I have a problem that has been brought to my attention tonight. My banners have been posted elsewhere (that isn't the problem) the problem is that this person has cropped and edited MY banner.
This is the original fan banner I made back in Aug 2010:
And THIS is what has been done to it:
As you can see, the border that has my christag_banners tag in the lower right corner, is missing as well as half the banner and the text saying Jackson Junkies.
IF you want to go to the blog that has done this you can find it HERE. The banner is in the lower left hand corner. Feel free to leave a comment letting her know how you feel, I did.
I really and truly have no problem with anyone posting my banners on their blogs/websites/Facebook/tumblr etc. as long as you DO NOT edit/crop or manipulate the banner and I would like credit in the form of a link back to this website or my twitter account (@Christag_banner). And if you were really going to be nice...I'd love for you to drop a comment in the post here that contains the banner your going to snag & tell me where you're going to post it. For a couple of reasons...I like to check out new sites/blogs and another, it is nice to see which sites/blogs are enjoying my banners.
Now, as you all know, I'm not making any money by doing these banners. I do it for fun. And when it comes to issues like this...it is no longer fun. All it does is make me consider taking the blog down and stopping all banners, fan & story banners alike. So, help me out here.
Thank you all for being such loyal and kind follower/reviewers. All your kind comments and tweets make my day.
Thanks for the letting me rant.
Christine
that is not on! you do this out of the kindness of your heart...and you deserve more! I hope you decide to keep going and not take down the blog. Much love xxx
ReplyDeleteI have soooo been there before and it hurts. I had someone take the background that I worked hard on and then pasted DIFFERENT pictures on front. Sad thing is that I made the banner for this chick, and rather than ask me nicely to change it, she mutilated it and coloured over my tag. She then posted that and all the others I've done for her into her blog with no credit back to me.
ReplyDeleteI don't think people realise how much time and love goes into these things.
I truly hope this person has learnt their lesson and you continue on doing the amazing work you do xx
I hate that someone would do that to you Christine, it is totally not fair! I feel sad that someone had abused you kindness. If you need any help with anything please let me know! I have sent a message already by the person blog link and I hope you know that I am not the only one supporting you in this matter! I have seen over 6 posts trying to get her to remove it or give you credit :) I hope everything is resolved soon love (gemma loves edward fanfiction)
ReplyDeleteWell thats freaking messed up. I'm ss hun and i hope that it works out for ya. I love coming to ur site cause u play monkey music!!!!! YAY
ReplyDeleteThank you guys for all your support. I've calmed down a bit since I posted this. I'm not saying I'm not mad any more. But, I am past the idea of not posting or taking the blog down. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI have had to take a couple of my banners to MyBannerMaker.com so I could get the code thingy so I could post them on certain sites where I was putting my fics. Mostly because I didn't know how elese to do it (still not real clear on it) but I always give the credit under the banner if their tag was blocked out by the banner maker one. Credit should always be given to the artist!!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. TRUST me.. I completely feel your pain. Now you know why I don't want to post my original photos of Jackson anymore. People just have NO RESPECT. Bah. I'm sorry this happened to you my friend. Your banners are so amazing. I don't know why anyone would want to crop them down to begin with!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you had such a terrible experience darlin'! It is horribly unfair to use someone else's work without crediting it. I hope you managed to get it all sorted and don't have to go through something like this again. Everyone in the fandom really appreciates all the amazing work you do for us xoxo
ReplyDeleteI agree with what everyone said 100%!!! That is bs that happened to you darling. You take so much of your time to make your beautiful and amazing banners for us just out of the goodness of your heart. God that gets me so peeved so I can imagine how you must have felt ;( I am so sorry hun. People are just so damn inconsiderate and ignorant, *sigh* Just wanted to say hello and let you know how much I appreciate all you do and think you're insanely talented! Chin up hun, *hugs
ReplyDeleteWell that's just an asshole move. Some people have no class! Grrrrrr..
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