ianb21, jackkt, mohn2, nick_the_novice, william_j_s, macavity123 and allan_sidcup.
From what I’ve heard it’s initially going to be only Mon-Fri, and may or may not be available on the Crossword Club site (conflicting info so far regarding that, so we’ll have to wait and see). To be on the safe side I’ve given the first one to jackkt, a regular blogger. Sorry to drop you in it John, but you did offer :).
Those of you new to blogging should look out for an invitation which you’ll need to accept in order to get write access to TftT. From what I remember, you just need to reply to the email and you’re in. It would be helpful if you could send me your personal email addresses so I can send you some additional advice, html templates etc.
Proposed schedule for next week:
Monday: jackkt
Tuesday: ianb21
Wednesday: nick_the_novice
Thursday: macavity123
Friday: william_j_s
The following week will involve mohn2 and allan_sidcup, and hopefully a few more volunteers come forward on Monday. If I’ve scheduled you in and you’ve changed your mind or that day’s inconvenient, please let me know a.s.a.p. The idea is for each day to be shared between two bloggers, so you get to do one every other week, but occasionally covering for the other blogger if they’re on holiday etc. That’s how it’s worked for us for the last few years anyway.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/puzzles/crossword/
But no print facility or save button
This is okay as a temporary work-around but no substitute for the Times getting their act together and providing full access and facilities in the Club area. The e-newspaper doesn’t come up until hours after midnight and the stated intention was to encourage new solvers, not put them off by making them jump over hurdles.
Edited at 2014-03-10 07:21 am (UTC)
Sent you a response but think it went to earlier thread (maybe Saturday blog?)
Anyway, in case you did not receive, bottom line is happy to go for Wednesday blog. Pleaser email me anything I might need at nick.gifford@oriel.com.au (particularly how to actually get stuff onto the site in the standard format – I seem to now have write access, but unsure what happens from there…)
Thanks for any / all support!
Nick
Let me know if you’re still interested in helping – we have a few more places to fill.
The only rule I would want you to adhere to is “have something up by lunchtime”, even if it’s just a placeholder. Certainly getting it up by 10am would be perfectly acceptable. It’s not a race after all, it’s a public service run by unpaid volunteers.
If you want to join the team, send me a personal message with your email address and I’ll give you posting access plus a blogging template and other details you’ll need.
Thanks,
Andy
If circumstances change I’ll let you know. If ever you have a prize one available which allows more time then please consider me.
Sorry, it’s been a really busy day for me (unfortunately I do work for a living too and only really get time to do T4tT stuff at the weekend). However, I’ll email you with details, tips, instructions etc later on this evening (i.e. in about 4 hours or so).
Andy