† Anras Rune Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 ACK!!! EO you thief!! I was writing articles on POV and when too use them, then when I went to upload I see EO has already done a little series... you charlatan!! lmao No matter, I've already posted the subjects of my articles in the art and lit index thingy, I'll have them written by tonight me thinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† L4ugh Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Do the articles have to be straight text, or could pictures and videos be used as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Anras Rune Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I would assume cause EO mentioned putting a picture for one of her articles that they could be included. I would also assume that captions and stuff would be good, especially in the gaming section and tech section. I would also assume that I am right, but at the same time assumptions are something made without evidence, so I assume I may also be wrong...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) I wrote an article for the gaming section and I used several photos, EO doesn't mind the use of them but I wouldn't reccomend filling up an article with them. Edit: It wasn't up on the drive yet but it is now Edited February 26, 2013 by Dark_Angel13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 So how many articles will we be publishing each for the first issue? I mean we don't want too much do we? Two per category. If, for some reason, we end up with a massive number of a certain category, we can do a special issue where it's nothing but Gaming or nothing but Anime & Manga. I would like to request access to the shared folder. You should be hooked up, let me know if you can't see it on Drive! Do the articles have to be straight text, or could pictures and videos be used as well? Multimedia experiences encouraged but not mandatory, so pictures and videos are okay, haha. I wouldn't go so far as to do just a video in lieu of a written article, but yeah, it's cool. Just be aware that if you do some fancy formatting on Drive or your word processor of choice, we may not be able to replicate the fanciness on the forum. ACK!!! EO you thief!! I was writing articles on POV and when too use them, then when I went to upload I see EO has already done a little series... you charlatan!! lmao Lul. Well, like I said, it's fine if people cover the same subjects as long as there's enough difference to warrant the "duplication". I'm sure everyone has their own perspective on the benefits and pitfalls of certain POVs. Just don't want to do like four straight issues of nothing but POV, haha. But yeah, everyone should keep an eye on the table of contents for each category and update it whenever possible, even if you haven't written it yet. This way people know what you're doing and can either chat with you about it or can drop the subject themselves and do something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I hope my one article is okay for now. I don't have Photoshop on this laptop, and can't very well write about it without actually using it. :/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ye, you're fine! Computer problems happen, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagi Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 hope my article was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) All good. Will I be pushing my changes to the draft subfolder until I'm finished then do one more push into needs editing? Should documents strictly only exist in one subfolder at a time (i.e. delete the draft when I push to a pre-production folder)? Also, due to the nature of news (you know the whole thing about being out of date within 5 days), I'm probably going to be pushing my articles a little later so things aren't completely old when they come out in production. Edited February 26, 2013 by Dae314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hagi: Your article looked good from what I saw. :3 I'll give it another look later when my stomach doesn't feel like it's going to explode. Drafts won't be touched by editors. Items in the "Needs Editing" subfolder will be touched. Touuuuuch. The Drafts folder is mostly for people to work in. My personal Drive space is a total mess, so having a dedicated workspace is useful for me, haha. If you want to keep a copy in the Drafts, that's fine, but the table of contents should reflect the status of the copy we're going to post. You can leave a note saying you have a copy in Drafts if you want, haha. Things will flow from Needs Editing to Completed and finally to Published when it shows up in the newsletter, so there should only be one copy of the article at any time between those three subfolders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkester Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I still haven't looked recently at the Drive folders yet. Might do that later after university Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Do I need to broadcast notices somehow so editors know when a new draft has been pushed into pre-production? How will editors get assigned to tasks? Do you think we can draw up a comprehensive, detailed project workflow that covers all the working units and how they interface with the other units? (that last one was a joke) A better idea might be to edit the OP and add some more FAQ stuff for writers and editors so when a new person inevitably comes on, you can just refer them there. Edited February 27, 2013 by Dae314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I stalk the Drive for recent activity and litter everyone's articles with stupid comments. If you hit the Recent tab on Drive, you can actually see what has been edited, what's new, &c &c.Right now I'm just tackling articles as they come in because I probably have the most free time of our editors and it's not overwhelming, but as things become more regular, I'm fine with people working on things as they arrive or deferring to the others if necessary. If it needs to be delineated, it can be, but for now it's not. Maybe in the future if it starts getting outrageous, haha.I can pretty up the OP tomorrow, haha. Or put a FAQ of sorts into its own thread, I don't know what's more convenient for people. Part of the reason why I want a little subforum for the newsletter, but we can work with what we have. :3 I just know some people are deathly allergic to long posts and find all the guidance/structure we're building into the project to be overwhelming or stifling. It is flexible, though, so if we're finding certain things aren't working out (like if people don't like the Drafts folder or the word count is too restrictive), then we can address them as they arise and work stuff out. Nothing is set in stone other than we're gonna do this.It is still a work in progress and the reason why I'm not pushing for release on the first. We're figuring stuff out as it comes up, so the first post will probably undergo several makeovers... and probably the entire thing as we streamline the process to suit our needs, lul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkester Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) True.Haha, I was like "RIght free time, let's edit something." Checked a folder, saw something by Dreamcastor but then looked below it and saw a "Edited by EO" and was like -.- Edited February 27, 2013 by Hawkester 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Lol nice one Hawk, I'll edit my Doc tonight so it's ready to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 You can definitely go in and check for errors, though. I don't catch everything and you'll probably be hit with different strokes of inspiration. If nothing else, you can edit my stuff, haha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I should have my next one up soon...probably before the end of the weekend. If not a couple. It depends on how this weekend turn out. I hope to actually hang out with people in real-life for once...if they don't bail on me again...-sigh- I'm really looking forward to this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 No rush, haha. Everyone deserves some time off. Hope it turns out well. :3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ok I'll admit the baby GIF was funny lol and yeah hopefully you have a good weekend =) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I have to leave the house every now and then...since it so rarely happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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