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xspankyxduckx has requested promotion to the Contributor's group. Does anyone know of any reason that they should not be promoted?

For example, if you know the artwork does not belong to them or in your opinion their artwork should not have been approved into the gallery, please let us know.

Here is their artwork uploaded for their contributor application:

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137175

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137176

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137177

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137178

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137179

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137181

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137182

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137183

http://www.hirescovers.net/gallery/display....php?pid=137184
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Been one before, was recently demoted for inactivity, no surprise he is back, we will see him requesting again in five months when this promotion runs out...

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According to his statistics, I have to say no:
Gallery downloads: 2,887
Gallery uploads: 263
I struggle to see where he would need to have almost 3000 covers. Even if he were to illegally burn out all of them, it's still a very high amount and also very unlikely.
Side note: This might sound a little harsh, but from the looks of it, his covers doesn't require much work, sure not enough to way up for the high amount of downloads he has.
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ctaulbee wrote:QUOTE (ctaulbee @ Jun 24 2018, 10:55 PM) Been one before, was recently demoted for inactivity, no surprise he is back, we will see him requesting again in five months when this promotion runs out...

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Probably :) He was a contributor for quite a while though. He also claims he lost access to his account.
Speedz0r wrote:QUOTE (Speedz0r @ Jun 25 2018, 10:54 AM) According to his statistics, I have to say no:
Gallery downloads: 2,887
Gallery uploads: 263
I struggle to see where he would need to have almost 3000 covers. Even if he were to illegally burn out all of them, it's still a very high amount and also very unlikely.
Side note: This might sound a little harsh, but from the looks of it, his covers doesn't require much work, sure not enough to way up for the high amount of downloads he has.
You would be surprised how many people download more than this. And even some of the best designers here haven't uploaded 263. Also, some members download the full sized covers just to look at them.
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Bazzah wrote:QUOTE (Bazzah @ Jun 25 2018, 10:05 AM) Probably :) He was a contributor for quite a while though. He also claims he lost access to his account.



You would be surprised how many people download more than this. And even some of the best designers here haven't uploaded 263. Also, some members download the full sized covers just to look at them.
Yeah I know, but it doesn't seem that way from what he's recently downloaded. Looks more like he's either downloading them to use for himself or something else. I don't know this person and I haven't had any contact with him, so I'm not judging, I'm just basing it off of what I see.
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What're the rules regarding tagging your covers?

I checked the first cover of the lot, and at the lower back he's tagging the cover with 'Spanky Duck Designs'

:edit: Just checked. He tagged all of them.
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Speedz0r wrote:QUOTE (Speedz0r @ Jun 25 2018, 12:56 PM) Yeah I know, but it doesn't seem that way from what he's recently downloaded. Looks more like he's either downloading them to use for himself or something else. I don't know this person and I haven't had any contact with him, so I'm not judging, I'm just basing it off of what I see.
The trouble is, it would be wrong of us to judge him as it could well be perfectly innocent. And that is the benefit of unlimited downloads :)
JollyRoger wrote:QUOTE (JollyRoger @ Jun 25 2018, 01:33 PM) What're the rules regarding tagging your covers?

I checked the first cover of the lot, and at the lower back he's tagging the cover with 'Spanky Duck Designs'

:edit: Just checked. He tagged all of them.
Members can tag with their own logos, but may not tag with other websites etc
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Post by sauron »

Although his work probably doesn't require much effort he is still filling the gallery with content people may like so I'll say yes.

If he does end up downloading a lot more than contributing following his promotion (if he is promoted), I'm sure we can have a word with him about it?
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Absolutely we can :)
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sauron wrote:QUOTE (sauron @ Jun 26 2018, 01:49 PM) ...I'm sure we can have a word with him about it?
Bazzah wrote:QUOTE (Bazzah @ Jun 26 2018, 02:58 PM) Absolutely we can :)
I nominate Baz to be our Official Hall Monitor then...

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