Ok I dont know how to start, its such a bad day for me, i usually don’t talk bad of nobody and i made this blog not for this kind of stuff, but is about me and my hard work, i know when you look at the shirt is just ”so simple” for you but is not, is kinda hard, i NEVER copied and i will NEVER do it, because i know how hard is to do something by yourself and i like to be original.
Today i was shopping on Xstreet when i saw this pink shirt, the first i did was to contact the creator and ask her to take them off, but then i saw other creator with a same template i was O_O WTH, so the girl told me the ”big” RIPROCK sell my shirt as template :((, yeah everyone will say ”she make skins and etc” and yeah is easy for her to copy and be like ”the real”creator… but WTH is making good money with me right. yeah it is
maybe i am paranoid, but i think they are the same, just change it a bit to people can see they are the same… because this is what she do…
Yesterday they copybot my skins,today my shirts… and tomorrow what!?
here is her product RIPROCK and is just 1k
F** IT
(You MUST be able to view animated GIF images to see the images provided here)
I did not read all of the comments on my previous post but I read enough to know that not everyone agrees that this is a stolen template from Redgrave. Apparently it is difficult for some people to see the resemblence, so I took the liberty of creating a series of animated images showing each piece of the texture on top of one another, so you can better compare and see for yourself.
This is an original screen shot, side-by-side of each.
This is a shot particularly of the navel.. I resized the navel shot a few times to bring the quality down, and layed it directly over the same sized shot of the navel on the BluAbyss skin template from IMVU.
I did the same thing with the entire abdomen of Redgrave’s skin. I adjusted the height and width to fit the IMVU avatar and placed it directly over the IMVU skin. Again, pardon the difference in quality due to the less-complex IMVU avatars, but otherwise you can see this as well. The navel is better quality on the RG skin of course, but as shown above, the navel when resized a few times gets blurred and does become a n exact pixel-by-pixel match.
In my previous post, I also noted the collar bone and neck muscles. It is a bit less obvious than the abdomen but if you look closely it is also the same.. It is a bit difficult to show because of the seam on the neck but it is still noticeable. Note the details, placement and size of everything. The highlights and shading…etc..
There is never an excuse for theft, regardless of whether you’re a new designer or an experienced one, and this is no exception. The only thing I wish is for her to admit that what she did was wrong and take responsibility for it.
I have been thinking about the concept of bullies in second life. For two reasons: 1. the upcoming pink shirt day and 2. A recent comment I made on SCD which resulted in couple people lashing out at me for what ever issues they have with me personally. So I decided to do a bit of research into what exactly a bully is. I researched article, after article, after article and its appears bullying can be summarized as follows:
- Bullying is about repeated abuse of an individual or group over a period of time
- Bullying is about power, perceived or real, meaning that the target is perceived as an outsider or less than powerful than the dominant group: We are going to bully you into submission to make ourselves feel better.
- Bullying is about social isolation: We need to run this person out of realm, our world etc and make sure that no one will be friends with this person.
- It is about spreading gossip about the person, threatening others who wish to socialize with this person, publicly humiliating this person and so on. – Don’t you dare be friends with this person or I hate this person so I refuse to wear whatever they buy etc etc
- It is more than just an angry outburst its repeatedly attempting to make this person feel less than, uncomfortable and unwanted.
- It involves mocking, arguing others into submission, even spreading lies and false gossip.
And what about the bully themselves. What common traits do they seem to possess. Well my friends here is what I have found out:
- They tend to be authoritarian with need to control those around them either passively or more directly. They can be described as control freaks.
- They appear on the surface to possess arrogance and narcissism or display an overabundance of shame and anxiety. Either way the bullying gives them a sense of empowerment.
- They tend to be highly opinionated characterized with displays of superiority.
- They appear to possess a Jekyll and Hyde nature meaning charming in public whereas in private, aggressive and vindictive
- There is an excessive use of charm almost to the point of appearing superficial and glib. They can be described as smooth, fawning and sycophantic.
- They target those they feel threatened by in an effort to uplift their own weak sense of self.
- They may event attempt to portray themselves as the victim and rarely the perpetrator
- Often times, the bully has also been bullied and has yet to fully process what has happened to them.
For me personally I have been accused of being a bully. And have I? Yes I may have. I have gotten so angry at a couple people in my second life and revealed things they should not have been revealed. And for me personally I have come to see this side of me in the context of virtual living and have made a conscious effort to work on it. I allowed my anger to control my choices vs. looking at it from the context of potential abuse. Just because someone treats you like crap doesn’t make it okay for you to lash out and publicly humiliate someone even if the story is true.
But what bothers me about this use of the word bully in the context of SL is it seems to be used more as a tool of social control vs actual concern for a target. It is used as a way to make a person be quiet rather than to respect them as an individual who has a need to express his or her opinion in whatever manner they choose. If someone says something perceived as controversial or negative the best way to shut them these days seems to involve calling them a bully. Please keep in mind I am referring to plurks, posts or opinions that are general in nature – not say a post about some sort of butthurt at the hands of some specific person.
I also am bothered by the promotion of this anti bullying day in second life. I just worry that some people will jump on the band wagon out of a need to look good vs being concerned with the actual issues at hand. This anti bullying day was not started to wage a war against bullying in second life but to help protect school children from harassment and intimidation. This day is meant for real life action and support not for a virtual get together. And frankly some of the people involved are less than admired and may in actuality be viewed as bullies themselves.
I do commend those that believe in this day but instead of some in world passing of pink shirts I challenge you to move your efforts and actions to real life. But if you choose to keep it in context of SL, why not take a moment to really think about the actions and behaviors of your peers. And if you really feel as though someone is exhibiting the behaviors of a bully, take a private stand and discuss their behaviors with them. And for god sakes, don’t plurk or blog it. This will only create a defense mechanism you may not be able to overcome.
Okay enough said, the bully has spoken. This is just my two cents folks – love me or hate me I am not afraid to say I feel. Ciao!