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ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 10 Jan 11

She encouraged and created angry mobs and death threats against Obama. She gave fodder for supremacists. Her speeches would include people in the audience saying, "terrorist", and "kill...

violent rhetoric

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AliceWonderly Yes, exactly. So tragic for the members of all families concerned. This media blitz does not help, either.

11 Jan 11

RebeccaScarlett @RebeccaScarlett (2532) • Canada 3 Jan 11

I know there were a few members who joined Helium after talking with me, had an article removed, and gave up in disgust. I wanted to share a little advice and encouragement, as Helium is a really great and easy place to earn --...

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AliceWonderly IchaSweetz--It sounds like you are describing the toolbar in a word processing program like Microsoft Word. Or maybe you mean some of the tools on the page where you upload your work to Helium once it is finished. You can count the words in your article on...

8 Jan 11

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Jan 11

What is it about our society that makes us put up with whatever crap the government wants to do? Yes, drunk driving is illegal, dangerous and just plain stupid, but that doesn't excuse the police from their responsibilities to...

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AliceWonderly "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, AND[capitals mine]no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause..." This amendment was a reaction to...

8 Jan 11

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Jan 11

What is it about our society that makes us put up with whatever crap the government wants to do? Yes, drunk driving is illegal, dangerous and just plain stupid, but that doesn't excuse the police from their responsibilities to...

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AliceWonderly The first amendment is free speech, among others, but you cannot slander,libel, or "yell fire in a crowded theater." The second amendment is keep and bear arms, but most people convicted of gun crimes are forbidden to have weapons. The third amendment is an...

7 Jan 11

divalounger @divalounger (6182) • United States 17 Dec 10

This may have already been discussed, but if so, I am unaware of it. I have been writing for Helium for the past year or so and have really enjoyed it. Recently, Helium announced big changes in their payment structure. Under the...

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AliceWonderly Hi peavey! You spent the time to rate others? It seems like some people just click through the rating task as fast as they can, rating randomly, or only reading the first or last paragraph. I think that's one reason that Helium changed to the new Marketplace...

31 Dec 10

mainman195 @mainman195 (186) • United States 15 Dec 10

For a long time, I believed that Helium changed their way of computing revenue sharing for writers to keep putting more of it back in their own pockets. Then, they started upfront payments. Their amount was much less than some...

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AliceWonderly Hi RebeccaScarlett! I agree with you, Demand Studios is much too demanding! Though I certainly cannot write a Helium article in 15 minutes like you do, writing one is much faster than one for DS. Then there's the whole clunky editing process at Demand Studios...

31 Dec 10

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 13 Apr 10

I live in a country where fifteen-year-olds are not only pregnant, but they are packing heat. I live in a country where corporations rule, and one race and religion reign supreme. I live in a country where I could get shot for...

corporate rule

dangers of conservatism

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AliceWonderly Little Johnny says "Girls are dumb." Mommy says, "We don't call girls dumb, it makes them feel bad." She is disagreeing with what he says. On the other hand, a different mommy might say, You do know girls aren't dumb, don't you?" Note that this second type of...

24 Apr 10

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 13 Apr 10

I live in a country where fifteen-year-olds are not only pregnant, but they are packing heat. I live in a country where corporations rule, and one race and religion reign supreme. I live in a country where I could get shot for...

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AliceWonderly Perhaps you could post several links to "ad hominen argument," since you do not appear to recognize your own style of discourse. You really are a brilliant writer. I mean that. Generally speaking though, people who disagree are not supposed to attack the...

24 Apr 10

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 13 Apr 10

I live in a country where fifteen-year-olds are not only pregnant, but they are packing heat. I live in a country where corporations rule, and one race and religion reign supreme. I live in a country where I could get shot for...

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AliceWonderly I will try to take your remark "You do know what a drive-by is, right?" with a grain of salt. I do not think I insulted your intellect.

23 Apr 10

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Mar 10

Let's just say you go to an art museum. The art museum has decided to post tags that show the approximate current market value of each item. Would this distract you from looking at the art? Do you think it would influence your...

art

commercialization

dawn

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AliceWonderly I like some of it too. Rothko, for example, always feels very spiritual to me somehow. I think I would still like his stuff even if it were free! It's not that I dislike abstract art, I just don't understand it.

16 Apr 10

AliceWonderly @AliceWonderly (70) • United States 11 Apr 10

I wonder if people realize that Helium does not pay upfront payments for every category? For example, there are no upfront payments for creative writing, for news, for politics or for (I think) Debates. I just write about what I'm...

earning more on helium

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AliceWonderly There's no telling what will be popular, and believe me I have spent some time trying to figure it out. Beyond a certain basic level, real quality doesn't seem to matter either. You retired to Spain? Wow. That must supply you with lots of interesting writing...

16 Apr 10

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 13 Apr 10

I live in a country where fifteen-year-olds are not only pregnant, but they are packing heat. I live in a country where corporations rule, and one race and religion reign supreme. I live in a country where I could get shot for...

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AliceWonderly Thank you, whiteheather39. I could go on and on about what is wrong with America in my opinion, too, but I think we should also remember to be grateful for what we have in this country. Proud, even. No system is perfect, of course. But I think I am about to...

15 Apr 10

AliceWonderly @AliceWonderly (70) • United States 11 Apr 10

I wonder if people realize that Helium does not pay upfront payments for every category? For example, there are no upfront payments for creative writing, for news, for politics or for (I think) Debates. I just write about what I'm...

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AliceWonderly I haven't quite been on Helium for three years yet, but I find that Marketplace is the very best earner for me. I know what you're talking about with the upfronts, but a politics/news article that's relevant, for example, will earn more than an upfront would...

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TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Mar 10

Let's just say you go to an art museum. The art museum has decided to post tags that show the approximate current market value of each item. Would this distract you from looking at the art? Do you think it would influence your...

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AliceWonderly Yes. So it follows that anyone who wants to buy some art, any millionaire I guess, should choose unpopular art, whatever that is, so that it is relatively cheap. I hesitate to say cheap about anything in a museum, actually. Maybe non-abstract art is...

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Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49101) • India 1 Apr 10

Hi All, Among the articles that you have written on Helium, which ones would you describe as the best? As for I, my best have been: ( I am not sharing URL, you can search for Helium Peeush on Google and check out my...

best helium articles

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AliceWonderly Thank you. You are kind to say so. I know that technical articles are more valuable to Helium, so I wish I had the expertise to write some. Well, I did write one about LAN and WAN, and it does okay, but it was strictly from the layperson's point of view. You...

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berting600 @berting600 (3453) • Philippines 13 Apr 10

I have just observed these scenarios,that a person who is dead receives all the good feedback when he was still alive,yet when he was still alive,only a portion of those who gives him good views says good to what he does.It feels...

the unsung hero

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AliceWonderly You're right, it's always the neighbor, or a friend from work who goes on and on at funerals. The mom is crying and wailing into her handkerchief, or maybe she had to go lie down. The sister is trying to take care of mom. The wife, if there is one, isn't...

14 Apr 10

Mary Ann @therealmaryyy (3162) • Philippines 13 Apr 10

Ugly version of me is Christina Ricci? LOL. Kidding. Maybe the forehead. Beautiful version is Lorna Tolentino ;) What about you?

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AliceWonderly Yes. I think I must be extra beautiful on the inside xD

13 Apr 10

joedollarhuat @joedollarhuat (580) • Philippines 9 Apr 10

I have often been hearing that being emo as a negative thing. I personally find being emo a positive thing for writers like me because we need to be in touch with our emotions to give the reader.

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AliceWonderly Yes. It is good to show your emotions, but it is bad to dramatize them. It seems kiddish and self-centered when you go on and on about what you feel.

12 Apr 10

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 10 Apr 10

It is said that we can more easily recognize logos than we can even recognize plants, so let's put it to test, without the use of google, off the tops of your heads, do this. But, the one rule - don't repeat one another on either...

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AliceWonderly It's a special climbing rose. It blooms only once a year, about now in California. The roses are the most beautiful sunshine yellow. It's very tough and hardy. Best of all, the vines have no thorns. None.

11 Apr 10

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