Wikisource:Featured text candidates/Archives/2012

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Possible Featured Texts for October & Halloween
{{closed|Four texts agreed (nominated and at least one vote) for October. Adapted form of the PotM algorithm implemented to cycle through them daily at different times. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 18:23, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
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 * Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (illustrated)
 * The Raven (illustrated)
 * Amazing Stories/Volume 01/Number 01 (illustrated)
 * The Hound of the Baskervilles (illustrated)
 * Betelguese, a trip through hell (non illustrated)

&mdash; William Maury Morris II  {{sup| Talk }} 05:07, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Additional suggestion: The Door into Infinity from Weird Tales.
 * This is a little selfish as I've been working on WT a lot but it qualifies, it's a horror story and it's illustrated (twice if you count the magazine's cover). - AdamBMorgan (talk) 12:35, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * By that criterion, then "Betelguese" has two illustrations as well: the cover and a plate. --EncycloPetey (talk) 18:30, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Support: While The Door into Infinity from Weird Tales has only one illustration it is truly a horror story and being short, one can read through it quickly. Because of it's wording one can also read through it easily without wondering about rhetoric of gods and muses of an alternate universe, dimension and time. These featured works are not for us alone, they are for all who pause at our window display. If attention is not captured within the first few seconds the viewers are likely to go elsewhere. I learned this "through the looking glass" of BBS' and Internet Service Provider -- watched people from many nations when they stopped at various places. On the other side of a BBS or ISP, people who come by can easily be watched as to what they do right down to trying to correct their own spelling. Thus the importance of illustrations to catch the eye and to judge stay-time. Still, again, we can have more than one work and while one can display illustrations, the other need not be illustrated. Do not have only one short work for an entire month. &mdash;  William Maury Morris II  {{sup| Talk }} 20:09, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Regarding the current list: Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde is a second-hand work, not validated from a scan; so I oppose this one on technical grounds. It has been suggested that Amazing Stories be kept for next May; also, although it contains two horror stories, it isn't really Halloween themed; so I think we should leave this for another month.  Le Corbeau (Mallarmé) and The Hound of the Baskervilles both qualify and I support these two. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 12:35, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Another one: Games for Hallow-e'en, 1912 by Mary Emma Barse. I've added a scan to a text that was previously unsourced.  It's not the same as the others but, if it can be validated in time, I think it's appropriate. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 21:17, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Comments

 * Comment: I'm happy to try for, say, a weekly featured text in October; all Halloween themed. In organisation and technical terms: I'm not sure how we would want to divide the month.  We could count the week commencing Monday 29th as a fifth week but, if so, it is only 3 days long.  Alternatively, the fourth text (in week commencing Monday 22nd) could just roll over into the end of the month.  Bear in mind that this would have to be done manually as the current template functions on a monthly schedule (and re-engineering it for this event in just two weeks may not be feasible).  Any admin can do that but one or more should try to pay attention to it. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 11:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - I also favor the idea of featuring more than one text for October. I repeat my suggestion above, though, that the first issue of Amazing Stories might be held until April, to coincide with the original date of its publication, or until May, to coincide with the next Nebula Awards. --EncycloPetey (talk) 18:30, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Another comment: Theornamentalist suggested on the talk page that we alternate texts during October by using a random selector. I have set up a quick and dirty version on Main Page/sandbox to show how that might work (although at the moment there are only 3 texts from which to randomly select).  Is this OK with everyone (it can be cleaned up and adjusted) or should we schedule works by the day/week? - AdamBMorgan (talk) 21:17, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Yet Another comment: By alternating by using a random selector we may not get the preferred work we all would like to Support the most on Halloween Day. Otherwise, I think it is a good idea to randomly alternate. &mdash; William Maury Morris II  Talk 22:22, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - The more I used the random selector the better I liked it. It is a wonderful idea and may possibly be used for more than one Holiday season or just for each month. We have a lot of texts that can be displayed and the random selector gives passers-by an option as well as catches their eye to give pause and look. Also, who doesn't like new gadgets on Internet? &mdash; William Maury Morris II  Talk 05:42, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * We can certainly try it for other holidays if this is successful. Christmas 2012 is provisionally "booked" already but any holiday in 2013 is open. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 12:21, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * Comment—Another way of setting up a rotation would be to steal the code from Proofread of the Month/Coding, which we use for the November PotM Validation month. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 00:37, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I've taken a look at this and adapted it for the October featured text. It looks a little neater the random selection and purge link. - AdamBMorgan (talk) 12:21, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

The Art of Nijinsky
Moved to the ../2013 / archive.

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