He raised his eyes to the Heavens in agony, and asked, "Why me? What have I done?"

Source: FAQ #831: Why can't just anyone submit film?

Why can't just anyone submit film?

The film gallery is by invitation only to preserve the integrity of artistic filmmaking. deviantART is looking to maintain a certain level of production values in the films that our community of artists can post and appreciate.

If this is the case with the "artistic filmmaking" community, then what the fuck happened to the rest of the site? Why is it garbage like the following ([link] [link] [link]) is allowed to run rampant and raep my eyes every time I log in?

And lo, there was a great and terrible noise, such as a star falling to the Earth made of blast beats and sweeps, and they came wearing track shorts and tshirts ... they were the hardcore dancers, come to break noses and spear little girls upon their maddened fists of grindcore.

We're going to war.