The Japanese site Pixiv doesn't seem to have notifications for new work. It does reverse chronological order of everyone you follow. That said, I don't think notifications are archaic. I prefer that system because it lets you manage things when you want to. Otherwise if you wanted to leave something till later you will have page back through all the submissions to find what you wanted. With notifications you just leave it on the list until you want it. That's more manageable for a user.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
The Japanese site Pixiv doesn't seem to have notifications for new work. It does reverse chronological order of everyone you follow. That said, I don't think notifications are archaic. I prefer that system because it lets you manage things when you want to. Otherwise if you wanted to leave something till later you will have page back through all the submissions to find what you wanted. With notifications you just leave it on the list until you want it. That's more manageable for a user.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~