Pet Spotlight - Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen has won the Pet Spotlight!
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Opossum
I'm still laughing at the fact the trophy is still there honestly, wasn't the last winner that had something up... didn't it get removed along with the profile?
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XFIERCE
uh, i don;t mind actually if they took it away. i never had the link up to nominate her in the first place.
and i honestly thought most people would know that i didn;t write that lol its pretty obvious that shes a fan pet :l
i just forgot to put the authors name.
theres 3mill down the drain :/
no need to get all hurt jeeze. you're making it a bigger deal than it actually is :l
and i honestly thought most people would know that i didn;t write that lol its pretty obvious that shes a fan pet :l
i just forgot to put the authors name.
theres 3mill down the drain :/
no need to get all hurt jeeze. you're making it a bigger deal than it actually is :l
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bella
It was obviously a tribute pet, ad from the cache the quote was in quotation marks, no rip off at all.
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Objection
"Am I the only one who feels kinda bad for the person who won?"
Not at all. :( I would be so incredibly excited that my pet won the spotlight...and then I'd realize "Hey, what happened to her profile?" and...yeah, such quick transitions from incredible joy to severe disappointment would bother me.
Not at all. :( I would be so incredibly excited that my pet won the spotlight...and then I'd realize "Hey, what happened to her profile?" and...yeah, such quick transitions from incredible joy to severe disappointment would bother me.
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Lantern
I don't understand why this hasn't been removed entirely. Like why does it still have a trophy? :|
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Lea
I enjoy the fact that spotlight winners only get this many comments if there's drama.
The profile was quite nice-looking though. Wish there had been more to it, at least a TC or something...
Shame they broke the rules.
The profile was quite nice-looking though. Wish there had been more to it, at least a TC or something...
Shame they broke the rules.
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Saturnine
Seeing Klassikal's link...wow.
1) That paragraph is copied from the book...and still has typos. If you're not going to write it, can you at least check over it?
1) That paragraph is copied from the book...and still has typos. If you're not going to write it, can you at least check over it?
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NECOLA
I've seen other pets win without stories even, or just something copied from another internet site, some facts, or a definition.
So is this any different?
From klassikal's link it clearly shouldn't have won due to just the lack of TC/Minion alone.
So is this any different?
From klassikal's link it clearly shouldn't have won due to just the lack of TC/Minion alone.
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Mod
I get that not everyone has read the books and plagarism can be hard to pick out, but I'm with others here wondering why the pet was even allowed into the queue when it clearly doesn't meet some of the other nom rules.
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Hylian
Just because not everyone knows a fandom does not mean it shouldn't be accepted. I agree with the choosing a new winner though... or taking more care with the submissions and accepted.
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rune_148
I think they shouldn't have accepted this pet in the first place. I know not everyone knows the book (or books?), but still..
@brittanygirl - They didn't clear the TC and all of that, just the profile. This pet just didn't have items in it's TC and it didn't have a minion either.
@brittanygirl - They didn't clear the TC and all of that, just the profile. This pet just didn't have items in it's TC and it didn't have a minion either.
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DarkVixen28
Should have been caught before they won. :/ Honestly, if they got slapped with a rule violation I don't think they deserve to stay the winner. That's just me.
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violette
Kay. with this. I see why they would clear the profile. But why would you clear the TC/minion etc. ? If it was cleared for plagiarism? Seems sort of stupid. I'd rather keep the profile and maybe just take the time to clear the description/all text.
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Katts
If they can add the credit to the author and the pet's full name than it's a beautifully laid out page. I read those books recently and the atmosphere of the pet's page is great in comparison =) I'd love to see some overlay art for this one.
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ROCK
I'm glad Klassikal linked to the google Cache version, because I love to see these. Love love love the hunger games. It's a bummer there was no credit to the author though. It might be all the papers I've had to write, but ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES.
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NightWalkerVampier
All you have to do to have a fan pet is source the things that aren't yours, and put it in quotes...
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Professor
You figured they would have caught this before he even got nominated.
Sad, it sounds like it would have been a really cool pet.
Sad, it sounds like it would have been a really cool pet.
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Tessalia
I'm glad to see a Celinox winning this, but it's so sad about the profile! They could have told the owner before he won, so that this didn't happen! I hope the profile gets fixed soon, I really want to see it! u__u
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odduckOasis
I have gotten a warning for a violation before, which was the pet's name on display wasn't exactly the same as what was on display (such as a nickname) and if I didn't fix it, it would have gotten cleared. Thankfully I was on at the time of the violation and so I answered the ticket and fixed it straight away. This actually could have been a name violation and the user simply wasn't around to fix it. Even if it was a matter of quoting the source of the story, that could have easily been fixed as well.
I'm sure the reason the trophy was not removed is because if the user simply fixes the page to comply to the rules, they can keep the trophy. No need to take it away as long as they fix it.
Granted, we should all know these rules beforehand so that this doesn't happen, but not everyone is so careful.
All the same, good luck! xD;
I'm sure the reason the trophy was not removed is because if the user simply fixes the page to comply to the rules, they can keep the trophy. No need to take it away as long as they fix it.
Granted, we should all know these rules beforehand so that this doesn't happen, but not everyone is so careful.
All the same, good luck! xD;
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kirigiri_382
Is it me, or when a pet has something wrong with it, the other nine hundred people care?
Agreeing with Manhattan here.
Agreeing with Manhattan here.
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Sabrina_799
This pet could have been so much better. The hunger games is a series that deserves an amazing profile, overlay, treasure chest, original story written by a true fan, and a treasure chest that relates to the story. Not a quote and a flashy profile. :/
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Saga
Shame it's cleared D:
If the rules were violated though, so be it. Don't see why the trophy's still there though
If the rules were violated though, so be it. Don't see why the trophy's still there though
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Olympus
Read the books. They're good. And you made Katniss who she really is--A girl on fire!
"THIS PET PROFILE HAS BEEN CLEARED DUE TO A RULE VIOLATION." :/ I love seeing the profiles, it's what completes the pet.
"THIS PET PROFILE HAS BEEN CLEARED DUE TO A RULE VIOLATION." :/ I love seeing the profiles, it's what completes the pet.
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Saturnine
Would like to see it anyway, regardless of broken rules. I was disappointed to see it was gone.
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Jessi
NEVERMIND. Googlecache highlights things weird and I now see the full name. I stand corrected!
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Jessi
Well also, according to Klassikal's cache, the pet's name (as in the pet's ACTUAL name, not a character name) was nowhere on the profile - which is also a rule violation.
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HYPEBEAST
Personally, I don't think that copying stuff directly and crediting the creator alone is enough for winning. There should be something own (like drawings etc.)
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Persys
I'm assuming it was cleared not because it was a direct quote from the book, but because the author+source wasn't credited ANYWHERE on the pet's profile. I'm sure it's generally okay to quote things, in the same way it's okay to make a fan pet and use official artwork, but you have to include the source for what you're using somewhere. It's not okay to make a fanpet and not give credit for the material and ideas you're using.
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Hope
Quote:
I'm wondering the same. Is it not allowed when the profile states that quotes are used?
So is this because the quote was directly from the book or in general? If so that would mean we could kiss fan pets good bye, correct?
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Klassikal
But that passage of text really was all there was to the pet. Seems kind of strange that it would have made it through to the Winners Queue. :/
(That and a dark themed profile...no treasure chest, no overlay, no minion...)
(That and a dark themed profile...no treasure chest, no overlay, no minion...)
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Lavabeast
Lmao @ "the pet shouldn't have been accepted into the queue at all". Yes, because clearly everyone has read all of the same books, is aware of every character in every book ever, and can easily recognize when text has been plagiarized from any source on the planet.
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Floozie
So is this because the quote was directly from the book or in general? If so that would mean we could kiss fan pets good bye, correct?
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Klassikal
Quote:
Oh. That makes more sense. :/ Ouch
The reason for the profile clearing was plagiarism, I believe.
The "story" was ripped directly from a book.
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Jodie
Shame it was cleared, although I understand why if the bio was just copy/paste from the book. I love the hunger games so I'd have loved to have seen this pet done with the correct standards and such c:
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Norn
So, if it is cleared due to a rule violation, why is it still a winner? This does not make any sense - 1. no one else gets a chance today, 2. whatever the rule violation is there should be no trophy for it.
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MageGladen
Seriously, if its breaking a rule it shouldn't win. Give it to someone else or tell them BEFORE they win so they can fix it.
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Esbreeon
The reason for the profile clearing was plagiarism, I believe.
The "story" was ripped directly from a book.
Also, I agree with Icarus -- Pet profiles that violate the rules should not even be accepted in the first place.
The "story" was ripped directly from a book.
Also, I agree with Icarus -- Pet profiles that violate the rules should not even be accepted in the first place.
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Chrisabell
I personally don't think this pet should be awarded for a rule break, but that's just my opinion.
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finch
What did the pet look like before? :s
I just wish they wouldn't accept rule breaking pets into the queue to begin with...
I just wish they wouldn't accept rule breaking pets into the queue to begin with...
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Opossum
Well. Glad to see it was cleared. Doesn't take much effort to copy/paste a direct quote from a book and call it a story.
How disappointing I would assume.
How disappointing I would assume.
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twocents
"THIS PET PROFILE HAS BEEN CLEARED DUE TO A RULE VIOLATION."
Well, that's disappointing. :/
Well, that's disappointing. :/
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Vague
I clicked on this to look at the profile, didn't get the references so I googled the character's name - but when I came back to look at it again all I saw was 'this pet profile has been cleared due to a rule violation'. What's going on there?
The original profile layout was gorgeous, but I found that the lack of treasure/overlay/minion made it a bit bland.
The original profile layout was gorgeous, but I found that the lack of treasure/overlay/minion made it a bit bland.
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Chime
Haven't read the Hunger Games so the description just confused me. XD Beautiful profile, though! Congrats. :)
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Francine