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Bonfire night
by Leia Fee 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

>Just been to a bonfire night event (ie for non-Brits - fireworks etc to >celebrate attempt 1605 to blow up Parliament) with brother, sister in law >& their two children (three month old slept through it all) >Not something that would be celebrated in Federation times (g). Well I think technically it's celebrating the *failure* of the attempt and the rather grisly death of the perpentrator isn't it? So maybe it's not so unlikely the Federation would have something similar. Leia

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Bloody penguins
by Steve Rogerson 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Just read Enter the Penguins by Marian de Haan in the zine Trooper Orac's Fantastic Plastic Army. A very surreal story. Still giggling. -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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RE: [B7L] fanfic etiquette query...
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

"Isobel Hamilton" <isobel19(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Hi, > >*delurks* > >I have a B7 fanfic question. I've been browsing about a bit reading fics >here and there, and I was wondering. If you were to read a fic on a site, >then find another fic on another site that was *extremely* similar to the >first one you read, just with tiny changes, posted by a different author, >would you do anything about it? And if you did what would you do? > >(I know if it were me I wouldn't want someone copying my work and passing it >off as theirs..) One possibility - a person using two pen names & getting themselves confused (Lenin had about 150 pseudonyms I think) Jacqui > >Isobel > > >------------------------------------------ >Dayna: Avon why do you keep everything to >yourself? Why so secretive? >Avon: Perhaps I'm shy. > >------------------------------------------ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Dorset group
by Judith Proctor 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

The Dorset group's next meet is 17 November. We're going to see the Harry Potter film at UCI Tower Park (near Poole). The screening is 12.30. (there's still tickets available as of this evening) The booking line number is 0870 010 2030 - it's totally automated and horrible to use, but it does get there in the end. I'm asking people to book their own tickets for this one because I can't cope with that wretched booking line again. (theatre bookings are a doddle by comparison) After the film, we'll head back to my place, possibly via Burger King. (Lifts from the cinema can be arranged if needed) If anyone wants to join us, please let me know (off-list as I'm not currently subbed) and I'll make sure you know how to find/recognise us. Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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Re: [B7L] fanfic etiquette query...
by Tigerm1019＠aol.com 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Could you give us URLs please? As it is, it sounds like plagiarism, but I can't really tell without reading the stories in question. And just because it *sounds* like plagiarism doesn't necessarily mean that it *is.* It could possibly be a case of someone archiving an earlier version of the story under an old pseud without permission or something. I know of writers who will post stories on their websites and then revise them later, and people who have changed their pseuds. One writer I know heavily expurgated some of her adult stories when she put them on fanfiction.net, so there can be multiple versions of the same story by the same writer out there. As for what happens, a lot depends on the fandom itself. At the least, I think the "rewrite" should be taken down and the plagiarist warned not to do it again. Generally, the plaigiarist will be persona non grata for quite some time in that fandom as well. Tiger M

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OT: B7 Movie list poss. sending out virus!
by kevs -Kevin McCully 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

Hi all, Tonight i received an e-mail from a Matthew Deane in Australia, with the subject line, " �=!"# $ % " It contains an attatchment called "start.exe", which may be a virus. I am posting this to warn Lyst users not to download or execute this attatchment. The B7 Movie list address, newsletter(a)www.blakes7.com , seems to be resending this message to subscribers of this list. I also recieved an e-maIL from a subscriber to this list, and two replies, which appear to have been relayed via newsletter(a)www.blakes7.com I do realise we aren't supposed to send virus warnings to the Lyst, but it seems relevent to the group, as many may be subscibed to the B7 Movie list. I apologise for any inconvenience caused by this warning. I also apologise if a warnng has already been posted here. Cheers, kevs, ducking for cover... ===== "Under an Aussie sky..." http://www.southernsky.fsnet.co.uk "afterglow", http://www.afterglow.fsnet.co.uk Kevin C McCully "The world is what you make it". __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

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Re: [B7L] What if?
by Marian de Haan 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

M wrote: >I was just thinking of alternative Character plot lines. The first one I >thought of is Travis Wouldn't it have been interesting if the second Travis was the the first but in a new body. You could have had episodes where we're left guessing, then Blake eventually realises the truth. The eyes or the soul is still bad or his justice radar or something. You could have got rid of the arm and eye and it would have made Voice from the Past poignant if you could see more of him, but they don't know who he is. He could even have been in the body of an actual important rebel. Maybe the Federation could have something like that equipment from Ultraworld, but that puts people's minds in other bodies. >Any other ideas?< I once speculated on this list that after Star One Travis got some serious plastic surgery done, acquired a new identity and became Del Tarrant :-) Marian

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Re: [B7L] Dorian and the slime monster
by Ellynne G. 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

On Mon, 05 Nov 2001 01:28:53 +0000 "Helen Atkins" <selil66(a)hotmail.com> writes: > Perhaps Dorian kept Soolin around for the same reason I keep a first > aid kit > in my car - a second best option, but useful until you can arrange > something > better in an emergency. > However much of a loner she may be, I don't see Soolin enjoying too much of a lengthy stay at the base with no company but Dorian. Although I can see him inviting her over occasionally or giving her a sort of standing invitation, with "Whatever you do, call ahead" repeated several times (she was just to glad to turn tables on him in rescue after the last time he said, "Uh, you'll have to stay in orbit a few more hours while I, uh, get the door fixed.") Or maybe she was a semipermanent resident and he'd drop her off on whatever planet when she wanted to go shopping or shoot something while he ran 'errands' and came by to pick her up a few days later. Ellynne Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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RE: [B7L] Dorian and the slime monster
by Sally Manton 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

Jacqui wrote: <There is a slight confusion over dates with Ensor - in 'Deliverance'/'Orac' it is said that he disappeared some forty odd years ago but Avon in 'Rescue' says twenty> Well, given Avon's intense disinterest about other people and their lives, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he simply forgot. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Zine publication question
by Pat Sumner 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

I have a question about zine publication. Here's the scenario. My father has written a book - it's not B7 related (unfortunately) - and he wants to publish it. The reason I'm asking about this here is that the scale of it is similar to some B7 zines. The specifications: It's approximately 100 pages (A4 double-sided, so that's around 50 pieces of paper). There are a further ten pages of colour maps that need to be included (possibly as single-sided inserts). There's also a simple cover (obviously). We only have a low-ish quality inkjet printer; so I suggested that he can get the book reproduced at a print shop; he wants about thirty copies with binding (for which we also don't have the facilities). The book exists currently as a Microsoft Word file; he also has a hard copy ready for me to proof-read for him. If he decides to go to a print shop, roughly how much would they charge for reproduction and binding? Also, what format would they need the book? Hard copy, or data file? Many thanks Wildean

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