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THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE FEBRUARY 2013. It will, however, remain as documentation of deviantART's progress.

PS. Warning: Large file.

The original Sta.sh update post can be found here.

We now have confirmation that they have no intention to go back to the old upload method... What a shame.

For any moderators or administrators who are reading this, please scroll down and read 'The Principle' and 'Problem Summary' respectively. It's all been written in plain black and green for your convenience.

The Principle:

As a community, DeviantArt users should be given the right to choose whether or not they participate in an experiment.

The Story:

On October 16th, 2012, DeviantArt implemented a new upload system riddled with bugs and a hideously out-of-theme colour scheme and forced over 3000 users to use the new system without any prior notification or warning. The action taken against these users was entirely uncalled for as many people lost the ability to upload from older computers and mobile devices. Furthermore, these users were forced into a test that they could not opt out of. People who lost their ability to upload altogether have gone for almost a month, waiting for problems to be addressed and their voices have not yet been heeded in a satisfactory way.

The Point:

When DeviantArt loses its community, it loses money and support! Whether someone has a free account or not is entirely irrelevant. People may have been premium members in the past, intend to become premium members sometime in the future or have purchased prints/points/otherwise that have somehow given back to DeviantArt. Everyone is a potential customer and DeviantArt needs to know that we won't stand idly by while they turn this sadistic behaviour into a habit.

DeviantArt users should be given the right to choose, regardless of whether or not they prefer the new theme!

For the convenience of the DeviantArt staff, I have compiled a list of the problems with Sta.sh which will be updated by yours truly as more complaints come in.

Problem Summary:

- The transition to a glaring white and pale blue background. I really do wish that you guys would make Sta.sh uniform with the rest of the site. After all, I think that a colour scheme inspired by nature is far more befitting of an artist community than a colour scheme that closely resembles a mental hospital.

- The upload process still feels messy and is not user-friendly in the least. The user has to look left and right to make sure they're filling in all of the required information. It's much easier to just scroll down, fill in the boxes and tick the circles/squares. Trying to make the Sta.sh upload page a preview of what the final upload will look like was a cute idea but it's not practical.

- Every time you go to update information (or replace a file) on a deviation, it asks you for the category again. It's extremely annoying when all you're trying to do is perform a minor edit because often times, you have to go back to your gallery just to figure out what category you stuck it under previously.

- Users are unable to upload pictures/literature en masse, and many people who make a living off of art suffer greatly for it as their time is constantly impeded upon. (Even with the ability to submit en masse to Sta.sh, users STILL have to go to Sta.sh and submit each picture to DeviantArt one-by-one. It's extremely tedious!)

- Sta.sh lags far more than the older upload method and doesn't appear to work with slower internet connections. Also, a lot of things are hidden under drop-down menus which makes uploading take longer. ChelseaWhiteArt , TheRanter1 , A-Lucky-Mutt

- Sta.sh usually takes the name of the image file instead of allowing the artist to name it what they choose. Many people would rather name the deviation first. Ask-GTM

- The pop-ups on the side are really distracting (and take longer to load). If you insist on keeping them then at least allow the user to toggle these on and off. Ask-GTM

- You can't sort files alphabetically by name using Sta.sh. AlphaOmega2k

- Users receive the error: "SORRY, STAS SHALAEV IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION" then are unable to log in afterward. AlphaOmega2k

COMMENT! COMMENT! COMMENT!

What are your problems with Sta.sh? Post them here and the artist comment box will be updated!

Let's get all of our complaints into one easy-to-read, comprehensible post.

Description
THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE FEBRUARY 2013. It will, however, remain as documentation of deviantART's progress.

PS. Warning: Large file.

The original Sta.sh update post can be found here.

We now have confirmation that they have no intention to go back to the old upload method... What a shame.

For any moderators or administrators who are reading this, please scroll down and read 'The Principle' and 'Problem Summary' respectively. It's all been written in plain black and green for your convenience.

The Principle:

As a community, DeviantArt users should be given the right to choose whether or not they participate in an experiment.

The Story:

On October 16th, 2012, DeviantArt implemented a new upload system riddled with bugs and a hideously out-of-theme colour scheme and forced over 3000 users to use the new system without any prior notification or warning. The action taken against these users was entirely uncalled for as many people lost the ability to upload from older computers and mobile devices. Furthermore, these users were forced into a test that they could not opt out of. People who lost their ability to upload altogether have gone for almost a month, waiting for problems to be addressed and their voices have not yet been heeded in a satisfactory way.

The Point:

When DeviantArt loses its community, it loses money and support! Whether someone has a free account or not is entirely irrelevant. People may have been premium members in the past, intend to become premium members sometime in the future or have purchased prints/points/otherwise that have somehow given back to DeviantArt. Everyone is a potential customer and DeviantArt needs to know that we won't stand idly by while they turn this sadistic behaviour into a habit.

DeviantArt users should be given the right to choose, regardless of whether or not they prefer the new theme!

For the convenience of the DeviantArt staff, I have compiled a list of the problems with Sta.sh which will be updated by yours truly as more complaints come in.

Problem Summary:

- The transition to a glaring white and pale blue background. I really do wish that you guys would make Sta.sh uniform with the rest of the site. After all, I think that a colour scheme inspired by nature is far more befitting of an artist community than a colour scheme that closely resembles a mental hospital.

- The upload process still feels messy and is not user-friendly in the least. The user has to look left and right to make sure they're filling in all of the required information. It's much easier to just scroll down, fill in the boxes and tick the circles/squares. Trying to make the Sta.sh upload page a preview of what the final upload will look like was a cute idea but it's not practical.

- Every time you go to update information (or replace a file) on a deviation, it asks you for the category again. It's extremely annoying when all you're trying to do is perform a minor edit because often times, you have to go back to your gallery just to figure out what category you stuck it under previously.

- Users are unable to upload pictures/literature en masse, and many people who make a living off of art suffer greatly for it as their time is constantly impeded upon. (Even with the ability to submit en masse to Sta.sh, users STILL have to go to Sta.sh and submit each picture to DeviantArt one-by-one. It's extremely tedious!)

- Sta.sh lags far more than the older upload method and doesn't appear to work with slower internet connections. Also, a lot of things are hidden under drop-down menus which makes uploading take longer. ChelseaWhiteArt , TheRanter1 , A-Lucky-Mutt

- Sta.sh usually takes the name of the image file instead of allowing the artist to name it what they choose. Many people would rather name the deviation first. Ask-GTM

- The pop-ups on the side are really distracting (and take longer to load). If you insist on keeping them then at least allow the user to toggle these on and off. Ask-GTM

- You can't sort files alphabetically by name using Sta.sh. AlphaOmega2k

- Users receive the error: "SORRY, STAS SHALAEV IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION" then are unable to log in afterward. AlphaOmega2k

COMMENT! COMMENT! COMMENT!

What are your problems with Sta.sh? Post them here and the artist comment box will be updated!

Let's get all of our complaints into one easy-to-read, comprehensible post.