Rejected again.

Most children over the age of about 5 know that claiming something is theirs when it isn't is a lie, and therefore wrong. The kids doing this are almost certainly even older, and well aware that they are doing a bad thing. Their view is more likely one that so long as they don't get caught, it's okay. In that case, the most valuable lesson they can get is that they WILL be caught and there ARE consequences for their wrongdoing.

I've largely been staying out of this thread because, while I feel the pain of the hard work of some being credited to people who took their work and claimed it as their own, I sadly have not had the opportunity to create great MOCs that are even worthy of theft - and at the same time, I'd never do it to someone else, so it's largely just preaching to the choir.

Sadly, I have to disagree with you, Bobsy... that people should know better is true, but whether or not they do is the issue - too many parents have, sadly, over the past few generations, not taken the time to teach their kids right from wrong. People get rewarded all the time for bad behavior when they don't get caught, and they often end up with little or no punishment when they do.

If nothing else, my kids know the golden rule. If everyone followed the golden rule, essentially nothing bad would ever happen... not just not stealing ideas, but respect for other people and their livelihood (their life's work). That's what it has come down to... a distinct lack of respect for others, and the anonymity of the internet is a catalyst for it.

I'd like to thank Kiel-da-man and all the other wonderful builders for sharing their creations with those of us who respect their work, and for you others for diligently reporting the theft of their work and getting sites like LEGO.com to set things right.

Rejected again.

BUT - the pictures have been removed :)

From the people behind the gallery on Star Wars LEGO to the AFOLs and great MOC'ers:

“The technical limitations of the current commentable galleries are such that we cannot provide feedback. As long as you provide evidence of where the original creation sits on the internet and we’re able to verify that (e.g. there’s a time and date stamp that shows as being before the creation that was submitted to LEGO.com), although your comment will be rejected, shortly after the content will be removed. Alternatively, to receive more comprehensive feedback, you can contact consumer services who will pass the same info onto the moderators and you’ll receive a response with the outcome of the request. Either way, we’re definitely listening to complaints and dealing with the users who do copy content!

Sometimes there might be a delay between the time a moderator rejects a creation and the time that it disappears from the gallery. Again, due to technical limitations, creations have been known to stick around for a few hours sometimes due to the underlying functionality!

We’re hoping to deliver new gallery functionality in the future that would eradicate the majority of these issues! For now, we thank you for submitting comments and helping us to eradicate the issue!”

So your reports are NOT in vain, nor are you guys in any way being ignored.

When reporting using the comment feature, make sure to link to the real creation and please keep it sober

Edited August 31, 201212 yr by Kim Thomsen