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1573
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 9:05:56 am
joshschr said:
Are there any legal issues with copying character biographies straight from Wikipedia?
my guess would be no.
if wiki is "open ended" so anyone can enter info, i don't see how there could be.
then again, you can sue anybody for anything these days.
i thought about this earlier.
how does the system count words for points?
if we cut and paste info, will it still register each word?
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dough boy
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 9:29:05 am
- I don't know about legal issues, but I have no way of knowing where information comes from. Since wiki is a collaborative effort (like here) it would be tough to police.
Basically count the total number of words and divide by 20. Round that and multiply by 2.
So if you had 40 words divided by 20 you would have 2 "blocks" of 20 words. Then multiply the 2 blocks by 2 points and you are all set.Favorite Quote: "You're not just some guy in a bat costume are you? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! - Justice League #1, 2011" Hunting for (mainly reprints/variants) - Please help! - See My Profile
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Aesalon
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 9:29:22 am
- So...is there a way to remove a pic when you stupidly upload under the wrong character entry...?
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1573
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 9:50:31 am
dough boy said:
I don't know about legal issues, but I have no way of knowing where information comes from. Since wiki is a collaborative effort (like here) it would be tough to police.
Basically count the total number of words and divide by 20. Round that and multiply by 2.
So if you had 40 words divided by 20 you would have 2 "blocks" of 20 words. Then multiply the 2 blocks by 2 points and you are all set.
is there an equation in the system that does the counting and dividing and multiplying?
or do you have to do it all manually?
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dough boy
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 9:55:32 am
- Programmed it. I am too lazy to do it manually. Although one Mod thought it should just be 2 points total
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dough boy
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 10:05:59 am
Aesalon said:So...is there a way to remove a pic when you stupidly upload under the wrong character entry...?
Not yet...but there will beFavorite Quote: "You're not just some guy in a bat costume are you? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! - Justice League #1, 2011" Hunting for (mainly reprints/variants) - Please help! - See My Profile
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blart41
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 3:10:41 pm
- For the text I don't think there would be a problem, but may want to watch out for pictures. If you click on any of the pictures in the wiki for a comic character, it will take you to a description as to the "Fair Use rationale" describing where the picture was found and why it must be used (since these characters are all trademarked by their respective companies). Before anyone starts posting too many of these pictures, DB may want to put in something like that to cover butts, but even then not sure how kosher that is.
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dough boy
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- Posted: August 11, 2008 3:36:46 pm
- Eh...I am not too worried about the pics. I already have in the legal disclaimer that someone other than me owns everything.
Plus if I am asked to remove an image or two it shouldn't be a problem.Favorite Quote: "You're not just some guy in a bat costume are you? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! - Justice League #1, 2011" Hunting for (mainly reprints/variants) - Please help! - See My Profile
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1573
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- Posted: August 13, 2008 10:04:23 pm
 everything that i entered for animal man's profile is now suddenly gone.
 please let it be a slight glitch and it appears the next time i look.
correction: everything except the pics.
Last edited August 13, 2008 10:09:19 pm
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dough boy
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- Posted: August 14, 2008 7:29:51 am
- Did you do anything? I show that you were the only one to edit his profile.
I went and put back in the last "old" profile stuff. Let me know how old it is.Favorite Quote: "You're not just some guy in a bat costume are you? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! - Justice League #1, 2011" Hunting for (mainly reprints/variants) - Please help! - See My Profile
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