Board Thread:General Discussion and Suggestions/@comment-30115707-20170217203911

Hey! I know all of you have seen pages with banners that are made by using peoples art, whether it be from google or deviantArt! But the reality is; you cannot use that art! Now, I've haven't seen many pages with this issues, but as the wikia grows bigger, so will this problem along with others (that will not be mentioned here because this is a specific topic rip).

Now, first of all even if you edit it and make it look different it wasn't created by you nor did you receive permission to use it...Yes many, many, many people do this, but it doesn't mean you should; it is highly disrespectful to the artist, and you shouldn't just take something that they spent countless hours on by just saving it to your computer and claiming it as yours...

It's very simple; if you don't have the permission do not use it! Will you get caught? Probably not, but it's not honest and morally wrong. Even if you do give credit...

I'm not going to be all innocent, because I've done this before and have learnt my lesson and know that it's wrong...Even if using it for a signature or whatever, please do not take what isn't yours; it's like taking candy from a store and not paying. You don't do that.

And although this isn't as big of a problem as AJCW's, it's best to make notice of it before it does, because it's very disrespectful!

You want art? Ask permission or make it yourself, things do not come free, you know? Or ask great artists like Fubsy, she'd do it for a price even for free if you could beat icefern at pairs!

I'm sure you wouldn't like it if someone stole what was yours... 