[MCH Team:Info] [Content] Fwd: (blogpost proposal) Submit a talk above and beyond the final frontier!

[Robin Edgar]

Thanks!
I didn't really think about images tbh but maybe
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Happy_Trails_CTIO.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S4-space-junk-045.jpg
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/space-junk-space-debris-earth-orbits-11644/
https://pixabay.com/photos/junkyard-campfire-moon-homeless-5337048/

whichever has your preference or if you have any ideas then welcome!
PS just noticed all the spelling mistakes in my last email - that's what
you get when trying to walk around in the snow at -14oC :D

On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 15:44, boekenwuurm <boekenwuurm at boekenwuurm.nl> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> it is a nice nerdy and fun post, I would keep the references in, as Robin
> said, if you knew about the events is is a nice nod to the space nerds and
> if you don't, the context makes it clear it is a space thing.
>
> Robin: Blogs with images do better in general, also because they appear
> nicer in social media (most of the time). It is not strictly necessary, but
> do you have an idea for a CC-BY-SA licensed image?
>
> Kind regards,
> Christel
>
>
> On 12/6/21 2:14 PM, Robin Edgar wrote:
>
> Hi Noor,
>
> The thing with the roadster is that it was meant to go in a certain
> direction bit.didn't, which is why I talk of a random direction.
>
> Read ended also has a sexual connotation which I thought was funny. Not
> really hugely laugh out loud but more.gentle snigger type funny....
>
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2021, 00:57 Noor, <hernoor08 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Robin,
>>
>> I've heard of some of those events, but I think the wording of a couple
>> was what threw me off (that and a lack of sleep all weekend).
>>
>> Others have made suggestions and I'm okay with "A car was launched into
>> the asteroid belt", since it was only one roadster. And rather than say
>> "rear-ended" (which kinda implies an accidental landing or crash, and also
>> a road accident), can I just say "The Chinese made a landing on the dark
>> side of the moon"?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Noor
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 9:43 AM Robin Edgar <robinedgar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Noor,
>>> I saw that Walter explained the two events you didn't know about. That
>>> whole paragraph is full of events, some of which you may and some of which
>>> you may not know about (eg that the ISS has a drilled leak in it which was
>>> reported to the police by the Russians is a story that didn't gain much
>>> traction with the general public but is pretty spectacular if you're
>>> interested in that kind  of thing). If you start adding links to this
>>> blogpost then I'm pretty sure you'd either need to add around 10 links in
>>> the text or below it as a bibliography. And in this case, if you don't know
>>> the story, you are not the audience of this post anyway :)
>>> Cheers and enjoy your weekend!
>>> Robin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 4 Dec 2021 at 22:44, Noor via Content <content at lists.ifcat.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've had those two sentences explained to me now, it's confusing if you
>>>> haven't recently heard the exact events. I could leave the phrases the way
>>>> they are, and just include a link to the news story they refer.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:56 PM Noor <hernoor08 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Also, what does "the moon was rear-ended by the Chinese" mean?
>>>>>
>>>>> Noor
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:47 PM Noor <hernoor08 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks good, but what does "cars have been fired" mean? I've never
>>>>>> heard that expression, maybe "shots have been fired"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Noor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 6:16 PM Walter van Holst <
>>>>>> walter.van.holst at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Team Info,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Attached a mail with a blogpost by Team:Content member Robin Edgar.
>>>>>>> We're comfortable with it as a team, but are also sure you may have
>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>> ideas too. Do your magic and hash it out with Robin.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Walter
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