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Gaetano
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Hi everyone!

Update: As of today we are taking a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY TO COPY AND PASTING WHOLE NEWS ARTICLES.
This is causing a lot of problems and if nothing else is just plain copyright infringement. While we do ask that members take the time to submit well written articles, copy and pasting is not a way of doing this.
Anyone found copying and pasting whole articles will have their post deleted (a large kudos penalty) with a message from the admin team. The news article will also be submitted to the news team for follow up.

Can all members who wish to post news, either via a direct news-add or contribution, please read our brand new guide at www.myps3.com.au/

We have set out some guidelines that will assist all of us and we hope that through this guide everyone can get a better understanding of what it takes to submit news-worthy and professional news articles.

Please keep all discussion on this topic in this thread.

Thanks everyone!
Gaetano and Matt
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GTADude
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Very good to see this

Maybe the news should be pre-screened before it's uploaded


We've considered that but it's difficult because there are really only two of us who do the work full-time. We've decided to run this and see the reaction. I'm sure everyone can work together to get the news in as good a shape as possible.
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grey_snake
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Let me get this right - do i red this before i post news everytime???
Ramzez
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Just tell it like it is people. Share the info, dont creat it!
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thomas22
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Oh my god like anyone is gonna write up a whole report on something
Lil_Fil06
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Time wasting, It's gonna scare people away from posting news.

No offence Gaetano but your not even an admin?

If you think about it Admin's are gonna be wasting all their time aswell, checking that it's not copy & pasted instead of using this time to put something into the site themselves!
thomas22
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yeah news is news who cares...
Robtot
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Lil_Fil06 said: Time wasting, It's gonna scare people away from posting news.

No offence Gaetano but your not even an admin?



Actually both Gaetano and myself are admins across all sites. We've spoken to the site specific admin teams and they're happy with what's happening.
News is an important part of a gaming site and we're here to provide a high quality feed
stonecold
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I agree with LiFil06.
Copyright infringement? Its the freakin internet
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Robtot
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stonecold said: I agree with LiFil06.
Copyright infringement? Its the freakin internet



Regarding copyright, this has come directly from the site owner himself. We're held accountable for copyright infringement just like everyone else.
gdmatt
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I copied and pasted for my news which i posted yesterday, but i clearley labled in bold that i took it directly from the website, is that still okay?
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goks
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it open forum not close all open forum Copyright infringement name one who don't have Copyright infringement.
longarms
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Its not going to kill you to do a bit of journalism is it guys. plus i agree we need to have some level of quality in the news section

ps gdmatt yours is ok but it would have been better if you used the [quote ] [/quote ] tags and abriveated the suff you copyed so that is a quote taken from your source
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Robtot
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goks said: it open forum not close all open forum Copyright infringement name one who don't have Copyright infringement.



If I understand what you're saying, no, forums and the news feed have different rules. Forums are discussions.

gdmatt said: I copied and pasted for my news which i posted yesterday, but i clearley labled in bold that i took it directly from the website, is that still okay?



Sorry gdmatt, no. But your post was made before we updated the news policies
These policies apply to everything here on in.
gdmatt
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awww.... oh well, news is news and this website still needs it, so i guess i will have to take up some more time to write it up
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Robtot
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longarms said:

ps gdmatt yours is ok but it would have been better if you used the [quote ] [/quote ] tags and abriveated the suff you copyed so that is a quote taken from your source



Unfortunately this isn't the case, you can quote what people have said ie: Today, CEO of Megastorm Games said that 'This christmas is going to be the best ever for our customers' but beyond that you're still copying and pasting, admittedly in fancy gray text

gdmatt said: awww.... oh well, news is news and this website still needs it, so i guess i will have to take up some more time to write it up



Part of being a good journo is learning to write efficiently, time wise
NinjaBoy
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BUT!!! its easier awww come on
standinsid
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Thats ridiculous... as long as i post a damn link im sure its fine.

Can you give me a reason why i cant do it? Its a forum dude and not a website.

Who in their right mind will re-write a whole article. Just post a link to the source. Ezy pezy.

I got told off once for not having any of the articles in the post cus i only post links and now you are tellin me not to do it? Im gonna do the same thing and if u want to delete the post go ahead.
Robtot
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wii4life said: BUT!!! its easier awww come on


lol no dice

standinsid said: Thats ridiculous... as long as i post a damn link im sure its fine.

Can you give me a reason why i cant do it? Its a forum dude and not a website.

Who in their right mind will re-write a whole article. Just post a link to the source. Ezy pezy.

I got told off once for not having any of the articles in the post cus i only post links and now you are tellin me not to do it? Im gonna do the same thing and if u want to delete the post go ahead.



Well like I said this has come direct from MrPS3, site owner, it's not up for discussion and we're not going to change our stance on this.
standinsid
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how is it copyright infringement?
if i jus state the source and the author. wots wrong with that? every other forum ppl can do it and we cant here?

Im not tryin to disobey here, its just that ppl not gonna be bothered postin news. Which means even shxxtier myps3forum cus its already got a lot of rubbish threads.

eg AFL talk? good night good morning? Fs's? Nokia? i mean isnt this a PS forum?
Robtot
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standinsid said: how is it copyright infringement?
if i jus state the source and the author. wots wrong with that? every other forum ppl can do it and we cant here?



The forums and news feed have separate policies. Unless we have a prior agreement with another news site, it is infringing. Other sites that do it are themselves infringing on other peoples work.
NinjaBoy
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Mywii.com.au has not had any news that i have seen of this
Robtot
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wii4life said: Mywii.com.au has not had any news that i have seen of this


mywii.com.au/

Alright guys, that's enough for arguing with the rules. If you have any questions in regards to writing ask away but beyond that, you now know the situation and rules
longarms
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Robtot said:

longarms said:

ps gdmatt yours is ok but it would have been better if you used the [quote ] [/quote ] tags and abriveated the suff you copyed so that is a quote taken from your source



Unfortunately this isn't the case, you can quote what people have said ie: Today, CEO of Megastorm Games said that 'This christmas is going to be the best ever for our customers' but beyond that you're still copying and pasting, admittedly in fancy gray text



but fancy grey text is the bomb . but one thing I’d like to know. what about something like a list of features from a firmware update? if we don’t copy them then people wont know about them is something like this ok

sony's firmware director states

the new playstion firmware will allow you to do many new things like
• Play games at 2x speed
• Make coffee
• Drink coffee
• Make other consoles explode


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Guyver
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standinsid said: Thats ridiculous... as long as i post a damn link im sure its fine.

Can you give me a reason why i cant do it? Its a forum dude and not a website.

Who in their right mind will re-write a whole article. Just post a link to the source. Ezy pezy.

I got told off once for not having any of the articles in the post cus i only post links and now you are tellin me not to do it? Im gonna do the same thing and if u want to delete the post go ahead.



I think these new guide lines are great, not only does it help with making the Mysites look more professional by having original content, it gives us credibility, wouldn't you rather MyPS3 be known as a great source for news or be known as just a bunch lazy people stealing other peoples work.
So don't think of it as more work for nothing, actually sit down and take the time to rewrite the article, you might be able to improve it, your readers and your self will appreciate the work more.
Also take into account when you steal articles from another site it's not fair on the person that has spent their time researching and writing that work for someone to just come along and copy it.
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