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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #15 on: Oct 14, 2010, 08:46 am »
Because my brain goes faster than my fingers, I also managed to somehow call "A Doll's House" just "A Doll".  Sorry!
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #16 on: Oct 14, 2010, 09:29 am »
Corrected.  Your Doll now has an "apostrophe ess House"

Quote from: kiwitechgirl on Oct 14, 2010, 08:46 am
Because my brain goes faster than my fingers, I also managed to somehow call "A Doll's House" just "A Doll".  Sorry!
Post Merge: Oct 14, 2010, 06:26 pm
I've just done a quick edit session, removing all first and middle names/initials. We are pared down to last names only! Also, some duplicate titles have been merged.

Quote from: bex on Oct 14, 2010, 12:41 am
I added a couple of shows with author's first & last names because I maybe kind of didn't read the instructions until I'd already started entering them- I couldn't help it! I was just so excited about the new feature!

For ease of editing, they are:
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts
Black Pearl Sings! by Frank Higgins

Also, can I just tell you how cool I think this thing is?  I think it'll be really useful once people start really using it!
« Last Edit: Oct 14, 2010, 06:34 pm by RuthNY »
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #17 on: Oct 15, 2010, 06:39 am »
I just started adding my shows and think it would be cool if the Author/Composer section included Choreographer for dance pieces.

Also what would one do for Cirque/Circus shows or other pieces without a script? Director?
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #18 on: Oct 15, 2010, 11:18 am »
The Author field is really only there so that we can tell the difference quickly between shows with similar names.  So, what goes in the Author field should be the shortest possible secondary identifying characteristic for the specific script.  (That's also why I said last names only.)

Choreographer for dance would probably be more useful than composer, as a Balanchine Nutcracker would require different techniques than a Tharp one.
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #19 on: Oct 17, 2010, 06:30 pm »
I entered a first name, and it's still displaying in my profile - The Ladies of the Camellias by Lillian Groag. I'm not sure if it needs to be fixed or if it's a display issue (if it's already been fixed and is still displayed that way).

Either way, this is a *brilliant* feature. Thanks, Kay.
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #20 on: Oct 17, 2010, 06:44 pm »
Quote from: late_stranger on Oct 17, 2010, 06:30 pm
I entered a first name, and it's still displaying in my profile - The Ladies of the Camellias by Lillian Groag. I'm not sure if it needs to be fixed or if it's a display issue (if it's already been fixed and is still displayed that way).

Either way, this is a *brilliant* feature. Thanks, Kay.

BTDT updated. 
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #21 on: Oct 17, 2010, 10:12 pm »
I'm sure one of our illustrious editors will fix that on their next visit.

Thank you!
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #22 on: Oct 17, 2010, 11:11 pm »
...altho it isn't a problem to have the playwright's full name listed.
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #23 on: Oct 22, 2010, 01:38 pm »
I just looked at my BTDT profile and noticed that one of my shows has been edited-

Spring Awakening by Wedekind was changed to Spring Awakening by Wedekind, Sheik, Sater 

I stage managed the original straight play, not the musical.  I know that there are other shows where this problem could arise (a play that is then made into a musical using the original script) and I'm not sure how best to differentiate between the different versions other than author's name, but I think there does need to be some way to tell the difference- I know in this case at least, the play is very different from the musical!
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #24 on: Oct 22, 2010, 02:31 pm »
Corrected. It is now listed as Spring Awakening (Original Play) with just the one author.

Ruth


Quote from: bex on Oct 22, 2010, 01:38 pm
I just looked at my BTDT profile and noticed that one of my shows has been edited-

Spring Awakening by Wedekind was changed to Spring Awakening by Wedekind, Sheik, Sater 

I stage managed the original straight play, not the musical.  I know that there are other shows where this problem could arise (a play that is then made into a musical using the original script) and I'm not sure how best to differentiate between the different versions other than author's name, but I think there does need to be some way to tell the difference- I know in this case at least, the play is very different from the musical!
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #25 on: Oct 22, 2010, 07:18 pm »
Thanks, Ruth.

bex - Sorry about that.  I saw the duplicate and must have done a very cursory search and not found the play, just the musical.
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #26 on: Oct 24, 2010, 12:45 pm »
Latest stats after two weeks of BTDT:

Top 3 shows are Cabaret (10), Midsummer (9) and then a tie between Twelfth Night & West Side Story at 8 each.
Top 3 venues are the Olney, the Kennedy Center and the Goodspeed.
55 members have added at least one show or venue.

:)

Working on dealing with the apostrophe bug in the search.  (As well as the next new feature!)
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Re: BTDT help and discussion
« Reply #27 on: Oct 24, 2010, 01:00 pm »
FWIW I have done a cursory proof (it's amazing how many cities were misspelled!) and will go back thru for theater and play names.
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