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Marc Bourgoin on
Heyyo, also, why three options on the poll? It was a yes and no question... makes no sense since they didn't even factor it in.
Marc Bourgoin on
Heyyo, tbh never commented before but meow? I dunno, to me it feels dirty to screw over PayPal slacker backers... hopefully they were able to get a refund if they felt offended by this decision...tbh I wish I could get a refund on this Kickstarter now. I don't want to be part of this anymore but oh well too late for me anyways.
Ben Fries on
@Jonathan The Kickstarter process was outsourced to a company that "specializes" in kickstarter campaigns, while possible that the people dealing with the actual merchandise (again may or may NOT be the same people that develop the game...you never can tell with big companies) thus had the final say in this poll regardless.
All I'm saying is this is likely just another case of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing (a typical phrase used on big campaigns and especially government organizations...). Let's say Company A develops the game (Yu Suzuki and associates), Company B manages the kickstarter and slackerbacker, THEN Company C manufactures the toys and products they give away... AND THEN you have Sony (likely has a hand in publishing) and Sega (actually owns the rights) all I'm saying is there's a LOT of hands this has to go through.
Wessel van Bendegem on
I had a hard time voting no on the poll.
But i did because i would not be a kickstarter exclusief reward and iwould undermine the exclusifity of the rewards.
I want the game to be the best it can. But if the paypal people dont want to pladge if they dont get the exclusif rewards the are the greedy ones.
They had plenty of time to pledge. I got a credit card just for this kickstarter.
Brandon A. C. Kilgore on
I didn't even get a link to vote until after they were tallied up. What bothers me is that if more people wanted it and the people running it did whatever they wanted anyway, how can we trust the people making the game to listen to us on future polls if they already determined that they could not care less about our opinions?
jonathan lwiza on
Ben Stanton I think they were trying not to offend backers, while rewarding, and incentivising the Paypal backers. I don't care gives negotiating room for the paypal guys
Ben Stanton on
I don't understand why "I don't care" was even an option. Why even bother voting on a poll if you don't care?
Bule on
@Blazing Hero: a good deal of the reward are offered to PayPal backers, yes. There are some other rewards besides those (such as the I AM SHENMUE 3 and the CHIBI YOU CAPSULE TOY rewards) at are not, however. This is fine and dandy. My point was that two of those 'kickstarter exclusives' (physical copy, toy capsules) are already available via PayPal, so why not allow the S3 World Telecom and Dreams Come True rewards as well?
I want as many people as possible to experience as much of Shenmue 3 as possible, and I want YsNet to get as much money as possible to make the best game possible.
Blazing Hero on
As Ghost of Tom pointed out they still get most of the rewards so what is the issue? They are only missing out on
SAVE SHENMUE DIGITAL UPGRADE at $39
PHYSICAL COPY PC, PS4 at $60
S3 WORLD TELECOM at $80
TOY CAPSULES - "I SHOULD BUY ONE" at $120
TOY CAPSULE BOX SET - "THIS IS COOL!" at $500
DREAMS COME TRUE at $1400
Those rewards were promised to be exclusive so they should remain exclusive. It would be dishonest to change it now.
Badgerdisco on
Surely we just want as much money to be raised as possible, if that means giving the rewards to paypall people, then so be it?
Noah Jung on
I know it really doesn't need to be repeated, but some of these illogical comments are driving me crazy. 27% is not a strong not a strong "No" - sure, the update misstated that point. More importantly, 31% is not a strong "Yes", which is why the decision was made as it was. No, this is not a democracy. This was an opinion poll - a courtesy. The decision made based off it came with a myriad of legal and business consequences - the individual poll takers' stakes in which were minimal. I would venture to guess that the correct business decision was made based off all the available data, even though we are not privy to all the legal and financial details that went into that decision.
Vaughan Martin on
So you decided to have a poll to see if Kickstarter exclusive rewards should be made available on Paypal. Then went with the group that came in dead last with the smallest number of votes? Bizarre. Not sure why you bothered having the poll in the first place.
Bule on
These are the only 'kickstarter exclusive' rewards:
SAVE SHENMUE DIGITAL UPGRADE at $39
PHYSICAL COPY PC, PS4 at $60
S3 WORLD TELECOM at $80
TOY CAPSULES - "I SHOULD BUY ONE" at $120
TOY CAPSULE BOX SET - "THIS IS COOL!" at $500
DREAMS COME TRUE at $1400
None of the other rewards are labelled as being kickstarter exclusive. The PS4 physical copy IS available on PayPal, with a PayPal slacker backer exclusive case. And the $120 and $500 toy capsule rewards are also available on PayPal, albeit in apparently a slightly different form. The only kickstarter exclusives NOT available on PayPal are the Save Shenmue Digital Upgrade, the S3 World Telecom and the Dreams Come True rewards.
ShenmueFan on
I understand there is a strong feeling by YU and team to protect those that donated during the kickstarter and made shenmue 3 a reality . However I could only afford 120 dollar pledge and I had to borrow that until next payday during kickstarter. However in march I will be getting the 500 dollar reward though PayPal. I honestly don't care if others have the chance to get kickstarter exclusives outside of kickstarter because all I care about is the funding going up so we can all have a better game. Seems the majority want them made available. We as a collective really wanna see shenmue get to 11 million dollars
Gareth Simpson on
Shenmue 3 is going to be a great masterpiece like previous games, the ue4 engine is great and will do great things for the Shenmue series long may Shenmue continue.
I suggest adding paypal exclusives to encourage more funding for those all important goals.
Gekiganga on
The thing with this poll is... the vast majority doesn't care so there will be no harm in including the extras to Paypal backers. From the small part of those who actually care about this matter the majority wants Paypal backers to get the extras too. So Awesome Japan siding with the minority who is against it shows EVERY other backer regardless of their votes that their voices are not respected by them. Even more they are taunted by declaring the minority a "strong response". This is not only a lost in potential sales but even more in trust. Why should people bother to participate in future polls if their opinion is rigorously ignored anyway?. This is yet another unparalleled marketing fail from Awesome Japan and once again shows their incompetence in handling the Shenmue franchise.
Phantom Duck on
It's the first time Shenmue fans let me down.
After 15 years of constant struggling, we managed to make the game a reality. The game should be the best experience for everyone. Nobody should want other people to be kept out of a certain gameplay feature. Share the love, that's what Shenmue is about.
You can't be true to Shenmue spirit if you don't want to share it with the rest of the fans. Pre-order exclusives may be common nowadays, but they belong to other franchises, not this one. Shenmue was kept alive solely by our love all those years. We should share this love, not keep it exclusive to certain people.
Shenmue needs to be as good an experience as it gets for EVERYONE, if we want it to be succesfull and see Shenmue 4 & 5 sometime on the future. And rest assured, if Yu had all the badget he wanted, the game would be the same masterpiece for every player, no matter if he had backed it or not. It's sellfish for us to wish otherwise.
Amateurasu on
I'm saddened and disappointed that spiteful pettiness has won out over sharing the Shenmue love.
The idea that someone else not getting to have something, is somehow valuable to you? Disgusting.
The King Of Wrong Style on
I agree with you
Dott on
When I read this section, it looks like everyone wants me to feel bad but my point:
- I backed a Kickstarter campaign at a certain level
- with this, several reward were promised
- Kickstarter exclusivity is part of this and as its own value.
For me, removing exclusivity is like you removed part of the reward you promised. I don't think it is a good idea to change the reward after the project is backed.
I can understand if there is some issue during the development, so everything cannot be fulfilled as expected. But this is not the case here.
John Paul on
The biggest problem is that now you have video game outlets false reporting on what actually happened. Why is it that anything associated with this community always turns to crap?
I wish the poll had never been created and that early backers got their perks and then additional separate perks were made for paypal slacker backers (which they did) WITH NO MENTION of possibly giving everyone the option later. Would have solved everything.
Ross Wagner on
70% didn't have a problem sharing. 30% percent never shared toys as kids. We are all here for the same reason, to get the game.
Ross Wagner on
" Considering the strong response from those of you who felt that the Exclusive Rewards should remain exclusive for the Kickstarter, those Exclusive Rewards will not be made available on the PayPal page as originally promised." That is so fucking silly. Majority wins... RE-VOTE
Robert Dawson on
As someone who backed at a fairly high level, I didn't even realize a poll was going on and even if I had - it was running between Christmas and New Years, when a lot of people are on holiday vacation. I think that the statistic you collected is too small of a sample size and that most of the "I don't care" votes would have voted yes if pressed to give an answer one way or another.
In the end - even though the voting majority margin feels slim - I think it's disheartening that you're still siding with the "No" votes instead of the "Yes" votes. I know that the normal backer rewards haven't changed but still - this is casting a negative light on Shenmue III and its future success. You should have followed what the poll reflected - that a majority (even a slim majority) said that "YES" the PayPal backers should have gotten the added rewards from Kickstarter.
I'd like to see a new poll get run - with a longer polling time. People probably weren't even AWARE that a poll like this was going on. (Especially if it was hidden in a Backer Update email right before Christmas.)
Nicolle Milesh on
I don't remember if I used Paypal or not ..and now I'm worried. Why would you do something like this?! It shouldn't matter if people used Paypal or not to help this project!!
Bule on
I agree with Dan Asenlund about the earlier 'who do you want to see more of in Shenmue 3?' questionnaire. The question asked one thing, the header for the question asked another.
Here is the response I've gotten from Awesome Japan/YsNet on this latest poll:
Hello Tom,
Thank you very much for your message. We understand that there is a lot of disappointment among fans who wanted the Kickstarter exclusives to be made available.
Since the launch of the Paypal campaign we have received numerous requests to remove exclusivity from certain Kickstarter rewards and make them available for the Slacker Backer campaign as well.
We held the poll as a method to gain more accurate insight on backer opinions concerning this matter since we could not be sure that the requests we received represented the opinion of the vast majority of the backers.
The poll was intended to gauge whether the backers felt that an exception could be made considering that the promise of exclusivity was already established. We felt that upholding this promise should be our foremost consideration.
The majority of respondents did not feel strongly enough about exclusivity to vote either yes or no. While the votes in favor of removing exclusivity marginally outnumbered those against, they did not represent a majority opinion in the poll.
The poll numbers do show that there are also many backers who do not wish to give up their exclusive rewards.
We feel that the logical conclusion to these results is to leave exclusivity as it is because there was not enough support to justify making an exception to go back on our original promise.
We are very happy that so many people responded and we hope we can continue to count on the support of the community.
Oscar & the Shenmue 3 Team
Dan Asenlund on
Zeil999: Disagree. I'm sure a fair part of the people who voted "either is fine" would have voted yes rather than no if they had to make a choice (see my previous comment). If they truly didn't care, why did they even vote in the first place? The only way to find out is to have a revote with only a yes and a no option. Because the bottom line here is that the C option didn't make any sense whatsoever (as I and many others have already stressed below), but again so didn't the the decision to have Ryo (!) on the list of characters we want to see more of in Shenmue III (and on top of it give it the headline "Who's your favorite character in Shenmue?". Dough!
Aurelien VANDOORINE on
Can't say I really understand how having a majority of mboth yes make the rewards accessible and I don't care, can make it that the rewards are not available to "slacker backers" via Paypal.
I honestly don't care if a "few" more people get those rewards itf it helps makes the game even better, that really is the only point that interest me. And I really believe ultimately every one who backed this game no matter their position on tis poll wants the best game.
So how do 4600 votes get's beaten by 4000 I really don't get why you did a poll if you don't don't follow the result of this poll.
Ahmad Al Shaibani on
I generally don't understand what happened.... I mean clearly the larger number of votes went for making the exclusives available, and either options are fine ..... doesn't that mean majority vote went for including exclusives on Paypal ? .... or was there a rule that if a certain percentage decided not to then the decision becomes so ....
Andrea Collier on
I voted yes on the survey. I got the calling card, among other items. I just don't understand why anyone would vote no. Making KS exclusive rewards available on pay pal, even for a short time, would only benefit the campaign for an even better Shenmue 3! Give the people who were unable to contribute on KS for one reason or another, a chance to get the exclusives. I recall during KS that several people mentioned their desire for certain exclusives, but were only able to use pay pal...Why not open these exclusives on pay pal for a certain amount of time to give those folks a chance?
Ash & Pilky <3 on
To all those calling the NO voters greedy and selfish, think of it this way. There was a clearly defined date for the Kickstarter and a clearly defined set of KS exclusive rewards. I had to go out of my way to be able to back it for the tier I wanted, as I'm guessing others have with the limited time available.
Now I can see why people would vote no, as they made the effort to go out of their way to back the KS exclusive rewards. The people who didn't back the KS are at fault, they had the option to back it with the KS exclusive rewards and chose not to.
Demanding the KS exclusive items for something they passed up on before, now that IS being greedy, they had the chance but didn't take it. I don't see any fault to the 'no' voters, they were told KS exclusive, they made sure to back it within the deadline, so if they wanna say 'no', then that is their right to.
I_miss_the_Dreamcast on
Just like the clickbait liberal media trying to destroy this game, because they're not involved with the project.
I_miss_the_Dreamcast on
Don't be selfish. You're alienating future backers by not making certain awards available to them. Those who voted No are sabotaging the project.
Anthony Garcia on
This is really upsetting for the PayPal backers. They deserve the rewards as well.
Krakn3dfx on
Wow, as a backer, I'm disappointed in the backers as a whole that they would be this selfish given the situation, and I think it only hurts additional funding opportunities from the community.
Shame on those who voted no, and shame on the staff for not taking the 3rd option into the consideration, which clearly shows that most people could care less one way or the other.
Actually, it's a shame this was even put to a vote. Of course people donating to development through Paypal should get the same benefits as the original 30 day backers. Those people clearly have the same desire for the game and to enjoy the experience this offers, but are being punished for not falling in some obligatory 30 day window.
Zeil999 on
No. I completely understand what you're trying to say. What I'm saying is that your logic is flawed. A vote for either is literally a neutral vote. So those votes are pointless in the grand scheme of things. It means they don't care if it's no or yes, leaving it up to the discretion of Ys Net. Ask a person who voted either is fine about the decision and see what they say. If they are upset with the decision, then they flat out voted wrong.
Rin on
This really upset people? lol Yes I also voted that I don't really care, I'm not gonna get upset or happy over either decisions since I have already secured a copy of what I want. I don't know anyone else that would have wanted something either. They all got what they wanted as well.
Well at least they let us vote. I guess that's fair. I'm probably NOT gonna vote about this again. People who said no are just gonna have to live with it if this goes through just as the yes voters are gonna have to live with it if it doesn't. We don't need to be little special snowflakes here just because we were here in time to buy what we wanted.
Dan Asenlund on
I don't think you get what I'm saying. Well, here's another scenario. Let's say the vote is whether to legalize pot or not. You have a "Yes" option, a "No" option and a "I'd be fine either way". The third option clearly weighs more toward a "Yes" than a "No" since pot at that time isn't legal. Are you with me? So the third option shouldn't have been there in the first place. It's just confusing. What I'm suggesting is a revote without that option. Now, I personally have no interest in the Kickstarter rewards but I feel really bad for the people that do because of the way this poll was conducted. Flabbergasted, to be honest.
Stan on
Lol it's funny reading a few of the comments, but the kickstarter lasted long enough for anyone to donate money, even if they were only able to give 5 dollars at the time. Plus we're going to have the option to upgrade our pledges in the future, so it's not like everyone didn't get the chance to get in on the Kickstarter rewards while they were available. Like someone said before, just give different rewards for the Paypal backers, I mean what everyone wants more than anything else is for Shenmue 3 to get made, and that's the REAL reward for us all. So you guys made the right choice in my opinion, so keep up the good work and thanks for the update. :)


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Eurogamer Expo Bans Booth Babes
The Eurogamer Expo has implemented a formal ban on booth babes after Virgin Gaming went a little too far.
The Eurogamer Expo went down this past weekend in the U.K. and by all reports it was a smooth and solid success, with one minor bump in the road: booth babes. According to Eurogamer Network Managing Director Rupert Loman, the event has always had an "informal guideline" discouraging exhibitors from bringing booth babes, but this year three companies brought them anyway. The Virgin Gaming girls were of particular concern, because they each had a QR code printed on their backsides.
"Exhibitors need to bring staff to the show, but they should be interesting, cool and exciting and knowledgeable (developers and publisher staff) rather than pretty girls in revealing outfits just for the sake of it. We want the show to be friendly, and all 50,000 attendees to feel comfortable. At this year's show three companies showed up with booth babes. Two in particular we thought were dressed inappropriately. As a short term measure we told them to move into the 18+ zone, and we asked some of them to put on leggings as well," Loman wrote on the Eurogamer forums.
"Although it was only a small number of booth babes, our regret is that we didn't go further on the first day and just say 'this isn't right' and ask them to change their clothes - or not attend. Instead, with the huge pressures of putting on such a large show and everything that comes with it, we let it go. And that's what has prompted this debate - and we're sorry it happened," he continued. "For future shows we will be issuing formal guidelines: Booth babes are Not OK."
Is this really an issue? Because I have to say I find it a little odd that while the Eurogamer Expo makes such a big show of banning booth babes from its floor, it has no problem with scantily-clad "cosplayers," or posting pictures of them on its Facebook page. Is the woman in the photo above a booth babe or a cosplayer? And if you can't tell, then how do we determine where to draw the line - and why?
I also find myself wondering what would happen if Virgin showed up next year with a flock of muscular, oiled-up studmuffins in Speedos. Here's hoping somebody tries it.
The difference is that a cosplayer is a person attending the event as a character that they like, and the other is using sex to gain interest in their product.
Whether or not that makes a difference depends on perspective.
Also, why the " on cosplayers?
So, let's get this straight.
We will not allow men and women who aspire in their career to be models and building their portfolio and help earn a living and develop a career. Also, apparently due to how risky these models dress and given the demographic we must have it remain child friendly because someone must think of the children.
Yep it's official, the video game industry now has a religious right enforcing their morality.
Seems a good idea to me.
As for the whole Cosplay vs Booth Babe thing, I tend to think it's quite apparent those who are there and attending for cosplay compared to those who are for booth babe duties.
Generally, you'll find out if you just ask them 10 questions about the character they're playing.
I think the main difference is that booth babes tend to advertise things, cosplayers don't.
I get where they're coming from though, the whole "be interested because tits!" thing is feeling a bit insulting to be entirely honest.
I'm actually ok with this.
I don't see booth babes as adding anything of substance to these expos. Perhaps not having them available as easy marketing will encourage presenters to have something more substantive on display than than a pair of bouncing breasts.
I'm mean cosplayers is about letting people dress like they want to and express themselves, booth babes are about companies taking the level of discussion to the floor and hiring people based on looks rather than knowledge and skillset. People should get the job because they're good at what they do, not because they look hawt and are willing to wear clothes other people might find uncomfortable.
Also the vast majority of cosplayers that you linked too aren't scantily dressed. A lot of them are guys even. I had to look real hard to see what you were getting at, it's hardly flaunting, and even then it's not QR-code-on-ass level of crass
Maybe it's this picture you were objecting to them flaunting =D
I think no-one looking at that Facebook page would think they were just selling out on sex-appeal. That's clearly just a genuine display of a lot of cool people show off some stuff they love
I'm with the idea of, rather than banning, enforcing an equal amount of booth-studs. :D
Without booth babes, where are we possible going to see pictures of women in sexy outfits!?!
This isn't like we all have access to an infinite source of porn or anything!
Really, it's not like they are the only people using under-dressed women to attract guys... sex sells...
I believe I used to be against booth babes for some reason but now that I think about it... why the fuck not? Some girls get some easy cash and whoever finds them attractive gets some eye candy. Not like they're giving out $5 blowjobs.
Yeah sure they may know fuck all about the game they're promoting but that's not their job so why people even bother to ask them is beyond me.
when I go to an expo to see games, and find out more information about the cup-size, or pant-size of the people "working" the booth then the game I am disappointed in the developer. I can understand that your target market is teenage boys I get that, but instead of appealing to teenage boys through sex appeal even when your game has nothing to do with sex appeal, or has no female characters in it I am also disappointed.
hows this appeal to teenage boys through violence. heck you can even expand your target demographic with that you also pick up adolescents, and young adults, and one of those has their own money.
I have no problem with this decision.
Cosplayers always slip through the cracks.
I was hoping it'd be for some good reason, like how having them there says that gaming is still just for teenage losers, but no.
They're not allowed because god forbid a kid sees a woman dressed as scantily as she would be on a beach.
One gets paid to do it and the other is doing it for shits and giggles.
Well booth-babes are very different to cosplayers in the respect that they are not affiliated in any professional sense with the product. Paying people to get their goods out in order to shift produce is a bit dubious. Cosplayers getting their goods out because they want to? totally different.
**Looks at picture**... How old are these booth-babes? 0_o Jesus i've got to start ID-ing, keep a 'Think 21' policy like Tesco does.
+1 Have buff guys with just a belt of ammo covering their privates for advertising shooter games to balance it all out.
I don't understand the reactionist rage here. It's not like the expo is saying that scantily clad women shouldn't be seen in public - just that they aren't spending their own marketing dollars to promote it. The expo has an image they wish to promote and they will do what it takes to promote it. This isn't as if they are attempting to get the government to ban porn.
It's funny to think that someone may think she's not a cosplayer with the big background that you stand in front of that says "cosplay". Also, she's a cosplayer because she's not costume accurate, media attractive, or posing with a chainsaw. Also booth babes are disgusting. Cosplay = acceptable. Booth babes/dudes = disgusting.
Indeed, why can I have sex with any willing woman but not pa... oh... wait... we're talking about something else... /shiftyeyes
This is exactly how thing should be. It always shocks me to see how gamers in foreign countries are exploited in such methods. It feels kind of demeaning that companies believe that having scantily clad women available will help push sales, and worse that it probably works.
Cosplay is an entirely different kettle of fish. It's perfectly fine for them to dress how they please because they're doing it for fun and not to sell a product.
XD You bring up a good point but I think we can agree that using someones baser instincts to exploit them is wrong.
Do I smell a petition starting?
Way to grab a pic that is of/looks like it is of a cosplayer.
Otherwise it is well within their rights to say they do not want their convention to be a place where you just get pretty girls half naked to sell your product. It is about making gaming look like something for people other than horny teenagers and making sure the audience gets the information and experience they are there for.
Cosplay is completely different since it is not about selling something with slutty looking girls. It is about people that want to dress like their favorite characters to show their love for them and share their skills at making costumes. I actually think it is great that some of the people wanting to do this are women and that some of them are willing to dress revealing if that is what they want or it is the look of their character of choice. Though it is fine to draw a line of what the show should be like. You dont want exposed boobs, ass, pussy or dick at a show kids can get into. That is just not OK.
I think that this personally for the best. While i think most claims that women are treated unfairly in gaming is just a bit blown out of proportion (a man saves his captured girlfriend? Oh, the insanity!) i will admit that when it comes to booth babes, there's a legitimate argument that they are being alienated from these things. If i went to a convention and saw a bunch of underdressed guys, i'd be out in a heartbeat. Even with scantly clad women more prevalent in society than men, it's still something that shouldn't be encouraged. So yah, i'm all for this on Eurogamer's part.
I find the concept of Booth Babes offensive, but unfortunately they work in drawing publicity to your booth in other expo's. I saw many moving from Booth to Booth in a car expo, posing with the cars with the swarm of photographers following them. That's what the Booth owner wants, photos of their car on internet articles or best case, newspapers covering the event. And its a sad fact of humanity that i saw this method was used to get the most photos.
But this doesn't translate very well into gaming and i don't see the point of them being at a gaming expo in the first place (correction, i know why they're there and it offends me that they're there for that reason). It won't really attract me to head over to a booth to check out its contents, i already know what games i like and am open to looking at new ones but having a hot chick dressed scantily clad beckoning me in just makes me feel uncomfortable and won't make me check out, say, gears of war 3 (for example) because i'm not interested in that game. it doesn't feel right in the context and is degrading for the medium to have them at an expo.
By contrast, scantily clad cosplay, when done right, is fantastic for the medium as the people dressed like that want to be there and love the game they're dressed as. Its fantastic that they have the confidence to dress like that where they might get frowned on in public, but at an expo where everyone is on the same wavelength, its a chance for them to unleash their inner geek and show support for the games they love.
They made the choice to dress like that for their own benefit, to emulate a character they love. But Booth Babes were hired by a company to tantalize potential consumers over to their product and i personally find it offensive that companies think so low of their consumers that they don't have enough braincells to look at their product on its own merit and instead because attractive woman are hanging around it.
Kudos to Eurogamer in my opinion, its the right move!
It's what make the world go round. Food advertisements attempt to make you hungry. Beer commercials often tug at the pants of men. Advertising is exploitation. What's your target demographic and what are they interested in?
I have a hard time sympathizing with people who choose to spend money on things they don't need for ridiculous reasons; booth babes, plastic surgery, homeopathy, etc. Why does an authority need to step in and prevent a fool from parting with his money?
Besides, banning booth babes actually saves the companies money from hiring them, and preventing the consumer from realizing the shoddy business practices said company would use to advertise their business, while simultaneously cutting into the working wages of your local model. You're harming the wrong target, since it's the company you're pissed at. Letting them waste money on a tactic that will gain them only negative press while financially supporting the models business is a win win for everyone; minus the twisted company that seeks to steal your money by offering you visual stimulation in exchange.
A model being paid to dress a certain way is no more advertising a product than a cosplayer who dresses a certain way to support something they love for the hell of it. The product is still receiving advertising. What's the difference? A few dollars changed hands? I was going to advocate that cosplayers receive a reduction in attendance costs because they're advertising various products, but I can't now because that's exploitation.
But only if they're cute? Only if the only thing they offer is visual stimulation? So if I got a hot piece of ass to wear skimpy clothing that actually knew what the fuck she was talking about, no one would take offense? Or if I paid an uglier than sin female to stand around in skimpy clothing who didn't know shit it would be OK? A chip and dales model painted like the ghost of sparta?
Well, it's a private run show and can make it's own rules. Can't wait to see the verbage on this cockeyed guideline.
I think there's a difference between someone choosing to go to an expo dressed as a character, and girls being paid purely for the purpose of attracting lusty young men to their respective games. I think there is something a little seedy about using booth babes, but then, basically everything uses sex to advertise, so does it matter that this just happens to be a bit more "in the flesh" as opposed to a billboard or TV ad?
What I thought was more weird was the random people asking some of the cosplaying girls for photos. I saw a girl cosplaying as Cammy from whatever fighting games she's from, and random dudes were getting photos. Same dudes ignored the more conservatively dressed cosplayers, or cosplayers of the male persuasion. I just think it's pretty creepy to snap a picture of a random girl on your camera phone, even if you have permission.
I like this but they need to take it further, the only convention I have been to is a car one but even then it's weird ... I'm here to see cars not a stripper/hooker.
I think there should be a kind of "think of the children" dress code line, for example would you feel comfortable going to a 5 year olds party dressed like the main girl from lollipop chainsaw? I highly doubt it but would it be ok to go dressed as Chel (is it?) from portal? Yeah, that's totally fine.
I'm sure there are plenty of female geek icons to go dressed as that don't look like they stepped out of the local strip joint.
I only think this 'cos it's tacky and vulgar, I feel like the people hiring these women are being condescending towards me, like I want to be around barely clothed women like a rapper ... like "he's a red blooded heterosexual guy, of course he wants to be around beautiful women!".
I would go to these shows to look at up coming games or maybe consoles, if I wanted women I would go to a place that facilitates that.
How many of the pro booth babes/sexy cos players want them for the more mental images for the spank bank and how many want it 'cos "let people dress how they want". I think save the sexy cos play costumes for cos play events, which I am sure there are and if not I bet they will soon spring up.
Won't someone think of the companies!?!
Now they will have to rely upon the product they are advertising to generate interest.
Woe is them.
I was at Eurogamer and managed to sneak into the over-18 area. The booth babes there were ridiculous and frankly embarrassing. Some tried to pretend to have an interest in gaming by posing a toy assault rifle with people so they could take pictures but they were virtually only wearing a QR code on a piece of string and not much else.
...what if the booth babes are cosplaying of their own desire?
That's the thing. We are not children. We don't need booth babes. I am glad they are banned.
About time someone did this, game expos are for games, not for scantily glad women. Got enough of that at motorsport events.
As has been pointed out, cos-players are dressing up as a character, and are not simply "boobs for boobs sake" as it were. And the women above is clearly cos-playing for Lollypop Chainsaw, I could tell that and I haven't even played the damn game.
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Once upon a time, you took a picture of something that lots of people photograph. However, because you are a geologist, it didn't turn out the way it does for most people. Show us that picture, tell us what you see in it, and tell us about the way you take pictures.
No matter where you go, no matter where you are, there is a story to be told by the rocks. And ultimately, no matter how dull the scene might appear, the story is fascinating. These are the first words that I utter in every class I teach, and I cannot look at a landscape, any landscape, without wondering what lies beneath. And sometimes the scenes are far from dull.
To many, the story to be told by a picture may be "I was standing in front of some scenery". Few geologists can ever see a landscape that way. The picture above is one of my favorites, because such a rich history is encapsulated in the small frame of the photograph.
We are standing in a small arch located in Arches National Park in Utah, which actually happens to be called Frame Arch. The view extends across the fault graben of Salt Creek Valley to the distant La Sal Mountains. The reddish rock is the Entrada Formation, a sandstone deposit that developed in the tidal zone of a coastline in Jurassic time. Dinosaurs once climbed coastal dunes in this spot where I stood snapping a picture.
The rocks are tilted because there is a huge body of salt beneath the surface. Water trickling down into the fissures and joints dissolved away the salt near the surface, and the Entrada layers collapsed into the void.
The La Sal Mountains in the distance are volcanic, or to be more correct, laccolithic. The high peaks are made of the more resistant rock that squeezed between and inflated the space between sedimentary layers. Later on, the rocks were lifted up and the overlying layers were eroded away. The eroded mountains are the hearts of ancient volcanoes.
How did this photo "turn out different"? It's because I was more or less ignoring the reason this opening in the rock was called Frame Arch...just to the left in the distance, you can see the slightest opening to what may be the most famous arch in the world, Delicate Arch. It's the symbol of the park, and almost everyone climbs up to Frame Arch uses it to frame Delicate (below). But the geologist's eye takes in more than icons.


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Randy Houser started off the new year with a new marriage, a new record deal and plans for a new album. While Houser inked his new record contract with Nashville's indie label, Stoney Creek Records, just a few months ago, he already is feeling right at home with the staff and label personnel — so it was the perfect fit for all parties involved.
The 'With My Boots On' hitmaker has been diving into the world of songwriting lately, and has even gone into the studio a couple of times already to begin to outline the direction for the new album.
"I think we're getting close to being about halfway done with it," Houser revealed to Taste of Country. "Everything is sounding great. Everybody at the label is really supportive and giving me the support that I've been needing. That's a huge blessing. To have a team ready to go to work and go to bat for me is pretty awesome. We're excited about it. I'm excited for new music. That's the biggest thing."
As far as the album's direction and content, Houser says to expect more of what he delivered with his debut album, 'Anything Goes.' "I always kind of know where I'm headed with making a record," he notes. "I say that, and then sometimes you're throwing darts blindfolded. You just write songs and record them, and at the end of it you kind of see what all fits together as a project. I'd say this one's definitely more down the pipe of commercial country. Some of it is, some of it ain't. I guess I tend to write different things. It's just like anything else. I like all kinds of music, so it just kind of depends on what I'm into at the time. That's the thing about music … I never really tried to pigeonhole myself into doing one thing."
It's safe to say that Houser has had his fair share of distractions in his personal life in recent months, including his new marriage to Jessa Lee and the birth of their first child, West. But through it all, Houser has continued to chip away at his songwriting and keep the inspiration fresh.
"I'm constantly writing," he says. "When it comes time to making a record, I kind of get into a crunch situation where I kind of pressure myself into writing a lot of stuff. It's good pressure. I've always written in spurts. I'll hit it really hard for three months, and then you'll just write yourself out of things to talk about. Usually in a couple of months, for a couple of months, I won't have anything to say. Then it will just hit like a wave again. So I'm just kind of in that stage where I'm writing a lot. It's all good stuff."
Now that he's a happily married man and one proud papa, Houser says some his songs' subject matter has taken a turn with respect to his loved ones.
"There's part of my old life that was my old life," explains the singer. "I stay at home a lot more now. I'm pretty much domesticated now, I guess you could say [laughs]. I've lived a lot and done a lot of things. In writing songs, I also have to be respectful to my wife. Subject matters change because my life's changed – for the better. I'd be probably dead right now if it wasn't for her [laughs]! It's been really good. The songs will definitely change. When you're growing up, you kind of have different things to say."
Houser also hinted at the possibility of his summer consisting of a headlining tour. Stay tuned to Taste of Country for all the latest on Houser's new music — and new tours — in the works. For now, fans can tide themselves over with a listen to Houser's first single from his new project, 'How Country Feels.'


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OpenCart is a free, open-source shopping cart. In this tutorial, we will show you how to manually install OpenCart.
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- Next, you will want to extract the zipped file in the same location as you downloaded the compressed package. Once that is complete, use your FTP client to connect to your website. OpenCart can be installed anywhere, but for this tutorial, we're installing it in a directory we're calling 'opencart'. Upload the extracted files to your InMotion Hosting account.
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- Delete the install directory after the installation is complete for security purposes.
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Keep your fingers crossed for DogVacay, an "Airbnb for dogs."
The site got a lot of Silicon Valley buzz and raised $7 million from top-notch investors.
Whether it can generate enough revenue to survive, however, is an open question.
Cofounder Aaron Hirschhorn told Business Insider that the marketplace for long-term dogsitting arrangements is close to having paid out $2 million to approximately 9,000 hosts. That's up from $1 million paid out in mid-November.
To date, DogVacay has booked more than 75,000 dog-nights.
That sounds fantastic: Clearly, there's a decent number of consumers interested in the service.
However, DogVacay collects a 15% cut of boarding fees when a dog owner agrees to board his pet with a host. So its revenues from hosting fees, based on the $2 million figure, are around $300,000. (Or less: DogVacay originally charged a 10% cut, later raising it.)
DogVacay's average rates are $28 a night, which is about half what a kennel would cost.
We asked Hirschhorn, who started the company with his wife, Karine, in 2011, why it would disclose a proxy for its revenues at such an early stage.
"For a private company like us, I feel like we're being extremely transparent," said Hirschhorn.
Those payouts don't include marketing expenses like the $10 incentive payment DogVacay offers to hosts who sign up new customers—who also get $10 coupons. DogVacay has offered numerous daily-deal discounts through Groupon and others, but besides those, Hirschhorn says that most of the company's marketing has been word of mouth.
Can DogVacay make money in other ways besides hosting fees? The company also sells discounted premium insurance policies to dogsitters for $48 a year, but Hirschhorn said that's not a significant revenue source. Selling add-on services like grooming and dogwalking contributes a "material" amount of revenue, he said.
The company is also testing GPS dog collars with 15 to 20 hosts in the Los Angeles area, so owners can see what their dogs are up to. It doesn't charge for those at present, but it plans to.
The Hirschhorns personally made $30,000 over eight months through DogVacay-style dog boarding before launching the company—enough to fund their wedding and a honeymoon on three southern Caribbean islands, and to allow them to quit their jobs and start the company. So clearly it can work on some limited basis.
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Hirschhorn says that his company is the largest player in the peer-to-peer pet services space.
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Pros: Availability of F Sport model adds edge to this otherwise soft-edged luxury sedan; interior refresh brings much-needed modernity to cabin; suspension improvements refine the already glassy ride.
Cons: New spindle grille styling is divisive; though sportier, still not enough feedback for driving enthusiasts, and new F Sport model doesn't offer a more powerful engine; dashboard on base models feels unpolished compared to German alternatives.
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Though this fifth-generation 2013 Lexus LS features new sheetmetal and 3,000 updated parts, its underpinnings receive only incremental upgrades, including tweaks to the suspension for better control, a slight horsepower bump and a new interior with a bigger 12.3-inch screen that echoes the refresh found in the GS lineup.
Lexus debuted its LS flagship when the Japanese brand was brand new in 1989, and the luxury world was never quite the same. Cheaper and more refined than the big German sedans of its day, the LS brought surprising value to a segment whose few competitors included the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
In the 23 years since its introduction, the LS has endured an onslaught of new competitors, including Audi's A7 and A8, Jaguar's XJ, Porsche's Panamera and a variety of premium 4-door spinoffs from BMW and Mercedes-Benz, including the 6-Series Gran Coupe and CLS-Class. What does the 2013 Lexus LS bring to the table now that it's been around for more than two decades? Interestingly, many of the core qualities that distinguished the flagship when it debuted: an exceptionally quiet cabin, a supple ride and a sense of smoothness and isolation that makes it feel like a respite from the outside world--and the road.
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The Lexus LS is a haven for those seeking a cushy escape from the rigors of the road, and updates to the 2013 model further those features. Thanks to new wheels with internal air chambers that dissipate specific sound frequencies, road noise is reduced. Improved aerodynamics translate to less wind noise, and more sound insulation further quiets down the cabin.
While there's no shortage of convenience items for five passengers, rear occupants who ride with the Executive Seating option benefit from even more luxurious accommodations, including wood-trimmed tables, a Blu-Ray entertainment system with a power 9-in screen, shiatsu massage, a cool box for chilled beverages and the so-called climate concierge system that incorporates an infrared sensor to detect passenger body temperatures. Executive Seating also enables the right rear seat to recline.
Much of the Lexus LS technology is focused on making it a smoother, quieter and plusher car for those seeking a high-end luxury experience. New modes have been added to the Drive Select system, which controls chassis settings like throttle response and suspension stiffness. While the gasoline-powered LS models feature no shortage of high-tech features, the ultimate expression of Lexus' engineering can be found in the LS 600h L model, which was the world's first car to incorporate a V8 into its hybrid system, and the first to combine a continuously variable transmission with an all-wheel-drive system.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The 4.6-liter V8 found in the LS 460 models is capable of achieving 60 mph in a respectable 5.4 seconds; that figure drops to 5.9 seconds with all-wheel drive. Fuel economy is estimated at 16 mpg city/24 mpg hwy, while the highway figure drops to 23 with all-wheel drive; a 22.2-gallon tank ensures a reasonably healthy cruising range for road trips.
Though it boasts a brisk 0-60 mph time of 5.5 seconds, the 6-figure LS 600h L hybrid model's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rating of 19 mpg city/23 mpg hwy makes it more of a lifestyle statement than a money saver.
Lexus's big sedan boasts a plethora of airbags and standard safety features, and it adds a few more items for 2013. A blind spot monitoring system now features rear cross-traffic alert, which uses millimeter wave radar to detect out-of-sight vehicles. An advanced pre-collision system also helps mitigate collisions with vehicles and pedestrians using shape recognition software, which informs the car when auto-braking is required.
Driving Impressions
Large, imposing and generously appointed, the Lexus LS moves with authority while introducing a minimum of intrusive noise into the cabin. While some materials in the base model disappoint (such as the semi-glossy soft plastic on the dash), the interior of the LS offers accommodating ambiance, with thoughtfully designed details and premium options such as striped Shimamoku wood, and bamboo in the hybrid model.
While the hybrid LS 600h L version accelerates with ultimate smoothness since its continuously variable transmission lacks distinct shift points, there's a subtle but noticeable seam when the drivetrain switches from EV to internal combustion mode. An EV-only mode can be used at speeds up to 25 mph, enabling stealthy low-speed creeps. Straight-line cruising reveals the hybrid's strengths--excellent sound insulation and compliant suspension--but winding roads reveal its weaknesses, namely a 5,115-lb curb weight that hampers maneuverability.
The new F Sport variant dials down the numbness typically associated with Lexus' big sedan, with a lower suspension that's more responsive and coupled with higher-performance Brembo brakes. The feeling behind the wheel is sharper, with more road feedback than we're accustomed to with the LS. It still can't stand up to competitors like the Audi A8 or BMW 7 Series (especially since the most aggressive Sport Plus mode still shifts rather early and conservatively), but for aficionados familiar with typical Lexus dynamics, the F Sport offers a welcome performance upgrade.
Other Cars to Consider
Audi A8: For 2013, Audi's A8 adds a supercharged V6 that starts at $72,200 and offers enhanced fuel efficiency with a lower price of entry. Though once perceived as an underdog, Audi's big sedan has emerged as a front runner in this competitive field.
BMW 7 Series: Available with a turbocharged 6-cylinder engine, the 2013 BMW 7 Series starts at $73,300 and goes all the way up to $140,200 for the twin-turbocharged, V12-powered 760 Li model. Until we've sampled the new '13 model that enjoys a mid-cycle refresh, it's safe to say this big Bimmer is more driver focused than the Lexus LS.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Starting at $91,850 and ramping up to $140,440 for the high-performance S63 AMG version, Mercedes-Benz's S-class is the standard setter for driving dynamics and luxury. Despite its premium, the triple-pointed star's dominance in this field reflects the continuous improvements over the car's decades-old platform.


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Straight Talk Wireless® Contributes More than $1.1 MILLION!
Over 1 Million Consumers Took Part in "One Minute. One Million." Initiative at 3,000 Walmarts
PHOENIX, AZ and MIAMI, FL. – Nov 14, 2012 – No-contract cell phone leader Straight Talk Wireless today presented a check to Make-A-Wish for $1,104,722 to conclude the successful "One Minute. One Million." campaign.
Over the course of four weekends in September and October, more than one million consumers turned out at 3,000 Walmarts across the U.S. and participated in demonstrations of Straight Talk Wireless Android smartphones. For every consumer who took part in a demonstration, Straight Talk Wireless contributed $1 to Make-A-Wish.
The strong response in the first three weeks of the "One Minute. One Million." campaign led to Straight Talk Wireless announcing on October 12th that it would exceed the original $1 million contribution target.
A Straight Talk Wireless spokesperson said: "Straight Talk Wireless is all about making our customers feel richer and our support for Make-A-Wish is another important way that we are doing that. We are delighted that so many consumers across the nation responded to the 'One Minute. One Million.' initiative. It is our hope that this campaign will encourage millions of consumers to take a closer look at Straight Talk Wireless, which offers cell phone users contract-free unlimited everything service on the nation's four leading wireless networks for just $45 a month. With Straight Talk, you can get the same phones, same networks, for half the cost."
David A. Williams, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America, said: "The response to this campaign from people across the country was amazing. Each consumer who took part is now part of creating incredible wish experiences for hundreds of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Initiatives like the One Minute. One Million. campaign help us get closer to our vision of granting the wish of every eligible child."
Funds donated by Straight Talk Wireless on behalf of consumers will help grant wishes for children in communities across the country.
Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. According to a 2011 U.S. study of wish impact, most health professionals surveyed believe a wish-come-true can have positive impacts on the health of children. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to fight their illnesses, and their parents say these experiences help strengthen the entire family. Based in Phoenix, Make-A-Wish is one of the world's leading children's charities, serving children in every community in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish grants a wish somewhere in the country every 38 minutes. It has granted over 226,000 wishes since its inception in 1980; nearly 14,000 in 2012 alone. Visit Make-A-Wish at wish.org to learn more.
Straight Talk Wireless® is a brand of TracFone Wireless, Inc., America's largest no-contract cellular service provider with over 21.6 million subscribers, and a subsidiary of América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. ("AMX") (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL). AMX is the leading provider of wireless services in Latin America. As of September 30, 2012, it had 255.9 million wireless subscribers -- more wireless customers than AT&T and Verizon combined -- and 62.8 million fixed revenue generating units in the Americas.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: A photograph of the Straight Talk Wireless/Make-A-Wish check ceremony is available by contacting Will Harwood, for Straight Talk Wireless, (703) 276-3255 or email@example.com. High resolution logos of both organizations also are available upon request.


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Let's get provocative.
Some many newbie writers come into the publishing biz with preconceptions of how it works.
Strangely, these myths persist even with seasoned writers.
Keep in mind that there is no right and wrong/black and white in publishing. No one knows for sure what works, how to become successful, or the magic formula to hit the bestseller list. There's a lot of bravado, a lot of big ideas, and a lot of finger pointing. What works for one writer or book may not work for another.
That said, I've noticed that a lot of writers repeat the same mantras over and over again (this writer included) so let's look at some of them.
Myth #1: My Publisher Does Nothing for My Book. Authors lament their lack of advertising or reviews or tours. They're quick to blame their publishers for the lack of publicity-and ultimately sales.
Chances are your publisher does a lot of things that you aren't even aware of. That's because publishers don't keep authors in the loop. Why? Consider that people in the publishing biz treat it like any nine to five job. They don't have the same emotionally vested interest in your book as you do. Plus, publishers have dealt with many writers in the past, and can easily classify writers as "needy, clueless, and egomaniacal" which a lot of writers are. The stereotype fits.
So you may not know about the ARCS printed and sent to bookstores and reviewers. You may not know about all the trade shows your publisher attends, pimping their catalog (with your book in it.) You may not know anything about coop deals, or the sales meetings, or the marketing meetings, or the brainstorming sessions that were devoted entirely to you.
No publisher wants to lose money on a book. Just because you believe your publisher is doing nothing, doesn't mean they are. Hell, if they got you on the shelf at a few bookstores, that alone takes a monumental effort.
Myth #2: All I Have to Do is Write a Great Book. Don't get me wrong--you DO have to write a great book. But a great book doesn't mean the world will embrace it, or even be able to find it among the 200,000 released every year.
Writers believe that they have very little control over their sales. They do, however, have control over writing the book. So it's an easy defense mechanism (to protect one's own sanity) to believe that focusing on the writing and not the business stuff can lead to success.
It can. And has, many times. But there are more good books that aren't successful than vice versa.
Publishers truly believe that ALL the books they publish are great. And every book ever traditionally published is someone's favorite book. Greatness is subjective. You can have the greatest book in the world, but that doesn't mean people are going to buy it, or even realize it exists.
Once you're a writer, you become the CEO of your own business. The more you understand how the business works, the more you can and should do to succeed.
Does that mean you should be doing promotion at the expense of writing time? No. Writing should always come first. But (unfortunately) your book's best spokesperson is you. Ignore that at your own peril.
Myth #3: It's My Publisher's Job to Sell My Book. I really dislike the 'us against them' mentality that many authors have. I understand that many of them have reached this conclusion legitimately. Publishers can screw authors. They can kill books, and even careers. But to think that the publisher is some evil empire bent on exploiting your hard work and then counting their money and laughing while you fail--well, that's silly.
Publishers want to make money. They believe they have somewhat of an idea who to do that. Sometimes they're correct. Often they aren't. But in no case is your book more important to your publisher than it is to you.
It's your name on the spine. And here is an IRREFUTABLE FACT: The more you self-promote, the more books you'll sell.
A certain number will sell without you doing anything. Sometimes that number is large enough to make the book successful. The writer will take credit for writing a good book, the publisher will take credit for the brilliant promotional campaign they created, and perhaps both (or neither) is correct.
But you will sell more books if you're out there, promoting.
Myth #4: Self-Promotion Will Make Me Successful. There is no evidence to say that investing a great deal of time in promotional will lead to success (any more than writing a good book will lead to success.) I know several writers who are tireless in their promotional efforts. Some of them are bestsellers. Some of them aren't, and there's no guarantee their efforts will ever pay off.
Many self-promotional efforts are pointless, because the writer doesn't know what they're doing. And even the successful efforts rarely yield a response large enough to justify the time and money used.
It's true that the more you self promote, the more books you'll sell. But it may not be enough to attain stardom (or even stay afloat.)
Myth #5: Hard Work Leads to Success. Successful people all mention "struggle" and "overcoming odds" and "80 hour work weeks" and "living for the job" when explaining to others their journey to the top.
I don't deny that they worked hard. But I know that many people who work very hard don't ever succeed.
It's a basic fact of human nature that we seek cause and effect. Wisdom is simply learning from experience--doing things and judging their results. But wisdom isn't foolproof, and it is always subjective.
Luck plays a huge part in all of our lives. But not many people attribute success to luck, because luck is something beyond their control. To believe that how talented you are, or how hard you work, has nothing to do with how well you will do in life, can make you feel powerless and paranoid.
So we cling to the things we have control over, and then attribute our successes to those things.
Myth #6: My Agent, Editor, Publisher, Peers Know What They're Doing. Actually, nobody knows what they're doing. Everyone in this biz has ideas that seem to be working, strategies that they follow, but deep down all of the people you go to for advice are just as insecure and clueless as you are.
Question everything, including yourself. Learn as much as you can. Your opinions should be based on your experience, not anyone else's experience.
Observe. Listen. Experiment. Be flexible, and always open to new ideas. And keep chugging away.
Myth #7: I'll Be Happy When... When I finish my book. When I sell my first short story. When I sell my tenth article. When I land an agent. When I sell a novel. When I sign a three book deal. When I make 100k a book. When I have ten books in print. When I hit the NYT bestseller list. When I hit #1 on the NYT bestseller list. When I stay #1 for ten weeks on the NYT bestseller list. When I sell the movie rights. When the movie is made. When the movie wins best picture. When I win the Pulitzer. And so on.
I don't know if you'll ever be successful. I don't know if I'll ever be successful. I'm not even sure what the definition of 'success' is, because it's changed a dozen times for me in the past few years.
Another trait of humans is to never be satisfied. Once satisfaction happens, there are no more goals to achieve, which really cuts into productivity.
I've been happy many times in my career, but the happiness never lasts. Once goals are met, they're replaced by others. I don't think it's possible to reach a point where you can be at peace with this business. All you can do is try your best, celebrate successes no matter how small, learn from failures, roll with the punches, and save your money for the day when you no longer have a career.
Myth #8: This Business Sucks. Publishing, as a business model, is wasteful and ineffective. It's hard to break into. It's harder to stay in than break in. It's hardest of all to be successful. There is so much out of your control, and no guarantees. The odds are against you, and everyone working in the biz will tell you how difficult it is, and they're right.
It's also the greatest career in the world.
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