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lo fi location: Columbus Gender: Male \| \|	Would this be a bad idea? < on 7/28/2006 6:16 PM >

	I am a senior in high school. The class I am taking in the fall has a large section of it devoted to a 'project' which you must spend at least 6 months working on. Vast amounts of research. stuff like that. in the spring, you then have to give a presentation to a room filled with your peers and 4 judges. The judges grade you on your presentation (and their grade basically decides if you pass the class) I was thinking of basing my entire project on UE in one way or another via video documentary. (history, hobby, photography, ect) Now my question is, would it be a horrible idea? Considering basically exposing myself to everyone in the room as a trespasser? Do you think the free world is ready to know about urban exploration as an accepted hobby rather than a crime? basically, I'm trying to figure out how much crap I'm gonna get for doing it, or if I should not be mentioning UER at all in the documentary. What do you guys think

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Re: Would this be a bad idea?
<Reply # 1 on 7/28/2006 6:28 PM >

Posted by lo fi
if I should not be mentioning UER at all in the documentary.

Definitely not.

And I think you should leave the community out of it entirely, seeing as it IS a community of criminals.

But, you could do a project that is UE-y. Are there any particularly good sites that you have access to? A history of a place could be good. Or even documenting and discussing a common theme found among a number of sites, like architecture, or economic conditions, blah, blah, blah.

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paradoxpictures2002 location: The Great State of South Carolina Gender: Male Avenge Me! \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 2 on 7/28/2006 6:30 PM >

	If you can twist it to make it a documentary about local history then I think you will pull a good grade. If it is a straight UE doc then I don't think it would go over well. Make sure to pick sites with some history and do lots of reasearch about them. If you shoot the footage correctly then everyone will assume that you had permission to be there, or better yet why not ask for permission. You are doing a school reasearch project after all. I've used that line many times with success and you have the benefit of it being true. If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy

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Re: Would this be a bad idea?
<Reply # 3 on 7/28/2006 7:18 PM >

Posted by paradoxpictures2002
If you can twist it to make it a documentary about local history then I think you will pull a good grade. If it is a straight UE doc then I don't think it would go over well. Make sure to pick sites with some history and do lots of reasearch about them. If you shoot the footage correctly then everyone will assume that you had permission to be there, or better yet why not ask for permission. You are doing a school reasearch project after all. I've used that line many times with success and you have the benefit of it being true.

I think this is the best and safest way to go about things.

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tron_2.0 location: Ohio Gender: Male \| \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 4 on 7/28/2006 7:32 PM >

	instead of doing it on UE, do it on "history of abandoned buildings in my area" kill two birds with one stone: explore with a valid reason, get a sweet project done. [quote][i]Posted by yokes[/i] I find your lack of coziness.... disturbing. [/quote]

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Re: Would this be a bad idea?
<Reply # 5 on 7/28/2006 8:37 PM >

Posted by tron_2.0
instead of doing it on UE, do it on "history of abandoned buildings in my area"
kill two birds with one stone: explore with a valid reason, get a sweet project done.

this is a good idea, and even if you did want to do it using the actual term Urban Exploration just state you had permission to visit these areas (even if you didn't) teachers aren't gunna do anything to find out other wise.

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Watcher location: Louisiana Gender: Male \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 6 on 7/28/2006 9:18 PM >

	If you have to ask if something would be a bad idea, the answer is usually going to be "yes". "Well, let me just jump into my time machine, go back to the Twelfth Century and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophecy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show."

Axle location: Milton, ON Gender: Male Sieg oder Tod \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 7 on 7/28/2006 9:50 PM >

	Bad Idea: No, as long as you approach it from the right angle. Show it as a study of historical architecture in the town based on a cross section of building types. But as people have said, leave the community out of it. And don't call it "Urban Exploration" Celer at Audax Para la Victoria Siempre Alemanes!

rowa2k location: Ballston Spa, NY Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 8 on 7/28/2006 10:06 PM >

	This sounds like it could be an awesome senior project. I would just advise against calling it UE because it could get the wrong people interested in this website and many other similar websites. It would also be smart to not give out locations of the buildings amongst the class that you are presenting to, not everyone would respect the locations and would see it as an opportunity for vandalism. Good luck! Mathias rungooserun@cox.net

lo fi location: Columbus Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 9 on 7/28/2006 10:48 PM >

	Oh i wouldn't give away the location of anything. That's just asking people to go vandalize them. see passing it off as something that it's not taking the fun out of presenting the project to everybody in the first place. that's why im chosing UE ;) i could talk about communities online, but speak not any names. i could speak of sites or even totally document exploring them but not tell anybody where they are, or never have myself in any shots (as to not incriminate myself) I could pass everything over as a voiceover. or maybe a disclaimer at the beginning stating that I dont condone any activities expressed in the documentary, dont vandalize ect, brush over UE ethics. I mean you hear about people explaining to the cops what UE is all the time when they're caught, explaining that to them it isn't malicious activity so much as satisfying curiosity. Could the intro to the documentary follow the same principles and maybe take the sharp edge off of everything

Bfagan location: Glasgow UE as Canon sees it. \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 10 on 7/30/2006 1:29 AM >

	UE is under a spotlight we don't like so much right now, with the media screwing us over. I would just say you were exploring or looking around the sites, and mention (truth or not) that you got full permission and like history. It would be kind of hard to keep us underground if you mention anything called UE. I just hope we don't get too much more attention. Good luck with the project, mate. I remember how hard H.S. was....ugh. "It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful".; - Anton LaVey "Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I can dance the goodtime dance; and put the on-lookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.."

prometheus location: New England Gender: Male UER, a big pissing contest. \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 11 on 7/31/2006 2:36 PM >

	go the historic route and don't even talk about how you got into any of the places... if they ask, tell them you got permission. I just don't think you should do it. Too much risk. People at my work are confused by my hobby. Do that with a whole bunch of 16-18 year olds... best of luck. Leave only footprints, take only pictures... unless its like really cool.

DiVaMoNKeY location: Grundy County, IL Gender: Female I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love. \| \| \| \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 12 on 7/31/2006 3:50 PM >

	I don't know...I think you SHOULD do it on UE. You don't have to say UE specifically but perhaps call it something different. You shouldn't be afraid to talk about something that you are passionate about, or hide what you are doing. I think if you are open and honest within the project, it will turn out even better. Also, maybe there are some people in your class that are interested in the hobby as well. And they wouldn't know what the hell it was or how to go about doing it the right way unless you came along and "said it." I recently had an article on UE published, but covered all bases and thouroughly explained the "sport." You would not believe the comments I received. From teens to a man in his 80s who said he did the same thing when he was younger, just didn't know there was a name for it. No one is going to arrest you or dub you a trespasser. If anything, everyone will probably have a lot of respect for you and your appreciation for the abandoned. Good Luck!!!!!!!! I know more about blood than you

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Re: Would this be a bad idea?
<Reply # 13 on 7/31/2006 3:59 PM >

Posted by DiVaMoNKeY
No one is going to arrest you or dub you a trespasser.

Be sure to print out that post from DiVaMoNKeY to show the cops.

Free Baller location: New Jerssey Gender: Male I have a friend in Jesus. Seriously, Jesus ate my friend. It was horrible. \|	Re: Would this be a bad idea? <Reply # 14 on 7/31/2006 4:39 PM >

	I think thats an awsome idea as long as you dont givee away the locations and you provide/make up history. Trying to win hearts and minds, but willing to splatter them if neccesary.

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Re: Would this be a bad idea?
<Reply # 15 on 7/31/2006 4:46 PM >

Posted by DiVaMoNKeY
No one is going to arrest you or dub you a trespasser.

Be sure to print out that post from DiVaMoNKeY to show the cops.

The kid will be fine...You know, unless the CIA or the local PD wire-taps kids who give speeches to their class. Jeez!

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