Temporary halt *OVER*, Screens are shot

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Deviation Actions

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Update: This part is now obviously obsolete.

Because of private reasons, I will temporarily deactivate my account for a month or two. During that time the group will remain unmaintained. I will eventually return.

And it appears that our main admin Sofarinrunning has returned too!
Another update: Her return didn't last long.


["FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS" RAMBLING]
I know this had been discussed many times all around this site, but there are always some who don't seem to get it. Why people keep uploading screenshots here is beyond me. Some have entire galleries of just  screenshots. Newbies, art thieves, trolls aside. No I, am not talking about that "answering to comments" thing, those might be creative. I am talking about when someone uploads his/her favourite moments from his/her favourite cartoon/films/games/cover arts/whatever.
If you didn't know, this is an art site, where the users can display to the world their own creations, not an image sharing site. BUT there is an image sharing function of Deviantart called Stash. I can only guess that people upload screenshots because of the social aspect of the site, and they think it is like sharing on Facebook or Google Plus. Or they want to ramp up their number of deviations. Please upload those things to Sta.sh and share it's link in a journal on your DA profile.

Besides that I find this kind of activity on DA quite... mediocre(?), guess what, it is not even legal and is violating the DeviantArt Terms of Service. Yes, theoretically this counts just as much an art theft as taking a fellow user's deviation (or from another site), whether it is free to take*, or you reference to the original, does not matter. Also, it could get DA and/or the user in trouble the same way, if the copyright holder takes action ("SOPA"s ahoy, but we not even have to go that far). If it is not your property, do not upload it here. Recoloring/slightly modifying it does not make it an exception.

*(There are the bases and stock images that are free to use as base material in creating new original works. But ask the creator before anything.)

If you feel urgent to mark and share your favourite anystuff here...
- If it is on DA, guess what, use the +Favourite button and it's related functions.
- If it is somewhere else on the web, embed or link to it in a Journal. Or, upload it to an image sharing/storage site first if it is not on the web, then write a linking Journal.
- For your most beloved/funniest single piece of image that is not yours, there is the "Webcam" widget feature that can be turned on on any account, whether you subscribed to Premium membership or not. Premium members can make custom widgets for many things.

If you have questions on how to do any those above, go to :iconda-qna:
A reading about Copyright on DA: fav.me/d5wllrh
So again, if something is not your work, do not upload it here.
When you see people with screenshots as deviations, notify them kindly.


...Aaannd there is another common dispute that just came to my mind. I don't get when people are ranting on that someone copied the style of somebody. If not a concrete existing deviation was taken, or original character (OC)/intellectual property (IP) knowingly plagued, then why does this matter? You can not claim a style as your own property! Maybe someone just wants to learn a new technique. Or there is possibility that someone else also developed the same style.
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640KofWertzui's avatar
And while back then I was rambling here in a "Hurr, don't do this, do that!" manner, I feel a little bit related and considerable what this deviant's journal is saying (I link it in for anyone who would lurk here for some reason):
fav.me/d7qtpxj

I should stop commenting to myself.