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From:	Josh strago@***.com
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Mon, 06 Sep 1999 23:52:14 -0400

Message no. 1 I'm going to be writing an article for my school paper to advertise for
SR players. I thought I'd describe what an RPG is, and the explanation in
the BBB is the best, IMO. Would FASA object if I used theirs and said that
FASA wrote it?

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From:	Steven A. Tinner bluewizard@*****.com
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 00:19:06 -0400

Message no. 2 > I'm going to be writing an article for my school paper to advertise for
>SR players. I thought I'd describe what an RPG is, and the explanation in
>the BBB is the best, IMO. Would FASA object if I used theirs and said that
>FASA wrote it?

Check with your teacher about proper citation of printed works.
As long as it's in a paper, and cited properly, you can use it as a
reference without even having to ask.

They'd probably like it if you did though! ;-)
In fact they might even give you a quote or two you can use for the article.

Steven A. Tinner
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From:	Josh strago@***.com
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 07 Sep 1999 01:15:11 -0400

Message no. 3 "Steven A. Tinner" wrote:

> > I'm going to be writing an article for my school paper to advertise for
> >SR players. I thought I'd describe what an RPG is, and the explanation in
> >the BBB is the best, IMO. Would FASA object if I used theirs and said that
> >FASA wrote it?
>
> Check with your teacher about proper citation of printed works.
> As long as it's in a paper, and cited properly, you can use it as a
> reference without even having to ask.
>
> They'd probably like it if you did though! ;-)
> In fact they might even give you a quote or two you can use for the article.
>

Oh, you misunderstood (or I have). I meant my school NEWSPAPER. Very
different than a research or thesis paper, I think you would agree ;^)

> Steven A. Tinner
> bluewizard@*****.com
> http://listen.to/tinner
> "God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my bombardier."

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From:	Ereskanti@*.com Ereskanti@*.com
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 02:15:42 EDT

Message no. 4 In a message dated 9/6/1999 10:48:50 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
strago@***.com writes:

> I'm going to be writing an article for my school paper to advertise for
> SR players. I thought I'd describe what an RPG is, and the explanation in
> the BBB is the best, IMO. Would FASA object if I used theirs and said that
> FASA wrote it?

Hmmm...I don't *think* they'd mind as long as you used proper quotations and
made the relevant connection/acknowledgements. Just be prepared, I don't
know what kind of a place/school you attend, but depending on where it is and
the prevelant attitudes of the teachers, student body and/or parent body, you
could be opening yourself up to problems.

As always, wish I wish you luck...

-K

From:	Sebastian Wiers m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 02:03:02 -0700

Message no. 5 > Oh, you misunderstood (or I have). I meant my school NEWSPAPER. Very
> different than a research or thesis paper, I think you would agree ;^)

Nope, Tinners advice applies to newspapers- "Fair Use" covers quoting a
certain amount of text for review purposes. If you want a nice discusion
of what a roleplaying game is, the earthdawn CD had one, and you could
probaly get a copy of that text from someone (maybe even FASA). I'd bet
the Shadowrun quickstart rules also have such a text.

Mongoose

From:	Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:05:49 +0200

Message no. 6 According to Sebastian Wiers, at 2:03 on 7 Sep 99, the word on
the street was...

> Nope, Tinners advice applies to newspapers- "Fair Use" covers quoting a
> certain amount of text for review purposes. If you want a nice discusion
> of what a roleplaying game is, the earthdawn CD had one, and you could
> probaly get a copy of that text from someone (maybe even FASA). I'd bet
> the Shadowrun quickstart rules also have such a text.

Surprisingly, the Quick Start Rules don't really have much in the way of a
down-to-earth explanation of roleplaying games. Three paragraphs is about
it, and after that it goes on straight to the basics of the rules.

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From:	David Hinkley dhinkley@***.org
Subject:	A small question
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:28:55 -0700

Message no. 7 Date sent: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 23:52:14 -0400
From: Josh <strago@***.com>
To: ShadowRN <shadowrn@*********.org>
Subject: A small question
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> I'm going to be writing an article for my school paper to advertise for
> SR players. I thought I'd describe what an RPG is, and the explanation in
> the BBB is the best, IMO. Would FASA object if I used theirs and said that
> FASA wrote it?
>
Why not ask FASA? I don't have an E-Mail address for them but someone on
this list must. Can someone out there supply this gentleman with a contact e-
mail address?

David G. Hinkley
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