Tips 'N Tricks On Collecting Llamas!

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I know that there are already a bunch of journals like this in existence, but.. Meh. I wanted to make one for myself and all of you anyway! :D
[It's more geared towards serious llama traders, though!]

This is just a small Llama Badge FAQ, a couple of tips and tricks on how to get more llama badges, and some more fun stuff! 
I hope it helps all you collectors out there! ;w;


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Frequently Asked Questions About Llama Badges
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❤ What are llama badges/how are they used?
Llama badges are a completely free, collectible type of DeviantArt badge that will upgrade as you obtain more of them. 
They don't really do anything besides maybe pretty up your page, it's mostly just for fun! You can even buy a pair of sunglasses (80 points) and a bowtie (40 points) for your llama to wear and keep him stylin'! ^^


❤ Do I have to give up a llama to give one?
Nope! Every badge you receive is yours to keep, and the ones you give to others are absolutely free! :la:


❤ How do I give someone a llama?
If you visit someone's page, in the upper right-hand corner, next to the Watch and Send A Note buttons, there is a Give menu. If you click on that, you'll see the 'Give A Llama' option! ^^

Give2 by drawcuIa << Used my lil' sis as an example! :love:

Although, if you're going to be giving out a lot of badges, I highly recommend using the One Click Llama Button instead! [link to the One Click Llama Button down below]
Not only does it cut the time it takes to give out llamas WAY down, [what used to take me an hour now takes me 5 minutes] but you can very easily see which deviants you have already given a badge to, [represented by an orange dot] and that is also a huge time saver!

OCLB Example by drawcuIa << DA Hub example.


❤ How many levels of llamas are there?
There are 11 Levels of obtainable Llama Badges, each unlocked when you receive a certain amount of llamas!

 Llama (1 Badge)
 Super Llama (10 Badges)
 Albino Llama (50 Badges)
 Super Albino Llama (100 Badges)
 Ninja Llama (500 Badges)
 Fancy Llama (1,000 Badges)
 King Llama (2,500 Badges)
 Spartan Llama (5,000 Badges)
 Wizard Llama (7,500 Badges)
 Golden Llama (10,000 Badges)
 Runaway Llamas (25,000 Badges)


❤ What about the  Mystery,  Emo,  Hulk, and  Rainbow/Proud Llamas?
They're not obtainable, I'm sorry! The Mystery Llama is the placeholder for llama badges that haven't been achieved yet, and the Emo, Hulk and Rainbow/Proud Llamas were only ever rumored levels!


❤ What does the "has enough llamas for love" status/icon mean?
This generally means that that particular deviant already has 100,000 llama badges and cannot receive any more.
However, when using the One Click Llama Badge, if that deviant has blocked you or you've blocked them and you haven't already given them a llama badge, the icon will also appear next to their name, preventing you from being able to give them one.

Llamasforlove by drawcuIa << Example.



❤ How many badges can one deviant give/receive?
The most llama badges any one deviant can receive is 100,000, but you can give out as many as you like! [But only one to each individual deviant!] ^^


❤ Why give out llamas?
There are a lot of different reasons deviants give out llamas, but some of the main ones that I've seen are..
~The Llama Trade. It's fun to collect llamas and level up, and since you only get what you give.. :D
~As a way of saying "Hi," "I noticed you," "thank you," or something! It's just an informal way of introducing yourself and/or letting someone know they are appreciated! :la:
~To make friends. 
~And, sadly.. To up their pageviews/get their work more noticed. I HIGHLY disapprove of this, because I personally think it's a really cheap way to promote yourself and kind of undermines what the llama system is supposed to be about, but.. I guess that as long as that person returns the badges they're given, it doesn't really matter why they're doing it. :/


❤ I'm not very active.. Why do I keep getting llama badges? 
I can't say for sure, because every situation is different, but some possibilities are that someone liked your art; saw you around and liked your username, your icon, your page, a comment you made, or something like that; saw you giving out llamas to someone else and thought you might be a trader as well; Stuff like that. 

Most people don't mean to annoy you by giving you a llama badge, but if you really don't want to see them, you have the option to turn off the badge notifications in your settings! :)


❤ Do I have to return the llama badge?
Not if you don't want to! Though it's kind of a rude thing to do if you consider yourself a trader. After all, the golden rule of llama trading is to return every badge you receive! ;)


❤ I give out a lot of llama badges, but I barely get any back. Why?
Don't feel bad! It happens to a lot of us! :D
It's very possible that the deviants you're giving to either don't really care about badges or aren't very active on DA anymore. It's one of the reasons that things like llama scripts and bots and stuff aren't very useful in the long run. Besides taking the effort and interaction out of giving llamas, they only give out llamas randomly. They don't know who is active or whatnot, and it usually results in a very poor return rate. You could very easily give out 100 llamas and get 3 in return. It's a quicker system than finding new deviants yourself, but it's also much faultier. 

I've listed some ways to get a good return rate in the steps down below, though! :D


❤ What is the spam filter?
The spam filter is a limit on how fast you can send badges. It's meant to be a preventative measure against people who use bots and the like to do their giving for them.
It seems the filter kicks in after you give about 50-60 badges out in a short amount of time, and you will have to wait about an hour or so before being about to give out at the same rate. However, after a few minutes, you should be able to give out a few more, but it will trigger the filter very quickly, as it hasn't had time to fully reset.


❤ Why don't people like being thanked for the llama?
Because it's spam, [Spam: Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients//Send the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet.] and it's really just a waste of everyone's time.

Think about it this way.. You leave ONE thank-you-for-the-llama on someone's page, so it's not a big deal to you.
But say that same person had TWENTY others do the exact same thing that same day. It IS a big deal to them.
While some people, and maybe even you, don't mind being thanked for the llama, a LOT of people do. Please keep that in mind; other people's opinions matter too, not just yours. And if it's not your page, that means it's not your call. It's not up to you to tell someone that they should want to be thanked, the same way it's not up to them to tell you that you shouldn't. To be respected you need to be respectful. :)

Most of us consider a returned llama the proper way to thank, anyway! 

Just remember: Be fair, be consistent, and be considerate, and you'll be the ideal trader!



Well, that's pretty much all of the frequently-asked llama-related questions I can think of! If you have one I forgot, feel free to ask in the comments and I'll try to answer as best I can! 
Or check out these journals which have more questions/answers! >> Llama FAQs and Information & Here's why you got a llama from me or Facts About Llama Badges!


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Steps To Help You Get More Badges!
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1. Install the One Click Llama Button. It will really help you save time, especially if you're trying to become a serious collector! ^^


2. Join Llama-Trading Lists!

Here are a few of my favorites:
Llama Traders List
kishanbagaria.com/userscripts/…

And then, depending on what your current llama goal is, there are goal lists that you can also join! Choose your favorite goal and ask to be included! :la:

Help These People Get To Ninja Llama
Help These People Get To Fancy Llama
Help These People Get To King Llama
Help These People Get To Spartan Llama
Help These People Get To Wizard Llama
Help These People Get To Golden Llama
Help These People Get To Runaway Llamas
Help These People Get 100,000 Llamas!

Don't forget to give llamas to the other people on the lists, and return all the llamas you receive! :la:


3. Check Out Some Llama Groups!

A lot of the older groups are either inactive themselves or don't have a lot of active traders anymore, but there are still a few really good ones to join! So just be sure to check how active the group is before joining, and have fun!

The one I would most recommend is llamalist! They have SO many different resources for llama trading, it's amazing! They even have a list of traders right there on the main page for you to get started! 

Other groups that look fairly active are GiveALlamaGetALlama and Give-LlamaGetA-Llama. Don't forget to follow the rules if you join, though! 

And be sure to take a look at their members lists for potential traders as well! 
giveallamagetallama.deviantart…
give-llamageta-llama.deviantar…


4. How To Get A Decent [And Consistent] Return Rate!

There are some groups/llama-related deviants that [pretty much] regularly give out llamas, and by checking in and giving llama badges to those who returned to them, it results in a MUCH better return rate than most things! And since the people who returned gave to a llama-related account, it just ups the chance they they're a trader, too, and that you'll get a llama back! :la:

And, best of all, most of them are still relatively active, so you'll always have a chance to give to new and active deviants! <3

Here are my favorites:
llamatrader-examiner.deviantar…
get-llama.deviantart.com/badge…
ultimatellamagiver.deviantart.…
llamalist.deviantart.com/badge… << Most active.



If you really want more llamas after that, then there is another journal that could offer you more tips, though I have to say, I don't agree with most of them, because I view them as a bit of a cheat, but.. That's just my personal opinion.
 
Resources To Help You GIVE And GET More Llamas

And also, you can do the points-for-llamas system or advertise on DA Hub, and.. You'll get llamas quickly, but the whole purpose of the badges is putting in the effort yourself and participating in the community. Bypassing that is..
Well, I guess it all depends on whether you're more interested in getting to the top or enjoying the climb up. :)



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More Fun Llama Stuffs!
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How the Llama Badges came to be: Welcome to the Only Official Llama Club
How the Runaway Llama Badge came to be: Llamas on the Run
More neat stuff: Llama Emotes, PLZ Accounts, And Fun Links
Deviations about Christopher and Lloyd, a fun little ongoing llama story between Lemonade-Raid and I! :la:The Llama Takeover and Moon Llamas!
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And I leave you with a..
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