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Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 1

A Super Furry Animal

Hello all!

Yes, the time has come...all the data for the all-singing, all-dancing entries on Queen, for inclusion in the Edited Guide, has been collated via a two-and-a-half week long "Topic Of The Week" on the Front Page.

Now we need volunteers to get this into some sort of shape for the EG. I have been "volunteered" by Jimster (but if someone else wants to take this responsibility from me, let me know! smiley - winkeye) to do this.

My proposal is to have separate entries thus:

Queen: The Early Years (including pre-Queen info)
Queen: Band Of The Seventies
Queen: Band Of The Eighties
Queen: In The Nineties (including post-Queen work)
Queen: The Best Live Band In the World
Freddie Mercury
Brian May
John Deacon
(Roger Taylor - already in the EG)

Of course, this is not set in stone, and if you have another suggestion, or another topic you can write about, please let me know.

I need help from you - yes, *you!* to write all these. I am claiming the "The Best Live Band In the World" for myself smiley - winkeye but obviously include and credit anyone else who has contributed to the thread on the subject.

As I understand it, everyone who has contributed to the threads on the topic of the week will be credited - how this will be done I'm not sure, with different entries, but I will undertake to take that up with the italics.

I look forward to this becoming the busiest thread on H2G2 as you all fight it out to help create the greatest entry on H2G2, for the greatest band on H2G2! smiley - winkeye

RFsmiley - evilgrin


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Post 2

NPY

Well, RF, I don't mind writing something for ya! Not sure what exactly though. Maybe something on their songs in general. Like lyrics, producers, stories behind songs......that sort of thing. Though I might need to narrow it down, or just write a lot.

What do you think? Please be honest....I need real help, but I'd like to do it.

NPY smiley - biggrin


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Post 3

Laudatortemporisacti - RIP TB Falsename, I will always love you. :'-(

I book Freddie!!!
If anyone else does it I'll throw smiley - tomato at them!smiley - laughsmiley - roflsmiley - laugh

RF, you didn't include an entry on their actual songs. So then NPY can take that on - ok with you NPY?
Queen sang too many songs, so doing all the lyrics would be way too much (you agree RF?), but I like your idea on the stories behind the songs, cause that's something we don't hear about often.smiley - ok


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Post 4

Danny B

I'll take any bits that no-one else wants..! If you want to 'assign' me to something, maybe 1980s and/or 1990s..? But I'm happy to write anything smiley - smiley

smiley - cheers


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Post 5

Laudatortemporisacti - RIP TB Falsename, I will always love you. :'-(

No one minds what you write Dan, just so long as this article gets written!smiley - biggrin


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Post 6

A Super Furry Animal

So far, then...

Queen: The Early Years (including pre-Queen info)
Queen: Band Of The Seventies
Queen: Band Of The Eighties: Danny B?
Queen: In The Nineties (including post-Queen work) : Danny B
Queen: The Best Live Band In the World: Reddyfreddy smiley - evilgrin
Freddie Mercury: Laudatortemporisacti
Brian May
John Deacon
Queen Songs: Not Panicing Yet.

On the songs front, there's already an entry dedicated to '39 at A733619, but I don't envisage you doing a separate entry for each song! smiley - yikes I guess an entry on a selection of signifcant songs can be put together quite easily, with a paragraph or so (longer if it warrants it, e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody) on each one. This can then be updated as required.

As far as albums go, orcus did some sterling work on F1990068?thread=565376 and I think that these should be included on each of the "decade" entries, with Orcus credited as co-author, if that's OK with everyone?

Jimster has asked that there be a general entry on Queen, which will link to all the detailed sections above. I'm happy to pull this together, both from my own sources/knowledge and the contributions made on *all* the various threads. Everyone who has contributed will be credited on this entry (with the possible exception of *this* researcher! smiley - winkeye : F1990068?thread=575250 *)

RFsmiley - evilgrin

* As I don't think his contribution really adds to the general sum of knowledge. smiley - winkeye


Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 7

Orcus

>>As far as albums go, orcus did some sterling work on F1990068?thread=565376 and I think that these should be included on each of the "decade" entries, with Orcus credited as co-author, if that's OK with everyone?<<

Sounds good to me smiley - ok


Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 8

A Super Furry Animal

...You could always volunteer to write one of those entries yourself, Orcus...smiley - winkeye

RFsmiley - evilgrin


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Post 9

Orcus

Yes, well I'm in the middle of trying to organise both moving myself and my work to another town this month so don't hold your breath I'm afraid...


Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 10

Danny B

Queen: Band Of The Eighties: Danny B?
Queen: In The Nineties (including post-Queen work) : Danny B

I'll get cracking... smiley - ok


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Post 11

NPY

don't worry. i've been lookingf at lyric sites and there are far far to may songs to attepmt to put in stuff on them all.

thought maybe focus on greatest hits, and stories behind songs and interesting stuff like that. depends how much i can dig up.


Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 12

Laudatortemporisacti - RIP TB Falsename, I will always love you. :'-(

Sounds great! You guys are doing amazing work!


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Post 13

NPY

btw, whast do you what done when we've finished? is tyhere a place to go to say we've got it finished and give you the link?


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Post 14

Laudatortemporisacti - RIP TB Falsename, I will always love you. :'-(

Hmmm...Good pointsmiley - erm

RF, how should we get all this stuff together?


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Post 15

Danny B

I suppose we could all simply post here when the various bits are finished. Then we can all read each others', do a sort of pre-PR review, and then all submit the Entries to PR in one go.

Alternatively, we could just submit to PR as and when each bit is finished. Things like links between the various sections could then be added later through <./>Feedback-Editorial</.>. This would make it more difficult to spot areas where there is overlap between Entries etc.

I'm happy either way smiley - smiley

RF..?


Yes! I'd *Love* To Help Write The Definitive Queen Entry!

Post 16

NPY

sounds good to me. just formulating my stuff.

will let you know when it's done and you can slag it off.


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Post 17

NPY

well Bohemian Rhapsody entry is done - A3613790

please be honest and tell me what i need to change etc.


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Post 18

Danny B

Unless you're going to analyse the lyrics (e.g. A733619, A2163133), it's breach of copyright to include them in full. You'll only be able to include a few lines, I'm afraid smiley - sadface

You're probably best to change it before it gets moderated...


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Post 19

NPY

thanbks. i'd forgotten bout copyright. sorry i'm bad. i'll take them out now.


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Post 20

A Super Furry Animal

Whoops! smiley - blush sorry all, my computer time has been a bit restricted over the last week, haven't been keeping up...

Erm, I'm still waiting for Jimster to give me editorial control on the threads from the TOTW. Just going to go over and bounce that thread...smiley - boing

As far as publishing them is concerned, I'd like to get them all finished so that they can go into Peer Review at the same time, preferably with links all in place. I'm not entirely sure how to do this, so I'll be getting some help from the italics, hopefully.

As some of the subjects don't have authors yet, it might take a bit of time to pull all this together...however I think it's important to do this properly, and not a rush job, so please be patient everyone. smiley - winkeye

RFsmiley - evilgrin


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