Submit more than one comic with Keenspace application?

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:55 am

I am applying for a Keenspace account. I saw in http://gear.keenspace.com/cadet/SigningUp.html that:

"Before you sign up for an account, here's a small list of what you will need:

At least one comic ready for upload. (By rights, you should have more)"

Well, I am having a hard time deciding which of my many comics to submit. Can you submit more than one? If so, is this a good idea or bad? Thanks.

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:12 am

The comic you submit is a sample comic. It will appear as your first day comic, also your default. Pick a comic that is the first one in your story. You only really get to submit one. Then once you get your account you should already have drawn several to upload for updating.

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:38 am

Well, my very first strip isn't nearly as good as the others, because it's more introductory. Can I submit a better strip and change the default later?

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:00 am

You can, but I can't remember where the instructions are to do that at the moment. It'll be a lot easier if you just submit your first comic as the sample; you won't be rejected on the basis of quality.

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:51 am

Well, is this first-strip submission necessary even if I did not intend to use Keenspace's default web page, but rather design my own?

I just feel funny submitting a strip that is not one of my best for approval!

But if, as you say, I won't get rejected due to quality, then I guess it doesn't matter.

Thanks for the advice.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:22 am

The submission process only exists to ensure that you actually have a comic to put up and that you aren't blantantly plagiarising someone else's work. It's part of a metaphorical security gate designed to deter people who are just looking for a quick dump site.

arvo wrote:Well, is this first-strip submission necessary even if I did not intend to use Keenspace's default web page, but rather design my own?

Actually, probably not. Although, keep in mind that if you do everything manually, the Guide may have trouble displaying your site's statistics properly. Similarly, you might encounter difficulties utilising Autokeen's features (calendar archives, for example).

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:11 am

I didn't realize that the sample comic would be posted as the first. This is causing me to have to put a lot more thought into the sample submission than I thought I had to, because I'm setting a pattern for my other strips re: size, borders, whether to make the title logo part of the GIF itself and other things.

What about naming the file? Do I have to follow the Keenspace naming conventions with this sample? Meaning, using the date as the filename?

Thanks for your answers.

Rowen · Post by **Rowen** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:34 am

You dont have to keep your sample comic up as your first page, you can take it down and replace it with your actual first page if it isn't.

Gengar003 · Post by **Gengar003** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:42 am

Rowen wrote:You dont have to keep your sample comic up as your first page, you can take it down and replace it with your actual first page if it isn't.

Though the sample comic has a nasty habit of reappearing even after you think you've gotten rid of it

Rowen · Post by **Rowen** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:45 am

Gengar003 wrote:
Rowen wrote:You dont have to keep your sample comic up as your first page, you can take it down and replace it with your actual first page if it isn't.
Though the sample comic has a nasty habit of reappearing even after you think you've gotten rid of it

Really? Cause I haven't had that problem

Gengar003 · Post by **Gengar003** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:59 am

Rowen wrote:
Gengar003 wrote:
Rowen wrote:You dont have to keep your sample comic up as your first page, you can take it down and replace it with your actual first page if it isn't.
Though the sample comic has a nasty habit of reappearing even after you think you've gotten rid of it

Really? Cause I haven't had that problem

.... maybe it's just me....

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:25 am

arvo wrote:What about naming the file? Do I have to follow the Keenspace naming conventions with this sample? Meaning, using the date as the filename?

Don't worry about that; the file name will be changed for you.

Arvo · Post by **Arvo** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:56 am

Thanks for the replies. Got through the process okay.

Post by **Kisai** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 3:34 am

The sample exists mainly as a deterrant against fraudulent signups. The signup form itself is mainly a turing test. If you can't fill out the page successfully then you probably aren't a real human.

Though there are a few bugs (like country codes/area codes that get updated)

None of the information is really used, it's stored, but not used for anything. If the information turns up to be bogus when we need it for something, I'd probably remove the site.

Theoretical scenario:
1. Nintendo/Disney/RIAA, whoever sends a cease and desist order
2. attempt to contact account holder
3. account holder doesn't respond in 24 hours, site is removed
4. site is permenently deleted in 30 days (Only take-downs are purged, all others are kept around till we run out of space)

The postal address is not very useful, and I don't want to expense a address verification system, so it's a very very basic "check if postal code pattern matches country, check if area code matches country, make user SPELL their country out"

I could just as easily put in a image-verification "what does this image show", but what is in place works for now.

Hmm... actually I got a even more clever signup idea now... maybe I should run off and patent it.