getting started · 7 min read
spotting safe creators · red flags to avoid
a short guide to telling legitimate free CC apart from leaked / re-uploaded paid content.
green flags
- creator hosts on tumblr / their own site / curseforge
- patreon page lists what's actually free vs early access
- WCIF posts answered
red flags
- aggregators with no creator credit
- "free download" hosted on a sketchy ad-clicker
- early-access content suddenly free elsewhere
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