It’s that time again … Complaint time 
I would like to say one thing up front: I am well aware that I am not important for MakerWorld. I also realize that my previous models have certainly not led to their success. I know that a possible withdrawal on my part will not impress anyone here. So don’t worry
Today, once again, a model has been taken down which, unfortunately, was not entirely unpopular. Apparently my remix should have had a different license than the original.
The problem is that everything is always deleted directly. I can’t check which license I had set. I also can’t check whether the original has changed its license. I tried again to create a remix, and there is no other option than to select exactly the same license. All other options are grayed out. I have always chosen the same license model for all my remixes, so if this was really different, it could only have been CC-BY-NC instead of CC-BY-SA. And even that would actually be a system error if I can’t choose anything else for a remix anyway. In any case, the differences between these licenses would be laughable enough to destroy everything.
And that brings me to the real problem: apart from all the subsequent penalties (only 11,000 points deducted anyway, how can you keep an account like that going?), this method also destroys all my work. My detailed description, assembly instructions, shopping list … and all the comments with help - all gone. You put hours and days of work into something that someone here simply erases without batting an eye.
Lots of people write to me to tell me where my model has gone because they are in the middle of printing it. And now not only the files are gone - but also the instructions. And I don’t take screenshots of my own stuff - I never thought I’d have to reconstruct it at some point. This not only punishes me, but also other members here.
You are accused, convicted, punished and at the same time all the evidence is destroyed. And all by a single person. Is that really the way you want to deal with your community here? And then you get the chance to make an appeal one (1) time. With 300 characters. And a photo as a MUST field (which photo should I upload, I can’t prove anything if you delete everything). This system is really more than just questionable.
You obviously already have a system that automatically recognizes which license the original has and thus prevents you from choosing something else for the remix. What do you think about using these great automatic systems to simply send out messages when a misalignment is detected? You only ever use AI to delete things or as a response system in tickets - why don’t you use it for something like that? EVERYONE would benefit from that. This system certainly has its weaknesses - and subsequent changes that you don’t always notice don’t make things any easier. I can’t check anything myself; I have to rely on what MakerWorld tells me.
The last time I came into contact with something like this, I was wrongly accused (because the AI couldn’t distinguish my photo from a computer image) - after many support ticket replies, this was also acknowledged and everything was taken back. Why should I now believe that this time it is different? Unfortunately, I don’t have any screenshots of my model - the last time this happened I had something like this. So a warning to everyone: screenshot your stuff - you might have to submit it as proof. Because AFTER the accusation, you will no longer have access to anything. And if you have a detailed description, write it in a word file or something.
I’m currently in the process of preparing the next two models. But I’ll think twice about publishing them now. My account here has been burned anyway. Until this is resolved - or at least I’ve slept on it - I’ve set my account to private.
But even if I stay here, I don’t really want to have to constantly save and screenshot my work somewhere because I’m constantly afraid that Makerworld will delete everything. What behavior is that? If it really was my fault (how the hell is anyone going to prove that?), then so be it and I’ll have to live with the -11,000 points.
But why are you destroying all that work - and taking away everything the other users wanted to print and rebuild? Everyone is under general suspicion and everything is destroyed. You are automatically an evil perpetrator. Then at least give me back my work, so that I can take it somewhere else where I won’t be treated like this.
TL;DR: @Makerworld, @SupportAssistant => PLEASE don’t always delete everything immediately! Set it to private and give people the chance to straighten something out - or at least let them save their work! MONTHS of community work together are simply gone. It’s not good advertising for MakerWorld, that anyone should invest even a minute of their time here - No matter what his contribution to the community looks like.
