On the subject of llamas...

   I have noticed of late that there are many people out there in the business of llama-laundering. By this I mean giving out llamas with the expectation of receiving one in return. Now, granted, I am totally new to the concept of llamas on DeviantArt, but my personal view of llamas is that they are tokens of appreciation. If I like your work, I might favorite it. If I like a lot of your work, I might watch you, or if I just like you and your stuff, I might give you a llama to say that I appreciate what you do and I hope you keep doing it.
   Now, I don't know as I can say this without sounding conceited, but if you want to give me a llama, please do it because you genuinely like what I do. If you are llama-laundering, please do not include me in your quest unless you're laundering llamas to save some poor puppy in Australia who can't have a treat unless you launder a certain number of llamas and I am the very last person you can turn to ('cause I'm sure that's totally a thing ). If you need my help, just ask. Send me a llama with a note explaining why you're llama-laundering and I'll send it back to you. IF YOU SEND ME A LLAMA WITHOUT A NOTE EXPLAINING THAT YOU ARE LLAMA-LAUNDERING, I WILL ASSUME IT IS A GENUINE GIFT AND I WILL RESPOND AS SUCH.
   In total, if you send me a llama, I will come to your page to thank you and to check out your work. If I really like what you do, I might give you a llama back. I also might not. If I've sent you a llama, I do not expect you to send me one in return. When I give you a llama, it is a genuine gift for which I do not expect recompense. That said, if you really like what I do, of course feel free to gift me with these woolly wonders.