User talk:Charles Matthews

IRC?

Hi Charles, I'd quite like to help with the new version of the newsletter. Do you fancy hopping over to IRC to chat about it? Regards, Rock drum (talk • contribs) 16:48, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Don't do IRC, sorry, and also I'm running out of time this week trying to get it done - I'm working overtime as it is. Since everything is for Board approval, it's kind of difficult to accept editing. But maybe if I gave you some images to upload from Commons ...? That would certainly help. Charles Matthews 16:51, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Ok. But surely if they're on commons they can be used here? Thanks, Rock drum (talk • contribs) 16:54, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Er, to clarify, it's Johnbod's piece and he knows exactly which. I've asked him to list them here (four) and then we can take stock. Back in a moment. May be wikification to do, also. Charles Matthews 17:00, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

I'd be willing to do that. :-) Rock drum (talk • contribs) 17:03, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Good, that's the map into Newsletter/December2010/Features#Yeonpyeong_on_Wikipedia_by_w:User:Maproom. I'm working against the clock here, an unusual experience on a wiki. I'd be very grateful for format work, and wikification on the features; but please no copy editing at all, or we'll get into a jam with approval. Basically hands off the text, and draw my attention to any rough bits. Great to have someone offering. Now I'll look if I can figure out Johnbod's images myself. Charles Matthews 17:06, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

If the fancy Comments thing needs it, you could put each feature on a separate page and transclude (making this up somewhat). I do need section-anchored links for the email version ... thoughts? Charles Matthews 17:22, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Individual features could be put on subpages and transcluded along with their corresponding comments. WOuld you like me to do this? Thanks, Rock drum (talk • contribs) 17:25, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes please. Sorry if I'm coming across disjointed - I'm also cooking and rushing up and down stairs right now. Charles Matthews 17:37, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

I've added 3 pics, but I'm not sure there's room for The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez (National Gallery), a recent FA. There are lots of links that can be done if Rock drum wants to start on that. I can check/help a bit later. Johnbod 17:24, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

What's the issue with the Rokeby Venus? Just wrong size of image? Charles Matthews 17:37, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

It won't fit in without overlapping, on my screen anyway. The Thompson needs to be big enough to read the text. I'll have a go. Johnbod 17:40, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Ok - looks ok on mine. Johnbod 17:44, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you. This will be officially published, by being linked from Newsletter, on Monday according to current plans. I'm concentrating on the text, happy to leave format and wikification to you and other proper people. I'll look everything over before it goes live. Heartening to have help on a dark Friday afternoon. Charles Matthews 17:48, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

FYI, I've just finished putting all of the items in features onto their own subpages. Thanks, Rock drum (talk • contribs) 18:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)