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Fact of the matter is, the actions of some authors are the ones that fractured this community. NOT THE MODERATORS ENFORCING A RULE THATS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS. If you want someone to blame, its the countless reskin mods that don't credit, and the few mods that steal models and other content. Thats pretty much the whole situation down into once sentence. People like MikeyPI and NFK are easy targets because they are authority. Its like how criminals think of the police. Content creators like me also get blamed because we assert our rights to be credited FOR OUR OWN CONTENT, yet get lambasted, ridiculed and crucified for standing up. How is it fair that the people with NO skills get to stand up against the "moderators brutality" when content creators get slapped down for asking to be credited?

Can I tell you something, because this really needs to be said. Me and several modders have closed our things down in protest of the childishness of the community as a whole over this whole copyright thing. This whole thing was blown out of proportion due to some uncooperative authors trying to revolt against the site and its officers. Due to the fact that a number of content creators were blamed for this issue, we have decided to close down our things until you all realize how important moderation, crediting and most of all, respect, is necessary in a functioning community.

But I do see how you have a dislike for the moderators. Well, if anything, the moderators are only doing their job. Keeping stolen content out of this site so that Stan and EmP does not get sued. The credits issue is not really an issue, but rather a bunch of authors whining about it and making it into an issue. Then there's the rest of the population who have authority issues and want to stick it to the MAN, so they go and revolt agains the authorities. From what I see on your Facebook posts, you're one of them.

I chose to remove my content not because of the credit issues at all, but because of all the children and immature people whining. The dispute is caused, primarilly by the members siding with certain authors who have been found guilty of model theft. These authors in turn twisted the story to make the moderators appear to be the enemy, whilst downlplaying their own transgressions. I somehow got mixed into this mess because apparently my models are bad for the community and that I'm a whiny bitch, so this is my problem too. Me and several authors have made agreements to shut down our mods so that the children will finally leave this site, leaving behind only the true commited members.

You're talking to him lol. He's one of the 5 or so people with power. Show em what you feel lol. What stuff have you made? And it wasn't the moderators causing controversy, it was the certain mod author.

I was told to shut them down by the people on Facebook, because apparently this whole credit thing is my fault. So I let them have what they wanted.

Its not that at all. Its because The mod community would just steal from THVFD once the mod is releasedThe drama is caused by uncooperative modders who refuse to credit others, not the moderatorsPublic access is denied because the author wont comply, not that he or she has made a tiny mistake. If you fix the mistake, you will be unharmedI made a credit mistake, I corrected it, I wasn't banned or whatever.Believe what you want to believe. There is no witchunt. There is not instigation. There is nothing but whining authors.

I'm not referencing you at all. Idk what your situation is. I thought there was an exodus going on or something. If that isnt the case, please correct me.

Thats the issue. The moderators are being hard on it now so that the beginners can see that those rules are important and will be enforced. Thats the part that nobody understands. This isn't oppression, or fascism or dictatorship. This is making everyone abide by the same rules. The only drama here are the uncooperative authors, and the members children who hate seeing their "toys" go bye bye. They are the ones whining about the whole thing. The number one thing I hate though are some authors who blame me for starting this. As if it was my idea to start enforcing rules. Its the moderators you should talk to if you have a problem with the enforcement.

Thats the thing. Crediting and authorship should be taught at the most basic level of modding instead of skinning. The problem is that most of the new members fail to do this. The moderator's only aim to correct these people. Now for the habitual offenders and those with multiple mods that have been going on for a long time, the hammer will be enforced hard because long time members are expected to know the rules after the first 6 months.

Trust me, the foreign mods gonna get theirs. But at the end of the day, the American mods are known to not credit or steal waay more than the Europeans.

They went through it only recently because I believe one of the mods decided now was the time. And yes, every mod that has been active for the last year is getting audited. Even mine. I have to prepare my documentation like I'm trying to prove citizenship. This isn't about taking mods down, but rather asking them to correct the credits. Its just that some authors are too prideful to admit they're wrong and would rather remove their stuff from this site than fix the issue that was pointed out to them.

Same here. College isnt as expensive, but having plagarism on your record heavilly affects your job and employment prospects. This topic I'm assuming is about the recent purging of several major mods from this site due to model theft.

Over here in my country, nope. They teach you to not cheat, because they ***** you up the *** if you're caught. Plagarism and copying is something thats sort of a survival instinct that kids develop in order to get grades, and not actually learn anything. In context to what's happening here, people dont credit and choose to steal because they want to look good for the audience. Its not a matter of survival, but rather its the easy way to get noticed by the people here.

Its been planned. No new model, but just some touch ups to the light equipment and misc parts. Then a better quality skin. Unless of course LAX uses something new.

I don't hate you. I just dislike those that expect me to do things. I haven't made or completed either of these models. What you see there is a small fraction of what needs to be done.

Not created yet. And the fact that you're asking means that you expect that I'm some kind of machine that can make content on the dime. In which case I'm not. I don't like it how people demand pics or stuff into their mods. It really shows the lack of respect that people have to content creators. Its almost like the average member is entitled to new content no matter how poor it may be in quality.

More pics. No, this doesnt change anything of what I said. Its to set an example of what can be done if one puts their heart and soul into vehicles and takes the necessary effort and time to learn skills beyond skinning. Original model by Hoppah, heavilly reworked by me. Skin by Reaper, lights by Flnn Rescue and me. Dodge Ram model by Ubisoft, reworked to Em4 by me. Rear part by Hoppah with major edits by me. Skin by EmergencyFan6299. Lightbar is mine. Lights also done by me. Original model by Hoppah, heavilly reworked by me. Skin by Reaper, lights by Flnn Rescue and me. Assistance provided by MikeyPI. And that is how you credit. And to think, these aren't even gonna be released.

Skin appears to be from LA Police Upgrade, due to the silver window outline and chrome grill.

No. I'm keeping the mod a secret. The existing LA mod vehicles can be downloaded but I won't be giving out details of the mod. So therefore there is no need to change the title.

I've got a little something something in the works. This is what I'd consider "moving up" from a vehicle pack to a full blown mod. Its not going into another mod. Its going into A MOD for these vehicles. Hmmm...lemme see my projects: Montana - paused because of bama so I have all the time in the worldRCMP - idek because of the lack of anything actuallyRiver Falls - IM DONE WITH MY END OF THE STICKIn other words, I might as well be totally free. You're trying to do to me, what the moderators did to Mentor, and no, this isnt another project. If I couldnt be more blunt about it, THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING INTO THEIR OWN ******** MOD. I HAVE SIMPLY MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE UP AND DO A FULL BLOWN MOD INSTEAD OF A CAR PACK. Thank you sir.

This isnt what NFK means. He wants you to put credits below the video you posted. In every individual vehicle showcase you need to put the authors.

No, this is primarilly because I wish to focus on an actual mod, and not a bunch of cars. Thats pretty much it. The recent events just pushed me over the edge. This isnt about the misunderstanding. This isnt about others. Its about my own personal decision to do this.

As a content owner, I understand this. I don't think its unreasonable either. You guys don't warn me when I post a family shot of my 30+ vehicles and ask me to credit each, but you guys do expect me to credit when I do individual vehicle showcases. Ive edited my LA mod topic quite a bit to include credit in as many of the showcases as I could. I may have missed a few, so I apologize in advance. I certainly am fed up with the lack of credits. I at least try my part to correct others in their crediting mistakes. It has happened several times now that I've been credited accidentally for Nnico's CVPI and F350. It has also happened other times where my models get credited to other people. In this case, its accidental so nothing too big. Other times, people often forget to credit in the excitement to show off their "new" stuff. I believe this is what the moderators are trying to crack down on. And it does give justice to the content creators that I see a lot in American mods, such as bama, me, cops, Nnico and the LA mod team themselves. IMO, if you care about your mod (and not about the fame associated with having one), you would be proud of everything you've done and the work others put into their content so that you could use it for your own purposes. You would give these other authors the respect they deserve by at least giving them a mention of the part(s) they did.