Hi, I'm working late again (it's been one heck !!!!!! of a month - many late, late nights - and I haven't been here or anywhere else much at all) but I took a break and came across this. Um.... It appears that once again, the animations will be hidden in the Free Stuff Area. That means that those looking for animations will look in the galleries and not find them. Again. Just like it used to be. That also means that people are less likely to stumble across them and gaze in awe as they are stunned that animations are even possible. Again. Just like it used to be. It also suggests that we still won't be able to post comments on animations. Just like it used to be. To be honest, I'm rather tired of animators being treated like red-headed bastard step-children. Some people put hours into one still image and post it where it's highlighted and featured. We put many many still images (easily thousands on a longer animation) into our animations. Obviously thats a heck of a lot of hours. Adding motion, timing, sound, story, all of those are quite complex tasks - regardless of the software used. For what? To be stashed in a corner where no one would think to look for us? Frankly I'm rather discouraged.

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