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10 Things I Would Like To Have On dA...

Okay, once in a dA lifetime, everybody writes about something they like about dA or dislikes or this needs to be changed or about this or that. So I also thought, I should also make my  wishlist (or whatever it can be called) as far as dA's user interface is concerned.

deviantArt, from the time I have joined has really grown a lot, not that it was any less when I joined but it is applaudable that it has constantly  introduced so many new features and it still is. I know, currently they have introduced new features like critique, message center and maybe are working on Portfolio, and this newer version is not unknown to any of us. And, I think, they do a great job. :heart:

But day in and day out as a user of dA, I feel this features should have been there:

I had this written/discussed with my watcher/friends in my journal. The following list is not in any particular order(as, I guess, that would depend and differ from person to person). Also, some are just the subscribed features, but... meh!!

1> I like that now you can arrange things on your Profile Page, but I wish we can swap the sides, the entire things on left or on right. Something like, we had for journals (if you remember) before this new dA version was introduced. And, while I am talking about Profile Page,  please bring back "Add yours" (Comment button) so that we don't have to scroll down till the end for comment box.

2> I have no idea, why if I choose to Hide my Activity from others, I cannot see it either please change that. Secondly, Activity & Statistics should be made separate, you know the way currently it is, if you make your Stats visible, the Activity also becomes visible, you may want to show or hide either of them.

3> Journals on dA are something so prominent, I don't need to tell you that, in short it is a important communication tool for members on dA. But, sometimes when you write that is too long and takes time (something as long as this :P) and if dA goes into maintenance mode or your Computer crashes or internet or electricity problem etc. the whole thing might disappear, so much waste of time! To avoid this  there should be a feature to Auto Save your entry while/before you publish it. I don't know how they can implement this technology on dA but Auto Save is nothing new, if you use Blogs or other such things.

4> Something related to above, it would be great if you can save your journals as Draft, sometimes you write something but are not sure if you have yet finished it or have time to finish it now or maybe you decide you do not want to publish it or maybe it is something that you want to publish on some later date, so if your entry is saved as a Draft, you just have to push a Publish (or Send) button when you decide to publish it, so that your watchers know.

In my opinion, 3 and 4 are related, all the journal entries, from the time you start writing should be auto saved and saved as Draft until we choose to Publish it or Delete it.

5> Poll is a another way to get the feedback quickly, but I wish there was something where the person who starts the Poll can add a lil Commentary, maybe in a lil text box (something like Artist's Comments beneath each deviation) after the Poll questions, currently, if you want to add something, you just have to add it as a comment or maybe write a journal as some deviants do.

6> I think, we should be informed in our message center if somebody adds our Prints to their Wishlist. Don't tell the name, you might have your reasons but, at least say: XYZ Deviation was added to Wishlist, that's all. Not a big deal, but hey, you like to be informed!

7> Another thing: when you submit a News article (& even on Polls) you don't get the replies in your message center, may I know the reason why?!!

8> There should be possibility to export all your Notes as HTML file or something  to your Email (I think, this kind of features are available in Forums elsewhere with the PM-Personal Messages), so that if you want to delete them all from here you can, just to reduce the clutter. But it will be still saved somewhere in your puter i.e your emails or if you download it you can save them in your hard disk. I know most of the Notes are not at all that important or anything, but we are talking about availability of features/options, right?!

9> It would be fab if comments were editable, at least till/after the 5/10 minutes that you have written it.This is nothing new if you use other CMS things, I have seen that once you post the comment, they are editable for maximum 30 minutes after that, you can't, so you see this is possible and nothing out of world that i am talking about. This kind of feature could be useful, in case of typos which is something so common or maybe if you change your mind or have a second thought. (Mind you, I am talking about comments being editable for first 5/10 or 30 minutes only, otherwise some members will go on editing there comments for ever, and nothing will make sense!;p)

10> Finally,one more thing, I don't understand why I have to vote on my own Poll to see the results, gotta change that, or is there any valid reason?!! I think, it should be made democratic, if I want to vote on my own Poll, let me and if I don't want to, allow me to see the results without voting (but of course others should not be able to see the results without voting). *wink*

Phew!!

I hope whatever I have written above makes sense and doesn't sound as if i am blabbering. Seems like something longest  i have ever written in a while!

Let me know what you think or if you have something more to add or delete, or have a work around.

One More Thing...

And, i very clearly know what it takes to develop a product and run it so successfully like dA does. I know, it is very easy to sit here and say this should be there and this not and this could be improved or whatever so I am not being demanding or criticizing ^^; but this are just my thoughts/ideas/suggestions as a user and had been on my mind for some time now, so I just thought to put it here and I am sure many other users/members will echo my thoughts.
OK as, I had it written on my journal already and since most of my watchers who replied agreed with my suggestions I am submitting it (after some minor edits) here officially as a deviation, so that it gets read/heard! ^^; I have polished it up a bit, other things remaining the same. But, since they are so many, I cannot make or submit it in Visual Suggestion category so the Text Suggestion should be it! B-)

I am submitting something as as text deviation for first time, so let me see how it works. *wink* My first text deviation! Yippee!! :giggle:

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LadyofGaerdon's avatar
Amen. Publish this as a news article!