Hey guys, this may or may not be an issue you're aware of, but it's a rather sizable one that really needs some attention brought to it, so please read on.

Basically, dA has a major bug right now, and has had it to varying degrees for at least 4 months that I'm aware of. It's more noticeable to more popular deviants, just based on the sheer numbers of watchers, but there's chance it's happening to everyone else too.


According to my poll, some other polls and journals I've seen, and discussions I've had, about 1/3 of deviants often DO NOT get notified of updates by certain artists. It may not be consistent with deviants though, and perhaps you could say that 1/3 of the time, deviants don't get a submission in their message center from certain artists.

This seems to apply occasionally to polls and journals as well, but I'm uncertain to what extent. Regardless, you can see what kind of issue this is. You watch someone to see their new art, right? So what's the point if the site isn't notifying you.

Me and others have filed help desk reports already, but still no solution. I know things like this take time, but I wanted to help push it along.

So I'm asking you guys a favor that's going to help both you and me out, as well as others. Basically look at the following two things:

If you watch an artist, and haven't noticed updates in a while, but you see a bunch of new art or journals on their page, or...

...you've noticed less traffic on your work, and have confirmed it with your watchers that they aren't receiving some of your work in their inbox...

Then please file a help desk report by clicking here and detailing the issue. It shouldn't take but a moment.

This has been happening for months, as I've said, and it's frustrating to say the least. I know both me and `adonihs are reluctant to post work right now due to the fact that a very sizable chunk of you won't even get to see it.

Reporting the problem to the help desk will help them see how widespread it is, and hopefully instill a sense of urgency in tracking the problem down and fixing it.

Here's the link again to file your report. Like I said, if you personally notice these problems, and aren't just taking my word for it, take a minute and file a report so we can all enjoy each others art again.

Thanks guys, catch you soon!