Old Weather Forum

Dean wrote:Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:32 pm A new Editor begins work with direction of a Mod:

Hanibal94 wrote:Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:11 pm Been a while since I added any paintings - time to fix that!



Transcriber learns the hard way that the interface is down.

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Argument in the OW forum.

Good thing the last one is extremely rare!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:05 pm

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:33 pm How do you do it - it's a real talent hanibal

The hardest part is finding good paintings that are also usable (no nudity, no blood). Thinking up captions for them is easy.
That's what it's like for me anyway.

Now, here's one more about one of the saddest moments in the history of this community:



Bunting Tosser says goodbye to the OW community as he retires due to old age.

AvastMH wrote:Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:03 pm

I still miss Bunts so much...and it scares me too that one day this will all pass into the distant horizon.

One day OW will be The Fighting Temeraire

Hanibal94 wrote:Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:34 am

Transcriber takes a moment to mentally brace himself before doing a rough log that has no smooth version.

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History editor sets off to tackle a particularly difficult vessel.

Hanibal94 wrote:Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:49 pm

Transcriber/editor in The Zone.

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Contributing to a forum discussion.

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Zooniverse developer reading feedback on OW Whaling and OW5.

(Thanks for inspiring the caption on the last one, Randi!)

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:45 am

Transcriber passes the 100.000 WR mark.

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You and your favorite ship.

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Celebrating the fourth anniversary of the completion of Old Weather Phases 1 and 2.

Randi wrote:Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:18 pm

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:45 am You and your favorite ship.

The resemblance is not quite exact, but the spirit is certainly there!

Dean wrote:Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:47 pm

Contemplating beginning another Log page before quitting for the night.

Dean wrote:Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:50 pm

Trying to round up that last entry for the day.

Hanibal94 wrote:Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:51 pm Both very good ones, Dean!

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Michael Purves tries to make others use his AutoHotKey scripts so they can transcribe even faster.

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Two ship history editors discuss tips and tricks of their trade.

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lollia paolina taking a break.

AvastMH wrote:Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:45 pm Somehow I missed the last few days here..I am completely cracked up with laughter. They are all so wonderfully spot on

You folks have a real talent for this

Craig wrote:Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:33 pm From now on I won't be able to get the image out of my mind of Hanibal as lead turtle

Michael wrote:Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:07 am How about the elegant me? And you thought I had no sense of style!

Craig wrote:Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:09 am Yes, with such a benign regard for us turtles.

Hanibal94 wrote:Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:23 am Michael's not the only one with style...



Hanibal94 doing his thing.

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Moderator trimming forbidden content from posts.

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Transcriber waiting for the interface to come back so he can submit his finished page.

Hanibal94 wrote:Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:47 am

During a royal visit to Oxford, Philip Brohan presents OW to Queen Elizabeth and a bunch of VIPs.

(I don't think the Zooniverse will ever really get a royal visit, but who knows?)

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:48 pm

Another victory: Jamestown 1879 is complete.

Dean wrote:Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:54 pm The Moderators check my latest Log Edits before Posting.

Hanibal94 wrote:Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:50 am

OW'ers chatting about stuff in the Dockside Cafe.

Helen J wrote:Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:52 am Can someone please post instructions on how to get the wine along with the chat?

Randi wrote:Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:01 pm Good one, Hanibal94!

You can have my share, Helen

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Aug 21, 2016 1:28 pm I fear this one will soon become reality...



Dedicated transcriber is forced to leave OW earlier than he wanted due to too few ships being left for everybody to work on.

AvastMH wrote:Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:04 pm
Dedicated transcriber returns to the fold and is welcomed in by the wise elder who knows that the temptations of the world outside are as nothing to the home his prodigious son knows.

Hanibal94 wrote:Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:31 am

Tired moderator writing important messages to the PTB.

Randi wrote:Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:44 am Oh, yes ! ! !

AvastMH wrote:Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:37 pm I'll second Randi!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:25 am

Three forum users reading about yet another new Zooniverse project in "Old Weather and Zooniverse News".

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:03 pm roflh - roll on the floor laughing hysterically ;D ;D ;D

My in box is so peppered with those things. And I feel duty bound to have a go at them. BUT I REALLY WISH THEY'D STOP!!
(Then again if they were my projects I'd be really chuffed to get into the Zooniverse Party )

Dean wrote:Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:36 pm Two Forum Users discuss the latest 'offering' from Zooniverse.

Hanibal94 wrote:Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:57 pm You look very stylish, Dean!

Dean wrote:Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:19 am My poor, little Brain trying to keep track of everything here and away.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:57 am

Upon finishing the very last page of the very last book of the very last ship he can work on, transcriber looks up and thinks "Now what?"