?? I haven't tested every version of firefox, but I believe botanic has fixed this already.
I don't disagree about that being a bad situation that should be fixed ASAP, but saying the sys admin refuses to move to another forum framework is a bit like saying poor people are only starving because they refuse to buy food.
It isn't a refusal to move to another system, it's a lack of resources to accomplish the necessary changes in a timely manner. There are plenty of improved forum modules available, but they require some underlying systems to be upgraded first. I'd love to upgrade those systems myself, but...
I personally lack the coding skills and framework knowledge to do so.
I personally have limited direct access to modify those systems effectively.
I personally lack the funds to hire skilled people to do it on my behalf.
Botanic has requested any volunteers to give feedback or coding help to resolve some of these issues, but so far the help has been limited. OGA is ad-free and staffed entirely by volunteers. The sys admins are good, but they also have full-time jobs and families. The site recieves donations, but not enough to cover much more than hosting costs; this is a high-traffic site with dense data.
The site's source is open and ready for improvements: https://github.com/OpenGameArt Any assistance in moving this forward is appreciated.
I think DaftFreak even has a code solution to this problem. Please, any volunteer should jump on github, find the place that needs fixing, change it, test it, and push it. The sysadmins still need to process the pull request and get the code change into the site, but at least it gets something started. I'd do it myself, but again, I lack the skill for accomplishing that.
In all likelihood there is an entry in the collection that has since been removed by the submitter (or was removed by an admin for licensing issues). The reference to a non-existent submission is freaking it out. What collection were you trying to organize?
This post should really be in the "Show off your project forum".... Moved. :)
Is this your other account? https://opengameart.org/users/trentg If so, the system says you were trying to log in as "trentg " <- with a space at the end. Let me know if you would like help recovering the account.
Please use preview files that actually describe the content of the submission. This applies to all submissions. Your logo is cool, but it doesn't help anyone understand what you're sharing. Audio submissions should have audio previews, not images. Thanks.
Yes, I always make every effort to allow an appeal. If something is suspect, that art may be flagged and a comment asking for an explanation, allowing the submitter to explain or justify the submission, even if I'm really sure it's never going to be allowed. As a less-than-omnicient person, there is always a chance Nintendo gave explicit permission to you to create mario derivatives or something and I wasn't aware of it.
Submitting a few infringing works? we have to take them down, but the submitter isn't banned for it. If however, someone submits in bad faith, admins take it down and explain why that can't be permitted, and the submitter continues to repeatedly submit the same type of bad-faith assets despite multiple explanations and requests to correct... yeah, that submitter is going to be banned eventually.
I have never banned someone for not understanding licensing. It's complicated and everyone makes a mistake at some point. I will always allow people to ask for licensing explanations and am happy to provide information about how it all works (to the best of my own understanding). I don't even mind people responding with "F*** YOU, NOBODY WILL SUE, YOU CANT STOP ME" a few times. After enough times, though, I start counting these as "appeal reviewed, and subsequently denied for non-compelling argument". Furthermore, if something is flagged, and an admin asks for clarification, and the submitter outright lies about it? I consider the opportunity for appeal satisfied when they defrauded this community. Even then I've never banned someone for blatantly lying only one time.
TL;DR: You're not going to get banned for mistakes, misunderstandings, or one-time offenses. :)
That was a somewhat special circumstance. The user had submitted infringing art for a much longer time than is typical before it was caught. The user also shared such art on the forums and with various individual game project art requests.
This made tracking down all the users who downloaded the infringing art and plan on using it in their game essentially impossible by normal means.
Because the the art was so blatantly infringing (not just a misunderstanding, the user directly lied about the content) and because the content was distributed so widely before admins caught it, I had very limited options for rapidly indicating to all potentially affected parties that the assets they may be using are problematic.
Adding the note to the signature line was the fastest way to notify all locations where that particular user had posted various infringing assets that caution was needed: As you can see in your screenshot above, there is potentially infringing works displayed on the very same post that the note appears. The intent was not to smear the user or discredit them (although I recognize that may be an unfortunate consequence).
Could you have a similar note agasint your user name? Well, if you post a large quantity of infringing artwork, you lie about it and intentionally hide that you used ripped components from commercial companies known for DMCA's, and your artwork is up far longer than it should be, allowing for an unfortunately wide distribution of the infringing works, then... yes. I guess so. I don't think that's likely as 1) I'm pretty upset about that situation and have redoubled my efforts to be more vigilant and 2) I'm hoping there's a better way to quickly notifiy victims in the future.
Sorry, guys. I really don't like how this one turned out. Other admins were more offended by that user's actions than I was, but this is on me. :(
?? I haven't tested every version of firefox, but I believe botanic has fixed this already.
I don't disagree about that being a bad situation that should be fixed ASAP, but saying the sys admin refuses to move to another forum framework is a bit like saying poor people are only starving because they refuse to buy food.
It isn't a refusal to move to another system, it's a lack of resources to accomplish the necessary changes in a timely manner. There are plenty of improved forum modules available, but they require some underlying systems to be upgraded first. I'd love to upgrade those systems myself, but...
Botanic has requested any volunteers to give feedback or coding help to resolve some of these issues, but so far the help has been limited. OGA is ad-free and staffed entirely by volunteers. The sys admins are good, but they also have full-time jobs and families. The site recieves donations, but not enough to cover much more than hosting costs; this is a high-traffic site with dense data.
The site's source is open and ready for improvements: https://github.com/OpenGameArt Any assistance in moving this forward is appreciated.
I think DaftFreak even has a code solution to this problem. Please, any volunteer should jump on github, find the place that needs fixing, change it, test it, and push it. The sysadmins still need to process the pull request and get the code change into the site, but at least it gets something started. I'd do it myself, but again, I lack the skill for accomplishing that.
Is it still giving you trouble now?
In all likelihood there is an entry in the collection that has since been removed by the submitter (or was removed by an admin for licensing issues). The reference to a non-existent submission is freaking it out. What collection were you trying to organize?
Done. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for sharing your work. :)
Nothing direct, but you can do the following:
Welcome back!
This post should really be in the "Show off your project forum".... Moved. :)
Is this your other account? https://opengameart.org/users/trentg If so, the system says you were trying to log in as "trentg " <- with a space at the end. Let me know if you would like help recovering the account.
Please use preview files that actually describe the content of the submission. This applies to all submissions. Your logo is cool, but it doesn't help anyone understand what you're sharing. Audio submissions should have audio previews, not images. Thanks.
Sorry about your collections, Basto. Let me see if I can fix them. Which collection(s) broke?
Understood. And thanks.
Yes, I always make every effort to allow an appeal. If something is suspect, that art may be flagged and a comment asking for an explanation, allowing the submitter to explain or justify the submission, even if I'm really sure it's never going to be allowed. As a less-than-omnicient person, there is always a chance Nintendo gave explicit permission to you to create mario derivatives or something and I wasn't aware of it.
Submitting a few infringing works? we have to take them down, but the submitter isn't banned for it. If however, someone submits in bad faith, admins take it down and explain why that can't be permitted, and the submitter continues to repeatedly submit the same type of bad-faith assets despite multiple explanations and requests to correct... yeah, that submitter is going to be banned eventually.
I have never banned someone for not understanding licensing. It's complicated and everyone makes a mistake at some point. I will always allow people to ask for licensing explanations and am happy to provide information about how it all works (to the best of my own understanding). I don't even mind people responding with "F*** YOU, NOBODY WILL SUE, YOU CANT STOP ME" a few times. After enough times, though, I start counting these as "appeal reviewed, and subsequently denied for non-compelling argument". Furthermore, if something is flagged, and an admin asks for clarification, and the submitter outright lies about it? I consider the opportunity for appeal satisfied when they defrauded this community. Even then I've never banned someone for blatantly lying only one time.
TL;DR: You're not going to get banned for mistakes, misunderstandings, or one-time offenses. :)
That was a somewhat special circumstance. The user had submitted infringing art for a much longer time than is typical before it was caught. The user also shared such art on the forums and with various individual game project art requests.
This made tracking down all the users who downloaded the infringing art and plan on using it in their game essentially impossible by normal means.
Because the the art was so blatantly infringing (not just a misunderstanding, the user directly lied about the content) and because the content was distributed so widely before admins caught it, I had very limited options for rapidly indicating to all potentially affected parties that the assets they may be using are problematic.
Adding the note to the signature line was the fastest way to notify all locations where that particular user had posted various infringing assets that caution was needed: As you can see in your screenshot above, there is potentially infringing works displayed on the very same post that the note appears. The intent was not to smear the user or discredit them (although I recognize that may be an unfortunate consequence).
Could you have a similar note agasint your user name? Well, if you post a large quantity of infringing artwork, you lie about it and intentionally hide that you used ripped components from commercial companies known for DMCA's, and your artwork is up far longer than it should be, allowing for an unfortunately wide distribution of the infringing works, then... yes. I guess so. I don't think that's likely as 1) I'm pretty upset about that situation and have redoubled my efforts to be more vigilant and 2) I'm hoping there's a better way to quickly notifiy victims in the future.
Sorry, guys. I really don't like how this one turned out. Other admins were more offended by that user's actions than I was, but this is on me. :(
Interesting. How does the alchemy system in FLARE work, anyway?
(loving your Lets-Plays, BTW)
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