[BlackWren]

This is cute but it is breaking the rules.

Do not steal design ideas! I can understand
if something is similar, but making the same species as another person had with the same accessories isn't being creative...

I entered first and I drew an otter with a blue/purple scarf. download/file.php?id=157517

I mean, they look different but it specifically says the same species with the same accessories and that's exactly what it is. I just don't think it would be fair if you won the competition instead of me when I was the one who did the otter with the scarf first. Like I said before, it's really cute and I don't want you to have to lose your entry completely I was just saying that maybe if you don't mind changing it a bit like removing the scarf and adding different accessories then that would be better.

It is not breaking the rules. As long as the character's design is different, then it's an acceptable design.
It's clear to me that both of the entry's are different.
Olympians, your design is the same species yes and yes, does have a scarf, but the designs are completely different and unique in of themselves. The scarves are different, the colors are different, and even the personality's of the characters are different from what I can tell. I doubt Firefly ever meant to copy your idea, and many other contestants have also made otters with scarves.
Honestly, I love any entry with otters with scarves - they remind me of Sherlock - so I'm lenient on that rule.

[Fairy King]

Yeah, I understand, honestly I'm over it and I don't know why I even said anything in the first place. I'm sorry for accusing when I had no place or reasoning. And besides I've made another entry that I like better than my otter. I'll post it just as soon as I get it uploaded to the computer.