I Got Reported on Y!...

[crabofdoom]

... for using my own art in a thumbnail and not explicitly saying so. Same icon as I'm using on this post, only a bit bigger. The fic that was reported is already back up, but... wow.

Should I be flattered that someone thought it was too good to be mine so I must've stolen it? I don't see how one "dude, you forgot to cite the thumbnail" message wouldn't have fixed this, otherwise.

Comments

[6akalaka1.livejournal.com]

I had no idea that you actually draw this yourself. You are very talented :) I don't know what Y! is, but it's stupid to report someone instead of messaging the person first. Glad your stuff is back up.
Holiday Cheers!

[nightshadow405.livejournal.com]

Dude, that's not cool. As you said, people should at least MESSAGE the person they want to report to get the story before actually reporting them.

[drkangelyahriel.livejournal.com]

o_o wtf.
Shouldn't it just be assumed that you'd use your own work unless otherwise stated?

[willowanderer.livejournal.com]

Personaly, I'm just not fond of this whole 'you need to cite the thumbnail, even if it's your own work' bull anyway.