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Entry: "Badass" collective story - A5948940
Author: Blue Bird - U211101

This is a comment on "Badass" story of 10 Episode. Published in Collective.
Just a click away. You'll enjoy it.
Best wishes: Blue Bird

I'm having troubles finding the stories with fifty clicks....do you have a URL that will take me there?

Try this Phred http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A4479032

When I open the actual episode links I have to enlarge the window to see the 'next' button to page through. Something to do with my screen size, but I spent ages trying to work out why all I could see was BADASS mask.

Waz

hullo LLLWaz - thanks for the link to the Badass story - I have been searching for a day or two - being so intrigued an' all -

Blue Bird - thanks for whetting my appetite! A whole new galaxy opening up!

Unfortunately all I am getting also is the Badass eyes - they are great eyes, but I suspect they are just the first page of many pages of wondrous potential - I ain't got no 'next' button - tried enlarging the picture - perhaps its to do with our machine - will work on it -

in anticipation, though, thanks all - and I'll get back, if I ever access the treasure!

Helen

Got it to run and went though episode one (intially got some kind of runtime error)....looks interesting....I'll be back.

Phred

try right-clicking on the badass eyes to open it in a new (larger) window.

this link should get you started with episode 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/gallery/2/static.shtml?collection=badass1

hah! thanks copper top - got episode 1 by using the link you sent me - it looks fantastic ---

trying to get the other episodes now - have right clicked but not sure how to proceed -

might have to use links for all the episodes - could you advise?

can't wait for time over weekend to immerse myself in Badass

thanks

Helen

hi helen, if you go to the badass index page with the links to all ten episodes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A4479032 you could try right-clicking on the icon for each episode to open them in a new window.

if that doesn't work, this is the link for episode 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/gallery/2/static.shtml?collection=badass2

you can change the number at the end of the url in the address bar, where it says '...collection=badass2' to get the episode you want, eg '...collection=badass3' or '...collection=badass10'

hope that makes sense.

great to hear you liked the first episode

- really appreciate your time on this, copper top -

I shall try out these links and things over the weekend - I feel sure I shall get somewhere this time!

can't wait - I'll get back to you next week - already I know that I love the mix of writings and graphics - -very exciting!

thanks again

Helen

Hi Copper-Top! I am most happy, that you "chipped" into this thread, because I know for those who are not familiar with Collective can be hard to find things at first time.

I have one more EASY way to find: In Collective the SEARCH BOX works very well ( not like h2 where I never found anything from the search box)

Get to Collective on the Front Page of BBC and when the front page of Collective comes up, type in the search box BADASS, the best to find a page where all Episodes have a little Icon going in nice order from 1---to---10. If you click on the icon the Episode should come on.
I am totally excited that we got people interested in our hard work. Thanks All, very inspiring! Blue bird

P.S. I got involved by the kind invitation from Copper-Top.

dear copper top and Blue Bird -

so, I finally got there thanks to your kind sending of links etc - - -this work has re-routed my weekend, turned my eyes around, re-arranged my plans.

FANTASTIC. EXTRAORDINARY. VISIONARY. MAGICAL.

what a privilege - - - - who are you people? you must beam your art across the globe for all to see - well, you already are I guess, but you must do it more, I hereby insist.

will this story always be available? - does the Collective have some kind of archive?

Helen

I've just been through the last episodes and it's really fun. That mix of images and words is great, and the pictures got better and better.

stuff.

cheers, you guys

"will this story always be available? - does the Collective have some kind of archive? "

yep, badass is going to be permanently available on the member galleries page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/membergalleries

the '12 days of collective' is also archived there, which was a project from last year: http://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/gallery/index.shtml?collection=12days

there's a new project on collective to write a short ghost/halloween/horror story for the treehouse of horror. it's open to anyone from h2g2 who wants to get involved, too.

more info about it all here: A6398751

Sounds like fun ... time's short though.

Collective should be able to link to h2g2 pages shouldn't it, or would contributors need to work out how the portfolio pages work?

Waz

Yes of course! h2 paople have difficulties finding connection to Collective and vica-versa! Though they are next to each other!

Anyway Waz: for this year's Halloween the time certainly is short. But that does not matter, because if you remember "Badass" also had plenty of horror stuff too.
It seems the members at Collective like horror stories regardless what time of the year!

Also at this time it seems to me, that they are in a "limbo" finding a good theme.
What Copper-T0p suggest it is worth to follow, because actually the members are anxious to contribute, but momentarly are out of "steam", inspiration to get started.
You have plenty of stuff may be with your "bearded vultures" those are horror birds, so just asked them what is going on at their feeders?
(Dead animals certainly are in great need for their menu)

I am trying to get to my "horror" story from a trip, but my time is so limited that is hard to believe.
Yesterday's storm knocked out a tree- I was busy to get it removed.
But we can not say a word of complaint here. Think of the South!
Let's hear from you now! Yesterday I wrote a lot to you! You will get spoiled! Blue bird

yep, they can be done on h2g2 and linked across.

it's a good idea to do them like that

I'm thinking, I'm thinking! So far without success.

BlueBird, I'll start new thread on your space. When I've finished some more thinking that is .

Waz

Fine, fine! Just get going. Here is an example: Just posted in My Journal:
"Witch or Pricess?" This is about my preparation in actual "size" and keeps me very busy. My Pricess Saudi headdress took a lot of time.
Perhaps the "paparozzis" will make some photos. And remember: I am very busy and even morte busy till this is over.
Weather will be beautiful: hope my "trick'n treat" will be plentyful.
Blue bird

To Copper_Top:
I did this little Journal note in h2 believing it goes in Collective on the Portfolio Page.(?)
Yeah, so there is some back'n forth btw. h2 and Collective!?
bbird