Segment template for GNO

[sh17]

OK, I'm not sure if Matt will want to adopt this since he has SNO and I've got GNO. However, this is just for me. One of the things that really slowed me this week in writing the show was having to edit segments. The spelling, grammar, and formatting was just laborious to be totally honest. I realize we've never set down a set format for this, so I'm not bitching at anyone. If I did I'd have no room too. However, when you send in a segment for GNO now there will be a format you will need to follow. This will cut down on having to edit them heavily, giving us more time to actually write. So, here we go:

If you are writing non- dialogue, such as "Vincent Matthews walks up to IP Freely" you make it white and italicized. For example Vincent Matthews walks up to IP Freely.

When you are writing dialogue, you write the person's name in all caps like this: IP FREELY. Then, when you are writing the actual words you hit enter once, then write your talk. This is also bolded, in whatever color your character is. Example IP FREELY
Here with Vincent Matthews. Vincent, what um do you like this gig?

Also, you need to center it all. So, if I combined all of these together to show you how a segment needs to look, it would be like this:

Vincent Matthews walks up to IP Freely.

IP FREELY
Here with Vincent Matthews. Vincent, what um do you like this gig?

There you go. It's a simple enough format. When it comes to spelling and grammar, you really need to do the best you can. I realize some of you aren't in the US, so it's not going to be perfect. For you all, just do the very best you can. This is the format I want for GNO, and if I don't get it more than likely I won't use what you send me. I love that I've been getting segments more and more lately, and this is something that I'm instating simply because I want to get shows out quicker to you and this will help.

[Hollywood]

I am adopting this format for Onslaught and PPV as well. I can't speak for Shaggy on GNO, but anything sent to me, if there's ever a dire circumstance that forces you to just send the segment out without a format, I'll understand. However, don't take advantage of that. Believe me, we have eyes and ears everywhere, so we'll know if you're taking advantage.

[Jillie]

I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds here, but I have found that writing your segments/promos/matches in a Microsoft Word-like program and running them through spell and grammar check before sending them will cut down on typos and major grammar mistakes ten-fold. It won't catch everything (for example, the dreaded their/there/they're conundrum) but it will weed out a good majority of stuff.

[sh17]

You're not at all, and you're right. If you don't like to write in Word, then just copy/paste after writing it on the board. If you use Firefox, you can turn spellcheck on somehow(I don't remember how) and that is another way to as well.