NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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Hello, I'm writing this on behalf of most, if not all, of the designers in the Roblox community.
Designing is such a great hobby. It let's you express your creativity and it's something you can always appreciate.
Sadly, us designers are not making the amount of money we should be making, as our clothes are being stolen and they are being sold for a much higher price, and worst of all, they make THOUSANDS of more sales than the original.
For those who are wondering, why won't Roblox fix this?
1. It forces NBC players to buy more Robux since the outfits are 80 Robux and they won't have enough money to buy anything else. It's a great marketing strategy, but sadly, most NBC's are incapable of purchasing Robux because rather A) they don't have their own money B) their parents don't have money C) their parents do not trust their child or the website D) they do not get interested in anything that involves money you pay for.
2. There is simply too much copied items in the catalog and it would take too much time. To reply to this, ######## ###### ####### will make a MAJOR difference on the website, you simply won't see everyone wearing the same outfit everywhere you go, since NBC's only know to go the catalog to buy clothes, and the clothes are always the same on the front page. If anything, I am all in to send as much links as I can to report any copied items. I can positively say the rest of us designers would have no problem helping you get rid of these copied items, if anything, it would be a PLEASURE.
Why is copying bad?
- First and for most; inflation.
- Copying clothes does not power imagination. Please, let us express originality on this website.
- Original designers can make up to 10 sales on a hardworking, detailed outfit, while it is only 5 Robux. Chances are it will get copied, sold for around 80 Robux, and will probably reach way more than 1,000 sales.
- All the copiers are able to dev ex and to make real money from literal fraud on the internet, meanwhile two hardworking designers have been rejected to dev ex, including myself. The reason my dev ex was rejected was because of my own clothes. :(
- If copying is accepted, only more and more people will copy, leaving original designers unnoticed.
- The catalog is filled with spam and clothes that are only copied. Roblox does not feature designers anymore and you just NEVER see clothes from original designers on the catalog.
How can Roblox stop copying?
- Here is a video I made explaining more about this issue and what we can do to stop it https://youtu.be/BtcnQ852ozc
- Here is a form from the dev forums also explaining this (edit: sorry, the link is hashtagged. you can find out more about it in the video i linked)- Here is one of the forums that explain more on what we can do to stop copying, and also, just to mention, there's plenty of forums by designers asking to stop copying, but there is no action being taken. When I ask Roblox, they tell me to just make a suggestion on the forums. Please stop putting this issue on a loop and actually do something for the love of Roblox https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=185261866
- If you don't want to read/watch the links, here is a brief summary
- 1. The most effective option, make a new category in the report system to report stolen clothing. We will just link the original outfit in the report box. This is how we can do all the work for Roblox and all they have to do is look at the look at the date of the original outfit, and delete it.
- 2. Do some fixing on the website to remove people from viewing the template and downloading the asset. I've spoken to an admin before, he said it was definitely possible.
- 3. Do not allow duplicate templates to be uploaded
Why should Roblox consider removing copied clothing?
- It will DEFINITELY motivate us designers to create more amazing content. So many designers have quit because the designing community is only paid dust. There simply is no more benefit to designing. We're taken for granted. Everyone copies our clothes and Roblox does not give us any type of support, if anything, designers are always getting moderated because they don't like some of the clothes we make.
- You will see more users with creative outfits on, you won't see the same boring adidas shoes that were probably made in 2010, it's time to show off our actual style.
- Designers, which are indeed developers, will finally make the money they deserve. Designing doesn't take 5 minutes, it can take a long time depending on what you make.
- Roblox will not benefit lazy people who steal creative things! Please, MODERATE people who are getting paid by STEALING.
TL;DR:
Get rid of copied clothing and prevent clothing from being copied in the future. Copiers make WAY more than the original designers who they copied it from.
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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at the beginning of the post where it says
"2. There is simply too much copied items in the catalog and it would take too much time. To reply to this," and it's hashtagged, the words are:
rem0ving c0p!ed cl0th3s
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axel14243Join Date: 2009-03-13
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i support, it's a serious issue. |
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PREECH IT
Roblox has gone downhill and its sad.
Xox Sun Xox |
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I 100% believe there is a way to do this. I support. |
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blox6manJoin Date: 2013-05-14
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hello ###### I like your videos but unfortunately this is impossible to moderate. do you even understand how long it would take to moderate this? |
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@blox I myself would be more than happy to send all the links I could find of moderated clothing. All an admin would have to do is simply delete it and make it content deleted. They do it to clothes everyday, it's nothing to weigh your shoulder down.
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@blox Even if there is no action taken on the previously copied clothing they can still feature new designers, add a new report category, change the catalog, and do so much more other things, there's a lot of options here.
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eyeballieJoin Date: 2015-12-28
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I support all the way! Considering im starting to design im scared my clothing will be copied so this is so important!!!
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blox6manJoin Date: 2013-05-14
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"The most effective option, make a new category in the report system to report stolen clothing. We will just link the original outfit in the report box. This is how we can do all the work for Roblox and all they have to do is look at the look at the date of the original outfit, and delete it."
You cannot moderate this.
"Do some fixing on the website to remove people from viewing the template and downloading the asset. I've spoken to an admin before, he said it was definitely possible."
The template IS your shirt. The shirt object you buy is just a placeholder.
whatever admin you spoke to probably has no idea what he's talking about
"Do not allow duplicate templates to be uploaded"
elaborate sir |
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So you are for just giving up instead of trying to find a way to fix this, child
Xox Sun Xox |
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@Blox
"You cannot moderate this."
I know you cannot moderate it, as to why I suggest they let us. This is Roblox, not much things are impossible on a virtual game....
"The template IS your shirt. The shirt object you buy is just a placeholder. "
They can figure something out. I definitely believe in them. Just because you can see it on a mannequin doesn't mean we should suddenly have the permission to view it on a template. Do other websites that offer clothing even let you do that?
"whatever admin you spoke to probably has no idea what he's talking about"
I'm pretty sure an admin knows what he's talking about instead of someone who doesn't know what's happening at HQ.
"elaborate sir"
And by this you mean...?
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kitttenJoin Date: 2009-10-03
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i support 100%
sincerely,
a person who has had their converse copied 23423423402304 times
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blox6manJoin Date: 2013-05-14
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"They can figure something out. I definitely believe in them. Just because you can see it on a mannequin doesn't mean we should suddenly have the permission to view it on a template. Do other websites that offer clothing even let you do that?"
The template is used in-game has to be seen by everybody or they can't see the shirt. It loads onto your character. By restricting access, we might as well delete the clothing system because it would have the same effect,
"And by this you mean...?"
What approaches should we take to prevent people from uploading copied templates?
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mihkeyJoin Date: 2012-08-21
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if you're gonna pm someone something to be "cute and sassy, shady queen xoxo" at least have the nerve to receive a reply before blocking them.
but on the subject of copied clothing, i won't be using the group for a "fashion group" or whatever, simply a place to pawn off copied clothing that i'll receive robux from.
although, i ado ppreciate your concerns and thank you! i will have fun with the group definitely.
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Good idea, and I support; but how will the moderators know it's copied? There's tons of clothing. They won't just search for that specific item.
woagh |
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@blox
I don't think you read thoroughly what I said. I'm here to make a suggestion, not to argue.
@mihkey
I don't know what makes you feel as if I don't need to block you for such the negative attitude you have. It's awful how you're going to use one of my old groups to sell copied clothing and it's definitely sad how much effort you had to put into getting the group.
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XanthoseJoin Date: 2015-08-05
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No get over it |
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FPSgamJoin Date: 2016-06-30
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Support, but roblox needs a suggestion to go with it. I think that they should make the image of clothing impossible to "right click". Simple coding could make this possible. |
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@Xanthose
You might as well try to put reasoning into your answer as to why copying should be allowed, otherwise your comment doesn't mean anything to me.
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mihkeyJoin Date: 2012-08-21
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i didn't put "alot of effort into getting the group", and you literally have such a bad stigma towards me for no reason lmao
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XanthoseJoin Date: 2015-08-05
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The argument isn't over whether it should be allowed it is over whether roblox should go out of their way to ban it |
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NilvouJoin Date: 2010-06-09
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@FPS I've seen it done on other websites. They shouldn't break a sweat implementing it on Roblox.
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XentonixJoin Date: 2016-02-22
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I fully support! |
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