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A1157609 - Baku, Azerbaijan
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Oct 30, 2003
I think you're right Cyzaki, but I didn't read it that way and I looked at it for a long time before deciding I didn't understand exactly what it meant. So it probably needs rewording to make it clearer.
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Gubernatrix Posted Oct 30, 2003
Actually I think it's slightly confusing too. The sentence is about two different things and the leap isn't made particularly easily.
This entry has massively improved since I first read it and is now looking much more guide-like. Nice work.
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Oct 30, 2003
Thanks all, and yes, it does mean that the Maiden's Tower adorns what little tourist tat Baku has to offer - not sure how I could make it clearer, to be honest.
MTRF 
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Gubernatrix Posted Oct 30, 2003
Really? ZSF and I are obviously just really dim then...
How about adding two little words:
"The Maiden's Tower is Baku's most famous tourist attraction and its image adorns what little tourist tat there is to be found in Azerbaijan."
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Oct 30, 2003
... really dim? ... I wouldn't have said so 
Good suggestion as to 'its image' and I can see where you are coming from - I suppose some things are so obvious to the author that they are blinding!
Consider it done, sir
MTRF
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 31, 2003
One important point: isn't Baku located on the Easternmost tip of the country, rather than the Westernmost as you say?
On a point of style, I think you should collect your many small paragraphs into a few bigger ones. You have virtually every sentence as a separate paragraph. Some grouping would make it a bit more readable.
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Oct 31, 2003
Gnomon - how on earth did I miss that? 
I've now changed it to EASTERN and have changed the style ofmy paragraphs ... how's that?
Cheers!
MTRF
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Rho Posted Nov 1, 2003
Congratulations Mickey - your entry is heading off towards the Edited Guide! Your last change was made just in time, I'm pleased to say.
Rho - posting because U294 hasn't left any 'Congratulations' messages for the past two weeks.
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Nov 1, 2003
Thank you 
MTRF
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Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Nov 1, 2003
Yes, well done indeed!
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Nov 1, 2003
I couldn't have done it without everyone on this thread 
I'd like to thank my mum and dad, my wife, my kids, my agent ...
MTRF
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 1, 2003
Well done!
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Number Six Posted Nov 3, 2003
Nice one, MTRF!
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Cyzaki Posted Dec 20, 2003
I'm editing this entry at A1941590, can anyone who is still subscribed here let me know if there are any unresolved issues from PR that need sorting?
Thanks!
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Sea Change Posted Dec 20, 2003
I don't know which is correct, Shirvan-Shas or Shirvan-Shahs; but the entry has both spellings. Perhaps both of them are correct, or you have overlooked it.
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Cyzaki Posted Jan 4, 2004
For future reference, can you put all your GuideML tags in CAPS please? And also lay out the entry a bit better, say with spaces between paragraphs etc? Because I have a huge job ahead of me to change all the tags to CAPS, and editing isn't made any easier when the text is all in one big block.
Thanks
P.S. Sorry I've not done any work on this yet, been busy over Xmas and haven't had any time. I'll get going on it soon though!
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Number Six Posted Jan 4, 2004
As an ex-Sub, I sympathise, Cyzaki! Tags in lower case used to be the bane of my life... sometimes it's just quicker to paste the text in from fresh, and use the Brunel buttons to redo the GuideML from scratch
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Eusebio - squad number 11 Posted Jan 5, 2004
Hi Cyzaki,
I think I did set it out with gaps between paragraphs and stuff, but when you save it it just becomes one long block of text.
I will, however, do my tags in CAPS from now on
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