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Originally Posted by g8rbeckie
I still go to DST sometimes...if I want to see a magical horse with a baby photoshopped onto the the scene like it's riding bareback through a forest full of fairies and mushrooms  |
Bahahaha, the fantasy scrapbookers did kind of take over DST.
I guess I'm in the minority because I actually miss DST, at least the DST it was in the early days.
Yes, there was occasionally drama but having an open forum and gallery added a lot of balance and variety to the digi community that I think we've lost a bit of now that everyone is back to store forums. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have a digi "home" but I also miss having easy access to a wider variety of styles and ideas. I think it was good for the industry as a whole to have one place where everyone came together. It pushed everyone to be better.
It's sad but in a way DST became a victim of it's own success. It became too big for people to keep up with or feel connected to and then all the slowness issues didn't help either. Then Shannon abandoned the site and eventually they sold it and that was kind of the end. It'd be nice if there was a central site again but I don't know that anyone really wants to take that on at this point given all the problems that came up at DST.