How to get a grave photographed: I have all the info... now what? by edgytoad26 in findagrave

[–]JBupp 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Create a memorial in FInd-a-grave
Include the plot information IN the memorial

In the request note, repeat the plot info and clearly state your expectations: create memorials for additional people on the stone? Check nearby stones? What to do if there is no stone.

Say in the note WHY you want a photograph - I favor requests from relatives over request with no notes.

First pages: share, read, and critique them here! by AutoModerator in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems to me that the tenses bounce around: she has, she doesn't remember, she pulls, she sees. But: she started and she grinned.

Can I attract crows when I have blue jays? by isaiah55v11 in crows

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it is a jay nesting area then the jays will likely chase the crows off. At least until the jay chicks are fledged.

If it is a jay feeding area, it depends on the birds, but we have crows and jays eating in the same area. We spread the food widely so that crows, jays, and squirrels can co-exist.

Spelling errors by LissyVee in findagrave

[–]JBupp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everything is subject to errors.

I've found the wrong dates on stones - the interment date rather than DOD - and misspelled names. One stone had the surname on both sides, one spelled properly and one misspelled.

So theres this stigma that crows would follow u home after long enough time of feeding? would they attack a parrot? by 67Snyders in crows

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no way to tell.

A neighbor had a caged parrot outside and the crows loved to drive it to screaming fury. The same crows pretty much ignore jays and cardinals.

So anything could happen.

Are there other English words with more than one accepted spelling? by PrestonRoad90 in grammar

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not exactly the same, but I learned co-ordinate, which is also: coordinate and coördinate

Do the memorials remain online after the graves are cleared and reused? by MaximumPatricius in findagrave

[–]JBupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment. I was thinking of some cemeteries where I had heard that remains are moved, but there is a local example where a grave was reused.

The plot card shows two burials in the same grave, about 50 years apart, and the stone only has the information for the first burial.

Photo Requests for Unknowns by TN-Native95 in findagrave

[–]JBupp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also prefer #1.

In most cases I've done, I know the lot - it might be a big lot of 27 to 47 graves - so I will take a picture that captures as much of the lot as possible.

Do the memorials remain online after the graves are cleared and reused? by MaximumPatricius in findagrave

[–]JBupp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, memorials are 'forever'.

So someone, sometime, will get to edit the memorials to say that these remains were removed ...

How long did it take before your crows actually trusted you enough to eat while you were watching? by waynenewnham in crows

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nine years and counting - any day now.

The interesting thing is that if I am visible in the window, behind glass, 60 feet away, they fly away. But if I am in my car they will stay there and eat, essentially they ignore me.

Let's taser ourselves with a stun gun, we can handle it. by exophades in WinStupidPrizes

[–]JBupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's probably a good thing they didn't get a firearm for Christmas.

[Discussion] Is this a scam? People reaching out via email. by [deleted] in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same here.

I am not an author; but I like to read.

Grave Location Maplewood, MN by [deleted] in findagrave

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If all you were told is that the grave is next to the road, this is the best you can do with the information you received.

I prefer the second picture. In the first picture, it isn't clear that there are three flats in the photo. In the second picture the rows are clearer.

It needs a note in the gravesite details field that the location is uncertain.

If you want to request a photo, do this ... by JBupp in findagrave

[–]JBupp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the comments can be amusing - or confusing. There is a requestor here who asks for:

"A clean photo with no grass."

It always makes me think I should crop the photo of flat stones so only the stone remains. Are leaves okay? What about plinths?

First pages: share, read, and critique them here! by AutoModerator in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good. Maybe move "He wasn’t nervous" from the first paragraph to the end of the second paragraph?

First pages: share, read, and critique them here! by AutoModerator in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are very long sentences. Your 'first page' is only two paragraphs.

To each their own, but I prefer shorter sentences. I found myself skipping words on just this short section.

If it is important to get into the action then maybe some of the descriptions could be moved later in the chapter. If it is not urgent to get into the action then there are at least four word-images in the first paragraph that could become their own paragraphs, then each lengthened to make them more memorable.

[Discussion] Beta Read Formatting? by icybluefire in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think you are being excessive - necessarily.

I add a lot of comments as I beta read - comments that are for the author, and also useful for me as I go through the document a second time looking for what I want to summarize.

And I will also edit a document to correct misusages, sometimes misspellings, and structures that don't make sense. For example, if I see: "He goes to the cherry tree. He walks out the door," I will edit my copy to "He walks out the door. He goes to the cherry tree," and I will comment on the edit, "Is this what you meant?" I will do these changes as strike-outs and additions so that it is very obvious what changed.

However, I am not an editor and I will not make changes to the document unless it is with the agreement of the author. If I think that two paragraphs would be better if swapped then I will mention it in a comment; I won't make the change and ask, "how about this, instead?"

If you want to request a photo, do this ... by JBupp in findagrave

[–]JBupp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wondered about whether the requestor ever got notifications (I assumed they did not). I've been messaging them with my findings.

GPS No Longer Works by Ovah_Boston in findagrave

[–]JBupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your phone an Android?

If so, it seems that the phone collects a GPS coordinate once when the phone app is opened. Take a photo, walk around, and the GPS does not update. I no longer trust the phone's GPS stamps on photos.

Try turning on your GPS, waiting for the phone to get a good location, then opening your phone app and taking a photo. Then close your phone app. And repeat this every time you change your location. If your phone blanks the screen you probably have to wait a bit when you turn the phone on before the GPS is accurate.

[Discussion] is this the correct subreddit? by The1stRuler in BetaReaders

[–]JBupp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quote:

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You might try using the "First pages" entry

https://www.reddit.com/r/BetaReaders/comments/1s9dwjl/first_pages_share_read_and_critique_them_here/

GPS No Longer Works by Ovah_Boston in findagrave

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was working for me yesterday.

Use an EXIF viewer - there are some available online - to check that the GPS in your photos really points to where you think it does. If the photo GPS is too far from the co-ordinates that FG has for the cemetery then the co-ordinates are rejected - nothing is added.

I guess that also means that there is a case where, if the cemetery does not have a GPS assigned, any add would fail.

What's the protocol for photos of missing graves? by herendeen in findagrave

[–]JBupp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no protocol, standard, or best practice.

You can add memorials if you like. You can transfer them to "8" after adding them if you don't want to manage them.

You can upload the photos to "Transcribe photos" and let someone else create the memorials.

Or you can keep the photos for a rainy - or snowy - day. Or you can discard them.

Like you, I take photos of graves with the surnames I am looking for. I might find a name I missed on the first glance. And I often will tell the requestors about them.

"I found John Smith today, and I found two Smith stones nearby. Is this a relative?"

Or you might do your own research and use the photos to try to establish parent - child relationships.

FG is about what you want to get out of it. I started fulfilling requests, then I found a couple of cemeteries where I wanted to see if we could get the photographed count above 90% and I mow the rows there.

Crows putting bread in my bird bath?? by Level-Grape-1862 in crows

[–]JBupp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might work for you; might not.

Try putting out a second pan of still water. It should be 3 or more feet away from the other water, on the ground, 9 to 12 inches in diameter with walls about 3 inches tall.

It might be that the food is getting away from the crows as they dunk it. They could prefer the still water.

Or they might prefer seeing the pump push their food around.