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This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 900 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
:faq29:
So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community.
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice t

`Ticked OffOh my gosh!

Today, I have been honored to receive my ` mark with a bunch of other amazing deviants.
First off, thank you to $fourteenthstar and anyone who suggested me.

You are all amazing!
Whoa, a lot of familiar names on the list!

I hope to get to know some of you more.

`daekazu

`mirz-alt

`Ravenswd

`SavageFrog
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`thetaoofchaos
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1. Happy Holidays and Merry New Year
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Seniority Announcement - December 2011This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 800 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
:faq29:
So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community.
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many others who deviate to be recognised

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Perhaps because there are so many different ways of conceptualizing DDs, there are also many myths and misconceptions. I would like to address some of those myths by responding to the ones most frequently heard. Please note that these opinions are mine and reflect my experiences with the photomanipulation community, but perhaps they will be informative nevertheless.
Myth 1: DDs should always be perfect.
To many of us, the ideal Daily Deviation goes to an artist with amazing talent whose work draws you in and makes you think, "Wow, everyone needs to see this!" A DD should move you, inspire you, and provoke you to think, b

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While Spirit Day does focus on the LGBT community, I believe that it's anti-bullying message is relevant to every community. It only get's better, if we take the pledge to make it so.
Practice compassion and understanding, and treat others how you would like to be treated and we can make a difference.
Show your support for this anti-bullying me

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Recently my team and I worked tirelessly on a project to help improve the gallery descriptions and thumbnail examples. While that project was indeed tedious with almost 4,000 categories in our system, it was also educational. What I learned from sorting through thousands and thousands of categories was that we have a lot of redundancy and a lot of categories that seem to have been created on a whim that are now simply homes for junk.
Over the years, the desire to appease niche communities and people who just wanted a specific area has led to some categories that go up to 4 levels deep, and it's really no wonder it's so confusing for people to figure out where to submit their artwork.
The conclusion I've come to is simplicity. While I'm not about to rip apart everything and make 6 stand alone categories, I do believe that there is a lot we can do to simplify the category tree. That includes some of the following:
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The best point to start with any question or problem related to dA is the official Need Help? thread. It lists all official help channels and what they can be used for. In this article we focus on the +faq - as well as places to find dA information in many other languages! Let's start with English.
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Seniority Announcements - January 2013

by $fourteenthstar, Jan 13, 2013, 5:52:06 AM
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This article marks the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 1000 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.

FAQ #29: How do I become a Senior Member?

So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community. 

Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many others who deviate to be recognised in the crowd.

Today, we present to you the following deviants who have all been awarded Seniority in our current round of community recognitions. They have all been nominated for their efforts in the community by multiple deviants, Staff and Volunteers.

`daekazu
`mirz-alt
`Ravenswd
`SavageFrog
`thetaoofchaos
`vespera
`Infinite-Heart
`Arichy
`Luna--Rose
`cinyu
`BlissfullySarcastic
`dreamsinstatic
`OfOneSoul
`dragonfly-oli
`ziinyu
`VintageWarmth
`Milotic1406
`TeaPhotography
`CypherVisor
`CrystalJMarine
`Ravenari
`Romaji
`FuzzyHoser
`MagicalJoey
`IceXDragon
`HazardousArts
`raspil
`arvalis
`Pakaku
`GrimFace242
`luniara
`Kendra-Paige
`Minato-Kushina
`TiaVon
`PlasticusForkus
`Rahiden

Congratulations everyone!

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Seniority Announcements - January 2013by $fourteenthstar

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Announcing the newest Senior members in our community -- congratulations everyone!

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~chop007 Apr 28, 2013

SENIOR MEMBER? Please, somebody do something about that scammer posting a quick way to get deviantart points. if there was anybody watching this site at all you would catch him. This guy is a major identity thief, this is bordering on human rites violations. Please, supposed 'senior' members take this dood out, before he harms even more people. Is there any moderators/control on this forum, despicable.

`IceXDragon May 3, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Hey!

Seniors members do not have the ability to ban deviants, only members of the official deviantART staff can.

Report him to the help desk for action to be taken.

~chop007 May 4, 2013

Cool thank you, sorry for sounding demanding I was just hacked off that some people try to turn this awesome site into rubbish. But hey, guess you will always find them around. Sorry, I thought with your seniority you could make a difference. Anyways, no worries, thanks for the awesome art and your amazing contributions.

`IceXDragon May 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Haha, no problems.

Yeah, people like that are just.

~chop007 May 4, 2013

No worries, one day things will change I am sure of it. If we can dream it, it can become real. More peace, more light, more truth, no suffering, man I cannot wait. It's in the wind, the change that is. Awesome, thanks for fav, keep well friend.