h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

tom
If you want the kind of formatting in the mandarin phrases entry you'd need to be writing in GuideML, and use 'table' tags. I forgot this was not in GML - I hope you didn't spend much time trying to create columns

If you like this style, mention it in this thread, for the attention of the subeditor.

If you want to re-format your entry yourself in GML you can see what the mandarin entry formatting is like by going to http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/test329942 (the first time I tried GML I got pretty frustrated , but it gets easier)

Pimms

Tom,

How are you getting on with this entry. How near is it to completion? Sooner or later, the 'blah, blah, blah' stuff will come out and then we'll know you're content with it?

Sooner or later, the 'blah, blah, blah' stuff will come out

OK, let us know when it's ready. No rush!

Okay,voting over.Rather a low turn out.
Results.

Timewarp Definitely Must Go Party.
1 vote.

Definitely Keep The Timewarp Party.
0 votes.

Keep The Timewarp Bit,But Shorten It Party.
1 vote

So,the surprise vote for the "write-in candidate" from the Keep The Timewarp Bit,But Shorten It Party,has produced a fascinating situation here in the Chaucerland by-election.
Sources close to the Presiding Author,Tom,say that,in order to resolve this impasse,he may use the extraordinary powers vested in him,and do just what the heck he wants to,regardless.
Which is...dunno.I'll have another look at it.

Thanks
Must learn GML.Will learn GML.

Hello
Apologies for the delay in responding.
The blah blah blah is meant to be there.It's all one phrase,"Serious Stuff,blah,blah blah".It's meant to be humourous,but,if it has to be explained,maybe it isn't very good humour.
I am just now taking another look at the piece,which I will allow myself a period of 24 hours for,and then the entry can stand or fall on its merits at that time.
Regards
Tom

It's ready.
I would like the article to be considered for the editorial process,please.
Many thanks to all who have commented and advised.
Regards
Tom

Hi Tom,

Some superb research here, and at least one Scout has thought it suitable for the Edited Guide already. There are a few things though that I'd suggest you look at, simply because they're the sort of things thatwould almost certainly be changed in-house.

- The title is very, very long and will look quite unattractive in some of the other h2g2 skins. The actual content of the entry could be summarised by a much shorter title, such as 'Etiquette in Medieval England'. It would also fit nicely with the general house style on such matters.

- The first two paragraphs aren't really necessary. In fact a much stronger opening paragraph would be to start with 'It is not always possible to be...' and ditch everything that comes before it.

- I think the whole entry might flow better if it were restructured slightly. Your original title could be split and used as some very nice headers. The history and background in the entry could be under the header 'How To Get What You Want In Medieval England, Just By Asking Nicely', while the guide to spoken phrases could come after, under the header 'The Geoffrey Chaucer Phrase Book'.

These few changes would give a much more solid structure to your entry - just a case of moving some of the text around a little, as the actual research itself is superb.

Jimster

Thanks for the suggestions. I have made some changes.
Regards
Tom

Mooder mooder leet me in!!!!!

Your Guide Entry has just been picked from Peer Review by one of our Scouts, and is now heading off into the Editorial Process, which ends with publication in the Edited Guide. We've therefore moved this Review Conversation out of Peer Review and to the entry itself.

If you'd like to know what happens now, check out the page on 'What Happens after your Entry has been Recommended?' at EditedGuide-Process. We hope this explains everything.

Thanks for contributing to the Edited Guide!

You're in a particularly silly mood today, aren't you Sam?

Well done!

Tom, well done!

Otto

Nice

Pimms

>>>You're in a particularly silly mood today, aren't you Sam?

Ha! Yes I am. And a pretentious one as well. I sightly misquoted Line 731 of the Pardoner's Introduction, Prologue, and Tale from Chaucer's Canerbury Tales. What I *should* have said was: 'And seye Leeve mooder, leet me in!'

Now that this has been accepted, I can drift off topic....

If you're a Chaucer fan, I'd recommend seeking out Bill Bailey's Chaucer pastiche, which is about a heavy drinking session

"Three men went into a pubbe
and gleefulee their hands did rubbe
In expectatioun of revelriee
For it was the hour know as "happee"

....

Otto

Thanks very much,everyone,for your encouragement and advice.
I didn't know of that Bill Bailey skit. I will look out for it.
Yes, I just re-read the PP and T. Brrrr.. A salutory tale.

And so,like Chaucer's Parson,


...I can no better saye.
But natheless, this meditacioun
I put it ay under correcioun.

Regards
Tom