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Heyup.

Back in the day I wrote an entry about 50 Shades of Grey, which got picked for the GE. Lanza was subbing it, and then unfortunately got ill. We were talking about it, and the last thing that happened was I't done a revised version which addressed some of her issues. I;ll drop some links in the next post as I can;t remember what works and what doesn't in Pliny.

Anyway. I was wondering if anything was going to happen to it, and Dmitri suggested I bug you. Ages ago, actually - I just keep forgetting. No hurry, of course, but...?

The latest version: A87772314 Our sub ed thread: http://www.h2g2.com/user/U138596/conversation/view/F45936/T8287557

Blast. Let's try a Brunel version: F45936?thread=8287557

And the entry: A87772314

Hmm, I know when I took over Lanzababy's unfinished work I subbed everything except 50 shades, and as far as I was aware it went back into the queue for a new sub-ed.

Is A87772314 exactly as you want the entry to appear? Because if it is, then I can copy & paste it onto the recommended version (haven't got that A-number to hand at the moment) and send that along for final polish.

Excuse me, I've just got in and I'm sopping wet, need to change clothes

I think that was the final edit from my pov - there was a problem with sweary links, so I found some others. Go for it!

A87770956 is "pending" status now, complete with photo. It's in the queue for FP glory - but lots of articles are being made edited/approved before their turn on the FP, so keep watching the Front Page! Remember to subscribe to A87770956 as that is where people will comment

Coolio! Thanks very much!

Two things though.

Clearly I should have had a last read through as this section is still a little odd:

"It is almost certainly this which has got it labelled as 'mummy porn'3 following sales of Shades. The assumption being, presumably, that it's the 30-something middle-class mothers trying to 'have it all'. They're too busy trying to hold down a career, lose that baby weight, go on shopping sprees to Harvey Nicks4 while organising the nanny and the cleaner. They are, critics seem to think, definitely the ones in need of a spiced-up sex life involving something more exciting than an exhausted missionary position grabbed between taking the kids from French lessons to football."

I think it should say:

" It is almost certainly this which has got it labelled as 'mummy porn'3. Too busy trying to hold down a career, lose that baby weight, go on shopping sprees to Harvey Nicks4 while organising the nanny and the cleaner, it's the 30-something middle-class mothers trying to 'have it all' who are presumed to have fueled the massive sales. Such women are, critics seem to think, definitely the ones in need of a spiced-up sex life involving more exciting than an exhausted missionary position grabbed between taking the kids from French lessons to football. "

There are a couple of footnotes in there and a link so here it is all coded (obs not in Pliny though):

It is almost certainly this which has got it labelled as 'mummy porn'The term 'mummy porn' has recently been added to the Collins Dictionary.. Too busy trying to hold down a career, lose that baby weight, go on shopping sprees to Harvey NicksUpmarket department store in London. while organising the nanny and the cleaner, it's the 30-something middle-class mothers trying to 'have it all' who are presumed to have fueled the massive sales. Such women are, critics seem to think, definitely the ones in need of a spiced-up sex life involving more exciting than an exhausted missionary position grabbed between taking the kids from French lessons to football.

Also... this may be a pending thing, but Lanza has a writing credit on there. And, umm, this is a solo entry really. Although I am deeply grateful for her putting all the outside link titles in and such.

Sorry to be such a pain.

Lanzababy has been reinstated as the original sub-editor, you are the solo author.

I'll have to sort the other stuff when I am logged into h2g2 editors account, I can't do anything to pending entries in this account! I'll post again when I'm done so you can check what I've done and OK it, cheers Sol (and it's no trouble)

Can you check that's OK now, please?

GB

Fabulous. Thanks GB.

You are most welcome
The article is edited now, and you should have solo credit. Let me know if you are seeing something different! It will still get its day of glory on the Front Page, that's lagging behind the publishings by a few weeks.

GB

You're on the Front Page

well you were, but the FP has changed (just for today) I will check it tomorrow, and let you know if your 50 shades article is back on.

I saw that, and, obs, I see it now too.