earlier today, someone left a comment letting me know that my icons are being posted in an icon theft community. not exactly thrilling news. but i've been thinking about it, & here's my take
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So, the people at the comm that will not be named are claiming your icons as theirs? I've heard about this before, but I've never known anyone who this actually happened to. Why do people suck so bad?
I agree with your stance on the whole thing- maybe it's the student in me, banged over the head repeatedly with 'must cite sources', but I try to always remember to credit, even if it's just with a 'maker unknown' label if I genuinely don't know- that way if the maker sees it I can update the information. Plain stealing is just disrespectful I think.
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I say that this goes back to my theory that as a whole, humans are stupid, some more so than others.
Maybe they have IQs of 16, enough to breathe and one more...
I love those icons. Totally grabbing them, and then crediting when I use them.
~Kiowa
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Anyway, those icons are funny!
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I agree with your stance on the whole thing- maybe it's the student in me, banged over the head repeatedly with 'must cite sources', but I try to always remember to credit, even if it's just with a 'maker unknown' label if I genuinely don't know- that way if the maker sees it I can update the information. Plain stealing is just disrespectful I think.
Your icons rock hon!
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