BSN is shutting down; files there could be lost.

[Tarshana]

Okay, going back over my work so far. So in the contacted I put Yes via Nexus and added my name as to who I contacted.

 

Someone typed hello in a box... I do not know who but you scared me. I deleted it. But hello just the same?

[moho25]

FYI, I posted information for this project on Reddit. Edits to existing posts go generally unseen there, better to make new ones. Upvote them if you can, so they stay longer at the top and can reach more people.

 

@gift

1. I didn't insert links, I just copy pasted the author name from the project page, and the links were automatically copied with it. Didn't lose any time with that, trust me :smile:.

2. You're right, it's a pain, but more importantly, it takes time. Why not do the cleanup afterwards ?

3. Oooh, my bad. I'll edit that, we definitely need a new column for this info though. In case someone else needs to contact the author, and the original person who contacted him/her is not available.

4. What if there are multiple websites ? Do I just use the same order, like "website1, website2" / "username1, username2" ?

 

Very few mod authors leave permission details in their description (none so far), permissions are something relatively new in modding, it would seem. Will keep screenshots though.

 

Edit : I'll let you do the edits you need to do gift, I'll make mine in an hour or so, to make sure I'm not interfering.

 

Good call on reddit. Thanks :)

 

1. Oh, well that's sweet about the links. Come later October we can just remove the links, then.

2. Yes, I realize it takes time. But leaving things for clean up like that usually means that: A-it will never get done, or B- the work will fall to someone else to do. I can tell you there's no way I'm cleaning up 4K entries of links at the end, lol. A good compromise for workflow will be to copy/paste all the links directly during your work session, and then at the end before you wrap up, go back and clean it up yourself.

3. If you contact them on multiple websites, list all the sites and all the usernames. I've hopefully clarified the column instructions, but let me know if you need further guidance. Also you don't need to use links, though you can. Just Nexus=giftfish is good enough, and faster. All we need is a breadcrumb, just in case :)

 

Yeah, I'm aware about the lack of permissions overall. They are nowhere to be found for the most part. Pst, Dark0ne!

 

I'm done cleaning up all sheets except DAO, so take a look, fill in the new holes, and let me know what other questions you have :)

[moho25]

Okay, going back over my work so far. So in the contacted I put Yes via Nexus and added my name as to who I contacted.

 

Someone typed hello in a box... I do not know who but you scared me. I deleted it. But hello just the same?

 

Tarshana, please read the column header comments. They tell you what data is valid for the fields. Just "Nexus" is fine.

 

"Hello". Yeah, this is a concern, especially since Creeper just posted on Reddit. Google has built in versioning, but if we get problems with people making bad changes I'm going to have to lock down the sheet and only allow specific people to edit. That will slow things considerably.

[Tarshana]

For future reference on anyone who lists the following authors

 

Sunjammer - Contacted via email by Tarshana- Sorry, I'm an open content provider, do not host on Nexus. His website: http://www.sunjammer.co.uk/
DarthParametric- Contacted via Nexus by Tarshana - His projects are on Nexus or where they should be

Ele08- Contacted via Nexus by Tarshana - "Thank you so much for the message! I'm planning on grabbing my stuff soon."

_L_o_B_o_ akaJon Alonso Contacted via email by Tarshana - website here www.jalonso.co.cc
C3Anderson/CDAMJC- contacted via Nexus by Tarshana - 'Thank you for doing the backup and the heads up, much appreciated'

MohoFish, I feel I am getting lost in translation with so much information :smile: I am reading that you want to know how we contacted the authors and to place that in a column. I have read this wrong? I listed my name to take responsibility for messaging.

Edit; Oh I see now where inventory is okay.

[moho25]

@Tarshana -- Stupid language barrier :) Also, I love that you call be "Mohofish", LOL!

 

--If you're still confused, take a look at all the other sheets. For example, entry 6 on the Utilities sheet is set up correctly. That might help things make more sense.

-- Please pop onto the new "Inventory Status" sheet and put your name next to the page numbers that you are currently working on. The page only appears in the URL, remember.

 

I'll start cleaning up the DAO sheet momentarily, starting at the top and working my way down. Feel free to revisit entries and edit as needed; it's easily to tell if someone is about to edit a cell, since they appear highlighted :)

[moho25]

@Tarshana - Looked at the reddit updates :)

 

Would you mind swapping the direct links for the Google Doc to the link to the new website? That's where we really want people to go,and reddit will help it get a bunch of traffic. The link to the Google Doc will be up on the new website soon (once I have the chance to work on the last article), and having a link to the site rather than the doc may help prevent casual lookers from reddit hopping on and being tempted to vandalize.

[Tarshana]

Got it :D I call it "Exciting Page".. maybe that will help. I have also re-contacted all the people who expressed interest in doing stuff. I will be very blunt here: most people are Spreadsheet Challenged. I have included basic directions for how to edit the google sheets and how to look at what people are doing and accessing the project pages. Shall we be even more honest as to say that only a very small bit of us will probably work on the google doc. My husband will be helping with us tomorrow from his computer, so that is one more for the team.

[moho25]

@Inventoriers --

 

Keep an eye out for comments in the data sheets. If they are not associated with column headers, then they are directed at one of you. Please read them, act accordingly, and click on "Resolve" to make them disappear. If you need further clarification, just ask here :)

[moho25]

I will be very blunt here: most people are Spreadsheet Challenged. I have included basic directions for how to edit the google sheets and how to look at what people are doing and accessing the project pages.

 

LOL.

 

Wow, I actually didn't consider that. I've been working with spreadsheets for 22 years now, so for me it's old hat. I do remember the very, very large learning curve when I was a freshmen in undergrad, though, so I understand :)

 

It really isn't hard, though, and let them know that's it's pretty hard to mess something up. There's "undo" buttons just like in any standard word processor. Plus, Google has document versioning, so if I actually need to backtrack the entire sheet, I can.

 

It would be a good learning experience for them. Lots of jobs involve some basic work with spreadsheets.

[Tarshana]

I made a post at Fextralife with basic directions, but I do not think that will be an issue. I have responded to over 200 message of "how can I help" with a link to the wordpress page and googledocs so they can get started. Note: of the 200 messages sent, these are people who already have mods, have been active in the community and does not read like an "asshat" on forums. About 50 messages I have ignored due to rudeness "lol noob u dunt need mods lolol u suk" . I am not sure what they hope to accomplish by that.

In anyway; I will make sure to clean up posts on the authors I have contacted. I do not believe authors will be too much annoyed if contacted more than once. Please be careful and look at other pages to see if an author for the page you are working on has been contacted. I have already contacted a handful of them with responses and with no responses.