What's more is...I get my Wii today!
Happy WiiPAL launch day everyone, and have a happy New Wii...year.
Happy WiiPAL launch day everyone, and have a happy New Wii...year.
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WWYP3 Scores and Comments
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Kragen
Smash Ace
De_Le_Chozo
Smash Apprentice
Lemme put a twist to this: If you're all on the edge of your seat waiting for Scav, come relax yourself with my new piece of crap-er. . . I mean fiction.
Since I'm not as cool as Kragen, I'm showing the URL as a URL instead of a link. . .http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=91458
Is that it? I hope it works.
Anyways, did I ever congratulate everyone who got a better score than I did for getting a better score than I did? If I didn't, CONGRATULATIONS!
Oh yeah, I think Scav said he/she said he/she was a girl in the "Recommended Books?" thread, but I think some people have called Scav a "he."
I'd like to maintain that Scav is a girl, because usually, I see teenage boys on their laptops at school more than I see girls. And Smashboards could use more estrogen!
Matt
Banned via Administration
Whatever gender Scav is, we can all agree on one thing:
He sucks.
He sucks.
Scav loves deadlines; he loves the "whooshing" sound they make as they go by.
Any one know who originally said that? I'll give you something...and no searching for it!
Any one know who originally said that? I'll give you something...and no searching for it!
Uncle Meat
Smash Champion
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Scav hates deadlines.
Scav hates everything, by the looks of it.
Scav hates everything, by the looks of it.
Correct.
Now if only I had something to give you...
Now if only I had something to give you...
Kragen
Smash Ace
If you want a text link, instead of an URL, type
With a ] instead of a }, of course.
Btw, I did the same thing as you did: add more description
Seed of Sorrow
Smash Champion
You know, we could always bribe her, ........ ya'know with chocolate.
I think the reason she is porcrastinating is because she doesn't want to but the book or whatever.
I think the reason she is porcrastinating is because she doesn't want to but the book or whatever.
just kidding
smashman90
Smash Lord
Well, we would have to wait til about January because X-mas break is in like 2 weeks and we will be doing stuff like playing with our x-mas gifts, wearing them, etc. And we will be to busy messing with them, so we might as well wait til January.
smashman90
Smash Lord
X-mas gifts, I know. . . I am stupid. It's a way of life.
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
Not that I am implying you are fat and drunk
Not that I am implying you are fat and drunk
smashman90
Smash Lord
But then again, aren't we all a little stupid? Like for me, I am actually a smart guy but I occasionally does something stupid or forget to do something.
Only a person's hubris could say they never do anything stupid; God knows I have done many an unintelligent thing in my life. In many ways, it seems intelligence is just a lack of stupid acts and not the other way around.
On a side note: Scav, your procrastination is making the lazy writhe with anxiousness!
On a side note: Scav, your procrastination is making the lazy writhe with anxiousness!
forkgirl
Smash Lord
I still dont get the whole he/she thing with Scav...
You are not alone...
applejack
Smash Journeyman
Wow, I haven't posted here in awhile.
Scav almost done?....nope, guess not.
Who thinks Scav is just enjoying watching us wait? Let the stew boil before he/she (don't get it either) gives the scores?
Scav almost done?....nope, guess not.
Who thinks Scav is just enjoying watching us wait? Let the stew boil before he/she (don't get it either) gives the scores?
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
I've estimated that I'll finish my first published book within either 3 months, 1 1/2 years or 2 years depending on my situation and work conditions. Can a mod, or really anyone here, give me a link to copyright specifications? For instance, can I get my book copyrighted before I publish it so I can post excerpts without fear of someone taking my ideas?
In all honesty, ideas themselves are never safe. Just look at the Kevin McClory - Cubby Broccoli (James Bond producers) lawsuit. McClory was staking a claim on Blofeld and S.P.E.C.T.R.E. characters while Cubby fought to keep them. The courts ruled for McClory and gave him full rights to Blofeld. Problematic for Cubby, since Blofeld was Bond's nemesis.
But what did he do? Cubby made a bald man with a cat attack Bond in the opener for the next Bond flick. He makes various references to the fact that they have a past, and then Bond dispatches him. It's clear that it was Blofeld, but McClory couldn't do a thing because, arguably, it "wasn't him". even though it most obviously was.
As for the writing itself, the date on the post would serve as evidence that you wrote it before any hopeful plagiarizers. And to be honest, unless you're the next Hemingway, the chances of someone stealing your work are mighty, mighty slim. And the odds of you--or anyone on this site, I might add--being the next Hemingway are even slimmer.
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But what did he do? Cubby made a bald man with a cat attack Bond in the opener for the next Bond flick. He makes various references to the fact that they have a past, and then Bond dispatches him. It's clear that it was Blofeld, but McClory couldn't do a thing because, arguably, it "wasn't him". even though it most obviously was.
As for the writing itself, the date on the post would serve as evidence that you wrote it before any hopeful plagiarizers. And to be honest, unless you're the next Hemingway, the chances of someone stealing your work are mighty, mighty slim. And the odds of you--or anyone on this site, I might add--being the next Hemingway are even slimmer.
-I
I would have liked to have seen Hemingway play Smash. I think he would have played as Link, though Melville's Marth would take him.
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
Thanks. Hopefully I will be the next Hemingway. I am just over-reacting but can you blame me? I've been working on this book for 9 years making sure that all the plots and character developments fit together. This will be my 7th version of my first story and hopefully the last that will be published. I strive to become a great author, at the least, known by a good handful of people.
What EE said is right. Also, you'll want to look at this link.
Most relevant to your question is probably this: You're automatically protected by copyright from the moment you fix a work in tangible form, and no further action on your part is required." Also, the link explains in "To Register or Not" that your chances of work being stolen pre-publishing are nil (though it has happened, i.e. The Matrix) and of course post-publishing you can demolish anyone in court if they really do plagiarize you.
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
So posting excerpts of my book before publishing is OK? I have my copyrights the second I post my story? Cool, thanks. I really needed to understand the full extent of copyrights.
Yup. In the Kevin McClory example, he didn't even write anything down. He just created Blofeld and the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organization, then Ian Fleming went off and wrote novels about them, and Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli went ahead and made movies, none asking for McClory's permission. Yet he still had the copyright, because they were his creations.
But what proof did he have that they were his? Did he just say "Hey, I created those!"?
Probably some faxes to screenwriters and character notes, I guess.
Jazzy Jinx
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I have an a** load of notes and crap that I have been taking over the years. I lost about 2/3 of them after Katrina but I still have a ton. The person that steals them wouldn't have enough time to copy all of my notes and other stuff that I don't even put on the internet anyway.
Shouldn't Scav at least check in here to tell us what's up?
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
He told me about copyrights in my thread yesterday so I at least know he is active. Maybe he just doesn't feel like posting that much and just wants to read the works right now. He'll get them done eventually.
applejack
Smash Journeyman
Has it really been two months? Time flies...
When is the next WWYP supposed to start again? Not that I'm likely to do much better.
When is the next WWYP supposed to start again? Not that I'm likely to do much better.
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
I wish it was Friday because I really want to post the first chapter of my story and see how it stacks up to the contestants in this contest. If it isn't too much trouble, can the judges here read my chapter once I post it on Friday and grade it in the same way you graded these entries? I am trying to make sure that my book will be well-recieved.
Jazzy Jinx
♥♪!?
That was harsh and uncalled for. I've been developing my writing ability since I was six-years-old. Plus, judging my writing skill level from my age is like saying all Asians suck at driving or all black people are good at basketball.
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