A Conversation for Steak and Ale Pie
Flea Market: A580781 - Steak and Ale Pie
Andrew Gadgetman (32826) Started conversation Jun 22, 2001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A580781
This is my first attempt at a serious and informative entry. I would just like some comments about whether it is worth putting forward for Peer Review?
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Steak and Ale Pie
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Jun 22, 2001
(Seeing your U-number...) Wow, sometimes they /do/ come back!
Well, things have changed since, and there are new procedures all around. You already found out about the Writing-Workshop and the Peer Review system (which replaces waiting for 'yay or nay' in the old Editing Queue by waiting in Peer Review for an 'okay' from a Scout
).
There are also Guidelines in place about the style of entries, which can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/writing-guidelines. There's one point there under #13: Write in 3rd person! The Guide is looking for entries written from a neutral position, and that's what necessitates some rewriting. As it stands now, you're describing a very personal experience and IMHO somewhat advertise the place. Being from the continent, I'd like to know what a Steak and Ale Pie *is*, and if you describe the place in more words (how to reach, style of interiour, other menu choices etc) then there's your entry ready for Peer Review.
If you're still unsure about the procedures and style things, the 'What's Coming Up' http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/comingup page is a good suggestion: that's the place for 'recommended' entries (ie: picked from Peer Review by a Scout) which are awaiting allocation to a SubEditor for the final polishing. There you can find more about the process and have a glance at a few typical entries (if there ever is such a thing 
)
hope that helps
Bossel (Scout)
Steak and Ale Pie
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Jun 22, 2001
Oh, I forgot: the Peer Review has a very strict rule for the posting's header: you'll have to use the format
A123456 - Subject Matter
otherwise the posting will be thrown out for purely formal reasons.
Steak and Ale Pie
Martin Harper Posted Jun 26, 2001
I reckon you'd be better off treating this as an entry on Arundel House - and mentioning the steak and ale pie they serve there as a specialty. So the title would need to be Arundel House, Sussex, UK - or somesuch. That would mean including a little more content in your entry - like how to get there for example, but I think it would be a really cool entry!
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