Jennifer R.

I've been a member of the dA community since 2009 and honestly I loved it up until the moment WIX bought them out. At that moment the staff just stopped caring. They offer beta testing for website updates but don't bother to even reply to the reviews given to them by their beta testers. They've even blocked the option to share public opinions of the websites updates. Everything they've done the past few years just sceams that they don't care anymore.
Their new website layout isnt the worst thing in the world, but its buggy and not ready to leave beta testing. Its not even original, they are just taking the coding from a different website WIX runs and copying and pasting it with little to no changes.
They do nothing to prevent art theft in their community, and they allow trolls and bully's to run rampant in the community. You cant even report art theft unless you pay a $10 fee to file legal action to take down the stolen art.

They don't even support their young artists and new members to the community. They host contests but the same 10 or so famous artists win each time. They only feature art from their long standing big named artists repeatedly so it is next to impossible to make a name for yourself in the community.

I could go on for days with a long list of reasons the WIX takeover has ruined dA, but bottom line is that it isnt worth bothering to make an account on this website anymore unless you want to be ignored by staff and dont want to be taken seriously as an artist.