Brainstorm!, 3 new ideas for the QQQ |
 Mar 21 2005, 02:00 PM
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Searching for the 'Invisible Book of Invisibility'  Posts: 590 Joined: 8:44pm January 4, 2005 Location: Tossing garden gnomes   |
I was thinking about the variety of articles and info out there about Jo and her books, and I had a brainstorm for 3 new sections of the QQQ:
1) A page listing commentary: things like Stephen King's and July Blume's articles and selected book reviews 2) A page listing audio files where you can listen to Jo 3) A page listing articles that aren't in English. What do you think? -------------------- |
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Mar 21 2005, 02:18 PM
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Sundae-Nut-Chopper at Florean Fortescue's Posts: 941 Joined: 8:04am January 28, 2005 Location: Maine |
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*drools all over her keyboard* Oh Lisa! How fantastic these would be!? I am already in total awe and eternally grateful for the work you've gathered and cataloged. I think these would be wonderful to browse through. I’ve scrounged around myself, looking for articles about Jo and what other authors, critics, reviewers, had to say about her work. (Especially Stephen King) It is hard scrounging.  I’d love to see what you could compile! Please do it!! --------------------  HP-Lexicon's Ultimate Guide to JKRowling's Official SiteSupport S.Q.U.E.E. , the M.A.F.I.A. and Lex.s.us. |
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Mar 21 2005, 02:49 PM
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Sipping Hot Chocolate in The Three Broomsticks Posts: 1,840 Joined: 2:52pm January 28, 2005 Location: bicycling |
Yes, please! Great idea, Lisa! Thanks for all your work!
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Mar 21 2005, 02:49 PM
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Quizzing Quibblet  Posts: 4,933 Joined: 4:57pm January 29, 2005 Location: Sweden |
Sounds absolutely great!
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Mar 21 2005, 02:49 PM
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Gringott's Security Goblin Posts: 3,789 Joined: 8:05am January 29, 2005 Location: shopping at Gladrags |
DO IT!!!
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Mar 21 2005, 02:50 PM
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Sipping Hot Chocolate in The Three Broomsticks Posts: 1,840 Joined: 2:52pm January 28, 2005 Location: bicycling |
 Looks like we all got the idea to post at the same time! :D
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Mar 21 2005, 03:31 PM
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Mrs. A. W. Riddle Posts: 10,925 Joined: 12:26pm January 28, 2005 Location: The Chamber of Secrets |
QUOTE(LisaQQQ @ Mar. 21 2005,19:00 ) I was thinking about the variety of articles and info out there about Jo and her books, and I had a brainstorm for 3 new sections of the QQQ: 1) A page listing commentary: things like Stephen King's and July Blume's articles and selected book reviews 2) A page listing audio files where you can listen to Jo 3) A page listing articles that aren't in English. What do you think? Asa lways, Lisa - fantastic! The idea on commentary, but that's going to be some task - where would it end? Lol I think that if people see articles that are in English we could send the links to you...? We'd probably need some linguists to verify their content and such...? -------------------- We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid -- Phineas Nigellus.
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Mar 21 2005, 03:54 PM
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Quizzing Quibblet Posts: 4,933 Joined: 4:57pm January 29, 2005 Location: Sweden |
QUOTE(Asphodel Wormwood @ Mar. 21 2005,21:31 ) ... I think that if people see articles that are in English we could send the links to you...? We'd probably need some linguists to verify their content and such...? ??? Did you mean articles that are NOT in english? :conf: As for lingvists... with the nationalities here at LL, I think you are likely to be able to verify content in many languages. Don't you think so? :conf: If you need help to verify any supposedly swedish content, I could take a look at it, for instance. *shrug* -------------------- Welcome to Try & Trix, enjoy HP trivia, interactive crosswords, jigsaws, logic, word puzzles...! With Sorting Hat.
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Mar 21 2005, 05:23 PM
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Searching for the 'Invisible Book of Invisibility' Posts: 590 Joined: 8:44pm January 4, 2005 Location: Tossing garden gnomes |
Ummm, sounds like it is unanimous!
Foreign language materials: Well, I can read Spanish and German, and enough French and Italian to get the gist of things. I will have to rely on the worldwide fans here to advise on the other languages (what have I gotten myself into! ). And to clarify, I was mainly thinking of interviews she had done that might have been translated into other languages, either by fans or by the journalist. Commentary: AW, you are so right! I want to be very very selective. Certainly nothing that just repeats things from the news or interviews done by other agencies. However, there are certain bits of criticism that have been infuential or are especially articulate about the series. That is the kind of thing I will be looking for. Even things that are negative if they are widely discussed, like William Safire's essay and Diane Ackerman's diatribe. The easiest to find will be the audio files; I have already been collecting the commentary.... -------------------- |
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Jun 1 2005, 11:14 AM
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Inquiring about Double-ended Newts Posts: 960 Joined: 5:24pm January 28, 2005 |
This is awsome, Lisa!
I'm particularly excited about the collection of literary criticisms... are these on your page yet? I can't find them. Perhaps I am just too impatient...
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Jun 1 2005, 12:40 PM
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The Crafty Witch  Posts: 4,519 Joined: 10:02pm March 9, 2005 Location: Québec, Canada |
 :clap: :clap: That would be great Lisa!If you need help with French (for grammar verification and such), don't hesitate to shout! And if you need a little help with translation (INTO French, not FROM French!!), I'm there also!
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Jun 2 2005, 12:16 AM
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Searching for the 'Invisible Book of Invisibility' Posts: 590 Joined: 8:44pm January 4, 2005 Location: Tossing garden gnomes |
Merci beaucoup, Josee83!
I apologise -- I have gotten distracted by other projects (Potter Parties, a re-design of my library's Kids' pages, and discovering that my great-grandpa's 1800s ranch house still exists -- among others). Work on these ideas may be slower than I'd like because all my Potter sites will be very high maintenance for the next few months. It also looks like we will be able to get the quote database (combining Scoop with the QQQ) going sooner than I thought and that will be very time-consuming! -------------------- |
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Jun 4 2005, 07:25 AM
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Disgruntled House-Elf at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 420 Joined: 3:59am May 22, 2005 Location: Analysing a Still-Life Painting Between the Cabbage Patch, Greasy Beetroot Factory & the Lily Pond. |
LisaQQQ,
Those ideas are excellent! Once these ideas are incorporated, I'm sure they will be just as wonderful as the other features that are already present in QQQ. However, I do understand that it will take a great deal of time and work. But at least your fans have something to look forward to! Keep up the great work! |
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