Small new feature at The Dispatch

Travis Stone · #1 03-17-2007, 09:54 AM

I wanted to get some thoughts on a brief post I made this morning for today's Rebel. It's called "5 Minutes to Post" and it's a quick topical look at The Rebel in a unique, although somewhat tapped, style. I'd appreciate some thoughts/ideas on this as I think it's unique reading and different from the standard race preview.

Link: http://www.racingdispatch.com/editor.html

Grits · #2 03-17-2007, 10:02 AM

Travis, this is fine, but the immediate thing you need, first, is to get the typos out of this piece. Rebel/Southwest?

paisjpq · #3 03-17-2007, 10:04 AM

I like it...straightforward, to the point tidbits about the entrants and the race...good idea

FYI your numbers are off...14 and 17 instead of 4/7

brianwspencer · #4 03-17-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

I like it...straightforward, to the point tidbits about the entrants and the race...good idea

FYI your numbers are off...14 and 17 instead of 4/7

I think he's referencing their standings in the Dispatch poll.

Like pitting #2 Wisconsin against #7 UNLV.

paisjpq · #5 03-17-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I think he's referencing their standings in the Dispatch poll.

Like pitting #2 Wisconsin against #7 UNLV.

OOOOHHH oops! thanks Brian...too much time shoveling, my brain is frozen

Travis Stone · #6 03-17-2007, 10:17 AM

Well the typos were fixed... I referenced the race wrong. Sometimes the system takes a while to update the archive page. It's very frustrating when I pick something up and ten minutes later it hasn't registered!

Thanks for the feedback though. I was trying to come up with more "categories" to discuss, any ideas?

Travis Stone · #7 03-17-2007, 10:19 AM

Yes, whenever we say "No. 1 Circular Quay" it's referencing the horses current spot in the poll.

ArlJim78 · #8 03-17-2007, 10:29 AM

It not a bad format/idea, the five minutes to post concept.
Concise and getting right to the point. In my opinion it will be a challenge to the writer because it takes some talent to break a race down like that and be accurate.

The picture of the dude in the corner has to go though.

(Hope you can take a joke!)

Travis Stone · #9 03-17-2007, 10:33 AM

Ohhh!!!

The dude in the corner is 37 pounds lighter... I have to get a new one taken.