Art Thief Suggestion...

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:53 pm

Ok, please understand why I did not read through all 11 or 12 pages in this section to find if there is another topic like this. I do want to get this out.

Simple suggestion to stop the art thieves fun...stop putting your characters in your gallery or anywhere else! The characters you made-up are what they want. It is useless to write threat letters or get mad at them because all they will do is laugh. They LIKE the reaction they get. I know you love to draw and show your characters--so do I--but if you want to stop the theives and force them to start making their own characters, stop drawing yours. If you still want to show them, fine, but you are risking your character being stolen.

I put this topic in the suggestions category because it is good advice that will help you.

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:31 pm

Spirit the cat wrote:

Im not afraid to post up my characters, and no one is going to stop me.. I could care less about art theives.. I have the righ to post my art and characters, and art theives can just BACK OFF! I found a theive once.. stole my character Wyvren.. Never seen that person agian after i delt with them (:<

And that's perfectly fine...you do have a right to post them. If you're not afraid and don't care, go for it! :thumleft:

UKthewhitewolf · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:47 am

Let me put something to you...people stop posting their art, remove all existing pictures and yes, theives can't steal them but where will we get to see art anymore? Silly pictures drawn out of the minds of theives who have no ability of their own? Eventually they will get bored of stealing and still remaining unpopular so there's no point.

....and Steet already disabled any means of theives ripping pics from artists themselves and most people know who's charries are who's anyway.

Speeddog666 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:58 pm **Posts:** 55

Rum Runner wrote:

Vivid~Dreams wrote:

I am the same way. But when you post art here, In big letters it says "NO STEALING ART" before you put them on Balto Source.

Saying that is like putting up a neon sign for people who want to steal the art because they know it will bother people.
The fact that everyone here is putting up such a big fuss over all this art theft will only attract the attention of art thieves since they tend to be drama w h o r e s and will feed off of the negative reactions.

You took the words right out my mouth lol =P

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:58 pm

I'm jes sayin' ... I have seen letters trying to scare off art theives...

I want to be on good terms here ok?

Anaiyak · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:10 am

Pssssssh, that's terrible advice.

Kirada · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:31 pm

Claymore wrote:

. The more extraordinary character you have, thehigher is possibility of theft... that's my point

I strongly agree with this point. Sure, I have "blow-me-out-of-the-water" characters, but I keep a tight reign on them (I'm sure they've been stolen or referenced).

But that's also not true; my character "Ephit" is plain maroon/mahogany in colour with pure-black eyes and a mane, yet, he's been stolen.

There is no way to stop theft, if they like the image or the character, they're going to take it. This is a wonderful suggestion and all, but the more we try to prevent art theft site-wide, the more people are going to do it, just to see if they will get away with it or not.

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