04-29-2006, 01:15 AM
I can see both sides of this... and agree with both sides.
I too, think it would be cool to have some kind of centralized location to go and view these awesome collections we\'ve all come to enjoy seeing. I\'m sure I could spend a fair bit of time browsing and enjoying!
On the other hand, I can absolutely understand what Jeremy is saying. Coming from a maker who said he has run into these troubles in the past, we have to learn from his experiences and do what we can so as to not draw negative attention to those who don\'t want that exposure.
Obviously permission will need to be obtained from each maker, before linking to their site. With a forum discussing masks and their makers, it would need to be closely monitored to avoid the use of those film character names and reference to who made what (just like this forum).
I too, think it would be cool to have some kind of centralized location to go and view these awesome collections we\'ve all come to enjoy seeing. I\'m sure I could spend a fair bit of time browsing and enjoying!
On the other hand, I can absolutely understand what Jeremy is saying. Coming from a maker who said he has run into these troubles in the past, we have to learn from his experiences and do what we can so as to not draw negative attention to those who don\'t want that exposure.
Obviously permission will need to be obtained from each maker, before linking to their site. With a forum discussing masks and their makers, it would need to be closely monitored to avoid the use of those film character names and reference to who made what (just like this forum).