User blog:SilvaRex/Artwork licensing etc

I have seen some really cool articles on this wiki, along with some really cool artwork. But as most of you guys know, most if not all of the artworks featured in articles were not actually produced by the writer. I can completely understand that they look cool and that most of you would probably go and search on Google Images for what ever tickles your fancy and post them in your article.

But the reality is that it is someone's hard work and they should be given credit for it. I know that the artist cannot always be found or that some people are a little too /lazy/ to bother, but it can be an issue.

I am hesitant to post my own hand drawn artworks of my own fanon work onto the wiki. As much as I'd love to, I know that there is a chance that my work could be /stolen/ and be posted on another fan fiction site.

Some of you may argue that I could write a signature, and I could (I'm currently practicing and wondering whether I should use TheGutsyChipmunk or my real name), but then there is also the possibility that the "thief" could use some sort of screen capture tool or even a photoshop type program to cut out my signature and label it as there own work.

I'm probably being paranoid, but I require some help and advice and maybe some reassurance. =P