People really need to quit griping about the hashtags. Honestly, saying that DA using hashtags turns it into Facebook is completely ignorant, and you people need to wake up and take a good long look at what DA truly is. You don't seem to realize that when the internet shifts, you either have to shift with it, or end up with a horribly glitchy hunk of garbage that no one in their right mind will want to use. Yes the hashtags are visible, which I actually like because it helps keep people from using irrelevant tags (which ruin searches). But they're small, and not in the way or obnoxious. They're nicely folded into one line underneath the title in an unobtrusive size. Relax already. All of you who are threatening to to leave because of the hashtags? Go right ahead, and take your whining with you. DA will be much nicer and more enjoyable without your complaining.

I've been here for a loooong time under one account or another (more than 8 years). EVERY time DA adjusts itself to move with the times, a ton of people (usually non-subscribing members and/or members who've been here for less than 2 years, but not always) jump up and down throwing temper tantrums going 'Put it back!' Then when DA doesn't do so within 24 hours or less they accuse it of not listening to it's members. Funny that. DA actually DOES listen to it's members. It does NOT, however, blindly conform itself to the whims of it's users. And when it realizes that it's users have a point? It is adjusted accordingly. Not immediately, they try to take the time to do a good job, but once everything is decently in order things shift towards what the members want in a way that is still workable with what DA needs.

Remember when More Like This first came out? Perfect example. EVERYONE, me included, was outraged that such large thumbnails of other people's work (often work that had nothing to do with the main deviation being viewed) were plastered right next to their own, at the top of the page. The thumbnails were huge and extraordinarily detracting from the original deviation. But now look at it. It's name has changed to More From DeviantART, and yes it's still there, but it's much smaller, and it's further down the page so you actually have to scroll to see it. Plus, it's a lot more accurate as far as choosing similar works. Maybe not 100% perfect, but it's hugely better than it was.

Point is, the internet is continuously updating, and DA has to keep up somehow. They may not do it perfectly to you the first, or even the fifth time, but DA DOES take into consideration the millions of member voices squawking when they see something they don't like. Then they analyze the information that's being rudely shoved in their faces and try to come up with the best solution possible as quickly as they can. But it takes time.

So, either learn to deal with it and enjoy DA, or go gripe somewhere else. *End rant*

No I probably won't respond to your response, but feel free to vilify me all you want because I think being upset over something like hashtags is idiotic.