LP Custom Cues New Website

In response to your message to me, I would rather buy my cues and cases from someone who actually contributes to the forum and doesn't spam it endlessly, then bump their spam threads. It is unfair to the business who actually support AZ by buying banner space. I'm all for members promoting their work, but I don't see Jack Justis, Tiger Products, JB Cases, or anyone else starting threads and bumping them every hour of every day... and these people actually participate on AZBilliards. BUY A BANNER ALREADY.
 
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Looks like I'm not the only one. Shame on you for not supporting AZBilliards with a banner instead of starting nothing but "look at my cues and buy one" threads and tireless bumps. :rolleyes:
 
macguy said:
With all due respect, your pictures of wood and even the text was lifted word for word from someone else's web site. I think you may want to take your site down till you get it right. A good reputation is hard to build and easily lost.
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Please send me a PM with the site that the text was lifted from, as I am the one who designed that site an that wording came from a book on wood that I borrowed from the local library. Thank you

As for the pics they came from a google image search, wood is wood..
 
I thought it was from another site too, Im not sure which one it was but I will try to find it.

Not saying you copied the site, just that they are very similar.

Woody
 
OrigZaphod said:
Please send me a PM with the site that the text was lifted from, as I am the one who designed that site an that wording came from a book on wood that I borrowed from the local library. Thank you

As for the pics they came from a google image search, wood is wood..
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Photo Advise: If you know a photographer, you can probably get some taken for cheap or you can try a stock photography site. There are some reasonably priced ones out there. Even if you have music on your website, you must have permission to use it unless it's royalty free.

I know a website designer who was building a site for business owners that I know, and they are faced with a lawsuit and damages due all because of some generic photos. The designer said he bought the images, but threw away the receipts. Although he built the site, he's not the one in trouble. It's the site owners who get sued and have to pay.
 
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Thank you for the input on this, But i would have really apprecated it in a PM before a public posting, BAD PR as stated is hard to overcome. Now I not only have to find new pictures and redo the section of the site, but also be on the defensive from the negitive opinion on my work.

Like I said I got the img's from google, and the text from a book, Sorry looks like I am not the only one who needed descriptions quick..

They will be changed tonight. If I can ask a simple favor however, can you take the aformentioned posts down to help prevent a bad situation getting worse..

Thanks
Dennis
 
Sweet Marissa said:
Opinions were asked for, but if it's negative, they aren't wanted in this thread?
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No not that at all, Negitive opinions are fine, suggestive plagerism or copyright violation are another. Considering neither of those were done (intentionally if at all) I would rather not have the suggestion of them public is all I am asking. If you feel the need not to give me te benefit of doubt, then that is fine, your choice but I know if it were me I would, but I seem to be a dying breed these days..

dennis
 
Sweet Marissa said:
Opinions were asked for, but if it's negative, they aren't wanted in this thread?
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Marissa, In the original thread, I never asked for anybodys opinions.

Although I do appreciate the proofreading, and 2 (or 10) heads are better than one, but fact is, I never asked.
 
OrigZaphod said:
Thank you for the input on this, But i would have really apprecated it in a PM before a public posting, BAD PR as stated is hard to overcome. Now I not only have to find new pictures and redo the section of the site, but also be on the defensive from the negitive opinion on my work.

Like I said I got the img's from google, and the text from a book, Sorry looks like I am not the only one who needed descriptions quick..

They will be changed tonight. If I can ask a simple favor however, can you take the aformentioned posts down to help prevent a bad situation getting worse..

Thanks
Dennis
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It probably won't be much of a problem if you just put a disclaimer near the captions or the images "Taken from so and so" just to acknowledge where you got your info from.
 
teedotaj said:
It probably won't be much of a problem if you just put a disclaimer near the captions or the images "Taken from so and so" just to acknowledge where you got your info from.
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No, you would need written consent from the copyright holder.

The site owner might not be the copyright holder. They could have bought the rights to use the photos themselves.
 
Sweet Marissa said:
No, you would need written consent from the copyright holder.

The site owner might not be the copyright holder. They could have bought the rights to use the photos themselves.
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But when is that actually enforced? I mean I understand if it's something like me trying to sell paris hilton photos or something else more absurd than that.

Many posters here use images they get off websites
-i.e. someone trying to sell a cue from a certain manufacturer.
-images to use as avatars
-caption this photo threads
-etc.

Although it is good advise not to use copyrighted materials as per your example earlier regarding your peer photographer's company getting sued, I think it's just nit picking at this point.
 
LPCUSTOMCUES said:
Marissa, In the original thread, I never asked for anybodys opinions.

Although I do appreciate the proofreading, and 2 (or 10) heads are better than one, but fact is, I never asked.
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Marissa has a point though, stop bumping it lol. She's probably just concerned that continually bumping it is risking gaining a reputation as an annoying cue maker trying to sell his products and you don't want that do you? =P

But here's a free bump for you anyway =P haha
 
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LPCUSTOMCUES said:
Marissa, In the original thread, I never asked for anybodys opinions.

Although I do appreciate the proofreading, and 2 (or 10) heads are better than one, but fact is, I never asked.
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Here in lies the problem, I have a friend who owns an all night diner. He had a guy stop in who was doing a news story on late night life in town and things to do. He asked if he would like his place included in the article. My friend jumped on it and was very excited about being part of a news story. Well I can tell you, when it came out you would never come to his place after the writer did sort of an amateur review. He called the place messy with slow service. Full of drunks who were trying to sober up after leaving the bar next door. He said you could not hear yourself think when the train went by that was only a 100 feet from the door, it went on and on. My friend wanted some free advertising and he got it. Trouble is he wasn't in control of the message. Rule of thumb in business, never talk to a newspaper, "EVER".

I have another friend who just lost her business due to a newspaper and TV stories. She had her store broken into (A bird store) and a bird stolen along with some petty cash. This was in the front part of the store. She boards birds in the back part of the store and that is separate and someone stays there at night. You have to go down a long hall just to get there. She called the police and made a big deal about losing her precious bird a rare parrot. The bird was gone and she should have never even called the police. The local paper picked up the story and she was on all three TV stations about her bird offering rewards and all kinds of BS. In about three months she was out of business. Heres why. Her biggest cliental was the boarding business. After all the publicity no one is leaving their birds worth thousands of dollars with her. Her business ended over night.

Coming back to this forum. You never try to promote your business through forums and news groups. It is almost a guarantee you will have someone who will come on and blast you. It happens here all the time. Hopefully if your name ever comes up on a news group it will be positive but you never try to promote your business yourself. You will become fair game. That is what has happened here and it has even spilled over on the web guy.

Case in point this thread today
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=135835
 
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teedotaj said:
But when is that actually enforced? I mean I understand if it's something like me trying to sell paris hilton photos or something else more absurd than that.

Many posters here use images they get off websites
-i.e. someone trying to sell a cue from a certain manufacturer.
-images to use as avatars
-caption this photo threads
-etc.

Although it is good advise not to use copyrighted materials as per your example earlier regarding your peer photographer's company getting sued, I think it's just nit picking at this point.
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It wasn't a fellow photographer. They build log homes, and are fighting a lawsuit regarding copyrighted images. It's always safer to buy a royalty-free stock photo or have one taken for you.
 
Head for the shop- what sells cues-cues

three pages on the website- let the guy go to the shop and make cues to sell, The cue is what builds Him a rep. (there's a place for Grammar-not here.my op ( utube teaches things for free- have a great day.mark interesting comments.
 
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