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Total prizes reach 1000 
But of course there are always the rules......
Please please please fave the journal!
Make another journal about this giveaway and provide a link of that journal in the comments (this will help spread the word about this giveaway)
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I had hoped it wouldn't come to this but it has. Thus far I've donated to strangers who have asked me for points because they noticed I'd donated to so and so's donation pool and have done so basically because I don't like to say no to anyone. But it's just gotten out of hand and to be honest, I'm truly surprised that people would have the nerve to do this to people they don't know in the first place.
So ... to anyone who drops in for sole purpose of asking me for points:
Take a look at my wish list people ... with a wish list that huge, do you think I'm going to donate to you so you can buy something from your wish list or something you want from dA when I've got THAT many things I want for myself?.
And to those of you who want me to donate points because you want to host private contests ... do as most deviants do: look to your watchers for donations; when you do the announcement of the contest in your journal ask for both contestants and people to help by donating for prizes, be it art, features, points, etc. Don't drop in on people you've seen on someones donation pool whom you don't know and ask them to donate to your project. I've gotten requests that sound like "since you donated to so and so, donate to my project too please" ... forfucksake.
Recently I've been donating anonymously just to avoid these ever increasing requests. But no longer. I donate to a particular kind of pool and I don't vary from it much and I'm going to continue to do so because it makes me happy and if I'm lucky, I get a big smile and hug cuz it made someone else happy too.
So here's the deal to those who don't know me but still ask for points:
Please do not ask me for points donations. I'm not going to donate them. I'm going to direct you to this journal entry instead.
I really hate being a dick about this but at the same time, I'm amazed that it's an issue at all ... and apparently, not just for me. I answered a poll a day or so ago regarding this issue and was surprised to see, according to the comments, it's an issue all over dA. [link]
Sorry to say there are no features this time ... this is an ugly issue for me and I hope to eventually delete it and for that reason, I don't want to feature on an entry I hope will disappear someday soon.
To my watchers and friends, thanks for enduring if you've gotten this far in this entry! And my apologies for having to have this pop up in your "watch" but I needed it to post someplace it would stay for a while. I love you guys! And you know if ya need some help for your little pet project, if I can help, I will.
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Rant 
I have donated about a 8 DA 12-Month Subscriptions to young artists I thought would put it to good use. Then word seemed to get out somehow and I started getting asked for donated subscriptions, then some begged for it. When points were created, it got even worse, with people asking for those. I get points sometimes, unsolicited, and I suppose I will find someone deserving to give them to. I am now reluctant to give any more subscriptions, although maybe a certain kitty might need one.
But I will tell you my true pet peeve, something that really upsets me, are those asking for PAGE-VIEWS and offering rewards for helping a deviant break a new record in PAGE-VIEWS.
EVEN WORSE, I hate it when people ask or beg me to 'FAVORITE' their art. This CORRUPTS the entire 'Favorite' system, a way to show that you really admire a piece of art. They care more about the 'Favorites' than they do the art. People 'Favorite' each other's art as favors. It has little to do with art for many of the deviants on DA now.
FAVORITES and PAGE-VIEWS are sought like 'Status Symbols' and I think it about as anti-artist as you can get. It is like, "Oh look at me, I am SO popular and must be a good artist because I have SO many favorites."
As long as I am ranting, this reminds of me of Christmas, Birthdays, and other Holidays. I feel that I am very generous all year round, and when I see something appropriate for someone, I get it and give it. I do not give gifts, as a rule, on holidays. Why should I have to force myself to run around and find gifts, which may or may not be appropriate, for a given day? It is even worse for me since I am homebound, and shopping by web is actually not very easy at all, since the color is notoriously different and you cannot see or feel the quality of goods, or easily see a large variety of things, as you do when shopping on foot.
I believe the holidays are commercialized to the point of being disgusting. If I something with my own hands, I will give it on a holiday. Even Love is defined by how many carrots of diamonds you give (particularly for women), and in my case, ex-husbands (diamond are a girl's best friend). I well remember when Paul said, "Is that all I'm worth to you," not at all pleased with my diamond selection.
I have convinced my entire family about this, except for stocking stuffers or gag gifts for birthdays. Like I said, I feel I am generous all year round, but I most certainly resent commercial America expecting me to empty my pockets at specific times. The entire retail system of the United States revolves around Holidays, and an ORGY OF INAPPROPRIATE SPENDING on crap few want.
We had a friend who published a Christmas list and registered at stores, so that you would not duplicate gifts, and she asked for receipts, in case of needed returns. This was very efficient, but somehow rather disgusting.
The entire 'Spirit of Giving' is corrupted into a spirit of obligation.
END RANT
ah well
just for that I'm gonna give tonya some more...
Tonya = [link]