Talk:Borderline (magazine)

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Link? edit

there is no link for the magazine is it downloadable magazine ? i think the site was http://www.borderlinemagazine.co.uk/ but doesn't work right now

This magazine was a downloadable magazine which no longer exists and the website from which you could download issues also no longer exists. Some issues can be downloaded from a blog set up by former contributors, the address is in the body of the main article.

Copy violation? edit

Latest comment: 16 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

I flagged the page as having Marketspeak but checking the link I see a lot of this is because the key sections (like the opening and closing sections) are lifted verbatim from here. Given the obvious copy violation and the tone of the content I think this needs a radical rewrite. (Emperor 11:38, 18 April 2007 (UTC))Reply

Both version were written by the same person, so there is no copy violation. If the previous editor - Emperor - believes this needs a radical rewrite he should be aware of just about every other entry for comics magazine on the wikipedia site. Also, it is possible that 'Emperor' has a vested interest in debunking this entry. (User:Allerton

I am intrigued by that claim as I have no vested interest (I'd not heard about it before stumbling across it on a general tidy-up) and if you, or any other user, has concerns I did then they are free to ask for a second opinion on the Comics Project talk page but I can assure you my only interest is making all the entries as high quality as possible. Reading the comment below and double checking edit history you are right that the blog post is actually taken from here which is fine (I missed it as the text was tiny) and you'll notice I didn't actually flag this up as actual copyright violation - I was expressing a concern. That said the entry is still written like an advert and needs to be re-written to fit with the standards expected of an encyclopedia. Again if you think I have some kind of agenda then you are welcome to request further opions on the Comics Project talk page and I'd be more than happy to go with the consensus opinion from there. (Emperor 21:46, 23 May 2007 (UTC))Reply

The outside link gives a link to Wikipedia as the source "Source : Wikipedia/Borderline"

The outside link is the only live page to download some of the Borderline issues. All issues are free and it is not a commercial venture.(User:Krimsun10:38, 23 May 2007 (GMT))

"Reading the comment below and double checking edit history you are right that the blog post is actually taken from here which is fine (I missed it as the text was tiny) and you'll notice I didn't actually flag this up as actual copyright violation - I was expressing a concern." You're welcome to flag this Emperor but as one of the writers and project members of Borderline I have no objection to the material being used on the blog. It also links to Wikipedia and is covered under the GFDL agreement - even so - if Wikipedia have a problem with the use of the text on the blog they only have to say and it will be altered. In the greater scheme of things it's not actually worth mentioning. Your concerns are noted and appreciated.(User:Krimsun20:55, 24 May 2007 (GMT))

Assessment comment edit

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Borderline (magazine)/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

I can't understand how the guy who flagged this can call it an advert. How can it be an advert when it no longer exists. How can he also suggest that it's written without verification when a google search will verifiy its existence and the praise it received. Methinks, Emperor has a vested interest in debunking one of the seminal moments in comics magazine publishing. To quote Jose Arragantio - he is a tit.

Substituted at 21:36, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

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