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| clay |
Posted - 08/26/2009 : 15:07:41
 I suggest more character space allotted for explanations of one's review for MERPs who need enlightenment. I just submitted a "Julie & Julia" review: "Art Oeuf Cooking, poached." It was rejected, acknowledging the "cute pun" but dismissive as "not specific enough."
Grrrr! HOW MANY MOVIES HAVE AN EGG-POACHING SCENE??! Plus, the review riffs on the title of Julia Child's most famous treatise, THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING. Plus, 'poached' is not only a pun but descriptive of Julie's riding on the coattails of Julia Child.
I can live with the rejection, but I'd like more room to explain my entries in the future. So many times I will get a "Don't understand" or other evidence that the MERP doesn't understand . . .
Thanks for listening. |
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| ci�nas |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 17:56:12
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
Nope. I can still only see the first 1/2 of what I wrote. (If you can see all of it I have no idea what's showing to you now because I tried to retype the second 1/2 to see if that would work...)
Right- give it one more try now 
Yes, sorted: I've re-retyped it & it's all visible.
Thank you.
I suspect it'll be redeclined again in due course, mind you. But what the hell.
To the MERP who declined it: fair enough. I take your point (& your bracket, colon, &c). Pushing the envelope somewhat there really.
Cheers.
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| ci�nas |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 11:23:27
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
Nope. I can still only see the first 1/2 of what I wrote. (If you can see all of it I have no idea what's showing to you now because I tried to retype the second 1/2 to see if that would work...)
Right- give it one more try now
Yes, sorted: I've re-retyped it & it's all visible.
Thank you.
I suspect it'll be redeclined again in due course, mind you. But what the hell.
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| Josh the cat |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 11:22:27
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Originally posted by benj clews
quote:
Originally posted by lamhasuas
Nope. I can still only see the first 1/2 of what I wrote. (If you can see all of it I have no idea what's showing to you now because I tried to retype the second 1/2 to see if that would work...)
Right- give it one more try now
Benj
I just added a comment to a pending review 438746 THE COMMENT IS A SPOILER FOR INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS I then updated, I then went back to the comment and the whole comment remained so it seems to be working
Hope this helps
Josh the cat |
| benj clews |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 10:19:16
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
Nope. I can still only see the first 1/2 of what I wrote. (If you can see all of it I have no idea what's showing to you now because I tried to retype the second 1/2 to see if that would work...)
Right- give it one more try now |
| ci�nas |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 00:34:18
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
benj, is this working correctly? I've just resubmitted a declined review, & altho I was able to type up to 200 characters only 100 of them were showing after I clicked UPDATE. Are 200 characters visible to you but not to me?
Thanks.
Yeah- you're right. Just the first 100 chars came through.
I've made a small change- give it another shot and see if it looks any better.
Nope. I can still only see the first 1/2 of what I wrote. (If you can see all of it I have no idea what's showing to you now because I tried to retype the second 1/2 to see if that would work...)
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| benj clews |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 00:23:06
quote:
Originally posted by lamhasuas
benj, is this working correctly? I've just resubmitted a declined review, & altho I was able to type up to 200 characters only 100 of them were showing after I clicked UPDATE. Are 200 characters visible to you but not to me?
Thanks.
Yeah- you're right. Just the first 100 chars came through.
I've made a small change- give it another shot and see if it looks any better. |
| ci�nas |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 00:10:01
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by clay
I can live with the rejection, but I'd like more room to explain my entries in the future. So many times I will get a "Don't understand" or other evidence that the MERP doesn't understand . . .
Thanks for listening.
As I understand it, this decline was in part down to at least one of the MERPs not having seen the film- it's not out in most parts of the world yet- and because the research they did in order to make up for not having seen it yet made no mention of poached eggs.
I'm assuming this oversight wouldn't have happened had there been the space to explain the poached eggs reference, so I'm going to double the explanation when I get chance this weekend. Hopefully this will reduce future confusion.
Change is there now. Apologies for taking longer than I planned to do this. Mind, it was a Bank holiday here yesterday so it was kind of a long weekend for me (if that's any defence).
benj, is this working correctly? I've just resubmitted a declined review, & altho I was able to type up to 200 characters only 100 of them were showing after I clicked UPDATE. Are 200 characters visible to you but not to me?
Thanks.
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| clay |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 14:29:49
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by clay
I can live with the rejection, but I'd like more room to explain my entries in the future. So many times I will get a "Don't understand" or other evidence that the MERP doesn't understand . . .
Thanks for listening.
As I understand it, this decline was in part down to at least one of the MERPs not having seen the film- it's not out in most parts of the world yet- and because the research they did in order to make up for not having seen it yet made no mention of poached eggs.
I'm assuming this oversight wouldn't have happened had there been the space to explain the poached eggs reference, so I'm going to double the explanation when I get chance this weekend. Hopefully this will reduce future confusion.
Change is there now. Apologies for taking longer than I planned to do this. Mind, it was a Bank holiday here yesterday so it was kind of a long weekend for me (if that's any defence).
Thank you, sir! |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 13:57:54
Not technically a defence, but it goes to mitigation.
I shall be recommending an unconditional discharge. 
Just don't let it happen again. That's all!
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| benj clews |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 10:39:17
quote:
Originally posted by benj clews
quote:
Originally posted by clay
I can live with the rejection, but I'd like more room to explain my entries in the future. So many times I will get a "Don't understand" or other evidence that the MERP doesn't understand . . .
Thanks for listening.
As I understand it, this decline was in part down to at least one of the MERPs not having seen the film- it's not out in most parts of the world yet- and because the research they did in order to make up for not having seen it yet made no mention of poached eggs.
I'm assuming this oversight wouldn't have happened had there been the space to explain the poached eggs reference, so I'm going to double the explanation when I get chance this weekend. Hopefully this will reduce future confusion.
Change is there now. Apologies for taking longer than I planned to do this. Mind, it was a Bank holiday here yesterday so it was kind of a long weekend for me (if that's any defence). |
| lemmycaution |
Posted - 08/29/2009 : 21:44:40
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Originally posted by randall
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
Well, before anyone gets anymore curdled, it looks like the review in question has been passed. Good thing, too. I'd had just about un oeuf of this thread. 
Nice one, Sensei.
Such selfless praise!  |
| randall |
Posted - 08/29/2009 : 19:40:54
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
Well, before anyone gets anymore curdled, it looks like the review in question has been passed. Good thing, too. I'd had just about un oeuf of this thread.
Nice one, Sensei. |
| benj clews |
Posted - 08/29/2009 : 19:31:56
quote:
Originally posted by clay
I can live with the rejection, but I'd like more room to explain my entries in the future. So many times I will get a "Don't understand" or other evidence that the MERP doesn't understand . . .
Thanks for listening.
As I understand it, this decline was in part down to at least one of the MERPs not having seen the film- it's not out in most parts of the world yet- and because the research they did in order to make up for not having seen it yet made no mention of poached eggs.
I'm assuming this oversight wouldn't have happened had there been the space to explain the poached eggs reference, so I'm going to double the explanation when I get chance this weekend. Hopefully this will reduce future confusion. |
| demonic |
Posted - 08/29/2009 : 16:53:38
Or a cunning bluff to cover the fact this whole thread is to divert attention from the fact that Clay is, of course, the new MERP....  |
| rockfsh |
Posted - 08/29/2009 : 15:40:04
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Originally posted by clay
To the MERPS: without your efforts, there wouldn't be anything to argue about, because there wouldn't be a point to visiting the site. THANK YOU ALL. If you're ever in Phoenix, Arizona, look me up and I'll give you some of your favorite caffeine-laden beverage to take home with you--for, I hope, "specific enough" reasons.
That's un oeuf for now.
^^ An obvious ploy to get a MERP to out him or herself. |
