I will respect the mod team decision regardless of the outcome, but this statement I feel like is an excuse.
I do not believe most of us are really discussing what is clearly a clone, and what isn't. Most of us are discussing the validity of moderating a clone, whether it is in the best interest of the community to do so. And I do emphasize, most of us can easily spot a clone. The main offender that we are talking about, the Steck, is clearly a clone by the veterans and most users standard. It is quite clear cut. There is no fuzziness about it. Full stop.
Of all the many custom cases, renders, ideas that come and go, there was never really question of whether it was a clone or not. But now... when something is so clearly a clone, we're now saying that it's a subjective issue.
If you do not want to moderate clones in our forum, that is fine. That is the mod team's decision, but do not let the expectation of quantitative and measurable objectivity cloud the artist's discerning eye.
So far, we only have one bad apple. Let's hope the rest of the barrel won't get spoiled.
