Thread:Primarch11/@comment-3055683-20180407185927

Greetings Primarch11,

Hey sorry about not getting back to you, but as you saw, I'm currently blocked for a month due to 'violation of the image policy' by Remos. Apparently some users didn't like the fact that my brother's Imp Guard article was utilising images from Killzone and Fallout for his troopers, as well as images for some of the weapons. Despite re-writing several of the sections of the article, so it didn't sound like a blatant rip-off, I also re-did the images and made them more unique (changed their colours, added bits and pieces from various Imp Guard images and Tempestus Scions) and re-posted them.

Remos didn't approve of me posting images that he thought were too close in appearance to the original ones he removed. When I pointed out nearly ten different Imp Guard articles that not only were using copyrighted images from various franchises and other fantasy settings, as well as images of actual celebrities from various movies, he didn't like being called out. I also pointed out that my brother hadn't violated any policies, which according to the wiki said, 'No ponies, no porn, not copyrighted GW images and must be tasteful'.

He argued that just because an image is altered or is a random image taken from google or some other source, doesn't make it mine to take. I pointed out that you basically could, as long as it had a Fairuse tag, which identifies an image is not only being copyrighted, but also all rights would be reserved to the original artist. I also pointed out, that after looking at the Category:Weapons page, that over 90% of the images were copyrighted images taken from various sources, including several GW official images! But hey, I guess that makes it alright.

After pointing out the hypocrisy of his stance, Remos basically got pissed off and decided to do a great image purge, and despite having all my content properly licensed and categorised, he started to delete over half my work. Therefor, several people who had artwork from me, had images deleted off their article. That was the last straw for me. Tired of the harassment, lackadaisical attitudes and general unhelpfulness and outright hostility, I'm starting a new wiki as an alternative for those who wish to post their fanon lore.

It's called the Warhammer 40,000 Homebrew Wiki If you'd like to migrate your articles over there, please feel free to do so. Keep in mind, it is still a work in progress, so I'm trying to get the templates completed, so people can at least post their work. If you decide to join, do me a favor...go to your Preferences on your Profile page. Then under favorite wikis...please remove the Homebrew Wiki after your join. That way, it won't appear on your profile on the Fanon Wiki. I'm trying to keep the trolls at bay for awhile longer. I really want to make this wiki special and all-inclusive. If you have any further questions, please get a hold of me on the WH40K Wiki (the regular canon one). Thanks bud. Hope to see you soon!

Best Regards,

~Algrim 