Might not mean much to you folks, but I just set Weasyl as my homepage (as opposed to FA).
BIG DEAL FOR ME >:V
There's something really exciting and invigorating about seeing a sea change in action. That's really what it feels like is finally happening, as people flow away from FA and the corruption and failure of its leadership.
Definitely, it's why I want to be more active here. If I don't focus any of my attention to this website, then what's to keep all these new users from leaving back to FA in a couple weeks? :V
Yeah, I've been trying to be actually -active- here, where on FA I was just a part of the faceless masses. I really want this shift to work!
I've also been contacting or leaving shouts for some of the lower-profile artists I like still on FA who haven't weighed in yet, asking them politely if they've got a Weasyl I can follow; not in any way forcing them to make a choice, just politely suggesting that there's people on Weasyl who would probably enjoy seeing their work.
If they decide to double down and say something shitty, well, then I know they're jerks and not worth watching anyway. I totally respect people who stay there or maintain a presence there for business reasons; if commissions is how you pay the bills and buy food, being conservative about risking that income is only good sense. On the other hand, over a third of FA's site traffic has already transferred and more is moving all the time, so it won't be long before it starts being a sound business decision to transfer primacy to Weasyl...
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Dudenooooooo! D: Oh well, at least I'm on here too.