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tinkerbell



Joined: 08 May 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:47 pm    Post subject: Copyright? Reply with quote

I think I'm going to get confused by the presence of "thinkerbell" and I know I'm "tinkerbell" so woe be it for anyone else trying to work out who's who.

Can I claim copyright on a name and its near matches?

Should Dave have allowed such a close match?

Maybe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

What do the panel think?
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justme



Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 1944
Location: Istanbul

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, so you are different people! I was confused, thought maybe you'd amended your name.

Maybe it would help if you had avatars? Or maybe thinkerbell (cuz she's new) should change her name, or add some numbers. Or something.
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Baba Alex



Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

justme wrote:
Ah, so you are different people! I was confused, thought maybe you'd amended your name.

Maybe it would help if you had avatars? Or maybe thinkerbell (cuz she's new) should change her name, or add some numbers. Or something.


Aren't you 31?
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yaramaz



Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 2384
Location: Not where I was before

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quoting Baba who quoted justme

Quote:
justme wrote:
Ah, so you are different people! I was confused, thought maybe you'd amended your name.

Maybe it would help if you had avatars? Or maybe thinkerbell (cuz she's new) should change her name, or add some numbers. Or something.


Aren't you 31?


Ah no, silly, I am 31. And ghost. And dmb.
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Baba Alex



Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yaramaz wrote:
Quoting Baba who quoted justme

Quote:
justme wrote:
Ah, so you are different people! I was confused, thought maybe you'd amended your name.

Maybe it would help if you had avatars? Or maybe thinkerbell (cuz she's new) should change her name, or add some numbers. Or something.


Aren't you 31?


Ah no, silly, I am 31. And ghost. And dmb.


Which means you're me.

So I'm 31 ghost and DMB.

and a little bit hungry.
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justme



Joined: 18 May 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought I was 31 and ghost!

I'm definitely neither tinker- nor thinker- bell. I'm sometimes yaramaz. I rarely wear eyeliner.
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Baba Alex



Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

justme wrote:
I thought I was 31 and ghost!

I'm definitely neither tinker- nor thinker- bell. I'm sometimes yaramaz. I rarely wear eyeliner.


Is it just me or....I confused now.
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dmb



Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is also an NMB, which confuses me.
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djidji



Joined: 15 Sep 2006
Posts: 19
Location: ist.tr

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:45 am    Post subject: Re: Copyright? Reply with quote

tinkerbell wrote:
I think I'm going to get confused by the presence of "thinkerbell" and I know I'm "tinkerbell" so woe be it for anyone else trying to work out who's who.

Can I claim copyright on a name and its near matches?

Should Dave have allowed such a close match?

Maybe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

What do the panel think?


gosh, i'd no idea! sorry! Embarassed i used to read in these forums when i first got into teaching, so may be then i might have seen ur name, but got no memory about it...
so in this sense u might be right about the flattery Very Happy i subconsiously admire ur nick Smile
anyway, promise to think of a new one now coz that stuff with the avatars's too complicated for me Laughing !
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Baba Alex



Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dmb wrote:
There is also an NMB, which confuses me.

There will only ever be one dmb, you're a legend. You ARE this board.

Well you and 31 / mark loyd / thrifty etc.
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dmb



Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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There will only ever be one dmb
thank god for that.
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tavsan0



Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 62
Location: �anakkale, Turkey

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guesSSs mine is easy enough... tavsan0! with my oversized bunny pic!! No Confusion there then Smile

Any ex bakirkoy would know "tavsan Pete"... So I figured I'd keep with my old "nick " here on EsL Cafe... saves confusionNn...but saying that I do have an "aka"...."roadkillwabbit"....more bunny nonsense!!!

wish I was still 31..."sigh...."

"Rotten decaying bunnies in bins... attract doggsSs...(and maybe the odd cat too!!)
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djidji



Joined: 15 Sep 2006
Posts: 19
Location: ist.tr

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sht cant change the nick...

must i write to holy Dave for this too?

sorry 'adash'
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justme



Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 1944
Location: Istanbul

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks everyone, for clearing up all the confusion. Now I can start wearing eyeliner again.

Thinkerbell, you may just have to make a new sign-in identity altogether. Then just announce in your first post that you're the poster formerly known as thinkerbell...
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djidji



Joined: 15 Sep 2006
Posts: 19
Location: ist.tr

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

guys, i asked Dave to change my nick from thinkerbell to djidji... u think he'll do it?

hope no other similarities will come out this time Rolling Eyes
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so u can call me djidji from now on Razz

justme, dont wanna make new account coz i have to make another mail subscribtion and its too much of a work Smile but thanks anyway :*
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