So, you're not walking away from FA?

Oh no, no risk of that.

Excellent...

I never used tumblr, but I did always use twitter. I'm already following you but I am happy to see the migration all the same. I hope it doesnt kill twitter in suit when the flood comes and they get ios store pressure lol. I hope twitter anticipated a migration and have thought out what to do with it that keeps them rolling without a red panic button XD

I think Twitter has enough leverage to stand its ground regarding its own policies, it's much more powerful and larger than Tumblr. But we will see I guess.

I think they are smarter too. They've already addressed the issue several years ago.

I really like it as a platform, specially for watching WIP, artist in progress videos as a technique creep, but also just the interaction is nice. I am a net geezer so I don't particularly enjoy Instagram, and the other platforms lifestyle wise for maintaining presence and the trend structure. Its a great time for a platform to seize the traffic though haha.

Same here, I don't get how some artists manage to do anything with Instagram at all. X-D Isn't that supposed to be a site for silly selfies? But on Twitter there are very interesting discussion threads sometimes.

Also please let me know your Twitter account if you post stuff there so I'll follow you too!

It's @ wickednavi and I do post some things there as well as more of the inktobers and whatnot. Not super often, but also personal posts. I'm a bit shy about posting my wip but trying to do it more.

Tutti su twitter XD

I despise the commercial social media sites, lol. But I get that for artists to reach out in those light doses, it's a better venue. I just can't get into it. Don't have any accounts for social media in a sense that others have because it feels like I'm just shouting at the world and hoping someone replies. I'm already an impersonal person, I don't need to go down that rabbit hole any further. XD

So I'm really glad when the artists I follow continue to take the time to post on a place like FA. I see people vanish and move and rant and rage and all of that, but here I sit, 10+ years without any change, and enjoying it. :P

I have two friends, my age in the 35 range that have never ever had a social media anything. Plus a few younger and that is the route they went. It's neat that they have maintained it so long, but its harder to reach out to one of them due to distance and lack of a cellphone too (hardcore lifestyle choice tech hermit)

I am still on a bunch of old platforms like the band on the titanic. I have seen many communities come and go, and generally have avoided the fad exodus leaps just to watch people flood back in. As for FA it stays my main traffic, and I am happy when people drop notes here too. Through all the ebs and flows, the newer places don't seem tailored or interested in traditional art and have zero interaction.

I feel you as an impersonal person in regards to social media. I am the friend at other's convenience or comfort, and basically live like a hikikomori, lite version, despite having accounts online and I choose to not nurse my social media to contain how much energy I have and not waste it on dead air. I can talk to myself or my rabbit just fine and skip the "presence" part in social media. Most of my clientele is IRL, or referral, but I know for most artists they need the internet hustle on point.

Not much to be said that you haven't already but I wanted to acknowledge your reply with a thumbs up. :3

I'd gladly avoid mainstream social networks too, but that's just not an option for artists nowadays. :-P The big upside they have is that they allow to intermingle with non-furry artists and non-furry art lovers too, which is especially important for artists like me who do atypical furry art. On the other hand there's still a lovely geeky atmosphere here which isn't found on mainstream sites. I couldn't write the long descriptions of my pieces on Twitter.

Surprisingly most discussion of current fandom topics seems to have moved to Twitter too: I didn't see a single journal here commenting the "zoosadists" incident which was debated all over Twitter, whereas up until a couple years ago FA journals would have been the place to learn and discuss such news.

I can relate as well, never could comprehend what's the appeal of those "social media"... Quite contrary, the whole concept is very much unattractive to me, exposing my self for the world to see (in any other way than through art) is something I'd rather avoid doing. So I've simply never been on any (despite some nagging from various sides).

Twitter seems to be the one I dislike the least though - the perceived propensity for concise, to-the-point communication is what makes the difference for me. And since other artists are going there (apparently from Tumblr with which I had near-zero experience), I might eventually jump on the bandwagon and see how far it rolls...

Ya with the things going on over there and random posts that are not that bad (like PG) getting "flagged"
Not sure whats going to happen to the site once the time comes.