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you might want to put this on the front page....
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...or at least in the rules blurb on the submissions page.

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I'm not removing stuff that's already been approved (unless I get several complaints about it that I think are justified).
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Don't blame you: it would take days going through Malcolm's alone ;-)

Phil

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Out of curiosity, would a parody like "As queers go bi"-Michael Florio be accepted if submitted under these new rules?  because I need to know where the fine line is...
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that would be fine. while it's refering to homosexuality, it's not anything that wouldn't be said on the six o'clock news.

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that would be fine. while it's refering to homosexuality, it's not anything that wouldn't be said on the six o'clock news.
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i.e. referring to the status is fine, but describing the act itself would be beyond the bounds of taste, so to speak...

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D*mn! Just as we were putting the finishing touches on "Voyeurs, Cuffs and Honey" and were going to dedicate it to Johnny D..... ;)
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Aww, gee, thank you so much - I wish I could see that parody, M & P !  Maybe if I come up with a suitable Email address (temporary) you could send it to me?  Or maybe Chucky could arrange something?

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Define "sex" š;D
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dont ask Clinton

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i.e. referring to the status is fine, but describing the act itself would be beyond the bounds of taste, so to speak...
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ah-ha I see...alright, Im in no danger with my newer ones...

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Aww, gee, thank you so much - I wish I could see that parody, M & P !  Maybe if I come up with a suitable Email address (temporary) you could send it to me?  Or maybe Chucky could arrange something?
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I think I'd be interested in seeing that one too..lol   ;)

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Double entendre should still be open season, though?  Eh Chuck, any thoughts on that that maybe the group should know?   ???

I think you putting your foot down on this issue is a very good idea.
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yeah, that's ok... I said as much on one that was posted Sunday, but I'm sure not many people have seen it.

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Can the original song be about sex as long as the parody isn't? I need to know this because I just wrote a parody called "I Want Your Chex," and I wanted to know before I submitted it.
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yeah that's fine

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If anyone wants a central location to just share the naughty ones (sorry, no cool features like Chucky offers,) I set up a quick and dirty Yahoogroup for that purpose.    http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/wronglyrics   Feel free to use it if you want.  


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Good idea, Melhi

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If anyone wants a central location to just share the naughty ones (sorry, no cool features like Chucky offers,) I set up a quick and dirty Yahoogroup for that purpose.    http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/wronglyrics   Feel free to use it if you want.  


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I checked it out, but when you get a Yahoo ID it requires you to fill out 'sex' and creates a profile that apparently shows your gender... So Pippin and I cannot use it... :'(

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I checked it out, but when you get a Yahoo ID it requires you to fill out 'sex' and creates a profile that apparently shows your gender... So Pippin and I cannot use it... :'(
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Ahh... I had forgotten they'd changed to a forced selection on that one.  I used to leave it (and several other questions) blank, myself.  

You can subscribe to groups on yahoogroups by e-mail.  When you do, you aren't a registered Yahoogroups member, so you can't access your subscription settings to make changes or view any of the members-only features on the group's section of the website (unfortunately, to cut down on spam, just about everything needs to be set to members-only access.)  The listowner can make subscription setting changes for you, when you need them.  To sub a group by e-mail, you'd send a blank e-mail to listname-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  replacing "listname" with the name of the list.  The correct e-mail subscription address is included on the first page of every group's section.

Chucky's keeping WhatFreaks open another year, so it's probably a moot point with the wronglyrics forum, but I thought I'd mention e-mail subs in case you ever want to join some other group without specifying gender, sometime.  :)  



 

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Folks, we all need to support Chucky G on this issue, big time!

This is an issue of cold hard business reality and Internet economics.

If we want Amiright to continue, Chucky needs to maintain and increase the traffic flow/number of hits/eyeball count of Amiright....advertising revenues depend on it.

If search engines and other entities currently listing links to Amiright flag and drop Amiright because of too much blatantly sexual content, the result would be less hits, less traffic, and, consequently, less advertising revenue to keep Amiright going and growing.

When Chucky instituted a no-sexual-topic-song-parody-policy, he didn't do it because he's a prude, he did it because he is shrewd....and we should support him in this.   If search engines and other entities currently listing links to Amiright start dropping Amiright because they find too much blatantly sexual content here, that's bad for everyone who enjoys Chucky's excellent website.

I'm with you 100% on this, Chuck - thanks again for doing your best to maintain and increase Amiright's World Wide Web prominence.

And if that means an occasional song parody must be turned down due to too much blatantly sexual content, well, so be it !!

Thanks again,
Johnny D

(P.S. - But Chucky - please confirm for all us parody authors - that you will still consider posting parodies that are cleverly written to be able to be read as having a non-sexual meaning, i.e. well-written double-entendres that could, but do not have to be, read in a sex-related light.....thanks!)
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Everybody - Chucky already responded to this on the "System Announcements" board - I highly recommend that everyone read his response - it's very clear, friendly, and informative!

Thanks Chuck!

Johnny D

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(P.S. - But Chucky - please confirm for all us parody authors - that you will still consider posting parodies that are cleverly written to be able to be read as having a non-sexual meaning, i.e. well-written double-entendres that could, but do not have to be, read in a sex-related light.....thanks!)
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yes, that's fine.  As I point out in the System announcements board, I'm perfectly fine with a parody that can be read with a non-sexual meaning and still make sense.  

The best example I can give is Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" (still a favorite of mine, listening to that album now as a matter of fact).  On the surface it appears to be about working out, but reading a little more (and not a heck of a lot more) into the lyrics, realizes getting physical isn't about gym exercise but more intimate exercises.  

It's a fine line to walk, and I'm pretty picky, but you're always welcome to send an email (with the rejected parody) to me and I'll try and point out something I think can be changed, etc. I'm more flexible than the movie rating boards in that I'll tell you what in particular is wrong.

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If anyone wants a central location to just share the naughty ones (sorry, no cool features like Chucky offers,) I set up a quick and dirty Yahoogroup for that purpose.    http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/wronglyrics   Feel free to use it if you want.  


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