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Why do people steal icons?

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baethoven
Posts: 4953 - Karma: 332
Not that its happened to me personally, but I mainly associate peoples icons with their names. It gets fucking confusing when some ass clown, steals a creative icon idea (from a member whom I respect), and posts something retarded. Not that its a big deal to look up and just read the username and sort out my confusion. It just gets old when I see a bunch of Heath's cameras everywhere...




Do you really think that people won't notice? Just wonderin.
Apr 26 2011 6:28PM
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Doug.
Posts: 2236 - Karma: 457
Because they think it looks cool..




I made mine tho.
Apr 26 2011 6:29PM
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McFellon
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 2,005
i was gonna take yours and say 'idk what you mean'. too much work tho
Apr 26 2011 6:30PM
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baethoven
Posts: 4953 - Karma: 332
i woulda lold
Apr 26 2011 6:31PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
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Apr 26 2011 6:31PM
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yes.
Posts: 467 - Karma: 59
this.


and i made mine too.
Apr 26 2011 6:33PM
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BrewskiJr
Posts: 5738 - Karma: 1,478
i know what you mean. Someone bumped an old thread and someone had stole my icon. I read the post reading what they said thinking it was me. I was all "I didn't write this shit wtf?" It took me a minute or two before I realized someone had taken my icon.
Apr 26 2011 6:33PM
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Cufe.
Posts: 1950 - Karma: 262
well, if some one stole this then it would mean the like Olivia Wilde too. I respect that, I would just find another mini Olivia picture.
Apr 26 2011 6:33PM
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
i had a pic of brick yelling, then some random douche took it, so i had to change it
Apr 26 2011 6:33PM
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Parrish
Posts: 8695 - Karma: 1,008
no one has stolen my icon
Apr 26 2011 6:34PM
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baethoven
Posts: 4953 - Karma: 332
although when everybody had variations of Nomenstevens rasta lego guy that was pretty cool.
Apr 26 2011 6:34PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14488 - Karma: 10,641
Some ass stole my original icon so I had to change mine. Definitely made me angry, I associate posts with icons more than looking at the name, because I generally know who people are based on their icon.
Apr 26 2011 6:36PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,323
Someone stole my icon, idk how... I told him to change it. He did :)
Apr 26 2011 6:38PM
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Parrish
Posts: 8695 - Karma: 1,008
thats why I am hesitant to change mine, im so used to it
Apr 26 2011 6:38PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
I'm not cool enough for anyone to steal my icon :(
Apr 26 2011 6:39PM
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T-Holt
Posts: 5020 - Karma: 639
Bitches be stealin my icon.
Apr 26 2011 6:40PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
SkiTheEast where you at????

also, someone has stolen mine, i feel sorta honored...
Apr 26 2011 6:43PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,662
nobody has stolen mine yet, made it in paint like a year ago
Apr 26 2011 6:46PM
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TheHuggyBear
Posts: 1762 - Karma: 313
yea i made my own icon, I would be so pissed if some lil ass took it
Apr 26 2011 6:48PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
people steal mine CONSTANTLY. its aggravating.
Apr 26 2011 6:50PM
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dylanb
Posts: 379 - Karma: 86
I think it depends on the icon. If you will look to your left a little you will see my generic flashing Line icon, from Line's website which I have had since I made my account on here. Some Joseph guy kept asking me to change my icon because apparently he thought he was the only one who could have it, even though I had been on here over a year longer than him and have had that icon the whole time. Cool story.
Apr 26 2011 6:52PM
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gus555
Posts: 4170 - Karma: 34
methtime gave me his icon when he got permabanned again, and i was gonna change it back recently.....but i lost my old icon
Apr 26 2011 7:07PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
someone had mine once but they changed it to something else.
Apr 26 2011 7:08PM
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yuck
Posts: 8384 - Karma: 2,090
well you can right click a picture, when its on the internet, and save it.

crazy technology.
Apr 26 2011 7:28PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
someone took mine and made me go "wait, i didnt post that! wait... my icon.."

kinda laughed

ended up just changing mine after a little while even though i made the old one. i guess it looked good to the other guy.
Apr 26 2011 7:35PM
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CrunkNugget
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 16
I'm 100% positive i am the only person on this website who has a wu-tang icon
Apr 26 2011 7:35PM
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stalefish.
Posts: 464 - Karma: 79
some people just don't realize. not everyone spends all their time on here to know they're stealing a common icon.
Apr 26 2011 7:36PM
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Chunter
Posts: 2050 - Karma: 1,894
Dis. I thought about it haha but I decided just to find my own. DERPPP.
Apr 26 2011 8:16PM
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Dhane
Posts: 3866 - Karma: 1,722
if someone stole my icon i would be unhappy. but nomensteven's rasta craze was hilarious
Apr 26 2011 8:19PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
i see soooooo many of those flashy saga icons, and its annoying as fuck!!!!

i have seen 2 others with mine, and gave them sooooo much shit for it and there all n00bs
Apr 26 2011 8:20PM
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DERS.
Posts: 6299 - Karma: 1,293
quite a few kids have stolen my rasta-armada icons. first the simple jpg then the rotating gif... made em myself nbd....

and it wont be long before someone takes my rasta cu icon..
Apr 26 2011 8:21PM
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Deezy
Posts: 4580 - Karma: 1,004
but you bitch stole that guys fucking name, you bastard.
wheres that new icon you promise?
why didnt you change your name back to evan like you said you would?

faggot

and you all can take mine, its the album cover of ellie gouldings lights.


Apr 26 2011 8:23PM
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BIGben*
Posts: 1942 - Karma: 8
Cause there ninjas...
Apr 26 2011 8:25PM
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Deezy
Posts: 4580 - Karma: 1,004
cuz your yellow line icon is much better then the flashy saga ones????
Apr 26 2011 8:26PM
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skiblandford
Posts: 1503 - Karma: 2
ive never seen mine anywhere and hopefully nobody will steal it, if someone does then nbd its an icon. only bad thing is sometimes the gun doesnt switch from one side to another like its supposed to do.
Apr 26 2011 8:39PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
your icon was my msn display picture for a while
Apr 26 2011 8:42PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
broseph_stalin had that one i am pretty sure
Apr 26 2011 8:44PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
That guys account was an alias, I probably should change my name back, but i want just plain "evan" without the period, but i guess accounts cant be deleted so thats annoying, and ive tried to upload my new icon but NS keeps shuttin me down, it gives me this one back. i have like 5 days to change my name i think. and why are you so angry tonight?
Apr 26 2011 8:49PM
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SkiTheYeast
Posts: 2310 - Karma: 390
I have the Same icon as billups found it on google images so did he I told him I would change it he nbd so it's all good
Apr 26 2011 8:50PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,323
Haha sick!!
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and yuck.. just shut up ha
Apr 26 2011 8:50PM
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Shark.
Posts: 3158 - Karma: 270
no ones got mine :)
Apr 26 2011 8:50PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
no ones stolen mine yet. lucky. its awesome.
Apr 26 2011 8:51PM
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eldridge
Posts: 2272 - Karma: 47
i dont need to worry about it cause noone wants to steal frank zappa
Apr 26 2011 8:54PM
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*simba*
Posts: 9125 - Karma: 512
My old icon was "I steal Icons"


Someone stole it and I changed mine lol
Apr 26 2011 8:57PM
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DOSE.
Posts: 1671 - Karma: 82
yeah. that's false. wu-tang-clan has a wu icon too.
Apr 26 2011 9:04PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
when i first joined, i stole someone's icon, got shat on changed it, and then was given permission to take it over when he "retired". now i'm stuck with it but trying to change it back
Apr 26 2011 9:22PM
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987321654hgfd
Posts: 5133 - Karma: 5,447
somebody had my icon for a little but they eventually changed it
Apr 26 2011 9:25PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
IM SO FUCKEN ORIGINAL
Apr 26 2011 9:26PM
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MN_Nice
Posts: 3824 - Karma: 56
I made that black and red Ski and Destroy one that I saw two people jack. So I made this one.
Apr 26 2011 9:27PM
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derpina
Posts: 2186 - Karma: 55
Meh, whatever. I've had the majority of my icons stolen. More flattered than pissed...

I like when people enjoy my art. Even mini-sized.
Apr 26 2011 9:28PM
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