Knowing when it's time to go..

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It's all gone but the memories

DeviantArt is soooooo no longer the DeviantArt I joined all those years ago.
I've been thinking just recently that there's not much of a point in hanging around here these days.

When DeviantArt was young and new, a lot of guys like me, from the hiREZ scene, from the ANSi scene, from the modding and skinning community - we went out of our way to promote this community. If I were to have to guess, I wouldn't have any real idea how many thousands of people I've pointed towards this site, how many members are here because I and others 8 years ago went out of our way to help promote and endorse this web site.

Now it seems that the hierarchy has completely changed, and nobody who has any authority on DeviantArt really even remembers the guys who were here at the start, or what we did to help in DeviantArt's meager beginnings.

I was really fortunate that my entire 8+ years of being a part of the DeviantArt community, staffers compensated guys like me with free memberships, honoring not just the fact that we came on board before DA was cool, but we helped MAKE DA cool.

My premium membership will expire in a couple of weeks, and after that I don't really feel like I should owe the new DeviantArt any "dues" to pay for such simple services, to be a part of a community I helped recruit.

I'll miss some friends. A lot of people from the old school I am in touch with on other social sites, so we'll keep in touch.

If you are one of my old time friends from DA and you're not a Facebook friend or a member of one of the other communities I participate in, drop me a line so we can be sure to keep in touch!

I think the DeviantArt I remember has probably already been gone for years and I'm just now noticing it.

I'll make my graceful exit.

fond regards,

CatBones
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Glad to hear this got worked out for you mate. Angelo is quite a closet art scene fanboy. Don't let his success fool you on that note. :)

I miss our talks. Hope you are well!