I have seen a few times (particularly on the tailmaker threads), that someone will say a color scheme is too similar to another person's tail, it must be a copy! Wasn't there also some drama when Finfolk came up with the Calypso fluke, because Raven had just named a fluke Calypso? And I recall that it was also said that their 'leafy' looking fluke was a knockoff of the merbella's She-creature fluke.
Here's where I am on this... Keep in mind that many of us are 'copying' nature, mermaids from fiction, and sailors tales from long ago. There are only so many shapes and colors out there, some tails are going to look similar. Maybe I'm just not possessive of my designs, but if someone were to come up with something exactly like mine, I wouldn't be upset. They're going to be spending the $100s (perhaps $1000s) to make that design a reality. They must love it as much as I do. And I get a tailsister that I'll probably never meet.
I really don't understand the drama about the crappy looking knockoffs of merbellas and finfolk that Russian lady made. If someone is dumb enough to buy a cheap-looking knockoff rather than the real deal, that's their problem. Everything good is going to have knockoffs made. And they are called that for a reason; they are of lesser quality.
Now, if someone is good enough to create an exact copy (precise shape, color, and every little detail down to the microscopic level) with regards to quality, WHY THE HECK ARE YOU NOT COMING UP WITH YOUR OWN DESIGN?? Obviously they could really make something of themselves, if they came up with their own designs. Maybe even become a major tailmaker. And they would have the respect of the community to boot.
I do find that this community can be a bit harsh if you are on the opposite side of popular opinion. I've had to take breaks from the site because of this. I just didn't want to explode, so I stopped coming around for a while to cool down.
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