The members of dA and its staff are a bunch of trolls. The lot of them.

I've been a member of dA for what? Going on 7 years now. I've had stuff removed for using a stock image from movies, and video games. Hell, I've even had my own tutorials taken down! Yet people who straight up rip are free to continue to rip dispite loads of reports from other members. Most of the time it takes a good while for the ripper to be banned. Yet somehow, within a day of posting my tutorials/wallpapers I get warned and my stuff gets taken down. Just my luck, I suppose.

As for the members, the best you can do is report their spam and go about your business. Some are jerks who think their fanart is the best thing evar, and think graphic design isn't even remotely art. Poo on them, I say.