† Emotional Outlet Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 It's no problem, Breathless. I figured you'd probably touch it up after I moved it, haha. It looks fine regardless. Even if it may not get published immediately, I'd still like for it to be done--that way it's out of the way and we're not trying to edit it later on in the month when you've already moved on from that piece. And tech problems happen, it seems like the season for it. Like I said, if anyone sneaks in any articles on the 13th or 14th, it's fine, just don't make it a habit~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Must sneak in 5 articles on the 14th for editing jkz jkz, I think anything I'm working on now will just be put into the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† RazorDan Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Well my review's complete but I'm stuggling to cut words. I had nearly 900 before but I've managed to cut it to 620, I'll submit to needs editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Got my laptop repaired so I am back in business! I edited a few articles last night, but I didn't even look at the word count. I'll go back and check that. And, of course, I'll start writing my own articles, haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Dan, I made a copy of your article in Needs Editing. The original is still in the Drafts folder~ And yay, laptop, haha. I'm lucky to have several backup computers in case anything goes down with my desktop, but it's a hassle. ETA: I'd like to have all the articles edited by the end of the day today so tomorrow when I get back from the library we can start piecing together the newsletter and building the PDF. As far as I can tell, we have enough articles for all categories. We only need to edit one more Entertainment article (I really tried to get stuff in there, but I'm not a massive consumer, gomen), two for Art & Lit (I'll mark the ones that should be edited first), and two for Tech (sort of--they both had prelim edits done, and seem to be pending writer review). The forum version will be built in the staff area so I can play with layout. Unfortunately, this means any crew not on staff will be unable to view it prior to publication. I'll post up screenshots in the Drive so you guys can see what it looks like and it's not a surprise when it does go up. When the first issue goes up, I'll be closing out this thread and starting a new one. That way it doesn't look so intimidating, since this one is already nearing ten pages. (We really need our own subforum, this is ridic, lmaooo.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Quick question. I noticed most editors are doing comments. Does that mean the authors are supposed to correct what the editors say to correct or will editors do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 It depends on the nature of the comment. I make most corrections myself--punctuation, spelling, and other little bits. If it's larger, like rewriting a sentence, moving stuff around, or deleting entire sentences, I leave a comment and generally don't do it myself. That's with the expectation that the writer will make the change however they see fit. Either way, I'll indicate whether I've changed it or not. The only exception is if I'm cutting for word count. It's easier to just go ahead with those larger changes myself and bring it to size, since I don't know if anyone wants to have extensive Skype sessions with me about it. And with the two week deadline, having this kind of extended conversation for every single article is pretty time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I've been using a similar process, EO. If I'm changing wording or something, I like to leave a comment, so the author can see what I have changed or what should be changed. If it's punctuation or spelling corrections, I won't leave a comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 It depends on the nature of the comment. I make most corrections myself--punctuation, spelling, and other little bits. If it's larger, like rewriting a sentence, moving stuff around, or deleting entire sentences, I leave a comment and generally don't do it myself. That's with the expectation that the writer will make the change however they see fit. Either way, I'll indicate whether I've changed it or not. The only exception is if I'm cutting for word count. It's easier to just go ahead with those larger changes myself and bring it to size, since I don't know if anyone wants to have extensive Skype sessions with me about it. And with the two week deadline, having this kind of extended conversation for every single article is pretty time consuming. That's good to know. I've been wondering if I'm expected to change them or if you're asking if I agree with the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Can I ask that we establish some sort of explicit signal for editors to use in the future that says "hey author, I'd like you to make a choice this change!" so that we don't get confused when inevitably a vague comment gets written? Not saying that I've read any, just planning ahead. Maybe prefix all comments that are meant to be addressed by the author with an & or a @ (both start with the letter a when spelled out for author). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 The only comments that are wrote are usually towards the author anyway, I haven't seen one that's just random comments yet and they tend to say things like "change this sentence" etc etc so that isnt really an issue Dae since only editors really put up comments and are the only ones who should really since the drive is just for uploaded works and whatnot, not compliments, may sound a bit mean but it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'll also leave comments in the Table of Contents. For example, I started putting "Edited and moved" for pieces I felt were finished (and moved them to Completed), or alternatively, "Please review" for pieces I felt needed author review (and left them in Needs Editing). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkester Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I've been using a similar process, EO. If I'm changing wording or something, I like to leave a comment, so the author can see what I have changed or what should be changed. If it's punctuation or spelling corrections, I won't leave a comment. Yeah same here. Though I've only looked at two articles I think. So busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 As mentioned, I've only ever seen comments on works directed towards writers and only by editors. Additionally, I have yet to see a single vague comment as far as editing goes and I stalk almost everybody's work. These are the kinds of comments I leave. "[article text]You can cut this line since you later repeat it." "Needs to be cleaned up a li'l.[example change]It's up to you how to rewrite it, it's just a little clumsy right now." I can leave notes in the ToC too if it helps, but I honestly don't think we have a problem with people understanding what to do when the editors leave a comment. It's not like we're having random conversations over there. I think it's pretty obvious that when comments are left, it's meant to be addressed by the writer, whether or not the change was made for them, and not for random passers-by who might be reading the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Nope no random conversations.... yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Right now the system is very clean and running efficiently, but this is the first iteration. There will eventually be obscurities in the system, and what I suggested was mainly for future-proofing. Also... forgot to edit my thing last night T_T. Edited it just now ^^. Edited March 13, 2013 by Dae314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 As I was piecing together the newsletter for publication, I ran into a small issue. For people who have images in your articles, please provide a direct link to the image you've used. Otherwise I'm going to have to replace it myself and I can't promise I'll end up using the exact same one you found. I can't figure out a way to view image URLs once an image is embedded into a document--if anyone knows how, that'd be pretty cool, otherwise I've got a mess of images in people's articles I can't use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Even if you can find the URL somewhere, it's best to list the sources for all images that aren't yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I just inserted images right from my hard drive to the document. You're saying that from now on I'll have to upload them to a hosting site, to get a direct link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yes, please. The Google Doc image link looks like this: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2wyJ4kxvQesrGgrRegzl1ZrEcU_PLYXtSmlYpe7lVA1xbRz2CEwZepwuek6mFflMKZdxyu120I_yL-pK4Lmt65IKWSSegIePCvQZo-s80i9kaKeYR1jtzcPq Meaning I can't use them on the forum. I've already rehosted the images, but for future reference! I didn't know it'd be a problem either, bluh. I'll reflect it in the FAQ later when I'm less dead. Anyway, I've already completed the forum version of the newsletter and am working on the downloadable versions. Screenshots of the forum version will be on the drive in the next hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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