Terms of Use

[SpaceShip]

Originally Posted by Paige Turner

That's not nearly as shocking as referring to the guy as a "butt pole."

For someone fairly new coming into this particular forum, the above quote doesn't quite compute to the title of "Terms of Use". The Chronicles becomes more interesting, yet confusing, by the minute.

However, even so, I am thoroughly enjoying the site, and can't wait to see what's discussed in other threads.

[scalem X]

The Chronicles becomes more interesting, yet confusing, by the minute.

Yeah, we are beyond the part where we try to understand now, we just join in the madness . Want some peanuts?

[pyan]

DON'T EAT THEM...... damn, too late.

[Terek_Deckard]

What is considered a "PUBLIC" forum where I essentially give up the rights to my writing?

I pretty much don't have any rights anyway, I guess, as I am writing a shadow story that weaves around the original Star Wars trilogy.

All Canon characters belong to G.L. The rest are of my own making.

[Teresa Edgerton]

It's always a good idea to put in a copyright notice when publishing any original piece of writing. (It costs you nothing and it only takes a few keystrokes.) Posting to a website that anyone can access (particularly one with over 13,000 registered members) would, most certainly, count as publication.

[Terek_Deckard]

Thanks very much. If I add "STORYNAME © 2006 John Doe" I should be OK to post it in the public forums, or do I need to note copyright of the original LFL characters and situations as intellectual property of Lucasfilm?

Thanks!

[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by Terek_Deckard

Thanks very much. If I add "STORYNAME © 2006 John Doe" I should be OK to post it in the public forums, or do I need to note copyright of the original LFL characters and situations as intellectual property of Lucasfilm?

Thanks!

The issue isn't so much of copyright - if you're posting, you're claiming the right to post that work.

The issue is one of electronic rights - publish something extant in the public domain, and you may have effectively lost electronic rights of ownership - which in turn may make commercial publishing difficult.

[saintdamian]

Hi,

I am new to this and would appreciate you explaining what it means on Promotion no.7 that I am unable to post until I have posted at least 15 posts?

saintdamian

[sanityassassin]

It means until you are an established member who has already contributed to the forums either by opinions or submitting work for critique and have 15 recognized posts you will not be able to post links to other sites

[saintdamian]

Sanityassassin,
thanx for that. Which sites am I not allowed to submit to and which ones do I have to submit to? I feel a right numpty asking this, believe me.....

Saintdamian

[sanityassassin]

you can submit to any thread but your post count only increases in the 'serious threads' like critiques and author threads places like the lounge, introductions and playrooms are just for fun and you will not receive posts for them but feel free to add to the community spirit and welcome to the chronicles

[Frontierzone]

Originally Posted by Paige Turner

I heartily endorse the mandatory use of words. In my experience, they're a very effective tool for communication.

I wholeheartedly agree. Not even pretending to understand the whole text messaging phenomenon myself, this rule makes sense to me. As a new member, though, please forgive any blunders.

I tried to respond earlier, and my response was rejected, because I inadvertently used a smiley. I didn't know smilies were considered a link. This (the notion that smilies constitute a link) was not explained in the above rules.

I'm sorry if the attempt to express agreement with a sense of humor is considered to be "self promotion." It was not intended as such. As I've said, I don't even pretend to understand the whole phenomenon of text messaging. Whole words show thought, and thought is where ideas begin.

[I, Brian]

Apologies for the smiley issue - it's an annoying bug with the anti-spam filters I haven't got a workaround for as yet.

[Frontierzone]

That's okay. I'm sorry about my outburst. I have a tendency to over analyze things. (Okay , everyone. One, two three. Noooooooooooooooo, Frontierzone. Really?) I usually get over these things, and have a good laugh at myself in the process. It's how I grow. Anyway, I appreciate the feedback. thank you.

[Confessor_Kahlan]

I had a quick question. Are we allowed to have signatures? I've been searching on the forum and cannot seem to find anything mentioning singatures. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.