<sub>I'm going to be featuring a new deviantART writer up here every month as long as I have me a sub! Unless I renew my sub, this will be the last for a while!

This month's writer: the first nomination I didn't know personally, . I don't much about him (or her), but :atemozzarella:, a former feature herself, recommended him(/her) personally, and I looked closely enough to tell you his(/her) shit is legit. Check out the emotional impact and impeccable stage direction (yes, STAGE DIRECTION) in 'ortent', a great tournament entry in 'Gauntlet -- Audition', and 'Imaginary Friends', where he draws wonderful parallels between Calvin and Hobbes and Fight Club. Yes. Win.


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(Copy pasted, in this case from . Seriously, guys. I know Swiblet enough to know that he's prime material as a senior dev. He's only human, but his behavior pretty consistently sets a gold standard for human. I haven't come to him for support, but at least once, he's come to me and offered it, and for that I'm thankful.)

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Yus


(EDIT! For the copy pastes thing just edit out my personal stuff lol....I forgot to mention that)

(Now normally this section would be reserved for the end of the journal but too many ppl tl;dr. If you share in supporting this please copy and paste this to your journal. Feel free, and in fact I recommend it ^^ to add whatever you wish to the list I may have forgotten. Personal experiences or what not. Let's be a real community for once and support one of our supporters.)

So we all know who he is an his oc's Zor, Doc, Calico, and Red eye. We all know he's a pretty nifty guy. His friends know a lot about the guy, so why not put what we know to good use?

For as long as I have known him Ben has done more than his share of giving to this fandom and to the DA community.

*EDIT:[expressing my feelings about Swiblet: ]

-He is a very very sweet and friendly guy to talk to. There is only very VERY few guys I can hold a steady conversation with being on an emotional level and that would have to be him.
-He is always the go-to guy when you have a problem he will always listen and understand you
-He has dealt with a lot of problems in his life such as a nasty friend fall out, trollings and people attacking him at random, a coma and his father battling cancer. After it all he tries to always stay positive no matter what life will smite him with. Because of this he is such an ideal person to look up to.
-He is extremely influential and is influential in a positive way, he always is inspiring to me with how he treats his friends and acquaintances with a warmness.
-He's listened to problems of mine as well as others without poor judgment.
-He was and is the mod of a few forums and chats to help others as well as help keep a community alive
-He picked up which had a lot of negative reviews and a big rocky start but he prevailed and took over the club at it's lowest point and brought it up to the great place that it now is.
-He never expects or asks for anything in return for his kindness and help but most people feel the need to give back because of his good deeds.
-After all that he does for this community he still has some hardships at home as well as work and school but he still somehow finds the time to be selfless and give support and time to others.

And here's some superficial fun points about him:
-He's extremely handsome
-The ladies love him!
-Very personable and has a bubbly personality
-Wonderful singing voice, can nail a lot of music artists!
-Exciting Original Characters!
-Wonderful artist, always growing and improving!
-Technical, he is quite knowledgeable about computers, you have a comp problem? Go to him!
-Sociable
-Sense of humor
-Can connect to you on an emotional level unlike most guys (no offense boyfriend, *Sanoon. ~.^)
-Extremely active on DA, replies to his comments and notes promptly even the newer people on DA!

I met Swiblet last year and it was during the time he was being harassed by some old friends on some troll account. I wanted to help out but I was told not to get involved, but I did get involved anyways because I felt the need to help him since he was being double teamed. Since then we've been talking personally and really hit it off. He's always been an understanding person and someone who I can talk to about almost anything with. He always lent a helping hand to me when I was in need. He got involved in helping me clear up a dispute with an old friend. Although he probably should not have gotten involved but he did anyways. In the end, the friend still did not want to comply but still, what Swiblet did for me was the nicest thing anyone has every done. This is what real friends do, help and stick up for others as well as being their through thick and thin.

I think it's about damn time someone nominated Swiblet. I know I was on the other side of the fence before and I didn't want to nominate him because he told me he didn't want it, I really wanted to respect his wishes. But he is a humble fellow and I know he really appreciates what I and his other friends do for him so this is the least we can do for such a wonderful person.

Come and join me to nominate, to be a senior on DA. He absolutely fucking deserves it. (and I know I shouldn't curse on a formal subject but if I have a lot of emotion I may use it. So go Swiblet!)


Don't know how?

Here's what you do:

Senior Members of deviantART are selected by the Director of Community Operations , after reviewing suggestions made by the community with other full time deviantART Staff. Announcements are made on a quarterly basis and during special, celebratory events such as DA's birthday.

So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognize their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community. <---- says it right there.

Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endeavors, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many others who deviate to be recognized in the crowd.

If you come across someone who you believe should be considered for Seniority in our community, please note with your suggestion.

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So that's it. Copy and pasted from the DA page it's self. Time to share the love.

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