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The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 9 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 9 - Part 10 (FINAL): General Discussion: Live Feed Posters Needed!: Archive through February 02, 2008 users admin

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Ryn
Moderator

07-13-2000

Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ryn a private message Print Post    
Just setting things up!

Kalekona
Member

06-12-2005

Friday, January 25, 2008 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kalekona a private message Print Post    
ok now THIS makes it real!

Is it Feb. yet?

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 4:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
If you want to start a dialogue about a specific post, or something that happened - drop them a note!! If you cannot find their email then look in the members area for a place to post to them or post a note in the live feed suggestion/comment area and maybe they will reply there


i heard that this caused problems for some other people last season. IF a person is trying their best to capture what is happening on live feeds, I think it should be discouraged to try to Contact that person privately to 'disagree' or 'try to correct them'.

a person can only type what they think they hear... I know I've been mistaken as to some of my wording in the past and it becomes obvious as the hours continue.

no need to contact a person to 'correct' them or reprimand them.

I'd love to see this season different than others.

With the booming area of Youtube, some of our 'word for word' is covered quite nicely

anyways, I sure hope we have a good load of HGs for us all to Comment on.

Hurray for any of you who are going to donate your time and energy to Live Feed Transcription. I really appreciate it every year, especially when I miss so much day stuff.

Beekindpleez
Member

07-18-2006

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I did some live feed posting last year but received several emails telling me that I should try to be "more flamboyant" and descriptive.

I was capturing conversations word for word.

I didn't describe the "half filled bowl of slop" or the color of the clothes they had on. I was simply getting the conversation...the words the HGs used.

Some of these emails were quite rude.
So, I quit doing it.

Fan3
Member

07-07-2005

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fan3 a private message Print Post    
I can't type fast so when I seen there was a big hole I tried to fill in with the esscence of waht was happening... hope that will be okay again....

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
wow Bee, I had no idea! That is horrible.

I would hope those emails didnt come from regular members here.

People need to realize ya all do this for FREE! amd it takes alot of time and energy to do it.

I appreciate anythinng I read here. I love the word to word stuff you did Bee and I also enjoyed the really descriptive commentary posts made by (crap darn CRS!).

If any LFP gets a nasty email they should notify the mods, imo, because there is no reason to complain to any LFP!!

Fan, yes that is awesome!!! there are so many ppl that read here and never post, or never say thanks in the thanks thread....so pls know you all are appreciated!!

Hypermom
Member

08-13-2001

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Bee, I liked your LF posts. You kept them fair and not biased. I'm sorry that anyone from here emailed you with rude comments. That's just crazy!

I think it is fine that everyone has their favorites, but the LF posts shouldn't include digs or personal commentary against those you don't like. When that happens, it doesn't make reading the LF posts informative as they should be. imo

Beekindpleez
Member

07-18-2006

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Folks get very emotional and commited about who they like and don't like when it comes to Big Brother. I understand that.
But when it becomes personal, it IS kind of hard to take. Especially when trying to keep it "just the facts".
For me, I appreciate ALL BB HGs and I just really enjoy watching them. They all have faults and good sides. They all have fun things and creepy things. It's human nature.
And it's also human nature to "judge" them.
But to "judge" a poster and feel a need to personally contact that poster is too off the wall, even for me.

I'm hoping for a much more fun BB season this year. Last year (and to some extent, the year before) seemed to really divide folks and that is kind of sad.

That's one of the reasons I hope Chatters will come back. In Chatters, it seemed we could find common ground, even with our disagreements.

Mameblanche
Member

08-24-2002

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(((Beeky))) honestly I for one, truly enjoy and appreciate the VERBATIM convos BEST of all, especially if I've missed them, and since I do not have the live-feeds nor the Showtime-after-dark. I can only imagine the amount of work that would go into verbatim transcriptions! I agree with Pamy that if you get disturbing emails you should send them IMMEDIATELY to the mods. Nobody deserves that kind of harassment, and to do that to someone who is VOLUNTEERING TIME AND EFFORT for all of us to enhance our enjoyment is thoughtless, cruel, and absurd.
Those of us who ONLY have the TV show itself, and TVCH threads to rely on for up-to-date info treasure and value and NEED someone with your transcription-dedication. Please reconsider for this year...

Nyheat
Member

08-09-2006

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
One live feed poster, who logged tons of hours last season, received extremely nasty e-mails, even someone claiming to be a mod, telling this person their services were no longer required. I sincerely hope that no one goes to those extremes again. It's just not worth it.

Moderator
Moderator

06-30-2002

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moderator a private message Print Post    
We greatly appreciate our live feed posters! They make a wonderful effort and they make the show more enjoyable for many fans.

We understand that each person brings a slightly different style to their live feed posting. Some report the basics and some go into great detail. Regardless, our standard at TVCH has always been to minimize editorializing in live feed posting and let the reader decide.

If any live feed poster receives nasty emails, they are welcome to forward the entire email to the Moderator email account and we will take appropriate
action.

Thanks again to all for their wonderful contributions!


Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
You kept them fair and not biased

but you see, that is a great example of what I mean.

I felt all of the live feed posts I read were what that typist felt that they heard. I myself thought it was funny to put in when Dick burped farted or spit. Is it biased to describe what is actually happening on feeds? when the swearing and perverted talk got too bad, I appreciated people who typed "more of Dick's usual" because we all knew what that was, especially Fans.

We all have our personal biases as to 'tone of voice and facial expression' but all we can do is say what we interpreted.
Very few people are able to catch every word when transcribing so it is what we remember is what makes it into the post.

I remember one night I was doing the Screencaps with Dialogue and the next day realized that the 'excerpts' that i picked up on gave a completely different connotation then the conversation actually Had.

I liked it when people stepped up and tried to do summaries from memory when it was noticed that No one was posting in Live feeds.

IF it is a summary from memory, I'd like to think we could be forgiving if a person's recall is slightly skewed.

none of us are perfect.


Dogrivergirl
Member

06-24-2005

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogrivergirl a private message Print Post    
I'm with you Sunshyne, I like all live feed posts. I appreciate anyone and everyone's input because they took the time out of their live's to share with us what they saw on the feeds. It does not matter the style or length of the posts, any info is better than nothing at all!

Beekindpleez
Member

07-18-2006

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I felt all of the live feed posts I read were what that typist felt that they heard.

Sunsh...speaking strictly for myself, when I did LFP I would do it literally verbatim. I would run back the clip, pause it, etc to get the WORDS exactly as they were.
It was the conversation itself that I, personally, captured. Not my interpretation of it, or any descriptive deductions I made.

Whatever happens this year, I hope we all just appreciate it for the good time it is. I hope we all remember that we're here for fun and to take a little peek into a short period of time that HGs live in a house that allows us to watch them and that we want to share that experience with each other.

Can't wait!}

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Yes, Beek. I liked the way you did it. Many of us cant type that fast tho LOL

believe me, Back a few years I could do word for word....Now I do, but only for about half of the sentences spoken. it is especially difficult when people are talking over each other and I only catch a sentence clearly now and again.

hence the disclaimer ((I'm missing lots of stuff!))

gee, I'm hoping for some great characters this season.

Hiyall
Member

07-06-2005

Monday, January 28, 2008 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hiyall a private message Print Post    
I just want to say that I LOVE ALL the live feed posters. I appreciate all the time and effort everyone puts in to it, and I hope there is no harrassment for any of you this season.

Trayh
Member

01-23-2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trayh a private message Print Post    
I too just want to give a Thank You to all the posters. I have been lurking on this site for years now. (mid way through BB2) This is the first time to sign up with a Username & password, but you all have made BB a great experience. THANKS!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to BB9 with high hopes.

Mameblanche
Member

08-24-2002

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Welcome Trayh! :-)

Angelrsg
Member

08-08-2005

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelrsg a private message Print Post    
I also would like to add my thanks in advance to all the LFP's. Without you, I would miss most of what happens on Big Brother.

Beekindpleez
Member

07-18-2006

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Welcome, Trayh. Looking forward to your imput.

Seattlemom
Member

05-10-2005

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seattlemom a private message Print Post    
Beekindpleez I loved your posts1 Heck I could never do LFP My spelling has gone the way of my age and my memory has gone to CRS *** Can't Remember Shi@t*** LOL Keep up the good work this year. All Live Feed Posters! KUDOS

Saguaro
Member

06-21-2005

Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saguaro a private message Print Post    
I didn't do live feeds as much last year as I did the previous year, but I never got any negative emails when I was doing it a lot. For me it always depended on how fast the conversation is, to how much detail and description I would put into a post.

I don't think it is biased to put in exactly what is happening or said ... If possible, someone can do that, or just the best they can, you try to be as accurate as possible. What I found biased was when I could tell if a live feed poster liked or disliked the person they were writing about. I always keep my post impartial and just type what is happening or is said. I was never a fan of Janelle, but you would not know that from any of my live feed postings.

Bonbonlover
Member

07-13-2000

Friday, February 01, 2008 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
I did the live feeds last year... and usually I will type word for word. It just helps me stay focused on the conversation. If I take time to process the words then I find that I fall behind in my transcript...

I must say though, that as I would spend hours transcribing and then hear people complain or say that they never read the posts because they just go to the screen caps and read the captions... Sometimes I would wonder why? Why do we have one area with Live Feed Transcripts and another area with Screen caps and captions... It seems that the captions are a truncated version of the transcripts ... and we have a transcrips summary page as well... Can't we join forces???

Ryn
Moderator

07-13-2000

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ryn a private message Print Post    
Back when we started the live feeds, not many people had the ability (or knowledge) to do 'screen caps' and there were a TON of people (including myself) on dial-up so lots of screen caps would make reading the live feeds very slow and tedious.

Now I do occasionally post screen caps in the live feeds and there is no rule against posting screen caps, the big thing is that we want the live feeds to be a decent area to read without too much editorializing.

I seldom try to type word for word, my purpose in doing the live feeds is to watch for major things that happen so that people that missed the feeds can quickly read and catch up.

It is so very tough to please everyone, and the whole nature of watching the feeds has changed a lot too. Some say why do the live feeds when tons of people post you tube clips. Other argue that other sites let you be as snarky as you like.

As I remember, some of the people that post in the live feeds cap area prefer it - perhaps partially because it isn't moderated in the same way as the live feeds area.

So I agree it would be great to 'join forces,' I don't want to compromise the live feeds area's 'tradition' (even though things have lightened up in recent year) of keeping the editorializing to a minimum.

Bonbonlover
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
I like having an area for caps and an area for transcripts. It does help keep the moving things along... But it just seems that the caps thread has morphed into a mini transcripts thread... It just seems like it would be nice to keep the caps thread as caps and those that want to do a mini transcript their efforts would be a welcome addition to the transcripts thread ... I dont know, just my humble opinion