Blog post on editing 19/11/12
As the
publication work gathers pace, I have found myself having to urge the other group
members to do work, and to update the group on their progress. Some of the
decisions that have needed to be made have also been assigned through lack of communication,
to me, as I have made most contact, and tried to pursue a positive project with
the group.
The
difficulties we have faced as working as a team, are that people within the
team, are convinced that we do not work well together as a team. These are
generally the people that are not communicating, and thus, making it difficult
for the group to work effectively together.
I in
consequence of this posted the following message on basecamp, our project
management programme, to try and seize the lack of effort and communication
from the group:
'Hi Mike,
I don’t think everyone will have done content by the looks of it. No one is
putting anything on here.
Everyone,
there is a massive story available to us, as Hull Ferens art gallery is hosting
Leonardo Da Vinci work in the gallery today and over the next few days. Not
sure how long it’s here for, but it is the only place outside London to have
his work, and they are expecting over 60,000 people to pass through.
WILL
SOMEONE PLEASE GO TO THIS, TAKE A FEW PICTURES, GRAB AND INTERVIEW.
We could
run it in a culture section of our publication, as we have a good amount of
content to do that.
If people
push the crap of 'I haven’t got any time' again this Friday, then just don't
bother, simple as that. As I and Mike W have commented on here constantly, I've
posted articles, and done work for the publication.
One article
each is not enough.
I am
aware some people may have been ill or other stuff, but we're all busy, and
unless you have had done what I have had done yesterday then there is no excuse
when I am managing to still do the work and put things on here
It's just
Laziness'
This comment
prompted plenty of response, with the group then communicating their ideas, and
progress.
It took
decisions such as that to make the group begin to communicate. Although, they
have not communicated on Basecamp for the last four days.
I have
also taken up a role of editor for the content. This, I volunteered for in one
of the first seminars, although as people are resigned to thinking we don't
work well as a group, and that we shouldn’t be doing a print publication, they
did not pay much attention.
This is a
piece that I edited from a member of the group. I will continue to edit pieces
as they are released.
Original
Keeping children
safe in the festive season.
As the nights
get darker and colder, we seem to want to hibernate, activities are indoors and
hot drinks replace cool cordials. But for some reason our children, these
strange creatures, want to be outside, and season events like Halloween and
Bonfire night agree with the children and make us leave the warmth of the home
and head outside. But being around huge groups of strangers on dark nights,
what can we do to make sure our children stay safe.
The younger ones
are easier as the first precaution would be to hold their hands. This keeps the
parents happy in the knowledge that their child is safe and stops the little
one wandering off. As a second precaution, a wrist strap or brace would give
them a little more freedom but still give you piece of mind. Also writing your
address and phone number on a piece of paper and slipping it into their pocket,
should the worst happen and they slip away, the paper will help identify them
and return them to you quickly.
As the children
get older its harder to keep an eye on them in a crowd. A child of maybe ten
wouldn’t want to hold onto mums hand, ‘so uncool’ and probably wouldn’t want to
walk to close to you either. This is where long talks of ‘strangers’ come in.
also most large events are covered by security easily identified by badges and
high visibility vests. Point these out to your children as a figure they can
talk to if they get lost. Finding a well lit, public spot, preferably easy to
find, maybe next to a billboard or other distinguishable object, to stand is a
good idea and try not to leave it, tell your child that this is where you will
be all evening in case they wander off they will be able to get back. The note
in the pocket is still a good idea at this age too.
As your little
ones turn into teenagers, they always know best. It becomes harder to
give them a lot of rules to follow. Even if they do attend a big event with
you, they probably wont want to stay with you and will head off to find their
friends. Again, have the ‘stranger’ talk, children are never too old for this,
even if they think they are. Try to arrange beforehand, where they are going to
meet their friends and who is going to be there. Tell them to keep valuables
hidden, a brightly lit mobile phone is easy pickings in a crowded place. Give
them a time to meet you and stress that severe punishments, like phone
confiscation, will be in place if they mess up. Again, point out the security
men and women. A moody teenager will not want to listen but giving the info is
free and could come in handy. So bare with the ‘oh mam’ complaints and put
everything in place to keep them safe.
Edited
Keeping your
children safe in the festive season
AS the nights
get darker and colder, we seem to want to hibernate. Activities are moved
indoors and hot drinks replace cool cordials. But for some reason our children,
these strange creatures, want to be outside. Seasonal events like Halloween and
Bonfire Night agree with the children and make us leave the warmth of the home
and head outside. But what can we do to make sure our children stay safe whilst
being around large groups of strangers on dark nights.
The younger
children are easier to manage, as the first precaution would be to hold their
hands. This keeps parents happy in the knowledge that their child is safe, and
it stops the little one wandering off. As a second precaution, you could use a
wrist strap or brace. This would give them a little more freedom but still give
you piece of mind. Another hot tip would be to write your address and phone
number on a piece of paper and slipping it into their pocket. Should the worst
happen and they slip away, the paper will help identify them and return them to
you quickly.
As the children
get older it’s harder to keep a close eye on them in a crowd. An older child of
ten upwards wouldn’t want to hold onto mum’s hand; ‘so uncool.’ They probably
wouldn’t want to walk to close to you either. This is where long talks of ‘strangers’
come in. Also most large events are covered by security and can easily be
identified through badges and high visibility vests. Point these out to your
children as a figure they can talk to if they get lost. Finding a well-lit
public spot to stand is a good idea. Ensure it is easy to find, maybe next to a
billboard or other distinguishable object, and try not to move away from it.
Tell your child that this is where you will be all evening; in case they wander
off they will be able to find you. The note in the pocket is still a good idea
at this age too.
As your little
ones turn into teenagers, they always know best. It becomes harder to
give them strict rules to follow. Even if they do attend a big event with you,
they probably won’t want to stay with you, and they will head off to find their
friends. Again, have the ‘stranger’ talk; children are never too old for this,
even if they think they are. Try to arrange beforehand, where they are going to
meet their friends and who is going to be there. Tell them to keep valuables
hidden; a brightly lit mobile phone is easy pickings in a crowded place. Give
them a time to meet you and stress that severe punishments, like phone
confiscation, will be in place if they mess up. Again, point out the security
men and women. A moody teenager will not want to listen but giving the info is
free and could come in handy. So bear with the ‘oh mam’ complaints and put
everything into place to keep them safe.
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