Why I only share sample sizes of layouts!

Apparently there is some commotion within the scrapping community.  Yes, sadly enough there are those folks who hop galleries and steal peoples layouts, edit out the pictures then insert their own pictures, sadly enough.  This is why when ever I did post in a gallery or when I post here at my scrap blog, its NOT the FULL size of my layout, but a sample size of it, very small sample size at that!  If someone is going to come along and extract off an element or off pictures and take it, they are not going to get the full size deal!

Why would someone up and do that?  Do they think it is a free for all on the net or what?  Very sad indeed.  But there goes on anywhere there is graphics concerned.  Just like my pictures I am scrapping from the Toby Keith and Trace Adkins concert.  I have decided to put a watermark over the photos of the sample layout when I post the actual pictures of the guys.  I am not posting for someone else to come along, snatch it and run to make themselves an avatar, signature tag or an email stat with it!  NOT doing it.  By posting with a marking over it, my readers and visitors can still see and enjoy them.  I want to show them off, but not for the sharks to come and feed off of.

Just like freebies.  I try and give out a monthly something.  I try very hard not to get frustrated at the LACK of manners with thank yous, I really do.  But here it is JULY and I have given away 12 freebies already, with literally hundreds of downloads and maybe 1 to 5 thank yous!  Very sad isn’t it?  I can’t imagine myself going to download a freebie and just leaving without saying thanks!  So then I sit and say to myself… why bother?  I enjoy being creative and am a very giving person in nature but there is a limit.  I have some really cute things like my Pumpkin Pie Alpha’s I made I love to share, and that alpha took me hours to make!!  I think perhaps that will be one I keep to myself instead.