Stealing Levels

[AwesomeJRFD]

How about it just prevents you from posting a level that is very similar to another persons level.

[Asterocrat]

How about it just prevents you from posting a level that is very similar to another persons level.

Erm. Once again, I don't see how you can program that. But with the AWESOMENESS of Internet, I am sure you can make something like that.

Sax's idea was good, wasn't it?

[JStunn]

Who stole your levels?
Way to prevent level-stealing: make it so that the person cannot use the code, or put an undefined tile that glitches after the code is used once.

How do I do that?

[TheExcavator]

Ignore that, there is no way to make it where your level is unstealable, but you can put a sign the says " [Insert username here] made this level" Hide it very well, as it isn't meant to be read. Later, when you have to report the level when it gets stolen then there will be that sign, that is proof that the stealer did not make that level.
Thanks to Star King for sharing it, and Mr_SaxMan for telling Star King.

[Asterocrat]

Thanks to Star King for sharing it, and Nin10Mod for telling Star King.

Sorry, but...

It's not nin10mode but Sax that told it to me

So...

Thanks to Star King for sharing it, and Mr_SaxMan for telling Star King.

Better *is shot*

[TheExcavator]

Whoops, sorry about that. It is fixed now.

[Mr_SaxMan]

Trust me kid. TONS of other people on this site have levels stolen from them.

For example: Me, Runouw, Star King, Mr_SaxMan, Master1.0, Worst Master, Koopa Parayoshi, etc.

YES I'M JUST AFTER RUNOUW IT MEANS I'M ALMOST AS AWESOME AS HIM *is shot*

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On-Topic:

Well, Sax gave me an advice. I don't know if it's a good idea to say it here, 'cause thief could see it, but here it is: Put, somewhere in the level (ANYWHERE, but it's better if you hide it a little, like for example at the right bottom corner) a sign, saying: "THIS LEVEL HAS BEEN MADE BY STAR KING AND STAR KING ONLY." There you go! Mods can verify if the level has been copied!

Credits to Sax for the pro-tip.

That was a helpful post from...

EDIT: Don't be a n00b and write Star king in the sign. Write you name. Your USERname.

Dang, thanks for liking my idea, but now everybody is going to look for the secret sign and change it!

Sorry for bump.

[Suyo]

Dang, thanks for liking my idea, but now everybody is going to look for the secret sign and change it!

Hint: most of the level-stealing noobs don't look at the forums.

Also I did a very interesting query on the database:
The most submitted level was submitted 23 times without any changes. It's the blank default level. (all deleted)
The most stolen actual level is called "Block Skip" (5 times, copies deleted too).
I will create some query which deletes all stolen levels and only leaves the first one some day.

[AwesomeJRFD]

I will create some query which deletes all stolen levels and only leaves the first one some day.

You mean as I suggested here?

The portal should have a program that can find two levels that are exactly the same as or at least very similar to each other and delete the more recent one unless they are both by the same author.

[SuperLuigi9624]

How about if levels have the same code, you can't submit them.

EDIT: Didn't work. So much for an awesome idea. :(