Picture snatchers beware!!! In case you didn't know, my site is dedicated to the destruction of picture stealers! Art thieves deserve to be pecked on the head untill they fall over. I will get into that more later. For now, let's talk about me!

Oh, just so you know, there are a lot of people trying to copy me and my page against picture stealers, but just know that mine was the very first;) My page was started around the date of November 2001, so welcome to the original pic stealer's nightmare!

This is a cool pic of me that my master drew a long time ago!

I am 15296 hours old and my master is dragonflares. I was born in Tyrannia, a very interesting and ancient place where anything can happen! Now and again my master takes me back to Tyrannia to get a piece of the giant omelette. They are so yummy! They make my beak water!

This is a picture of me and one of my old friends. She quit talking to me, so I won't mention any names. I do like the pictures of us together, though. I suppose I'll leave them up just for fun. We used to get into all kind of trouble together, and have lots of fun, but I guess those days are over. Take care my old friend... and I better not catch you stealing any art!! You may very well be one of my old friends, but I will still nail you for it.

Now you may think we pteris are boring, but that's not true at all! We just wanna have lots of fun, and me... well I like to cause mischief, of course! Was there ever any doubt? ;)

So what does a cute little creature like me enjoy eating?
My favourite food is a piece of Giant Omelette fresh from the egg in Tyrannia. It truly is the best thing I have ever tasted. Sausage or carrot and pea are the best! I also like cactus leaves and banana milkshakes! Dragon949's favorite food is spine cones. I don't like the way they crunch though.

Oh noooo! I asked her not to put this picture on my page! It was taken when I was just a little baby and didn't know about pic stealers yet. (I know I was red back then, but my master drew me with clouds) I look so... so.... CUTE!!! I hate looking cute!

People looking at the pic: "Awwwww how cute!!!

Urggg!!! I'm not cute!! I'm mean and vicious... One good thing about this pic is it won me second place in the Babypet contest that was held in my masters other guild. Here's a pic of the trophy I won...


This pic also won the art gallery! Check out the page here

Now this is more like it!! I bet all you Dragonball z fans can guess who I'm dressed as! Yup, Android 18! Now she rules! Blowing everything up for the fun of it. What a role model! That's just who I wanna be like. Oh yeah!! This pic won me FIRST PLACE and a codestone in the leading ladies section in my master's old guild before she created her own;) It was made when I was still a red pteri. I was painted with clouds on Tuesday, Oct 9, 2001 @ 10:45pm!!


Before we get to the fun part, here's a word from my master...

No one likes to be copied in any way, shape, or form. It is an artist's nature to be original and different. When someone sees a beautiful picture, they are most likely going to either copy the pose or the entire picture. Why can't they just admire it? It serves absolutly no purpose, and no one gains anything from it. The artist's pride is in the picture, and no one can take that away. There is no pride gained by stealing it, and claiming the credit. People that copy other's ideas can never be called artists. They are lacking creativity and imagination; the key ingredients for bringing art to life. Although copying someone is a way to show that you really admire them or their style, it's actually very irritating. The person you admire would much rather see you be creative in your own way instead of seeing you copy them all the time. It just goes back to the old saying "If everyone in the world were exactly alike, the world would be a very boring place.

About Pic Stealers
Here is the info on the dreaded picture stealer! Watch out if you like to draw! Those pic stealers will be after your art like a pack of starving wolves!

Now for the real reason I wanted my master to make me a page. Picture stealers!! Picture stealers ruin the fun of making a picture for everyone. Especially when they alter it, and slap their username on it. My master catches many people using her pictures in the beauty contest every week. What is their problem anyway?? Then she has to go and report them which takes FOREVER, and the picture gets kicked out of the contest anyway. Whats the point? No one knows. She hates the beauty contest because of this. Direct quote from her... I don't think artists should compete with each other. How can you judge and compare all the different styles? She does put pictures of my siblings and me in the beauty contest sometimes, but only if one of us begs her for a trophy. Atleast they finally disabled the right-click command that allows people to steal pictures from the contest. Now I'm sure you'll be seeing us in the beauty contest sooner or later;)

My master has atleast 40 neofriends that like to draw as well. They too get their pictures altered and stolen for contests and personal use. She says it's just because people want something for nothing. Especially if they can't draw a straight line. I mean, picture this... someone just drew an awesome picture of their neopet of which they are very proud. Then, some annoying person comes along and takes it without feeling the least bit guilty. I mean, what is going on here!?

Oh, and for those of you out there who dare to disagree with me, just check out this site! It's all true facts about copyright. http://whatiscopyright.org/

Death To Stealers Gallery
OH YEAH!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!! My death to picture stealers gallery is officially open! Starting with one of my master's pictures, and then some done by her friends! I believe all of them capture the real me;)
Now this is great!!!! My master finally drew a picture of me that truley defines my destructive nature! I get to shoot every picture stealer in sight, and make them disintegrate. It is so awesome!! That's what I do to everyone who copies my master's, or one of her friend's pictures. They all DIE!!!
Yeah! Go Pipsy! That's how to show 'em! My miamouse likes to chew on pic stealers as well as stolen pictures. I bet those pic snatchers don't enjoy being gnawed on!
HAHA, this one's especially good! *SNATCH!* I grabbed the stolen picture and snarled at the person who took it! This was a Christmas present from a friend of my master in 2001! Thank you so much Henu24 for capturing my true potential!
Oh yeah! SMACKDOWN! This picture is great! It shows exactly what I did to this kid who stole one of my master's pics. I doubt this kid will be stealing any more pictures. It gives me great pleasure to teach pic stealers a painful lesson! Thanks a load Fangirl! (Trunksluvr4ever)
Now this one is great too! I can also hold my slingshot with my foot. Bet no one knew that! Thanks so much stereo_spirit for drawing this pic! Your stereo_r account will always be treasured in our minds. Did I really just say that????
Here's a great picture done by Korrok! I just love shooting bombs at picture stealers! Then, all I have to do is hold out my wing and the picture falls right into it. Too bad the pic stealers never live to see that part!
Now this is sweet!! Not only will pic stealers be eaten, but they will be shpanked too!!! *Shpank, shpank, shpank* Truley an awesome pic worthy of being on my page. I salute you Slowpokebromoon;)
Haha! Here's a pic of me trashing an evil pic thief. When I don't feel like tearing them apart, sometimes I just drop them in trash cans. So many ways to dispose of them, so little time... My thanks for this picture goes to casoa.
Yet another picture for my illustrious gallery. This time, I'm using pic stealers as target practice! Bet I can hit all of them without missing! Thanks to _saiyan_girl for conjuring up this little beauty;)
Here's an awesome picture Oddhatter gave to my master (on Videl_Rules) for her 18th birthday! It stars me with my famous slingshot;) Thanks Oddhatter! Your talent really shows!
Ha! I locked a pic stealer up in a box! I'm never letting them out either. *snickers* This is another picture given to my master for her 18th birthday. Thanks so much im_neosailorjupiter!
Take a lava bath pic snatcher!!! Hahahaha!! This is so awesome! Just have to "accidentally" let go of the lever and... *kaboom* No more pic stealer! Thanks so much wildandloose!!! This picture really captures how much I dislike pic stealers;)
Haha, this pic stealer would have been better off if they told me the truth. Most pic stealers don't realize how pathetic they sound when they try to cover their tracks. Oh well, great pic Pinkcandies! Thanks!
Here's another awesome pic from stereo. Here, I'm about to attack someone who didn't heed the warning signs. Attack Pteri on duty 24/7!!!
Grenades!!!! Awesome! Serves the pic stealers right if they can't keep their hands off my master's pics. Thanks Fidele!
Here's an awesome pic of Pipsy doing what she does best. Chewing on stolen pictures! I would like to see the art thief try to use it now. Thanks Tsuykani!

Fanmail/Positive Feedback About My Site
The witty quotes section has been replaced by the fanmail section. For all of those people who dissagree with my site and it's truths, you should see all the people who support it! this is just a fraction of the fanmail I recieve!Keep in mind that I don't put everyone's mail up here.

From lupes4eva_grrl;

OMG!!!I just read Kazoookie's pp and I laughed so hard!!I LOVE the way you guys hate picture thiefs! That is so awesome! I'm still laughing! Those neomails from them at the bottom, and the way they stole your pics was just too pathetic to be taken seriously! lol that is so funny! I love it! Well, just thought I'd mention that...pic stealers really are pathetic, aren't they? lmao

From nala_11;

I'd seen the link to kazoookie's page so many times, I decided to take a look….. and I just spent about an hour reading and looking over it. (Grrrr.... there goes my rping time! Lol) and I wanted to tell you what a great job you've done. The whole thing is really interesting!

From Snorkalator;

Whoa, that is one AWESOME site! (kazoookie) I've only had a few art theives myself (well, mostly because my art reekz, but you know : P) Anyway, I just want to say a couple comments on it: 1.) I love the art! the comments on the stolen pics are great! =^-^= 2.) Kazoookie is wonderful! *scruffles kazoookie* I always wanted a slingshot myself, lol 3.) I love the animations too! Keep up the great work, Dragonflares! Always ~ Snorkie

From x_thousandmiles_x;

I was reading ur pet pteri's awesome page,and when i came to the part about scammers,I realized OMG on my other account I talked to someone who said they had their account scammed,and I gave them a map piece,3 neomails later never heard from them again!0.0 i was shocked to learn I had been scammed!Thank you so much for showing me that this is a scam!

From doopid_chicken1;

Hi there, I've admired all your artwork and pages for a long time especially kazoookies page, art stealers should be eaten! I have seen many people using your art but none to report now, I have never seen anyone steal my art though i think one day the time might come, anyway I feel very strong about kazookie's page so great job, the page really captured my heart!

From clancylovescats;

Hello!:) _Please_ tell Kazoookie that she rocks!!!:D I've visited her site SO many times; I've memorised the song on the page, and now I don't count sheep to sleep; I cound bombs flying onto picture stealers. :o Hehe! Anways; thanks for being one of my inspirations! I love your art; but not enough to steal it, that would be just like...Killing it. That'd be....BAD!! 0_0 BTW; I just noticed the riped off shoy' has no horn..!!LOL!

The Rip-Offs

Now for the most fun part... THE RIP-OFFS!!! Neomail my master, and tell her about any pictures you see of hers being used without her permisson. I'm sure she would be eternaly grateful;)

If you see your ripped off pic up here, the only way you can get it off is to neomail my master, tell her how sorry you are, how horrible it was of you to take her beautiful picture, and beg for mercy!! Well... maybe not exactly like that... *Kazoookie feels the glaring eyes of Dragonflares on her back* Any rip-offs we find will be on the site for atleast the duration of the beauty contest it was used in. Well whatever, on to the pics!

Ok, tell me I'm seeing things... the tree is unimportant, but check out that kougra. Does it not share a striking resemblance to the one drawn by my master?? This person really should re-think their strategy. Just shrinking a rip-off isn't going to keep the original artist from spotting it a mile away.

Here's rip-off #2 of this picture! What a brilliant idea this person had. Hmmm.... I think I'll just turn everything white and no one will notice. WRONG! My master has spies everywhere!! Someone she doesn't even know that well informed her of this stolen picture. Check out the ear! You can still see the original color! Oh, and what's with the spray paint over the first part of my master's name? Oh well, enough about this pic. Moving on...

Ummm... *starts to laugh* CAN-SOMEONE-PASS-THE-DRAGONFLY??? This copier forgot the key ingredient that makes this picture so precious! They need to work on their... un-shakeyness as well. Looks like they were freezing when they re-drew this pic!

Now you know, that's funny... I could have sworn my master drew this pic, but it appears that this person thinks they drew it. Something is messed up in this kid's head if they think they can draw like that. Adding a bow tie?? How original. I do believe my brother has more style than to wear a poorly drawn bow like that! Some artist this kid is;) My master's best friend's brother said it looked like some kind of growth sticking out of his neck... *snickers*

This rip-off truly freaks me out! Loco_lobo3 turned my master's cute and cuddly white lupe pic into...erm... something else!! Amazing how it is all smeary where my masters name used to be. I have also heard word that this person has stolen other pictures as well. THIS JUST IN! Loco_lobo3 has been frozen!!! Truley a glorious day for my master and everyone else he/she has taken pictures from;)
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

Well now, this is pretty bad! When this pic stealer changed this pic, they completely messed it up! I mean really, when they changed the colors, they didn't even add shading! What a poor rip-off. This pic is pretty sad. My advice to the owner is, don't even steal pictures cause you can't even re-do them right! Never did I think there was a wrong way to re-do pics, but this kid has discovered it!

Wow does this pic ever look HORRIBLE in red! My master really did a great job on it, but this person seemed to have a bit of trouble. They needed to pay closer attention when erasing the name. I mean COME ON! You can still see where my master's name used to be! How very pathetic. Grrr the things my master puts up with. If I had my way, I would REPORT THEM ALL!! YEAH!!! DIE!!!!

Yet another 2 horrible copies of one of my master's pictures. The same pathetic pic stealer did both of those. Here's their little quote from the beauty contest..."I'm fluffy, not only cute. This might look smimler to others, but my owner made it! (=^^=)" Sure her owner made it! After she stole it and re-colored it! Oh that definetly makes it hers. *rolls eyes* Truley a disgrace to themselves for lying like that. I can't stand liars!!! GRRRR!! Oh well, not that anyone saw those pictures in the beauty contest anyway. They both only had 7 votes. Most likely votes from all of the pic stealer's different accounts. It's also amazing that most of these recolored rip-offs are by kids that don't have permission to play the site.

Now this one isn't as obvious as some, but my master still didn't miss it! The heads of these wockies are very similar. The one on the right was drawn by pupix, and has a striking resemblance Growlley's head. The hair is the same, they used 3 colors in the ears and the fire goes the same way as well. Definetly a look-off pic. This person has also had both their accounts frozen;) They got another account and admitted to stealing the picture also... go fig.
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

This one really got to my master. I've never seen her so angry in my life! She really wants to get this kid kicked off neopets for good for what they did. I mean look at this thing! My master gave that picture to the pets in it as a Christmas present in 2001, and this kid came along and messed it up! It wasn't even on the site for like 5 minutes, but obviously that was long enough for it to be stolen!! Yet another kid too young to play the site too. I say that kids without parental permission should not be allowed to enter the beauty contest. Oh, and I know some of you out there would like to know their name. The pet that stole it for the beauty contest is named Starry4000_none. They must be stopped!!!

HAHA oh give me a break! __Heaven__ thought they could win the beauty contest if they dressed Dragon949's picture up in stars and stripes! It looks pretty bad actually. Nimbus's face has been erased. Atleast this person was old enough to get neomails. My master neomailed them right away and told them never to steal pictures again.

Whoa, hello! What have we here?? Someone punched this ripped off female lupe in the eye!! I guess someone who hates picture stealers got to it before I could!! I know you have all seen this picture before. People have stolen it and re-done it many times. The name of the guilty pet this time is s_e_i_f_e_r. Their extremely "honest" owner claimed to have drawn it themself. Yeah right kid, in your dreams!! Your account is iced!
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

Whoa, this pic loses all its detail when you turn it white! believe it or not, some pet by the name of Uni_que23 actually thought this pic would win the beauty contest!! Oh, and of course they put the little blurb saying "My owner drew this pic" *Coughs* Yeah right kid *coughs* Looks like you threw a bucket of bleach on poor Rambi!

Oh please spare me, this person took one of the wockies from the Team United picture, changed the colors, and messed up the eyes!! That still doesn't make it yours cbman159. Blaming it on your friend and telling my master that he's the one who should be frozen doesn't help either. That's one of the top excuses used by pic stealers. You're the one who put this in the description of the picture in the beauty contest... "This took 4 hours to draw. My owner did each outlining dot. She got the idea from a pet page. This is not there's it was hand made." If it was hand made, then how come it fits right over the other picture??

Oh geez, tell me this isn't obvious. The top, bottom, and sides of the picture have been cut off to hide the words on the pic. Poor Dragon949. First, he almost gets his tail cut off by that shadowed shoyru he was fighting, and then a pic snatcher comes along and cuts of his feet!! I kinda even feel bad for the shadowed shoyru that has part of his head chopped off. What a horrible thing to do to my master's pic. Thanks a freaking ton summerzgurli. Could you get any more juvenile? Serves you right to get your account frozen for taking it from the art gallery. That should teach you not to take my master's pics out of the art gallery.
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

Wow, this person is talented! Only really good artists need to cut and paste an original neopet pic onto one of their pictures! LOL, nice try kid, but that's too obvious. If you have that much talent, then why did you copy and paste the doglefox? Sorry, but that was a dead giveaway. No one's gonna vote for you like that! I won't even get into the messed up colors...

Ahhhhhh!!! I knew this day would come!!! Someone was actually stupid enough to steal one of MY pictures?? They are going to get it now.... *loads slingshot* DIE!!! *shoots a bunch of spineys from Super Mario Bros. at the pic stealer.* There, you like that? HUH?? You want some more???? *shoots some more* That ought to teach you to steal a picture of ME!! *kazoookie pants* So anyway, yeah. Its not smart to steal a picture with me in it. *shoots a ball of ice to freeze their account*
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

This person is truley pathetic. Taking 2 of my master's pictures for the same beauty contest session. Poor VidelsShadow. It looks like someone threw up all over her tan coat. I have nothing more to say about this pic. I wish the owner would wise up and quit stealing pics. Maybe being frozen will help! *Zaps freeze cannon*
~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

I haven't seen this picture in a while. A lot of people have stolen it in the past, and this is just another one. They put some kind of... blurry thing in front of the kougra. They made it's face really weird. It almost looks like its... erm... I better not say. Shpank to you pic stealer. Using the "my friend drew it" excuse is so old!

Oh please... this one is painful! "If I just re-draw it, then no one will notice!" WRONG! Someone my master has never talked to before spotted this one. It's an obvious copy of my master's picture of roogle52. Niffalay... you could never look as innocent as roogle, so quit trying!

Hehe.... hehe... *cough* What the heck is that?? This person is truly sad for trying to draw their own picture around my master's. It's clear that the background and the neopet weren't drawn by the same person. When will these pic stealers get it through their heads that no one will vote for these horrible monstrosities??!

You must be joking! This person traced my master's picture, and decided to call it her very own. Yeah right! It looks like someone took my master's picture, let a 4-year-old scribble an outline, and then threw a bucket of yellow paint on it. This isn't the first time prayme_love has used this picture in the beauty contest either. She didn't heed my master's warnings the first time, and decided to use it again. Well, now the picture has a permanent place on my page! Chibiilove's owner has also been frozen!
br>~USER HAS BEEN FROZEN

Pfft... right. This kid re-drew my master's picture of Rambi, and didn't even add the canvas! The horn is crooked too... as I so cleverly pointed out. *snickers* Oh well, one more pathetic rip-off for my page.

Ok, this is just lame. The colors are aweful! You can even tell where they tried to etch out my master's name across the hooves. It is all messed up and bumpy. Everyone who tries to re-draw the places where my master's name used to be always messes it up! I find it quite amusing actually.

We have a liar on our hands!! Signz clearly does not know how to tell the truth at all. When my master told them never to steal and alter her pictures again, they responded with this! Get ready to laugh uncontrollably...
lolz i printed it out... then copied it on comp i didnt alter it thats cheating
Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you just practically defined stealing and altering a picture! Where is your head, kid?? Oh, and if that wasn't enough of a laugh, check out how the little cheater responded when my master tried to tell them about plagiarism, and threatened to put them on my page. This is really rich...
lolz put me on ur page i dont care i made it comp from lookin at urs
Again they define stealing and altering a picture, but still won't admit to doing it, or show any remorse! Ok... we need to help the poor kid out. Let's define the word 'alter', shall we?
Alter: To change.
...and what did you do, signz? You changed the picture! *points to the definition* When you get back to kindergarten, ask your teacher to explain this to you if you still don't understand. Also try and read up on plagiarism. There may be some big words in the definition, but do your best to sound them out.

Kazoookie talking for pic stealer: "Hang on... I just gotta erase the name, and stick mine on there... yeah! There we go, now it's my picture! Phew! That took so much effort, I'm all tired out. What a wonderful picture I just drew!" PFFT! I really hope that wasn't what was going through your head, kid! I would look for a new brain if it was...

Haha... what the heck is this?? They chopped poor growlley's leg off, and turned Dragon949 into a big blue blob! Watch out everyone! It's the attack of the mutilator!! *shoots a pellet full of killer bees at pic stealer* Take that you little cheater! Iv'e never seen such a pathetic attemp at modifying a picture in my life!

Whoa! Now we have all seen this picture stolen many times... but this one is really wrong! I bet the person who stole this wishes they didn't have the chips and salsa for lunch. It seems they spewed all over the picture they were trying to steal! Well, serves ya right moron! I hope you learned your lesson!

Ah yes, another classic rip-off. This picture has been stolen, altered, and entered in the Beauty Contest 10 times over! This is probably the worst of them, though. This kid is really confused. I don't think they know the difference between other people's art, and their own. Talk about moronic! Rent a brain, kid! The REALLY pathetic thing about this person is that they actually entered a stolen picture one week before this one! So they have moved from stealing a stolen piece of art, to altering it themselves. I wonder what's next... maybe they will claim to have drawn the original neopets pictures XD Anyway, this person is really annoying, and should be frozen. I quote from their neomail... "I drew that picture ALL by myself.. maybe your mistaking me 4 another, but I 100% drew that pic! I admitted I copied the last one, but I made my own now. and that is a pic of my own... so your reported for saying that it was yours!" Oh no! We are doomed now! They are falsely reporting my master! Pfft...

Double Takes
Now this is messed up!!! Remember that white kougra "you missed a spot" picture? Well my master made an effort to explain to naturegirlxxx that it is wrong to steal pictures (I think its posted below as a rude conversation), and they went and did it again!! The same picture of the white kougra was in the beauty contest yet again. My master reported it and got it thrown out. If you can't get the hint kid, then face the harsh consequences!! My master tried to warn you!!

The same thing happened with that lupe picture that looks like it was punched in the eye. My master neomailed the first person who stole it and told them never to do it again. Then, a couple months later, the same picture is in the beauty contest again. When my master neomails the owner of the pet, it was the first person's sister! She said she thought my master wouldn't mind if she used it again, and that she supposedly gave her permission the last time they talked. My master said the exact opposite though! What a messed up kid. Kinda confusing, but very pathetic.

This was just really lame... the person that stole the picture of me and VidelsShadow took 2 others for the same beauty contest! How dense can you get?? That's like saying, "freeze my account, and hurry up!" My master reported all 4 of the pictures,(the other 2 pics were of a scorchio and Dragon949) and the kid got their account frozen right away. Well, that's just one less pic stealer lowering the intelligence level of neopets.

Current Major Pic Stealers
Here's some people you really need to watch out for when drawing your own pictures, and putting them on the site. These are people who have stolen pictures multiple times from atleast 2 different artists.

Kellybear062: This is one bratty kid. She harassed stereo_spirit first by naming her pet after stereo's old name, then threw some kind of tantrum because stereo_spirit's pet wouldn't date hers. She stole stereo's pictures and claimed them as her own, swearing that stereo stole them from her. If that wasn't bad enough, when I told her to quit annoying stereo, she turned on me and started stealing my pics! She copied Growlley's entire page, and his lookup. UPDATE: I reported Kellybear, and all the text/stolen pictures on her lookup, her pet's lookup, and pet's page have been erased! Good ol' Felicia came through. Thanks a million!

Conversations
Here I will post conversations that I, or my friends have had with rude people concerning pictures. I don't get that many (not many people are brave enough to mess with me) so it may take a while to get new ones up here.

This is what happened when my master's friend neomailed the person that stole the picture of the white aisha and turned it pink, they responded quite rudely and with the worst attempt at trying to save their skin! Well, I'll let you see what happened

Here's what my master's friend wrote to them... "Hi!! I saw your aisha in the beauty contest and you stole that picture from my white aisha, Asukima. My friend lydia (dragonflares) also drew that for me. I'm going to tell her and have you kicked off of neopets. Thats very rude to steal pictures that aren't yours. I just wanted to tell you that, so if I were you I wouldn't do it again.
Heres what the kid responded with... "luk, if I editd it itz not stealin! it sayz nowere in da rulz dat U cant take picz & edit dem as UR own so..... soz 2 burst UR lil pink preppy bubble but :P ......"
I'm still not sure what that is supposed to mean either. Wish he/she knew how to talk in english!

Hehe now this conversation is hilarious! Some annoying kid wrote this to my master, and this is what she countered with. I think this kid must suffer from a permanent wedgie or something. Hehe I must say, I could not have done a better job! Anyway, here's the conversation. Enjoy!

kittykat11111: ha ha i stole your picture and sold it to my friend! it was retarted but i made some money

Dragonflares: Cool! Now I get the fun of reporting you and getting ALL your accounts frozen. Thanx for telling me kid;)

kittykat11111: whatever, i got some money and neopets is (beep)! i dont care

Dragonflares: Well ok kid, its your loss. Oh and try to use the big boy attitude. That is such a pre-teen word.

kittykat11111: oh, im so offended

Dragonflares: Well I wasn't trying to offend you, just trying to give you a miniscule snipet of advice. I have no further reason to continue this conversation. Don't neomail me again.

Kazoookies random input:Bet she scared the pants off that kid! He really didn't neomail her back!!

Well here's another rude conversation. I told a picture stealer not to take anymore pictures, and this is how they responded! I'll start with what I said to them...

Why did you steal and alter my picture of Kouza_5 for the beauty contest?? Everyone knows I drew it, so no one is going to vote for you. You should never EVER steal someone's drawing that they have worked hard on. Not only is it childish and disrespectful, it's STEALING. Never steal someones picture again! I'll be watching you..."

Now heres what the "child" responded with Naturegirlxxx: "I am a child!!!!!!!!!!!! And besides I'm already drawing great pictures, so there.

Kazoookies random input: Too bad stealing other people's great pictures doesn't count as drawing them yourself! Child...

This wasn't a rude conversation with a pic stealer, but it was a very rude response from someone who used to be in my guild. I thought it deserved a spot on kazoookie's page;) People who wish to join Rhonno's Den can take a one week trial in my guild where they must be active without spamming the board. This person named rurubell asked if she could take the trial. I said that was fine, and monitored her posting. She posted twice in the week period, and both times were spam. When she neomailed me back to ask if she could get in, I told her this...
Your last post was about a week ago, and did not comply with the guild rules. You need to be active without spamming to enter Rhonno's Den. I also need to see a sample of your art in the photo section. Try again for Rhonno's, and neomail me in another week. You may want to read the instructions on Growwlley's page so you know exactly what to do.
As you can see, I was very polite, and offered her a second chance. Well, she had quite a snotty response. Check this out...
??? OMG I had to go on VACATION. If real LIFE cant happen thats ridiculous... and there is NO ROOM in the gallery to POST a pic. :P This was a HUGE mistake... you can KEEP your snotty guild. You art BITES anyway. :P
Well if she was going on vacation, she shouldn't have even tried. I don't want someone with an attitude problem like that in my guild or Rhonno's anyway. Just because she didn't get what she wanted, she goes ballistic, and insults my guild and my art. Good thing I didn't take offense, but still... some people can be so rude!

Common Excuses
This is a new section on my page. It deals with the most common excuses that pic stealers will give you when you confront them about stealing a picture. My master has gotten each of the excuses up here atleast once. 85% of the time, it's just a way for pic stealers to forward the blame to someone else. Don't be fooled ;)

The first, and by far most popular excuse that pic stealers use is My brother/sister/friend drew it. I didn't know it was stolen, so it's their fault! 70% of pic stealers try to pull this, and it's, most likely, not true. Many times when I catch my pictures being stolen in the beauty contest, it says something like My owner spent forever on my piccie, I'll love you forever if you vote! So if they said that they drew it in the beauty contest, then they would be lying about their friend drawing it wouldn't they? Keep in mind that most pic stealers will make up all sorts of lies to keep themselves from being blamed, and getting in trouble. Best thing to do is just let them think that you believe them, and report them.

The second most popular excuse is It's not stealing the picture if I just take part of it. Well that is definetly not true. This lame excuse is used by pic stealers who know exactly what they did wrong and are trying to reassure themselves that it wasn't as bad as you say it was. They usually end up apologizing and cowering beneath your feet when you remind them about the rules of copyright. Let that be your weapon against snivellors such as these.

I have been getting this excuse more and more... I found the picture on google... I didn't know I couldn't use it! This excuse is very pointless. What does finding a picture on google have to do with stealing art? The rules for the beauty contest say that you have to draw the pictures you enter yourself! If you found it on google, does that make it yours?? NO! Using any picture you didn't draw in the beauty contest is cheating unless you get the original artist's permission.

Another popular excuse to shift the blame is Someone gave me this picture and I didn't know it was stolen. This also sorta falls under the first category, but some people come up with some pretty wild tales. This one could go either way I guess. Don't always believe what you hear.

This is probably one of the most pathetic attempts to shift the blame. Some people will try to defend themselves by saying I've had this pic on my computer for (x ammount of years), so how could I possibly have stolen it from you? Someone tried to pull this one on an aisha picture saying they had it saved on their computer for 2 years, but aishas didn't even look like that 2 years ago. Unless the kid is psychic, that's a huge lie.

I've only gotten this excuse once, but chances are it's not legit. Someone tried to cover up their picture theft by saying I just adopted the pet out of the pound, and the pic was on his lookup/page. If a person went to all the trouble of stealing a picture, uploading it to a server that allows direct linking, and putting in on their pet's page or lookup, then why would they turn around and abandon it? Very suspicious...

A couple people have tried to use this one. It's pretty bad, so don't be fooled. I saw so and so draw the picture, so how could they have stolen it? This is most likely from one of the stealer's other accounts. If there is solid proof that a picture is stolen, how could what this person says possibly be true? They are trying to make you wonder about it and drop the issue. Just remember that the proof is all you need to accuse someone.

Protect Your Art
What you need to know if you're planning on putting your art on neopets!

As we all know, or should by now, neopets has a huge problem with picture stealers. There are, however, lots of ways you can protect your artwork from nasty pic stealers. Keep in mind that you can never completely protect your art if you put it anywhere on the internet. Don't be afraid to put up your pictures though. Sign your neopet's username really large at the bottom, and put the name of the pet at the top. It also helps to resize the picture a little bit to smudge the colors together, and make it harder to erase your name. Try signing your name over the bottom part of the pet instead of in the background too.

Also watch out for people copying your style. It is vital to develop your own unique style so it is easier to tell your art apart from someone elses. This also prevents people from accusing you of copying them. It is rather annoying when people copy an artist's style, but it does happen rather frequently. Oh well, atleast the original artist is the one with imagination. It takes nothing at all to copy someone. Just mainly proves they can't think of their own unique way to express themself. How boring...

One more important thing that all picture drawers really need to watch out for. It's a sad but true fact that I have known for a long time. If word about your art spreads around the site, people will try to befriend you because they think they will get free pictures/fame off you. You should never take someone like that seriously. In fact, don't take anyone seriously unless they can go a whole week without asking for a picture, or asking if their pets can be friends with,or date yours. It has been my experience that not very many people can seem to do that. It's just best not to take anyone seriously if they constantly ask you to draw for them. It pretty much means that all they care about is your pictures. You will notice that your real neofriends never ask you for pictures.

Current Scams??
This is something that I think everyone should know... I'm not sure if people still use this one, but I'll leave it up here just in case. All the neomails read about the same. Here's what they say...

Dear dragonflares (or whatever your username is), I have chosen you randomly due to your attracted and wonderful user name. We have not known each other very well, but I feel that you are very rich and extremely kind in helping out the needed.

Kazoookies random input: How could they possibly know a thing like that??
My other account has just been hack and I lost my cute Faerie Kacheek L. Plz Plz Plz find the kindness within your heart, to send me some codestones, neggs, map pieces, paintbrushes, faeries, atleast 5 dubloons or any other items of value to get me happy again.

Kazoookies random input:Get you happy again??' What is that supposed to mean?
Your kindness will be remember through the heart and will never be forgotten. I will cry if you don't send me something.

Kazoookies random input: YEAH! Let me see you cry ya hacker!
After putting so.. soooo much hope in you. Plz!!! Plz!!! Plz!!! Don't let me down!!! Thx U FoReVeR for your support. We will also be friends FoReVeR. Wish List: Faerie Paintbrush(I MISS MY OLD Kacheek:)) Sincerely, My neopet is homeless, cold, hungry and extremely sad:((

Kazoookies random input: Is that supposed to be their name?!

This is a huge lie. They are just trying to get neopoints from people they believe to be "rich". Don't waste neopoints on these people, because it is clear that they are just trying to get something for nothing! Anyone who claims to be poor, and asks you for neopoints is probably already getting rich off other people's simpathies.

You know the worst part about scammers on neopets... they are really pathetic! These weirdos will actually scam someone out of their account just to get stuff that is only useable on the neopet's site!!! Someone would really have to be completly obsessed and borderline insane to have the urge to do that. There are some really sick people out there...

Kazoookies random input:Take the rod, beat the child, thats my motto!!!" (It may be from Matilda, but I love that quote!!!)

People have also been sending around e-mail scams asking for all your login information claiming to be part of The Neopet's Team. You may think that because they know your e-mail adress that it's true, but it's not. Remember that you may have put your e-mail adress on one of your pet's pages, or your user lookup. Remember that neopets will NEVER ask for your information like that. Why would they need it when they have it saved on their systems, and can look it up whenever they want? Don't fall for that scam!!

This is a message for all you sick scammers out there on neopets. If you feel that the only way you can make neopoints is to scam someone out of them, then go ahead. You will be frozen in time, and you won't get to spend them. However, does it not make sense to atleast leave the people's pets on the account. So many scammers abandon the owner's pets, and they never get them back. What is the point?? That's like robbing a bank, and then shooting everyone in the bank even after you have stolen the money and gotten what you were after. You have already cheated, ripped someone off, destroyed their hard work, and gotten what you so selfishly desired, so what posseses you to abandon the pets?? You are all morons and should not even be on a site meant for children. Take your sick issues elsewhere.

The Beggar/Donate To Me Scam

(A Must Read!)

This may come as a surprise to some of you, but did you know that people who ask you for donations are a type of scammer? That's right! Ask yourself this question... "How did I make my neopoints?" Was it from donations from other people? Most likely not. Chances are, you worked hard for your points and items. Why would you donate points and items to someone else who could easily make their own playing games, or winning one of the many contests on neopets like you did? There are hundreds of ways to make neopoints, so if someone asks you to donate items/points to them, it is because they are too lazy to make their own.
Ok, now suppose you feel sorry for someone who says they need the assistance to train or feed their pet. Or maybe they pulled the old "I was frozen/hacked, and they took all my points!" scheme on you. You know how they got rich in the first place? Donations from people like you! Chances are, they were never hacked. That is just an excuse they use to get sympathetic people to donate to them. Now what happens? They sit there recieving donations from people who mean well, and get rich!
Now suppose this same person gets rich and famous one day. Do you know why? Because they leech off of their so called "friends". Maybe now they have a huge guild, or win the beauty contest all the time. They should be satisfied, right? Wrong! Even when they have their millions safely tucked away in the neopian bank, they still continue to beg for donations. I hate to break it to you all, but people like this really don't care about you. They are only using you for your donations. If you suddenly stopped donating and contacting them for a good month, they wouldn't remember who you were if you just dropped them a neomail to chat. Sadly, there are many "famous" people like this on neopets. Their fame and fortune comes from the naive people on neopets who decided to donate to them. The next time one of your friends asks you to donate something to them, tell them that they need to make their own points like you did. If they continue to bug you about it, then block them. Why block them? Because they only want to be friends with you for your donations!
Now ask yourself this question... when was the last time someone you donated something to gave you something in return? This is rare as well. Perhaps an artist will draw you a picture for all your donations, or maybe an html wizard will fix up one of your pet's pages. Wow, you got a great deal right?? Think again. Just how much did you donate to this person? How much would you have actually paid them to work on your layout or draw you a picture? Now, you begin to realize that you have given them hundreds and thousands of neopoints in donations! Do not become one of these brainwashed people who believe that you have to donate to someone to be their friend. When was the last time you paid your best friend to spend time with them? Now you see where I am going with this...
Check the beauty contest this week. Which pets are in the top ranks? Haven't you seen these pets many times before? You sure have! Many of these beggar scammers use the neopoints you give them to create a huge gallery with rare items. Maybe they make a huge guild with big prizes for contests to draw people in. Once they get their followers in one place, it only takes a single link to their beauty contest picture to win. If they post it in their gallery, or guild, most of the people who visit it/the members will vote for the pet. Now, not only are they famous on neopets, they have an entire army of donators and/or beauty contest voters at their grasp. Now they can log off neopets for one week, come back, and use the "I was scammed!" excuse to actually scam YOU into donating to THEM! Now they become even wealthier off of your hard earned neopoints. You think to yourself, "I wish I could be as rich and famous as they are!" No you don't! They are cheaters, scammers, and should be thrown off neopets immediatly. The only reason they are rich and famous is because of the kind hearted people that they step on along the way.
In conclusion to this, take a good look at your neofriend list. You will instantly be able to tell which ones are real, and which ones only want to be friends with you to get something in return. Unfortunatly, you may find that you have very few real friends on neopets. Cut the scammers loose and pay attention to the people that really count.

IE SCAM! (Important)
There is some kind of bug in some versions of Internet Explorer which allows people to have access to your internet cookies. What is a cookie? Unlike the sugary treat, an internet cookie is a bit of information that keeps up with pictures, and information from sites you have vistied. cookies also store login words. Some people may be able to view your cookies from certain sites. IF they can view your cookies, and your cookies have your login word stored... yup! They can also view your login information. Be VERY careful when following a link someone has given you. They may be trying to scam you.

AOL/AIM Scam
This scam has claimed many victims recently. If you are going to direct connect with someone over AOL or AIM, make sure you know the person well enough to trust them with your life, lol! Anyone who direct connects to you may be able to view your cookies. This means they will be able to figure out your login word, and steal your account. DO NOT direct connect with anyone on aim unless you trust them. You never know what someone may be planning. Scammers are your best friends until they get what they want.

Ideas For Art Protection and F.Y.I.
This has become a problem. Lately people have been stealing pics on new accounts that aren't old enough to get neomails. How can anyone inform them that they are doing something wrong? I'm sure most of them know exactly what they are doing. I believe we should ask neopets not to allow children without parental permission to enter the beauty contest. This would solve a bunch of problems...

F.Y.I. Did you know that about 40% of the pictures in the beauty contest are stolen? Many are from old art gallery submissions. A few more are from recent pets who won the beauty contest. Check the lupe section. There will be rip-offs from the movie Balto, and wolf fan art sites. Now check the kougra section. Don't a lot of those pictures look like they are from The Lion King, or Pokemon? Lastly, check the uni section. Ever see the movie The Last Unicorn? There's always atleast one stolen picture from that movie. Have you ever noticed that some of the same pictures are submitted every week by different people? Maybe they changed something, like the color, or maybe they added wings. It's hard to tell which people are the real artists because of this. It's best just not to vote for a picture like that...

F.Y.I. Did you know that some people will steal your art in order to get you to notice them? Seems rediculous right? Well, it's not entirely un-heard of. People have taken my art, and then when I neomail them, they appologize a hundred times, and at the end of the neomail will be a nice little "will you be my neofriend anyway?" It seems too pathetic to be true, but it's best to ignore people that have stolen your pictures. Unless you believe they are truley sorry, that is.

UPDATE: Neopets has finally done it! Not only did they put a report button on the pictures in the Beauty Contest, but they also freeze people for stealing art!! *Squeals*

Bottom Line: DO NOT steal someone's picture to get their attention. This plan will completely backfire. I lose all trust in someone who has ever stolen any of my, or my friend's pictures. I never feel the same way about them, and I could never give them my full trust.

Links!
Here's a few links to other sites that have passed my approval...
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Page last updated 9/24/2003


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