ThemeParker.com is my site - just launched a few months ago. I found this discussion board through my referrer logs.
I sincerely apologize to you, Nemesis-Storm – and all others - for using your pictures without permission. I was under the presumption that since your images were licensed under Creative Commons, they were fair game to use on my site, as long as credit was provided. With every image, I have attempted to credit the photographer and link back to their Flickr pages. I thought I had understood how CC worked – but now it seems I do not.
I feel just awful that I didn’t ask to use the images in the first place. It would have been a simple courtesy that I unfortunately overlooked.
>> I'm also letting you guys know as some of your pictures could possibly be on there also
Just to clear my conscious, I made a commitment when I started ThemeParker that I would only use images that I took myself, that were provided by Theme Parks themselves, that were provided by ThemeParker.com visitors or, regrettably, that were designated Creative Commons that I found on Flickr,. I have made every attempt to stick to that oath and have never pulled images from other Theme Park sites.
>> AND, they are currently listed as a spammer via reporting sites, looks to be a Comcast IP address this is hosted on:
That is part true. I am no spammer – but I do run the server out of my house over my Comcast high-speed cable. As I mentioned, the site is brand new and I wanted save money where I could – namely by hosting from the house. Comcast, like most ISP’s are blacklisted because many fledgling spammers set up rouge servers on their cable modems. ThemeParker is simply not in the business of spamming.
Again, I’m sorry for any aggravation. I’d like to make it right. To try and remedy the situation, I am in the process of removing all Flickr-sourced images from ThemeParker.com. The process should be complete within the next 12-24 hours.
PS: You’ve definitely got the some of the best photos up on Flickr. They were irresistible.
Humbly,
Matthew Greene
Founder/Editor-in-Chief
http://www.themeparker.com