From: mortel@chose.cam.org (Stephane Lussier)
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Subject: Just Ideas And Stuff - part 3 of 4 : NEW FEATURES!
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         COLLECTION OF PROPOSALS
                             FOR  Writing Guide for Entries    and unknown
                                  For Publication in                 v
                                  The HitchHiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy

  with an additionnal free gift:  NEW GUIDE ENHANCEMENTS

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                           P A R T   T H R E E



2. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

2.1 Biographical Datas
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should an honest field researcher be doomed to unrecognition?
How would someone contact a good writer and ask him permission to
publish his material if he doesn't know where to reach him?
Who's this guy?

Biographical datas are not actual entries but separate files untouched
by the copyright chart giving more relief to the guide.  A field
researcher may overwrite his old biographical data file simply by
submitting a new one.  Editors should make sure that the sender
of the submission is the same person as the one in the bio file...


FORMAT:

 %n     {name}
 ...
 %n

 %a     {e-mail address}
 ...
 %a

 %l     {location: where does he/she lives in the world}
 street address [put a blank line if inexistant or confidential]
 city           [ " ]
 state/province [ " ]
 country        [ " ]
 zip code       [ " ]
 phone number   [ " ]
 %l

 %b     {biography}

      (written by the same rules as in "1.1 Writing text")

      It's a short presentation of the author; for an example,
      look inside any novel.
 %b

 %c     {comments}

      (written by the same rules as in "1.1 Writing text")

      Comments from the author directed to his fellow public.
      It can be general comments about his works, or simply
      a notice asking for email.  He can also talk about his
      involvement with the guide.  Etc.
 %c

 %.

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2.2 Editors Whatabouts
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Who are they?  Where can I reach them?  What are they willing
to do?  Is it to let to send them my submission?

It is quite important for any field researcher to be able to
chose correctly and contact a good editor.  What better way
than by pushing the EDITORS button on his own version of the guide?
Like Biographical Datas, old Editors Whatabouts' files are updated
when a new file is sent.


FORMAT:

 %n     {name}
 ...
 %n

 %c     {editor's code (as found in any ID number of an entry)}
 ...
 %c

 %a     {e-mail address}
 ...
 %a

 %l     {location}
 street address [put a blank line if inexistant or confidential]
 city           [ " ]
 state/province [ " ]
 country        [ " ]
 zip code       [ " ]
 phone number   [ " ]
 %l

 %r     {registration date (seniority)}
 YYYYMMDD
 %r

 %d     {end of contract date}
 YYYYMMDD
 %d

 %c     {comments}

      (written by the same rules as in "1.1 Writing text")

      The editor can, if he want, talk about himself.  He can
      say that he is able to translate german to english, for example,
      or that he'll refuse any article with IMPOSSIBLE material in it, etc.
 %c

 %.     {END mark}


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2.3 The Guide's Hypefiles
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We have the articles, the bio files, and we know how to reach the editors.
What's missing?  Fame.

These entries are meant to hype others and give misleading reputations
to plain average authors, just like TV does to more & more big stars.  In
an evergrowing database, we need a way to find the "good" (quality being
relative and everything) stuff.  These hypefiles can be used to talk about
authors (in a good or bad way), promote the best entries by such scams as
bi-annual top-ten lists, critiques, interviews, you name it.  These
hypefiles are moderated so they don't overload the database or take more
importance than the entries.

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                         A L M O S T  T H E   E N D
                     (Don't forget to check the chart!)

                       - Sorry for the inconvenience -


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