Art Requests and the Kiriban

To the best of my knowledge, the information in this... article thingy is correct, but feel free to point out where I'm wrong.

Art Requests
An art request is simply that - a request for art. Generally, this means that someone will ask an artist to draw an image for them, often detailing the subject and/or settings. Many dA users allow unreigned requests, others put restrictions upon said requests.

Some such restrictions include appropriateness (e.g. no gore, blood, icky stuff, or stuff that would usually get a Mature sticker) or ability (e.g. if one cannot draw a character properly). Some restrict art requests to only winners in contests, and some take on requests as a living (i.e. for money, these are called "commissions").

My rules for an art request: it must be PG or below (in other words, if I have to put a Mature thingy on it, no go), and it can't be overly mushy. One may request only if they capture a kiriban.

Kiriban
No, kiriban is not some kind of ferocious animal lurking in the night... The word "kiriban" is the shortend form of the Japanese phrase kiri no ii ban, literally meaning "a single good number", or more accuratly, a round number. Over the years it has been irrevocably associated with hit counters, or, more specifically, the process by which a webmaster gives out prizes to those who capture a screenshot of a specific number on said hit counter.

Every deviantART user page has a 'page count', and so kiriban contests were a natural extension of this concept. The idea is that if someone took a screenshot of the appropriate page count, the artist would give them a prize, such as an art request/commission or a free subscription (for those artists with deep pockets).

To redundently repeat, if someone captures a kiriban of my page (the number will be specified in my journal), they will be able to request art.