I joined there not long after I joined here but back then it was a nice quiet place and no dating stuff..lol
We made friends in the blogs and actually did talk about art but now that Daz has made it bigger its no good anymore...at least in my opinion.  It has become too socially oriented.
A lot of the friends I made there are here too and interacting more here.
This site is more about learning and art with some craziness thrown in once in a while...and like you said..more friendly.

 

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