This afternoon, I was made aware of heavy suspicions that NaxinD had been stealing art, stripping it of credit, and passing it off as their own. Unfortunately, due to the fact that they were alerted to said suspicions by the user who initially had them, they wiped a whole bunch of their shit, including an art page and an art thread.
I was provided with the following two links for reverse google image searches the reporting user performed before the deletions:
This second one is supported by one of the few pieces of evidence remaining, an entry to our Social Media Art Contest:
Post.
Screenshot of post if image is removed.
Which sly managed to link to this page. Of note, that is from the same art site as the second image above, and by a different user. Also, it was posted to the art site in July, I believe (assuming non-US date conventions), where the version posted to the site, with the credit bar removed was posted in August.
I also got a confession after going to him with such evidence:
Ok, I confess.
I'm a thief, I'm ashamed of myself, and I deserve disciplinary action.
i just hope that the disciplinary action isn't perma
I see no solution but a permanent ban, especially considering they tried to enter it in a contest. We simply cannot account for such unabashed thievery on site.