whats wrong with that one? its a stick figure lying down? ill make a ticket i guess but that seems really strict when you take into account that it was made by a discord moderator

 

We need more in depth definitions of 'inappropriate' in terms of signage.
I dont know if it was an exploit or someone deleted four mapart signs on my island with zero mail or notification, as i was possibly offline or afk at the time, but those maparts didn't even have a person on them - they were just signs. Sure, they had a somewhat familiar color scheme, but no one who did not know wouold be able to figure out what it parodied unless they know.

Or are we censoring parodies now as well or something ridiculous?

I don't want to see a future where people make signage for the funny factor only to be told 'no fun or humor allowed' for the vaguest of reasons.

Also, is this to say that making maparts of girls and women are no longer allowed, especially if they have sizable properties? or is it only the skin showing that people are concerned about? I knwo that 'discretion' varies from person to person, but i have a feeling that the few offended apples in the bushel will ruin it for everyone else by simply screeching out loud..

 

don't worry, they're just picking and choosing what they're okay with!

 

There needs to be a more general update to the rules rather than just these pertaining to map arts.
Staff used to excuse themselves from removing inappropriate builds by saying that players could build what ever they wanted on their own private islands and the staff were powerless to remove them.
Clearly that is not the case, and I suspect it never really was as I don't recall ever seeing anything in the rules about it.

 

And where is this 'extensive list'?
It should be publicly viewable, at least on here, and better yet if it can be seen by players on the servers, and in language that is easy to understand for the younger readers (no legalese or any similar vague wording, phrasing or interpretation)

 

les just ban maparts all together

 

i believe this is a great idea! sb players need to find something better to do with their life!

just adding that this is sarcasm

 

I suggest, this be changed to "No re-selling OR copying....."

 

Why? Most creators allow their customers to copy the maparts for themself.

 

And they still can as the rule states they can with the creator/owners permission, but without this suggested addition, someone could buy map arts, make many copies and give them away.

And of course, some sellers might not allow copies to be made. This way, all options are possible. But as it is, sellers can't stop copies being made.

As it is, an individual could destroy a map art creator without breaking any rules.

 

I agree "no copying without creator permission" should be added. There's no good reason not to, and gives a bit more security to art creators.

 

I disagree. In my opinion you should be able to copy maparts you paid for, unless the artist does not want it because it's supposed to be a limited edition etc. Not the other way around. There should just be another rule in the mapart guidelines, to clarify that your'e not allowed to give away maparts you bought without permission.

 

Ignoring the fact that most map art makers infringe on copyright in the first place, I’ll point out that the act that is deemed illegal in the real world is right there in the name. COPYright.

As the code of conduct states we must follow “courtesies and regulations set out in your real world lives”, then we mustn’t be copying map arts without approval.

If you buy map art from a chest shop, it says on that shop, that you’re buying 1 copy.

 

If we follow your logic, we wouldn't be allowed to use images just as album covers etc to create mapart in the first place. This is a video game dude.

 

That’s correct. That’s the law.
And the excuse that “This is a video game” doesn’t make it less so …… dude.

And that’s not my logic. That’s just several facts and a quote the servers code of conduct.

 

It does make it less though. That‘s literally why nobody cares about breaking copyright laws on Skyblock lmao

 

You’re confused. I’m talking about the law. It’s either illegal or it’s not. It makes no sense to say something is a little bit illegal. The fact that people don’t care, or enforce it makes no difference to the law.

Think of it like your profile picture which breaks the servers rules as it depicts Marijuana. The fact that staff haven’t acted on that, doesn’t lessen the fact that it’s breaking those rules.