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Instead of just deleting valid questions from the rules thread, I’m quoting them here so you guys can get your answers. The rules thread is for announcements only, not questions or discussion so I’ll be deleting those posts in a moment.
sandyk Posted:
Celerysteve Posted:
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 9:36PM | View spacekadt's Profile | # | ||||||
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is this rule enforced by a human or automatically (like /r9k/) |
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 9:56PM | View Inertia's Profile | # | ||||||
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Inertia Posted:
this one I can answer.. it’s enforced by mods/admins |
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 9:59PM | View spacekadt's Profile | # | ||||||
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spacekadt Posted:
So when would you get around to banning me? I think I have about 50 wins with the exact same Title/motivational text. |
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 10:16PM | DEAD fabulous person | # | ||||||
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DEAD fabulous person Posted:
not retro Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 10:18PM | View spacekadt's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 09/30/2009 10:20PM | DEAD fabulous person | # | ||||||
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Exactly how plagiarised constitutes plagiarism? Same image + same text is easy enough, but what about cases in between?
There’s a line I’m pretty sure I’ve invented rather than remembered (can’t find anything similar via Google), that will work as a funny subtitle for a variety of pictures, but under a different main title each time (depending on the picture).
Different picture, different title, same subtitle = self-plagiarism? Or not?
Thinking about it, there are some jokes where much the same joke will genuinely work for more than one picture (not in the vein of a “Pic unrelated” joke, just that more than one image fits the bill). So then it’d be the same text, but under a different picture. Too similar? |
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Posted On: 10/01/2009 1:48PM | View man-man's Profile | # | ||||||
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It would have been nice to see this rule written before making bans for it. A week late though. The thing is that they are making a bunch of rules to overcome the poorly developed system of INCIT. Too much repetition of pics? make people not submit the same entry twice. Dumpvoting? Ban the people who make the dump entries. Unfunny? Make people be funny. etc etc etc |
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Posted On: 10/01/2009 2:01PM | View ChilePepino's Profile | # | ||||||
I will be very nervous about playing INCIT until I know I can safely recycle my old entries. |
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Posted On: 10/01/2009 4:37PM | View NeoVid's Profile | # | ||||||
This worries me also. IsSoCash edited this message on 10/02/2009 2:42AM |
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Posted On: 10/02/2009 2:41AM | View IsSoCash's Profile | # | ||||||
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ChilePepino Posted:
You were banned for spamming. It just happened to also be self-plagiarism.
We’re aware of the limitations of INCIT. But I don’t see why we should allow plagiarism in a game that’s supposed to be a contest about creativity. Just as certain aspects of its development have been unfortunately neglected, so has its regulation. You could argue that the two should go hand-in-hand, but I feel these rules are long overdue. |
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Posted On: 10/02/2009 9:34AM | View Jalapeno Bootyho...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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man-man Posted:
This rule isn’t meant to punish any newb who accidentally stumbles onto a similar turn of phrase as a previous player. There are going to be some lines of thought, pop-culture references and yes, even memes, that are unavoidable in some situations.
What we’re trying to stop is blatant, repeated and deliberate rip-offs.
As long as you’re not trying to game the system, as a few players have basically admitted to doing, you’ll be fine. |
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Posted On: 10/02/2009 9:34AM | View Jalapeno Bootyho...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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Jalapeno Bootyhole Posted:
The very format is a meme and it draws in the least creative demographic on the internet. |
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Posted On: 10/02/2009 10:33AM | View 1337xxxxxxxxxlol...'s Profile | # | ||||||