The solution to the "clone" problem is easily solved by the court of Forum Opinion. If someone posts a case design and you feel that is just too close to existing designs or a "clone" even...
1. Make a short and sweet post in said creator's thread about how you feel without being a jack wagon.
Something easy like --I feel your proposed design is too similar to case yadda yadda and are you willing /trying to separate your iteration with some fresh ideas etc? Or just shut them down by simply and politely stating that since your proposal is , in my opinion, too similar to an existing case we have here I wont' be a customer..
2. Use the report feature to let the Mods know that you feel something is not right, ethical or so on.
3. If you strongly feel that something is WAY over the line make your point and move on. The best way to combat someone who you feel is up to no good is to just walk away.
Not too hard right?!
We can self govern just fine without calling for votes and tons of regulations on what is the BEST hobbyist, enthusiast,educational site for SFF on the planet. Lets not let something like "one guy is ripping off another guys case" pit everyone against each other.
Creators need consumers to further their creations right?. Wallet voting works a lot of the time. If someone wants to buy a knock off because its cheaper and or readily available then so be it. If you don't like the knock off... buy the real deal yourself.
[USER=1245]@loader963[/USER] The Couger QBX is the poor man's M1 as [USER=8]@Necere[/USER] has said. If someone is looking to get into SFF and doesn't want to go all in on a 200 dollar case... Cases like the QBX exist to fill this gap and they need to exist. These two share a VERY similar layout but are leagues apart in terms of craftsmanship, design aesthetics and class.
