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tha_rami
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Okay, stupid idea, but screw it - I'm tired and wanted to post something, somewhere. Yes, my life is desperate like that at 03:00AM with loads of work ahead of me.

Batvink and I think it was Obese inspired me on a new forum game that actually has a use (or better said, an excuse). The above 'slogan' is *ahum* catchy, slightly humoristic and short and sweet. Since the forum games appear dead... this should be a short game anyway.

Imagine you find two job offers in the local newspaper:
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A shady English person contacted us to figure out the catchiest slogan to promote reading the AUP! Besides that, the man also offers you the possibility to present it to the overly critical judges in whatever way you like.

Graphic Designer
Another shady English person contacted us to find a capable graphic designer to design a banner with the slogan "Read the AUP. It changes lives!". For some odd reason, he also requested to "stay within the rules of banners in signatures"."


Since you're a poor programmer, and have no life whatsoever, you decide to join in and take on one or both of these challenges.

Yes you do.

One more thing:
Within the rules of the AUP, please. Read the AUP. It changes lives!


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Agent Dink
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So wait, are we making a banner for the AUP using our own phrase, or are we using "Read the AUP. It changes lives!"

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Sid Sinister
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Lol, it was actually me who who coined the phrase earlier on today, and BatVink said I should make a banner of it. So I did

Just wanted feel cool and get the credit for once in my life lol

But anyway, I threw mine together in about 15 minutes, so I'm sure a lot of you can do better. We have some pretty talented graphic design artists here, so lets see some AUP banner's role!


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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 03:55 Edited at: 26th Feb 2008 03:55
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Oh well, I'll easily win this contest if Rami'd answer the question already! It's been like... 10 minutes!

edit: Ok, well it's only been 4 but who cares!

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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 04:21 Edited at: 26th Feb 2008 04:30
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Agent Dink, I believe you can do either one, or both.

Quote: "you decide to join in and take on one or both of these challenges."


Challenge 1:
Quote: "figure out the catchiest slogan to promote reading the AUP!"

Challenge 2:
Quote: "design a banner with the slogan "Read the AUP. It changes lives!""


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Ok. I think that doing one or the other defeats the purpose of this though.

Like for instance. Who will make the banner if the person who thinks up the winning slogan doesn't make a banner to go along with it? Maybe the best banner design can be remade with the new slogan?

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the dimensions are???


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AUP - Advance Un-Pwned!

AUP - Arrogance Undermines Posting

AUP - Annoying Useless Prohibitions

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Posted: 27th Feb 2008 00:16 Edited at: 27th Feb 2008 00:17
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Quote: "the dimensions are???
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edit: I was wrong it isn't in the AUP

600 x 120. The rules above stated it had to adhere to signature banner rules

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Chuck Norris will roundhouse kick you if you don't read the AUP.

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Lol @ Inspire.


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Chuck Norris doesn't read the AUP, he is the AUP.

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Please read the AUP or Rami won't accept this slogan.


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Haha @ Jess.

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"Read the AUP or F%@K Off!"

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I just recieved "Your mother doesn't love you if you don't read the AUP." in my mailbox, lol.


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Be a boss, read the AUP

A verbal warning - lol's
A noob slap - high five's
A ban - beer's all round
Reading the AUP - Priceless

The AUP - More spanking's than your momma could give

AUP rule #832: Just do it.

The AUP - Where the playa's dwell

The AUP - An everlasting hug

The AUP - more than you can handle

The AUP - Bend over, touch your toes

Read in between the lines, Read the AUP

Feed a child for a day, read the AUP



Was it bad I laughed so hard I cried while writing those? Omg, that was exactly what I needed... LOL .


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Haha, there's some great ones among them. My favorite would be:
Quote: "The AUP - Bend over, touch your toes"



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Freedom of speech? DENIED by order of the AUP. Have a nice day!

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This ain't your Grandma's AUP.

Don't be a ******, read the AUP.

Bad language filter's now eh? Still easy to get around >.>

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Yeah, but we're still watching you...


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RTFAUP Well, not understandable by non geeks.

AUP - Read or die!

AUP - Our way or the highway!

Ignore the AUP at your own risk!

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lol bigadd

Edit: Read the aup then you wont want to go one left when typing bigadd


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Quote: "Edit: Read the aup then you wont want to go one left when typing bigadd"


I don't get it

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It might save teh worldz.


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bigadd on your keyboard go one left


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Quote: "bigadd on your keyboard go one left"

bigadds?

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biga....
D'you know what? Never mind.

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Quote: "biga...."

Biga and biga?

I don't want to know what's getting bigger.

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You just completely and utterly twisted that.

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I still don't get what the point of this thread is


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To insult Biggadd it seems.

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No, it's to promote AUP awareness and to have fun with the AUP


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Quote: "To insult Biggadd it seems"

There should be a thread on every Forum for that.

Jeku slides the ever closer to the thread. (Sorry, just wanted an excuse to use my shiny padlock again)

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biga with an ss

lets go back on topic


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<REPOST! UNVEILED PLUG>


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Benjamin knows what you mean, he's just being a dork like always

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"The AUP link cures cancer...shame it's never clicked.

In Soviet Russia, THE AUP READS YOU.

God kills 3 kittens for every person that doesn't read the AUP.

Chuck Norris can read the Bible in under 45 seconds...but he still cannot finish the AUP

The official AIDS awareness campaign has now been replaced with AUP month"

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Lol, I like those

EDIT, just thought of one.

And on the 7th day, the AUP was written.


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Quote: "In Soviet Russia, THE AUP READS YOU."


Awesome.


@ INH:

The exploding planet looks just like my avatar. Did you use a tutorial?

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The Time Police went back in time to officialy add "Read the AUP" as the 11th commandment.

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Looks like Paint .NET...

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<Nods head vigorously>

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Hahaha, there's amazing ones here. Aikicat has some awesome ones, lol. The BiggAdd banner is awesome too.

The goal? I dunno, how about "promote the AUP while having fun"? That sounds good. Honestly, I was bored, I thought this could be interesting .


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"All mass murderers have three initials. So does the AUP."?


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The AUP exists because Benjamin touches himself at night.

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we didn't want to know that.

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LOL

Oh my




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OMG @ Ruccus. I'm so going to tell that naughty cat what you just said about him! Benjamin! Benjamin!


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