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[ellenmillion]

The new issue of EMG-Zine is successfully up. I think the bugs are mostly worked out. I hope the Fair Use article doesn't suck. Those of you that have had subscriptions in the past, you have them again until Jan 1st (except for you angels who have already renewed - you have an extra month on your subscriptions!). Please go upload an advertising banner for the rotation! We have so few right now that a) it's a great opportunity to be seen and b) the banner ad rotation is really boring. (These ads will show on archived articles, for all non-subscribers.)

I got one of THOSE emails via the comment form at Portrait Adoption:

COMMENTS: I just want to know how you can charge for something that I could get for
free elsewhere? This is crazy.

I'm carefully composing my response now. It will not contain a diatribe on common courtesy. It will NOT contain a diatribe on common courtesy. Probably they meant the question rhetorically, but I'll answer as if it were an honest request for information.

It's 12 below today, so I've got the woodstove going, and it's wonderfully warm and cozy inside. It makes me sleepy. *yawns*

Best get through my to-do list, now!



~Upload anthology
~Pay printer
~Invoice for freelance work (2)
~Check on bills (student loans haven't cleared?)
~Emails
~Orders
~Torn World stuff
~AOF webpage - start putting together pieces.

Comments

[arslongu.livejournal.com]

to quote Miss Carri
"there must be clearance on stupid pills this week"
{hugs} to you, and good luck with the response

wow I am no longer going to complain about the cold today...burr 12 sounds very cold compared to our 27
Our stove is crackling merrily too!

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

I got one of THOSE emails via the comment form at Portrait Adoption:

COMMENTS: I just want to know how you can charge for something that I could get for free elsewhere? This is crazy.

To which I would have replied: Then you know where you can go: elsewhere.

I would make such a bad, bad admin...

[meggybee.livejournal.com]

lol!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Why do you even bother answering those?

[yasha-chan.livejournal.com]

I was just going to ask this. Lots of people say douchely things on the internet, just ignore them or delete their comments. I'd like to see them to get something of that quality for free though lol.

[meggybee.livejournal.com]

AH! I wish I'd known it was 'wings' theme, I'd have sent you a photo of my wings tattoo... I designed it myself, so it has some artistic merit too, lol.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

That's GORGEOUS! Wow!

[meggybee.livejournal.com]

Cheers :)

[uminomamori.livejournal.com]

Oh pretty!

[meggybee.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[uminomamori.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, there are many things people charge for that one could steal, but that would be WRONG.

[metasilk.livejournal.com]

I got one of THOSE emails via the comment form at Portrait Adoption:

COMMENTS: I just want to know how you can charge for something that I could get for
free elsewhere? This is crazy.

I think it's time to develop a quotefile / form letter for yourself, and you send it to people who are either snotweeds or genuinely clueless, with appropriate boxes checked off. (I seem to recall seeing something like this that Heinlein used.) Genuine clulessness gets extra commentary, too...

[x] Creators deserve compensation for their time, effort, and creativity
[ ] Stealing is wrong
[x] Because EMG offers higher quality work than many other places
etc...