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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 823200, member: 307"]Doug:</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the idea of having a mod post it for me better than the alternatives, it's not how I'd like to do it ideally, but it's ok. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't mind hundreds of PMs, that's no issue at all, but if I am going to have a mod post it, I will set up an e-mail for people to answer to. We might also want to post a templated disclaimer as the first post in the thread telling people not only where to send their answers, but to <b><u>NOT </u></b> send them to you! It's easier for me to have control over e-mail. The volume doesn't bother me, I love to read! (Besides there are no prizes, so the answers will not be as overwhelming in number as they would be had I decided to offer one weekly.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no intentions of posting all of the answers I get. I plan on posting the answers to the quiz from last week every week so people will know the answers. I also envisioned posting the names of the people who got them all correct rather than posting people's answers. (I don't think it's going to be a big list.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand how ambitious this is, but truthfully, Doug, I am a writer. Not by trade (although I have been paid and published), but it's just what I am. I thought about this idea as I was recovering and realized that if I wanted to achieve this it would be a LOT of work, but even more enjoyment for me! I also realized that if I proceeded, I should be able to write however many I plan to do each week over the course of my workweek.</p><p><br /></p><p>I originally wanted to do 5, but after careful thought I think I will choose to do 3 questions. I figure that I can easily do this if I am persistent. I then determined that if I was serious, I needed at least 1 or 2 weeks questions in reserve before I start, giving me a cushion to keep writing them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday I wrote 10 really good questions and 2 pretty good ones. My plan is to write 3 more today and start this tomorrow. If anyone has a question that they'd like to contribute I would be happy to take suggestions, I'm not too proud to ask for help. I think that if I have 15 questions by the end of today, that's 5 weeks worth in reserve. that's plenty to make it work. Or at least get it started.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I do need is to either schedule with you when I could send them to you (maybe on Saturday night after I get home from work) and you could post them Sunday as early as possible. I don't intend to write it "on the fly" so I don't mind sending it to you the night before and you can publish it and lock the thread afterwards. That is, if you would for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I don't know any of the other mods as well as I know you, would you do this for me? Pretty please??? LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 823200, member: 307"]Doug: I like the idea of having a mod post it for me better than the alternatives, it's not how I'd like to do it ideally, but it's ok. I don't mind hundreds of PMs, that's no issue at all, but if I am going to have a mod post it, I will set up an e-mail for people to answer to. We might also want to post a templated disclaimer as the first post in the thread telling people not only where to send their answers, but to [b][u]NOT [/u][/b][u][/u] send them to you! It's easier for me to have control over e-mail. The volume doesn't bother me, I love to read! (Besides there are no prizes, so the answers will not be as overwhelming in number as they would be had I decided to offer one weekly.) I have no intentions of posting all of the answers I get. I plan on posting the answers to the quiz from last week every week so people will know the answers. I also envisioned posting the names of the people who got them all correct rather than posting people's answers. (I don't think it's going to be a big list.) I understand how ambitious this is, but truthfully, Doug, I am a writer. Not by trade (although I have been paid and published), but it's just what I am. I thought about this idea as I was recovering and realized that if I wanted to achieve this it would be a LOT of work, but even more enjoyment for me! I also realized that if I proceeded, I should be able to write however many I plan to do each week over the course of my workweek. I originally wanted to do 5, but after careful thought I think I will choose to do 3 questions. I figure that I can easily do this if I am persistent. I then determined that if I was serious, I needed at least 1 or 2 weeks questions in reserve before I start, giving me a cushion to keep writing them. Yesterday I wrote 10 really good questions and 2 pretty good ones. My plan is to write 3 more today and start this tomorrow. If anyone has a question that they'd like to contribute I would be happy to take suggestions, I'm not too proud to ask for help. I think that if I have 15 questions by the end of today, that's 5 weeks worth in reserve. that's plenty to make it work. Or at least get it started. What I do need is to either schedule with you when I could send them to you (maybe on Saturday night after I get home from work) and you could post them Sunday as early as possible. I don't intend to write it "on the fly" so I don't mind sending it to you the night before and you can publish it and lock the thread afterwards. That is, if you would for me. Since I don't know any of the other mods as well as I know you, would you do this for me? Pretty please??? LOL[/QUOTE]
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