Yeah, I don't thank for favs/watch either, because that's just overkill. And it's my impression that thankfully this convention seems to become less common, maybe because of the collections and the groups, that are also all kind of like the bookmark galleries, so favs of various kinds have become more common? In any case, I noticed that when I fav something now, it happens less often that someone comments in response than say two years ago when I first got an account on dA, which is fine with me, because I'm the same.
On DW I've seen a suggestion for a "like" button which I suppose would be like kudos in a way. What I like about the dA fav button is that it combines the appreciation with the bookmarking/gallery aspect, so both sides get something out of it, in a way, making it really convenient.
Personally I use dA mostly like a neat gallery, both for displaying mine, and for aggregating art I like, and because of that I'm less about the comments there, and also not "chatty", like I don't use the journal function there (case in point that I posted this here rather than on dA even though it is about dA), and only rarely read the news and editorials and stuff. I also use the new groups mostly for their galleries, less for social stuff.
And IMO that is a valid way to use the site, even while others use it as their primary social network maybe. In any case because of that I'm annoyed at all this griping about the comments, and this moaning about how it is supposed to be a "community" (serious, the whole thing just one?! it has millions of users, that is like saying all of LJ or facebook is a community), which to me seems like a criticism of those users like me who see dA as display galleries with social extras. And I'm also annoyed when the interface tries to foist this view on me, like this nagging when you fav "don't forget to comment", which doesn't make me any more likely to comment.
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On DW I've seen a suggestion for a "like" button which I suppose would be like kudos in a way. What I like about the dA fav button is that it combines the appreciation with the bookmarking/gallery aspect, so both sides get something out of it, in a way, making it really convenient.
Personally I use dA mostly like a neat gallery, both for displaying mine, and for aggregating art I like, and because of that I'm less about the comments there, and also not "chatty", like I don't use the journal function there (case in point that I posted this here rather than on dA even though it is about dA), and only rarely read the news and editorials and stuff. I also use the new groups mostly for their galleries, less for social stuff.
And IMO that is a valid way to use the site, even while others use it as their primary social network maybe. In any case because of that I'm annoyed at all this griping about the comments, and this moaning about how it is supposed to be a "community" (serious, the whole thing just one?! it has millions of users, that is like saying all of LJ or facebook is a community), which to me seems like a criticism of those users like me who see dA as display galleries with social extras. And I'm also annoyed when the interface tries to foist this view on me, like this nagging when you fav "don't forget to comment", which doesn't make me any more likely to comment.