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So Eclipse is ComingSEE MY LATEST JOURNAL ON THIS HERE:


I'd like to organize a proactive event to show DA the possible results of a permanent Eclipse change-over. Instead of deactivating your accounts for good, or indefinitely boycotting the site, I'd like to make a Statement of Silence for those Users against Eclipse. Starting May 1st, I will not be active on Deviantart. I will not submit new deviations, journals or even visit the site for 3 Days time. From 12:00AM CST May 1st to 12:00am May 4th. (3 days) I ask all other Users who wish to keep old Deviantart to join me in this statement of silence. 

Not Only Is Eclipse Difficult to Navigate, It is so close to Plagiarism it isnt funny. How they aren't in a Lawsuit with Artstation is beyond me!
Look at these site comparisons!

  <- DA Eclipse  Artstation-> 

Comparisons Courtesy of V0IDSPACER
Now I'd like to point out several people have told me that the similarities may be due to the fact artstation and DA are both now owned by Wix. 
I honestly would need to do some research to see if this is true or just speculation. 

Update  
ArtStation is NOT owned by Wix as some of our sleuthy commenters have discovered!

it is owned owned by a company called Ballistiq but is run as its own entity.

  www.artstation.com/about/compa…
"ArtStation is proud to be independently run. With no external investment, we grew our business from humble beginnings to one of the largest websites on the Internet. Being independent keeps us close and accountable to the community that we serve."
This was just confirmed to me by a current employee of theirs. ^^




Even DA's New Logo has Been Questioned as Plagiarism:
www.creativebloq.com/logo-desi…


Perhaps the abrupt halt and slow down of site traffic will show DA team members the devastating effects this could have on their audiences they cater to. They have failed to listen when we speak out... perhaps they will listen to The Sound Of Silence. 

#TheSoundOfSilenceMovement
Please Feel free to share this journal to get on board and spread the word. 
Some have said this is getting attention elsewhere as well so feel free to share to your instagrams, twitters and so on as well.
Feel free to Translate this to Other Languages as well!!

Lets get it out to as many eyes and artists as possible!


Also, please no negative commentary. This is about supporting one another. Not Being malicious to DA or other users

Set an Alarm, or Follow Me, I will Post a Reminder Journal On the Day Before!
The Sound of Silence - Core Refund Tickets?Hello there! Creator of #TheSoundofSilenceMovement here.a fellow DA User noted me :iconrandomchiz: with another intriguing idea.  That users send in support tickets asking for refunds on their Core. Now I know the majority of you will probably cut out core if you end up leaving indefinitely or even if you stay, since all them pretty perks are no longer available. And I highly doubt that DA will actually Refund anyone. However perhaps the flood of refund requests might make a statement as to the loss of their revenue in that regard. The double-edge of this blade however, is that they /may/ decide to refund us, and we will be cut off our cor...
Interesting idea brought to me ^

also someone has made a #thesoundofsilencemovement   Discord:
discord.gg/ZcWBxgk

THIS PETITION HAS REACHED 10k+ SIGNATURES!www.change.org/p/deviantart-te…

And here are several other petitions going around, if you all wish to sign any:
chng.it/SJThsrmPT2
chng.it/yY6pxYm67L
chng.it/rxrTBtYhb6
chng.it/T5SHByf2xw
chng.it/TVNpbtfHQZ

Some Supporters of my movement have been creating some wonderful art for us all!
Here is a Sound of Silence Icon!

Icon:



And a "We Can Fight" With a template so you can create this featuring your own character:
  
by the lovely Drakarra

BIG UPDATE
A Group Of LikeMinded Deviants With The Right Resources Are Working on a New DA Alternative Site!! 
Go read about their Project and SUPPORT THEM ANY WAY YOU CAN. 

A Fun Thing that tracks the activity taking place on DA:
world.deviantart.com/

An Eclipse Redesign Plugin that might make adjusting a little easier
www.deviantart.com/isi-daddy/j…

And for those of you wanting to give Eclipse your feedback (hah!) There is this:
www.eclipsefeedback.com/



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Comments: 4097

AngelJasiel In reply to ??? [2020-05-19 01:36:54 +0000 UTC]

delete what?

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AceNos In reply to AngelJasiel [2020-05-19 13:48:20 +0000 UTC]

your account

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AngelJasiel In reply to AceNos [2020-05-19 16:22:12 +0000 UTC]

I will not delete it. 

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Dkvid In reply to ??? [2020-05-14 21:09:56 +0000 UTC]

This only thing we can do is to leave forever like me

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AceNos In reply to Dkvid [2020-05-15 01:11:02 +0000 UTC]

there's gonna be a sound of silence movement tomorrow. I would insist spreading the news out about it:



you can get others to join this group: 
www.deviantart.com/save-da

and this petition: www.change.org/p/deviantart-te…

I'd rather see people like you protest to the very end rather than slink into the corner like a coward

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XavierStar-Studios In reply to ??? [2020-05-07 21:44:23 +0000 UTC]

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Akelun In reply to XavierStar-Studios [2020-05-08 11:28:01 +0000 UTC]

That's because you signed in Deviantart one month ago (from what your profile says).
Members who registered recently not only have Eclipse by default, but they're also stuck in it and can't see the older design that the older members still have access to.

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XavierStar-Studios In reply to Akelun [2020-05-08 11:30:40 +0000 UTC]

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Jf-Philip In reply to ??? [2020-05-07 04:21:18 +0000 UTC]

Hey post this link to your friends and to everyone www.change.org/p/deviantart-te…

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WhiteMageHealer In reply to ??? [2020-05-05 20:59:08 +0000 UTC]

I don't know if this will help anyone or, be seen but, someone I watched posted this in their status and I thought sharing it would be a good idea. From what I have seen they are trying to improve the Eclipse on their one and fix some of the problems with it but, can only do so, much. Though alot of people seem more happy with this version the DA's so, I think its worth looking into.

Eclipse Redesign (Launched!)♥ SHARING IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED!! ♥
If you like it and want to support me in a way you can leave a little donation here:
https://ko-fi.com/isidaddy
https://www.paypal.me/isidaddy
No money but want to say thanks in another way?
You could draw one of my OCs >> reference sheets :3c
Install here
>> Deviantart Eclipse Redesign <<
(userstyles.org - free to use!)

If there is a problem, please let me know.
I'll check if my style broke something or if it's deviantart itself.
If you have any other questions, fell free to contact me as well!
Thanks for the suggestions, you can still send them but keep in mind
I can only change the looks o

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Vore-Disintegration In reply to WhiteMageHealer [2020-05-13 17:03:54 +0000 UTC]

How does that work?

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JamieTheFandomGirl [2020-05-05 14:03:41 +0000 UTC]

I missed it

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Drakarra In reply to JamieTheFandomGirl [2020-05-05 20:59:36 +0000 UTC]

The event is happening again next weekend, from the 8th - 10th.


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Losty1019 In reply to Drakarra [2020-05-07 10:10:08 +0000 UTC]

oh thank you

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JamieTheFandomGirl In reply to Drakarra [2020-05-05 21:01:07 +0000 UTC]

Again, you mean, I can be active on DA by chance? 😕

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Drakarra In reply to JamieTheFandomGirl [2020-05-05 21:12:03 +0000 UTC]

I mean that there will be another Sound of Silence Movement next weekend, and also the weekend after that.

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JamieTheFandomGirl In reply to Drakarra [2020-05-05 21:20:55 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks! 😊

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SilversFanGurl In reply to ??? [2020-05-05 13:53:15 +0000 UTC]

I stayed logged off all four days and it was really hard... but I hope that my feedback and the fact I was not active those days
did something... I cannot stand this garbage   

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TecuciztecatlOcelotl In reply to SilversFanGurl [2020-05-06 14:21:27 +0000 UTC]

I went to other sites like Fragrantica (because I'm a fan of perfumes, even if that page is not very good xD), reading a book, embroidery flowers, reading manga, and other stuff. I felt great personally being logged off. xD

A lot of people were already leaving the site since Eclipse was announced. Even if it doesn't do anything, I don't regret it. 

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SilversFanGurl In reply to TecuciztecatlOcelotl [2020-05-07 16:35:35 +0000 UTC]

I don't regret it either, to a sense at least 
I however wish that I didn't have to resort to logging off in hopes that DA would notice that it's users are pissed lmao
Like I've been here for years and suddenly this new change.. it's gonna suck big balls if nothing is done about it
I'm all about trying new websites and all but Idk about this Eclipse thing... It's so confusing to use.

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moonlitinuyasha1985 In reply to ??? [2020-05-05 12:56:47 +0000 UTC]

What the fuck, DA?!

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foresstt In reply to ??? [2020-05-05 08:12:06 +0000 UTC]

I've tried to participate but I couldn't handle on the third day

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Liebevolla In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 22:47:08 +0000 UTC]

I participated and was offline in those days. You can see this based on my daily pageviews. This is pain, but I am proud, because it is pure evidence of my interest.

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Kilala-Rossi-Paris In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 21:49:49 +0000 UTC]

I also took part in the sound of silence ....I just really hope everyone's hard work at lest mean' something

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 21:49:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm back and da just doesn't care. I suppose now's the time to start looking for alternative websites.

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2020-05-04 21:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Speaking of which does anyone have suggestions?

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CALL-OUT In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2020-05-04 23:28:28 +0000 UTC]

artrise!!
www.deviantart.com/artri-se

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to CALL-OUT [2020-05-06 02:00:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh I heard about them from a friend! Thank you, I'll check them out! 

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CalamityVII In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2020-05-04 22:34:16 +0000 UTC]

ive heard theyre working on a site called artspacious thats supposed to be a deviantart alternative
www.deviantart.com/artspacious (their dA group!)

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TecuciztecatlOcelotl In reply to CalamityVII [2020-05-06 14:23:10 +0000 UTC]

I know your comment was not for me, but still thank you. I only knew about Artrise.

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CalamityVII In reply to TecuciztecatlOcelotl [2020-05-06 20:09:26 +0000 UTC]

no problem man! 

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SaltySeaMonster In reply to CalamityVII [2020-05-06 02:00:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I'll make sure to take a look! 

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CalamityVII In reply to SaltySeaMonster [2020-05-06 02:10:50 +0000 UTC]

np man! id stay on the lookout for fellow community members here, too, people have began providing resources to make eclipse a little more bearable!

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KIT-10notK-9 [2020-05-04 19:41:22 +0000 UTC]

I am back, but no one up in the ivory towers of DA noticed or cared.
I get the feeling I will see a article in a few years over on livejournal or twitter asking "Hey whatever happened to DeviantART?? It used to be a cool site and then it just up and disappeared."     

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fezzamond [2020-05-04 17:41:24 +0000 UTC]

I have a suggestion what if for the people who have core we stopped paying our membership and for our commissions we stop using the widget and as for points to stop using them if the site stops getting internal cash maybe the site will do something about it,
I canceled my membership a while ago and I ask my friends to not donate at this time 

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Wanderinganywhere In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 17:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Hrrggg we should plan to do this again on may 21-24th

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Drakarra In reply to Wanderinganywhere [2020-05-05 21:01:05 +0000 UTC]

The next two weekends will be continuations of the Sound of Silence, as well.

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Wanderinganywhere In reply to Drakarra [2020-05-06 01:09:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I'll be participating in those as well.

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equinoxii In reply to Wanderinganywhere [2020-05-05 03:51:42 +0000 UTC]

i second this notion 

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Tkdboy2000 In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 15:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Well... I’m back.
Also, petition has reached 20k signatures.

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Kanriee In reply to Tkdboy2000 [2020-05-06 20:46:27 +0000 UTC]

honestly petitions are worthless. Websites that makes them have no power or influence over other websites or companies. No matter how many petitions people made for whatever reason it always fails because they are community made and usually doesn't have anything to do with the developers of different websites.

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Tkdboy2000 In reply to Kanriee [2020-05-06 20:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah...

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SaphireShear In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 15:17:20 +0000 UTC]

I missed this site while I was gone, I don't want to make it feel like im ignoring my watchers, but I just don't want to give DA traffic anymore. I dont care about Eclipse, but I care about our community and the people who made this site what it is today. It's not fair that we all together feel powerless against protecting what feels like home to us.

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MintChiip In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 14:49:41 +0000 UTC]

While I don't know how much good it has done, I can say that for being gone 3 days, I had a lot less notifications than I thought I'd have.

(I had a bit over 700 in total ;; I'm a part of a lot of groups and such;; but honestly, I feel that's a surprising number considering I typically get close to 500 per day roughly. so that's something)

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n-unji In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 13:38:15 +0000 UTC]

three days, hopefully they at least noticed.

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VikMutt In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 12:05:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm back, my notifications are exploding
I'm glad for logging on in the old site
20th May? again? well fuck

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Epic-33 In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 11:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'm back. I don't know how deviantART is gonna respond to this whole movement, but either way,

I think they should keep the eclipse toggle switch, to allow eclipse to be turned off by those who don't like it.



Sadly, they already want to force Eclipse on users:  www.deviantartsupport.com/en/a…

"Around May 20th, all deviants will gain access to the new version of DeviantArt! The old version of the site will be retired."
Pffft, yeah right... 'gain access', 'new version,' eclipse creators really like their 'new' site.

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Trance127 In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 10:35:29 +0000 UTC]

I saw too many logged on. I fear we accomplished nothing

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MaryJane0123 In reply to Trance127 [2020-05-04 12:51:19 +0000 UTC]

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PlagueDogs123 In reply to ??? [2020-05-04 09:15:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm back! Not sure if this has done anything. Kinda doubt it, but I don't regret taking part in this.^^ 

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