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James Robinson wrote:8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown returns on Friday, some recappers will be required for that.

There's also a spare recap going next Monday (June 9), as Andy is on holiday.

All enquiries welcome. 8-)
I'm free that day so could potentially do it if you're really stuck. What exactly would I have to do?
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Sean Fletcher wrote:
James Robinson wrote:8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown returns on Friday, some recappers will be required for that.

There's also a spare recap going next Monday (June 9), as Andy is on holiday.

All enquiries welcome. 8-)
I'm free that day so could potentially do it if you're really stuck. What exactly would I have to do?
Basically, Sean, you watch the show, use this lovely recap writer: http://cdb.apterous.org/recapwriter.php to put down all the necessary information and then when you've finished at the bottom, hit the button that says "Check for errors", then the one that says "Make text recap", copy that onto a new topic, and then fill in with your own wit and comments.

If you want an idea of how everyone else does it, just look in this topic for loads of hints and ideas. ;) :) :D
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I've had a bit of a play with that and it seems straight forward enough. I've noticed on the recaps that some words come with definitions. Is that automatically done?
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Sean Fletcher wrote:I've had a bit of a play with that and it seems straight forward enough. I've noticed on the recaps that some words come with definitions. Is that automatically done?
No, that's what we choose to add on ourselves, as you can see, not everyone does it, but I think it's worth doing. :D
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Those are added after hitting "Make text recap" I assume???
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Sean Fletcher wrote:Those are added after hitting "Make text recap" I assume???
Yes. :)
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I've just remembered I have an exam on the 9th, can't find my statement of entry for it though, but I'm 99% sure it's in the morning. If it is in the afternoon i'll be home by around 15:30 (traffic dependent) so could do it off catchup. Would that be ok?
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Sean, you're better off recording the episode on Sky Plus if you have it, or some other recording facility.
I've been doing recaps for a while and it's not always possible to catch everything first time round. You need to get the contestants' words and then DC words and note everything down, not to mention the bit at the beginning for the contestants' introductions. You may need to replay parts of it a few times just to make sure you have all the information correctly put down.
Also, you don't necessarily need to do it when the programme goes out live. Almost all recaps are at least a few hours after the episode before they appear. The normal protocol is to try and get it done the same night as the episode if possible, though it has been known for recaps to go out even later than that in some cases :roll:
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Cheers for the advice Anthony. Don't have Sky Plus but I can get it on catchup through 4od on my laptop so can watch it repeatedly on that if needed.
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James Robinson wrote:8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown returns on Friday, some recappers will be required for that.

There's also a spare recap going next Monday (June 9), as Andy is on holiday.

All enquiries welcome. 8-)
I'll have a go at doing Catsdown on Friday if it's still available.
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Sean Fletcher wrote:I've just remembered I have an exam on the 9th, can't find my statement of entry for it though, but I'm 99% sure it's in the morning. If it is in the afternoon i'll be home by around 15:30 (traffic dependent) so could do it off catchup. Would that be ok?
That's what we expect everyone to do, Sean. You can have the 9th if you wish, Sean, I have no worries with that. 8-)
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James Robinson wrote:8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown returns on Friday, some recappers will be required for that.

There's also a spare recap going next Monday (June 9), as Andy is on holiday.

All enquiries welcome. 8-)
I'll have a go at doing Catsdown on Friday if it's still available.
You can take that if you wish, James. ;) :) :D
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I'll give it a go - Monday 9th it is then! :)
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Sean Fletcher wrote:I'll give it a go - Monday 9th it is then! :)
Excellent, feel free to ask anyone else for any tips, or me too. We're more than willing to help out as much as possible, Sean. 8-)
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Thank you, it appears straight forward enough (famous last words), just hope wit doesn't desert me on the day!
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A recapper is required for tonight's Catsdown episode.

All enquiries welcome. ;) :) :D
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James Robinson wrote:A recapper is required for tonight's Catsdown episode.

All enquiries welcome. ;) :) :D
Looks like it's my turn then.......... :P
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Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
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James Robinson wrote:Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
Can I do it? I've never done one of these before. It won't appear until the next day though.
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Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
Can I do it? I've never done one of these before. It won't appear until the next day though.
Fair enough, I was 2 days late with mine last week. Go for it. ;) :) :D
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James Robinson wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
Can I do it? I've never done one of these before. It won't appear until the next day though.
Fair enough, I was 2 days late with mine last week. Go for it. ;) :) :D
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Make it good or don't bother gev
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Matt Morrison wrote:Make it good or don't bother gev
What are you going to do about it?
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James Robinson wrote:
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James Robinson wrote:Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
Can I do it? I've never done one of these before. It won't appear until the next day though.
Fair enough, I was 2 days late with mine last week. Go for it. ;) :) :D
It will be Sunday now.
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Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Recapper required for Catsdown tomorrow night. ;) :) :D
Can I do it? I've never done one of these before. It won't appear until the next day though.
Fair enough, as I said before, mine was on the Sunday. They're not really missed that much. :P
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Recapper required for this Friday's Catsdown episode, and for the next 2 Fridays too, before I forget......... :P
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Just to inform you, unfortunately due to a thunderstorm, our SkyPlus box decided not to bother recording yesterday's (Friday) countdown :shock:
This therefore means I am not able to do the recap until the repeat is broadcast.
Apologies on behalf of the weather for the delay. Normal service shall be resumed in due course.
Does anyone know when Friday's will be repeated by any chance?
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Anthony Endsor wrote:Just to inform you, unfortunately due to a thunderstorm, our SkyPlus box decided not to bother recording yesterday's (Friday) countdown :shock:
This therefore means I am not able to do the recap until the repeat is broadcast.
Apologies on behalf of the weather for the delay. Normal service shall be resumed in due course.
Does anyone know when Friday's will be repeated by any chance?
6am on Monday morning, or you can watch it on 4OD here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown/4od
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James Robinson wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:Just to inform you, unfortunately due to a thunderstorm, our SkyPlus box decided not to bother recording yesterday's (Friday) countdown :shock:
This therefore means I am not able to do the recap until the repeat is broadcast.
Apologies on behalf of the weather for the delay. Normal service shall be resumed in due course.
Does anyone know when Friday's will be repeated by any chance?
6am on Monday morning, or you can watch it on 4OD here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown/4od
Thanks for that James. If I have time tomorrow I'll go down the 4OD route.
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Right, since there's no recap on Thursday, tomorrow's recap will be my last recap this month, as I'll be busy enjoying a nice break in Lake Garda from Saturday for a week and a half. 8-)

So, my recaps for the next 2 weeks after tomorrow are up for grabs (Even though, I am back on the 24th, I'll need time to get back to normal, so I won't them that week either.)

I have already given my recap on the 25th to Anthony, as there's no show on the 26th, thanks to more horse racing antics. :P

So, my recaps on the 17th, 18th and 24th are up for anyone who wants them.

ANY TAKERS :?: :?: :?:
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I'll see if I can remember how to recap and try the 17th.
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Giles wrote:I'll see if I can remember how to recap and try the 17th.
Excellent, now just need someone for the 18th and 24th. :D
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For me it's going to very largely depend on if I have a working feed. If I do, I can do maybe both of the other days.
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I can do the 24th if needed
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Jordan F wrote:For me it's going to very largely depend on if I have a working feed. If I do, I can do maybe both of the other days.
James Laverty wrote:I can do the 24th if needed
OK, James, you do the 24th. If you can do the 18th, Jordan, do it, if not, you find someone else. :idea:
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Sounds good to me James. I'll give at least 24 hours notice if I end up being unable.
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We appear to have a malfunction for the recaps, as 16th and 17th September haven't yet been done.
I told James I would keep an eye on the recaps while he was on holiday, so may I ask if these have been allocated to anyone?
The last thing I want is a very angry and upset young man from Huddersfield returning from holiday to a recap crime scene :lol:
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I'm on the 17th, will be up tomorrow :)
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Thanks Giles. No problem. :)
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Anthony Endsor wrote:We appear to have a malfunction for the recaps, as 16th and 17th September haven't yet been done.
I told James I would keep an eye on the recaps while he was on holiday, so may I ask if these have been allocated to anyone?
The last thing I want is a very angry and upset young man from Huddersfield returning from holiday to a recap crime scene :lol:
FE FI FO FUM!!! :p

I might be on holiday, but it doesn't mean I can't help out if I see trouble is afoot...

Callum told me that he has just started a new job recently, and time has been less free for him, hence some of his recent recaps have been late too....

Don't worry about it, I'm sure he's got it covered. ;) :) :D
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James Robinson wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:We appear to have a malfunction for the recaps, as 16th and 17th September haven't yet been done.
I told James I would keep an eye on the recaps while he was on holiday, so may I ask if these have been allocated to anyone?
The last thing I want is a very angry and upset young man from Huddersfield returning from holiday to a recap crime scene :lol:
FE FI FO FUM!!! :p

I might be on holiday, but it doesn't mean I can't help out if I see trouble is afoot...

Callum told me that he has just started a new job recently, and time has been less free for him, hence some of his recent recaps have been late too....

Don't worry about it, I'm sure he's got it covered. ;) :) :D
No problem James, sorry to interrupt your holiday. Hope you're having fun :P
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Do we not have a Tuesday recapper at the moment?

If someone tells me what the whole recap fandango requires I think I'd like to have a crack at it please.
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Jennifer Steadman wrote:Do we not have a Tuesday recapper at the moment?

If someone tells me what the whole recap fandango requires I think I'd like to have a crack at it please.
We do, but Callum is ridiculously busy with work, and really I should've started filling in the older ones a while ago.

If Callum doesn't mind, have a go at it, Jen. ;) :) :D
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James Robinson wrote:
Jennifer Steadman wrote:Do we not have a Tuesday recapper at the moment?

If someone tells me what the whole recap fandango requires I think I'd like to have a crack at it please.
We do, but Callum is ridiculously busy with work, and really I should've started filling in the older ones a while ago.

If Callum doesn't mind, have a go at it, Jen. ;) :) :D
Also, like I said at the end of Monday's recap, if there is no one to recap the fourth QF between mark and George, I'll happily do it in addition to my Monday one (though JS may want to do this one as well).
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Callum said it's fine, so looks like it's all mine now 8-)
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So we have a new Tuesday recapper appointed. Welcome to the recap team Jen :D

The only question now is, who is going to clear up the mess that is the 2 month backlog of Tuesday recaps. :roll:
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Anthony Endsor wrote:So we have a new Tuesday recapper appointed. Welcome to the recap team Jen :D

The only question now is, who is going to clear up the mess that is the 2 month backlog of Tuesday recaps. :roll:
Well, there are still 4 weeks of shows on 4OD, so that would get a few at least, although I would hope that Callum might eventually get those past ones done at some point :!: :!:
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James Robinson wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:So we have a new Tuesday recapper appointed. Welcome to the recap team Jen :D

The only question now is, who is going to clear up the mess that is the 2 month backlog of Tuesday recaps. :roll:
Well, there are still 4 weeks of shows on 4OD, so that would get a few at least, although I would hope that Callum might eventually get those past ones done at some point :!: :!:
Thanks Anthony! :D I probably have them all on Sky+ still (really need an episode clear-out at some point) so can have a look tomorrow and see which ones I can do. *gets GIFs ready*
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Jennifer Steadman wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Anthony Endsor wrote:So we have a new Tuesday recapper appointed. Welcome to the recap team Jen :D

The only question now is, who is going to clear up the mess that is the 2 month backlog of Tuesday recaps. :roll:
Well, there are still 4 weeks of shows on 4OD, so that would get a few at least, although I would hope that Callum might eventually get those past ones done at some point :!: :!:
Thanks Anthony! :D I probably have them all on Sky+ still (really need an episode clear-out at some point) so can have a look tomorrow and see which ones I can do. *gets GIFs ready*
Excellent work, Jen. The last one Callum did was 2 September, so there are quite a few missing. The only one since then that he did was Dan McColm's episode on 14 October. 8-)
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These are the ones that need doing, then:

9th Sept
16th Sept
23rd Sept
30th Sept
7th Oct
21st Oct
28th Oct
4th Nov
11th Nov
18th Nov - DONE
25th Nov - DONE
2nd Dec - DONE

[3/12 SO FAR]

I'll mark them off as I go along.
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Jennifer Steadman wrote:These are the ones that need doing, then:

9th Sept
16th Sept
23rd Sept
30th Sept
7th Oct
21st Oct
28th Oct
4th Nov
11th Nov
18th Nov
25th Nov - DONE
2nd Dec - DONE

I'll mark them off as I go along.
Cheers, Jen. Nice work, keep it up. ;) :) :D
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They might as well go in historical recaps! (Joke)
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Can I just add, as a tiny note, that Robbo pretty much singlehandedly operates the Wiki recaps, and he doesn't get any thanks for it, usually. Robbo may be glad to know that recappers - YOU CAN HELP. When finishing your recap, click on the "generate wiki version" (or something of a similar irk, can't quite remember exactly). That's enough for us, the rest can be done by Robbo (or others) without us having to do too much and work out the complex wiki formatting.

The recap writer (bizarrely) stores all generated wikicaps here, so all Robbo would need to do is copy it through and edit it. I notice that Jen did this today, and I've done Robbo's job for him. This is nit-picking of me, but we would prefer multiplications to be "x" and have a space either side of every operation. Also, I know it's George, but if we could stick to the exact nameplates, we would be very grateful - as all we'd therefore have to do it replace the ?s with the appropriate numbers.
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Rhys Benjamin wrote:Can I just add, as a tiny note, that Robbo pretty much singlehandedly operates the Wiki recaps, and he doesn't get any thanks for it, usually. Robbo may be glad to know that recappers - YOU CAN HELP. When finishing your recap, click on the "generate wiki version" (or something of a similar irk, can't quite remember exactly). That's enough for us, the rest can be done by Robbo (or others) without us having to do too much and work out the complex wiki formatting.

The recap writer (bizarrely) stores all generated wikicaps here, so all Robbo would need to do is copy it through and edit it. I notice that Jen did this today, and I've done Robbo's job for him. This is nit-picking of me, but we would prefer multiplications to be "x" and have a space either side of every operation. Also, I know it's George, but if we could stick to the exact nameplates, we would be very grateful - as all we'd therefore have to do it replace the ?s with the appropriate numbers.
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George Pryn wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Can I just add, as a tiny note, that Robbo pretty much singlehandedly operates the Wiki recaps, and he doesn't get any thanks for it, usually. Robbo may be glad to know that recappers - YOU CAN HELP. When finishing your recap, click on the "generate wiki version" (or something of a similar irk, can't quite remember exactly). That's enough for us, the rest can be done by Robbo (or others) without us having to do too much and work out the complex wiki formatting.

The recap writer (bizarrely) stores all generated wikicaps here, so all Robbo would need to do is copy it through and edit it. I notice that Jen did this today, and I've done Robbo's job for him. This is nit-picking of me, but we would prefer multiplications to be "x" and have a space either side of every operation. Also, I know it's George, but if we could stick to the exact nameplates, we would be very grateful - as all we'd therefore have to do it replace the ?s with the appropriate numbers.
I should've just applied as George Pryn :x
Might sound odd coming from me, but why have you got two names?
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Gavin Chipper wrote:
George Pryn wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Can I just add, as a tiny note, that Robbo pretty much singlehandedly operates the Wiki recaps, and he doesn't get any thanks for it, usually. Robbo may be glad to know that recappers - YOU CAN HELP. When finishing your recap, click on the "generate wiki version" (or something of a similar irk, can't quite remember exactly). That's enough for us, the rest can be done by Robbo (or others) without us having to do too much and work out the complex wiki formatting.

The recap writer (bizarrely) stores all generated wikicaps here, so all Robbo would need to do is copy it through and edit it. I notice that Jen did this today, and I've done Robbo's job for him. This is nit-picking of me, but we would prefer multiplications to be "x" and have a space either side of every operation. Also, I know it's George, but if we could stick to the exact nameplates, we would be very grateful - as all we'd therefore have to do it replace the ?s with the appropriate numbers.
I should've just applied as George Pryn :x
Might sound odd coming from me, but why have you got two names?
Well, when a person is born, their parents give them a 'forename' such as George, Ryan, Jake etcetera to accompany their 'surname' or 'family name'. For example, if Mrs Smith and Mr Smith make love and produce a male child, his name could be anything from Ryan Smith, Mark Smith or even Greg Smith.
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Can someone do my recap slot for the next 2 months please - RSI is back so not meant to type outside of work where possible (no Apto for me for a while :( ) and travelling for a bit next month too so won't be available then. Will take over again from May 5th.
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Jennifer Steadman wrote:Can someone do my recap slot for the next 2 months please - RSI is back so not meant to type outside of work where possible (no Apto for me for a while :( ) and travelling for a bit next month too so won't be available then. Will take over again from May 5th.
We'll see what we can do, Jen. Incidentally, what happened to this week's recap :?: I see you've put a link on cdb, but there's no recap on it....... :P
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I can stand in for the next few Tuesdays if needed. Will make sure to include gifs, footballers called Darren and all the rest
Definitely not Jamie McNeill or Schrodinger's Cat....
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James Laverty wrote:I can stand in for the next few Tuesdays if needed. Will make sure to include gifs, footballers called Darren and all the rest
Cool, that would be nice, James.

Could you possibly do the Tuesday before last just as a warm-up :?: :idea:
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on it, no problem
Definitely not Jamie McNeill or Schrodinger's Cat....
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