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Concerning worksheets > STOLEN LAYOUT
STOLEN LAYOUT
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Zora
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Well said Elena!
You hit the nail on the head with that one! Certain users ALWAYS use the same format. It seems like they like to use "their layouts" because they like to see their points accumulate because it is so recognizable! Take a chance on a new format! What blaspemy is this!?...And what if somebody had a better idea and used their layout and got way more points?! OMG, it would be a disaster... that thief, using their brains to better a system. Shame on them! :-P
And Donapeter - I wanted green! *pouts* Ok, red is mine! Nobody can use a red, I mean blue, font - ever! I claimed it as my own! 
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2 Dec 2009
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alien boy
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Alas, my questions still haven �t been answered... the main one being did you create the background image & templates yourself? If so, just say so! While my post was certainly direct, the questions were straightforward... is it your template or is it readily available?
Victor has mentioned using others � works in previous threads & the general thought was that if you are going to use another member �s original layout (& please note that �s original, not a readily available template) then you should ask that member first - something to which I am sure everyone here agrees to in principle as being at least the polite thing to do!
So, is it your original layout?
Cheers,
AB
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2 Dec 2009
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elfelena
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I doubt it... evelinamaria keeps silence concerning that - and so many people agree as if she is right! It �s shocking!
As I wrote - a lot of Portugal teachers use the same layout!
and nobody blames them as stolen!
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2 Dec 2009
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donapeter
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they share the copyright! |
2 Dec 2009
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evelinamaria
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In fact, I CREATED this layout using the automatic shapes from microsoft word and nobody asked me about using it...
As Alien boy said previously "Victor has mentioned using others � works in previous threads & the general thought was that if you are going to use another member �s original layout (& please note that �s original, not a readily available template) then you should ask that member first".
It �s not a matter of getting points or defending a personal image, but I think my work was violated by this member; someone who apologized twice regarding the same situation...!
If Victor stablished this rule why should someone break it?
Evelina
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2 Dec 2009
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alien boy
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Hi Evalina!
That �s just the clarification I was looking for!
yes,
the member should have asked permission - perfectly correct.
Edit: I know you PMd
them to let them know your thoughts so I can appreciate you feeling that you should shout it from the rooftops by posting it in the forum! However,
in the past, Victor has stated there is no need to report something as
stolen in the forum - just report it & wait & see... (he has
also commented on multiple postings about the same topic rather than
continuing a single discussion thread... but I´m as much at fault on that score by posting here)
Many other members have been �called� when voicing outrage in the forum rather than following
standards that have been recommended earlier (& I wish there was a
handy central reference concerning forum etiquette & other
�standards� related comments/agreements)
I�m not trying
to impugn your reputation, just giving an opinion that coincides with
many others about appropriateness of some posts.
Cheers,
AB
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2 Dec 2009
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moravc
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If all the members used common sense... Sigh...
It is a standard to STATE your sources in any written work we publish...
IF we upload a copied text, collections of pics from internet, we should add the LINK.
If
anyone copies part of the worksheet from eslprintables, s/he should
STATE the source as well... COMMON SENSE! No rules needed for that...
POLITE people always express thanks and give the link to the original + creator. EASY !
The
standard is to ask for permission before UPLOADING the worksheet... The
original creator might even help you to improve the worksheet...
Come on, I suppose we are all well behaved, aren�t we? Good manners, friends !
PS
1: if we do not know the source, we should at least write - template
from elsprintables / esl page etc... If we do not state the source, our
worksheets might be accused...
Good advice to newbies: STATE SOURCEs to avoid any trouble ! BE POLITE! Respect the work of your colleagues!!!
PS
2: Eslprintables is special, because 99% worksheets are EDITABLE. So I
can edit the work to suit MY students. I can use the edited version at
school, at home... anywhere... but I am not allowed to upload the
edited version to internet / eslprintables without asking the creator
FIRST... Crystal clear !
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2 Dec 2009
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corina2211
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I just have one question: was anybody really told that red is ... � colour or blue is ... �s colour or is it a mock? It �s curiosity... Thanks,
Corina
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2 Dec 2009
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elfelena
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Dear Corina,
In fact there were people who claimed as if red is smb �s colour, style, etc....
But here it was a mock, of course.
By the way, I think these topics at forum about stealing layout and worksheets can be also considered as advertising your work. We all know that people copy those who are successful... ;)
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2 Dec 2009
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