User talk:Phoenix/Sig

I only wish i could have found a proper phoenix. Until then the Benu will have to do. --Phoenix 04:21, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Do an image search for "Phoenix" on Google, with the "small images" option. You'll find a few nice icons.
 * How about this one? http://www.10bull.com/images/icon.jpg It only needs a bit of cropping and scaling then it would suit fine IMO. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 05:02, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * You ca see the result here and i don't like it [[Image:Phoenix_sig.png]] --Phoenix [[Image:Phoenix_Benu.png]] 05:50, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * You didn't cop, and you resized non-proportional. How about this one, is it better? [[Image:Phoenix sig.jpg|14px]] --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 06:33, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Not bad but not only is washed up but it lack's clarrity --Phoenix [[Image:Phoenix_Benu.png]] 07:14, 9 June 2006 (CDT)

Ahem. Sorry to be a spoilsport, but:
 * Borrowing images from wikipedia (or elsewhere) with clear-cut copyright status: OK
 * Grabbing images from a Google search and using them without permission: Not OK
 * -- [[Image:Bishop_icon2.png]] Bishop [ rap|con ] 05:13, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * C'mon, gimme a break. Strictly speaking, you may be right. But with a little bit of paintshopping probably nobody will ever recognize the image or find out where it came from. And even then, we're talking about a non-commercial use of the image here, in a way that doesn't harm the original source at all. Do you seriously think any lawyer would bother Phoenix with a cease and desist action for it? I think he is perfectly safe. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 05:26, 9 June 2006 (CDT)
 * No, I don't think any of those things. What I do think is that it could set a bad precedent for use of images on the wiki that I could not support. Please understand that I am extremely pro-sharing and generally offer anything I create in open formats and licenses where possible (note, for instance, the license under which I uploaded the derivate icons I made); but I also believe in playing by the rules and that, unfortunately, includes paying more than lip service to copyright. -- [[Image:Bishop_icon2.png]] Bishop [ rap|con ] 05:34, 9 June 2006 (CDT)


 * C'mon, Bishop, don't be holier than the Pope. ;) :p (Hahaha! Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.) --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]]  06:33, 9 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Ha ha ha. :P -- [[Image:Bishop_icon2.png]] Bishop [ rap|con ] 06:35, 9 June 2006 (CDT)