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Pixel Icon Raffle! - Winners!I have now raffled the winners! > v <
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10,000 Point Give-AwayAlright, my brother just left dA, so he gave me the rest of his points (20,000)
He told me because the Deviant Art community was so good to him (he said he met a lot of great people) that as a thanks I should give away half the points.
So, I'm going to hold a contest to make things fun.
You must:
*Watch me
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1st place gets 10,000 points
2nd place gets 2,000 points
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[WINNERS!] Giveaway! [1000 points + Free Chibis~]WINNERS!
Thanks to those who participated! <3
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Draw My Naruto OC Contest!!!
Manku Urakami
Shippuuden – right outfit

colors take from here http://tonemi.deviantart.com/art/Manku-Urakami-345814033
Pre Shippuuden

Her pairing Sora - http://s001.radikal.ru/i193/1305/de/d7f6152c3bc8.png
I want join! What I'll do?
If you want join:
*READ A RULES.
*I don't do some list of contest members, if you want draw for my contest, just do it!
*MOORE CREATIVITY!

*Send me link in finished draw here in comments, or in notes.
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Draw my Naruto OC Manku Urakami. It's can be all thet u want, fan art, face screenshots, couple art or else.

ART must be drawd for my contest! Not commission for me, not AT's, only new and your draws.

No base! No trace! Only own draws!

You may enter only one draw for every contest c

Fan Art Contest! UPDATE WITH FAQ

hi everyone! to show my appreciation for all the love here on deviant art i am holding an otto an victoria fan art contest. the grand prize will be a signed limited edition of my book with an original drawing included! submissions must be done by july 17th! that gives you a month. be creative and have fun! please tag "otto and victoria" and "brian kesinger" and make sure your your piece is appropriate for all ages!
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i created a group here called OttoAndVictoriaFans http://ottoandvictoriafans.deviantart.com/ when you finish your entry feel free to submit it to that group so that all the entries can be in one place!
also i wanted to reiterate that all artistic media is welcome from sketching to sculpture, hand drawn to cg. thanks again and let me know if you have any other questions! thank you!

Weekly 100 Points Giveaway [OPEN] Week 3Alright, time for another one

There will be 2 winners ( 50

each ) on this giveaway.

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Share your favorite youtube channel.
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Win a Premium Membership! [Raffle]Ohaii everyone! Chieri here. >u< Still not dead yet. ~~Still just smelling like it.~~
I know I have been quite inactive the past month, alot of private stuff going on and upcoming exams, but I will try to be more active again from now on. I miss being here with you guys and drawing so much. I will try my best to at least submit something regulary and reply to all notes & comments sooner as I did lately. (I really apologize for the wait.) I promise. You may slap me really hard if I neclect it again.
As a little consolation / thank you / because I want to, I decided to raffle away

3 x a 1 Month Premium-Membership
^_^ Because I have some leftover points on my hand and I love hosting little events and raffles.
I hope everyone will enjoy participating. It's easy!
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Microsoft Employees Disrupt Wii U Best Buy EventsRemember how Nintendo was showcasing some of their E3 games at participating Best Buy stores around the country? Well, apparently Microsoft employees have been hired to go to these events and preach about the Xbox One and make comments like "why would you buy a outdated Wii U when the Xbox One is right around the corner?"
However, the employees aren't getting what they hoped for. Most customers just start bashing the Xbox One in response. Seriously, Microsoft, the people attending these Best Buy Wii U events are people who are intimately familiar with the crap you pulled at E3. They ain't takin' your shit.
At first I thought this might just be a case of one really loyal Microsoft employee taking matters into his own hands (especially since the original source was /v/), but reports have come in from numerous Best Buy's around the country that indicate many Microsoft employees have ambushed the demo lines trying to persuade people to switch to the Xbox One.
Since so many reports have com

A giveaway??? Rules are below. (80 pts)Yea... and if you don't read the rules, you won't get anything out of this.

The whole reason I'm doing this is because my group, #Traders-123, has reached over 100 members! And speaking of 100, I also got over 100 watchers!!!

What you have to do
Favorite this journal... you don't have, you don't enter
Comment saying you entered; I'll be lenient on this one
Advertise; you don't have to but is looked up upon
No duplicate accounts; seriously, you need points THAT bad???
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[Bullet; Green] 1st place is 50 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 2nd place is 30 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 3rd place is a llama.
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Deadline is July 4th. (It's an easy date to remember)

And some art exposure! (Just some random and a

10,000 Watchers! +PointsWow, 10,000 watchers! Shame it happened at the worst time (giveaways temporarily deleted).
Still...thank you all for sticking with me!
I guarantee we will have things running as normal again soon!
Much love,
Moomin-Man
PS: I'll giveaway 400

away at random to celebrate! Leave a comment and I will enter you for the chance to win!
1st 200

2nd 150

3rd 50

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Please Pants Responsibly (Paper Notebooks FTW)

There are two ways to write a novel. Plotting (you make an outline, a plan, a roadmap if you will, and then you sit down and write it) and pantsing (you write "by the seat of your pants, throwing caution to the wind). So when I get asked if I'm a plotter or a pantser, I'm all like er, uh, hold on, let me? Pantser? I think? But I kind of, um, do planny things?
And it gets kind of awkward because in these inarticulate moments I have managed to confuse everyone including myself. And probably spilled a drink.
In recent discussions, however, I've had a bit of a revelation, silly as it is. I've realized that I -- like many writers -- am a plotter/pantser hybrid. And perhaps what I'm doing is something we could call Pantsing Responsibly. And, maybe, just maybe, I could share some of my responsible pantsing tips with other writers. Starting with paper notebooks.
Anyone can find a notebook. If there isn't alread

The Used Game ParadigmOver the course of this past generation I've been watching the video game market react to the way it's been forced to deal with increasing changes. I've come out against used game sales and even written a journal about boycotting GameStop because (like most people at the time) I believed they were the root cause of all the problems the video game industry has. But that's something I don't believe now as intently as i did then. From where I sit, piracy and used games sales are a problem, but not in the way game companies want us to believe that they are.
Used games are a good thing for consumers. We get to try games out, and if we don't like what we see or finish it early, we trade it in and try another title instead. It's a very good system for us since video game rentals are much harder to come by. Most video rental stores in America have gone extinct and outside specific Red Box Kiosks there aren't a lot of places for consumers to rent video games. The exception, of course, being thr

SPIKE updatesJust thought I'd share with you guys some updates on the progress of finishing my "SPIKE" novel.
A lot of people have asked me how it's going, when it will be published and stuff. I really appreciate getting asked these things because it shows that people are actually interested in my writings, and that it just such a great feeling

I've got two news for you guys today though: one bad news and one good news. Let's start with the bad news.
I haven't finished writing SPIKE yet.
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I've made a new, major decision in the SPIKE story that I think a lot of you will be happy to hear. As usual I don't want to spoil too much, but there is a part in the story where Spike and Sam are separated from each other for quite a long while. At first I was planning on only writing from Spike's point of view, like, what he's experiencing during this separation period. I figured that since he's the main cha

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Drawing Smoochy is what this contest is all about!

Please link to this journal in your contest entry's description!
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WIN A 3 MONTH PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP!so i decided to just do a giveaway for the premium i wanted to give.

i'll be doing more of these in time, since that's mostly what my points will be for- giving premiums away. ♥
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The PDA Rule

by ~darzie, May 16, 2007, 3:09:37 PM
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~WELCOME TO GRATUITOUSNONHUMANTY
The Community for DeviantART's Resident Otherkin Population

PDA:
Public Display of Affection.

We don't want to see it, folks. you can '/me kisses soandso lovingly' in your own private chatroom, if you must. The occasional friendly hug is allowed, but kissing is a no-no. It's been voted in by the people who attended the staff meeting. We at GNH have decided 'PDA IS NOT OKAY." Thank you for going along with our requests. Please follow the rule or suffer the concequences.

-Skylar Moore
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!CarsInMotion Jun 2, 2007

Yay! My envy can rest.

"/me has jealousy issues"

& Calling people into #Carsinmotion usually doesn't have to do w/ PDA. I only like to talk to certain ppl about my nonhumanty so I invite them in there at times.

Otherwise, I would prefer you didn't just walk into my room. Ban inflation is on the rise. kthx.

~BrigetteMora May 16, 2007 Student Filmographer

Rather militant tilt to this journal, but I suppose people CAN do their PDA's elsewhere as mentioned. But could you be a bit more specfic? After all, I nuzzle people in greeting; is that considered a hug, or a kiss, and is it permissible, or a banning offense? What about abasing yourself before your alphas (or whatever your species considers leaders of your kind)? Licking in greeting or parting? What some people call PDA's are simple common courtesy to others. I'd hate to get kicked before I'm ever allowed to join because of a social faux-pas.

#GratuitousNonHumanty May 16, 2007

I'm sorry. I was watching people "bite the hind legs" of their mate while I was reading it. I think there is a fine line between role play/ fursona play, and I really detest to see it crossed. If you are doing it as a general greeting, it will not count against you, but if there is romantic intent behind it, please don't do it. Especially repeatedly. By the way, you should stop by the chatroom :3 Really, I think the mods will be able to tell the difference between what is a banable offense and simply normal behavior. You probably have nothing to worry about, and if you do, we'll tell you, and we won't ban you right away

~BrigetteMora May 16, 2007 Student Filmographer

Thanks for the prompt response! Yikes, I see what you mean. There is indeed a fine line between role play/fursona play, and no, I do my amorous licking in private, lol. I was by the chatroom Friday, and no one answered (not even the bot, lol), so I was biding my time until the room was populous again, lol.

#GratuitousNonHumanty May 17, 2007

XD Sorry. We have dead days. We have active days. We're bipolar like that.

~BrigetteMora May 17, 2007 Student Filmographer

That's alright, when I cool off a bit, I'll be in there, need a cold shower before I overheat, lol. Tmi, I know.

~firefox22 May 16, 2007

alright, i realize i am no longer a part of gnh, not big on chats anymore, however ild like to offer some advice as a friend and a member from way back when. you are passing a lot of very silly restrictions, the most absurd i think being the banning of 'chat speak'. now i dont advocate for the use of chat speak, i think it is a leech on the english language, however, one of the things that made gnh great was people where free to act how the wanted, under two very simple, and very fair rules. Respect each other at all times, and follow the deviantart chat room rules. Its killing the very idea of equality and acceptance by saying "suchandsuch can not be a part of this chat room unless he changes the way he talks" I understand that chat speak can be very annoying to some, but the underlaying theme that made gnh great was tolerance and acceptance. and as to this topic of banning PDA, whats wrong with showing some love? its really just an expression of deeper emotion through writing, not particularly good writing, but writing. As long as it follows deviant arts regulations i do not see a why it is a problem. This is simply my two cents as a former member, and as a friend

hope you read it and keep what i wrote in mind

#GratuitousNonHumanty May 16, 2007

I understand what you're saying, but as Blitz said, there have been some recent problems that cannot be ignored. The banning of chat speak is because of several reasons. Not only can I not understand it, I personally think it is vile and brings down the credibility and intelligence to those who succumb to using it. Darzie's lack of rules resulted in problems when I took over, and as I am trying to keep this comfortable for everyone who really is in there chatting and contributing, some things had to change. They're given time, and I think that it's better to break chat speak. We already know our generation have enough bloody problems. We tolerated chat speak. We still tolerate it to an extent. We don't ban the first time we see it, we give people time to correct their ways before we take action.

And as far as PDA, you have to be in there to see how bad it gets. The problem with showing love in public is that the less fortunate people around you are often driven into depression, turmoil and uncomfortableness when they have to witness love. I figure messenger works fine for love related things.

I do appreciate your comment, Cole. It's welcoming to hear other views. Don't be afraid to stop by or renew your membership.

!CarsInMotion Jun 2, 2007

Does the use of abreviations like "ppl" for people sry for "sorry" (informal, if I sincerely wanted to say sorry to someone I'd spell it out.) & other stuff like that considered chat speak? I try not to address "higher ups" w/ any chat speak...er? Abreviations?

=Demonicsoul87 May 16, 2007 Hobbyist Writer

I just thought I should add my two cents to this. There have been some instances of unwanted and racy PDA that was making some people uncomfortable. That kind of PDA adds nothing to the chat.

These new rules are pretty much just a list of things that have become problems recently. Chat speak and leet have grown out of control and our overlord and some of our moderators do not understand it well. Limiting chat speak make it easier for them to make sure that everyone is respecting each other.

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