I'm the co-founder nekomukuro
Since starpachirisu seems to be missing today and there are big changes that are going on in the group, I though it was a good idea to notify you all about what's going on.
You probably noticed that the gallery has been divided into folders and stuff has been reordered (there might still be things out of place here and there, but we're close to finish). We also removed from the gallery stuff that clearly violated deviantArt terms of service such as anime screenshots, edits of official artwork, and Pixiv fanarts edited into signatures or wallpapers without permission from the artist. Remember these things do not belong to deviantArt.
FAQ #8: What are violations of the DeviantArt copyright policy?
FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?
FAQ #257: What sort of permission do I need to use someone else's work?
FAQ #572: What does DeviantArt consider "Fan Art" to be?
FAQ #217: What are "Stock and Resources" and can I use them in my submissions?
Since we're not machines, we can make mistakes. So if you notice your work has been removed and you think it was a mistake on our part, please feel free to tell us. Same thing if you see we missed some stolen artwork or things that violate the deviantArt policy, just report them to us and we'll remove them from the gallery. ^^ We'd like to keep our headquarters clean and tidy from now on :>
Second thing, I opened the faves gallery.
About this matter, just after it had been opened there were already people abusing of it and sending in stuff that is completely unrelated to this group. ಠ_ಠ
Because of this, I closed submissions to faves earlier today, but for some reason the system glitched and new submissions came in anyway, despite the fact that user settings were set to "not allowed" from any user rank except (co)founder(s). @-@ I messed around a bit and I hope they are closed now.
Please, the group faves are not a place to dump pictures you like at random, we are a group related to Sousei no Aquarion and Aquarion Evol, and stuff you put in faves must be related to it! You can suggest to the faves deviations that are about the Aquarion series, or things that are inspired by Aquarion (like things inspired by its the beautiful soundtrack, for instance ).
The faves will be reopened soon (hoping that they're actually closed this time 'round), and when I'll do it, please, suggest only pertinent stuff, thank you.
Finally, last time starpachirisu was asking for ideas to make this group more active. I proposed a contest, and someone liked it. Everyone, what do you think about this idea? Do you have any suggestion about a contest theme? Please, speak up
EDIT: Nevermind, it seems that despite being set to "not allowed", faves can still come in .__. I have no clue why. Please, be careful about it and stop sending unrelated things.