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7806
Yes. I rather suspect you should select pictures and then email those people in them, with a copy of the picture, and ask for their explicit permission. Tony...
Tony Mitton
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May 1, 2008
8:45 am
7807
I'm with the others who have responded... there are some images of me which I really really hope would never be used as an advert for anything! a ... -- ...
Ibis
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May 1, 2008
8:53 am
7808
... ... and I think he's right. Actually, I am reminded of an anecdote that I shall make so bold as to share... Some of you know that my wife is training to be...
Malk Williams
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May 1, 2008
9:08 am
7809
Of course you would have to ask yourself - were you to use THAT PICTURE - who would it attract ?? Whilst I still think of it and that game as one of my finest...
Graham Arnold
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May 1, 2008
10:28 am
7810
... If you can believe what you see on the internet there are wild parties where women go to view men dressed in such attire. ... Now, now that's too extreme....
donald@...
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May 1, 2008
2:50 pm
7811
I agree with Tony. One is a bit wary of pictures being used for public advertising without a chance to check them first, that is a very big world out there... ...
Mark
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May 1, 2008
6:21 pm
7812
... without a chance to check them first, that is a very big world out there... I would prefer that no photos of me be used for this - I tend to avoid ...
dwadeuk
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May 6, 2008
1:24 pm
7813
At GenCon Reading, 28th -31st Aug there will be a medieval encampment. The members have kindly consented to be used as the setting for a LARP/Freeform. To fit...
fiona832324
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May 6, 2008
6:42 pm
7814
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwaunquest/sets/72157604932174401/ These are the proposed posters....
fiona832324
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May 7, 2008
11:51 am
7815
there very good however if I saw all four posters and didn't know better - I would feel it nessasary to go out and buy a mask before I did anything else...
Graham Arnold
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May 7, 2008
11:58 am
7816
Yes. Thats a shame isn't it. Graham Arnold <g.arnold39@...> wrote: there very good however if I saw all four posters and didn't know...
FIONA LLOYD
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May 7, 2008
11:59 am
7817
Pernickety mode on. 1: lose the CAPS for WWW it looks poor. 2: lose the WWW. entirely from in front of ukfreeforms@yahoogroups.com it is just wrong. Otherwise...
Karim C Kronfli
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May 7, 2008
12:23 pm
7818
... Continuing pernickety mode -- why doesn't "what do you want to be today" have a question mark after it? I echo the "mask" comment of Graham's. Otherwise...
Melanie Dymond Harper
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May 7, 2008
12:25 pm
7819
True. They are rather nicely done, but why *is* everyone wearing a mask? Some of the original photos may have featured masks, but some of them have clearly...
Malk Williams
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May 7, 2008
12:25 pm
7820
Pedant mode : It would look better without the underlines and having the text enclosed in a solid box. Mikey G ... From: Karim C Kronfli To:...
Mike Grace
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May 7, 2008
12:39 pm
7821
... If people are making "stick a faked-up mask on my picture" a condition of your using a photo of them, then really you'd be better off using other people...
Mo Holkar
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May 7, 2008
1:29 pm
7822
I'm in the Tombstone one and have no objection to being unmasked. Paul -- ZOE: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing?...
Paul Norris
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May 7, 2008
1:42 pm
7823
I think that the masks make it look as though we are ashamed of what we are doing. I think I agree with Mo, that you should use photos of people who don't...
Ibis
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May 7, 2008
1:47 pm
7824
(hello from afar) Just wanted to agree on the "mask" theme. If I knew nothing about LARP I'd assume the masks were mandatory. If you don't want to show faces,...
Gareth Jones
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May 7, 2008
4:21 pm
7825
I suspect that people will still be able to recognise Queen Victoria even with the mask. By the way, I rather fancy "Live acting games" as a good description...
Mark Long
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May 7, 2008
4:38 pm
7826
In theory I probably wouldn't mind having that picture of me without a mask which I agree sends a message I'm not entirely comfortable with It may not be...
queenortart
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May 7, 2008
5:30 pm
7827
Depending on the plans for the posters, I may or may not mind being unmasked (in the Pirates poster). So - what are your plans for them? steve...
Steve Hatherley
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May 7, 2008
5:58 pm
7828
I agree with other comments in general. The masks give an erroneous impression as to what is involved, and don't really hide who it is anyway, a blank would be...
Michele Minett
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May 7, 2008
6:21 pm
7829
This is all very frustrating. The link to the posters does not seem to be working for me. What am I doing wrong? Charlie From: uk-freeforms@yahoogroups.com...
Charlie Paull
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May 7, 2008
6:34 pm
7830
First - nice posters - the photo montages are definitely well put together. ... Seconded! "Who do you want to be today?" is far closer to what I see...
Martin L Jones
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May 7, 2008
6:38 pm
7831
... Masks do give the wrong impression, especially as it's obvious they've been added to the photos. Looks like something done by the News of the World. ...
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May 7, 2008
8:08 pm
7832
... To be honest if it was a bunch of pictures with people in jeans and ubiquitous black gamer T-shirts I'm not sure what that would do to attract people?...
queenortart
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May 7, 2008
8:12 pm
7833
LAlaLa LAla LAla La LAla (fingers in ears not listening to you) LA la LA la LA la... ... Masks do give the wrong impression, especially as it's obvious they've...
FIONA LLOYD
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May 7, 2008
8:48 pm
7834
Well, I quite like the tagline, although I would prefer "Who do you want to be today", and everyone else has pointed out the errors or style glitches in the...
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julia_and_chris
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May 7, 2008
9:17 pm
7835
Hi I was wondering if it might solve some of the picture problems if pictures for future advertising posters used deliberately staged photos. Perhaps people...
Lucya Szachnowski
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May 7, 2008
9:19 pm
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