Testing Posting of BB4 Scorecard
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Testing Posting of BB4 Scorecard
Hamsterhunter | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:14 pm     New to TV ClubHouse. I been playing with a BB4 Scorecard, thought I'd try to share the file. Original JPEG is 320k; the one I am attempting to upload now is 39k. /image{20040814b.jpg} |
Hamsterhunter | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:19 pm     Testing, please ignore. This Works!!
Edited the message afterwards. Twice. |
Draheid | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:22 pm     Hamsterhunter, what exactly are you attempting to setup here? Perhaps I can help. |
Hamsterhunter | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:32 pm     Second test. Trying 62k file. Note: This is only a test with a biased prediction - no known announcements.
If this works, is there a particular forum/room for posting? |
Draheid | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:35 pm     Hamsterhunter: Two things. 1) The board will only allow a maximum file size of <65K 2) The format for including an image is like this: \image{imagename} Hope that helps. |
Hamsterhunter | Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:42 pm     Third test (thanks Draheid for the file limit). Trying 62k file. Note: This is only a test with a biased prediction - no known announcements.
If this works, is there a particular forum/room for posting? |
Hamsterhunter | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 04:56 pm     - - - - - - BB4 SCORECARDS - - - - - - * * * Posted to Test Links * * * LINKS TO CURRENT SCORECARDS: • WEEK 6: Click Here • WEEK 5: Click Here • WEEK 4: Click Here • WEEK 3: Click Here • WEEK 2: Click Here • WEEK 1: Click Here LAYOUT: Overall layout was inspired by Hollywood Squares and the Brady Bunch. The nine active players - those with the final 'vote', needed to go centre. Placement of players was a balance of male/female, originals/exes, and perceived alliances. Upper left corner is the start point; upper right corner provides the end of day status. The scorecard 'date' starts the morning the houseguests wake and concludes when they go to sleep. We have never really noted Luxury, America's Choice, or Food competitions - they're for the TV show and haven't, in our opinion, really affected overall voting strategies. The faded 'O's and 'X's represent Originals and Exes. The dotted, tear line represents the pairing of Originals with their respective Exes directly below. Although we had always relied solely on colours, we ensured that for posting purposes, corresponding text would need to be included as well. Finally, sizing was chosen to fit within the TVClubhouse frame and background colours chosen to match same website. (Note: to print scorecards, save the images to your local drive and print with an application that will let you set the left/right margins to 0.25 inch on portrait 8½x11 paper.) COLOURS: - Primary colours for active game decision makers. - Secondary colours for game status changes. - Grayscale for inactivity (houseguests and PoV not utilized). • Red - Head of Household • Yellow - Houseguest (w/ gold key) • Blue - Jury Member • Green - Nominated for Eviction (green to go) • Magenta - Evictions • Orange - Inviction (if it happens) BACKGROUND: We have been BB fans since the beginning. Not so much the show itself, but the opportunity to watch the live feeds and then see the 'edited' 'reality tv' segments afterwards. This obsession began with the free, live feed, uninterrupted, unedited attempt by BB1's George to stage a coup against the producers. He almost did it, and would have succeeded, if it were not for the eventually winner, Eddie. We really miss megaphone lady, banners, and a true behind the scenes look. Those were the days. During BB2, we opted not to pay for what was once free. At that time we relied heavily on the posters of TV ClubHouse to get the feel for the real show (much thanks). Our protest only lasted that season; we have had the feeds since - and probably always will. As we are not the fastest typists, we haven't contributed to the scribes of the live feeds (sorry). Our sharing of these scorecards is our way of thanking everyone else for their contributions. We have always used some form of scorecard; it has helped us enjoy the show and to share with friends who would occasionally watch it with us. This year, we thought the members of TVClubHouse might enjoy utilizing them as well. Originally, we always saved the files as Word documents and printed them. This year, in order to share them, they'd have to be JPegs. This scorecard project was almost an obsession in itself. New software, collaborative design, and a 65k limit to the images all took its toll. We are content with the final result and are pleased that others have appreciated them so much. Enjoy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Foremost, we would like to thank the moderators and membership of TVClubHouse for their active participation in maintaining this site - especially the live feed summaries. We would like to thank CBS and the producers of BB4 for their data utilized in these scorecards - better graphics and a whole lot more can be found at their website CBS BB4. Finally, we'd like to give our thanks to each and every houseguest that has allowed us to knowingly, peek behind the scenes and enjoy this series each and every year. - hamsterhunter - |
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