tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post8500144883044280417..comments2024-03-04T19:26:00.689+08:00Comments on A WineDark Sea: Oops, left the back door opensarah toahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-61738265497590817962012-09-01T09:04:53.553+08:002012-09-01T09:04:53.553+08:00redbacks can be damaging to vulnerable persons, sa...redbacks can be damaging to vulnerable persons, sarah isnt but why take the risk and let them do as they please, if im working on something covered in them, i remove them best i can.simple. <br /><br />as for the spineless, retarded, uninspired cretins at topsynewsfuckers, you are worthless, yellowbellied thieves, stealing from the lowly to advance your own, soulless existance. you spunky eyed, dog wanking, goat blowers.<br /><br />thank you.<br /><br />power to the writers, especially sarah, go sista!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-78089867541111845142012-08-16T15:46:12.083+08:002012-08-16T15:46:12.083+08:00Oh well ... feels like a good place to be in right...Oh well ... feels like a good place to be in right now :)sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-7387038358979440012012-08-16T14:56:09.373+08:002012-08-16T14:56:09.373+08:00Bastards. That's theft. Ironically I didn'...Bastards. That's theft. Ironically I didn't rate a theft. Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-32907599112141020102012-08-15T09:53:20.688+08:002012-08-15T09:53:20.688+08:00Strong language is appreciated here Cathy. Thanks ...Strong language is appreciated here Cathy. Thanks :)sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-20443149286408555352012-08-14T19:47:39.389+08:002012-08-14T19:47:39.389+08:00Arggghhhh, stupid thieving assholes. I detest peop...Arggghhhh, stupid thieving assholes. I detest people like this. De-test.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-92130644474856511652012-08-14T08:42:42.983+08:002012-08-14T08:42:42.983+08:00Yes, thanks WOP for sticking with me during my ran...Yes, thanks WOP for sticking with me during my ranting last night.<br />But I just AM upset. They've broken in, stolen my stuff and sold it in a back alley.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-77508682542765702052012-08-14T08:36:48.759+08:002012-08-14T08:36:48.759+08:00Ha ha! I'm sure they won't.
They credit sa...Ha ha! I'm sure they won't.<br />They credit sarah toa but the link that is supposed to go back to my blog is a dodgey one that goes to an advertising site.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-81198333042200659052012-08-14T07:11:05.695+08:002012-08-14T07:11:05.695+08:00PS Sounds like good advice from WOP but unfortunat...PS Sounds like good advice from WOP but unfortunately, you and I care way too much about integrity and truth. Ho Hum, obviously outdated concepts when the internet rules the world.Dr Mad Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274692672575145183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-23720339771584341242012-08-14T07:07:04.698+08:002012-08-14T07:07:04.698+08:00Jesus Sarah. The inevtiable dark side of the inter...Jesus Sarah. The inevtiable dark side of the internet. Are they at least crediting you with writing the material? Call me paranoid but I kind of knew this was possible, and have guarded my own writing, not because it is good writing, but because someone might plagiarise the ideas. Fuck, makes you feel like kicking someone's head in (and I hope my employers don't read that comment!).Dr Mad Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274692672575145183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-28159342271545583152012-08-13T22:58:15.988+08:002012-08-13T22:58:15.988+08:00So should we post just inane shit on A WineDark Se...So should we post just inane shit on A WineDark Sea in the meantime, for fear of anything better getting pinched? <br /><br />I thought that any works we publish are immediately covered by Australian copyright. This was backed up today with my phone call to CAL. I understand the nature of the beast but if we are not covered by a publisher or some other nobs who have enough money to back us up, then are we wide open to anyone who wants to poach our work? And is money the defining point? Maybe it is. God. Dunno.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-79397931545020387212012-08-13T22:20:56.282+08:002012-08-13T22:20:56.282+08:00As I say, unless it is money that you could actual...As I say, unless it is money that you could actually make. That's the defining point. Is it worth the energy? What is the return against the money you wouldn't make anyway? You will just be upsetting yourself otherwise. If you have the time and it's worth it, then the posts could be taken down. If you don't and it isn't worth anything to you anyway, them why upset yourself? What's actually better for you? Do the maths. Once you are making money, then it becomes worth it and more worth it to your publishers.<br />Yes they scum, but just check that they are scum worth using your valuable time and effort on. Maybe they are. I doubt it.the worst of perthhttp://theworstofperth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-48951259610727542062012-08-13T22:13:11.407+08:002012-08-13T22:13:11.407+08:00FuckersFuckerssarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-82545660520011197992012-08-13T22:11:04.346+08:002012-08-13T22:11:04.346+08:00Scumbag Rip-Off Redback BastardsScumbag Rip-Off Redback Bastardsciaranlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668781624804602369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-19702084691203391442012-08-13T21:50:11.813+08:002012-08-13T21:50:11.813+08:00Worst, I kind of like your persistence.
I guess th...Worst, I kind of like your persistence.<br />I guess that is where I am lucky today, and I was going to mention this earlier. <br />I have a friend in Sydney with contacts to ring and a publisher who is willing to step up for me.<br />But I haven't always been that lucky. <br />http://therumpus.net/2009/01/the-rumpus-interview-with-malcolm-gladwell/<br /><br />If I didn't have those folk, if I was just writing as a fringe dweller ... then what? Can the redbacks just take whatever they want?sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-44128999696905031442012-08-13T21:32:22.926+08:002012-08-13T21:32:22.926+08:00No it isn't. Unless it is money that you could...No it isn't. Unless it is money that you could actually make. If it impinges on your income as a writer, as distinct from income someone else is making that is not available to you anyway then no, it's not worth it. If it is your to be published work, then the publisher is in a much better position - and has more incentive to do something and they will. Once you are receiving income, then your agents, ie those who are making money from your work legally, will be the ones that stamp on them.<br />I don't think it's worth the anger otherwise. Leave the redbacks be. the worst of perthhttp://theworstofperth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-79242886179610202772012-08-13T20:21:52.222+08:002012-08-13T20:21:52.222+08:00Ok. Put it this way. 121 posts times 500 (average ...Ok. Put it this way. 121 posts times 500 (average post word count) equals 60,500 words. Is that worth looking for the redbacks?sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-8620763755041499372012-08-13T20:04:15.883+08:002012-08-13T20:04:15.883+08:00You can also contact their internet host and googl...You can also contact their internet host and google if you want, but I used to get angry, but now I just don't look for the redbacks.the worst of perthhttp://theworstofperth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-69290831348831819382012-08-13T20:03:01.336+08:002012-08-13T20:03:01.336+08:00And I think that the last three sentences of my po...And I think that the last three sentences of my post, repeated often enough in comments, will help boost their search results.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-59572798363987752302012-08-13T19:52:42.883+08:002012-08-13T19:52:42.883+08:00But they are MY stories, Worst. Mine!
C'mon. T...But they are MY stories, Worst. Mine!<br />C'mon. The average salary of a writer in Oz is supposed to be eleven thousand bucks.<br />How fucking dare they steal from us?<br />Idealist or realist or economist ... they are making good money out of me.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-26453278700989683972012-08-13T19:46:53.480+08:002012-08-13T19:46:53.480+08:00Nice, thanks Hippo. I know a google guy in Sydney ...Nice, thanks Hippo. I know a google guy in Sydney ...sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-24202025520714714852012-08-13T19:40:28.973+08:002012-08-13T19:40:28.973+08:00Taking your advice, I checked. Nothing on the sit...Taking your advice, I checked. Nothing on the site you list but how's this for knicking the search terms for a popular site to direct people to another site?:<br /><br />http://www.markosweb.com/www/hippo-on-the-lawn.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Looks like Aussie Nige will be busy on my behalf again...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-76361090461203169712012-08-13T19:40:05.281+08:002012-08-13T19:40:05.281+08:00Not looking would be the best option.
Like I advi...Not looking would be the best option.<br /><br />Like I advise international students who ask if there will be redback spiders in their gardens. Yes, but only if you look for them.The Worst of Perthhttp://theworstofperth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-50005358029556020842012-08-13T19:07:37.858+08:002012-08-13T19:07:37.858+08:00This happened to me with a company based in the Fa...This happened to me with a company based in the Far East but run by two brits who were flogging 'services' to expats (finance, health insurance etc.)<br /><br />So what I did was write a blog post entitled, 'The Men From The Pru', hijacking their photos off their site, and wrote a review, as an expat of their services. I then got a mate of mine and techy geek in Australia to do some fancy stuff so that everytime anyone plugged the name of their company into Google, my blog post came up second, immediately behind their entry. Before long, I received a threatening email from one of them. I then sent a specially prepared response and then I received an apology from the other one. There followed a little bit of negotiation and a satisfactory settlement and I took the post down.<br /><br />You should try it. Visit their site, write a review and then we can all help you in the blogosphere by passing on the message and link and clicking on your Google listing for your post to push it right up to the the first page of the search engine. But I warn you, don't say anything libelous, you are, though, entitled to your opinion.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.com