I wouldn't say you're partly responsible for it. Not to discount your own cred or reputation, but a lot of folks make their own calls and decisions on what websites they won't or will frequent. Not to say that you probably don't have some sway, but you should let something like that bother you to such an extent.

People are what they are, and if they want so stay in their own fixed patterns and behaviors? Well... That's their call, really.

There are people that are just too lenient and forgive the horrible administration team of FA too quickly.

It's perfectly understandable why you feel you're sour about this all. I'd contribute to Weasyl too but procrastination and lack of sleep has deterred my efforts at making anything. >~>

I'm equally using both sites, hell I'm planning on posting pics here first before there.

i want to give this place a real fighting chance too. so someday we can have the community AND the competent staff ;.;

Personally, I'm putting all my new stuff up here (and all my old stuff too) as quickly as I can write it. But (a) I'm a writer, so by default both slower and less appealing to most casual viewers than artists, and (b) totally obscure.

So yeah, it's easier for me to drop FA after a decade there, but I'm doing it. I'm hoping that eventually others will do the same.

Some of it also lies with how Weasyl works. I noticed a lot of complaint journals with submission/notification management. People will only put up with it for a certain amount of time before they go back to with what they know.

It's imperative that Weasyl works on that as best as possible given how cynical many have become and putting up with certain behaviors at the other site. People will move if they see the site update its users and engage them as much as possible. That is why I put in a lot of effort on the forums to engage I want people to remember that experience and stay.

It's okay Daigo, you did nothing wrong! :3

I'm definitely staying on weasyl, and I don't post anything to FA anymore (not that I would since it would all be commissions I get from the real artists) but I've totally bailed on FA permanently. Specifically because of the admins and not the drama, I mean I did this months ago so this ain't anything new to me, I was just figuring people were finding out what I already knew.

Which means I can dance around and go YEAH WELCOME TO THE CLUB HEH I'VE BEEN TAKING UP ALL THE VIP SPACE MYSELF secretly inside my mind every time something happens on FA where people realize they should get the hell out.

Knowing FA I'm sure some other stuff will pop up soon that will make people want to leave again.

I'm fairly certain that the activity is just stabilizing. The first week was basically everyone uploading ALL THE THINGS. I haven't really seen activity actually drop other than I'm not getting literally thousands of upload notifications a day now. :P

I agree with zuckerdachs. The initial rush of "re-upload ALL the things!" is done, but all the people I watch are still producing art here - just that the backlog of submissions is gone now.

lol, i don't think you need to worry i think if people checked it out more, Weasyl is alot better for artists :P. i'm loving it here. ^^

In my case I can say I like both sites, I have a special thing towards FA because I found nice artists in there, and good fellas, I hope I can here in Weasyl as well, at least it feels very friendly.

So, unless all the people I now abandons FA, I guess I?m keeping both for now ;)

I say weasyl is like my second option of communication really. Nothing to feel bad about. People have there moments and we just gotta accept it. Sorry you've been in a rough mood bro, do try to take care of yourself :)

Well you, King of Fluff, have inspire me. : )

Reminds me of a Discordian quote:
"Big donkeys, small donkeys, all good to eat."

Each site has good features&bad features, familiarity&newness, popularity&etcsetcetcetc.....

Weasyl wins a bit for folders, larger image sizes, and that nice little banner on your Profile home page that makes it feel so much like your own place. FA ...well....big party, good times - of course there will be some jerks - jerks don't last - they overstep and perish - but lynching aint too cool either...so...

On the other paw the various sites are like cons. There isn't One Con - why should there be? And why think "I'll only go to one con!"

i think it's rather sad that people have migrated to Weezy as a second choice when it has it's own merits. That kind of peeves me. That and spiders. ........... bbbrrrrrrrrr - spiders!!! - ....but i digress.......

I'm gonna keep my fa account but, after the little migration of some artists. I'll be checking this site more often.

Just keep in mind FA will prob go down again as usual... so don't give up on Weasyl