Do you have specific questions that have not been addressed in the Submission Criteria or the Scribbulus Information page?

Ask them here! A member of the essay team will be happy to answer your questions or will direct you to the place to find the answers you need.

I'm sure this will be a moot point once Scribblus is fully opened, but I'm curious, so I'll ask.   Where will the essays be located?  Will they be pinned and locked, as the first post on the regular threads, or in some other location?

Yes, they will be locked. There will be a special link on the Home page of TLC. anguinea did some really great artwork for us!

This isn't really a question - more a heads-up! But I didn't find any other thread for it.  :conf: There seem to be a few missing links in DorisTLC's Submission Guidelines thread.
Snippets from that post:

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Scribbulus Publishing Criteria

Respect, Appropriateness and Honesty

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Honesty
... For examples on how citations in the text may see this MLA link.

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Language
All our essays are written in Standard Written English. Our reviewing staff offer some help to authors whose first language is not English, see our sumbmission form page (link). ...

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To submit your essay, please go to the Submission Form.  If you have any questions, please give us a note by PM or e-mail, or post in our
"Questions or Concerns" thread in the Scribbulus forum (link)

All so called links in these part of the text are nothing but the word "link". I would assume they were supposed to be actual links?

I suppose this is the thread DorisTLC refers to as Questions and Concerns? If so, perhaps you should either change the title of this thread or her post in the Info thread so the names match, to make it easier recognizable?

Edit: I can't spell...

As soon as the Scribbulus essays are up these areas will be liked the different areas you mentioned Evreka!   Thanks!

(oops! except for the bottom one, thanks Evreka!)  :oops:

Are essays restricted to the same ibcode used in ordinary posts? (That's a long-winded way of asking whether we can put tables in essays?)

Regards

Susurrous.

No, actually it's not in iB code.... I can't tell you the technical name for it (thus why I'm an editor & not a tekkie!!), but the submissions page looks as if it's closest to Microsoft Word.  I don't know how the submissions WORK exactly, but I do know that two essays already have charts in them.  I couldn't tell you if they're entirely chart-like or if they're pictures, but they're in there!  :)

QUOTE(susurrous @ Feb. 12 2006,8:13 pm)

Are essays restricted to the same ibcode used in ordinary posts? (That's a long-winded way of asking whether we can put tables in essays?)...

Considering that DorisTLC wrote this in the info thread, I guess you can use HTML.

QUOTE(DorisTLC @ Info thread)

Questions and Concerns
This is where you post if there is anything at all about Scribbulus or this forum that confuses, concerns or upsets you. ..., if you don't get our sumbission form to work or you have no idea how to use html code in your essay - or if you have any other question or concern at all. This thread is for interaction with the Scribbulus staff, and we will try and answer your questions and comments in this thread as soon as we have the time.  

(My highlights.)

*edited by mod for off topic comments*

A while ago I wrote an essay here on the forum in the Penesive Parlor, is it alright to post that here? I just wondered, I wrote it a while ago.

Does your essay meet our publishing criteria?   If so, we would love you to submit it once the submissions page is up and running when Scribbulus is launched.  If not, could you tweak it to follow our guidelines? If I am understanding your question correctly the Scribbulus forum is not the place to post essays. If you are just wondering if an essay previously posted in the Leaky forums could be submitted for consideration for publishing in Scribbulus then yes it can.

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 13 2006,9:13 am)

Does your essay meet our publishing criteria?   If so, we would love you to submit it once the submissions page is up and running when Scribbulus is launched.

I am confused, but that's normal for me.  So, is Scribbulus not launched?  I've been looking for the Submission Form myself.

QUOTE(MysteriaSleuthbeder @ Feb. 14 2006,11:52 )

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 13 2006,9:13 am)

Does your essay meet our publishing criteria?   If so, we would love you to submit it once the submissions page is up and running when Scribbulus is launched.

I am confused, but that's normal for me.  So, is Scribbulus not launched?  I've been looking for the Submission Form myself.

That is correct, the actual essay project has not been launched yet.  I think they are dealing with some technical issues - I believe the essays themselves are all ready to go.

They opened up this forum as kind of a warm-up to when the real Scribbulus gets launched.  Just to stir people up a little bit and get them excited.  I imagine once Scribbulus is up, a lot of your questions will be answered (for example: how to submit an essay).

And please let it be soon!  Scribbulus:  will you be my Valentine?  :heart:

bribery Guru?  How unsloth-like!

Yes it will be a little while longer...Almost though!!!! The editing staff is working as we speak to clear up some formatting issues.  Lets just say that the word "ibid" is now my favorite thing to see in a bibliography!  (Ha! nerdy editing humor!)

ing 'til I  :cry:  And slapping my knee. I am so with you there M! ibid and the short ones!

WHERE are the essays??? Could someone, please, provide a link from this board???  :headdesk:

They're not up yet, Evreka. I think they ran into some technical problems.

The essays are not up yet as Arianhod has posted...There are a few minor bugs to work out...The essay threads have a author bio and an essay abstract in them so you can all get an idea of what they will be about.  so go have a look!  It will not be long now!

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 16 2006,6:15 pm)

The essays are not up yet as Arianhod has posted...There are a few minor bugs to work out...The essay threads have a author bio and an essay abstract in them so you can all get an idea of what they will be about.  so go have a look!  It will not be long now!

Oh! Sorry! I saw the suddenly added info in the essay threads, so I assumed they were up now... Thanks for explaining.

I'm completely lost. I want to submit an Ethnography on the fandom I did for a research class. How do I go about submitting an essay? It says to go to the submission form, but what is that and where do I find it?

QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Feb. 22 2006,16:15 )

I'm completely lost. I want to submit an Ethnography on the fandom I did for a research class. How do I go about submitting an essay? It says to go to the submission form, but what is that and where do I find it?

It might be an idea to pm someone like Elly or memyslfnI, in particular, to see what can be done. When I submitted my essay the Essay team organised a submissions page for me to do it with, and no doubt once all arrangements have been made, something of the sort will be available again.

At the moment there is a Coming Soon message on the essays link on Leaky Cauldron where I think the essays will be going. There still seems to be technology issues to resolve, since both Leaky Cauldron and Leaky Lounge appear to be involved. The Leaky Lounge part of it is up for your inspection, and what criteria may be needed for your submission is also available on some of the other parts of Scribbulus.

I, too, am most anxious to know how it is all progressing.
:excited:  :excited:  :excited: It would be nice to have a firm date, a fanfare with the launch, a sort of virtual party, and plenty of notification and advertisement to get everyone on Leaky Lounge involved.

Of course there is the Goblet of Fire DVD coming out March 7th..... :ponder:

QUOTE(WaggaWaggaWerewolf @ Feb. 22 2006,05:35 )

Of course there is the Goblet of Fire DVD coming out March 7th..... :ponder:

oh goodie, i can get annoyed about what was left out all over again!  :cool:

also anxious to be reading essays again...what happened to all the old ones?

The Submission form will be on the Leaky main Scribbulus page once the essays are launched.  Hopefully it will be soon! I do not have a firm date.  I wish I did! We are inching foward I promise you all!  If there is an essay you wish me to look at now PM me and I will give you my email address to send it to me as an attachment.I do not want to give you the old submissions page as WWW can tell you, it was a bit tempermental!   We are quite ahead of ourselves!  We would love to get a jump on issue number 2!

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also anxious to be reading essays again...what happened to all the old ones

barb I am not sure what you mean by the old ones?  can you explain?  :conf:

When the essays go up, will there be a button to select a "printer friendly version?"  That way we can easily print an essay to read offline, without having the whole browser print.  Or, can the essays be available as a download, a pdf maybe?

ooooh!!!!  Coach that is a great idea!!!!!!! I will suggest that to the powers that be....As far as to when they will go up?  I do not know..sorry to be so vague! There has definately been progress made!  Keep saying "I think I can!  I think I can!"...we are chugging up the hill slowly but surely!

Thanks for the response.  I hope it works out.  That will make it much more convienent to read them once they're available.  I do check for them multiple times a day.  I will continue to wait patiently.   :wave:

They are getting closer and closer! again...chug..chug..."I think I can!"  Slowly but surely they are comming along...

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 22 2006,08:54 )

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also anxious to be reading essays again...what happened to all the old ones

barb I am not sure what you mean by the old ones?  can you explain?  :conf:

LOL!

there were a bunch of essays, like about the Weasley's and how wizards schooled, etc...maybe they aren't actually called "essays"? They were sort of hanging around by the timelines, etc...

i really should just ask my son, he's probably got them bookmarked...and i'm sure none of you know WHAT i am talking about!  :headache:

ETA: here they are

Those are the wonderful Lexicon essays...Entirely different from our version but since they belong to our sister site accessable from The Floo network.  Ours will be a bit different as they will come out (hopefully) every month in the form of an online journal.

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 22 2006,11:27 pm)

Those are the wonderful Lexicon essays...Entirely different from our version but since they belong to our sister site accessable from The Floo network.  Ours will be a bit different as they will come out (hopefully) every month in the form of an online journal.

Does that mean we'll have a month to read them, and then they go away?  :conf:

Or just that there'll come new ones in a steady stream? Like PotterCast?

I'd imagine that the essays would be archived after a time, and that Scribbulus would work something like Mugglenet's North Tower etc with regular additions. I doubt that essays would disappear altogether since for every argument there can be a counter argument as we've already noticed. eg. Dumbledore is dead/alive, Harry is/is not a Horcrux etc

My hope is that they will be archived. This way new members as well as people looking to see what essay topics have been covered can access them.  At this point we just are working on getting the essays up and running for your viewing pleasure!

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 24 2006,12:21 am)

My hope is that they will be archived.

Wouldn't the idea of "Scribbulus" being a "journal" (in contrast to "broadcast") have to include archiving?

hck, you would think this would be the case and we are addressing all the options available.

At some point in time, are the essays going to be available to the wider HP fandom, like the essays on the Lexicon? I know we did briefly talk about this, but I'm very curious.

When you say wider HP fandom A, what do you mean? For instance if someone searches "Snape as vitriol in Alchemy" as their key words in a google search will your essay pop up as a possible result?

QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Feb. 26 2006,10:59 )

For instance if someone searches "Snape as vitriol in Alchemy" as their key words in a google search will your essay pop up as a possible result?

I'm pretty sure that is exactly what would happen. It is how I found useful info for my own essay. Also, I still laugh about an ex-schoolmate wanting to stage a school reunion in 2004, who found me through Leaky Cauldron that way, even though I don't live all that far away from her, and looking up the local phonebook would have saved her and Leaky Cauldron a lot of trouble.

for Leaky Cauldron. bye the bye.

There will be an searchable archive of essays after each issue is completed and the new issue is up.

That wasn't exactly what I meant, but now that I think about it, that's what would happen. Never mind--forget I mentioned it!  :)

I found the essays on the Leaky Cauldron website link for Essays(Yay!) but I was wondering if there is going to be a link from this forum to them? I can't find one anywhere here.

Okay, now I'm REALLY confused. I just sent an email asking how I submit an essay, and the email came back saying I didn't haven permission to post in the Floo Review. That was strange. I just want to know how I go about sumitting an essay now that the project is up and running. I still dont' see where you can do that. And I emailed a mod a few weeks ago, and she never got back to me. Now, I don't know what to do.

Aislinn, At the bottom of each essay there is a link to the forum..There will be a Scribbulus: button on the main page as well.. It will be up soon. This will take you right to the essays from the main page. Let me work on the link to the essays from the forum

We have your essay..sorry we did not contact you yet..We needed to button up the first essay before we tackled the second..Since we have it there is no need to resubmit... we will start on issue number 2 shortly, you will be hearing from the staff regarding the status of your essays soon!

Thanks, memyslfnI!!

Hey guys, I would love to be able to print the essays, because I find reading on a computer screen quite hard-going. But right now I can only print the entire page. I can't even highlight and select text to print or copy into word for printing. Is there any way around this?

Thanks!

I have experienced the same issue you are having, but I did find something. If you use the Select All feature (ctrl + A) you can select everything and copy it over to a word file and then just cut out what you dont want. After that feel free to print. I am trying to find another way at the moment but this works for now. There might be an easier way in firefox, I am working in IE.

I was able to highlight just the article in Firefox, without having to get the rest of the web page, and then copy it over into Word to print out. It would be nice, though, to have a printer friendly copy available.

After further review using firefox you can select the text in the ajax code unlike IE. So using firefox you can select the text out of the ajax code. Enjoy...

Oh, thanks Matt, I didn't know about Ctrl A

Shame I had just made wonky and paper consuming prints of the entire page ....

we are discussing a "printer friendly version" in response to your responses..Thanks guys!

I have looked all over for the submission page for essays. Is there one? Or do I have to email the essay to someone?