im not jafo but i can do it:::

a rip is any thing that has been taken from another persons design and edited/modified and submitted without the original authors permission.

so, if i was to take your skin and modify the bmps and make a skin for myself, i wouldnt be able to submit it without it being a rip.

(how did i do)

#73 by Admin Jafo - 2/18/2004 5:00:10 PM OK, knickers can be unknotted now.....it's been dealt with.Must be fun doing your knitting in the front row at a public beheading....the fine mist spray of warm blood....Protocol for Rip Notification....Step one....find it.Step Two....email an Admin.Step three....wait patiently.Step Four....email appreciation....

i tried that last time i was ripped here. took four days, which is pretty much a record among all sites. so i can´t really recommend that protocol.
the reason i posted references to all the ripped images was all that useless blubber for more than 50 posts. it is a rip, what could be clear since post #1. if somebody (an admin for example) would have looked closely at the skins BEFORE posting there would have been no need for a debate.
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yeah but then we would wait 5 weeks to get work moderated instead of the usual 5 days

Michael: from here: https://www.wincustomize.com/guidelines.asp

RIPPING:
Also to be refered to as copyright theft. No uploads containing in part or in totality another artist's work will be accepted without a written authorisation from the original author

While you all have been making your 'points' I've dealt with this and another you are unaware of as it was handled CORRECTLY via email.

Surg....you have mail.  Heed it.

moshi....don't insult me...I took one hell of a lot longer to look at all the images than you - quite a while ago - BEFORE stating my 'opinion'.

Email takes time, sure....but it is about common respect for ALL parties before hanging one, or other, or both out to dry.

If it takes 5 days then tough titties....at least it gets done, and to the best of our ability and almost always without error.

Michael Brandt....definition of a RIP?

The skin no longer publicly accessible.

Why?

Because dialogue was entered into with the appropriate party.

Next time....do it by email and no noses will be out of joint...

/me is taking jafos advice and shutting up

/me appologizes to jafo and leaves, half intact

i tried that last time i was ripped here. took four days, which is pretty much a record among all sites.

Excuse me, but it took 2 days, because you caught me at a very busy time with real life. 2 days, not 4.

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btw........ you had said the day before, in your thread on a similar matter, that you were in no hurry, as long as it was taken care of. Seems you meant you were in no hurry, as long as you are thumping your chest in public, but please jump through hoops when handled privately......




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JAFO: You got it ! I will use the word with caution from now on...

Jafo: so you looked "one hell of a lot" longer at the images. i wonder why as the images are the same, except for hue and saturation. what you stated is that they both might be derived from a third source. could be, maybe one day in the future somebody might ask you to examine Michael´s skin ... who knows. the evidence for PearlBlue being a rip is there though, be it a rip of Michael´s skin or of some mystery third skin. i don´t get what´s so complicated about that?

bringing a rip to public is faster than the Cheka way. at least in the few (thumbs up) cases i have been ripped here that was true. if a rip is the top download on the site that claims to have most travel of all skin sites then fast action is required, no matter wether it rips you, Michael Brandt, Pixtudio or some mystery third skin.

this is my opinion and i am used to speak my mind. it never was my intention to insult you. if you feel insulted though, there´s not much i can do about that.

/me pokes his head in to see whats up


Moshi, keep silent otherwise, you will regret (not a threat, suggestion)

/me goes back to mind his own business befoe jafo notices.

Except apologise...[of course]....but that'd be out of character...

No need to flog a dead horse....this situation was handled appropriately.

End of story.

Koasati: the rips of my stuff weren´t in the top downloads and also were up at your site for quite a while. that´s why fast action wasn´t required. i just looked at the mails: it took longer than 2 days. when i got your mail that stated "pulled from public view" they were still there (clear browser cache, don´t worry).

it took longer than 2 days. when i got your mail that stated "pulled from public view" they were still there (clear browser cache, don´t worry).

You had the direct links to them, so yes you could probably still view them, they were not visible to anyone browsing the library.

Hmm, most of the WB skins are rips from luna. Something to think about before complaining. Maybe the author should have emailed the creator who he borrowed the images from. Especially if he used a lot of them.