Re: 10th anniversary art contest

[Krislaw]

I've seen a very similar picture from another participant

https://imgur.com/6qUcnHj

Seen this post from the main thread of the art contest and it's a great find by @Veleor. I guess this is plagiarism in a sense because of the idea being copied though it isn't the same drawing he just put some side dishes to look like it is his own. Is he worthy of this post made by theymos?

- If people are stealing artwork (ie. not just using stock images, but true plagiarism), leave them negative trust.

That's plagiarism right there. This shows what some users do just to get things. The drawing is not worthy of being merited though. And for violating the contest rules, he deserves to be punished.
I'm archiving his submission just incase.
(Archive)

[rare_designer]

Hi, why don't my arts appear in the post? only the link appears ? Is it possible that they can see it? is that I devote enough time to it ... it would be a shame to have devoted so much effort so that art is not seen ...

[terizla]

Hi, why don't my arts appear in the post? only the link appears ? Is it possible that they can see it? is that I devote enough time to it ... it would be a shame to have devoted so much effort so that art is not seen ...

Newbie are not allowed to post image in here. If you want your image appear in the post you need at least Jr. Member or you can buy Cooper Member to allow post image.

[icalical]

I made a brief summary of which posts received +10 Merit from theymos, in the art contest

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B-Grf0dB5DX7rAjgOpVwsU-sbq_N8o5CkVqVztHAfIQ/edit?usp=sharing

Post Link https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52794943#msg52794943 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52794724#msg52794724 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800357#msg52800357 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800357#msg52800357 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800431#msg52800431 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800678#msg52800678 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52801289#msg52801289 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52801824#msg52801824 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52801915#msg52801915 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52802576#msg52802576 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52803489#msg52803489 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52804040#msg52804040 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52804241#msg52804241 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52804250#msg52804250 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52804409#msg52804409 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52804423#msg52804423 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805127#msg52805127 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805286#msg52805286 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805357#msg52805357 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805482#msg52805482 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805554#msg52805554 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805675#msg52805675 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805979#msg52805979

Merit Received from theymos 10 10 50 50 10 50 10 10 30 30 50 10 15 15 20 10 20 15 50 35 10 50 25

If anyone wondering why I made this, actually I did it for myself, it's because I also joined the contest, and I keep checking my chance to get the 'Art Badges'. That will be kind of leverage since I am offering design service in this forum,

[LoyceV]

I keep checking my chance to get the 'Art Badges'. That will be kind of leverage since I am offering design service in this forum,

I think you should look at total Merit instead of just theymos' Merit if you want a better idea of your chances to earn a badge.

- Between 1 and 20 (depending on number of submissions) people will receive art contest recognition badges: , based mainly on community consensus of who had the best art. In judging consensus, I will be substantially but not entirely influenced by the total amount of merit your art received.

I made 10yearBitcointalk.tk with all contributions sorted by "most Merit first".

If it's going to based on the number of Merit received, I might even qualify for an art badge That can't be right, let me quote myself:

I'm not much of an artist

I didn't see your entry before, because my browser animates .gif only once. So when I scrolled by, I only saw a black line.

[Oasisman]

I made a brief summary of which posts received +10 Merit from theymos, in the art contest

If I'm not mistaken, Theymos merited arts from page 1 to 6 only. Maybe he'll be back on the day of the deadline to put more merits on which entries he likes the most. But then again as he said, merits doesn't define the user's chance of winning the contest.

If it's going to based on the number of Merit received, I might even qualify for an art badge That can't be right, let me quote myself:

I'm not much of an artist

Lol, lucky are those who will going to receive the badge.
I dont know the exact number of entries, what I only know is the very slight chances for me to get the badge and the reward.

[LoyceV]

Is anyone interested in "sharing" the creation of my art idea?

Here it is: I would like to make Interactive Art, but I'm not an artist so there's no way I can make this look good.

It would work like this: with a poll in a new thread (or positive/negative feedback left on a few dummy-accounts), Bitcointalk users can vote. The resulting vote will be used to update the artwork (every few minutes).
Votes could for instance be for "Bitcoin", "dollar" or "euro", after which a pile of coins or banknotes grows (like bar graphs) on top of a nice background image to show which one is most popular.

Making it interactive would be a nice touch that no other artwork has yet, but like I said: I lack skills I can make the scraping and automated image editing if I partner with someone who can create the "base" images.

Thoughts? Ideas? Interested? Good? Bad? Please do tell

[Veleor]

One member, which received more than 100 merit in the art contest topic, wrote that he took the "base image" from another website, but at the same time his nickname is specified on the picture.
I suppose, this can make a confusion that this user painted most of the image.

Post in the art contest topic:

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Happy 10th anniversary community!

Credits: freedommag.org for the base image.

Original picture:
 

[Kalemder]

Bitcointalk 10th Anniversary Gallery
3D - Virtual Tour
Click on computer

Adding: List of artworks added to the gallery. And very valuable artist names. I'll add more soon.
I can evaluate if you have suggestions. If there's a section you want me to fix, I can fix it.

@Yatsan https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52803489#msg52803489
@Corrosive https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800357#msg52800357
@SpendingBitcoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52955856#msg52955856
@Yabes https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52817111#msg52817111
@Laskoo https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52805675#msg52805675
@LoyceV https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52811642#msg52811642
@Foxpup https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52894190#msg52894190
@samcrypto https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52800678#msg52800678
@LogitechMouse https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52794943#msg52794943
@samidbangkit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52802576#msg52802576
@suchmoon https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52794724#msg52794724
@Mehmeh https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52952133#msg52952133
@Maus0728 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52870979#msg52870979
@terizla https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52846255#msg52846255
@Mamaecrypto https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52833703#msg52833703
@crossabdd https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52862171#msg52862171
@mikeywith https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52973275#msg52973275
@Oasisman https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52806862#msg52806862
@summonerrk https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52977514#msg52977514
@saiga31 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52919232#msg52919232
@tweetious https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52997513#msg52997513
@DragonDance https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52971901#msg52971901
@summonerrk https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53039184#msg53039184
@sedactoo+04 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53008639#msg53008639
@Karmakid https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53048981#msg53048981
@MWesterweele https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53025642#msg53025642
@Karmakid https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52969611#msg52969611
@sheenshane https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52861506#msg52861506
@summonerrk https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52912891#msg52912891
@goaldigger https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52828796#msg52828796
@likehiro https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53064307#msg53064307
@Panchum https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53046457#msg53046457
@kaicrypzen https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53021809#msg53021809
@rare_designer https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53059918#msg53059918
@cabalism13 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52851257#msg52851257

[LoyceV]

One member, which received more than 100 merit in the art contest topic, wrote that he took the "base image" from another website, but at the same time his nickname is specified on the picture.
I suppose, this can make a confusion that this user painted most of the image.

I wouldn't know if this is "common" to do on artwork or not, but it is indeed confusing. Note that he originally posted it without Credits, and edited his post 2 days later. I can't know for sure when during those 2 days the Credits were added.
It's still funny and fits the contest.

[ibminer]

It's still funny and fits the contest.

How does it fit the contest??

Post original bitcointalk.org art in this thread along with a Bitcoin address. Any art you post must be created by you.

I feel like this should be considered true plagiarism. It's crazy it received so much merit, only if the guy drew these images himself should it deserve that much merit.

Also, even if he gives "credits", it doesn't mean the artist that created it is ok with him taking it and defacing it, then entering it into a contest. He didn't create anything unique or original, merely defaced another groups artwork without their permission and then wrote his name on it as if he did it, then entered it into a contest meant for unique and original artwork. The fact that he posted it without any credit, and signed his name on it, says to me he meant to steal it as his own work.

Had I of known I just had to come up with funny comments to plaster onto someone else's image, I don't know why I would have spent so much of my time creating a unique piece of work.

This dude didn't even take the time to center his text in his the artists chat/thought bubbles and gets over 100 merit. lol  

At best, it's an insult to those that spent actual time with their work.

[terizla]

...

Wow this is great artwork. I like the voice when click some art.
Thanks to add my artwork in there.

[LoyceV]

It's still funny and fits the contest.

How does it fit the contest??

It includes Bitcointalk usernames in a fun way. But I don't think this low-effort deserves that much Merit.

Post original bitcointalk.org art in this thread along with a Bitcoin address. Any art you post must be created by you.

I feel like this should be considered true plagiarism. It's crazy it received so much merit, only if the guy drew these images himself should it deserve that much merit.

Adding his own username to an image he took from someone else is indeed very bad. I'm not sure if the Credits-link is enough to stop it from being plagiarism.

I must admit I didn't read the Credits-link when I merited the post (with 2 Merit). That's on me though.

[Veleor]

<...>
 - If people are stealing artwork (ie. not just using stock images, but true plagiarism), leave them negative trust.
 - If I give someone 10+ merit but the artwork is much simpler than it appears at first (eg. a fairly simple manipulation of something that already existed), post about it in this thread.
<...>

Composition which got over 70 merit

Heres my entry  peace out


MY ADDRESS 37Lk8XX9jQeMiauDT2ChnFZRuJXx7Rh2bx

Original pictures:

[LoyceV]

Composition which got over 70 merit

This one also received 50 Merit from theymos. I guess theymos isn't used to check/hunt for plagiarism.
Isn't this a bannable offense, because unlike Laskoo, xolxol doesn't show any original source at all.

Judging by the Merit amounts, theymos is really looking for "original artwork", but those 2 examples clearly aren't original.

[rhomelmabini]

Isn't this a bannable offense, because unlike Laskoo, xolxol doesn't show any original source at all.

Somehow I think it should be a bannable offense, and judging by the account of xolxol negative trust wouldn't be of use as he has already.

I have a question if I hand-drawn a picture from one original image online should I be liable to credit the source of it as well even though I've already added some tweaks over the original image?

[LoyceV]

I have a question if I hand-drawn a picture from one original image online should I be liable to credit the source of it as well even though I've already added some tweaks over the original image?

When in doubt: add credits

[DdmrDdmr]

How about this one:

This is a piece of maple plywood that i cnc routered the prison where Ross Ulricth of Silk Road was being held while awaiting trial.

The prison is not too far from my wood shop. The wallet address was supposed to be the wallet address of the site but I’m off a number.

The gird is a pattern I’ve drawn my whole life.

Fun contest!

https://imgur.com/gallery/J7jTBIC


153nwnRYUWBCatg1MK38Efera7SbEkXqEW

It dates back to 2014 ...
http://www.logicoins.org/10-impressive-bitcoin-inspired-art-pieces (Entry Nº 5)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/28decq/silk_road_prisonart/
https://imgur.com/pQ8F2X9


(different wall, but same product. Could be more than one around from original artist).

[ibminer]

How about this one:

As long as this guy has some way to confirm he is "YesterdaysNews2" from reddit, it wouldn't be considered plagiarism. Whether or not it should be considered a valid entry.. I'd say probably not. Not specifically related to bitcointalk, and obviously didn't spend any time on it for this contest.

However, something doesn't sit right with me and this account acting like they are "Leafandwoodshop.com". He's only once mentioned the website and started his first post saying he accepts BTC only. Why wouldn't they be linking to their own website and also accepting BTC?  "Leafandwoodshop.com" obviously accepts other payment types.

He also links all of his images through imgur.com. It seems to me that if "leadandwoodshop.com" were going to come here to sell their products, they'd be linking to their own website images and would just add a bitcoin payment option.... so it smells odd to me, not entirely impossible though.

Someone may want to reach out to leafandwoodshop.com and see if they are trying to sell their items on this forum.

[DdmrDdmr]

<…>

The artwork on both images seems to be the same physical one (the woodmark patters are the same), so it is at least from back in 2014. Whether they are the same person (@LeafAndWood and @YesterdaysNews2) is the core question. Could be. Then there is the fact that presenting an artwork that is around 5 years old is a "fair" candidate really.

Edit:

Here's a new shot with a floating back frame, ready to hang on your wall. Be the cool kid on your block!

There was a profile back in 2014, @BitArtist, selling the same artwork here, on Bitcointalk.

Are @LeafAndWood and @YesterdaysNews2, and now @BitArtist all the same? Is a 2014 original in any case a valid candidate?
Maybe asking for artworks to be created from the date of the beginning of the contest onwards would have being simpler.