Re: Discussion Topic 3: Avatar "Theft"

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Posted by Kitty on May 25, 1998 at 18:53:15:

In Reply to: Re: Discussion Topic 3: Avatar "Theft" posted by damamma on April 03, 1998 at 20:21:31:

: : : What are your views on sites that take other peoples avatars and post
: : : them as their own, or setup a frames based site to steal your framed
: : : avatar pages inside their own site ?

: : : What action should the guild take against these sites ?

: : : Should the guild approach the site first or the individual who made
: : : the avatars ?

: : : Is the black list worthwhile ?

: : : Your views please

: : First it takes the traffic away from a smaller site if
: : someone like the avatar mall sets up using all our hard
: : work as the basis for their site.

: : Second oddly enough it tends to glut the av market with
: : the same type av rather then a wider range of choice.
: : Because.....they choice which of YOUR avs they want.

: : I really dont know what you can do Devlin. The only effective
: : action i can see is change the url to give them dead links but
: : many of you have so many people who have linked to your sites.
: : I was careful to keep my urls the same for that reason.

: : There must be some action taken. Shelion is right they cant be
: : allowed to get away with it.The thing is the guild blackballing
: : wont change it...need a way to notify vp users and ask that they use
: : the owner sites instead.

: : I see alot of mine and more then a few from other member sites being
: : recropped. Thing is mine still have my file name.gif on them...lol.
: : Some are not changed at all. I hope there is a way to stop them its
: : hard to see your work sitting on someone elses site. By the way thanks
: : for all you very hard work.....cyn

: I have put in hundreds of hours work on my site at least half of those
: has been in searching for and scanning images. I am constatantly looking for new ideas for avatars
: was I tempted to save time by grabbing somebody elses?
: of course but who can take pride in their site if it is stolen?
: maybe a suggestion should be that all members acticely watch for sites fencing (:>() avatars
: and maybe put a statement on their sites as to the fact that theives will be blacklisted and give a link to
: the guilds blacklist page thereby spreading the word who these offenders are

I totally agree with Damamma! She says it all for
me!

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: : : : What are your views on sites that take other peoples avatars and post : : : : them as their own, or setup a frames based site to steal your framed : : : : avatar pages inside their own site ? : : : : What action should the guild take against these sites ? : : : : Should the guild approach the site first or the individual who made : : : : the avatars ? : : : : Is the black list worthwhile ? : : : : Your views please : : : First it takes the traffic away from a smaller site if : : : someone like the avatar mall sets up using all our hard : : : work as the basis for their site. : : : Second oddly enough it tends to glut the av market with : : : the same type av rather then a wider range of choice. : : : Because.....they choice which of YOUR avs they want. : : : I really dont know what you can do Devlin. The only effective : : : action i can see is change the url to give them dead links but : : : many of you have so many people who have linked to your sites. : : : I was careful to keep my urls the same for that reason. : : : There must be some action taken. Shelion is right they cant be : : : allowed to get away with it.The thing is the guild blackballing : : : wont change it...need a way to notify vp users and ask that they use : : : the owner sites instead. : : : I see alot of mine and more then a few from other member sites being : : : recropped. Thing is mine still have my file name.gif on them...lol. : : : Some are not changed at all. I hope there is a way to stop them its : : : hard to see your work sitting on someone elses site. By the way thanks : : : for all you very hard work.....cyn : : I have put in hundreds of hours work on my site at least half of those : : has been in searching for and scanning images. I am constatantly looking for new ideas for avatars : : was I tempted to save time by grabbing somebody elses? : : of course but who can take pride in their site if it is stolen? : : maybe a suggestion should be that all members acticely watch for sites fencing (:>() avatars : : and maybe put a statement on their sites as to the fact that theives will be blacklisted and give a link to : : the guilds blacklist page thereby spreading the word who these offenders are : I totally agree with Damamma! She says it all for : me!

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