Member postings for Diane Carney

Diane

Thank you all.

Diane

Could someone post what time/ day/ chanel this programme is on please?

Thanks
Diane

Hi Stephen. The next installment is more about tooling and less about the editor (you will be glad to hear!). The story about the spinning chuck happened many years ago, long before Mick ever contemplated writing an article for M.E. so I don't suppose he was thinking of taking pics at the time.

I have had a few good comments about this article. I hope you continue to enjoy reading it. It will be in every other issue (more or less).

Diane

Indeed Graham

I have sent Mr Drake a very polite PM which he has either not seen or has chosen to ignore.

We have a very approachable advertising manager, Kev, if you would care to give him a call.

Please - no more advertising your own business on this forum.

This is the second time of asking.... !

Diane

Our first born was plonked in her car seat on the bench where she found the soporific effect of the parent hand filing hundreds of nameplates hard to resist!

Diane

Yes, Jeff, I did read your comments.
In a nutshell, again, if there are problems with the drawings, they are not created by the illustrator. I can not put it more succinctly.

You describe the drawings as 'bad and poorly laid out'.
Can I suggest you contact George Punter directly in order to clarify any problems? Having met him I found him a very pleasant, highly intelligent and very approachable gentleman. The work he has produced over many years is quite remarkable both in terms of quantity and quality.
George has contributed to this forum previously.

Diane

The Illustrator copies the author's drawings and the editor checks the illustrator's drawings against the author's original drawings. Only extremely rarely does an error end up in print that was the creation of the illustrator and in such an event it will be bacause the editor has not picked up the illustrator's error. If you regard something the author has drawn as erroneous, that's a different matter.

The illustrator does not add anything to or take anything from the author's original. Jeff, when you say:
'I can't believe the contributors' own drawings are this bad and as poorly laid out as the ones shown in M.E.' you are doing both a disservice. The illustrator's drawings are very precise copies of the original drawings. Call this vigorous defence if you like. It is simply fact.

Diane

Hi Rebekah

I snet you a PM a couple of days ago. Could you have a quick look when you get a minute?

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Diane

David is Editor of MEW and has recently moved house. He is freelance and, as such, works hours to suit himself. He is still an administrator but probably does not attend to the website on a daily basis as he used to do. Other than that, nothing has changed as far as I know. I thought it best just to make these facts clear.

Diane

I am afraid to say that this issue has fallen foul of the partial repeat trap.

Readers will have noticed that part of the last issue (4455) was repeated in 4457, together with some more new drawings.
Apologies to all for this error but please be assured that you will not miss any part of the series on account of this.

Diane

Cunard or White Star?

Thanks Andrew.
Of course, the purpose is to enlighten mag readers who don't frequent the forum. Maybe it will lead them to do so. And if they don't - they might have learned something... maybe...

Diane

Putting myself in the shoes of an anonymous contributor to a forum - any forum, not necessarily this one - it would not bother me in the least if my text was lifted from the forum and printed elsewhere. In fact I would be glad my thoughts were considered interesting.
If I write something on a forum, am I not, by default, giving my permission for others to read it? What is the difference between publishing on a forum and publishing in print? It's all 'making public' at the end of the day.

If there are half a dozen contributors to a thread it would be utterly impractical to contact each and every one of them, wait for them to respond, etc. etc. before printing the thread in the magazine. If you think it is necessary to do so then the whole idea is dead in the water.

I am disheartened by some of the the posts above, especially at the intimation of discourtesy. I am glad now to see that some others see it as I do.

If you would like to see 'From the Forum' stopped please let me know.

Diane

Jo, I have sent you a PM.

The hope was, from the beginning, that publishing extracts from the forum would add interest to the magazine. The substance of the discussion is the only reason for choosing the text to print. It is completely irrelevant who is writing. We will never reveal the identity of a writer, hence the use of initials or short nicknames. We don't intend to publish personal opinions (other than 'how to' ) - just practical advice and ideas. In this way it is slightly different from Posbag, which is the place to express your opinions on all kinds of matters... and sign your name in full!

Diane

Edited By Diane Carney on 20/05/2013 12:57:33

They were known as a mad crew
By the subs at Kathmandu
And the lathe was wetter having come adrift
But with all the deep sea pranks
On the decks and in the tanks
The lathe was lost and Rik was rather miffed

I will be there from mid-day tomorrow until Sunday afternoon so hope to catch up with a few of you

Diane

Going back to Ian's original post, I think I would tend to agree. The more frequent posters tend to be MEW readers with general engineering queries/advice. I think also, if you look at the general profile of the readership of each magazine you will indeed find amongst MEW readers folk who enjoy forums, whereas amongst ME readers you will find folk who enjoy more traditional forms of socialising and, yes, they like to be in the workshop rather than at a keyboard. Without wishing to generalise over much, the age profile is probably different too, which is linked with the point above. MEW as a magazine covers so many interests apart from model making, as John has suggested above. Therefore many MEW readers - who have no interest whatsoever in model making - will visit the forum. Long may it continue!

What I most like about this forum is the willingness of so many people to help out if they can, regardless of the specific subject.

Diane

Its not often I keep looking at a thread for an update - but I have with this one!

Congratulations Fizzy - and Mrs Fizzy!

Enjoy you precious days. My first born - now 15 - is off out with her dad on an A4 on the mainline tomorrow and I'm happy to say there's nowhere she would rather be.
Teach her welll, Fizzy.

Diane

Correct Jason.

Dick corrected it early this morning. It is indeed 1.093.

Diane