i heart drama... wait, what?

[indecentexposed]

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

Comments

[shannon_elaine]

I think this is a good attitiude to have about this. I was recently kicked out of an icon community that I'd been a long time member of because not all of my icons have credits. I credit the ones that I know who made them, leave the ones I don't know blank. But that wasn't enough. According to that community mod, I shouldn't use icons I couldn't credit. oy. With some people no matter how you credit it's not enough when instead they should complain about those using their work and claiming it as theirs or not crediting when they know who made the icons.

[the_bex]

Hi, I just joined this community (admittedly for the perusal of the Twilight series icons, but everything else you've been making has been absolutely great! Thanks so much for sharing with us!) but I have to say this --

Having been around LiveJournal for a number of years, it seems to me that 9 out of every 10 icon-makers flip the hell out when people steal their icons. I understand that effort is put into them and I understand that they're your creations, but what I think most of them fail to understand is that it's the internet and there are dishonest (and let's face it, annoyingly immature) people out there. It thrills me to no end that you let this roll off your back like the adult you clearly are. Don't feed the trolls -- controversy and confrontation is what keeps them alive.

[la_petite_singe]

I seriously do not understand people who steal icons. Is it seriously that hard to type someone's username in there? Yeah, OK, they're just pictures and you didn't make the movie or whatever, but it's a nice thing to do and takes about four extra seconds of your time. And it's very annoying when I see an icon I like, but I can't find more like it because the person hasn't credited. People who refuse to credit just to be defiant are so immature. :P

[bookstorebetty]

Love the icons - way to make something good out of something bad. :) Snagged the second two in case I ever need them - will credit, obviously.

[junkie_murderer]

Who would stoop so low as to steal icons..? It's easy to credit someone, and easier still to just link to the source.

Your icons show dedication and care, and it's sad that someone would just take them from you without so much as a nod. I hope they get gastrointestinal distress(explosive gas!) in public.