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Protecting Icons

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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,670
Okay, so every couple of weeks I see that some person with 30 posts has my icon and it drives me completely insane. I like my icon because its unique and stands out from the rest of the crowd. Besides some other members who have ski gifs similar to mine as their icons.
But this has been happening ever since I started going on ns. Back then like 15 people had the flashy neon saga icon.
On this site, your icon is your identity pretty much. Everybody knows that ribbs is the boob icon guy. 1337 has the mudkips in his. El.gato has the cat with a helmet and so on..
The point is, I feel like we should be able to keep our icons without having to see somebody else with the same one a few weeks later.

So is there anything that the admins can do to prevent this from happening? Can we make it so a member can't rightclick and save a person's icon to use as their own? Or something along those lines?
I hope that made sense, I'm not great at describing things lol.
And idk if it's a big deal to anybody else but it's just one pet peeve I have about this site.

Thanks.
Jan 15 2014 7:08PM
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Dr.Dealgood
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 1,352
I feel like that has the biggest potential... but I'm no coder so maybe it's not that easy.

This has been an issue since as long as I can remember. Getting an icon made for you by someone was always a coveted treasure. I do have a lot of old icons saved to my desktop, many that GhostDragon made for DL members.

People used to just shame the shit out of people until they changed it to something else. And I have seen at least one person call someone out for having your icon.

I wish this was possible, even though at the end of the day it's not the biggest deal--I still think it would be a nice option.

n00bs stealing prestigious avatars... psh

Jan 15 2014 7:29PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,355
El_Negro has been using my icon for the past couple weeks. I tell him i hate him everytime i see him post but thats it. If you cant handle it then youre a pussy.
Jan 15 2014 8:40PM
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Miomo
Posts: 4302 - Karma: 14,137
There's atleast one douchenoggin out there with mine. I hate it when I see it. It always baffles the hell out of me because I never remember posting whatever it was he posted.
Jan 15 2014 8:45PM
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Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
like 30 people use that icon...
Most of them have had it since way before 2012 too.
Jan 15 2014 11:50PM
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maximiliaan
Posts: 7711 - Karma: 2,857
i dont mind if someone has a bouncy sheep, BUT GODDAMNIT KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OF MY FLASHY BOUNCING SHEEP!
Jan 16 2014 10:24AM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,670
And it's not like I'm super butthurt about it. it's just nice to have an original icon yanno.
Jan 16 2014 9:19PM
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NinetyFour
Posts: 8650 - Karma: 13,410
Aha I've seen a few people on here with my ski boot icons I used to have. I found it kind of weird and frustrating since I drew them, but whatever, not the end of the world. I've had some awesome MS paint ones since.
Jan 16 2014 10:39PM
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HyphyHusky
Posts: 381 - Karma: 135
On Flickr there is a certain level of protection against downloading pictures so maybe that could be incorporated into NS somehow. Right now you can just right click on someone's icon to download it.
Jan 16 2014 11:20PM
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TheClap.
Posts: 21681 - Karma: 4,228
Icon stealing soo serious
Jan 17 2014 8:48PM
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Holte
Posts: 10750 - Karma: 7,995
But... but... remember the 25 eHeaths? Let's be serious, that was pretty funny.
Jan 17 2014 9:33PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,670
Oh for sure! That was hilarious. But that's a totally different situation
Jan 17 2014 10:27PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,355
and eheaths a douche so...
Jan 17 2014 10:46PM
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TheClap.
Posts: 21681 - Karma: 4,228
It's a icon on a website, get over it
Jan 18 2014 10:27AM
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Miomo
Posts: 4302 - Karma: 14,137
I made mine, though. I scaled down and compressed it myself. It's not like I saw someone else's and just took it.
Jan 19 2014 10:09AM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
I don't think I have anything to worry about. Without (or with, opinions vary) my username, my icon is fucking stupid.
Jan 19 2014 12:17PM
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annex_
Posts: 1659 - Karma: 1,498
word. This. I know of 2 people on here who've stolen mine to a T.
Jan 19 2014 1:43PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8593 - Karma: 8,600
bitch you get over it
Jan 19 2014 9:14PM
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TheClap.
Posts: 21681 - Karma: 4,228
Bish please, step down now little girl
Jan 19 2014 11:39PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8593 - Karma: 8,600
It was funny because before i changed my icon again i copied yours.
Jan 19 2014 11:52PM
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i_have_a_dick
Posts: 201 - Karma: 1,171
fuck i hate it when that happens
May 18 2014 11:16PM
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lgski
Posts: 1832 - Karma: 2,291
l made a wisconsin one and some kid took it and he don't even live in wisconsin. da fuck
May 19 2014 1:14AM
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.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,492
i_have_a_dickfuck i hate it when that happens


lol
May 19 2014 8:04AM
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S.J.W
Posts: 7609 - Karma: 31,172
Credit to chubz for theorising NFTs
Feb 11 2022 10:47PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,670
S.J.WCredit to chubz for theorising NFTs

17 year old me was quite iconic.

haven’t seen u around in years, hope life’s going well for you
Feb 12 2022 5:59PM
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.frenchy
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Chubz.17 year old me was quite iconic.

haven’t seen u around in years, hope life’s going well for you


hope lifes going well for u too joshua
Feb 15 2022 2:48PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,670
.frenchyhope lifes going well for u too joshua

honesty
Feb 15 2022 4:15PM
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