I'll have to agree with Sleeping Dragon's viewpoint. I of course support Jark since it seems right now that a giant conspiracy/coup threw him out of his position so the company could make more money. A lot of people are asking...what now? Most are saying BOYCOTT, others are yelling BRING BACK THE COMMUNITY, and most members have posted at least something so they can contribute to the cause. The community seems to be united under Jark's banner, so they really need to act on that. The August 7th movement is a great idea. I was around for DA's last birthday, when the new site was released. It was a big event then, and although there were mixed opinions about it everyone just hunkered down and prepared themselves to get used to it.
Well folks, on this August 7th, DA is going to be a very different place that it has been before. The community plans to rise up and act out against the administration, and I just hope that their response is unified. I hope that the deviation counter does not move at ALL that day. I hope the community can find itself on the 7th and teach Spyed and the new regime what the site is REALLY about.
Now there are still two more issues. First, the most obvious, is the explanation. I have a feeling that this will come on the 7th, as well, along with Spyed's new "Scaling the Deviants" plan, his program that will totally change how the community is supposed to work. I don't know if this is good or bad yet, but I think it was made solely for the purpose of drawing out those who are popular so they can make prints and therefore gain money for the corporation. If this is true, sayonara DA. I'll remove my little stash of deviations and wave goodbye at that point.
Secondly, I feel that Jark needs to do a little bit of unification. He's been commenting on a few plans for the 7th but I feel that he needs to endorse one (most likely the boycott one) just so everyone is on the same page for that day. This might be seen as retailation and might violate what he wants to do with the situation (Which I'm guessing is let the community take over). I feel that it would be his proper return as a leader.
DA rightfully belongs to Jark...on the 7th, if you're a member, please help to prove that he should still be an integral part of it.
