2006-08-28 [Vampire Akis]: you mean?

2006-08-28 [Firenze]: He means report in large numbers :P

2006-08-28 [Ultiem]: [kRyLoN_GiRl] posts her count you can get a rough estimate to get it quickly

2006-08-28 [Vampire Akis]: so i'll be able to be a pat in 2 months?

2006-08-28 [Ultiem]: if you spam guards with reports

much that they hate to see you on

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: 40 good reports then you get the title, right?

2006-08-28 [Ultiem]: basically yes

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: Thanks.

2006-08-28 [Teufelsweib]: though just making 40 reports and then never letting anything be heard of yourself isn't enough. we have to be sure that you want to be a patroller, and don't just want the badge.

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: I understand, i'm on my way there. If I get the badge i'm gonna keep patrolling. I'm not doing it jus' for the badge, I hate it when people break the rules, I did for awhile when I first came here years ago, and understand that it shouldn't be done. I want to be a Patroller.

2006-08-28 [Teufelsweib]: Proving yourself is not done with words, but with deeds. ;) good luck, then!

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: As I know ,thanks, that's why I report those the break the rules ;)

2006-08-28 [Total Solar Eclipse]: I'm sorry, I don't wish to be a pain, but is a count kept of how many reports you make? I see in my notes that I've made 49 good reports where the guards had to take some type of action, including banning two members. When and how is it determined that someone is eligible to be a patroller? I've been trying for months and am quite active at this site on official competitions, graphics submissions, etc. Is this something that you need to submit an application for the crew?

2006-08-28 [Stratakus]: Yeesh. I didn't get noticed until I went from house 1 until house 40000 something, reporting anything I saw.

2006-08-28 [Paul Doyle]: It's not a damn trophy count, mind you. It's how it's done, how consistently it's done, and how effectively it's done. There will be a few accidental bad reports along the way, but as long as you've got a long history of good, reliable reports (and obviously aren't in it just to get an ET badge) you may well be noticed . . . well after the fact, sometimes, but apply yourself regularly, and be patient :)

2006-08-28 [Teufelsweib]: you should be doing the reports for a better Elftown, and not for your own badgeslot. By complaining here about that you 'don't get noticed' (which isn't true, if you get a lot of reports from certain people you ARE noticed) it won't be that improving to your status, no?

2006-08-28 [shotokan_gal]: To answer Ir-Iddyn - Hedda can see the number of reports from each member, although they aren't looked at all the time. So it may be a while after someone's been reporting that they might recieve a patrollers badge. If they deserve it of course ;)

2006-08-28 [Total Solar Eclipse]: Thank you for the answers! I was mostly curious how it all worked. I wasn't saying that I didn't think I wasn't getting noticed. Obviously I am because rule breaking images are being deleted from people's houses and a couple have gotten banned. And no, I'm not doing it just to try to get a badge. If I have to follow the rules, then so should others. Boundaries and rules are set for good reason. Again, thanks for answering my questions!

2006-08-28 [Ultiem]: [Sunrose] and other seasoned guards hate it when patrollers compete against each other thats why they frown on the use of counting reports...

me and [Ihsahn] competed and made many reports not realising it pissed of sunrose

so if you do report do it for the good of ET not for yourself

2006-08-28 [Fizban]: Competing...lol. Thats quite funny...I never expected that. I don't think anyone really does that. Only if they had an easy and proficient method of counting reports like the high ups such as Sunrose and hedda. I personally have too many house comments, and such to want to even try to count my own number of guard reports XD.

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: Well, badge or no, i'm gonna keep going. Jus' wanting to make Elftown a cleaner place... gonna make it all better :)

2006-08-28 [Ultiem]: thats the way to go just to scrub ET of stupid

2006-08-28 [EmeraldGrizzly]: Hear, hear!

2006-08-29 [Shainn]: Yep :) For example I was totally surprised when I've been made a patroller for I only asked once about how to become ne when I was already reporting, and then forgot about it :) and months later.. heheh that way it had been quite fun :D

2006-08-29 [iippo]: How do you even count your reports? O_O is there a number somewhere, or do you just line-count from your notes page in Word?

2006-08-29 [Teufelsweib]: we don't have a number counter anywhere, but [Hedda] can see how many reports people have written.

2006-08-29 [Total Solar Eclipse]: I counted my good reports yesterday by checking what I'd written against the house of the member I reported. It took a little time to do it, but that's how I came up the number. I didn't count my bad reports or reports that didn't result in images being removed or whatever. But I've the same attitude about patrolling as [EmeraldGrizzly]. I'm not necessarily trying to get the recognition. I'm getting enough recognition by getting results on my reports. I'm just trying to be a good citizen.

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: How do we know if a pic is something random from the internet?

2006-08-29 [Teufelsweib]: if you recognize the pic, or the link is from a random internet site. search for example on google if you can find the picture on some other site.

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: oh kk!

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: random images are anything that has nothing to do with the member...for example a free to use image of...say pikachu

see on my house there is a screenshot...normally it wouldve been removed but i made the screenshot from my map

2006-08-29 [EmeraldGrizzly]: Also, if you want to get a better handle on reporting for UAR breaking, go here and test yourself out - UAR Test

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: or if you want to know how to find them in possibly large numbers talk to me

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: ok I took that test. can I report myself?

2006-08-29 [ally]: ... why would you do that?

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: to make more reports!

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: no you cant...and thats pointless

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: Hmmmm... ok. So how did you say we find more reports to make?

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: finding one UAR violation that you seen before...then copy the URL into the description field in the search screen...then hopefully it finds all copies of that violation
affectionately called "Ultiem Spamming"

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: oh thanks! ^^ *hugs* you're AWESOME! and smart! and clever!

2006-08-29 [iippo]: You visit other members' houses and if you see something that violates the rules (stolen art, random images, ASCII, animated GIFs not made by the member, celebrity pictures), you report. And try to make sure it's a violation (find the image on Google or on another site and give the link with your report) because 'maybe' isn't enough.

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: that means that if I'm not sure, the report will be rejected? Even if I'm right?

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: if you arnt sure ask someone who is

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: ok

2006-08-29 [iippo]: If you see a drawing you suspect the member didn't draw, but the member says they did and no one can prove that they didn't, it can't be taken down. Innocent until proven guilty y'know.

2006-08-29 [Vampire Akis]: ok. thanks again.

2006-08-29 [Teufelsweib]: about the so called "Ultiem Spamming", you can also just put a link of a common site in that search field, or a piece of ASCII.

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: yes yes i did that before as well

www.bestanimations.com was once a good one to do
here is a tip...look for elfpack graphics on here...its unlikely but you have to check ETG in case the graphics are loaded here too

2006-08-29 [Total Solar Eclipse]: So Elfpack graphics aren't allowed? I've seen tons of them here.

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: no graphics that arnt loaded to ET graphics that are from Elfpack graphics

they are copyrighted to the site and its artist

2006-08-29 [Zab]: But graphics from Elfpack is allowed, isn't it? (images uploaded to elfpack, not from Elfpack Graphics) As long as they follow the UAR on ET..?

2006-08-29 [Ultiem]: yes elfpack had a run for its money when i was made aware of this likewise on other heddate sites

2006-08-30 [Calico Tiger]: As long as you have permission from the artist or are the artist, yes. Graphics that are uploaded from Elfpack are alright (assuming they still follow the Uploading Art Rules). Now, realizing what Elfpack is, make damned sure that the person you got permission from is the real artist and not a thief otherwise you'll pay for it here if you display it here ;)

2006-09-19 [G:/enesis~]: Is there anyway you could get [Genesis~] profile unbanned, we really cant firgure out why he got banned. He really did live In russia for a period of time, and was planning on moving back there or Berlin. besides that i don't know what alse could be fake on his profile, because that is all true.

2006-09-19 [Stratakus]: Going to have to take that to the Guards, one of them could tell you what happened.

2006-09-19 [Paul Doyle]: Also, whether or not the [Genesis~] account is re-allowed, it certainly helps to be well aware of the Uploading Art Rules Elfpack is somewhat more lenient that Elftown, in that regard :-)

2006-09-19 [iippo]: Paul's right, it'd help if the bio wasn't breaking the art-rules (the rotating skull). Also some people (like maybe [Hedda], the owner of this site), might consider hacking somewhat assholish behaviour, as well as "being spawned to this site to create chaos"... It's an attitude thing, but mainly, remember that Elftown is not a democracy. Even if everyone here told Hedda that Genesis should be unbanned, it's solely up to Hedda. So really, talk it out with him.

2006-09-19 [G:/enesis~]: ok, but he didn't even get a warning, not to mention, a lot of people on here have GIFI pictures that they didn't make, and there was never a problem.. Im not trying to argue, i just don't see how he was given a fair chance, i mean, [Hedda] didn't even talk to him, no warning no nothing.. [Genesis~] would have easily removed the rotating skull if that was what [Hedda] wanted.. not to mention, you guys probably didnt notice this, but we hackers here at elftown respect the guards, when people complain about getting warned, or a image removed, we tell them to shut the hell up and deal with it.


Genesis~: yeah seriously i believe i asked dark law studio if there was a problem with my house when she came and visited it just to make sure everything was alright

2006-09-19 [Stratakus]: Take it up with the Guards, Banning and Un-Banning has Nothing to do with Patrollers so you're making about as much progress as complaining to an Art Donor.

2006-09-19 [ally]: Or even better take it up with [Hedda]. [Genesis~] wasn't banned for breaking the UAR nor for being a hacker. There's nothing the other guards can do for you.

2006-09-19 [G:/enesis~]: ok, thanks

2006-09-19 [Lothuriel]: Considering you decided to threaten [Hedda], I would assume it will do you no good to beg for the other account to be reinstated. But, then I don't speak for the higher ups.

2006-09-19 [G:/enesis~]: Well we were all a little pissed off to see him justcome and randomly bann one of us. Its not like him to do that..

2006-09-19 [sequeena_rae]: If [Hedda] has banned someone, we can only assume it's because the member did something. Take this up with him, we can't do anything about it.

2006-09-19 [Lothuriel]: This is his wesite and he can do what ever the hell he wishes. I suggest you do what the ohters said and take it up with him personally...since he is the one you seem to have a problem with.

2006-09-19 [G:/enesis~]: I would, but he hasnt been on for 25 hours...lol

2006-09-19 [Zab]: Then send him a message and wait for him to answer it and don't talk more of the matter here untill he has done that.

2006-09-19 [Shainn]: Elftown: the most anarchic *and* sweetest monarchy ever existed :) I do not think [Hedda] would do any such thing without an important cause to it.

2006-09-19 [sequeena_rae]: And remember, Elftown isn't MSN. Never expect an immediate answer. He's also very busy, he'll answer your message soon enough.

2007-02-24 [Chaotic Serenity]: Can I report someone for having an obvious cyber name([I like it rough 69]) and for having a poll that dropped my IQ 20 points(Am I Hot?, and no I'm not making this up, sadly.)She also whines in her mood for people to take this poll. >_<

2007-02-24 [Chaotic Serenity]: (Before anyone gets annoyed with me, this was just to vent and get a giggle from someone, so don't hurt me please! ^_~)

2007-02-24 [Teufelsweib]: you can report someone for an offensive user name, which he doesn't have. cybering isn't against the rules either on elftown, unless it's in your description or in a wiki without a clear notice that it has a mature content.
that poll is quite common actually, and the poll matter is the same as the name: it's not offensive, so not against the rules. the stupidity of the poll is none of your or our buisiness.

2007-02-24 [Lothuriel]: I don't think wikis with such content can be reported.

2007-02-25 [Stratakus]: Also, if houses like that could get reported, the guards would be getting 100xinfinity reports a day.

2007-02-25 [Teufelsweib]: well, the wikis won't get reported as long as it's clear that they contain mature stuffs. or things you might get offended by..

2007-02-25 [Paul Doyle]: Perhaps they ought to be enticed to discover Elfpack or Fake, if they have not already done so. In any event, just ignore 'em, and in due time they'll move along to Myspace or wherever.

2007-05-11 [M!]: Ok, so I was told if I saw something suspicious but really didn't have enough to go on to make a report, mentioning the suspicious act here.

So, there this [Living In Stereo] kid, with this lovely picture up but they don't seem to be an artist. No art wikis, galleries, further mentions of being an artist. So, if they aren't... how is it they made that picture? Just seems a bit iffy to me. So hopefully someone might recognize the picture, or I dnno. Again, it's all a bit iffy.

2007-05-11 [Calico Tiger]: Try using google and its image search engine :D That's what I use when trying to locate an image. In this case, I did a search for "lost angel" and found the original:
<URL:http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31706755/>

2007-05-11 [Stratakus]: The best (But saddest thing) is most times the image you're looking for is on the first page of google images

2007-05-11 [Sunrose]: If you manage to find the right keywords..

2007-05-11 [Stratakus]: I'm quite good at finding things on google. I think the most annoying one I ever found was an image chosen from the END of the list

2007-05-12 [werethylacine]: Isn't the picture in their photo slot of an actress? The blonde on the right-- her name escapes me. Maybe a screencap from a movie?

2007-05-12 [Sunrose]: Kirsten Dunst, from Spiderman :)

2007-05-13 [M!]: I usually use google. This one just seemed so random I didn't think it would be that easy to find... kinda like when you see obvious stolen anime art, and you don't know the name of the anime, so googling "anime" would lead you nowhere...

Kinda like [Kurama.].

And finally, does [Nandeyanen?!?!] sound absolutely ridiculous to anyone else?

(And sorry if I'm totally flooding your comments. Feel free to kick me out.)

2007-07-22 [Sunrose]: When you're reporting writing, please select it as type 'Other copyrighted material' :)
I think for today we actually have enough reports to do, they take a long time to fix and we don't want other more important reports to disappear in the heap :)

2007-07-23 [Stratakus]: ~Rubs hands together evily~ New Rules. I feel all tingley on the inside. Finally an end to the Motorcycle story, mile long houses of song lyrics and the like.

2007-07-23 [Ihsahn]: LET THE GAMES BEGIN LAWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-23 [Habnabit]: [illegally insane] doesn't like the patrollers. I asked him if he had heard of the patrollers, and he said:
"So idiots, like yourself, can feel important about yourselves since you couldn't be real guards and tattletale on every little thing you see wrong because you can't learn to just let things go."
([70354495@])

2007-07-23 [Ihsahn]: Its a typical response from a teenager. hes entitled to think whatever he wants about us, it doesn't affect our lives, if it really bother you perhaps you should report it to the Guards.

2007-07-23 [Sunrose]: I don't think that was so bad honestly, when you are going to message people about their house you will have to take in account that there are those who won't like it.
When they don't want to listen, you simply report them and they'll get one of us on their case.

2007-07-23 [Stratakus]: I usually point out that Hedda, the owner of Elftown, makes the rules and if they want to b in his domain, they go by his house rules, and their "It's a free country" rant doesn't apply nor do we really care if he gets mad because we take down his picture of Good Charlotte or remove his lyrics to some song by Panic at the Disco.

2007-07-23 [Ihsahn]: Informing people like that usually cause tension :/ I know that from experience, I just inform them of the rules and leave them at that, if they don't like it, then they can deal with one of the Guards.

2007-07-23 [Habnabit]: I just thought it was amusing. :P

2007-07-24 [Shainn]: new rrrules new rrreporrtsss... frrresh meeeaat.. bwahahahah... :P

2007-08-02 [EnigmaFlame]: >looks around< Elves...hmph, more like food, haha >flicks forked tongue<

2007-08-24 [Sunrose]: We've got a new report type: 'Copied text'.
Use it ;)

2007-08-24 [Teufelsweib]: whoot, thanks xD

2007-08-26 [Dark Angel]: will be very useful!

2007-08-26 [Sunrose]: We've got enough reports for now, please stop reporting until we've been able to catch up :)

2007-08-27 [Teufelsweib]: Does it matter how long the waiting list is then? =/ As long as the people get reported, I suppose...
oh well, let me know when I'm free to report again =p

2007-08-27 [Sunrose]: The concern I'm addressing are copied writing reports, not other reports :)
The longer the list gets the more discouraging it becomes to even start taking care of them :P
It's not rewarding when you are taking care of reports, and each time you fixed one you see two more were made during that time :P
The problem is that with copied text we have to do everything manually, so it takes longer to take care of them.
It shouldn't really be a problem to report those other people a few days later..after all as we said this is not a witchhunt :)
Plus, there will be a number of people who won't read this and will continue to report anyway.

2007-08-27 [Linderel]: Everyone who reports should have both this page and guards on watch. :P *nods sagely*

2007-08-27 [Sunrose]: I wish they did :P

2007-08-27 [Teufelsweib]: ah.. the manual part must be quite a pain in the ass ><
but I know how discouraging it is to start on a huge list... *points at her ET messages* =p

2007-08-27 [Sunrose]: Yes :P
But we managed to get rid of most ASCII art that way. At some point we will be able to say the same about copied texts :p

2007-08-27 [Dark Angel]: no witchhunt...ohhh *being disappointed* no stakes... no long nights in front of the PC hunting for people....
just kidding, guess there are enough people reading this page

2007-08-27 [Teufelsweib]: I guess most of the major-reporters read this page, yes =p

2007-08-27 [Tyrana]: *Isn't even a 'major-reporter' as far as she knows... just likes stalking* > >

2007-08-27 [Pyro Mac]: Ish reads this page :3

2007-08-27 [Fizban]: *hasn't been able to sufficiently patrol with the whole living away thing...but I guess I get props anyway now cause I am still watching this page*

2007-08-28 [Ultiem]: the witchhunt comment is probably hinted towards me and [Ihsahn]...ah those were the days, when animated images became illegal

2007-08-28 [Sunrose]: No it's not hinted towards anyone in particular. You two weren't the only ones reporting and neither of you have been reporting much recently, not everything is about you :)

2007-08-28 [Ultiem]: no? well thats good too

2007-08-29 [Sunrose]: General note: Please don't take reporting copied texts too lightly.
With many reports I have to sift through the entire house to find what the report is about. If you already know what you are reporting the member for, please refer us to it so we do not have to search.
Many times I don't even recognise the text on the house and have to do a Google-search for each text, to figure out if maybe that is what the member was reported for >.<

In example, [Fear the Reaper] was reported for copied songlyrics and random pasted content.
But I don't see songlyrics or pasted content longer than 4 lines.
The Tweaker list is not on Google, neither is the 8 lined text below it.

2007-09-06 [EnigmaFlame]: Hehehehehehehehehehehe...what fun...ul never catch up to your work now!

2007-09-08 [Jitter]: About [Fear the Reaper]'s lyrics: http://www.gettherhythm.com/z/zeromancer/flagellation.html

The real trick with songs is select a lyric and google it with in "" But I guess I should report this way from now on :) makes it easier for the guards ^^;

I also want to apologise for some reports I did, I forgot to select category. Really really sorry about that -.- *slaps own face with hand*

2007-09-08 [Teufelsweib]: What makes it easier for the guards? Posting the report in a comment box..?

2007-09-08 [Jitter]: No, giving the link of the lyrics with the less popular songs :P

(I'm not THAT lame Vork :P)

2007-09-08 [Teufelsweib]: I was already thinking wtf you were up to xD
sorry:PxD

2007-09-08 [Sunrose]: That's what I did Jitter, I do have experience and am a notorious Googleslut :P
I tried a number of sentences but got no match, which is why for these lesser known songs it's better to include the evidence right away ;)

2007-09-08 [Jitter]: Heheh Googlesluts for the win :D (is a proud one herself) I do include links now *nods modestly* By the way I made a report earlier and it got sent twice :/ sorry about that, I have no idea how it happened -.-

2007-09-08 [Sunrose]: As long as it's done for those questionable ones, don't have to do it with every report (considering the majority are clear cases of copied text).
Ah that happens, don't worry about it. Sometimes one member gets reported by two patrollers as well :)

2007-09-08 [Jitter]: Yeah, I include it if there's no title/artist and I haven't heard of it before :)

Okay! Thanks!

2007-09-23 [Habnabit]: Whoops.
I guess I'll start making my reports about pasted stories more specific. Sorry Sunrose!

2007-09-23 [Jitter]: We were talking about songs :) The stories are usually easily recognised x) (a guy and a girl blah blah)

2007-12-19 [werethylacine]: Although the picture in [princess_ of _darkness]'s first slot could be her own, my instincts say not. Yet it's so generic... can anyone else's eyes shed enlightenment?

2007-12-19 [Sunrose]: Btw, we have a new report type to use when your report concerns copied text. Everything that falls under rule G-5 can be put under this.
It's at the bottom of the list called 'copied text' :)

2007-12-20 [werethylacine]: Durr. Thank you, Sunrose, I didn't notice. ^_^;

2007-12-27 [PredatorX]: Is there any way to see a member's file history? Without being a guard, that is.
Hypothesis: say I thought someone's photo was out of line but wasn't sure and went to check my "Idiot's guide to patrolling" and by the time I returned (s)he'd already changed said photo.

2007-12-27 [iippo]: Hmm, no, only guards can do that. If you had kept the exact URL link to the image somewhere, it would still work, but without it, you can't find an image someone else has uploaded.

2007-12-28 [PredatorX]: So the solution is... bribe a guard. Righty-oh :p

2007-12-29 [Sunrose]: If you thought the image was out of line you could report the member and refer to the image.. :)

2007-12-29 [Stratakus]: Bribing Guards doesn't work. Now Seduction... that's another story.

2007-12-30 [Paul Doyle]: There are several forms of seduction. If the physical, intimate variety is not appropriate or feasible, try alternative, more platonic (if not wholeheartedly innocent!) routes. For example, you can artistically salute Calico's stripey tiger-cat bum. I've gone that route, and let me tell you---it's a good thing! :P

In any event, leave Guard-privs to the Guards :)

2008-01-17 [Sunrose]: [EnigmaFlame]: Please don't chat on official pages, go to wiki's like 'now' instead :)

2008-01-27 [The Scarlet Pumpernickle]: ha! I'm retired.. and I just returned to ET to discover that.. ah well. I've made a whole bunch of reports in the last few days.. so whatever.. Don't need a badge to be helpful. :P

2008-01-27 [PredatorX]: Y'know... I'm starting to think people are actually respecting the rules around here. I haven't had much time lately, but I click the "random member" button every so often, and do the occasional house-zapping, but everything looks straight. In that sense, I'm kind of happy with the "veteran" status :)

2008-01-27 [Sunrose]: @Scarlet: It's a brutally honest evaluation of report activity, you've made 1 report in 2007 and 4 in 2008 :P
@Predator: I totally understand they can be hard to find sometimes, but there are reporters who have proven it's not impossible ;)

In any case, the status change is nothing personal. All it's meant to do is signify which Patroller is reporting to us on a very regular basis. All your past efforts, and possible future efforts, are still appreciated and respected through the Veteran badge :)

2008-01-27 [Shainn]: well that's okay, no worries. badge is nothing, the town is what's important ^^
though, I was in the army for the last six months, it be a bit hard to write reports while one's at a frontier garnison.

sooo... any chance we're gettin' pension? *grins sympathetically*

2008-01-27 [Sunrose]: Haha :P

2008-01-28 [Shainn]: ahh.. well I tried ^^

2008-01-28 [The Scarlet Pumpernickle]: lol I know..I wasn't complaining.. just observing. :P I didn't realize that I had been gone so long is all.. a lot of things happened is all.. and now I'm BAaackk! But don't worry.. I never expected to be an official patroler anyways.. so it was all just a perk. :)

2008-01-28 [Paul Doyle]: *clambers in with a walker, a hunched back and a long Sigmund Freud-ish beard* *quavering voice* "Eh . . . is there a chapter of AARP for us retired veterans types, and where the hell is the bathroom? My bladder can't take much more of this . . . what was I saying?" *clambers away*

2008-01-28 [Sunrose]: Hey, if it turns out you're reporting daily again, we can always put you back up there *^__^*
Real life matters are more important though, we understand that fully :)

:P

2008-01-29 [Fizban]: Lol! Wow...sounds funny to be called a veteran of anything at the age of 19 XD. But I suppose if we twist it into ET years, I have been on ET for 4(ish) of the 6(ish) years it's been running. As I am sure most people on the VT list have been around that if not more.

2008-01-31 [PredatorX]: Well, with mixed feelings I have to say I'm back in business. Crime's shown its ugly face around ET once more.

So my question for to-day is: How many pics were allowed in the photo/drawing slots + commets? As I recall, the marker was set at 5. Correct me if I'm wrong.

2008-01-31 [Sunrose]: Actually I thought [Hedda] set it to 1 image per slotcommentbox, but some people found a way around it. There's no rule about this though :)

2008-01-31 [PredatorX]: Ok. But some people have 15 of them or more... now, that's just wrong, if you ask me.

2008-01-31 [sequeena_rae]: I'm sure he changed it a while ago so that you couldn't get more than one picture in there and no more than 4 lines of writing...

2008-01-31 [Sunrose]: He did, but some people have found their way around that and some people might still have it from before he made that setting...

2008-01-31 [sequeena_rae]: Oh I see :)

2008-01-31 [The Scarlet Pumpernickle]: ah... a question I hadn't gotten around to asking... woot!

2008-01-31 [Fizban]: Also, it may appear that they have many images, when In reality its one image file, that contains the graphics for several, thus legally getting around the rule. I don't know what size limitations Hedda set up, but if they stayed within those, that might be a way they are doing it.

2008-02-01 [Jitter]: The best would be if the img codes wouldn't work there, it makes even pretty houses ugly :(

2008-03-09 [dark starlight]: Do people who post half-naked pictures and advertise they want to cyber not drive all of you crazy??

2008-03-09 [NamelessMerc]: I tend to ignore their profiles in general...?

2008-03-09 [Stratakus]: I love them. It gives me fuel for my wikis. I find so many bad ones while on patrol.

2008-03-09 [Teufelsweib]: Hmmm... the ammount of people posting naked pictures of themselves on ET isn't as bad as it used to me, I think. Or at least, I seem to stumble less on those houses...

2008-03-09 [Stratakus]: Most have moved on to htp://fake.swedma.com where the uploading art rules don't seem to apply. But it keeps them from using Elftown as a cyber community at least. Less houses to report for "This is my body" when it's clearly taken from a professional modeling site. When I do find a house like that which doesn't seem to be owned by a horrible person, I send them the link to Fake and hope they will just go there instead.

2008-03-09 [Fizban]: Also, the elftown application I would say, where you have to get passed to get into ET, is weeding out a ton of people I would say as well. Some people who only want to use this site for such things, aren't so keen on trying to get in.

2008-03-14 [Stratakus]: [Dragon_Lord05] Anyone else notice that the face on that soldier picture is just a REALLY crappy photoshop? The head was blurred and then the eyes, nose and mouth were cut off some other picture, pasted onto the face and then blurred around the edges?

2008-03-14 [SilverFire]: How do you know the facial features were cut off another picture., and not just blurred like the rest of the image?

2008-03-14 [Stratakus]: Observe the flesh color of where the eyes are. Right between them. You can still make out the line where the flesh from the eye area is horribly merged into the rest of the head which is a completely different color. Not to mention the earlobes have even been blurred. The only parts of that head not smudged and blurred are the eyes, nose and lips. I've used the same technique, though more believably, with my own facial features over Patrick Stewarts head

2008-03-14 [SilverFire]: You may be right, but it's hardly "REALLY crappy" But that's beside the point. I'll have a look on google for the name on the badge in the photo, (unless you can point how that's also a really crappy manip :p)

2008-03-14 [Stratakus]: I've been looking for it. I find plenty of listings for Stephen Filby but never that particular picture. But I want to know why so much editing was done to the face and even the ears. It can't be a simple acne cover.

2008-03-14 [SilverFire]: Looks a bit young to have so many badges. But then, I don't actually have a clue what any of the badges are. Maybe he got them for wiping his arse. *shrug*

2008-03-14 [Stratakus]: He's got the same picture in his myspace, and the top picture looks like a different bald guy all together. I didn't report it but posted here because I wanted to know if anyone else had any clue as to what the picture looks like without any mods made to it.

2008-03-14 [Ihsahn]: It is a fake nonetheless, No way in hell could he be that decorated at that age, most of them appear to be commendation medals, as well as an ROTC uniform, altogether though, a huge fake.

2008-03-14 [Stratakus]: Yeah I figure he edited his facial features onto a real military man. I mean, even the flag in the background has been blurred.

2008-03-14 [Calico Tiger]: What indicates it's a fake or at least photoshopped to me is the different qualities of the photo. The photo in the area around the uniform and up along the left side all have small white spots, like scratches. Like it's an old image. And yet the face looks like it's all soft and brand new. I have to agree with the surmise from Strat and Ihsahn.

2008-03-14 [Sunrose]: Hmm I don't know about this. It seems he blew up this image <URL:img/photo/149990_1191145912.jpg> and made it a little bit brighter.
I think the reason that the background looks weird, is because he's standing in front of some sort of semi-blurry photo of the flag.
And maybe his scanner was dirty, by blowing the image up these dust parts become more visible.

I don't see why top and bottom can't be the same person. Just different outfit and angle, which makes it difficult to tell.

2008-03-14 [Calico Tiger]: Now see, that bottom image definitely looks real. Blowing it up wouldn't cause the smudging that we see in the image we were discussing that's in his face. Because in that image that you just posted, all that graininess or dust particles are also in the face. Guess he decided to just go smudge-crazy to smooth that part out o_O

2008-03-14 [Ihsahn]: Not stating the pic is a fake, just stating the buttfuckload of award indicate he is, some of those resemble vietname campaign medals oO. Heh even I'm not that decorated.

2008-03-14 [Sunrose]: Yea, not sure what it requires to get the image to turn out that way..

You should ask him what they're for then :P

2008-03-17 [Total Solar Eclipse]: I believe this young man is in the JR ROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp...see the red badge with yellow lettering on the right breast). JR ROTC is a program offered in high schools in the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps The medals that you see can be earned for various activities or accomplishments in the training program. The one at the lower left part of the picture with the green/dk blue ribbon at the top is an American Legion award. I cannot make out exactly what is on the medal but I have one at home very similar to it. Some of the high school students in my town are decorated as much as [Dragon_Lord05] is. I don't think this picture is fake, just a camera trick to make it look soft which they've been able to do for many years.

2008-03-17 [Sylvia Rote]: Has anyone asked him about the photo?

2008-03-17 [Total Solar Eclipse]: I was going to ask the same question.

2008-03-20 [werethylacine]: Someone just got too happy with the blur tool, I think. And the two photos are almost definitely of the same person, although I think he's much older in the top photo.

2008-03-21 [Sunrose]: Please be reminded that quotes up to 4 lines are allowed. Even if it's a chain-thing (after all, people aren't sent this chain to their inbox).

2008-05-25 [Stratakus]: Anyone recognize the signature on this one? [Aidan Aven] has it posted and not sure if it's a drawing or another "I found a cool picture that looks like my character!"

2008-05-25 [Jitter]: No clue but I asked them >:3

2008-05-26 [Jitter]: From: [Aidan Aven] (...I need to Die to feel alive...)
To: [Jitter] (Forza Kalomoira! xD)

Me, am my friends did, The real picture is much bigger... so who are you?



Doesn't make much sense to me :s

2008-05-26 [Stratakus]:

I found another image by the same artist but it's uploaded to photo bucket so I can't figure out who the real artist is!

2008-05-26 [iippo]: I think it's safe to assume the character is called Flail then... Whether that is of any help, I don't know. :P

2008-05-26 [Stratakus]: I've looked but it was found on some girls MySpace page. A 27 year old girls MySpace page. Which means we know he's lying but can't figure out who the real artist is. Damn you artists and your stupid Symbols In Place Of Words. Who do you think you are? PRINCE?!

2008-05-27 [Jitter]: tada! http://amrrr.deviantart.com/

I rule <3 xD

the artists is a 24 y.o male from Finland, the ET user is a 16 y.o male from Michigan

2008-05-27 [SilverFire]: it magically poofed out of existence. <.<

2008-05-27 [Jitter]: :O

Teach me! xD

2008-06-02 [werethylacine]: The artist's ID on Deviantart bears a striking resemblance to older pictures of [Dinaer], although they live in different countries and all. Just a side-note.

2008-06-03 [Sylvia Rote]: Hey...may I draw a kick-ass image for the patrollers? The guards have some cool ones, and I think we deserve our own. Not that I don't like our current ones, mind you.

2008-06-03 [Calico Tiger]: Of course! More artwork! NAOW! We like having our Elftown pages decorated! I mean.... not overly so, but most of the pages are very far from that XD

2008-06-03 [Sylvia Rote]: Awsome...But I suck at coloring, so they will be in black and white.

2008-06-03 [Jitter]: I can colour it if you want

2008-06-04 [Sylvia Rote]: Ok. I'll post them in my house when I get them done. I'll have a few to choose from.

2009-04-10 [Thunder Cid]: Here is my resignation. See you all around.

2009-05-19 [EmeraldGrizzly]: One day...

2009-05-19 [Thunder Cid]: One day what?

2009-06-24 [A Phoenix Rising]: ohhh...I wanna be one!

2009-06-24 [Teufelsweib]: then get those reports rolling! ;)

2009-06-25 [A Phoenix Rising]: Already got one today!
:D