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Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 04 11:06 am    Post subject: Note to authors Reply with quote
    

Later today I'll be posting up a list of articles to come, and their authors, so do keep an eye out for it and if you've submitted something that's not there, feel free to scream very loudly at me. I don't think I've lost any but you never know.

Hope it'll also be useful for potential new authors to gain inspiration from.

 
Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 04 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Did Tahir mention he'd conned me into a moron's guide to keeping pigs? Keep nagging me...

 
tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 04 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nagging? There'll be more tha nagging going on if you don't get you finger out

 
mrsnesbitt



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 04 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo listen to er!

 
tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 04 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


 
Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 04 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

NickHowe wrote:
Did Tahir mention he'd conned me into a moron's guide to keeping pigs? Keep nagging me...


He does a lot of that. You're not alone

 
Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 04 2:16 pm    Post subject: Submitted articles Reply with quote
    

A general but huge thanks to everyone who has submitted articles for the site - I'm sorry I've not got back to you individually . These are the submitted articles which are ready to put up:


From members:

Jerome - wind power (going up tomorrow Dec 27)
3mariners - rural properties
wildcountryian - an immigration story
Jema - home electrics


Permission to reprint from other publications:
3 articles from Permaculture magazine
HDRA's Organic Way on volunteering (going up Dec 31st)
Low Impact Living Organisation - Beekeeping

If you have sent us an article which has neither been published nor listed above, please PM me! (I don't think there's anybody missed)

If you haven't yet submitted an article but you have one planned please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help with anything.

If you have an idea for an article you'd like to write or see written let us know asap ! Some ideas/ offers are listed on this thread https://forum.downsizer.net/about591.html

Thanks again for everybody's efforts and look forward to the next batch!

 
Marigold123



Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 224

PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 05 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi Bugs,

It's Marigold123 from the Money Saving Expert site. Do you still want me to attempt to write something on my toolshed-henhouse conversion? If so, is there anything specific you want me to try to address, and how would you like to receive the article? Do you want it typed/pasted onto a particular thread, emailed as a word doc, or what?

If I have any pics, how do you want those to be uploaded, what format, etc?

If you have admin privileges, can you can get hold of my email to contact me?, (I didn't want it displayed generally), or you can always contact me on the MSE site by pm. I may not log in here every day at the moment, but I usually check MSE, so that may be the best way to get in touch.

I'm enjoying the site so far. I posted one of my long rambles as a guest on a thread about chickens in the back garden, but I'm still not quite sure where everything is at the moment. Glad you pointed me in this direction. Cheers!

 
Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 05 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hello Marigold

It's lovely to see you over here and I'm glad you're liking the site so far - from what I've read you even more to tell us that I guessed so I hope you'll get something in return from being here because we've clearly got lots to learn from you.

I'm going to reply to lots of your points in a PM to MSE but this bit's useful for everyone...I'm in the middle of writing a "how best to submit articles" which I'll post up here when it's ready, but the main things to bear in mind are something which can be copied and pasted, without too much formatting if at all possible, and images separately. Most things we can deal with so there are several ways you can submit, just pick the easiest for now -

- go to the "home" link in the left hand menu...log in...and click the "submit news" link
- email it to editor at downsizer.net , preferably pasted in to the email
- send it within a PM to me...you can attach pics to a PM, as well, if you like

Hope this helps for now...definitely do want the toolshed conversion. Measurements, if you can get them, would be a handy guide (even if they're just rough); and pics will be ideal. Also, how do you think it compares to other choices of housing and why did you choose to do it that way?

Maybe other people will have questions too?

Once the article is up, we put links to it in the forums, so people can ask more questions if they want to.

At the moment we have articles ready for up to the beginning of March, so you have plenty of time if you need to!

And thanks again for saying yes - really looking forward to the finished version because what I've read so far has been great!

 
Marigold123



Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 224

PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 05 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's great, it sounds quite easy to get the stuff to you.

I'm very pleased and a bit surprised that people here seem to like what I've written so far. I've always regarded myself as a bit of a waffler. Still, it takes all sorts, and if you're all a bit crazy, at least I shall be in good company! (j/k)

I'm actually rather excited to be doing this for the site. I'm not sure how long it will take me to produce something sensible, but I'll try and make a start today.

I noticed you were discussing the issue of editing, re. search engine hits. I'm assuming from this that I should try to make each heading descriptive of what's in the following section? I hope you'll feel free to edit anything you want anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter that much.

I can measure up and provide dimensions if you like, but I will say at the begining of the article that the only measuring I did during the construction was to make sure that all the bits fitted into what was there already!

It was a very organic project, (ie. sloppy ), with the design developing as I went, and depended entirely on what bits and pieces I was able to scrounge out of skips and from behind people's bins. I guess what I am saying is that this will be an example only of how you can use reclaimed materials and an old, damp, leaky toolshed to make an acceptable chicken house for very little money. Another person's method might well be completely different, depending on what bits and pieces they have collected to use.

Any dimensions given will only be a rough guide, to help provide a clearer picture of what I actually did, and shouldn't be interpreted as actual instructions. Most people out there who are considering doing a shed-conversion will probably be far more experienced in DIY than me, anyway, and may well be able to think of better ways of doing things. However, it might be useful for other novices, if they want to avoid some of the pitfalls and mistakes I made in my first attempt.

Having said that, the chooks seem to like it, despite the odd bent tail feather from having perches rather too close to the shed wall!

 
jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 05 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Marigold123 wrote:

I noticed you were discussing the issue of editing, re. search engine hits. I'm assuming from this that I should try to make each heading descriptive of what's in the following section? I hope you'll feel free to edit anything you want anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter that much.


We are pretty keen on this sort of thing and appreciate an authors permission to play with the headings. But aise from the spelling we leave things alone unless specifically permitted, as we do like to respect the integrity of what is being said, and the right of our authors not to have their work messed with.

jema

 
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