Important Issues

Hello everyone, I have a very important topic to discuss with you.

Copying and Pasting Designs and Art Theft

This is not a recent issue, this is something that has been happening since the group began and the Admins feel very strongly about it. We have finally made a decision to address it and get it out in the open so you know where we stand.

To begin, we Admins feel that we are a community and that everything we do effects the others within our sphere. We care about and support each other; which I for one am extremely grateful for, given recent events.

Unicats are a fun species; their unique abilities lead to many interesting designs and challenges. The joy of collecting Unicats also stems from the fun of creating; to be able to make your own and inspire others to do so as well. naloa said "The beauty of breeding is to create original offspring and to let the owner(s) of the parents feel like they own a unique design in some respect while passing on the traits to the next generation." I think that is a wonderful sentiment.

Item #1: Coping and Pasting Designs

What we Admins mean by copying and pasting simply means taking someones Unicat (while breeding) and making a near exact copy of it with minor (if any) changes, ranging from colour change to adding a few different pixels.

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This will no longer be tolerated. Going forward 80% of a Unicat's design MUST be original work. Obviously adhering to the General rules of breeding Unicats (taking colours from the parents, eye colours, etc) you can take inspiration from the parent designs and incorporate that into your design but it must NOT be a carbon copy. You should have two-four unique designs.

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Failure to follow this new rule will result in a warning, followed by a second if it continues. There will be no third warning; you will lose breeding rights for a set period. After that period of time is over you will be allowed to breed again. Should you receive another warning after your rights being reinstated, you will lose them permanently.

The Admins will be watching and keeping track of those who have been warned.

Item #2: Art Theft

The reason we're bringing this to your attention now is that the amount of copying/pasting going on is vast and it is at its core; THEFT.

People's designs are being stolen by others and sold; you are taking away from those who have spent so much time coming up with unique designs, who have worked so hard on them- just to make some quick points or because you missed out on a design you wanted.

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This is a very serious issue and we want to be able to protect those who have unfortunately been victims of this. This discussion has been a long time coming and we are sorry for those who have suffered. We want to bring joy and faith back to the community where people don't have to worry about this happening anymore or be afraid of people breeding with their Unicats or art theft.

The great thing about Unicats is that they are unique and there are so many combinations and designs out there; copy/pasting brings nothing to the community but theft and pain.