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About Me Member Wannabe Novelist IrenthelFemale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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Concerning recent issues.

Wed Feb 4, 2009, 9:57 AM
  • Mood: Disbelief
  • Listening to: My class
  • Reading: A Good Man is Hard to Find
  • Playing: Tetris
  • Drinking: Tea
I'm sure many of you have heard about this whole tracing deal, and dA's blatant acceptance of it. This leads me to conclude that dA is not so much a community, as the mods do not seem to A) want to do their jobs (this stems back to :iconitainohime: crusading against shota and loli) or B) listen to anybody other than themselves. The comments on the mod's journal have been so filled with ass-kissing that I'm sure there will be an epidemic of STIs. Any time somebody expresses disdain with the mods or the action, they are immediately called children and ridiculed by either the mods themselves or what I can only presume to be those that are aspiring to be mods themselves.

So lemme make my own opinion clear. Tracing is, no matter what law does or doesn't say, wrong. If you are neither asking permission from the original artist (when possible) nor crediting them, it is stealing. And regardless of whether or not permission and credit have been given, the trace should not be submitted to your gallery. Because it is not your art, nor is it art at all. Art is expression, and there are many forms of expression. If you cannot do one form, then either practice or find a form of art that you are good at. But do not take what other people have worked to achieve and present it as your own. It's not helping anybody.

Cheers,
Issa

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:iconladydarknessobscure:
Thank you very much for the fav ^^

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"The scene of my own death... has always been like this. I try hard to remember... was the light of the sun... ever such a beautiful thing?"
:iconirenthel:
You're most welcome. ^_^ Honestly, one of the bestest Girlycards I've ever seen.

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"I am godless and one whose god is great." -Thunder, Perfect Mind
:iconladydarknessobscure:
Thank you, you are too good with me... and you're welcome, too!

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"The scene of my own death... has always been like this. I try hard to remember... was the light of the sun... ever such a beautiful thing?"
:iconirenthel:
Psh, I speak the truth. =D

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"I am godless and one whose god is great." -Thunder, Perfect Mind
:iconladydarknessobscure:
:hug:

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"The scene of my own death... has always been like this. I try hard to remember... was the light of the sun... ever such a beautiful thing?"
:iconedwardroxmysox:
YOU'VE JUST BEEN RICK RO--I MEAN TAGGED. 8D
SEE MY JOURNAL FOR DETAILS. <3

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"Hey, I thought I would meet a pretty Light cosplayer...

AND I DID.

She was very pretty..." --Cousin
:icononewhospinsflags:
HI THAR! Thanks for the watch lovie! Hope you enjoy all the retarded comments I just left you, hur!

<3 Laura

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Much love,
Laura
:iconirenthel:
Ooooh dear. XD This will be interesting.

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"I am godless and one whose god is great." -Thunder, Perfect Mind
:iconazimel:
Did you find out the hotel? LOL

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Advent Children: promoting highway safety since 2005. =|
:iconirenthel:
omg you're in mah profile commentin on mah... profile...

Anywho, I looked through the letters, and I cannot for the life of me find out. I'm pretty sure it's the Radisson though.

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"I am godless and one whose god is great." -Thunder, Perfect Mind

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