02-Jan-2012, 2:13 AM
Please don't lock this topic. If it needs to come out, why not let it happen here?
If thepondersim had first promised to give everyone back what he took down, maybe in time a staff position could have been possible. But his way of thinking wasn't like that, but I don't feel he realized it looked like black mail either. Now he will feel everyone is out to get him, which he shouldn't, because it's not true. I'd like to think that given a smoother approach to the subject, he would have uploaded everything again at some point. I hope he still can do that, considering a lot of the archives were originally from CC Zone.
As for the "lost levels", I for one didn't enter the create comps because of the rules. I didn't upload any other sets either, so I'm not sure if those ones had similar exclusiveness clauses, but I'd think not. I feel that the clause was perhaps unfair, (since people want to enter the comps, but still keep their levels) but it was there and we should accept the consequences. Maybe he'll create a set that contains them all and thus make them at least available for everyone. Or maybe he'll be nice and give the rights back. But all this argueing, it won't make things better, so sometimes it's good to hold your tongue, even if you're right. (not aimed at anyone in particular)
-Miika
If thepondersim had first promised to give everyone back what he took down, maybe in time a staff position could have been possible. But his way of thinking wasn't like that, but I don't feel he realized it looked like black mail either. Now he will feel everyone is out to get him, which he shouldn't, because it's not true. I'd like to think that given a smoother approach to the subject, he would have uploaded everything again at some point. I hope he still can do that, considering a lot of the archives were originally from CC Zone.
As for the "lost levels", I for one didn't enter the create comps because of the rules. I didn't upload any other sets either, so I'm not sure if those ones had similar exclusiveness clauses, but I'd think not. I feel that the clause was perhaps unfair, (since people want to enter the comps, but still keep their levels) but it was there and we should accept the consequences. Maybe he'll create a set that contains them all and thus make them at least available for everyone. Or maybe he'll be nice and give the rights back. But all this argueing, it won't make things better, so sometimes it's good to hold your tongue, even if you're right. (not aimed at anyone in particular)
-Miika