... you know, I would consider this flattery. BUT

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:58 am

Am I seeing theft?

I saw kat and dragonflights, phe's... I think.

I'm terribly sorry if I'm accusing the wrong person.

BUT.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtop ... 050&page=1
- that is kat's daemon, dragonflights image, and phe or terry's, right? ... or kats... ... alright. So I get them all confused.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtop ... #749370184
ty's arx atra mons, right? and two of sils?

I had no idea.

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:05 am

Yes, the Selamputo hatchling from Phe's Synth 09 is there.

They certainly look stolen (looks like some were completely gone over with a different colour). *shakes head*

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:08 am

edited the post with the other thread. ><

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:09 am

Oh, and that's Dray's Usaroflyin x Zotto Usadah adult, too.

Here's a real one:

http://www.geocities.com/diwpersonas/sfpmuse.html

EDIT: Naeodin, I also recognize Ty's Arx Atra Mons beast and Sil's dragons, and one of the Fur and Feathers Aven Earths.

Looks like someone's been raiding the Nexus. >.<

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:11 am

mmmr...

><

...

stalker!

Post by **DragonFlight** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:35 am

-_- Yeah, there's a Shades of Blue project (Gen 1) in that sign. >_< Don't remember who's with the color change.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:42 am

>< I think she's been reported, (isn't it funny though, that I found that? XD ... alright, not so funny.) but I've gone ahead with it too.

mmmr.

..

heh.

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:46 am

Okay, this person needs shot. "My art teacher helped me." I'm sure if your art teacher saw this, kid, they'd fail you.

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:53 am

Unless your art teacher encourages stealing art... xD

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:58 am

silchaan~

*purrs*

reported her.

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:05 am

Ayeeeup, it seems she's got my daemons.

mm. Tracing I have not a serious problem with. Of course, outright ganking of images...

Kat is Displeased. D:

Shiolar · Post by **Shiolar** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:10 am

Gettng people to pay Gaia gold for dragons, though... I wish I'd thought of that back when I was playing that game. Might have made the whole place slightly less like stabbing yourself in the face with a large shard of glass... *not a fan of Gaia*

Seeing theft like that hardly raises my opinion of it, either. Hope that person gets dealt with, though...

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:15 am

I'm going to report the person, and I made a big stink post on one of their threads. Hopefully the stupid fucks there will get a clue.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:17 am

stink post, is it?

hmm. if only people were still into gaia. XD it'd have been fun to see.

Shiolar · Post by **Shiolar** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:18 am

Heh, love your post there, Sil.

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:28 am

La la la, I'll play good cop~ I sent her a nice calm private message -- with bits of the Terms of Service attached to it. If Gaia means so much to her that she'll steal for it, maybe the knowledge that this could get her kicked out will shake some sense into her.

Walk softly and know how to kill.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:31 am

*snickers*

...

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TyGryph · Post by **TyGryph** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:35 am

Wow. if THAT's not irritating...

(Sheesh! They could've at least stolen a beast that matched the other two! A duowinged beast isn't going to grow up into a single-winged form, let alone stripes into solid color into something with a rose tattoo?)

Thanks for catching this.

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:35 am

Kat's right, but I don't care.

I haven't played Gaia in forever, and I simply want to see this idiot toasted.

And I'm sorry if I insulted your friend, Sunny. I'm sure she's a rather nice person really. But honestly, doesn't anyone think and consider artwork and compare styles anymore? Geez.

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:42 am

mmmr. it's been so long...

sil, no worries. ^^ I've met her in other bits, and you have the right (and why does my water taste like cigerrettes?)

^^ i think it's kind of ironic.

Shiolar · Post by **Shiolar** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:43 am

Think I'd have to agree with Sil there... the various dragons that thief is claiming as their own work are quite obviously different styles...

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:44 am

mmhmm. and the egg.

a lot of people have been noticing it, apparantly, but no ones been able to put a finger on the original artwork. XD

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:45 am

She may be a theif, but being a theif doesn't make a person smart. X3 She used one of Phe's Goprin-cross synth-kids as the first stage, and then the next one had no horns, no jellytail, nothing. :O She could at least use the original adult form. XD

Naeodin · Post by **Naeodin** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:47 am

i like seeing stupidity.

it makes me feel better about not liking the world.

Shiolar · Post by **Shiolar** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:47 am

Yah. I read most of one of the threads, and at least one person thought it looked a bit fishy... So at least one person over there is paying attention, at least...

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:48 am

I would think that the more logical sequence for the "Elder Dragons" would be Hathian --> Draclin --> Beast, as they get more fancy that way. But it should still be blatantly obvious that the same person did not draw all those images. There's absolutely no continuity.

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:52 am

People see only what they want to see. They see an image that they want and have a chance to get, even, and they believe that it's legitimate just so they can get a shot at having it.

It's just the way people are. We're consumer-whores even when we're consuming intangibles.

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:53 am

Hmm, you do have a point. Maybe it's good that I only adopt from the Nexus, where I know everybody's style and can pick it from both lineart and coloring. =P

Shiolar · Post by **Shiolar** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:54 am

I suppose we could always view it as just us being way smarter than the average Gaia player? *shrugs, gets shot for being arrogant*

Edit - From the point of view of a relatively new person, back last summer when I joined, it was pretty much immediately obvious which images were done by whom. Even though at first I couldn't always put a name to every dragon I saw, I could see one on the page and say "that was done by the same person who did that other one I saw yesterday", or somesuch. It's not that hard to do, really...

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:57 am

What I don't get is how people didn't get a clue when a more observant Gaia player pointed out that it could be stolen, and wanted proof that the thief was the original artist. Yet obviously no one else paid attention. =P That's why I call them idiots.