______ shouldn’t have received that DD, because _______ was on dA longer!

Some things/people just don’t deserve to get DD’s

To be fair, it will be absolutely impossible for you to like every image you come across in the DD’s. Some subjects or art styles may not jive with you, and that’s ok. What isn’t is pitching a fit about it. I’m not sure where the phrase “this doesn’t deserve” originated when it comes to DD’s because a DD isn’t even something that can be earned.

DD’s have gone downhill

Once again, to be fair, it’s impossible for every DD to tickle you pink. To say that the selections that are in the DD’s are going downhill quality wise is absurd. If anything, I’d say that the features that are in the DD’s are not what you’ll come across in museums or public art forums, and it’s not because of quality. Sterility of images or more “traditional” subject matter isn’t an issue with DD’s. Quite honestly, the DD’s represent great works that can otherwise be largely ignored by the art world (such as cosplay and creative writing). Because the community here has grown so extensively since DA began more than a decade ago, there’s a much wider variety of art to showcase.

There’s nothing but naked women and Anime in the DD’s

There’s no selection process in choosing DD’s, that’s why some genres are chosen all the time

There is a selection process in place and although each CV has their own finalizing methods, the community ultimately has a lot of say in what images are featured. Some genres are featured more often than others sometimes because of how active the CV is, other times because there was nothing satisfactory to that CV to feature. If you are in love with something and you’d like for everyone to see it, suggest it as a DD to the appropriate CV or $taff member for its category. On that same token, every gallery has a moderator, so if you see a DD for Pixel art two days in a row, there’s nothing to get bent out of shape about. It would be great for every gallery to have something in the DD’s everyday to show off the creativity of our community.

If you already have a DD, you can’t get another one in the future

There’s a six-month rule for deviants who’ve received past DD’s. So to answer this myth, it’s no, you can certainly have multiple DD’s; six months must have passed in between each feature however. If you’re curious whether or not someone you’re about to suggest for a DD has had one recently you can check by typing this url into your browser: username.deviantart.com/dds (replace “username” with the person’s name)

If you ever, for any reason at all, have a problem with a DD that you feel you need to voice, do so to the CV or $taff that featured it. Do not, do not, do not leave a message on the offending image stating your disdain for it or the genre. Remember also, anyone can suggest a DD! For your convenience, here’s a list of all of the CVs and $taff who feature DD’s along with the gallery they oversee:

Community Projects - $namenotrequired

Anthro - ^KovoWolf

Anime/Manga - :devrydi1689 and ^sTiViA

Artisan Crafts - ^Talty and ^maytel

Body Art & Modification - ^Battledress

Comics & Cartoons - ^KasumiCR and ^JCROXAS

Cosplay - ^pullingcandy

Customization

Digital Dolls - ~IridescentStardust

Emoticons - ^ChaosEmeraldHunter

Icons & Handhelds - ^ValaSedai

Skins & Themes – ^neiio

Designs & Interfaces - ^princepal

Game Development Art - ^Master-Mune

DeviantART Related - ^ladygagz

Digital Art - ^Thiefoworld and ^laserbeast

3-Dimensional Art - ^alltheoriginalnames

Fractal Art - ^SaTaNiA

Photomanipulation - ^SanguineVamp

Pixel Art - ^ClefairyKid

Vector - `ChewedKandi

Vexel - ^TheLastHuzzah

Fan Art - ^KasumiCR and ^Lyricanna

Fan Fiction - ^JZLobo

Film & Animation - ^kingmancheng and $Moonbeam13

Flash - ^SqueakyToybox

Literature - ^Beccalicious, `thorns, ^NicSwaner and :devneurotype

Photography - ^Kaz-D and ^3wyl

Abstract & Surreal - ^arctoa

Animals, Plants and Nature - ^IsacGoulart

Architecture - ^anmari

Artistic Nude - ^Nyx-Valentine

Darkroom - ^RockstarVanity

Fashion - ^Pixel-Spotlight

Fetish - ^Nyx-Valentine

Horror/Macabre - ^pullingcandy

Photojournalism - `xbastex

Pin-up & Glamour - ^DistortedSmile

Resources & Stock Images - ^Elandria and ^PirateLotus-Stock

Space & Sci-Fi - :devalltheoriginalnames :

Text & typography - ~pica-ae

Traditional Art - ^deshrubber, ^Astralseed, ^Salvador-Rudy and ^SylwiaTelari

Street Art & Graffiti - ^kiwi-pdd

Other Staff Members with DD privileges who take suggestions from the community:

Anthro, Comics & Cartoons & Digital Art - $kozispoon

Digital Art - +ekud

Fan Art - $aunjuli

All areas - $Ikue

All areas - $fourteenthstar

All areas - $Thunderstatement

Now what are you waiting for? Go suggest some DD’s!

=Xadrea