I've seen discussions of lost pictures here, (for various reasons, ranging from applet or computer crash to moderator deletion), and I thought I should share my methods for avoiding serious problems from this, in case they're of use to anyone else. I've also seen people very upset over having lost their only copy of their work, as a result of someone else's decisions. So, this post is not here to add fuel to that fire, because potential deletion by the moderators isn't the only reason to sav...

Now that I hopefully have your attention, let's get down to business. First, on a matter of using 2draw: Post as unfinished hidden! We don't care if you have to leave (suspiciously 5 minutes after you started drawing), or only spent 5 minutes on it, provided we don't have to see it. If you post as unfinished hidden, only you can see the drawing (by clicking on your studio at the top of any page on 2draw). And moderators can't delete what they don't see. This also ...