All edits of an original image not made by the original artist should be tagged as “edit”, and preferably should be made with the artist’s permission.
This really should also say that the original artist(s) need to be tagged, and tagging artist needed
or stating “I do not claim ownership of the original” will not suffice. And if the original has no known or anonymous artist, and valid link to the original must be included.
If the artist’s name is not known, an image should be tagged with the “artist needed” tag.
That tag exists as an excuse to not tag artists. Hell, that tag gets used on pics that have the artist’s handle on it in plain text. Nobody tags artist needed
because they actually want to know who the artist is and can’t find it. It should not be used at all, the same way we don’t use tagme
. It should not be mentioned in the rules because it just creates an easy way to circumvent Rule 2.
At least add something like “The artist needed
tag is not a substitute for an artist tag, and repeated use of this tag is a violation of Rule 2.”
Do not make posts calling out other members for violating rules.
So we can’t make a post about an artist tracing or stealing art?