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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#76: Mar 9th 2012 at 9:19:12 AM

Yes, I did the one on Moral Event Horizon. Permission is hereby granted (if it's needed, which I don't know about. I'm not up on the whole Creative Commons thing — doesn't our license still have some restrictions in it?)

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#77: Mar 9th 2012 at 9:21:22 AM

Yes, anything made for the wiki is usable by the wiki. Someone using something for profit made for the wiki needs to kick back to the wiki. That's the general outline of the CC license.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#78: Mar 9th 2012 at 9:23:39 AM

Simple enough. Thank you for the clarification.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#79: Mar 9th 2012 at 9:48:23 AM

I made the picture for Can-Crushing Cranium, so that is free to use.

I would say the same about the picture I made for Dramatic Shattering, but the text is from Rose Of Versailles Abridged, and considering that itself is an Abridged Series, that might make a bit of a mess.

Regardless, anyone who can make a trope picture, and allow the site to use it, should do so.

I'm on the internet. My arguments are invalid.
ThatHuman someone from someplace Since: Jun, 2010
someone
#80: Mar 9th 2012 at 10:02:43 AM

Regarding images made for the wiki:

Shouldn't the pages they're on specifically mention that they were made for the wiki? I mean, to somebody looking at an article, there isn't any other way to distinguish these from fair use pics.

edited 9th Mar '12 10:03:30 AM by ThatHuman

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#81: Mar 9th 2012 at 10:12:41 AM

^At least in a comment in the source. The image itself can be a link to the contributor's page.

edited 9th Mar '12 10:13:29 AM by FastEddie

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#82: Mar 9th 2012 at 11:10:34 AM

[up]I just did both on Can-Crushing Cranium.

Also, I made a pixel art some time ago, that I am allowing this site to use for Pimped-Out Dress (and perhaps even Princesses Prefer Pink). If someone can even make a proper drawing of it, go ahead, as long as it's also for this site to use.

This can be modified, so it doesn't have the annotations.

edited 9th Mar '12 11:16:56 AM by DragonQuestZ

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#83: Mar 9th 2012 at 1:37:50 PM

I dunno if it can be used for anything other than what it already is, but it's perfectly fine to use the pic of our cat that I took to use as an exemplar for watermarking on About Images And Copyright for any other purpose the wiki desires.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
Martello Hammer of the Pervs from Black River, NY Since: Jan, 2001
Hammer of the Pervs
#85: Mar 9th 2012 at 5:37:52 PM

I hereby authorize a photo of me in uniform for Good-Looking Privates.

(Just kidding, I'm not that conceited)

"Did anybody invent this stuff on purpose?" - Phillip Marlowe on tequila, Finger Man by Raymond Chandler.
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#86: Apr 1st 2012 at 6:54:32 AM

Eddie, have you considered other ad services? Project Wonderful isn't click-based, and with the site's large amount of traffic, they'd be high-value. The main problem I foresee is that they're not adsense, so it would be the same ad on every page.

Anyway, just a suggestion.

edited 1st Apr '12 6:55:02 AM by Discar

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#87: Apr 1st 2012 at 7:10:57 AM

During The Google Incident, Project Wonderful was suggested several times. Unfortunately, we'd tried it before and, to quote our Speedy Leader Edward: "We tried Project Wonderful for two months; in that time they produced roughly the same ad revenue as Google does in a couple of hours. "

edited 1st Apr '12 7:11:16 AM by Madrugada

Martello Hammer of the Pervs from Black River, NY Since: Jan, 2001
Hammer of the Pervs
#89: Apr 2nd 2012 at 10:24:10 AM

This is just a wild suggestion and I don't know how we would do it - but is there any way we could get some kind of academic backing and/or sponsorship? Even if we could, do we actually want that? I personally am pretty turned off by academia in general and their tendencies towards dismissing anything that isn't either whatever the current academic popular thing is*

or a "classic," but maybe there's some professor or institution out there that could get on board with our informal tone and adherence to Theres No Such Thing As Notability.

"Did anybody invent this stuff on purpose?" - Phillip Marlowe on tequila, Finger Man by Raymond Chandler.
FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#90: Apr 2nd 2012 at 10:58:36 AM

<shudder/> We're limping along all right without getting involved with any institutional committees, thanks.

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Martello Hammer of the Pervs from Black River, NY Since: Jan, 2001
Hammer of the Pervs
#91: Apr 2nd 2012 at 11:03:55 AM

Ha ha okay, that's kind of what I thought.

"Did anybody invent this stuff on purpose?" - Phillip Marlowe on tequila, Finger Man by Raymond Chandler.
LoniJay from Australia Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
#93: Apr 2nd 2012 at 7:00:45 PM

If you were looking for pictures to put on merchandise, I'm sure some tropers would be willing to oblige. Maybe ask in the Visual Arts forum?

I would volunteer, but I'm not sure my stuff is good enough.

Be not afraid...
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#94: Apr 3rd 2012 at 5:44:26 PM

We have a little bit of merch already...somewhere. The store is kinda buried.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
Artemis92 Cogito Gratia Cogitan from contemplation Since: Dec, 2009
Cogito Gratia Cogitan
#95: Apr 6th 2012 at 9:45:50 PM

I emailed one of the stores that carry TVT merch (Zazzle or Mystical Fair, I forget which) with a Super Weight Scale T-shirt idea; it was a good while before I got a response, and they said they couldn't make it because not enough people were buying TVT stuff.

If'n someone could point me to/start a thread for merch ideas, I'd go there. Maybe try and draw a few pictures, too, although I'm actually an MS Paint person as far as that.

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joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
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#96: Apr 7th 2012 at 12:35:17 AM

[*]Starts knitting a Tv Tropes themed lampshade cosy[*]

Seriously but, if we going to put our funding efforts into merchandise we should start researching our brand recognition and see what intrest there is before we get ahead of ourselves.

Also some smarter then me should may be see what little (if any) claim we have to intellectual property rights.

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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#97: Apr 7th 2012 at 8:41:37 AM

I just thought of obvious merchandise.

Specifically, we can make mugs and glasses with drink-related tropes. For example, two different mugs could say Must Have Caffeine and Spot Of Tea. If the term isn't copywrited, a glass or stein could say Frothy Mugs of Water. I know I'd buy an extra-large Must Have Caffeine mug.

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