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Emmit the Espurr makes a plea to Deviantart to try and stop Eclipse

For those of you who might not be aware of what's going on or what the big deal is:

DeviantArt has recently announced that around May 20th, everyone will be switched over to DeviantArt Eclipse permanently, and the old classic version of the site will be "retired."

You may already use Eclipse, maybe you even like it, but the thing is that Eclipse is extremely glitchy for a lot of people who try to use it. Most people who have tried to use Eclipse on mobile have stated that the site dos not work at all, DeviantArt (or perhaps the company who currently owns it, Wix) has ignored most issues people have had with Eclipse, and it's overall clear that Eclipse is unfinished, but despite that everyone is going to be forced to switch over to it. Yes, DeviantArt has stated they plan to expand the functionality of Eclipse, but they have given no concrete timeline as to when this will happen, nor have they said how it will be expanded. Furthermore, they have not committed to fixing any of the issues people have with Eclipse.

DeviantArt seems to be taking a "release it now, fix it later (maybe)" mentality to Eclipse, even though some parts of the site (Ex. everything to do with groups) have no Eclipse version, instead using classic DeviantArt with the Eclipse header. But that raises the question: if the classic version of the site is being "retired," what will happen to those pages?
There are multiple other issues with Eclipse (such as how the notifications/mail system is convoluted and confusing, making it hard to keep track of stuff, or that HTML formatting doesn't seem to be actively supported) but the point is that Eclipse is not ready to be forced onto everyone.

This is not to say that Eclipse should not exist, just that it should be optional, or at the very least not forced onto people until it is fully ready to be launched with it's most glaring issues addressed witch it's clearly not!
If your asking, "What can I do about Eclipse?"

1) There are multiple movements building up around the site to try and stop, or at least delay Eclipse, such as www.deviantart.com/howl-n-hart…. Please take part in those.

2) Change your avatar temporarily and/or post anti-Eclipse stuff to the site. (However, please do NOT spread misinformation. You have a right to be mad, you have a right to complain, but lying or being rude will hurt the chances of stopping Eclipse. If you aren't sure about something, fact check it. If you post misinformation by mistake, edit your comment or whatever to remove that misinformation, or if you can't, post an amendment as a direct reply to the comment with the misinformation, or as part of the description text or whatever pointing out your mistake and correcting it.)

3) If you have Core, ask for a refund. Lots of the things you get with Core are not in Eclipse. But make sure you are clear on why you are asking for a refund, and make sure they know that one of the big reasons is because of Eclipse being forced onto people. [Disclaimer: you will likely lose your Core by doing this]

4) Contact DeviantArt Support at www.deviantartsupport.com/en/ and file a ticket pointing out the issues you have seen with Eclipse, along with POLITELY explaining why you are unhappy with Eclipse and why it should be made optional or delayed until it's finished, with the major criticisms people have with it being addressed. (Don't be rude or abusive, a lot of the people who work for DeviantArt Support didn't make the decision to go through with forcing Eclipse onto everyone and are just doing their job.) You can also give feedback at: www.eclipsefeedback.com/

5) Spread the word about this kind of thing wherever you can (on and off deviantart) and that is appropriate. (Just don't spam mindlessly.)

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Emmit the Espurr is owned by: me

Espurr the Pokemon spices is owned by Game Freak, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company

Description

Emmit the Espurr makes a plea to Deviantart to try and stop Eclipse

For those of you who might not be aware of what's going on or what the big deal is:

DeviantArt has recently announced that around May 20th, everyone will be switched over to DeviantArt Eclipse permanently, and the old classic version of the site will be "retired."

You may already use Eclipse, maybe you even like it, but the thing is that Eclipse is extremely glitchy for a lot of people who try to use it. Most people who have tried to use Eclipse on mobile have stated that the site dos not work at all, DeviantArt (or perhaps the company who currently owns it, Wix) has ignored most issues people have had with Eclipse, and it's overall clear that Eclipse is unfinished, but despite that everyone is going to be forced to switch over to it. Yes, DeviantArt has stated they plan to expand the functionality of Eclipse, but they have given no concrete timeline as to when this will happen, nor have they said how it will be expanded. Furthermore, they have not committed to fixing any of the issues people have with Eclipse.

DeviantArt seems to be taking a "release it now, fix it later (maybe)" mentality to Eclipse, even though some parts of the site (Ex. everything to do with groups) have no Eclipse version, instead using classic DeviantArt with the Eclipse header. But that raises the question: if the classic version of the site is being "retired," what will happen to those pages?
There are multiple other issues with Eclipse (such as how the notifications/mail system is convoluted and confusing, making it hard to keep track of stuff, or that HTML formatting doesn't seem to be actively supported) but the point is that Eclipse is not ready to be forced onto everyone.

This is not to say that Eclipse should not exist, just that it should be optional, or at the very least not forced onto people until it is fully ready to be launched with it's most glaring issues addressed witch it's clearly not!
If your asking, "What can I do about Eclipse?"

1) There are multiple movements building up around the site to try and stop, or at least delay Eclipse, such as www.deviantart.com/howl-n-hart…. Please take part in those.

2) Change your avatar temporarily and/or post anti-Eclipse stuff to the site. (However, please do NOT spread misinformation. You have a right to be mad, you have a right to complain, but lying or being rude will hurt the chances of stopping Eclipse. If you aren't sure about something, fact check it. If you post misinformation by mistake, edit your comment or whatever to remove that misinformation, or if you can't, post an amendment as a direct reply to the comment with the misinformation, or as part of the description text or whatever pointing out your mistake and correcting it.)

3) If you have Core, ask for a refund. Lots of the things you get with Core are not in Eclipse. But make sure you are clear on why you are asking for a refund, and make sure they know that one of the big reasons is because of Eclipse being forced onto people. [Disclaimer: you will likely lose your Core by doing this]

4) Contact DeviantArt Support at www.deviantartsupport.com/en/ and file a ticket pointing out the issues you have seen with Eclipse, along with POLITELY explaining why you are unhappy with Eclipse and why it should be made optional or delayed until it's finished, with the major criticisms people have with it being addressed. (Don't be rude or abusive, a lot of the people who work for DeviantArt Support didn't make the decision to go through with forcing Eclipse onto everyone and are just doing their job.) You can also give feedback at: www.eclipsefeedback.com/

5) Spread the word about this kind of thing wherever you can (on and off deviantart) and that is appropriate. (Just don't spam mindlessly.)

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Emmit the Espurr is owned by: me

Espurr the Pokemon spices is owned by Game Freak, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company