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# Woo!
TJ:

Now I've got a Gaz from Zoo as well. They must be getting desperate. They want to use this.

Can anyone who knows a bit about this sort of thing tell me if I've inadvertantly made a feetball joke or are they actually asking to print a joke about kids being murdered by paedophiles? I'd be half tempted to let them use it then contact the Sun to run a campaign against the evil Zoo magazine...

But I won't. What are we doing? Telling them to fuck off or just ignoring them?




(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:35, archived)
# I think the consensus is FUCK OFF
(not you, them)

:D
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:37, archived)
# It's a good consensus
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:40, archived)
# ^this
burnt their bridges a long time ago

it's like someone continually nicking stuff out of your garden for three months, then coming back the next month and saying 'actually, can you just let me have it...er, for free'
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:40, archived)
# basically, don't ignore them, politely do what I did and email them back saying that other publications are prepared to pay for image use from this site, and you'd expect the same from emap
if they wish to use it, they have to pay. Basically, if enough people do this often enough,
they'll have a choice; stop nicking images altogether (which they've even done this week)
or start giving a 'token payment' out, which isn't a bad thing to do.
if they had got REALLY pissed off with all this by now they would have stopped doing the spam thing, but then they'd lose
out on all the freebies their sponsors give them, so it's worth sticking to our guns
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:40, archived)
# Cheers.
That's basically what I wanted to know. I wanted to go along with what the more talented board members are doing as this whole thing has more of an impact on them than it does me.

Did you gaz them or email their 'You've got spam' address?

BTW. I've now bunged a new DVD burner in my pooter so I'm doing you some comedy.

(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:43, archived)
# I'll forward you my email to them, two ticks....
wait for the gaz...
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:44, archived)
# Ta.
I'll check it out when I get home as I can't read gazzes at work.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:45, archived)
# gaz is sent, not sure if you've got my email, if so, send an email to me and i'll reply with the message for you.
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 27 Jul 2007, 9:49, archived)