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BLACK JACK FANART By ClaudiaKat

Okay…I was
supposed to post the blog on cosplaying, but as it turned out, I would
need more material for me to actually write it. Since I’ll be attending
a convention over the weekend, it will be the perfect opportunity for
me to get reunited with and gather information from friends who are
avid cosplayers. Expect it very early Monday morning.

Anyway, I’m
thankful at least that some people are now posting real comments below,
although I must be honest enough to admit that I am still NOT keen on
RETAINING the "Members Speak" section. But since the "issues" and other
questions keep on getting resurrected over and over and over again,
this will be my FINAL word on the matter. To those who continue to
bother me about how they should post their profiles, put up an avatar,
etc., etc. INSTEAD of writing to the webmaster with their complaints,
I’ve posted a simple tutorial on how you could do it. I’ve also posted
a few rules on how you should conduct yourself in the blog and in the
profiles of others. PLEASE COPY/PASTE THIS TO YOUR WORD PROGRAM SO I
WOULDN’T HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN. If there’s one thing I
really hate, it’s repeating myself over and over again.

ANIMAX WEBSITE TUTORIAL: HOW TO GET AROUND THE GLITCHES

As a user of this
site, from what I’ve observed, the glitches of the website DO NOT occur
because of the number of inactive users. Neither do these inactive
users and their profiles occupy a significant amount of space that
would cause the problems that are plaguing the site of late. As I
mentioned in the previous blog, the glitches occur because of the
constant wear and tear that the ACTIVE members have been pushing this
site through, especially during high "traffic" hours, usually in the
afternoons and evenings. Sadly, this is at the expense of new members
whose profiles and avatars end up being lined up in a sort of "virtual
queue", so that their information pop up days after they had joined.
Plus, there are also quite a few problems that I’ve noted.

I’ve decided to break up this tutorial for NEW MEMBERS and for ACTIVE MEMBERS.

1. Think
carefully about the nick you would want to be known by and STICK WITH
IT. I really don’t see any reason why a person should constantly change
his or her nicks.

2. There is a
section in the Profile called "About Me" wherein you put all the
information that you would want your future friends to know about you.
DO NOT TYPE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION DIRECTLY INTO THE BOX.

3. First, TYPE or
DRAFT your "About Me" information on MS Word or any other word program
that you have. "About Me" has a character limit of around 850
characters. Keep your information WITHIN that limit. If you don’t know
how to check for the word/character count, on your Word Program, Click
"Tools" > Click "Word Count". Another good reason why you should
draft your "About Me" info first is for you to be able to read
beforehand what information you would want included and delete those
that you feel are unimportant. Make sure that ALL the info is there, so
you wouldn’t have to edit it time and again. STICK WITH THE PROFILE
THAT YOU’VE POSTED.

4. I should
mention this. Include in your "About Me" Profile about the friends you
would like and do not like to have. There is one new member whom I
admire for posting, even in the blog, about people NOT adding her if
they don’t like to make friends with Vietnamese, or other nationalities
for that matter. Specify what you DO NOT LIKE in people. Some members
act as if they are way too familiar with the other person when they
don’t know them at all. This way, you can avoid rude and nasty
arguments.

4. Once you’ve made your FINAL version for "About Me", copy/paste it to the box and click "Update".

5. Have a folder for Avatars inside your computer. Select ONE avatar that you would like to use for ONE MONTH.

6. The avatar
should be EXACTLY 75 x 75 pixels in size. Even if it says the system
will automatically resize larger images, DO NOT post a 100 x 100 pixel
or larger sized avatar.

7. Some avatars
despite being at the exact size may not load immediately because it is
in high resolution. Try to lower the resolution first using Photoshop
or other imaging program.

8. If your
profiile or avatar does not load, then it is on queue. Wait for a
minimum of 24 hours to a maximum of 3 days for the profile/avatar to
appear.

9. If avatars or
profiles still don’t appear after 3 days, CONTACT THE WEBMASTER at
webmaster@animax-asia.com for SEA and webmaster@animaxindia.com for
India. DON’T BUG THE BLOGGER ABOUT TECHNICAL MATTERS.

1. DO NOT CHANGE
NICKS. Think about the nickname you want to go by and STICK WITH IT. I
don’t see why anyone should constantly change aliases. Sorry, but only
criminals do that.

1. DO NOT
CONSTANTLY UPDATE YOUR PROFILES. Same as for new members, do a COMPLETE
and FINAL version of your "About Me" information using the procedure
above. STICK WITH IT!

2. DO NOT CHANGE
AVATARS FREQUENTLY. You are preventing newbies from posting their own
icons. Limit avatar changes to ONCE A MONTH!

1. ALWAYS BE
POLITE AND COURTEOUS, not just to the blogger and moderators but to
your fellow members as well. DO NOT USE THE BLOG AS A CHATROOM.

2. WATCH WHAT YOU
TYPE! Some members tend to act as if they are already "familiar" with
or have judged their fellow member to be of a certain type of
personality. If you feel someone is being way too familiar with you,
then say so nicely. There are also certain members who have offended me
greatly with their comments about me being a "racist" and exchanging
similar offensive name-calling to their fellow members. IF YOU CAN’T
SAY ANYTHING NICE, THEN SHUT UP!

3. The "Member
Speak" section of the blog has a 3,000 character limit. To make sure
that your comments are within the character limit, PLEASE TYPE THEM OUT
FIRST ON A WORD PROGRAM.

4. Although I do not consider myself a grammar nazi, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE COHERENT AND WOULD NOT BE MISREAD.

5. "Greetings"
and "Add me’s" will be tolerated but up to a certain point. To newbies
who are looking for new friends, INTRODUCE YOURSELF PROPERLY. Let me
give you an example: "Hi, I’m Charisa. I’m a huge fan of Animax,
and I particularly love anime like ‘Colourcloud Palace’ and ‘Honey
& Clover’. I even participate in cosplays. I am looking for friends
who share the same interests as me. However, I have to admit to not
liking rude and arrogant people. If you think you can be my friend,
then just click on my nick and visit my profile. Let’s chat a few
times. If we could be friends, then ‘Add Me’. THIS IS HOW I WOULD LIKE YOUR FRIENDSHIP SEARCHES TO BE FROM NOW ON.

6. To active
members who are looking for friends among the newbies, just simply
invite them to your profile by telling them to click on your nick.

7. LIMIT ADD ME’S AND GREETINGS TO ONLY ONE A DAY. There is no need to put a string of it up in the blog.

8. DO NOT POST
FRIENDSHIP SPAM, ANIME LYRICS OR ASCII ART IN THE BLOG OR MEMBER
PROFILES. You are cluttering up the site with useless stuff when the
space would be best used for offering/sharing information, comments and
suggestions.

9. If you have a
picture or read a news item that you feel would be worth sharing to
fellow members, POST THE LINK TO IT WHEN YOU COMMENT IN THE BLOG.

10. POST YOUR
CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE BLOG, THE ANIMAX WEBSITE
AND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR NEW SHOWS, IN THE MEMBER’S
SPEAK SECTION. Especially when the members are being polite about it, I
would often compile the comments and submit them as a complete report
to the Animax management. However, I must point out that not all
suggestions could be accommodated due to certain constraints. When this
happens, DO NOT GO ON A RANTING SPREE. You only make things worse for
yourself.

A FEW FINAL WORDS

Mizuha, I have to
agree with you about the Fan Ranking, although I don’t agree with you
regarding the inactive members. While Fan Ranking is meant to monitor
the activity of the members, it has been used as a gauge by a misguided
few to measure their "dubious" popularity. I’ve said it before in a
previous blog. JUST A CLICK OF "ADD ME" DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE FOUND A
GOOD FRIEND. If you want to find a friend, then get to know them first.
Don’t just add them automatically.

Regarding those
who have asked me why I have rejected their "Add Me" request: Put it
simply, you have insulted me and you have offended me. I certainly
wouldn’t like to have a friend who has judged me to be someone I’m not.
If you have gotten on my bad side, and believe me I am a very patient
and tolerant person, I would never like to have you for a friend.

Regarding those
who left: All I could say is this. They have posted certain
suggestions, which were not really feasible, given the attitudes and
behaviors that their fellow members here have. While chatrooms, etc,
would’ve made interaction easier, the members have NOT demonstrated
that they are capable of behaving properly. Ask any website moderator
how much trouble flame wars are. This is what I’ve been trying to
avoid. Unfortunately, these people have taken my comments in the
previous blog negatively and have taken the immature route by choosing
to leave. It’s one thing to give criticisms, but if you yourself can’t
handle receiving criticisms, frankly, I don’t know how you could
survive in the real world. The world does not revolve around one person
alone; there are also others to consider. I was happy to ignore all
the"Add Me’s", rude comments, etc. But when I saw members hurting other
members, that’s when I couldn’t take it anymore. I won’t deny that I’m
a very pretty straightforward person, but only when I’m forced to be.
Up to now, I DO NOT regret what I have written in the two previous
blogs. So, no, I WILL NOT make any apologies.

Finally to UNIQUE
and anyone else interested in cosplaying, better give me specific
questions so I could ask them from real live cosplayers and the
organizers of the cosplaying event this weekend.

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