Post #8367 by TheMuggler on Mon, Sep 16, 2002 7:54 AM

On 2002-09-15 22:43, HETO-TIKI wrote:
I don't think any hating is cool, but if this is totally free discussion, then all is fair. There has been some really mean post on here, so I don't think Mad-tiki is the first to have a strong opinion about something. And I have to say he does seem to speek his mind whether it is popular opinion or not, which does take some balls.

Let me state for the record that I did not disagree with Mad-Tiki, only with his tone.

Free discussion is wonderful, but name calling and insulting is merely a waste of time and accomplishes nothing.

The discussion of the Shag rip-off artists is not relevant here, in my opinion. Tiki Fish FRAMED a found object (or a photocopy of a found object) and put it up for auction. The other people painted copies of Shag paintings and put them up for sale. Those other "artists" were copying not just style, but content, composition, and in some cases even colors (albeit rather ineptly). There IS a difference.

-Mike