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How To Be A Better Phantom Phan and Fanpop Member: A Rant

Guide by JustHuddy posted 2 months ago
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You reading this = Happy JH

Happy JH = a JH that won't rant at you much more.

Tracking Down Different Versions: We had our awesome A/V Club, but that got closed because no one was on it. So…you pretty much brought it on yourself. Anyway, believe it or not, the 1925, 1962, and 1990 movies are available on YouTube: here, here, and here. Also Leroux is online; I already posted the link. Look, that’s 4 versions online for FREE! Also, some of the more common versions aren’t that hard to track down if you know where to look. I got the 1943 version for $2.99 at Fleet Farm. And those things called libraries are still around. I managed to find Leroux, Kay (on inter-library loan), the 1943 movie, and Angel of the Opera for…wait for it…FREE, just by doing a simple “phantom of the opera” search on the computers.

Rating: You really should rate everything you view. I get really annoyed when someone leaves a comment saying they like my link/video/image and they don’t rate it! It takes less time just to fill in the little circles! It’s actually pretty fun once you get in the swing of it. Fill in the circles, clicky, fill in the circles, clicky, fill in the circles…

Grammar and Punctuation: if u type lyke dis i get reeealy mad!!!!!!!!!!!

The shift key is your friend. The shift key loves you. The shift key wants to frickin’ elope with you and have your babies. Everyone, press down the shift key with me right now. Doesn’t it feel nice?

The maximum number of exclamation points needed to express extreme anger/happiness/whatever is about three. We really don’t need a whole line of them.

Spelling: Some of the spelling I’ve seen on here is just atrocious. Eric, Cristine, and Raul? Seriously? Whenever I see that I feel like I’m bleeding into my brain. And then I hallucinate people on a bus. And Cuddy stripping. You know, if I don’t know how to spell something I’m typing I LOOK IT UP.

Credit and Keywords: Having no credit isn’t just annoying to me; it’s also stealing and a copyright violation. Please, credit your images properly! If you don’t know who made it originally, at least put “unknown” we know you’re not trying to claim it as your own.

Keywords really are love. At the bare minimum, put “phantom of the opera” and whatever images type you’re uploading. More detailed keywords really are helpful though, especially for someone looking for an picture of a specific version or actor. Whenever I see an image without credit or keywords… IT’S AMBER! SHE WAS ON THE BUS! SHE’S THE ONE WHO’S DYING! *cough* Sorry, my brain’s bleeding again.

Participation: One of the most important things for you to do is participate. Whether it’s answering picks, commenting, rating, or uploading content (with proper credit and keywords), it’s important to contribute to our spot in order to make it grow.

Bonus points if you can tell me what House episode(s) I referenced. ;)

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renrae said:
House's Head/Wilson's Heart :D

And I agree with tis, by the way.
posted 2 months ago.
 
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House's Head & Wilson's Heart! (:
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JustHuddy said:
*claps* Yes, it is is House's Head/Wilson's Heart.

Thanks for reading my rant!
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*Hugs* For my part I would be willing to re-up everything that I have deleted from the a/v forum, and more. If I could get a viable interest in such items. You may feel free to contact me via IM here on fanpop, or drop me a line. I promise I'm not nearly so scary as I may appear upon first glance. I am not really a wicked Phantomess, just love Leroux and you'll see! I would be as gentle as a lamb if you all loved Leroux! *ahem* Well apparently the random quoatage is rampant this evening....
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becca85 said:
**applauding**

I had so much fun reading your rant. I am an English major and some of the spelling and grammar is so bad on here (FanPop in general -- not really pointing at PotO clubs)!! I know I'm not perfect, but I really do make an effort for my postings to make sense.

Bravo!!
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Yes I must admit that the spelling is somewhat lacking (my English teacher said that to me today I burst out laughing at her then got put in detention for a month) But anyway enough about me your rant was just facinating and I completely agree with you JustHuddy as I am in Credit English and It really gets up my nose the only way I talk lik dis iz wen I am txting and even then I can understand what I am writing some of my friends confuse me so much I have to text them back and say I am terribly sorry but I do not understand please write it to me in a language I can understand and I will get back too you. I also hate the text word 'soz' I mean... I have nothing more to say on this subject as I have now given myself a headache.
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Kitannah said:
Yes, couldn't agree more. Especially misspelling the names of major characters. *shudder*
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