I hated them, the low resolution and big ugly watermarks I used. I used them because I thought the suggestion was good. It was a good suggestion, but... I guess it didn't suit me. So, I re-uploaded the affected pictures.

In the end, I am a fan artist. I think it hurt me more to make my own pictures look worse with my own hands than have someone use them without credit, edit them to their liking and crop and claim them as their own. No matter what I do, I can't throw those feelings away. Also, if people wanted to, they will find ways to use/change it anyway.

I'm sorry. I'm not the best example and not the most responsible deviant around. To think that I don't protect my things well, and allow them to be used anyway, just because I didn't like to make the pictures look... well, in my opinion, not-so-nice anymore.

I love making fan arts. I learnt to draw because I wanted to make fan arts. When I think that my own pictures don't show my favorite characters the way I want, I'd feel sad. I don't really mind anymore. I shouldn't be over-reacting anyway. If people used/edited/claimed them without crediting, it's not my wrongdoing. In any case, almost everyone does these things. This small matter can be forgiven easily.

Lots of people say I'm quite unfriendly. It could be why people are afraid to ask. That's ok.

I kept the journal comments up for you since I see some of your were debating about it. Because it's hard to scroll, I hid those that aren't so generally applicable. You can also find these sorts of discussions in Gaia (I read some).

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REQUESTED THREADS: Here are some interesting things that have been said in the journal itself. I kept them up for you, as they were most interesting and insightful.

A user who agrees that having your drawings taken and used without permission is a good thing + explanation and uses - There is an addition that they would continue to do so (taking any art and posting them around in slide-shows and AMVs without asking prior). This is indeed an interesting train of thought. You may understand a different mindset through this comment. Good reading material.

A user who has some relevant ideas regarding watermarking and web representation of our own work. - I found this particularly useful and applicable. Anyone who is interested in watermarking may refer to her ideas. Also good reading material.