[Do Gooder]

that's all right then. he's not a thief because he got caught and stopped. like the thinking behind that.

i get the feeling logosberated will be a cheeky recidivist.

[logosrated]

Originally Posted by Do Gooder

that's all right then. he's not a thief because he got caught and stopped. like the thinking behind that.

i get the feeling logosberated will be a cheeky recidivist.

or maybe a failed artist

[Do Gooder]

hit me where it hurts why don't you.

[Anxious]

Originally Posted by Do Gooder

hit me where it hurts why don't you.

You had better wear one of these from now on, Do Gooder!

[woodss]

Should admin lock this thread now before it descends into a pissing contest?

[Do Gooder]

finish it with a highlight.

Originally Posted by severin

Rated - other than one solitary post on another thread, you'll find that all of my time spent here has been focused on you. If you had any brains, you'd have realized that such attention would indicate a personal interest. And it did.

You see, I've been a lurker on this forum for years. I've enjoyed reading the sometimes acerbic humor and opinions from parts of the world I'm not familiar with. It's a fun forum - unlike many others I frequent - and I've had many a laugh reading threads devoted to a myriad of topics including my profession - design. I've just never registered until the day before yesterday.

During those years, I've ran my own website, for which I write a lot of stuff. Blog, articles, design tips, what have you. I spend a lot of time writing my articles - a lot of time - sometimes months in aggregate. I parse every word - I want the articles to perform well in SEO but also be informative and nice to read for designers and clients alike. It is a job I take very seriously.

Imagine how I felt when I found my articles on your site - yes, my articles, Rated. This was not a mistake or an error. You had stolen my work - design articles that I had spent weeks on - cutting and pasting them into your own site. You found my articles through a key word search that you wanted to rank well for, and figured that if you had found my articles, then they'd help people find your site under similar searches. So you helped yourself. In a few seconds you had stolen articles that had taken me weeks, if not months, and now you were laying claim to my work. No permission. No credit. Theft.

When you were approached about this - you claimed you had permission to use my articles. But we both know you didn't. You hadn't asked - you just took. All in all, Rated, you were a very bad boy. If you had have apologized, you'd never have heard from me again. I wouldn't have smacked you from one end of this forum to the other. I would have left you alone. But you didn't. I asked you to stop. Repeatedly. But like some Energizer Bunny, you kept coming back, making excuses and telling lies. I actually don't care about your site one way or another. Nor do I care about the (very) few dollars you may make from affiliate links. Your site doesn't matter. But if there's something I hate more than a thief, it's an unrepentant thief.

And if there's a lesson here, it is this. When you're building a website, do not steal other people's work. Be it design, logos or articles. Build your own. The internet has made the world a lot smaller of a place and you will be found out. I located my articles on your site within a few days of them being posted. I'm not the "FBI of the internet" but I am very good at finding stuff that's stolen from my site. That's because you're not the first. Nor will you be the last. And when you've been caught, simply remove the articles or designs and move on. Do not try to justify your actions or tell me that you have permission to use my articles when you don't.

Especially on a forum where designers and other creatives hang out.

Now go away Rated. And be a good boy.

[woodss]

13gb.com Pictures : Thief Burned At The Stake

[Dusteh]

mate thats fucking dark.

[woodss]

heh yeh .. well, he shouldn't have stolen articles off the internets

[Benjamin]

This thread has just helped me through a very boring photography class! I cannot belive I have been missing out on this... Severin, you truly kicked his ass... Logosrated, you are a joke...

[Limbo]

Welcome severin. Nice to have you aboard.

[logosrated]

Originally Posted by woodss

13gb.com Pictures : Thief Burned At The Stake

thats too fuckin hardcore for artists and designers

[Do Gooder]

think what's needed here is a gathering of mods for ceremonial banning.

[logosrated]

so you are the president of logofactory, ok that explains everything to me and I fully understand your frustration. You've been in the business for so many years and yes you are right, your site shows you have worked very hard on the articles and your business, I apologize one more time.
you also don't like the "other guys" because they don't fulfill what they guarantee and they copy other peoples logos, which might be true.
I'm a young person and didn't know how serious it is to republish copyrighted articles and that was a good lesson for the future.
Sorry if I insulted you, you are much older than me and you are a very hard working man and an honorable person, so please accept my apology.

[Do Gooder]

that's the ticket. good one mr rated.

[severin]

Apology accepted Mr. Rated.

Further, if you could ratchet back the 'old dude' stuff, I'd be forever in your debt.

[logosrated]

Originally Posted by severin

Apology accepted Mr. Rated.

Further, if you could ratchet back the 'old dude' stuff, I'd be forever in your debt.

what 'old dude' stuff?

[woodss]

"you are much older than me"

lol

[arsholdings]

dont understand the concept, not useful