I think a mix between suggested work and you choices is a good thing

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I'm trying my best, unfortunately I don't get a lot of suggestions that include work with high enough level. I get loads of notes asking me to feature their friend/boyfriend/sister... that's no good really.

I hope that people generally won't go for this answer too much, because it's pretty much out of my hands.

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I went with more colour but I generally love the DDs that are suggested of colour or not, I think you all have a high standard that shows in what you feature.

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I am not really certain, personally - it's odd, I want to suggest something, but I have no idea what, heh.

Not really of great help, I know, but well .... I suppose that if you don't get suggestions from people, you don't have as many items to choose from - there's so much out there on dA, after all.

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Thanks, I appreciate that.

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I think more variety.
Quality is very important.
Seeking out new artists that don't already have a DD is important also.

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Well, of course it's all up to you what you feature. It's just the community that makes suggestions, so if there's something we want to change in the DD's, we'll have a hand in that change as well. For you it'll be the most important (and difficult) task to keep the quality of the selections to a high standard. I've seen quite a few DD's (not just from photography) where I thought 'If that's a Daily Deviation, I don't want one' and I've always felt that's not the fault of the person selecting but of the community that's making the pool of suggestions to choose from. I think a lot of people could try a lot harder by looking less at the already popular paved roads and search for talented newcomers. That's hard, I know, but it's very essential for the community in many ways. Not only do good suggestions featuring lesser known deviants enrich the general quality of the site, it's also a nice welcome for people who might otherwise get the idea that they're not popular or 'famous' enough to get a DD. It'll keep the community easily accessible for the really talented people. Remember: it'll only take one person to suggest you and another to feature.

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More quality.

Sometimes you see a DD and you don't even have a clue why it's so special. Some DD's, I dare say, are even ugly.

Traditional or digital, originality is important in my opinion..

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