I try to avoid getting involved in the drama too, although I do actually have a weasyl account. I don't do it to spite FA or anything like that though. To me it can only be a good thing to support a multitude of art sites. No single site is perfect, or immune from disappearing, no matter how big. Nor from policy changes (for whatever reason) which could render the site unusable for a specific group of users. Being active on more than one site provides a backup if things go wrong. It also allows you to reach a wider audience.

I've found it doesn't require lots of people to provide great motivation. It can be as little as 1 person who can make you feel good about sharing your work. I can think of at least one person specifically who falls into this category; that I would never have met if not for using multiple sites.

I don't think it matters what the DA admins think, editing art and reposting definitely breaches copyright. If they ignore your requests for it to be removed, then you can demand they remove it with a DMCA notice. I'm a little sceptical though, there was a massive kick-off after a different art site's staff implied this was their policy. Many very popular artists set about leaving because of it, until they made clear it was in error and not their policy. It doesn't sound right to me.

Fair enough yeah. I certainly agree with that since I've met quite a few friends on both sites already. Very well said, and yes DA has pretty much said that is their policy but they're very lax about actually enforcing it. Not that it does much as the thieves just make another account and carry on with their thievery.

I'm not actually sure what this is about, is there another hype furry site out there on the web? I'm afraid I'm a bit out of touch with the community.

To me, Weasyl seems to be the new SoFurry or Inkbunny. *shrugs*

I don't know those either. -v- Recluseburd.

Probably not worth knowing anyway x3

Ah, I see. :P I mean, most of the people I see that are 'leaving the site' aren't going to exclusively post on Weasyl, so...

I don't see why there's a big fuss anyway. But hey people are entitled to do what they will

Agreed.