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1,000 Deviation Limit When Running Searches?Here's something new. I don't know when the administrators decided to do this, but there is now a 1,000 Deviation limit whenever you run search queries here at DeviantArt. Here is an example: http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=star%20wars&order=9&offset=10081,000 Deviation Limit When Running Searches? by *DrMackFoxx
I have to ask: why did we not receive a notification about this change? To me, this feels like the deployment of DeviantArt Version 7 all over again. Unless you kept close tabs on the administrator and developers or were a beta-tester, there really was no notice about Version 7 being released. Just like this considerable and probably unwise change.
I think this new limit in the Search system is going to hinder the community here more than help it. How so? Well, you will no longer be able to search for older Deviations, especially if your search is for something general like "Aliens", "Cars", "Clouds", etc.
So, if your Deviations are about a very well-known subject, (Such as Star Wars, Twilight, Pokemon, Halo, etc) unless your work is