What Happened to all of the old AAR's? Like WTICG?
Speaking of that one, Yogi, did the Germans ever dismantle New York?
Speaking of that one, Yogi, did the Germans ever dismantle New York?
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I did notice that the original HoI librAARy had been unstickied at some point. There is a link to it, however, in the Vickie librAARy (first post). I know thats kind of round-about to get to it, but it's serves the purpose at the moment when I need to find an old HoI AAR. Hope that helps.
Aren't they all.Lord Durham said:
I know I need to get on the Vickie one as it's been some time since I updated there myself. But at least it's a start, right?Thanks, LD, for re-sticking that libAARy even if out of date. Mayhaps some kind fool will come along and offer up their time to assist.
As you know the job is extremely time consuming, and keeping LibrAARians is virtually impossible. It was just another of those great ideas whose time came and went.coz1 said:Aren't they all.
Thanks, LD, for re-sticking that libAARy even if out of date. Mayhaps some kind fool will come along and offer up their time to assist.
If we had some sort of format where we can have more than one librAARian per librAARy, I believe the upkeeping will be far more reliable. Is it possible to let more than one poster edit a post?
Lord Durham said:
Agreed. Perhaps we should change the title of this thread to "LibrAARy discussion" or some such.
I know I tried to keep a handle on Vickie for a time, but RL took over and it seems an impossible task right now given the amount to look through. I would readily suggest to everyone that they utilize the update threads to make it easier on us when we do get around to updating. If we could just use that to do the job, it would be so much easier. As it is, it requires an immense amount of time and work to pour through pages of material - seeing where the AAR left off, trying to determine dates, has it been completed and deciding which ones warrent inclusion (since many are abandoned early on, even after some pretty darn good effort.)
I am fairly certain that multiple librAARians is not possible in the sense that one person cannot edit another's post without granting demi-mod status. But that does not mean that if some people have desire to assist (as jwolf did some time back with the EUII librAARy) they could not gather the titles in an easy to copy or follow PM or email. Just a thought if there are people willing to give their time and energy. It is always appreciated!
The librAARies have always been something done out of simple desire and donation of time - nothing more. Those willing to be proactive will never find their efforts to be unappreciated. It is proactivity that makes this place such a joy when it occurs. And the librAARies are an important part of keeping both the past alive and the new feel a part of this group.
If you wish to be a part, have no fear about contacting your local librAARian today. I'm sure any one of us would truly appreciate the assistance!
A question about multiple librarians:
Not a problem. What I have been doing with the latest updates is to copy the existing Library into a Word document and send it to the person to work on. He/She then works on the update and then mails it back to me and I copy it over the existing library. It works fine!
Not a problem. What I have been doing with the latest updates is to copy the existing Library into a Word document and send it to the person to work on. He/She then works on the update and then mails it back to me and I copy it over the existing library. It works fine!
The only problem I find in that format is that if the two people are using different versions of Word, it takes almost as much time to correct the inconsistencies than it does to do it yourself. Lot's of spacing issues show up if the two people are not using the same version (as well as potential URL issues.) I know I had that problem when I took over the Vickie librAARy. It got rather tedious.
Personally, I'd much rather just have a list of what should be included, the dates that matter, whether it's completed or not (and why) and a helpful link. It takes relatively little time to copy and past, really. It's the investigation of each work that takes me so much time.
Personally, I'd much rather just have a list of what should be included, the dates that matter, whether it's completed or not (and why) and a helpful link. It takes relatively little time to copy and past, really. It's the investigation of each work that takes me so much time.
Why not use the standard "Chicago style" bibliographical referencing system (slighty modded):
Authors Surname, Authors First Name. Date of Publication. Title of Publication or Website (as appropraite), Type of Medium. Date last Updated. URL (to the first page).
Example:
Humphrey, Sir. 2005 [May]. 'The Sacred Grove of Britannia'. AAR. 2005 [October]. http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198619&page=1&pp=25
Authors Surname, Authors First Name. Date of Publication. Title of Publication or Website (as appropraite), Type of Medium. Date last Updated. URL (to the first page).
Example:
Humphrey, Sir. 2005 [May]. 'The Sacred Grove of Britannia'. AAR. 2005 [October]. http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198619&page=1&pp=25
The current format's fine. Changing it at this point would be very time consuming. I believe Coz1 is referring to Microsoft's penchant for screwing up their own word processing program between versions. I used to run Word 6, but I got sick and tired of having documnets undergo 'template metamorphasis' everytime I used a 'puter with another version. I finally upgraded to Word 2003.Sir Humphrey said:
I think the simplest solution is to have the new librAARian create a new post, and then cut and paste the data from the exsiting post created by insert name here (just use the 'Reply' function to access the data). At that point the new LibrARRian can update it by editing his/her own post(s) whenever they want. Stroph, Mett or myself can then delete the old post(s).
Thats why its good to put stuff in pdf format if the possibility of jumping between versions is anticipated.
Except that pdfs can ALSO fail between versions. Some of the older pdfs now have fits with the latest Adobe versions.
I'd suggest going back to basics: Copy the data as Stroph suggested, save it in Notepad. (I write my posts in Textpad, a shareware equivalent with some neat side features.) Transfer as a .txt file. Except for you having to remember a few codes for bold, italics, etc. that can't really be messed up.
I'd suggest going back to basics: Copy the data as Stroph suggested, save it in Notepad. (I write my posts in Textpad, a shareware equivalent with some neat side features.) Transfer as a .txt file. Except for you having to remember a few codes for bold, italics, etc. that can't really be messed up.
Sir Humphrey said:
Mm....with respect, I have. I have a few files that were probably made under 3.0 or 4.0 - old anyway. They work fine on 5.1. At 6.0 and 7.0 entire blocks of text vanish. They're still there, you can even highlight the 'bad' text and copy to clipboard (unformatted), but it doesn't print nor show on screen.
Alright, last night I did pages 13 - 5 in that order. It took me 30 minutes per page! :wacko:
But the goal is close! Tonight, I should have every HOI2 AAR in a database that can be arranged by country, author, or title, with information on Country, Author, Title, a link to the AAR, the years it spans, and the tentative status of the AAR.
But the goal is close! Tonight, I should have every HOI2 AAR in a database that can be arranged by country, author, or title, with information on Country, Author, Title, a link to the AAR, the years it spans, and the tentative status of the AAR.
*OV stands up from his chair and claps his hands to the screen. *
What a noble deed anonymous, very much appreciated.
What a noble deed anonymous, very much appreciated.