Wishful thinking I say.
No, not wishful thinking.
And why would this board want to have any influence outside this board?
Because there is a high degree of ethics involved in genuine pixel art, a pride in a job well done, mostly only known by the artist but appreciated by a few very experienced, discerning artists.....and where are those very experienced discerning artists? Here, hiding away while the sh!t piles up higher and higher in the all but abandoned hallways of the p a section at dA.
Instead of siphoning people away from dA it would be far better to create a better knowledge of what pixel art is exactly and let the artform grow there, who knows how many amazing artists are out there who know nothing about real pixel art and may never know, if all they see are ripped sprites, decorated doll bases and poorly shaded isos.
I know there is a tendency there to be "OMG WOW! THIS IS SOOOO WUUUUNDERFUL!", it is irritating but because of the bulk of numbers viewing, it will always be a fact of life. This sort of comment probably can't be overcome so easily but I do concede it is a real negative about dA.
There is a pm system there...nothing to stop people from writing to a contributor and saying, hey pal we can see you are a bullsh!t artist, you are doing this, this and this, which isn't pixel art and all the real deal pixel artists will pick you as a fake and ignore you big time. So please stop it....
.....and don't forget to add that obligatory smiley grin to your comments....NOT!
Panda....because it is time.
Thanks for all your other comments, read and appreciated....