i, as well as many others, have noticed people stealing art made by others

. *cough no names will be mentioned, but i had a pm chat with maxdam and me and him came to the conclusion that every one must water mark their work.
it makes no sense not to, just to make sure no one else can take it. just take a minute to water mark a special symbol that others will recognize or your name just for them to notice. the only real exception are fake contests or voting artwork. hence how one of maxdams arts were taken.
in conclusion have a special mark or something to have everyone notice your AND YOUR work only. thanks for listening to all of this.