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So, been wanting to write one of these for a long time, i have made journals regarding this subject before.

So, Basically what i want to say is that people should show more support to the people who upload free-to-use stuff on this site.
Icons, wallpapers, themes, stocks, all free to use, all they ask for is a thanks or a fav if you use it, and they hardly get any!

I am not sure why it is like this, but it seems to be a common thing, in all these customize sections.

Just now i saw a wallpaper with 2000 downloads and 28 faves, 10 comments.

I see icons with 70 000 views, thousands of downloads, and 80+- faves.

Many of them write in the artist comment; "please show your support"
and we should!

Why should people who work hard for others keep on doing it if we can`t take a few sec to write thanks or a half sec to fav if we use or like it.

You can find things, legal, free, all they ask is some sort of reply, show your support and change this.

Thank you for reading :heart:

*i don`t upload things to that section, so i am not writing this for me, but for the general irritation*
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:iconllawliet-x:
That wouldn't solve it. Any Firefox user (dunno about other browsers) can just right click and select View Image to get the same effect.
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:iconoddballkimin:
~oddballkimin Aug 4, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm so glad you made this news article. It's true, these people do so much for us and we get it free. We should at least show more gratitude (but for me, I'm guilty ^^; ) But no more! Fight da power! 8D
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:iconmarmitemamie:
Oh I gave up with this months back ,if they say thanks or fave ,I make sure they know Its appreciated .......... But Iv got a sneaky suspicion its not the dA people who don't say anything ,after all you don't have to be signed up to download . But yeah ,Iv got so many brush sets that are downloaded a good few times ,yet don't have one comment in them . Broken fingers perhaps ?! :giggle:
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:iconnienzien-ya:
probably the people who downloaded it, didn't have DA account?

I myself always try to comment & fave :D...
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:icondemonwerewolf110:
I wholeheartedly agree with you and have been trying to get comments of any kind on the things I post (or used to post as the case may be), but you're probably beating a dead horse, here. I was on a few other websites before I joined DA in '06, and have been constantly trying to find new and exciting ways to get more comments/faves/views in general, but unless you're :icongoldenwolf: or an equally amazing artist of her stature, good luck.
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:iconsandy33311:
I've never downloaded or used stock or whatever because I'm just a straight photographer, but I find it amazing to read this and find that people are so ungrateful. It's awfully generous of artists to spend hours making something or, even if it takes 15 mins., it's still something that's not only an original idea and execution of the generous artist, but it's also desirable enough that other people want it and they take it for free and not comment or fav?

And reading some of the comments here, it seems that some people just don't understand how inconsiderate that is. What on earth in going on in this world that people are like that?

This is an important and great article that's gotten a lot of notice, Steel, so I'm sure you've been able to knock some sense into some people's heads! If nothing else, it'll at least cause them to think about the subject. :hug:
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:iconthreshie:
*Threshie Aug 3, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
:clap: Agreed! Personally, I think stock creators are some of the most generous artists out there.
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:iconshortaxel:
if i use something, or plan to ever use it, i fav it to show my support and leave a comment if i have something interesting to say.

when people fav or comment on my stock, it makes me feel so happy and makes me want to upload more, because i feel like people are appreciating/using/liking it.
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:icontenchioni:
~tenchioni Aug 3, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
toy deacuerdo!=D me parece bien que comenten sus favoritos, por ejemplo esta es mi tercera semana en DA, ya subi varios de mis dibujos y cuando los subi no paso ni un minuto y estaba con los mensajes de que ya estaban en los favoritos y colecciones de alguien, y asi es con la mayoria, pero esperaba que comentaran algo, como para saber que les gusta de mis dibujos, y hasta ahora no hay ninguno comentado!, al principio no me molestaba, pero ya me esta enpesando a cansar, por que quiero saber que es lo que piensan y que les parece=)
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:iconpixelated-dreams:
How is that being rude if you dont comment?
Ill be damned if I do comment, and Ill be damned if I dont.
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