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Hello deviates.
I know I have sent you this blog a couple of times now, but that is for a reason, well a couple. And, I'm sending it again. I would like you to all read over the submission rules carefully and keep them in mind when submitting.
I would also like you all to check out the news article Group Abuse: Killing our Communities by DavidVogt.
A little while a ago we received a note for a concerned founder of an affiliate group. They pointed out that many deviants submit works to dozens of groups and that this is unfair. We had all noticed this before but hadn't really taken it in. Having it brought to our attention made me realise that we should do something about this. So, we began to limit the number of group galleries a deviation could be in at the time of submission for us to accept it. So, I would like to remind everyone that we do reject works submitted to more than a dozen other groups.
If we notice you regularly submit to large numbers of groups we may be very strict with you and request that you do not submit works to us that are in more than FOUR other groups - FOUR. We are doing this for the sake of dA groups and for you. We like to give deserving deviants the attention they deserve and strongly believe it is wrong to exploit the group system by submitting to large numbers of groups. Lesser known artists are lost because of this - it's tragic and not fair.
You have been warned.
Also, we are still looking for a deviant who is fluent in Spanish to help with the 'Foreign Language' folder. And a reminder that works of any theme, genre, style or language or accepted here. If you do not wish the view mature content please read FAQ #93: How does the Mature Content option work? for details on how to turn on the mature content filter and please read FAQ #554: Is my deviation Mature Content? if you are unsure whether or not your work contains mature content.
We have added a list of staff to our main page, so if you have any questions please contact the reliant staff member or send the group a note.
Thank you anyone who reads this - it is important and we do appreciate your time.
Alec.
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EDIT: I forgot to ask if anyone is doing NaNoWriMo this year? Don't know what it is? Check out nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano.
I took the leap and signed up yesterday, so if anyone else is doing it, you are welcome to add me as a buddy for it. My username is the same as my dA. Please, let me know so I can add you too.
Best of luck to everyone involved.
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The most important change to the group information is that we no longer claim to be a group for people of all ages. We receive a lot of submissions for works containing strict mature content. For this reason, I am going to recommend that group members be at least old enough to view works with mature content warnings. Although anyone who has told the truth about their age and is under 18 years of age cannot view works with strict mature content warnings, I am going to warn all members that we do receive a number of works of this nature. We do not reject pieces due to content - we accept works of all themes (unless they break dA rules - then we report them).
For those of you who do not wish to view works with mature content warnings, click on 'Settings', and un-tick the box 'Show - Deviations with Mature Content'. This will turn on your mature content filter.
If you feel that a work accepted to the gallery is inappropriate or breaches dA rules in any way, please send us a note stating what the issue is and prove a link/thumb to the piece.
Two new folders have been added to our gallery. These are for 'Essays' and 'Foreign Language' (non-English) pieces. At present, this folder will be looked after by KeanuWantRoomService but he can only read works in German. So, we are looking for deviants to help with this folder. We would like to have someone on staff who can read Spanish and/or French. Anyone can speak other languages and would like to help out, please let us know. If you are interesting in a staff position dealing with non-English submissions, please send AlecWolfe a note - DO NOT NOTE THE GROUP ABOUT THIS.
We are also looking for CONTRIBUTORS. If you are interested please send AlecWolfe a note. You would be expected to submit at least one work per week.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. Below is copy and pasted from the group information on our main page. Please read it in its entirety. These changes are important to help us keep the group running smoothly and prevent problems. If you have any questions or suggestions after reading this, please let us know.
We are dedicated to improving the quality of literature on dA and increasing exposure to the writers who make up the community. For this reason, we reserve the right to reject pieces already in more than a dozen other galleries. It is not fair on other deviants to exploit the system in this manner.
That's it, I think. I know that was a lot and thank you very much for reading.
Alec.
I know I have sent you this blog a couple of times now, but that is for a reason, well a couple. And, I'm sending it again. I would like you to all read over the submission rules carefully and keep them in mind when submitting.
I would also like you all to check out the news article Group Abuse: Killing our Communities by DavidVogt.
A little while a ago we received a note for a concerned founder of an affiliate group. They pointed out that many deviants submit works to dozens of groups and that this is unfair. We had all noticed this before but hadn't really taken it in. Having it brought to our attention made me realise that we should do something about this. So, we began to limit the number of group galleries a deviation could be in at the time of submission for us to accept it. So, I would like to remind everyone that we do reject works submitted to more than a dozen other groups.
If we notice you regularly submit to large numbers of groups we may be very strict with you and request that you do not submit works to us that are in more than FOUR other groups - FOUR. We are doing this for the sake of dA groups and for you. We like to give deserving deviants the attention they deserve and strongly believe it is wrong to exploit the group system by submitting to large numbers of groups. Lesser known artists are lost because of this - it's tragic and not fair.
You have been warned.
Also, we are still looking for a deviant who is fluent in Spanish to help with the 'Foreign Language' folder. And a reminder that works of any theme, genre, style or language or accepted here. If you do not wish the view mature content please read FAQ #93: How does the Mature Content option work? for details on how to turn on the mature content filter and please read FAQ #554: Is my deviation Mature Content? if you are unsure whether or not your work contains mature content.
We have added a list of staff to our main page, so if you have any questions please contact the reliant staff member or send the group a note.
Thank you anyone who reads this - it is important and we do appreciate your time.
Alec.
--
EDIT: I forgot to ask if anyone is doing NaNoWriMo this year? Don't know what it is? Check out nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano.
I took the leap and signed up yesterday, so if anyone else is doing it, you are welcome to add me as a buddy for it. My username is the same as my dA. Please, let me know so I can add you too.
Best of luck to everyone involved.
--
The most important change to the group information is that we no longer claim to be a group for people of all ages. We receive a lot of submissions for works containing strict mature content. For this reason, I am going to recommend that group members be at least old enough to view works with mature content warnings. Although anyone who has told the truth about their age and is under 18 years of age cannot view works with strict mature content warnings, I am going to warn all members that we do receive a number of works of this nature. We do not reject pieces due to content - we accept works of all themes (unless they break dA rules - then we report them).
For those of you who do not wish to view works with mature content warnings, click on 'Settings', and un-tick the box 'Show - Deviations with Mature Content'. This will turn on your mature content filter.
If you feel that a work accepted to the gallery is inappropriate or breaches dA rules in any way, please send us a note stating what the issue is and prove a link/thumb to the piece.
Two new folders have been added to our gallery. These are for 'Essays' and 'Foreign Language' (non-English) pieces. At present, this folder will be looked after by KeanuWantRoomService but he can only read works in German. So, we are looking for deviants to help with this folder. We would like to have someone on staff who can read Spanish and/or French. Anyone can speak other languages and would like to help out, please let us know. If you are interesting in a staff position dealing with non-English submissions, please send AlecWolfe a note - DO NOT NOTE THE GROUP ABOUT THIS.
We are also looking for CONTRIBUTORS. If you are interested please send AlecWolfe a note. You would be expected to submit at least one work per week.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. Below is copy and pasted from the group information on our main page. Please read it in its entirety. These changes are important to help us keep the group running smoothly and prevent problems. If you have any questions or suggestions after reading this, please let us know.
- Please, submit to the correct folder. They are all labeled but if an accident happens your submission will not be declined. We will move it to the correct folder; however, this is not an excuse not to think when submitting.
- You may submit two pieces per week to each of the following folders: 'Short Stories' 'Fan Art', 'Flash Fiction', 'Poetry', 'Lyrics', 'Mature' and 'Non-fiction'.
- Submissions to the 'Feedback' folder will receive a critique or in-depth comment. This will be done by AlecWolfe and may include some tips to improve your writing in general as well as comments on the specific piece. You may submit one piece to this folder per month.
Please note: Submissions to this folder are accepted automatically (without being read) by the staff. Consequently, if inappropriate works are submitted to this folder we will not know until AlecWolfe does the critique. Anyone who submits inappropriate works to thing folder will immediately be blocked from the group. Also, please be patient as critiques take time to do so it could be a fair wait before it gets done.
- Chapters and continuing stories must be submitted to the 'Chapters' folder. Just one deviation per week per deviant is allowed for this folder. This is to give you time to read over, revise and edit your work before submitting it to the group. Stories containing characters who appear in numerous one shots may be submitted into the 'Short Stories', 'Flash Fiction', 'Scripts' etc folders appropriate to the work.
- Any deviations with a strict mature content warning must be submitted to the 'Mature' folder. We will not reject any works that have a mature content warning; however, dA rules state works containing explicit violence, sexual themes, strong language and/or ideologically sensitive themes must be flagged with a STRICT mature content warning.
- Please submit fan art to the correct folder and ensure you have appropriately credited the owner of the characters. This is important and works that fail to have this will be rejected.
- Visual poetry will be accepted; submit into the 'Visual Poetry' folder. There is no limit on submissions to this folder. The same applies for scripts - submit to the 'Scripts' folder.
- Completed character bios may be submitted to the 'Characters' folder. Do not submit character memes to this folder; they will be rejected. You may submit one per day to this folder.
- You may submit literature related stamps (of any theme as long as they relate in some way to literature) that you would like to share to the 'Literature Based Stamps' folder. You may also submit literature tags to the 'Author Tags' folder. We encourage members to use author tags as it helps us to recognise you work.
- We accept non-English pieces. Submit these to the 'Foreign Language' folder; there is not limit to the number of pieces you may submit to this folder.
Please note: Staff may not be able to read the piece. dA submission rules must be followed.
- You may submit essays to the 'Essay' folder. There is no restriction on this.
- Prompts - must be submitted to the 'Prompts' folder. You may do any and all of the prompts from the current or past sets, but may only do each once.You must mention in the artists comments that the prompt is for this group, state the prompt and acknowledge the source of it (e.g. the song artists etc).
We are dedicated to improving the quality of literature on dA and increasing exposure to the writers who make up the community. For this reason, we reserve the right to reject pieces already in more than a dozen other galleries. It is not fair on other deviants to exploit the system in this manner.
That's it, I think. I know that was a lot and thank you very much for reading.
Alec.
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Firstly, sorry for the lack of updates lately. The RW has been a bit hectic. I'd just like to remind everyone that we will not accept any pieces that are already in 5 or more groups. As it is, we decline more pieces than can accept because of this rule. And, please submit to the correct folder.
Please welcome thestaccatobutterfly (https://www.deviantart.com/thestaccatobutterfly) to staff and KeanuWantRoomService (https://www.deviantart.com/keanuwantroomservice) back :w00t: Go say hi and thanks - they don't bite.
(I know a devFeature has not been posted since October 2010 - I'm sorry. This will be done monthly and on time this year.)
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NaNoWriMo hellz yeah! Last year I only got 17k words. Hopefully I'll be less of a lazy ass this year and actually finish it. B|