Say 'no' to dA's ugly new layout

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Emlan made a really great post about the proposed changes, which would make the galleries look very cluttered and unprofessional:
fav.me/d4xx13u

Please check it out and leave feedback as you see fit.  As you can guess, I'm really not digging this new layout. It's a mess. D:
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Honestly, I see what they want to do, but it is wrong.
Back in the day the first thing you saw immediately as you entered the page was the new submissions, without discrimination of pageviews and favourites. That was great because your art could be seen by anyone who gets on the page from the get-go.
The layout was simple and functional.
However, as you all know, with the years more and more users have come by. Most of these are very young starters like most of us back when we signed up. And since the new layout is more of a.... "DevPage" [developer page] where you have to bust your ass to see what you want.
Even though activity like favouriting and commenting is good to get followers, IT IS NOT ENOUGH. SPECIALLY IF YOU MAKE ORIGINAL ART.

Sadly, dA is the only site that has been so open and creative with it's simplicity.
And that is going to fall apart with how complex everything is.
I no longer go hunt for new art because it is impossible with the way things are laid out. I, and many other people DON'T have the patience for this.
The only reason why I even come here is because there is NO OTHER place to do what you can do here, and it annoys me.
DeviantART is forcing me to leave because how so useless it is starting to become.

I know there are a bunch of neophytes looking for art that is Frozen or Lord of The Rings related, and it is ok.
However, cutting off views from struggling users is VERY VERY WRONG.

I remember that in my first account I wasn't as good and precise as I am now with art, and people actually dropped by. It was easy to get pageviews NO MATTER WHAT I UPLOADED. SERIOUSLY.

Honestly, we should form a petition to give the option to revert back to the old layout. Just a simple option....