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RE: Punished, Broken And Forgiven
First of all, I want to say that I love your posts, @cagolistic, thank you!
But today I would like to offer a small piece of advice, if I may. Standard practice is to credit the AI you use (not just mention that it's AI created) in your post. If you use images from other platforms or services, for your own security regarding copyright and to respect other creators, it is best to use public domain or Creative Commons images, and of course to give credit to the author.
For example, in this post, the link below the first image leads to a download page that asks the reader to sign up, which can be uncomfortable for someone who doesn't use that service, and it still doesn't tell us who created the image. The link below the second image goes directly to the image file, so again we don't know who the author is. Good practice is to name the author and link to the original page where the image was published.
You can look at my posts to see how I handle it below each image. Naturally, that is just one example, and you can develop your own style.
My intention is not to offend, merely to offer a perspective. Best regards, my friend.
@acgalarza, I'm just seeing this message for the first time and I would like to apologise for the delayed response. The images I use are normally gotten from authorised pages which are pixabay and unsplash. And I also know and has been tutored here on the blockchain that on those platforms there are two different download pages, with the *free download pages and the stock. I was advised to always use the free download images whch I have been doing. So, this feedback is very strange to me because I have also seen thousands of users source and put the links of the images sourced from Pixabay and unsplash on their posts.
Secondly, on the issue of AI, the community rule stated that I should indicate my source of image which I have been diligently doing. Thank you for your observation. I am not offended at all and would never be. You have been very supportive.
I will suggest you read through other posts on the blockchain and probably come up with examples regarding what you are alleging. Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your kind answer, my friend, and no need to apologise for the delay. I think I didn't explain myself well, so let me try again.
When I mentioned public domain and Creative Commons images, that was just general information, not a suggestion that you were doing anything wrong. Pixabay and Unsplash are great sources, and using the free images is the right way.
My real point was about how the images are credited, and that's simply common practice here on the blockchain, not a rule. For example, in your post above you do name the authors, which is great, 👍 but the links don't lead to them. The first one opens a Pixabay download page that asks the reader to sign up, and the second one, Nick Fewings, only opens the image file itself.
I know this mistake well because I made it myself when I began. If you copy the link from the photographer's name or from the image page instead, it takes the reader to the author, where the image is properly credited.
A simple line below the image makes it complete, like "Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash," with the name hyperlinked to the author's page. Just make sure it's the right link, so it takes people directly to the photographer. Since we're profiting from their art, it's just a nice thing to do.
For AI images, something like "This image was created by me using Nano Banana, Google's Gemini AI" works well. You can take a look at my posts, that's how I do it.
I've been here about four years, and I learned these habits from people who have been on the blockchain much longer than me, so I'm simply passing on what was shared with me. I also know firsthand from serious curators that these small details make a difference, sometimes between a higher value vote, a lower one, or no vote at all.
It's only friendly advice, of course, and you're free to do it however you like. Keep up the good work!
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