*Jerome-K-Moore

With this online art community, we have a unique opportunity to connect with our kindred. We must avail ourselves of this experience, for it may never come again.

*** This is an update to the previous journal entry describing an unfortunate recent event. I have been contacted by Mr. Rawlins, and we have resolved the issue of The Iron Giant. For any and all who are interested, the exchange went as follows:

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Chris Rawlins:

May I just say how typical it is of people to hang someone before they've had a chance to explain themselves and it's usually the people it has nothing to do with. Jerome sent me a note explaining his issues in a calm and amicable manner. Then the losers who have nothing to do with it and just like to rant (Empty vessels make the most noise!) act like a pack of wolves and tear you to shreds before you can even explain.

I hope the matter between myself and Jerome has been resolved. This was a simple oversight on my part and I shall be more careful where I source images from in the future.

Below is the message I sent to Jerome.

Hi - Wow, looks like I've really upset you and a lot of others.
I really am so very sorry.

I have honestly never seen your image in all my life until today.

I found an image on google image search at the time of doing this. It was just the giant no background and he had been rendered to look more like bender from Futurama.

It appears that someone had already stolen your work and used it on their own fansite. I took that image and traced the basic shape in corel draw and then added the form and textures in Photoshop. I always credit any images used from DA and any that have given inspiration.

The reason so many of my works don't have credits is that a lot of the images come from google etc... and my own photographs.

I'm sorry if this has caused you any bother. The image has been removed and I'll be more careful in future but like I said before I have honestly never seen your image untill today. If I had I would only have been to pleased to credit you.

I only post images here for a bit of fun not to make a living. I only made the Iron Man available as a print at the request of another member and it has only made that one sale.

I hope you can overlook this oversight on my part.

Chris
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Jerome Moore:

I accept your explanation, and I accept your apology. It apparently was an unfortunate misunderstanding, and I regret the dust-up. Obviously, you can understand where I was coming from, all things considered. I cannot say that my response lacked justification. However, I do apologize for losing my temper, and I apologize on behalf of others who vented their empathetic frustration in your direction. I love them all.

But my bristling, and the protective counter-attack of my friends is only symptomatic of frustration brought on by a most unfortunate reality here on the site, and elsewhere throughout the web: an all-pervasive insidiousness, and cowardly insincerity. Our own identities are the most important things we each possess, and they must not be compromised, ever. When we all stand together to expose and combat such travesty, we celebrate our own individuality, so precious and dear.

You say it was an oversight. Good enough.

I consider the matter closed. You are MR. Rawlins, not Chris, today. I condemned you publicly, and so I shall publicly exonerate you.

You have paid respect, and it now returns to you.



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Thanks to all who rallied to my side in this matter. It's in times of adversity that you discover who is really in your corner after all. It's a humbling thing. Thank you.
A happy ending this time.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

Peace.
JKM