Langeleben

marleneandgypo · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

Paul and Gordon (sounds like a sixties singing duo..) I am a church magazine editor and often have to copy and paste and sometimes it can be a nightmare
if the settings, font, etc aren't the same.

A sigs friend of mine Chris Hayles sent me this link:

http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm

It downloads in seconds and you copy as usual paste into the little box, then click 'strip it' and it turns it into some good text ready to paste into your Word document. It is also helping if forwarding mail as it takes out all that annoying > business.

BTW Chris has joined here but can't post for some reason, does anyone know why?

Thanks

quote="Gordon"]Paul

I've just selected, copied and pasted your last post into a blank Word document. Seemed to work OK.

Gordon[/quote]

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Clive (aka Gypo) Langeleben 1967-1971
Marlene (the last NAAFI girl to serve in Langeleben) 1969-1970

paul croxson · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject:

To those who have submitted additional memories, additions and corrections - a 'Thank you'
They will not appear on the website version until I bring it up to date, so, in the meantime please keep them coming

Tom Neal · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject:

Re Chris not being able to post as far as I am aware until he actually joins our association and pays his subs he is blocked from leaving a message.
Tom

paul croxson · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject:

If it is for the history anyone, member or not can email me with a contribution. paul.croxson@ntlworld.com

marleneandgypo · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

Ah I see, fair enough, thank you Tom, I will tell him.

I am not sure how he links with Langeleben but he knows a couple of our active members, Mike Hudson and Pete Shoreland, but Chris himself served in Herford. There is a link but i don't know what it is.

Marlene

paul croxson · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Tom has put the latest version of the history up on the website ready for comment, criticism and additions.
Its worth reading for Marlene's 'confessions' if nothing else. That should wke you all up!

marleneandgypo · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject:

I am sure I don't know to what you refer young sir Wink

Going over right now for a look.

Marlene

paul croxson · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject:

several people have suggested that the history would be improved were the subjects in a different order. I agree entirely and should have done it before. Matter 'Langeleben' will move to the front and the Russian Army to the rear (where they rightly belong).
Thank you to those who have commented. It helps!

marleneandgypo · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject:

Hi Paul, and everyone who contributed. What a wonderful tribute to our special place (and time) the history is, well done!!! I am so honoured to have been asked to contribute as well and liked the pictures chosen, thanks Paul.

I am certainly enjoying hearing about life on the other side of the counter too. This deserves to be in a book.

Marlene

Ernie Callaghan · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

May I congratulate all those concerned in producing the magnificient History of Langeleben with a special mention to Paul Croxson, John Richardson and all those that contributed to what is probably a unique undertaking never before attempted in the annuls of the British army, and could only have been completed by the talent that was ever present at Langeleben.
Ernie Callaghan.

paul croxson · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:53 am Post subject:

Ernie, far be it from criticising when receiving such a del;ightful mention but ... IT IS NOT FINISHED!
As a 'living history' it will always grow, I hope. Several more contributions are in the pipeline and even more are wanted. Now they can see the product I hope more will make contributions.
What is the feeling about getting it printed as a book?

ken vipond · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:

Hi Paul,i already sent you a message asking the same question about if the history project will be put into print,my own opinion is yes,i think it would be a great idea,but as you say the project is a ongoing project with people adding bits and pieces now and again,so when do you draw the line on the printable information

but upto now you have done a fantastic job,best regards from Ken.

Tom Neal · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

Hi Paul and others,
Yes it is an ongoing history but we have to draw a line with regards to a print run.
Why not fix a date now for the last entries and then look for a publisher which I am sure Paul probably has someone in mind already.
I am happy for Paul to fix a date for the last entries and there is nothing to stop a Part 2 being published in the future is there?
Tom

Gordon · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:45 am Post subject:

Dear joint contributors to and readers of the history project.

I have some reservations about the proposal to print the history. Briefly these are as follows:

1. The readership is likely to be quite small, with sales (at a guess) between 100 and 200 copies. Any publisher of so small a print run would certainly require a financial guarantee up front.

2. One of the attractions of the on-line history is its good quality images, many in colour. Printing good quality images, especially in colour, is hugely expensive.

3. The on-line version incurs no distribution costs, and is available to all who wish to access it. Looking to the future, it will continue to be accessible to all who may be interested in it, whether they find it through a process of serendipity or through increasingly sophisticated search engines. I cast my mind back to the "Samovar Song Books" produced at JSSL Bodmin and Crail in the 1950s. They are now great rarities. I have heard of only one extant copy of the Russian course material used at JSSL. If only the internet had been around when these publications were conceived! Everybody could now have access to them. Let's not go back to the printed page when IT has given us the opportunity of escaping from its tyranny.

Gordon

Tom Neal · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject:

Sorry to disagree Gordon but I do not like trying to read a lengthy document on screen.
I have hundreds of books and I like to able to go and pick one up to read any time I feel like it.
I would also be prepared to pay upfront if it comes to that.
Tom


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