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Gamejackers

KrisTrauma · Unfettered Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 492 Location: OK

**Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:57 pm

Asherah

**Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:14 pm

KrisTrauma · Unfettered Joined: 19 Apr 2011 Posts: 492 Location: OK

Are you sure they're not just posting in game? Cause that's normal...

**Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:15 pm

Asherah

**Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:24 pm

Lumine · Unfettered Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 426

The proper way to cross over is to first contact via OOG or in an OOG message. Normal gamejackers just roleplay.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:24 am

Eldest K · Veteran Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 96

Well, if you're really worried about GJ attempts, you may wish to disable comments. I too am sickened by the amount of people all too eager to ruin months of story planning and writing so they can have 15 minutes of fame. Still, to be honest, it kinda sounds like you're being just a bit too paranoid, can I get some more info on what they said? It'll help me help you help me help you. Smile

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:35 am

HunterEris · Unfettered Joined: 10 Feb 2011 Posts: 600

Well, I've had an encounter with this, but I kind of ignored the comment since it was vague enough that it cause no problem to the story.

If it had gone further I would have deleted it.

Here is the post I'm talking about.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:50 am

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slendydreaming · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2012 Posts: 84

So what you guys prefer is to be contacted OOG? What if there's no way to do that, or if whoever wants to join in can't find your contact information? I've got a blog and would like to have people to interact with, but apparently I can't plug my own series?

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:42 am

HunterEris · Unfettered Joined: 10 Feb 2011 Posts: 600

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:50 am

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I'm not a creator, so maybe I don't belong in this discussion, but promoting your own stuff by trying to get onto the coattails of another series seems like poor taste. A crossover is one thing, but just dropping your own story and links into the comments of another story... how is that cool?

It is different from gamejacking though. Gamejackers aren't just trying to draw attention to their own story, they are trying to take over yours. Imagine if someone set up a twitter account under the name "Mary Asher" (from TT) and started posting as if she was actually a part of the story. That's gamejacking.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:42 am

HunterEris · Unfettered Joined: 10 Feb 2011 Posts: 600

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:16 am

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Lithp · Unfictologist Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 1280

I might just be imagining it, but I think I've seen that message on other series. I think that's just that guy's way of "inviting" people to a crossover, & he's not trying to be a dick about it.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:10 pm

Lumine · Unfettered Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 426

Is sending a Private Message to the In-game account too much to ask for? I mean it is confidential and no other person but the account holder will see it.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:57 pm

Asherah

After thinking about it, it's not the comments that bug me the most. What really set me into a rage is that when I messaged them OOC privately they still roleplayed back at me, and they were pretty violent about it. Furthermore, they then copypasted the private message and put it on one of my videos. I understand roleplaying and wanting to play along, but Jesus, if someone sends you an OOC message, don't waste their time. That's like posting in character in these forums. It's just annoying.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:59 pm