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I don't get this.
First up, let me explain that, if you favourite one of my deviations, I will look, at the very least, at your Favourites to see if we share similar interests. If we do, then I'll check out your gallery and see what you're doing in that field. If I like it, I will follow you.
So once in a while, I'll get notification of a fav and go look at the relevant deviant's Favourites.
It immediately becomes clear that this deviant is watching new deviations go up, real time, and favouriting 99% of everything; because my deviation, posted no more than 30 minutes previously, is already way deep on page 6. Some of the stuff favourited before and since is good. Most of it is bilge. None of it shares any vague relevance, interest or theme. These deviants don't seem to be bots of any sort. Many of them are Core users (i.e. paying customers of dA) and most of them do have some degree of management of their Favourites and Galleries. So what they heck is going on? Are people using "Favourite" as a synonym for "Like" in some sort of gesture to give encouragement to everyone making a good effort?
First up, let me explain that, if you favourite one of my deviations, I will look, at the very least, at your Favourites to see if we share similar interests. If we do, then I'll check out your gallery and see what you're doing in that field. If I like it, I will follow you.
So once in a while, I'll get notification of a fav and go look at the relevant deviant's Favourites.
It immediately becomes clear that this deviant is watching new deviations go up, real time, and favouriting 99% of everything; because my deviation, posted no more than 30 minutes previously, is already way deep on page 6. Some of the stuff favourited before and since is good. Most of it is bilge. None of it shares any vague relevance, interest or theme. These deviants don't seem to be bots of any sort. Many of them are Core users (i.e. paying customers of dA) and most of them do have some degree of management of their Favourites and Galleries. So what they heck is going on? Are people using "Favourite" as a synonym for "Like" in some sort of gesture to give encouragement to everyone making a good effort?
The Busy Life of the Professional Writer
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I am, since Horizon Wars was published, enthusiastically working on a range of new games, both miniatures and board type. Some are related to HW, some are entirely new properties. The up-side is that I'm having a great time, albeit not making much money from my efforts, yet. The down-side is that I just don't have time to commit to other creative endeavours. At least one of my projects might involve me having to do art again, but it won't be for quite a while. In the mean time, I drop into dA only once in a very rare while so, in order to keep my in box under control, I'm beginning to unwatch a lot of people.
This is no ref
Horizon Wars is Coming...
Here it is, at last.
Obviously, I'm posting a journal to further pimp the forthcoming release in April of my very first proper miniatures wargame, published by Osprey Games. But actually, there's more to it than just blowing my own trumpet. First, I want to draw people's attention to this gallery in my Favourites. It's been there a long time, with various names down the years, but it was the first place I started to record images and ideas that inspired the development of this game (the other being this Pinterest board).
I wanted to make the game one that would pay tribute to as much of these inspiring works and images as possible. Spec
Watcher of Storms 28mm Wizard FOR SALE
I have to pay some money to HMRC for Class 4 NICs, but I've just blown my reserves on new stuff at Salute 2015, so i'm going to be selling off a few minis of the next few weeks to try to raise the necessary without taking it out of my main resources.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121646273981?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
40k Chaos Champion is FOR SALE
One of my most popular deviations and one of my highest-rated submissions to CoolMiniOrNot, I am selling my 40k Chaos Champion to raise some desperately-needed funds:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121601802220?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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That's exactly what it is. To most people. Favorites is the like button. I admit I use it in the same way to some degree. Though the stuff I favorite does have some kind of semblance with other things in my faves. I like seeing your stuff because they're figure sculpts and those can be cool. I've seen a lot of crossover from WH4K and Bionicle, or Lego in General. so even though I have next to no interest in table top gaming, I enjoy seeing the figures because it can inspire an idea or a style I'd like to try.
While I'm not faving things every .3 seconds, I will sometimes fave something just to show support and use it as DA shorthand for "hey great job with this piece you did. Keep at it." Because just saying "hey cool thing." to me isn't enough. I get comments like that and they're not really any help. I appreciate them but if I don't have much to add or a quip to make I generally just favorite and move on.
I get so many faves per work I mass delete them and don't really pay attention. I focus on Dev watches though. I make sure to tell everyone who watches me thanks and say hello. Good conversations have come up that way and I've gotten to know some really great people that way. So my advice is focus on the people and engaging with other artist, and not so much the favs or why people fave stuff because the truth is they're about as meaningful as a like button on Facebook.
While I'm not faving things every .3 seconds, I will sometimes fave something just to show support and use it as DA shorthand for "hey great job with this piece you did. Keep at it." Because just saying "hey cool thing." to me isn't enough. I get comments like that and they're not really any help. I appreciate them but if I don't have much to add or a quip to make I generally just favorite and move on.
I get so many faves per work I mass delete them and don't really pay attention. I focus on Dev watches though. I make sure to tell everyone who watches me thanks and say hello. Good conversations have come up that way and I've gotten to know some really great people that way. So my advice is focus on the people and engaging with other artist, and not so much the favs or why people fave stuff because the truth is they're about as meaningful as a like button on Facebook.