Livejournal/photobucket warning/advice from xlivvielockex

"Okay, found out two things today that I know will be helpful for fanartists. If you don't use photobucket, the second one doesn't apply to you but the first one does.

Whenever you post an image to LJ, whether you change your layout, post art in unlocked posts, upload new userpics, add sidebars, post unlocked voting in communities, post unlocked pimps in communities, anything image related in public space, it comes up on the LJ RSS Feed. And apparently now, there are several websites that repost the feed, which just links your images. An icon I had in an icontest was hotlinked on the site fuzzysquid and toothpaste for dinner. My views went from a few hundred to over 25K...."

Mood cynical Tags: fail