Quick Tip: Snippets

I don't really see it as necessary as a blanket rule. If you post a filter, you do it with the knowledge that you're sharing it with a friendly, acknowledging community. Anybody who plagiarises (i.e., adds very little to a pre-existing filter then resubmits) will be identified pretty quickly by an astute community, and anybody who adds something really special to a snippet is doing the community a great service, even if they needed a little assistance to overcome a hurdle.

I think if you want to submit a snippet and feel precious about it, perhaps put a "please attribute me..." etc. in the filter description? I figure that what goes around will come around.

I've made some filters that I really like, but if it weren't for the previous work of many skilled filter artists I wouldn't have been able to do it (at least not as quickly ) That's just the way things go, though. We get the privilege of saying that we were there from the Beta, and broke some new ground; but if our stuff pales in comparison to those who come later, I'm more excited than fearful - and I would like to think that's the general opinion.

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Mike Blackney wrote: I don't really see it as necessary as a blanket rule.

I also don't really see it as a blanket rule either. Could be more of a rule of thumb sort of thing.

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Mike Blackney wrote: We get the privilege of saying that we were there from the Beta, and broke some new ground; but if our stuff pales in comparison to those who come later, I'm more excited than fearful - and I would like to think that's the general opinion.

I always get excited when I think about what might come next. Also in what gets posted for filters. Count me in that general opinion...

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CFandM wrote: I was not really worried about this. The post was more of a general tip..It was just an odd one to word so it didn't sound like a rant or rave...

I know what you're saying. It's a hard thing to recommend something like this to a community, since those who are thoughtful and responsible will do it anyway and those who aren't will probably not be influenced by your concerns.

It's a tough situation - FF gives no protection over a filter creator's work. It's nice to be recognised, but there's nothing forcing people to give attribution but their own consciences. That's why I'm very anti-ego with any filters that I make. I feel like I relinquish ownership of any filters that I submit, and that makes me a little happier