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Mu Beta Started conversation Mar 11, 2003
Wotch, Geggs.
Subbing your entry on Artemis Fowl (my copy at A994791).
Never actually read the books - obviously I should get round to it.
You know the form - just holler if you want to change anything.
B
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Geggs Posted Mar 12, 2003
Yello.
Isn't it weird when you read something, spot a spelling mistake, and then realise that is your own mistake?
In the bit on 'Fowl People' I wrote 'Many people from the background...', when I should have put 'form' instead.
Well, it's only two letters the wrong way round....
Geggs
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Geggs Posted Mar 12, 2003
Oh, and can you think of a better title?
Cus the single thing that has annoyed me most about this entry is my inability to find nice snappy, yet informative title. I kept trying, but they all sounded like lead weights of the front of entry that deserves better.
Alright, it's only my opinion that it deserves better, and, let's face it, I'm biased in the extreme. But I still think it.
Geggs
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 12, 2003
I know the feeling. Too dry?
OK...I know a few snappy-title writers (Danny B, Bels, Jimster). I'll see what we can come up with.
B
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Geggs Posted Mar 13, 2003
Thanks. There must be something better than the titles I kept writing.
Geggs
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Rho Posted Mar 19, 2003
*wonders in and waves to Master B*
Hi Geggs 
I've swapped an article with Master B - he wanted one of mine and I wanted out of his! 
Anyway, the article's still at A994791 and I've almost finished subbing it - if you'd like me to make any changes to it, now's the time to ask as I'll be returning it in a few days.
Did anyone ever come up with that snappy title? 
RhoMuNuQ
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Geggs Posted Mar 19, 2003
No, there's no snappy title as yet. Oh hum.
Oh, I don't know whether you or B did it, but the second footnote has been changed. It now reads "Not to be confused with a 'leprechaun'", whereas my original was "No, no-one said leprechaun, you just imagined it". Thing is the word that has is a footnote to is 'LEPrecon' which quite clearly is meant to be confused with leprechaun - that's the joke. So I tried to extend the joke a little with my footnote. Alright, I probably failed, and the new footnote might just be trying to make the same joke more subtly, but I think it just comes out wrong.
Moan, moan, mumble, mumble. Etc....
Geggs
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Rho Posted Mar 19, 2003
That was me as Master B didn't touch the article! I'm afraid the joke went over my head - I'll change it back tomorrow as I've got to log off just now.
RhoMuNuQ
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 20, 2003
*waves goodbye to entry*
Sorry Geggs, nothing personal, just that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to Sub A1000684 when Rho bottle out of it.
B
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Geggs Posted Mar 20, 2003
Hmmm, yes. Well I guess it's best to stick to subjects you know something about, eh Master B?
Geggs
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Rho Posted Mar 20, 2003
No problem
I'll read through it again before I return it, which will be in the next few hours/days.
RhoMuNuQ
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Rho Posted Apr 8, 2003
Well done - it's the Editors' Selection! There are some comments in F117833?thread=Well done - it's the Editors' Selection! There are some comments in F117833. RhoMuNuQ
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Geggs Posted Apr 8, 2003
Thanks RhoMuNuQ,
I've never had an Editor's Selection before.
Suddenly I feel like I've arrived.
Geggs
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