Posting articles from other websites

[Burgs]

Maybe a simpler solution, seeings we have a wider readership, is just to get Shep to write for us instead....

[NeoGirl]

Why reproduce someone else's bulldust when you can make up your own?

After a couple of minutes practice you can become a political correspondent with the Sunday times or the West.

Why d'ya think I want to be a journalist?

[slomo]

Maybe a simpler solution, seeings we have a wider readership, is just to get Shep to write for us instead....

burgs you could be on to something there..... guest writers!! mmmmm

[Em-Forcer]

I'm working on a nerdy solution which will hopefully preserve the content for posterity in addition to protecting copyright, Em but it may take a while...

You can thank me later! (assuming that any worth his/her salt likes nothing better than a new problem to solve...)

[Burgs]

TIF, a new challenge for you.
Perhaps Bam Bam or JOC as they will be around for a while now.

[LarryNJ]

I'm working on a nerdy solution which will hopefully preserve the content for posterity in addition to protecting copyright, Em but it may take a while...

If you want to speed up the process, ask TLH he'll probably lend you a hand.

[shasta]

After a couple of minutes practice you can become a political correspondent with the Sunday times or the West.

Whereas it takes years at law school to learn how to write letters "to the editor"

[shasta]

The same goes for the Wests articles too I suppose. The more hits they get the more they know Rugby news is wanted/viewed.

Next thing you know, you blokes will be encouraging us to skew polls at Rugbyheaven as well.

[.X.]

The same goes for the Wests articles too I suppose. The more hits they get the more they know Rugby news is wanted/viewed.

If we applied this rule, and also remember to what Mick Collis said about getting involved with Rugby Talkback on 6PR we have a greater chance of encouraging an improved media involvement.

A win/win all round I think

[Darren]

I suppose if you wanted to be really nerdy it would be OK to file a copy of the article on your own PC (with author/publication/date details) and then, as and when it disappears from the relevant publication's archive, it would be ok to post the full article here? As an historical artefact, if you like...

I'm working on a nerdy solution which will hopefully preserve the content for posterity in addition to protecting copyright, Em but it may take a while...

in the off season we've all got plenty of time coach!!

Well, I've got this going now. Only works on the first post on new threads (which covers what we need)

You can now post a new thread, then copy and paste the entire contents of an article from another website. A little below the submit button in the "Additional Options" section you should find a check box "This thread is an article" - check this, and then paste the articles original URL (web address) into the "Articles Original Link" box.

Then click on Submit Reply.

The post will only show the first 150 words of the article, and then add in a link to the original article. At a time in the future (when the article is probably not much of a draw card for the original publisher) the article will automagically start appearing in it's full form on TWF. So if a website takes down the original, it is still archived on TWF for future generations

Give it a go on anything you post from The West or Sunday times and let me know of any bugs - Thanks!

[tragic]

Ooooo. That's clever.