dude, you're going after me for not capitalising letters? on a blog on the internet? wow. that's, like, the definition of 'petty'.
it's very simple: if an icon is not free for the taking, note it. that very simple act would avoid all of this. yet you are under the impression that, just because something appears on your userpics page (which is open for anyone to see), you are the guardian of it & everyone must ask your permission. well, if it's yours & only yours, yes, they should. you indicate this in userpic comments. if it's not yours & only yours, no one needs to ask your permission for anything. you're just using it; it doesn't belong to you.
it's not like the old bicycle, because there's only one of the bicycle, whereas icons can be used by an infinite number of people simultaneously.
as a person with icons on her userpics page people could potentially want to use for themselves, and as an icon maker, i would not want people to be e-mailing me every time they see something i'm using, or see something i've made. (and i'm not even popular! imagine what poor liz would have to go through!) if i make an icon for someone, it's up to them to note that it's only for their use. if it gets taken, it's an issue to be resolved between those 2 people, not the icon maker. most of us will tell you this.
i didn't make up the rules. in fact, there *are* no rules. this is just the way it is, and it's been that way since long before i got here. i'm sorry if you think it's rude. i'm sorry someone stole your personal icon, but, once again, all this could have been avoided by typing out a few simple words.
and since all you seem interested in is insulting me & arguing with me, i'm done here. i don't even know you, but penny is my friend, she asked a question, and i was honest. i've asked others and they agree with me on the whole icon-sharing business. if penny had said 'this is mine' or 'do not take', and someone took it anyway? i would join the rest of you in getting the torches & pitchforks. but she didn't.
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Date: 2007-10-18 03:47 pm (UTC)it's very simple: if an icon is not free for the taking, note it. that very simple act would avoid all of this. yet you are under the impression that, just because something appears on your userpics page (which is open for anyone to see), you are the guardian of it & everyone must ask your permission. well, if it's yours & only yours, yes, they should. you indicate this in userpic comments. if it's not yours & only yours, no one needs to ask your permission for anything. you're just using it; it doesn't belong to you.
it's not like the old bicycle, because there's only one of the bicycle, whereas icons can be used by an infinite number of people simultaneously.
as a person with icons on her userpics page people could potentially want to use for themselves, and as an icon maker, i would not want people to be e-mailing me every time they see something i'm using, or see something i've made. (and i'm not even popular! imagine what poor liz would have to go through!) if i make an icon for someone, it's up to them to note that it's only for their use. if it gets taken, it's an issue to be resolved between those 2 people, not the icon maker. most of us will tell you this.
i didn't make up the rules. in fact, there *are* no rules. this is just the way it is, and it's been that way since long before i got here. i'm sorry if you think it's rude. i'm sorry someone stole your personal icon, but, once again, all this could have been avoided by typing out a few simple words.
and since all you seem interested in is insulting me & arguing with me, i'm done here. i don't even know you, but penny is my friend, she asked a question, and i was honest. i've asked others and they agree with me on the whole icon-sharing business. if penny had said 'this is mine' or 'do not take', and someone took it anyway? i would join the rest of you in getting the torches & pitchforks. but she didn't.