Thread:Marvelus/@comment-26838855-20190201002011

What This Is For
This thread will serve as a spin-off of the timeline discussion thread, and the top message of the latest part of that thread (Part 11) will provide a link to here.

This discussion is for arrangements between users interested in helping catch up with the backlog of write-ups for timeline articles.

The List
There are numerous different pieces of work to be done on this site pertaining to the timeline. However, outside of the very helpful thoughts and discussions on the timeline thread, the most helpful thing that users can do is help with writing up TV episodes that have not been written up yet.

I keep a to-do list of TV write-ups that are not yet done. It is mostly in release order (so that I can keep track of ow far behind we are by having a specific date up to which we are done), with some exceptions. The full explanation of the system for working out what order to do the work is explained here, if anyone wants to know.

Whenever I get the chance to work on my write-ups, I work down this list. If it hasn't been written up, I write it up. If it has been written up, I proofread it, check it, do references and get it posted in its final form onto the timeline pages (that's why some of the list says "write-up" and some says "check" - if it's "check", it means someone (currently just Marvelus) has written it up so I only need to check it, and I also reserve two slots for a write-up and only one slot for a check because of the difference in how long each takes).

Picking Something to Work On
Almost anything that says "write-up" is up for taking by anyone. If you say you would like to write it up, you can, and once it's written up I will soon get to it to check it and add references etc.. Any writing up is appreciated. It takes me anywhere from 20-70% of the time it would take me to write it up to merely check it, so people writing bits up is very helpful and means that I can make my way down the list of catching up at a faster rate. I would just like to establish 2 suggestions. So, basically, on this thread, if there's a write-up that takes your fancy, mention it - "claim it", if you will, which allows people to work without clashing. Obviously you can at any time retract it and say "actually I can't work on this at the moment" because there's no pressure, any work is a bonus! Also it's not necessarily first-come-first-serve, if there's something where someone's like "I guess I'll do this one" and then someone else says "That's my favourite one, would you be willing to do this?" and the other person agrees, for example, then obviously it makes sense to reassign. So yeah, that's what the thread's for, there can also be negotiating.
 * 1) Please, when possible, don't take any of the top 10 on the current list. This is because when I'm working my way down I'm often working on the next 2, 3, possibly even very occasionally 4 at the same time, alternating between different bits of work to give myself some variation. So it is possible that there could be a clash there with what the fact that I am already working on whatever's in those first few. The reason I say 10 and not 4 is because, rather than constantly editing the list, I think it is better to just post a new message with an updated list every now and then to regroup and reorganise, so it might be that I get through to number 10 before the next list update is posted, meaning I would just appreciate if the first 10 were left alone as my picks to be working on.
 * 2) It would be good if people could claim no more than 10 slots at a given time. I know, for example, that Marvelus is willing to write up Luke Cage: Season 2, Iron Fist: Season 2, and Daredevil: Season 3, but maybe just first claim those first 10 episodes of Luke Cage - this is because someone else might, in the meantime, be able to work on Iron Fist: Season 2 for example, which means that things get done faster.

How to Work
You guys don't need to worry if you are nervous about not understanding how to write references or even how to link or whatever, or in Marvelus' case, getting the English perfect. That's the advantage of these draft pages, which I think were Marvelus' great idea. It means that you don't have to worry, because you can do work without the concern that it's not right for the main pages. I am happy to check the work after to proofread it, add any references, whatever is necessary.

Basically, all there is to it is just writing what happens in the episodes. Have a look at the ones we most recently completed: Runaways: Season 1 (I linked from Episode 3 onward because Episode 1 and 2's overlap is a bit confusing) and The Punisher: Season 1 for guidance if you want. Something worth noting, however, is that I am bad at keeping things brief when I write these things up. While we should have every scene on there, the description doesn't need to be long or cover every minor detail. Something like my write-ups of The Punisher: Season 1 should be the maximum amount written per episode, and preferably it should be a bit less (I'm just bad at that). This isn't supposed to pressure you to cut it down or anything, but just letting you guys know you don't need to go into massive detail, and I hope that saves you some time.

Something I Want to Check with You Guys
So, when it comes to checking other people's work, I have something I want to check with each of you (individually, because it's about your personal feeling on it). When I check them, I post the edit of the changes on the draft page, but then they're ready to go. And because they're ready to go, I then tend to just go onto the 2016 or 2017 or 2091 or whatever page and post the write-up, then removing it from the draft page. Whenever I post something that is Marvelus' work that I have only proofread, I make sure to credit him in my edit description, and he's said he's OK with that. But I want to check with you guys too.

It is, depending on the piece, like 60-95% the other person's work, so I can feel a bit guilty when I am the one posting it. That's why I credit in the description, but even then. I want to check with each of you whether you're OK with me posting it and crediting you, or if you sometimes want me to leave it on the draft page after it's checked so you can put it onto the main page yourselves. Obviously that's less convenient because it means they're sitting a little bit longer (though a few more hours or a day or two isn't really a big deal), but mainly because it means you would have to keep checking the draft pages to see if I've finished checking anything recently. But I'm willing to do that, to leave them on the draft page sometimes for you to be the one to post them, if it bothers you.

So yeah, just let me know your personal feelings on that and I will do that for you.

Links to Draft Pages

 * ABC/Hulu 1: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 5 (also includes Inhumans: Season 1 and Runaways: Season 1 but they're both finished).
 * Netflix: Luke Cage: Season 2, Iron Fist: Season 2, Daredevil: Season 3, The Punisher: Season 2 (also includes The Punisher: Season 1, which is done, and Jessica Jones: Season 2, which Marvelus has already written and is just waiting to be checked).
 * ABC/Hulu/Freeform 2 (not relevant at the moment really because Marvelus has already written Cloak & Dagger: Season 1 and Runaways: Season 2, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 6 isn't out yet 