Two of them were "Fuzz" and "mind".

thanks Carguy

Mine?

The only one I remember was "Skulls and Roses"

Just an update....the site's still off-line.

Wonder how long it was up.

We have an undercover agent, here! Someone put her in charge of CRU! (Counter-Rip Unit)

To Frackin funny!

Back on topic for a moment: mrs starkers received an email from the ColorOasis admin apologising for posting some of her works without first seeking permission.

He/she also sought permission to continue hosting those works and extended an invitation for her to post future works herself.

Dunno if anyone else has been contacted as yet, but it would seem the owner did not intend to rip anyone's work and would like to continue hosting with the respective artists consent.

Certainly shows a lack of mens rea, or the will to correct things.

Did the site admin also advance a plan for sharing the solicited donations from the Homepage where they were solicited?

Maybe the person running the site didn't understand how to go about doing things correctly.

I say let's extend the same good will reciprocally....If the artists are compensated. Fair's fair.

The site's Gallery is still offline, but a new link referring to WC Members has been added. This seems to consist of an apology cum explaination, with a list of the WC members whose work was in the gallery. The gist is that the site was a hobby and personally financed (with the aid it seems of a very professional donation facility accepting credit card paypal secure banking which is still active). One to keep an eye on folks.

Hey you guys! I got a great idea!!!! You all know me...so I'll be more than happy to host a site that has a "donation" button on it.....Uh,,,,,I mean links back to where you already have it hosted. So come on everyone....send me all those great walls, screenshots, icons...pics of the family...the dog...the cat...hell, send me anything. I can wait to start making money....wait wait....I mean hosting your work! No really....I mean after all....where else can you po...st. HEY! Wait a darn frakin minute! Ok ok....I get it now...you guys are pulling my leg...where's the cameras? This is one of the dumb reality shows huh!?

Giz, yer a funny bastage.

Well yes, that was what the site owner indicated in the email to mrs starkers... and with all the freeware, open-source stuff floating around the internet these days it could get confusing for the inexperienced/naive.

The thing is, the owner/admin was highly apologetic and couldn't say sorry enough for the 'inadvertant' indiscretion... and given he/she has closed the gallery page and will not reopen it with works that do not have hosting permission, perhaps benefit of the doubt could be applied here.

According to the email mrs starkers received, the owner/admin is attempting to contact the other artists whose works were hosted to seek permissions, so it would seem he/she is trying to do the right thing since being made aware of the error.

Apparently, the ColorOasis site is a one-man/woman operation that was set up to host items for family and friends, etc,  so any donations received will likely be used to cover site expenses/running costs, rather than profit.  The thing is, in these hard economic times, when people are tightening their belts, it is unlikely that any substantial donations would be received, and thus, sharing any excess (if any) would result in the contributing artists getting but a few cents each here and there.

Nice apology, but I don't think I will allow free access to my work for a site that accepts donations. He said he considers himself an artist, does anyone know if he had any of "his own work" on the site?  I may be a redneck, but I ain't stoopid!!!    

Well that's your perogative to say yay or nay, but I'm curious.  What's the difference between a site that accepts donations and one that accepts subscriptions, if/when it goes to site maintenance/running costs, etc???

And no, I'm not nit picking here... but I am thinking 'exposure' (of the decent, not indecent kind ). 

Of course the details would have to be worked out/investigated, but uploading there with a link to your WC page would give exposure to other works not hosted at ColorOasis.

Just a thought.