Yeah, I did mention Stratos Tim, and just so you know all the skins I submitted for removal, including yours, are now gone from the site.

Kitty, your works have been removed also.

I will continue to pursue this matter until every single illegal item I can convince them to remove is gone!

However, they said items owned by Stardock, MyColors, etc., and The Skins Factory or anyone else from now on were "none of my business" and they would need to hear from those people themselves to remove their items.

So If you find your work on that site and want it removed, send me a PM or email and I will advise.

We shall triumph!

They don't take it seriously Neil, none of the sites like it do. They just didn't like all the negative comments I was posting on their site and emailing the people who advertise on their site, and will continue to do so.  I basically forced them into it.

I am impressed then...most sites would just laugh at you.Then ban your ip address.

While I'm here I must say a portion of my faith in the mods here has been recently restored.I now feel slightly less grouchy.

you rock Tom, that is simply amazing.....im sooo greatful!! *huggles*

i hope we can get the rest off too.... those assholes.......

Absolutely, and thanks. Some Masters might like doing WB's more, others Dreams and others Cursors....they all are Masters, however. Period.

Personal taste is not, nor will it ever be 'objective'. End of story. "Troll"? You wrote the nonsense of one Master being 'better' than another, not me...who gives a gnat's ass about what you think a fanboy is or not? What did you call m1? The King of Docks, was it?...sorry, I just don't make a note of that fanboy stuff.

Apart from that, what did your comment about one Master being better than another have to do with the OP and people trying to protect Masters' artwork? Nothing: Just trolling.

The object is to protect their work. I think the encoding idea is an excellent one. The Canary Cage idea (slight variations here and there) while a great way to catch the pirate isn't practical since only one skinner can't do all that drudgery.

I think Vamps had a great idea with this Post.

Working on it!  But each author has to help if there work is on that site.  They will no longer remove anything unless the request comes from the original author.

K for you Tom!!!  I may not have any skins there, but it still pisses me off that they do these things!!  You are the man!!!! 

Somebody should give LightStar a medal.

Sounds like a plan...

Its Dirty Lightstar!...do ya feel lucky punk?

Or is that Potty Mouth Lightstar???   See the language in the email he posted???? 

You'd effing well never catch me effing speaking like that if some effing pirate prick ripped off my effing icons.

But seriously, good on you Tom.  Your persistence has paid off and a few WCers are much happier for your achievement. 

Thanks, bud.

Good one starkers!

Ditto...likewise...me too...yes [and other  agreeing terms].

Results are good.

Positive results are better.

People like Tom understand the issue.

Anyone who has been around this game/industry long enough...knows the issue...