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You can just see the excitement on Ivankov Dimitrovich’s face about the next Limited Time Mission and Gifting Event. He looks like how many of us feel about the over-burdening of events and sales, etc. The next limited time mission will be called ‘The Cornerstone.’
There is a bit of irony on the banner. If you read the sub-caption it reads “Just because you built it, doesnt mean you own it.” This caption could be used to relate the images and features in the game that are used by us bloggers. Just because we screenshot the images it doesn’t mean that we own them. They are still property of Zynga’s even though Zynga has permitted use of them in our blogs for the purposes of tutorial and discussion. You can read about Zynga’s guidelines for use of THEIR images and in-game material on our About page or by visiting Zynga’s Fansite Guidelines page. You can also read more about Fair Use here.
But some still seem to think that they are the only ones who have rights to post Zynga’s images or tutorials about the game. Some still publicly accuse others of copycatting them even though anyone and everyone who wants to, or knows how to, locate the images and post them onto their blogs.
Some people just do not seem to realize that the Mafia Wars community is dying and if we stood together as players, bloggers, associates, comrades, etc and we helped each other and maybe even shared a little info (as http://mistyfiedmafiawars.blogspot.com/ and I have done and even made guest posts on each others blogs) then maybe we could salvage this dying game.
But, you cannot build a foundation without laying the cornerstone first. And you need the right person to lay that cornerstone. Otherwise, the building might fall.
The cornerstone (or foundation stone) concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.
Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of architect, builder and other significant individuals. The rite of laying a cornerstone is an important cultural component of eastern architecture and metaphorically in sacred architecture generally.
The origins of this tradition are vague but its presence in Judeo-Christian countries can be associated with one quotation from the Old Testament (Psalm 118:22) cited six times in the New Testament (Matthew 21:42,Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11,Ephesians 2:20 and 1 Peter 2:7)and Isaiah 28:16quoted by the writer of the Book of 1st Peter 1 Peter. The writer of the Book of Ephesians makes clear that Jesus is the cornerstone, of a faith rather than a building, referred to in the Old TestamentEphesians 2:20 .
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