User blog comment:Lil-mizz-krazie/Darn Dirty Art Thieves!/@comment-1944824-20110523071410

Don't worry hon, you're definitely not an art thief, it's just that when nice, art-loving people post things here, even WITH credit to the artist, other people tend to steal them (I've seen about five people claiming Zobe's art as their own), and some people just dislike seeing their art on other sites where they can't keep track of it. In all honesty I highly recommend you only favorite them on DA, I don't want to see a friend getting banned just because she made a mistake.

Art theft sucks, especially when it affects the original artist like it did with that DP artist you mentioned (was she the one who did those Dark!Danny and Sam pics? Those were so good! D:) so I really hope it dies down in the future.

It's great that you ask artists for permission now, not many people do that. I'm proud of ya'. c:

Remember guys, art theft is illegal and hence, extremely rule-violating, so if you see anyone claiming art that isn't their's, alert an admin immediately.

Off-topic, but have you ever noticed that on DA, the :p icon doesn't look like a :p at ALL?