog Feb 15, 2008   Digital Artist
lol! rant rant rant hooray!
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:iconniece-of-a-soldier:
ok please dont call me a n00b or anything, but what exactly is fairexposure?
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:iconplaguedog:
*Plaguedog Feb 15, 2008   Digital Artist
Its is a new system DA put in place for the popular section on the front page that pushed up pictures with fewer favorites ahead of other images based on what category they are in :)
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