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Splitter
Joined: 19 May 2003
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Location: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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| Why does Macbeth look like Hellsing's Father Anderson? |
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Agoston
Joined: 22 Aug 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:04 pm |
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| Holy crap, poor guy and his daughter, I think no matter how much he promotes it no one is gonna buy a book that looks like that either way. |
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fighterholic
Joined: 28 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:13 pm |
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Brutal consequences there  |
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Juhachi
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:23 pm |
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Hey, it's good PR, right? Maybe the guy did it on purpose to get some free advertisement of the book in the freaking NY Times.  |
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Agoston
Joined: 22 Aug 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:26 pm |
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| Juhachi wrote: | | Hey, it's good PR, right? Maybe the guy did it on purpose to get some free advertisement of the book in the freaking NY Times. |
That's an interesting view, but I'm not sure if the NY Times would bother with stuff like this. |
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Paploo
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:27 pm |
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I have the Hamlet ed. and these are pretty good quality for Shakespeare adaptions........ these are usually shelved in the Shakespeare sections of bookstores btw
It's too bad for the librarian- he was proud of his daughter, and wanted to help her promote her work. They should have some kind of way, even a small one, for personal stuff like this. |
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rankothefiremage
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:03 pm |
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| so this is wrong but the NYC city councle waving their own term limits isn't? |
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:15 pm |
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| Sounds like they're trying to apply a broad interpretation of the law to an isolated circumstance, in order to shake the guy down for a "donation". |
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marzipan.dragon
Joined: 18 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:22 pm |
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Hm. I too feel a bit bad for the father, and -although it seems he should have known better- it is understandable that he wants to promote a book his daughter worked on.
BTW, I like this version of 'Macbeth', and the version of 'Hamlet' by the same publisher. The text is edited but not paraphrased, and the illustrations make reading it a different experience from just reading the play. I found it in the manga section and bought it on a whim - it may be a nice introduction for someone who otherwise might not pick up a Shakespeare play. (..or for lazy students who can read it quickly..)  |
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BleuVII
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Location: Fukushima, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:33 pm |
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| My first thought was, "dang it, isn't there a place in society for being proud of your family anymore?" But then I read the article, and the WAY he promoted this manga, calling it the best book ever written, went over the top. |
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CCSYueh
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:46 pm |
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| BleuVII wrote: | | My first thought was, "dang it, isn't there a place in society for being proud of your family anymore?" But then I read the article, and the WAY he promoted this manga, calling it the best book ever written, went over the top. |
It's in the same category as all those disclaimers that various contests (say McDonald's Monopoly) isn't open to family members of employees since should they win, some might protest the family member had unfair access to the game pieces, etc.
Most places frown on nepotism. If dad wanted to be proud, he could have made a web page promoting it. |
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frentymon
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Joined: 27 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:06 pm |
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| Agoston wrote: | | That's an interesting view, but I'm not sure if the NY Times would bother with stuff like this. |
They already did. This ANN news article's source is the NY Times.
Anyway, light offense, light punishment. A $500 fine isn't exactly very harsh on the punishment scale. Nor is promoting a family member's work in that manner very tasteful. If I can get a $400 ticket for speeding on the freeway at 2 AM when I'm literally the only one on the road except for the cop who caught me, this doesn't seem like anything unfair or out of the ordinary. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: Chihuahua Island
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:24 am |
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| Paploo wrote: | I have the Hamlet ed. and these are pretty good quality for Shakespeare adaptions........ these are usually shelved in the Shakespeare sections of bookstores btw
It's too bad for the librarian- he was proud of his daughter, and wanted to help her promote her work. They should have some kind of way, even a small one, for personal stuff like this. |
If you do a exception for one person, there would have to be a exception for everyone else though. Though what the father did was wrong and he should have known better, he should be glad he got a light sentence.
Just because this is his daughter doesn't justify anything. Shamelessly advertising work, when the work isn't allowed to be advertised isn't a way to get on the higher ups good side.
Something tells me the board won't be as nice if he does this a second time, he could even lose his job and have this incident permently written on his records. On a side note, that is one creepy looking manga. What is that, Hellsing or Mcbeth? Also, calling this the "best written story" is way too exaggerated. |
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teh*darkness
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:56 am |
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| Lulz... |
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Mr. sickVisionz
Joined: 28 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:46 am |
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| LOL @ him calling it the best book ever written. |
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