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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: ** Quick Q&A (Short q's that don't need a whole thread) ** (ARCHIVES): Archive through August 18, 2003

Costacat

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, a bellini is made with white peach puree and champagne (the authentic ones). You can also make them with peach schnapps and champagne. Peach nectar wouldn't be the same.

Lorry

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Live Feed Question

I have the LFs myself, and although I do not watch them often, I do watch occasionally.

My problem with the live feeds are that often the person transcribing the LFs puts their own slant on what they are reporting. There are comments and opinions all through the LFs.

That is fine, and it is more than often, quite witty and interesting.... but they are not accurate. I sometimes read the LFs and find them to be totally misleading.

I realize it is all perspective... but should opinions and perspective of the LF posters be part of the transcripts?

I appreciate the LF posters... I realize how thankless their job is... but their opinions, and their slant on things is often confusing, often inaccurate, and it sort of makes the LFs useless as far as getting accurate information.

Instead, we are getting not the true conversations, but a slant on the conversation... things that account for the tone, the intensity, or the humour of a conversation can and do change how it is meant... if those things are slanted, then we cannot have a true picture.

I know that when Robert is being transcribed, often the comments and the slant turn something I viewed on the LFs, into something totally misinterpreted.

OK.... I am done complaining...lol

Again.... I respect, admire and enjoy the LF posters... but someone last year complained about the same thing... and this year the opinions and perspectives have taken over the transcriptions to where I have to doubt their accuracy.

Could there be transcriptions "without" opinions and slanted perspectives? It would make the LFs much more accurate, and give us the readers a chance to make up our own minds who is nice and who is not so nice among the HGs.

Hope I did not offend anyone...

Spear

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd rather have "slanted" transcripts than no transcripts. Personally, I think the LFP's have been doing a pretty good job. Some things just cannot be conveyed by a simple word-for-word transcription (if that were even possible) and different people will have different interpretations. Especially when we don't have a clear view of the HG's facial expressions or body language. And especially when we have a strong opinion (pro or anti) of that HG.

Spunky

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Where are all the previous pics on the Photo Caption Contest??? Archived somewhere??

Needmylifeback

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I know as little as I post on the live feeds that it is next to impossible to NOT add in a comment. and I like to think that my comments give a little more info as to the "tone" of the conversation. (Which is really difficult to express when you are trying to type over 40 words a minute - So I think the comments can help set the tone.)

I don't try to change what is being said...but, I also can not catch every single word in transcription. As an example to last nights JEE/ROBERT convo....two or three of us caught it and reported it...one of the three of us kept the frequent "F'n" references out of the convo...I read it this morning and it actually was a good conversation without that word....but, as I was typing I was getting really frustrated with Jee and had to say it somehow....Our own slant is always going to be involved..as long as we are just reporting what we hear and are not capturing word for word,...we just have to learn to keep it at a minimum...It wouldn't be fun to post if we couldn't post a comment or two ...and then we (collectively we...could be just me!) wouldn't want to spend the time posting at all.

No offense taken and as long as there are two or more capturing the conversations the reader should be able to get the "just" of the conversation even with our comments!

Tissy

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Does anyone know the latest alliances?
I`ve got so confused with it all :(
Whoever wins HOH this week - who are they going to put up?

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I do posts for the live feeds occasionally ... maybe once every few days, I'm not a regular, I just do it when I get some time, which unfortunately isn't very often.

I try to be objective when I do a post for the live feeds, and I think most of the live feed posters try to be objective, too. I do understand what you're talking about, though, Lorry -- sometimes I'll hear a conversation and then read about in on the posts, and my interpretation of the conversation was a little different than what was posted.

But I don't think that most of the live feed posters are intentionally trying to slant their posts. As human beings, our feelings affect how we interpret what other people say and do. So someone who doesn't care for Jun may interpret something she says as a nasty remark, while someone who likes Jun may interpret the same remark as witty and humorous.

As for the posters who interject their personal feelings and opinions about HGs into the live feed posts -- it doesn't bother me in the least (LOL, and a lot of the time, I find their remarks very amusing). When I read those posts, I can see that they might be a little slanted, so I just adjust my thinking accordingly. The good thing is, if something important is going on, you usually get a few posts about it, giving different views/slants, so you can piece together what really happened.

My thanks, too, to the live feed posters. You're terrific!!!

Ryn

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I edit out the parts of live feeds that I see as being "slanted" - as best I can. If we had a TON of live feed posters then of course we could be stricter.

Name calling IS NOT allowed. HG nicknames that are 'mean' will be deleted whenever I see them. As will editorial comments that I think cross the line.

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Tissy - the alliances are very hard to tie down other than the obvious ones. Everyone is making aliances with everyone else, and it will all wash out when the next HoH is determined.

Two days ago Robert SWORE he wanted jun out next, but who knows, he may change his mind.

Jun/Ali also said THEY want Robert/Jee out next, but how can we know for sure?

These folks have so many "mini-aliances" going on that 90% of what they say is some form of a lie.

If Jack/Erika get it - I THINK they want Robert gone. Possible Jee.

If Jee gets it? Would he put up Jun? Maybe, but he might put up anyone else besides RObert as well.

anyways - ts very hard to say at the moment.

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Spunky - here are the Caption Contest Archives : ../30781/1095753.html

Pattie555

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a question......
Has Robert ever talked about his mother ?
If so what did he say ?

Crazydog

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jee's girlfriend Carmen... what ethnicity is she? I thought Jun made a comment about how after they broke up that Jee went all spicy Latina. To me she looked Filipino. But then I seem to recall that when they were introducing him, there was a video clip of him and Carmen eating dinner, and they appeared to be talking in Korean. Does she speak Korean?

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Crazy, I wasn't sure when they showed Carmen what ethnicity she was. My guess is that she's of mixed heritage ... I thought she had freckes, but maybe the picture on my TV wasn't very clear. Anyone else notice freckles, or was it just me? I thought possibly she was Korean/American.

Jbean

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Question about the veto....i saw that jun got it, but does anyone know if she USED it? i ask because the poll over at cbs, about who is leaving next, ALISON has a majority of the votes, and justin has the minority. wtf? i hadn't seen anything about jun using it here, so just thought i would ask. Thanks! :)

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 02:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jun did NOT use the veto and it looks like Justin will be going with a 3-1 vote (Jee wants to give him a sympathy vote). Well, at least that is how it stands today. It could change at anytime as we all know.:)

Jbean

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
thank you, jan. :)

Beruthiel

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 03:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Absolutely no offense intended, but I think the word used in a post above should have been 'GIST' rather than 'JUST'.
The meaning is: getting the main idea or substance of something.
It comes from the Old French 'giste', meaning place of rest.
I've seen the word spelled in odd ways quite a few times, so please don't be offended for my mentioning it!
The live feed posters certainly DO get the gist of things in their posts all of the time!

Whit4you

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry this is off topic - but anyone remember our group name and password at the "TyperA" typing test website, can't find it in the archives... thanks :)

Needmylifeback

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I did mean 'GIST' vs. "Just" but after typing Justin 100 times my fingers didn't respond...now you will see me typing Gistin in the LFP's! LOL!

(And thanks for the 'french' lesson! :) )

Dogdoc

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Beruthiel, I have a French question. I was reading a P.D. James book and she used the word "voyesse." Is that the female version on a voyeur?

Needavacation

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Don't have time to try and find it, could someone tell me if they have had the POV meeting yet, and if so, did Jun use it?

Thanks

Xarph

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
POV Meeting = Done
POV Used = No

Cinder

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 06:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Why do we have FOTH right now? This is the first time I turned on the feeds all day.

Ed: Seamonkey just upadated the LFP's. Thanks. Sea.

Pannie

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jan (above) states that Justin will be going, is this true enough? I thought Erika would want Robt out 1st and that Ali would want to keep Justin (her ace in the hole). Thanks, in advance.

Needavacation

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanx Xarph

Spygirl

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 08:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whit - I can't remember the password! That is gonna drive me nuts now, though.

Draheid

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 08:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
For TyperA typing test:

Username: TVCH
Password: TVCH


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