DA as a social site

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You're reading this journal but do you plan on commenting?


No, I'm not asking you to. I realized something from a friend today: many people don't comment; they just stay on the side lines. I'm guilty of this too. I watch a lot of people on DeviantArt because of many different reasons but when their art comes up in my messages, I tend to not comment, sometimes silently fave, then delete it from my messages. What does this do for the artist? Nothing. I've come to realize that a lot of people are leaving DA because of this method and I'm not helping any it seems. I'm going to try and change that however, at least gradually. It never hurts to comment, it's free, and it lets the artist know you care in a way that a simple fave won't really express. DA is a social art site and leaving the social out makes it seem like I should just go browse imgur or something. The fun in DA is the comments, the discussions, the descriptions, profiles, everything, but they all have to work together to enhance a user experience.

Lets make a toast to be more expressive, both artfully, and socially, on DeviantArt.



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I am guilty for not commenting even when I really want to because I'm socially awkward. Even on the internet where people can't really see you or judge you by how you act or look, it's still nerve wracking for me to start a conversation with people. Which is why I don't have many online friends and mainly use Deviantart to record my progress as an artist and as a storage place. But I'm trying to beat this social awkwardity (I really don't know if that's an actual word, but I'm going to use it) and get more social and leave more comments, because friends are nice to have and the more you have, the better life is in my opinion.