A quick and simple template for your missions

A quick and simple template for your missions by DML on 2011-07-28 14:34:00 UTC

I have some concerns. by PoorCynic on 2011-07-29 04:47:00 UTC Reply

You seem to have constructed this template with only one specific presentation framework in mind. That is, you fail to take into account that some people might not be posting their missions to a site that would allow for such formatting. I know quite a few people (myself included) use Facebook to post their missions. That usually involves some messing around with html codes in order to indicate things like italics or bolding or what have you. The template does not account for things like that.

I should also point out that I am not a fan of applying templates to something like missions. That's fine for the wiki, but missions are rather more personal than wiki pages. I do not like the idea of having to adjust my style to fit the template. I know, I know! There's nothing that says this would be mandatory. The idea still makes me uncomfortable. I don't want to see every mission with the same exact format! I want to see the individual quirks that each writer possesses!

That's odd. by Jacer on 2011-07-30 02:25:00 UTC Reply

I've never had to mess around with HTML when I post things on LJ unless it's in a comment. I just use ctrl+I/U/B. Although I do use the rich text editor most of the time.
A template, not THE template. by Aster Corbett on 2011-07-29 22:25:00 UTC Reply

One thing that this template addresses is how to format passages of badfic in missions for readability. Most passages are painful to read on their own, even without formatting to distinguish them from the rest of the text.

So even as suggestion, and not template, I think this is useful.
...people use facebook to post their missions? (nm) by JulyFlame on 2011-07-29 08:51:00 UTC Reply

Hang on. I'm an idiot. by PoorCynic on 2011-07-29 13:58:00 UTC Reply

I meant LiveJournal. My brain has apparently suffered a serious malfunction and must be shut down.

*presses Restart button on PoorCynic's brain* by Calista on 2011-07-29 19:43:00 UTC Reply

Seriously, though, a template is a useful tool, not a prerequisite. I don't think anybody ever in the world thought that it would actually be required. An author's format is quite individual and a style choice just like anything else. Sure, there are standard formats, and of course it has to be readable and pleasing to the eye; but within those guidelines there's still plenty of room for creativity. Times New Roman looks different from Courier or Arial. There's indenting versus leaving space between paragraphs versus both. Different styles of English use different punctuation conventions. It really just has to be readable, consistent, and grammatical. (Though even the rules of grammar can be occasionally broken for the sake of style.)

Okay. Concussive force or invasive projectile? (nm) by JulyFlame on 2011-07-29 19:12:00 UTC Reply

Nice work by Karen Elaine DuLay on 2011-07-28 23:10:00 UTC Reply

I can't seem to download this. I'm using Word 2007, so do you have any ideas why it's not going?

Re: Nice work by DML on 2011-08-02 03:21:00 UTC Reply

I'm really not sure. I'll see if I can set a couple tweaks with compatibility mode (although MS products are infamous for reverse incompatibility), that might be the problem.

*curses the fact that she only has OO* (nm) by Jac on 2011-07-28 22:16:00 UTC Reply