Icon Section - CnP issue

[HappyCockroach]

As many of you already know, we've been thru a CnP spree in the icon section lately... people want to have nice resources but they can't draw something good completely freehand. The biggest problem is that icons don't need to 'wrap' anywhere, so CnP is much easier.

We need to find a way to abolish CnP once and for all. I think that this can be done, requiring the psd/xcf file with all the layers and/or original size at the moment of the submission.

Do you guys think that this is needed? Any better idea?

 

[viiva]

I do not think you should oblige people to give away the psd file. Some people want to keep their methods to theirselves. Only if its suspected (with reasonable proof) that someone might be uploading copied recources then a psd file of sorts can be asked, and only by a moderator.

 

[Pyritie]

Better rules are pretty much done, we're just waiting for ghan or someone (as usual) to actually add them.

 

[Pharaoh_]

I think that the icons' section works in an unsure way. There are many icons made by users that some moderators won't believe it's their piece of work, because, they have this "no-repped" issue or 1-40 posts, which, accept it, makes us wary enough. Anyway, I think that in the current state, nothing can be done. An icon should be approved if it is useful and/or pretty enough. The "behind the scenes" part is something we should avoid, because it's just a waste of time. To end, I believe that the *.psd file should be uploaded along with the icon for a certain proof, on every upload, not only whenever a moderator is chary of approving the icon.

 

[krisserz]

Better rules are pretty much done, we're just waiting for ghan or someone (as usual) to actually add them.

I believe they will help ;]

 

[PurplePoot]

I wish good CnP was encouraged (with legal files), not looked down upon.

 

[HappyTauren]

I wish good CnP was encouraged (with legal files), not looked down upon.

It sure limits creativity in certain ways, but should be useful in most cases.

 

[PurplePoot]

Limits creativity? Not at all. People do some pretty weird stuff with good CnP.

 

[HappyCockroach]

Yeah, it doesn't limit creativity, but if CnP was encouraged everybody would submit hundreds of CnP good quality icons and good freehanded icons wouldn't be impressing anymore.

 

[busterkomo]

Yeah, it doesn't limit creativity, but if CnP was encouraged everybody would submit hundreds of CnP good quality icons and good freehanded icons wouldn't be impressing anymore.

The purpose of resources aren't to impress. We have art galleries for that.

 

[PurplePoot]

Yeah, it doesn't limit creativity, but if CnP was encouraged everybody would submit hundreds of CnP good quality icons and good freehanded icons wouldn't be impressing anymore.

And then maybe our resources would be useful.

 

[HappyCockroach]

I thought the same thing, but I didn't type because I'd be too ambiguous... xP

 

[Hawkwing]

Better rules are pretty much done, we're just waiting for ghan or someone (as usual) to actually add them.

Actually, Hakeem is doing further rewrites, so we need to wait for him. Otherwise they would have been implemented by now.

 

[~Void~]

I don't have a problem with C&P as long as the person who submits the icon states that it is C&P and makes sure that none of it breaks copyright laws.

 

[Pyritie]

Actually, Hakeem is doing further rewrites, so we need to wait for him. Otherwise they would have been implemented by now.

Argh, you're right. Forgot about that.

 

[LordDz]

If they're in a good quality and actually useful to the mapper, I don't see why they shouldn't be used.