the-final-I

Are you listening?

So, I've been inactive for a while (again), but things have been happening. That, I assure you.
As usual, apologies to those who I've yet to get back to. But this journal entry's for a completely different purpose (so you'll have to wait a wee bit longer).

I've been hearing about this London picnic meet for a couple of weeks now, but wasn't so sure if I'd be interested to go. So, I'll leave it --in part- up to you.
Yes, I know this is late, and yes, I know that most of the people I connect with here on dA (especially those who're based around London) are all but pooofed out of this part of the internet, but if you perchance see this, could you let me know if you're going? Might give me a reason to go and actually socialise (Sheesh.)

So yeah, if you're in or around London, will you be going? Let me know!

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I'm finally back! Work's done for now, and I'm moving home to London on Friday. And so, I'll finally be active all over again!
Apologies to SuperNinjaNub and abluescarab, whom I've got outstanding (tentative) collab plans with.
Untitled will resume standard programming first thing next week, with th epic conclusion to Chapter Three (fav.me/d4xs0xr), and a rewrite of what's happened so far in said chapter.

But first.... sleep!

[Sort-of important] Link to my reply policies: the-final-i.deviantart.com/jou…

I know I've got people to get back to, but I've been more than caught up in my work. I've got 500~ replies to comments I've made at the moment, and although 250-300~ of them are from ages ago that I don't think I'll ever get around to, I'm sure I'm going have to take my time getting back to all of those.

Writing's been pushed back. Heck, all of my serious ventures have gotten pushed back. Soon, though, I'll be restarted and all back on track.

So, hang on. I'll definitely get back to all of you.

[Sort-of important] Link to my reply policies: the-final-i.deviantart.com/jou…

Yes. That is a thing.

<mini-rant>I was finished with deviantArt four years ago. But, as you can see, I'm still around.
Why am I still around?-- you might ask. Let's see. Most of the people I used to have moved on, and it's not like I think sharing my material on dA will improve my "skills", since I have no interest in such exploits any more. Neither is my writing the sort of thing that floats (or has ever floated) on dA. So, why am I still here, you ask. Boredom, mostly. And that's a fair enough answer.
I like looking at other people's things and telling them what I think. Some people listen, some people don't and make it clear that the only reason they upload work is to stoke the cinders of their egos. In any case, I like the commenting, and so there's that.
Sometimes I'll whip something up and what use do I have for it if not to show people? So there's that, too. In any case, none of that's important. </mini-rant>

I can't for the life of me reply to every comment/fave/watch I get over the period of my disappearances from dA, and so I've decided to set in stone my policy for replies.

I will try my absolute best to reply to comments. Although, I'm aware I've got some left over from ages ago, I'll get to them sometime.
I won't take notice of s on my work simply because I don't think that a is any gauge of merit without an accompanying comment.
I rarely respond to devwatches. Not because I'm lazy or don't care, but because devwatches are rarely sincere. If you're really watching me (although, I admit I'm not very 'watchable'), we'll meet someplace, on my page or yours, sometime. No need for prior correspondance.
I will not reply to llama badges or anything of the sort, sorry. Pointless things are pointless.

Anyhow, this is the-final-I trudging along, as always, down in the underbelly of like any proper underwage citizen should.
Ta ta.

- Ion