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SchrEck Inc. Posted Apr 11, 2006
Usually it's the original picture that stays, as there aren't any others, and no two Edited Entries should have the same picture. At least if I recall correctly.
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
U168592 Posted Apr 11, 2006
That's why I thought the picture should be changed, so as it's not the same as the 'My Vision of h2g2' Entry, as I mentioned earlier
And yes, the editor's do have the final say, and if the picture remains the same, then Jimster needs to add an 'Illustrated by' Credit to the Entry (or I can do it in Editing). But I still feel that the pic needs to be altered so there are not two same-likenesses of Douglas in the Official Edited Guide (be they 'Help Pages' or EG Entries), hence the option to alter it to the Black & White pic, which some people regard as a good one, or the colour one that is presently on the Updated Entry.
I think it boils down to an Editorial decision, so Jim - what do you want? What was there (although it's a copy), the Black and White, or what's on the Entry at present?
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! Posted Apr 13, 2006
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Apr 14, 2006
Traveller in Time reading
"First paragraph FootNote 'in his own words.' Was that not about the 'trilogy in five parts' ?
I can not find anything about the recent radio installments. "
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
U168592 Posted Apr 14, 2006
The footnote is in regards to the Entry that is linked through to the Hitchhiker's (written by Douglas), not the the paragraph itself.
The recent radio installments are referred to in the linked Entry about the History of the Hitchhiker's Entry, and it is inferred in the section regarding what the Hitchiker's became eg; radio, tv, towel etc.
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
Trin Tragula Posted Apr 20, 2006
I think you've done a great job with this
Just one teeny tiny insanely pedantic thing ... where you introduce quotations run on from the previous sentence (blockquotes especially) - should be a colon rather than a semi-colon.
Insanely pedantic, as I say
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
U168592 Posted May 17, 2006
Been through this with a fine-toothed comb. Missed out on May 11 (and the 7 year anniversary), but I've added a link to Towel Day on May 25. Any chance of an offical up date then?
A10647218 - Douglas Adams - Update
Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted May 17, 2006
The blob's going back to what it was, by the way. It was created for that entry.
But we can now count this as an official Update.
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- 25: Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide! (Apr 13, 2006)
- 26: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Apr 14, 2006)
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