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Offline Mitzrael

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let see o.o I'm not that good explaining but I'll try my best X3.

A layout marathon is well, a marathon ^^;; or a layout event in which :
someone, the layout manager/leader, choose a topic, for example : a marathon about Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, and then post here at the layout marathon thread and/or build a page on which someone interested can provide his/her information (usualy: name, email, layout subject and url where is gonna be displayed). So in you case let say you want to make a Sakura layout, then you post on the thread or either contact the marathon leader and "join/get listed".
Then the url you've submitted when joinning must have up the layout of TRC: Sakura for the time the marathon will last (usually 4 weeks). The point of a marathon is (I think XD) having fun, create/make layouts and exchange links with other people who eventualy may become your friends because you like a subject they like so that's a good starting point, isn't it?  :/ .

Anyway, the link stuff works as a blog crew, you display all participants links so people visiting your site can take a look around and visit the others too. You'll often been required to just add a small code either be an iframe will buttons in a marquee or the popular button exchange code. Either way, it's all after the marathon leader so you'll just have to make your layout, a button and have it up on time that's it  :blush:

*hope that helps ^^;;*
« Last Edit: September 17, 2006, 12:03:56 AM by Mitzrael »
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[quote name='Mitzrael' post='171768' date='Sep 16 2006, 09:59 PM']let see o.o I'm not that good explaining but I'll try my best X3.

A layout marathon is well, a marathon ^^;; or a layout event in which :
someone, the layout manager/leader, choose a topic, for example : a marathon about Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, and then post here at the layout marathon thread and/or build a page on which someone interested can provide his/her information (usualy: name, email, layout subject and url where is gonna be displayed). So in you case let say you want to make a Sakura layout, then you post on the thread or either contact the marathon leader and "join/get listed".
Then the url you've submitted when joinning must have up the layout of TRC: Sakura for the time the marathon will last (usually 4 weeks). The point of a marathon is (I think XD) having fun, create/make layouts and exchange links with other people who eventualy may become your friends because you like a subject they like so that's a good starting point, isn't it?  :D .

Anyway, the link stuff works as a blog crew, you display all participants links so people visiting your site can take a look around and visit the others too. You'll often been required to just add a small code either be an iframe will buttons in a marquee or the popular button exchange code. Either way, it's all after the marathon leader so you'll just have to make your layout, a button and have it up on time that's it  :flower:

*hope that helps ^^;;*[/quote]

Oh so like its basically someone gives a topic of a anime/manga, and people make website layouts for it for that limited time and when another one rolls around, you make another? o-o; thats what i'm getting... but what happens for those people who want validated xhtml stuff and the iframe rotation codes aren't complying? what then o_o;;; xD


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I couldn't know or have an answer to that X3. But even if not validate I'm not sure it wouldn't be viewable or anything, to yeah it's important but not that relevant.  :D However it'd be nie if you just try someday XP
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Updated the first post and cleaned the marathon list.
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[quote name='Mitzrael' post='171898' date='Sep 17 2006, 02:35 PM']I couldn't know or have an answer to that X3. But even if not validate I'm not sure it wouldn't be viewable or anything, to yeah it's important but not that relevant.  :D However it'd be nie if you just try someday XP[/quote]

well unless the codes are validated I can't get involved. xD i'm kinda strict about my codding and unless it passes the validator, I won't put it on my site. >_>; muwahah. *brick'd*


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arashi, could you add my Ai Yazawa marathon to the list, please?  :)

Title: Ai Yazawa Marathon
Starts: Dec. 06, 2006
Ends: Jan. 06, 2007
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Can you add this as well :)?

Title: Ouran Host Club layout
Starts: Dec. O6 2006
Ends: January 1st 2007
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Added both~
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Hey arashi, add this one as well. :)

Title: Gundam Seed/Gundam Seed Destiny Marathon
Starts: February 6, 2007
Ends: March 6, 2007
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Sorry for bumping this, but arashi, you didn't add my info. D:
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