Sunday, Aug 20, 2006
Not much to say, not a big blogger. But with the new season upon us, just a reiteration of a few basic rules and common-sense guidelines.
Sources
For episodes that haven't aired yet, please provide a verifiable source. That would be a reputable major fan site, or an official source. And reputable fan sites provide their sources anyway. If the site doesn't say what the source of the info is, I can't accept it. This policy helps to cut down on Internet rumors. Even the most reputable sites get it wrong occasionally. And I'd rather be 50% slower but 100% accurate, than 100% faster but only 50% accurate.
Format
Yeah, there's lot of guidelines here, but really formatting boils down to one thing: look at what's already done. Quote format, allusion set-up, TV & movie titles, names, line spacing, etc. Flip back an episode or two if there's nothing for that episode, you'll find something. If you can't figure out how to use the HTML, click on Edit and see the code.
Preview
Please check the Preview before hitting Submit. If the quote is all in bold, then there's something wrong with your HTML. Hit the Back button and check it. If there's only one word in the preview for your two-paragraph allusion, then you've got something in the wrong place. Hit Back and put it whre it needs to go.
Comments
The more detailed your Comments on edits and deletions, the more likely I'll accept. I don't really need Comments for new stuff, but if you're editing or changing or deleting, please say why. If you're changing something, say what you're changing. There's no easy way to see what you're changing by comparing it to the original.
And please, please put what you want to appear on screen in the Submission field, not the Comment field. That's another one of those things where I could accept it and try to explain in my response-Comments why it's wrong, but then most people won't see it.
Rejection Rate
I never look at anyone's rejection rate. It doesn't concern me, it doesn't bother me. If you're concerned about your rejection rate, read and follow the above and you won't have many problems.
I try not to reject based solely on formatting but if you submit a lot of stuff and it's all incorrectly formatted, I'll reject at least a few since too many people (understandably) don't read Comments on an approval. But (almost) everybody reads rejection Comments.
If you absolutely can't figure something out and have questions, PM me. But most of it you can figure out from above. If not...well, some stuff is going to get rejected. I've got rejections, everybody's got rejections, don't sweat it.
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That's about it. Look forward to seeing your submissions!
Sources
For episodes that haven't aired yet, please provide a verifiable source. That would be a reputable major fan site, or an official source. And reputable fan sites provide their sources anyway. If the site doesn't say what the source of the info is, I can't accept it. This policy helps to cut down on Internet rumors. Even the most reputable sites get it wrong occasionally. And I'd rather be 50% slower but 100% accurate, than 100% faster but only 50% accurate.
Format
Yeah, there's lot of guidelines here, but really formatting boils down to one thing: look at what's already done. Quote format, allusion set-up, TV & movie titles, names, line spacing, etc. Flip back an episode or two if there's nothing for that episode, you'll find something. If you can't figure out how to use the HTML, click on Edit and see the code.
Preview
Please check the Preview before hitting Submit. If the quote is all in bold, then there's something wrong with your HTML. Hit the Back button and check it. If there's only one word in the preview for your two-paragraph allusion, then you've got something in the wrong place. Hit Back and put it whre it needs to go.
Comments
The more detailed your Comments on edits and deletions, the more likely I'll accept. I don't really need Comments for new stuff, but if you're editing or changing or deleting, please say why. If you're changing something, say what you're changing. There's no easy way to see what you're changing by comparing it to the original.
And please, please put what you want to appear on screen in the Submission field, not the Comment field. That's another one of those things where I could accept it and try to explain in my response-Comments why it's wrong, but then most people won't see it.
Rejection Rate
I never look at anyone's rejection rate. It doesn't concern me, it doesn't bother me. If you're concerned about your rejection rate, read and follow the above and you won't have many problems.
I try not to reject based solely on formatting but if you submit a lot of stuff and it's all incorrectly formatted, I'll reject at least a few since too many people (understandably) don't read Comments on an approval. But (almost) everybody reads rejection Comments.
If you absolutely can't figure something out and have questions, PM me. But most of it you can figure out from above. If not...well, some stuff is going to get rejected. I've got rejections, everybody's got rejections, don't sweat it.
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That's about it. Look forward to seeing your submissions!
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Posted Aug 20, 2006 9:56 pm PT
Hmmm .. me thinks this post is because of a bunch of b****ing in the forums. Good call 
I may have to repost that bit about the rejection rate too as it truely doesn't matter outside of the user's head. I cannot ever remember rejecting anything myself just because they have a high rejection rate.
I may have to repost that bit about the rejection rate too as it truely doesn't matter outside of the user's head. I cannot ever remember rejecting anything myself just because they have a high rejection rate.
Posted Aug 21, 2006 6:49 am PT
The old blog is just the blog beneath this blog. I didn't delete it or anything...
I don't pay much attention to the griping on the forum, but I've had a few people (no specific person) complain to me about it.
I don't pay much attention to the griping on the forum, but I've had a few people (no specific person) complain to me about it.
Posted Aug 21, 2006 8:38 am PT
As always information filled. I also use these blogs as a reference when I need to confirm something.
I am looking forward to the new fall season and the submissions.
I am looking forward to the new fall season and the submissions.
Posted Aug 21, 2006 9:17 am PT
Thanks for the info.
I think you should write blogs more often like other mods. It makes you look like you are more active....
I think you should write blogs more often like other mods. It makes you look like you are more active....
Posted Aug 21, 2006 12:04 pm PT
I post more on the forums to make up for it.
Posted Aug 21, 2006 1:15 pm PT
Thanks for the tips. It is hard to find nuts and bolts practical guidance like this here. Or, it is easy - and I am not good at noticing it.
Either way, thanks!!
Either way, thanks!!
Posted Aug 21, 2006 7:12 pm PT
You're right, I was just being lazy about a couple extra mouse hits from my updates section. AND the forum posts are much appreciated!
Posted Aug 21, 2006 9:17 pm PT
It's just like I wrote it... Anyway, you should post more messages. Salute!
Posted Aug 22, 2006 12:05 pm PT
I think you mean "It's just like if I wrote it"...
Anyhoo, not a lot to blog about. The details of my life are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium... oh, wait, that somebody else...
Anyhoo, not a lot to blog about. The details of my life are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium... oh, wait, that somebody else...
Posted Aug 22, 2006 1:17 pm PT
LOL 
Posted Aug 22, 2006 4:25 pm PT
Oh, right... I write too fast, so sometimes I miss a word... LOL
Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:53 am PT
You would be a good grammar/spelling teacher in high school
Posted Aug 24, 2006 10:17 am PT
Gislef, your pic is the exact same one I have as the wallpaper on my phone. Serling rocks!
Posted Sep 7, 2006 8:20 am PT
Gislef, thank you for the information. It helps a lot, and also makes me a better editor.
Posted Sep 15, 2006 6:58 pm PT
Thank you so much for this entry, as well as Allusions, Trivia and Notes, Oh My! (nice allusion 
and A Comment on Comments. I read this entry when I first started submitting, but what a difference a week and 80+ contributions makes to really understanding what you're talking about. Funny that I read these right after I made the mistake of submitting something to the wrong episode -- yep, I was trying to do too much at once, frustrated about levels not going up today, wanting that Level 5! Now I know better.
and A Comment on Comments. I read this entry when I first started submitting, but what a difference a week and 80+ contributions makes to really understanding what you're talking about. Funny that I read these right after I made the mistake of submitting something to the wrong episode -- yep, I was trying to do too much at once, frustrated about levels not going up today, wanting that Level 5! Now I know better.
Posted Sep 22, 2006 1:21 am PT
are you planning on putting the firefly episodes in the show guide in the right order??
Posted Oct 1, 2006 11:43 am PT
The best place to address a question unrelated to the topic of the blog would be by PM.
TV.com considers the aired order the "right" order, as do most professional TV archive-type sites. Very few sites list shows in production order rather then air order. Listing them out of air-date order tends to cause more confusion then it's worth, and people demanding they be put back in air-date order. You'll notice that we have a callout in the show summary saying that the air order is a different, and a link to the forum post clarifying the "intended" order.
So the answer to the question would be that the order they're in is the order they'll stay in.
TV.com considers the aired order the "right" order, as do most professional TV archive-type sites. Very few sites list shows in production order rather then air order. Listing them out of air-date order tends to cause more confusion then it's worth, and people demanding they be put back in air-date order. You'll notice that we have a callout in the show summary saying that the air order is a different, and a link to the forum post clarifying the "intended" order.
So the answer to the question would be that the order they're in is the order they'll stay in.
Posted Oct 2, 2006 10:13 pm PT
Thanks for this blog. It's very helpful. One thing I can say about you is that you always manage to explain things and break them down in the best manner.
Posted Oct 4, 2006 7:36 am PT
I just wanted to thank you because you are the fastest person that responds to my submissions. But you rejected a lot of my submissions, which I don't mind because really I'm just trying to help this site as best I can.
Posted Jun 14, 2007 4:45 am PT
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