>:[ I am upset. I created Hunter nearly 8 years ago for a role-playing chat room on im-chat.com and I still play her to this day. She is my longest-running most developed character ever and I've put a lot of work into her.

So I get a commission done of her by the wonderful vashperado and now I'm seeing people plagiarizing her all over the place! And I don't mean just by using the picture, that's inevitable. But stealing her NAME too!

Examples? Looky:
[link] is the profile of someone on a Pokemon board using her without permission.

[link] this USED to be another individual using her, complete with picture and full name, in another roleplay.

[link] Someone else playing her!

Arrrgh!! And just imagine the ones I haven't found!

I mean come on people D: Have some respect! I don't mean to sound ignorant or selfish but how would -you- like it if you found random people playing your most beloved, in-depth character? It makes me feel like they're trying to claim her as their own. Just like Hunter I have a -lot- of pride and it really irritates me that people would do this, and the bad part is I can understand -why-, because I used to do the same thing, although granted I never actually took NAMES and used them. Pictures, sure. I'll admit it. But this is HUNTER we're talking about here... If only I could accurately convey just how important she is to me and how developed she is as a character, argh.

So while I'm flattered that people would like her enough to do this, I am still very angry they're doing it because she is -my- character. And in the world of role play, as dorky as it is, that's a very important thing.

Sorry. I just felt the need to vent. =/