FAQ Contributors - General
FAQ Hosting Sites. Good Or Bad?
| superkong1052 | Posted 3/30/2006 5:46:01 PM | message detail |
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Good or Bad, gamesradar.com and cheatplanet.com? --- www.freelicks.net - High quality videos for solos, songs and much more! |
| Sashanan | Posted 3/30/2006 7:22:05 PM | message detail |
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How about 1up.com? Anyone have insight to add on them, since I
recently received a request to post all my current/future work there.
Thanks. Trustworthy in my (limited) experience. --- Post may contain traces of common sense. http://www.mastagus.com/sash/collection/collection.html |
| probester | Posted 3/31/2006 1:48:11 AM | message detail |
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help,please? --- REO,Xbox Live:FishyProbe spectreunit.vze.com OR s15.invisionfree.com/Spectre_Unit/ |
| superkong1052 | Posted 3/31/2006 6:34:24 PM | message detail |
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absolutcheats are fine i let them use my pursuit force walkthrough and they haven't done anything to it. Anyway could someone tell me if gamesradar.com and cheatplanet.com are alright. --- www.freelicks.net - High quality videos for solos, songs and much more! |
| klausbaudelaire | Posted 4/6/2006 2:47:25 AM | message detail |
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Would it be stupid to put both... "This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright." AND This entire document is (C) [year] [your name]. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. No section of this guide can be used without my permission. This includes, but is not limited to posting on your website, making links to my guide, including parts of my guide in your own, or making reference to any material contained within. All the sites mentioned below have permission to do the above. Please email me at [your e-mail address] to enquire about gaining permission to use this document. [list of allowed sites] - Thanks to Michael Sarich for this Copyright - ...on the FAQ to be super safe? It would seem pretty stupid, but no one could say anything to you if it was written twice. Maybe once at the top, the other at the bottom...I dunno. --- http://thedeathofhobbes.ytmnd.com/ (It took awhile to make) |
| DarkGuywitno | Posted 4/10/2006 5:12:30 PM | message detail |
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I'm not suprised that Cheat CC steals. My friend created that site with
2 other friends and they stole that site from him. It sucks really. --- "Light cannot exist without darkness.Darkness cannot be without light." |
| KenKennedyKenne | Posted 4/10/2006 7:30:25 PM | message detail |
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1up.com is a good site. They have offered me rewards for my work, and
they are delivering them. They are a great site, so yeah, you should
let them use your stuff --- Mr McMahon: God, I don't like you and you don't like me Goldust: Take the worms, and stick them *whisper and shocked look |
| last343 | Posted 4/11/2006 8:53:32 AM | message detail |
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End it. --- My petition for the Military Board. http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=27130718 |
| hAV0k985 | Posted 4/11/2006 11:51:08 PM | message detail |
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Wow, unlocked O_o --- If nothing were impossible, it would be impossible to be impossible. |
| Apocalypse Edge | Posted 4/13/2006 7:23:22 AM | message detail |
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Thanks for the warning. --- My hate for C|Net: [|||||||||]||| The real GFAQs Message Board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/ |
| NerdWithAGun_9 | Posted 4/18/2006 5:13:48 PM | message detail |
| Why does everyone have to say "CCC" instead of the site's actual name? |
| TimmyVermicelli | Posted 4/18/2006 5:19:53 PM | message detail |
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The full name is censored. It's that bad. --- "The pilot and co-pilot are just fine. By the way, can anyone fly a plane?" - Airplane |
| Gameconqueror | Posted 4/19/2006 12:39:52 AM | message detail |
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Whoa, the topic creater is banned, that's weird. Usually all of the
topic creaters that have their stuff on the top of the page are usually
swimming in karma. --- Gameconqueror was here. |
| NeoSeiffer | Posted 4/20/2006 11:13:11 PM | message detail |
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What do you people think about Gamewinners? --- Searching for a girl with black hair (by her shoulders), glasses, less than 1,65 meters tall, really white... Can you please help me with it? |
| Mad Monarch Gyl | Posted 4/22/2006 8:20:20 AM | message detail |
| I recently receive an email from GamerHelp.com
asking if they could host my guides. I'm not sure if I would give them
a go or not. The last time i had my guide posted on other websites
other than GameFaqs, it got ads here and there and a number of edited
points. thanks in advance. --- [insert sig here] |
| DarthKojima | Posted 5/1/2006 3:32:37 AM | message detail |
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bump --- Meryl was hot even when her boobies were cones... I can't wait for her to have PS3-esque boobies! - James Mason |
| DarkElf99 | Posted 5/7/2006 4:17:21 AM | message detail |
| I also got one from GamerHelp, so any info regarding that site is much appreciated. |
| DarkElf99 | Posted 5/7/2006 4:23:11 AM | message detail |
| It looks like people earlier on in this thread say that GamerHelp is legit. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 5/17/2006 5:37:01 PM | message detail |
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Got an e-mail from Supercheats and turned them down. I'm a one-site kind of guy, I guess. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM, Fire Emblem 7 |
| outlawtigger | Posted 6/2/2006 7:47:03 PM | message detail |
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hey i got a question about 1 up how do you post guides there --- world of warcraft agweeyn server name blasmus |
| ThePyreThatBurns | Posted 6/6/2006 6:41:35 PM | message detail |
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I got one to ask about. http://www.game-boyz.com They do not seem to use pop-ups nor do they charge a fee. They asked me if they can use my Sin Episodes review. I am E-mailing them on the terms of any possible agreement but I wanted to hear if anyone had any experience with them. --- Help Save Palladium Books! http://forums.palladium-megaverse.com/viewtopic.php?t=57048&start=0 |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/9/2006 5:18:22 PM | message detail |
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Thanks for this topic, here are my two cents. I can't believe the "free
distribution" of GameFAQs FAQ links. My intent always has been to
create FAQs for GameFAQs (the original site by CJayC) ONLY. Because I
liked what the site stood for. Because I have great sympathy for
CJayC's work. But... What happens these days? I do a small search and get to see "funny" links to my FAQs at GameFAQs on sites I give squat about, sites such as: gamespot.com aol.com gamefly.com yahoo.com getintothegame.com mtv.com (I might have missed a few, don't know) And of course, they attempt to get away with it by saying stuff like "cheats provided by GameFAQs (or GameSpot, even)". I guess that if we entrust something to GameFAQs, we thusly give GameFAQs (or GameSpot?) the right to "provide" said content to other sites. NOT funny, and to me in conflict with this snippet from the Help section: "Can I use content on GameFAQs on my own site? GameFAQs does not own the copyright of any of the FAQs or Reviews posted on the site. Each document is owned by its own author, and are all protected by copyright law. For the most part, unless the work explicitly states otherwise, you cannot use work from this site without permission the original author." The snippet clearly says "GameFAQs". It doesn't say "CNET" or "GameSpot" or "AOL" or whatever, even if CNET is the owner of GameFAQs. So *other sites* can't use GameFAQs content unless there's permission from the author. Unless of course this text is incorrect and should be revised. Either way, I do NOT want my FAQs shown on each of the sites listed above. "They" did NOT ask permission to "me" for "my" texts in any way or even alerted me to the fact that they're hosting a big, fat link to my GameFAQs FAQs, so I feel I've been swindled/played for a fool. What I like even less is that they just do this through some automated process and that *we*, the writers, have to follow up and contact *them* about it. What happened to the politically correct "ask for permission to the person who made the thing first" principle? It appears to be replaced by "Let's do whatever we want and only act if a concerned party finds out", a principle I'd like to call "extremely shady" at the very least. Anyway, I recommend everyone to run their author's name through a search engine and find out if there are more sites who GameFAQs/Gamespot conveniently provided with content they're possibly not entitled to from your side. |
| Drunky | Posted 6/10/2006 4:40:38 AM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/contribute/update_info.php You set the FAQ availability to full (or its defaulted that way, I dont remember), so you allowed them to link to the FAQs which are still hosted on GameFAQs and no other site. All credit goes to you and the work is in no way touched. If you feel that strongly about it, just set the availability to restricted. --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/13/2006 2:35:38 AM | message detail |
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First off, Drunky, thanks for the post, it was only until reading this
thread before I found out about the Full/Restricted setting. And, the
text below isn't addressed to you in particular but a general
statement, a plea, put "out there" in the hopes that it gets people to
think. For the situation, as I see it, is not that simple. First of all, I came back with a few FAQs after a long hiatus (of a couple of years) - I wasn't used to the new board system and its interface, so I didn't know about the Full/Restricted contributor setting. Second, setting this setting to "Full" by default should be, as far as I am concerned, not done, especially considering that the accompanying "explanation" is correct, but vague to say the least: "FAQ availability applies only to links to your FAQs from GameSpot and its approved partners."* So basically, *by default*, if you, as an author, don't know about this setting, basically every site on the planet can link to you without asking your permission, as long as it is an approved partner of Gamespot. And you'll never find out about this until you somehow stumble upon an "approved partner" site and see your FAQ link there. In other words, it's up to the authors themselves to take action and do something about it (if they so wish). And where is the official, daily updated list of "approved Gamespot partners" on this site**? Because the above sentence is so short that you are quickly tempted to think, "Approved partners of Gamespot? Oh yeah, right, they mean GameFAQs and CNET. Their network. I guess they own the place and by golly I want my guides on GameFAQs, so I guess they can link to it"***. So you are inclined to keep it Full, if only for FAQ bounty and other rewards. Little do you know that the approved partner list is larger than you think... And even if you do realise the real situation and agree with all current partners, maybe some day an approved partner you somehow object to enters the fray. And, because there's no updated "approved partner list" here (if it is, it appears "hard to find"), you don't immediately know about it - yet, a nice, comfy link to your work is on their site for some time until you find out... Therefore, I would like to plea for an official, (daily/weekly/monthly) updated "approved partner list", shown on the contributor page (below the "availability comment"). That way, authors can see who currently is officially authorised to link to their work with a Full availability setting in place. They will fully realise that all these sites will have links to their FAQs without the need to ask for permission. They can check out these sites to see that their work is respected. They then know if a certain site offering (a link to) their work is legit or not. And perhaps it will remove the need of threads such as these. |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/13/2006 2:36:33 AM | message detail |
| You know, with a bit more flexibility, one could
even add checkboxes to each of the approved partners - the authors
themselves could then flag, or flag out any particular sites they
object, thus enabling content display on the sites they like, but not
on the others. But I guess that's a lot of code work. Finally, I would also like to plea to set the availability to "Restricted" by default and get a newly registered author to choose to keep it that way***, or to set it to "Full" - with full information about the pros (FAQ Bounty, prizes) and cons (lots of sites don't need your permission anymore to display your stuff (again, an updated list would be nice), and you don't have control about who those sites are going to be). That's about it. I have brought the above forward in the interest of us and GameFAQs because (a) I imagine that I'm not the only one concerned about which sites may and may not host GameFAQs FAQs (depending on availability setting) and (b) FAQ authors who are well-informed about what happens to their work = happy FAQ authors = more FAQ writing motivation = more FAQs. Thanks for reading, further thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated. *: Side thought - note that this quote doesn't mention "GameFAQs", while the quote in my earlier post (about using GameFAQs content on another site) doesn't mention "Gamespot". So are we to mentally connect these two sites (which isn't so obvious since they're two different sites) and consider them equivalent? Or is the main location of our FAQs Gamespot? Or can it be said that something isn't clearly formulated here? **: If it is here, and in an easy location, then please tell me, as I don't seem to find it. ***: If something like this (Restricted/Full availability choice with detailed info about it) is already available at registration, then please forgive my forgetfulness. |
| Aust | Posted 6/13/2006 3:32:27 AM | message detail |
| Topic Creator got banned? Odd. I was going to ask if I could use his Document and Site License agreements in my guides. |
| Drunky | Posted 6/17/2006 5:07:51 AM | message detail |
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Yeah he was banned for imping IIRC. I think he said you can use it as long as you credit him. Also VMerken, you should petition for that change, or even for that feature. Giving a contributor more control over who gets their work might be nice. --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/17/2006 9:46:09 PM | message detail |
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Drunky: that's a good idea. We'll also get some idea about how many
authors would enjoy something like that - and some other ideas might
fly around as well. But, how should approach this? Just start a topic
on this board and call it "petition about blablabla" or something like
that? By the way, funny little thing: I've been trying for over 10 days now to get my "Full" setting to "Restricted"... no luck - every request for it gets a "processed, please wait 24h" message, but eventually, nothing happens. Quite strange considering that my other contributor info (added a URL) *did* get changed. |
| Drunky | Posted 6/17/2006 9:48:59 PM | message detail |
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Thats odd, it should have been changed if the queues were zeroed yesterday. And you should go to board 7 and just start a petition and perhaps link to it on the FCB so authors can see it. --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/17/2006 11:03:21 PM | message detail |
| Drunky: Well, I'm not making it up, unfortunately
:/. I just resent the "Restricted" setting again - if it keeps
rejecting my queries, I'll just "report a contribution problem" :). Anyway, board 7... are you talking about the Site Suggestions board where I should post the petition? And (sorry for asking) what do you mean with FCB? |
| Drunky | Posted 6/17/2006 11:07:19 PM | message detail |
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Yeah I meant Site Suggestions and FCB is the FAQ Contributors Board, I kinda forgot we were already on it >_> --- www.MBHShield.com | www.WikiFAQs.net XBL: Gimpy The Great |
| _VMerken_ | Posted 6/18/2006 3:40:56 AM | message detail |
| Everyone: Well, I've gone ahead and made a
petition about the matter (see signature for the link) - I hope it's
clear enough and gets my points across. We'll see how it fares. Drunky: thanks for getting me to jump in there :). --- PETITION -- FAQ availability: clarity & control --http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=28731839 |
| cthrag yaska | Posted 6/21/2006 3:23:57 PM | message detail |
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Has anybody had good/bad experiences with www.gamerstemple.com? --- There are 10 types of people in the world; those that understand binary and those that don't. |
| I-M-INDIAN18 | Posted 7/6/2006 9:44:25 AM | message detail |
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| ShadowMaster635 | Posted 7/10/2006 8:56:39 PM | message detail |
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How is the site 1UP for hosting FAQs? (http://jooey.1up.com) --- My song of the week: Bad Day ~Daniel Powter - # of people who have heard that song: 1 Tell me if you have! See quote |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/10/2006 11:56:08 PM | message detail |
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1UP's perfectly fine. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| ShadowMaster635 | Posted 7/11/2006 1:19:19 AM | message detail |
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ok, good --- My song of the week: Bad Day ~Daniel Powter - # of people who have heard that song: 2 Tell me if you have! See quote |
| Jelt | Posted 7/12/2006 10:34:05 PM | message detail |
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why is 1up.com asking me for a SNES FAQ whereas they only talk about
recent gaming? moreover I don't see any FAQ section on their site... --- good free RPG: diver down http://6URL.com/KYN spirit engine /TSE (add a i for info) cave story /KYP eternal daughter /ETDA |
| PeTeRL90 | Posted 7/13/2006 5:25:28 AM | message detail |
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I got an e-mail from www.gamerevolution.com Anyone think they're legit? --- Your Final Fantasy VII hatemail makes me stronger. They also make me giggle. |
| Tidus9554 | Posted 7/14/2006 1:36:33 AM | message detail |
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I saw on this (the fourth page) that someone asked about Cheat Planet.
I personally wouldn't go with them - they'll post ANYTHING sent in,
even if it's a bad cheat code or bad information - and their reporting
system for bad cheats/information is horrible. -Spike --- If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. |
| Jelt | Posted 7/14/2006 8:36:21 AM | message detail |
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I personally wouldn't go with them - they'll post ANYTHING sent in,
even if it's a bad cheat code or bad information - and their reporting
system for bad cheats/information is horrible. most video games work that way, AFAIK. And it's funny to see crappy codes posted everywhere ^_^ --- good free RPG: diver down http://6URL.com/KYN spirit engine /TSE (add a i for info) cave story /KYP eternal daughter /ETDA |
| michaelP4o | Posted 7/18/2006 1:35:50 PM | message detail |
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To the known FAQ thieves section, add myfavouritegames.com. They are known for stealing and, I think I have see a few FAQs in that site without giving any credit, but, they didn't change anything in the FAQ. --- http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/home.php?union_id=TheDragonWorld |
| michaelP4o | Posted 7/18/2006 1:49:33 PM | message detail |
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http://www.myfavoritegames.com/dbz/FAQ.htm Theres proof that there is stolen conduct on the site. And for some reason, theres no FAQs on the main homepage...I googled the FAQs to be honest but...thats stange... --- http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/home.php?union_id=TheDragonWorld |
| PeTeRL90 | Posted 7/19/2006 6:04:55 PM | message detail |
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I really never got anyones opinion on gamerevolution.com --- Your Final Fantasy VII hatemail makes me stronger. They also make me giggle. |
| Tidus9554 | Posted 7/19/2006 8:40:50 PM | message detail |
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gamerevolution.com, insofar as I know, is legit. I did a few taste
tests to see if it had any stolen content, and it doesn't seem so... if
anything, it reminds me of Gamespot a bit - i.e. people who are
journalists and love video games writing about video games. gamesradar.com looks kinda lame >_>. There does appear to be a link to an FAQ on GameFAQs, so that makes me a little uneasy, but everybody they've linked to is credited, so... yeah. Dunno about this site. Again, though, it looks rather lame >_>. -Spike --- If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. |
| Tidus9554 | Posted 7/19/2006 8:43:55 PM | message detail |
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On gamesradar, I found Alex's Mario Kart DS guide linked to. I dunno if
he gave permission or not (it says in the guide that he'll let anyone
who e-mails him host his guide, so I guess that's bunk for now),
completely unaltered from what I see. The weird thing about gamesradar is that they don't appear to be linking all the guides, just the one they perceive to be the best. I could really use some help in feedback on this site, it's confusing the hell out of me. :( -Spike --- If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. |
| Tidus9554 | Posted 7/19/2006 8:50:39 PM | message detail |
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Just checked out The Gamers Temple. Again using a taste tester (in this
case, I again went with Alex's Mario Kart DS guide, since I just used
it as a double-checker on gamesradar), I found that the site has the
entire document up, albeit unedited (yet again) and that instead of
using one page to show the entire guide, they've used hyperlinks in a
frame (think it's a frame, didn't check the HTML to make sure) to allow
for easily splitting up the guide into the separate sections. Observe: http://www.gamerstemple.com/vg/games19/002138/002138g123.asp (Legal/Credits section is what it'll take you to.) Again, this may be bunk as Alex is a well-known author, but I thought knowing this tidbit of info might help in your decision. -Spike --- If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. |
| Menji76 | Posted 7/20/2006 9:30:41 PM | message detail |
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I just got one from supercheats, they say no ads and its left unchanged. Anyone have any bad experiences with them? --- Board 8's #1 Duke fan; http://www.theautolog.com Now Playing; SSBM, ToS, FF2, HSG4 |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/21/2006 5:58:56 PM | message detail |
| Dennis from Supercheats is a cool guy, and the site's alright. They'll treat your FAQ well. |
| Mighty_BP | Posted 7/25/2006 12:39:37 AM | message detail |
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Jelt, for 1up.com, just reply to the email for the records. Go to the
site, create a profile, search for the game, go to that game's cheats
section. On the bottom of the page, there is a listing of FAQs. Click
on the Submit link. Open your FAQ and Copy/Paste it to the text box. Another option is to just reply to the email with the FAQ as an attachment and have them upload it for you. I uploaded my Naruto: Ultimate Ninja FAQ there myself. it's simple to edit the FAQs too. Just go back to your FAQ and click on edit. Copy/Paste the FAQ again and submit it again and the FAQ will be updated. I hope that helped you out with how they do things at 1up. --- Like a phoenix from the ashes... I AM REBORN!! -Me Guess they can't keep a good man down, or me. - Sledge Hammer |
