I don't send a PM to the creator but I do give credit. A lot of the freebies I have are missing the readmes so I can't always give credit. I always try to give credit on the background if it is a photo due to copyright issues. That's why I try to keep the readme file too. I like to know what the terms of use are to avoid problems down the rad. :)

Let me introduce you to my multiple personalities. :)
     BluEcho...Faery_Light...Faery_Souls.