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12 years ago
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So, FA is back up.
That's all good and groovy, but a week without FA kind of showed me how much an alternative is needed - I've heard of a couple artists who had a rough time as their main source of income (FA) was down, as well as not being able to keep in touch with folks I usually only communicate with here via notes.
That led to me reopening my Weasyl account, and at the moment I'm going to be working on my SoFurry.
If you use either of these websites, add me on them, as I will be doing my best to keep all three galleries in sync and up to date. I'll probably actually rely on Weasyl from now on, as I'm fond of the UI, it's pretty clean, and much easier to copy my copious amount of commissions over then it is to do the same for SoFurry.
https://www.weasyl.com/profile/kellervo
https://kellervo.sofurry.com/
I'm doing this for a variety of reasons, but the biggest is - let's be brutally honest. FA isn't going to change and isn't going to improve until it actually feels some real pressure. I have been a member of this website for close to seven years, and aside from the introduction of a working search function and ad banners, it hasn't changed since then. The same updates and overhauls that were promised back in 2006 are still forecast for the 'near future'. The site has been having a multitude of issues ranging from crippling slowdowns to day long outages, with this recent week long outage being the icing on the cake.
Yes, there is the argument that "FurAffinity is free". So is SoFurry, so is Weasyl, and both websites have significantly more stability and features - but people hesitate to switch over because 'no one uses them'. That won't be the case if people stick to these websites and use them for more then the occasional FA outage - and then, maybe when the community realizes and embraces an alternative, FA will actually enact some kind of change.
That's all good and groovy, but a week without FA kind of showed me how much an alternative is needed - I've heard of a couple artists who had a rough time as their main source of income (FA) was down, as well as not being able to keep in touch with folks I usually only communicate with here via notes.
That led to me reopening my Weasyl account, and at the moment I'm going to be working on my SoFurry.
If you use either of these websites, add me on them, as I will be doing my best to keep all three galleries in sync and up to date. I'll probably actually rely on Weasyl from now on, as I'm fond of the UI, it's pretty clean, and much easier to copy my copious amount of commissions over then it is to do the same for SoFurry.
https://www.weasyl.com/profile/kellervo
https://kellervo.sofurry.com/
I'm doing this for a variety of reasons, but the biggest is - let's be brutally honest. FA isn't going to change and isn't going to improve until it actually feels some real pressure. I have been a member of this website for close to seven years, and aside from the introduction of a working search function and ad banners, it hasn't changed since then. The same updates and overhauls that were promised back in 2006 are still forecast for the 'near future'. The site has been having a multitude of issues ranging from crippling slowdowns to day long outages, with this recent week long outage being the icing on the cake.
Yes, there is the argument that "FurAffinity is free". So is SoFurry, so is Weasyl, and both websites have significantly more stability and features - but people hesitate to switch over because 'no one uses them'. That won't be the case if people stick to these websites and use them for more then the occasional FA outage - and then, maybe when the community realizes and embraces an alternative, FA will actually enact some kind of change.
