About deviantART

• Are you making millions off of deviantART?
• How do I become a Senior Member?
• What are the symbols in front of each deviants nickname?
• What is deviantART and who founded deviantART?
• Does deviantART have an IRC Server?
• Is deviantART free?
• How does deviantART comply with COPPA?

Policies

• What is the policy concerning photographs of corpses, cruelty or death?
• What are deviantART's policies on nudity?
• Where can I find the submission agreement?
• Where is the Etiquette policy for deviantART?
• Do you allow "Adult", explicit sexual or pornographic content on deviantART?
• Can I use the images I find on deviantART?
• How do I report a submission which I think breaks the rules?
• Do you allow images depicting bodily wastes or fluids?
• How do I report people for abuse, harassment, or another issue I may think is a violation?
• The laws of my country differ from those of the United States- which ones apply?
• What is the policy for submissions concerning self-harm and mutilation?
• What happens when someone is banned or suspended?

Favourites

• Is there a way to see which deviants have added my deviation submission to their favourites?
• How do I add and delete Favourites?

Your User Page

• How do I edit my Devious Information?
• What is the Featured Deviation? How do I display a Featured Deviation on my user page?
• Can I make it so only certain friends avatars are displayed in the 'My Friends' box?
• What is the Wishlist and how do I manage my Wishlist?
• How do I display a webcam image on my user page?
• Can I remove my website button completely?
• How do I add my desktop screenshot to my page?
• How do I upload an avatar?
• How do I upload a website button to be displayed on my userpage?
• How do I add a deviantID to my devious information? What is the recommended size of a deviantID?
• How many avatars am I allowed to post in one comment or journal?
• How do I toggle the 'My Friends' box from showing on my user page?
• What does it mean when a user's page says "is currently idle" or "last visited"?
• How can I remove my avatar completely?
• What is the "Donate a Subscription" button on my userpage for? Can I disable it?
• How do I set it so my 'Full Name' is not displayed on my user page?
• Can I display an email address on my user page?
• Can I remove the 'Favourite News' and 'Submitted News' panels from my User Page?
• Is it possible to rearrange my recent deviations section on my userpage?

Settings

• How do I change my online status to Away or Invisible?
• How does the hide Mature Content option work?
• Can I block people from my user page?
• What do the Retroactive and Sticky setting for my signature mean?
• How can I add a signature?
• Can I disable avatars?
• In my settings there is a Geographic coordinates section. What is this for? and how do I use it?
• What is an Official deviantART Beta Tester? How do I become one?
• As an Official Beta Tester, how do I provide feedback?
• If I'm a beta tester, may I choose to opt-out of the program later?
• What is a Pastie?
• How do I use a Pastie with Blogger, LiveJournal, etc.?
• Can I disable Signatures?
• How do I change the email address associated with my account?
• I need to block more than 100 people from my User Page. Is this possible?

Problems & Errors

• Where do I submit to if I'm not sure?
• Why is the download count not incrementing on my deviation(s)?
• I've submitted over X amount of deviations to a single category, but I am not presented with the option to submit to a frequently used category. Why is this?
• I want to submit a piece, but it doesn't fit any of the Galleries. Can new categories be added to deviantART? If so how?
• One or more images look blurry or pixelated to me. Why is this?
• Why can I only see mature content submitted by myself and others while I am logged in?
• How come I cannot turn off the Mature Content option on my deviations that are submitted to the Artistic Nude and Fetish Photography sections?
• I uploaded an image to my file deck but all that displays is a pink thumbnail? Why is this?
• I do not want others downloading my deviations, how do I disable this option?
• I uploaded a static or animated .GIF file but it only shows the preview. Why is this?
• I submitted a deviation or scrap and deviantART did not keep my images original dimensions. Why is this?
• I submitted an image to deviantART but the colors look different then they did on my computer or the image looks blurry or pixelated. Why is this?

General

• Is there a minimum size requirement for deviations being submitted to the Photography galleries?
• Will the deviantART staff remove all my deviations for me because it takes too long for me to delete deviations one by one?
• What is a deviation?
• What is the format for the Keywords in deviations and what are they for?
• How do I edit or delete my deviation or scrap submissions?
• Where can I find the description to a Gallery that I want to submit to?
• How do I get my camera's specifications to show or not show up when I submit a picture?
• Does deviantART have a feature that will automatically watermark my deviations?
• Is there a limit to how many deviations I can submit?
• Will my watchers be notified of my deviation and scrap submission edits?
• Is there a file limit to the size my deviation and scraps can be?
• What determines the way my photos are arranged in my gallery when clicking on the sort option 'Popular'?

User Login

• How can I change my password?
• I forgot my password and need it emailed to me. Where can I do this?
• Does deviantART have a secure login page?

Search

• How do I search for older Forum threads?
• Can I search for deviants in a specific town, state or country?
• Can I search news articles?
• Can I search for a random Deviant/Deviation?
• How do I use the main Search?

Nudity & Mature Content

• What is Mature Content?
• What is the policy concerning nude or erotic fan art?
• Are there restrictions on photographs of teenagers or children?
• Why was my erotic literature removed?
• Model release forms? Do I need it? What is it?
• Is posting 'Adult' oriented artwork alright if I censor it first?
• You prohibit the submission of 'pornographic material'; what do you consider this to be?

Abuses & Exploits

• What is flooding?
• Are there any rules for accounts being used as clubs or 'group' accounts?
• What is spamming?
• What exactly is an "Abuse or Exploit of the System"?
• Can I advertise on deviantART without purchasing an official advertising package?

Copyright Concerns

• Can I use the deviantART emoticons on my website?
• What does deviantART consider to be Art Theft?
• Can I just take deviantART submissions and use them elsewhere?
• What is the policy regarding preview images used for literature submissions?
• Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?
• What is deviantART's stance on asking for or giving out copyrighted music, video or programs while using the site?
• What evidence is required when we report stolen material?
• What sort of permission do I need to use someone else's work?
• Why did I receive some sort of administrative action when someone else did not?
• Do you remove copies and trace-over art?
• Does "Crediting" let me use whatever I want?
• What is "warez" and what is deviantART's stance on warez?
• Can I submit 'Dolls' or 'Characters' which I made on certain websites?
• Can I submit pixel dolls which I have made using 'Base' dolls created by someone else?
• What does deviantART consider "Fan Art" to be?
• What does deviantART consider to be a proper screenshot?
• What are the rules for the use of music and sound effects in a Flash animation?
• Should I put a signature, watermark or copyright on my art before submitting it to the Wallpaper gallery?

Proper Submitting

• How do I prove that I had permission to use someone's work?
• How do I add Mature Content to my deviation?
• Is my deviation Mature Content?
• Why was my deviation relocated or moved?
• Why was my stock image removed?
• My wallpaper was removed, can you tell me why?

Behavior & Interaction

• deviantART prohibits the submission of 'Hate Art' and 'Hate Propaganda', how is this defined?
• Are there any rules for the journals?
• What are deviantART's policies regarding avatars?
• I was banned, is there anything I can do?
• I'm offended by something I saw on the website!
• Will you tell me why my friend was banned?

Comments

• How do I create a link to a specific comment?
• What do the "Parent", "Top" and "Reply" links under comments mean?
• What are the different types of comment views?
• What is the comments limit for and how can I change mine?
• Can I remove or delete comments on my userpage, journal or deviations?
• How do I post a comment (devious thoughts)?
• What is the MOOD system?
• Where can I find a complete listing of the MOODS, used in the MOOD system?

Browsing

• How do I locate new deviation submissions on deviantART?
• Can I browse a user's gallery by a specific Category?
• How do I use the Browse interface?

Display Issues

• Many images will not load for me or all I see is red x's. Why?
• Sometimes deviantART loads funny in my browser. What causes this?
• I'm a Firefox user and images have stopped loading in my browser. How can I fix this?
• My friends username has a dash before, after it or both and I cannot access their page. Why is this?
• I can no longer see animations such as avatars and emoticons play on deviantART and possibly elsewhere. What could be causing this?

Cookies & Cache

• I was asked to clear my browser's cache. How do I do this?
• I was told to make sure my cookies are properly enabled. How do I do this?
• I was told I should try deleting my cookies. How do I do this?

Login Issues

• I entered my username and password correctly but am not able to login. Why?
• I cannot login during Read-Only mode. Why?

Profile Settings

• Can I hide my online status?
• Can I disable my activity log?
• How can I enable/disable my detailed Gallery Stats?
• Can I hide my pageview stats?
• What size does the author tag used for literature and prose submission have to be?
• How do I submit a Literature Author Tag to appear with my literature deviations?
• What is the deviation Management section for in my "Edit Profile" page?
• How can I remove my author tag completely?

General

• How can I get noticed on this site?
• Can I change my deviantART username?
• Can I delete my deviantART account?
• Do you close unused accounts, or release them to the public?
• How do I create an Avatar, to display on my User Page and next to my Comments?
• How can I make a club or group?

Server Issues

• I submitted data to deviantART, but it did not post. Why?
• What is Read-Only mode? Why is the site in 'read-only mode'?
• I received a MYSQL or Internal Server error while browsing areas of the site. What do I do?
• How come I can still chat on dAMN while in read-only mode, but cannot open a new connection to it?

Comment Issues

• I am unable to post comments because the site informed me I was spamming. What is going on?
• What does it mean if I receive or see a comment from "Nobody"?
• Why are my links and comments breaking?

Problems & Errors

• Why can't I get avatars or general images to work in my signature?
• Why doesn't my website button work?
• I just uploaded a new avatar but deviantART keeps displaying the old one. Why?
• Why is my ID distorted on my page?
• How many characters can I add to my signature?
• I know people have visited my page, but why are they not showing up on my recent visitors list?
• I have noticed that my extended pageviews stats do not add up with my main pageview stats. Why is this?
• My deviantART account has been hacked. What can I do?

Submission Policy

• Does deviantART own my art?

Account Creation Issues

• I tried to create an account but the email address I tried to use was blocked; why?
• I tried to create an account, but it says i am banned. Why?
• I have yet to receive my Verify email. What can I do?
• I have Verified my email repeatedly and it still reports I need to verify it. What can I do?

Firewall Issues

• My Firewall reported that deviantART is trying to attack me. Why is this happening?

Scraps

• What are scraps and where can I find my or another users scraps?
• How do I change an already submitted deviation to a scrap and vice versa?

Help Desk

• I have not received a response to my Help Desk Inquiry? What could be the reason or reasons for this?
• Is there a description of the Help Desk contact categories?
• I can't log in to use the Community Help Desk, is there an email?
• What are the hours of operation for the Help Desk?
• Are there any rules for the Help Desk?
• Who is on the Help Desk Team?
• How are Help Desk responses sent to me? Can I have them e-mailed to me?
• I am unable to receive messages at this time in my "Message Centre". Does this also mean I cannot receive Help Desk responses?
• Can I create a link to the Help Desk?
• I have often heard the Help Desk & FAQ has several access points. Where are they located?

FAQ

• I think something is missing from the FAQ.
• Can I create a link to a FAQ entry?
• I found an error in the FAQ. Where can I report this?
• The FAQ is acting all weird. What's the deal?
• Why do "reserved" faq entries keep showing up under the 'Guides > Help Desk Guides' section?
• Can I create a link to the FAQ?

General Use

• How do I use Emoticons? Where are they?
• How can I make links to other deviants, deviations, or websites?
• What HTML formatting can we use on deviantART? And what is the format for these codes?
• Can I link images from deviantART to my website?
• What are 'Today's Favourites'?
• Are RSS feeds available?
• Where can I download the Official deviantART Flash preloader?
• Do I need to purchase wallpapers I find on deviantART to use or download them?

Gallery Management

• What are my Personal Gallery Managment Tools, and how do I get to them?
• What does Critique Preference mean, and how can I change it?
• What is the Deviation Storage Tool, and how do I access it? Can I temporarily hide deviations?

deviantWATCH

• If I remove someone from my deviantWATCH, will they be notified?
• What is the deviantWATCH and how do I manage my deviantWATCH listing?
• Can I remove someone who is watching me?
• How do I add someone to my deviantWATCH?

Suggestions

• What are some of the suggestions deviantART receives for features that simply will not be put in place?
• I think something is missing from deviantART. Where can I go to make my suggestion?

Promoting

• Where can I obtain the source for the deviantART Mascot?
• Where can I obtain the source for the deviantART Logo?
• Where are the buttons for linking to deviantART?

Staff

• Can I be a deviantART administrator, or be on staff?
• What do the Staff Merit icons stand for?
• Is there an official staff listing?

General

• I just tagged someones comment as spam by mistake, will anything happen to the user?
• How can we stay informed about new changes, updates, and technical problems with deviantART?
• What is stinkbutt? Why is stinkbutt trying to load when I view a page?
• My friend gave me their deviantART username, but I have no clue how to locate them. How do I do this?
• I was told to make sure I have Javascript enabled. How do I do this?
• I read in the 'Status Forum' that an issue was fixed but I think it's happening again. Why is this?
• Why do certain bugs take longer than others to be fixed?
• How come things are not better tested before they are released?
• Why do you put out new features when things are broken?
• I would like to note a user but I do not know how. Can you help me?
• I was told to update my browser. How do I do this?
• How long does "read-only" mode last for?
• I was asked by an administrator in the Help Desk to supply a link to my image or forum thread, etc. How do I include a link in my reply?
• I was asked by an administrator in the Help Desk to supply a screenshot in response to them. How do I include a screenshot in my reply?

Lost Password Issues

• I have yet to receive my Lost Password email. What can I do?
• I received the confirmation code, but deviantART tells me it's invalid. What can I do?
• I lost my password and forgot to update the email address you have on file, or it is no longer valid. What can I do?

Journal

• Can I add thumbnails to my journal?
• Is it possible to have my image and text centered in my journal?
• How do I add images to my Journal?
• How do I add, edit or delete journal entries?
• How do I make a clickable title in my journal, that reveals more text?
• What are the various display settings for?
• What is the "Journal Enhancement" section of my 'Journal' page for?
• What is my 'Shoutboard' for and how do I use it?
• How do I add a forum entry on my journal page?
• How do I add, edit or delete a poll on my page?
• Can I add a print thumbnails to my journal?
• What are polls?
• How do I change the style of my Journal?

Submitting

• How do I submit a news article?

Policies

• What are the rules concerning the posting of Copyrighted News articles?
• How can someone report articles that are in the news, but are not news?

General

• What is the "Just Submitted" section for in the News?
• What is Popular News?
• Who or what determines what is Popular News?
• What is news and what is not news?
• Can I unfavourite a news article I have favourited?
• Can I remove or edit a news article I have submitted?
• What does the reject button found within or outside news articles do?

Formatting

• Can items be embedded into news articles?
• What HTML formatting is allowed in news articles?

Statistics

• What do the numerical statistics on the top of each person's userpage represent?
• How do I enable or disable the recent visitors feature?
• What are Gallery Stats, and how can I view them?
• Am I able to track my and others' pageview statistics?
• What does the color of the Gallery Stats boxes mean?
• What does the size of the Gallery Stats boxes mean?

Submitting

• What is a preview image for?
• How do I submit Artwork?
• How do I submit a Scrap?
• How do I submit Literature?
• How do I submit a Flash animation to deviantART?
• What does the term "blog access" refer to in the submission process?
• How do I upload a collection of images or files, such as brushes, wallpapers or other?

Wallpaper

• What is a Wallpaper?
• What is a Wallpaper Pack?
• What screen resolutions are accepted in the Wallpaper gallery?
• What image formats best suit wallpapers?
• Should I frame my wallpaper or should it be borderless?
• Can my wallpapers be used by both PC and Mac users?
• How do I know what wallpaper resolution will look best on my monitor?

Poetry & Prose

• What's the difference between Prose and Poetry?
• Is there a character limit for Poetry/Prose submissions?

Stock

• What are "Stock Photos" and can I use "Stock Photos" in my submissions?

Daily Deviation

• Who selects the Daily Deviation and how is it chosen?
• What is a Daily Deviation?
• What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?

Problems & Errors

• My film won't load. What's the problem?
• If my film was made in flash, can I still upload it?
• My film was removed from the gallery. Why?
• Why can't I change my film file when I edit the deviation?

General Questions

• Why can't just anyone submit film?
• How does the 'Film' invitation process work?
• Can I invite someone to join film?
• Does deviantART make films?
• Does deviantART offer film distribution?
• Where can I download the DivX® Converter?
• Where can I find the film forum?
• Is there a chat room for film?

Policies

• Can I submit a film with copyrighted music?

Guides

• How do I submit Film?
• How do I use the DivX® Converter?

Submitting Questions

• What file formats are accepted for film?
• What kind of preview image should I use for my film?
• What screen size and frame rate should I use for my film submissions?
• If I have a film that is longer than 20 minutes or larger than 200 MB. Can I submit it in to two parts?
• In the Creators section where you can add a file, what file types does that take?
• How do I attach my resume to my film?
• How do I become a submitting member of the film community?
• What is a fan film?
• Can I submit a Fan Film?
• Where can I find music for my films?

Viewing Questions

• How do I download films, so I can view them later?
• What is an annotation and how can I add one, or read those already added?
• What is "scrubbing"?

Your Gallery

• How do I change the style of my Gallery Folders?
• Can I add CSS to my main gallery page?
• How can I edit the name of a gallery folder that I have created?
• How do I create folders in my gallery?
• How do I move deviations to gallery folders that I have created?
• How do I add or edit a gallery folders description?
• How can I remove a deviation from the featured section of my gallery once I have featured it?
• Can I add a deviation to multiple gallery folders?
• Can I add a deviation back to the featured section of my gallery once I have removed it?
• Is it possible to move deviations from one page to another in my gallery?
• Is it possible to rearrange my gallery folders?
• How do I add, edit or remove a custom folder icon?

Downloading

• How do I download Tutorials?
• How do I download Brushes?

Your Message Centre

• Can I delete notes I have sent before they are read?
• Can I move my notes from the Inbox to another folder?
• Is there anyway to delete notes?
• Can I send notes to more than one person at the same time?
• How do I check my message centre items?
• Can I disable the thumbnails in the message centre?
• Why were my older notes in my inbox deleted?
• Where can I access my Notes?
• How can I add a deviation thumbnail to my notes?
• How can I add a print thumbnail to my notes?

Help Desk Guides

• I have heard the Help Desk Team often creates Help Guides. Where can I find these?

Frontpage Customization

• How do I use the 'Frontpage Customization' feature?

deviantMOBILE™

• I completed the delivery test successfully, but it told me I have to be a subscriber?
• I only get partially through the delivery process, and then get stuck. Why?
• When will my mobile phone be added to the supported list?
• Does deviantMOBILE™ work outside of the United States and Canada?
• Why is my mobile carrier not in the supported list?
• Why is my mobile phone not in the supported list?
• Can I disable my images from the deviantMOBILE™ service?
• How do I use deviantMOBILE™?
• I no longer wish to use the deviantMOBILE™ service. How do I remove my phone number?
• What is deviantMOBILE Beta™?

Embed

• If I remove my artwork from deviantART will this automatically remove my art from sites that have used the embed feature with them?
• What is the Embed Feature and how do I use it? Can I turn off the Embed Feature on my deviations?

Share This & Blog It

• What is the "Share This & Blog It" feature and how do I use it? Can I disable my deviations from this service?

dAmn

• What rules apply to dAmn?
• What does the Fella icon by a chatroom name mean?
• How do I create or delete a chatroom in dAmn?
• How do I manage the users in my chatroom, and set operators and members?
• Can I change the description of my chatroom?
• What are the commands that I can use in dAmn?
• What do I need to use dAmn?
• What is dAmn?
• How do I make a private room?
• How do I post raw HTML or emoticon codes on dAMN?
• What is a bot, and how can I get one?
• How do I post thumbnails of my art on dAMN?
• How do I know where my friends are chatting?
• How do I change the title (or topic) on the top of my dAmn channel?
• Can I join more than one room in a single browser?
• What kinds of channels are allowed on dAmn?
• How can I create custom groups in my chatroom?
• Am I allowed to put my bot in an official channel?
• What rules apply to Unofficial Chatrooms on dAmn?
• How are Featured Channels selected on dAmn?
• How do I register my bot on the chat network?
• I received ERROR message 128 what should I do?
• How many connections am I allowed on the Chat Network?
• What is the purpose of the #MNAdmin and #help chatrooms?
• How do I fix the display issues when using dAmn with the Safari browser?

Forum

• How do I create a thumbnail of one of my deviations to display in the thumbshare forum?
• Why do I keep getting posting restricted errors?
• Why do my threads keep getting closed?
• Does deviantART allow sexual discussions in the forums?
• How do I create a thumbnail of one of my prints to display in the prints thumbshare forum?
• Does deviantART have a Forum system?
• I found a forum thread that I believe violates policies, where can I go to report it?
• I need to request a forum thread closure, where do I go for help?
• How do I create a thumbnail to one of my deviations or prints to display in the subscriber thumbshare forum?
• Are we allowed to post forum threads in languages other than English?

Shoutbox

• Are there any rules for the shoutbox?
• What and where is the shoutbox?
• Why is the shoutbox English Only?

Your Favourites & Collections

• What is the Collections Feature and how do I use it?
• If I remove a favourite or collection, is the deviant notified of its removal?
• How can I display my Favourites randomly on my user page?
• Can I change the order of my Favourites or select what shows up in the Favourites section?