Post by wynnyelle on Jan 31, 2009 11:06:29 GMT -5
Obviously I don't own the marvelous creation of Pokemon itself, but I DO own Erymire, and all the fan pokemon I made {though I doubt anyone's gonna try and steal those} as well as place names/descriptions on boards, all of which I also created.
No one else may use any of my own creations on another website. Period. If you REALLY want to use something here, for some odd reason, at least ask first, and tell me what you want to use it for. If it's for another RPG I WILL say no, but outside of that, hm, it depends. For example, I do not mind fan fiction based upon my works{yes it's been done a couple times} as long as full and proper credit is given and it is overtly stated that I had no part in the writing of your works. I feel I would be a hypocrite to tell people they can't write fanfiction from my stuff since I write fanfiction myself.
But. You can't create a wild pokemon RPG and name it Erymire, for example. Not only is it theft, it causes confusion.
Okay, with that out of the way, onto the next issue: plagiarism. You know what that is, right? It's lifting material from another website, book, or whatever and using it yourself, claiming it's yours. Bad. And not allowed. I find out anyone's done it, either stealing material from another site to use here, or using stuff from here on another game {or fanfic or whatever} that's bad, and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.{Obviously this doesn't apply to your using your own stuff you made on multiple sites, just stealing others'.} You'll also be banned from Erymire permanently! So don't plagiarise.
No one else may use any of my own creations on another website. Period. If you REALLY want to use something here, for some odd reason, at least ask first, and tell me what you want to use it for. If it's for another RPG I WILL say no, but outside of that, hm, it depends. For example, I do not mind fan fiction based upon my works{yes it's been done a couple times} as long as full and proper credit is given and it is overtly stated that I had no part in the writing of your works. I feel I would be a hypocrite to tell people they can't write fanfiction from my stuff since I write fanfiction myself.
But. You can't create a wild pokemon RPG and name it Erymire, for example. Not only is it theft, it causes confusion.
Okay, with that out of the way, onto the next issue: plagiarism. You know what that is, right? It's lifting material from another website, book, or whatever and using it yourself, claiming it's yours. Bad. And not allowed. I find out anyone's done it, either stealing material from another site to use here, or using stuff from here on another game {or fanfic or whatever} that's bad, and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.{Obviously this doesn't apply to your using your own stuff you made on multiple sites, just stealing others'.} You'll also be banned from Erymire permanently! So don't plagiarise.