This has gone on long enough, and I do not see much more progress being made. I've made my point to all those who will listen, and those who won't will never change their minds (Nor they mine, -unless- they present some powerful and vindicating argument that has not yet been offered, which I am still open to.)


Parting thoughts:

Why I said anything in the first place: This should be obvious, but it bears repeating. When something looks only somewhat similar, I don't care. It is when something appears to be purposefully and detail-to-detail copied that I pipe up.

Why I kept responding to my critics: I wanted to convince them, plain and simple. It seemed so black and white to me, a person who is usually blinded by shades of gray, that I could not see how it could be so unapparent to anyone else. I felt I was justified, and I couldn't see why others could feel any differently. I wonder if I could have avoided all this conflict if I had just used notes, or at least kept aspersions on his character out of my comments.

Why I have not gotten him banned: I'm not really sure. I have the reason. I have more than enough evidence. I remain convinced that the designs were, in fact, copied.

I suppose I thought it would somehow stain the purpose of my actions. It would be a punishment, not a remedy. That's just how I think. Perhaps other people feel differently, but I will not be the person to ban him; unless someone proves, conclusively, that he copied AGAIN after some time after this.

How I actually feel about Killerwatt: I don't hate him, though, perhaps again, I probably should. I don't wish bad things on him, and I don't want him to stop contributing to the DA community. I -do- want him to stop contributing with other's work, and use his talents to make his own, or at least cite his sources.

How I feel about his supporters: This is complicated. I think that they were somewhat blind and abusive, but I am sure that they each had their reasons (loyalty as one, which I partially admire), and I am done attempting to understand them in full.



IF SOMEHOW I have been wrong, if SOMEHOW he has actually never seen my designs before, then I TRULY am sorry that I troubled him, -and- his supporters. (That is not sarcasm or mockery; I honestly mean that.)

I hope that my parting thoughts do not merely become more kindling, but I will only respond to further defensive arguments, not attacks.

(As a sidenote: I have to admit that the name of my last journal WAS titled like some sort of emo cry-post, and my point was somewhat lost in the melodramatic words.)