The CS Gazette-Third article out!

[wickedwolfgirl]

I'll be out of town for two weeks starting sunday.

[kimmy1479]

Well, what about a story on the CS Journals? A lot of them seem to be almost exactly the same. Can they get locked for that? should they get locked for that? Thats really my only idea at the moment.

[SejiYume]

Sure, you could write about the journals. Just don't say bad things about certain journals in particular, that would be rude.

@WWG-that's fine, thanks for letting me know. Thanks for adding the stamp to your sig.

[Fizzlebee]

I made a fail banner. xD It's in black and white to resemble an old newspaper. I was supposed to be a stamp, but I can't find how to shrink it down and add the stamp edges. D:

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[SejiYume]

That's fine, it looks good the way it is. Thank you Eve!

[kimmy1479]

Should we make a different thread for the gazette? 1 that people won't post on? This can be the idea and chat and feedback thread, and that can be the real gazette? Just an idea, and here is my article. Make any changes you deem necessary.

CS Journals
Everyone loves the CS journals circulating around Chicken Smoothie, but are some copied? Can you get in trouble for ripping off a story? Should you? Are some forgotten and unused posts just cluttering up the forum? These are the questions I hope to answer in this article.

Often times, the journals written are rip offs from other popular journals. Although it is against the rules to take someone else's work and claim it as your own, it isn't against the rules to take other people's ideas and incorporate them into your story. Unfortunately, that is what is happening much too often. People write great stuff, and others take their idea and claim it as their own. It isn't fair to the original author and it needs to stop. So next time you post a story or journal, please make sure it can fully be called your's.

Many posts are made on the Share Your Writing forum, but are some so old and forgotten that they need not even be there? The staff on CS are pretty good about deleting unneeded posts, but should we take matters into our own hands? I searched the forum and found that there where posts back from October 2010, some of which that did not get 1 reply. There 117 pages, 2923 topics and counting. Can't we take responsibility and delete our own inactive stories? This is what I ask you to do. When you decide to stop continuing a story because it isn't being read or you are just bored with it,, or whatever the reason, delete it. It simply clutters up the forum if you don't. It makes it hard for new topics to be read because it is lost in the sea of old ones. So take matters into your own hands and delete your inactive topics.

[tokietok]

Username- Mockingbird
Why do you want to join?- It sounds super interesting and I love writing as a hobby ^^
Do you consider yourself a good writer?- If there was an intermediate forum for writing, I'd be in it xD
Are you good at grammar and spelling?- Well, since my friends call me a walking dictionary, I believe so... unless I'm horribly mistaken :b
Anything you like or are particularly good at? Using descriptive words and desbribing situations the best I can.
Other (optional)- My nickname is Bird. Call me that. xD

[Cane]

I have nothing to write!!! D:

[kimmy1479]

Try writing about the gazette! How it just started, why its here, about the founder! That sort of thing!

[thee]

Username- Mini Giraffe
Why do you want to join?- Well I love to write and I've always wanted to try out a newspaper
Do you consider yourself a good writer?- yes,I'm pretty confident of myself.
Are you good at grammar and spelling?- a bit of a real life grammar nazi (I had so much fun when that girl mispelled spoon)
Anything you like or are particularly good at? I like writing happy things but I'm better at sad ones
Other (optional)- Our stories are about chicken smoothie right?What exactly about it?