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[georger]

georger
are you talking about how windows disables editing of xls files downloaded from the web, unless you enable editing?
That's normal now. They do it because they know that it's safer that way. Doesn't mean there's an issue.

Or are you seeing something else?

Has nothing to do with editing.

Got a red flag malware alert -

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Be careful - red flags and malware warning at Kaye's McCrone spreadsheet page.

Kaye you might want to clean your site up! ?

Sometimes files will give a false alert...i usually check mine prior to uploading..

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Ever since the server moved this site we have had some problems...I've been trying to resolve them but haven't got down to the main cause. I'm pretty sure I know what it is...

the database needs to be backup as it might get damaged from the new settings..the server already has a backup so I might be ok to proceed. I'm waiting on a reply from them..if the database is damaged and a backup is used, some of the latest posts will be lost in the transition..

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[Bruce A. Smith]

RMB

In case anyone has forgotten what Bobby B is like in his full glory, here is a copy of his latest email to me:

Hello Boys,
I have a message from Sheridan for you, which he sent to me about an hour ago. He says he registered his copyright in DC, sent them a copy, the usual stuff. He also understands that he already gave AB of Seattle first shot at real publication. He is pretty pissed off at Snowmman right now, and in fact, the whole lot of you at the Cooper Forum because he has seen the discussions you have done on his book.

Look...instead of me causing trouble for anyone, or asking a guy past 90 to take action to protect his own goddamn book...(and trust me when I tell you that STEALING from an old US veteran is NOT a good idea on your part)...let the pros handle it instead. You want the book published professionally? You want Sheridan to get the money for that? You want it done at trade rates so you can copies at a fair price? You want it presented in trade paperback, Kindle, and hardcover with jacket? So do I.

Then stop trying to steal his work...turn over the full version of the manuscript to Adventure Books LIKE FRIGGIN' YESTERDAY...and cease with this plan you have going. First, your results will be shit. Second, I will make sure everyone knows what you did, and that includes television producers, the public, Facebook, Twitter, all social media...and I will NAME EVERY SINGLE PERSON who supported this stupid idea you have....on every social media or print source I possibly can. And that includes informing a few veterans' groups as well.

This isn't a threat, either. No lawsuits, no personal stuff, nothing like that. But I will shame you unmercifully, you can bet on that. This is obtaining justice for Sheridan, and nothing more.

Send manuscript. Do it NOW. Meanwhile, I will re-try getting it from Sheridan himself. Hopefully he can find it on his computer. He's had problems before. You are much younger and probably have better computers. Let's see if you get it here first before I go ahead and just act on what I already know. Your previous posts on this matter at Cooper Forum all already on file. I tried to be nice about it, but you being dumb enough to go public postings where Sheridan could see them...well, that was dumb. If you were going to do something like that, it was idiotic to discuss it publicly. Really, it was. I better see that manuscript in my inbox by Monday morning, or by Monday afternoon I will go public on how you all conspired to steal a book you didn't own from a 92-year old US vet. I'm a vet myself, and I can tell you this really pisses me off. Do the right thing and everyone will be happy. YOU will be happy because the book will be worth reading and purchasing. Sheridan will be happy because his book will finally see light in a pro package before he passes away. My feelings don't matter. They are what they are.

DO THE RIGHT THING, as Spike Lee once said. I'm waiting...

Sincerely, Robert

[Bruce A. Smith]

I have warned Petey about what life can be like when one embraces RMB, and I haven't heard back.

I've also reached out to Pete to see what he wants to do with his book. I'm confused that he would turn down an legitimate offer to publish from Snow while wanting to jump into bed with a questionable character like Bobby B.

Petey prides himself on being nobody's fool, a smart and savvy guy who sees the bullshit in everything, and yet he misses the absolute canard from RMB? A mystery. Add it to the Sheridan Peterson Mystery Pile.

It makes me think that RMB is concocting the whole thing. Wouldn't that be a gas, eh? A real live Cooper Stink just in time for Minnow Productions to catch it ALL LIVE!!!!

Bobby says he's headed towards their cameras this week in Kent. Maybe we can make a cameo appearance and tell the Real Story about this latest chapter in the Saga of Kenny Christiansen and those who lie to sell the tale. Hello Hollywood, here we come.

[snowmman]

If Pete is no longer able to publish his own work, then I feel even more positive about being to help him out. My goal is make Pete happy. I think I will.

Editting proceeding apace. I feel like I'm doing a good job, making it a smoother read without changing any words

I'm really appreciating Sheridan's voice more as an author, and his use of the English language for writing, and what he was trying to convey.

I stress over little things, like when he used some non-American spellings like "calibre" vs "caliber"

And I had to read up on what Sheridan spelled as "Calamatse juice"...it's correct spelling is Calamansi juice.

And when talking about 'piaster'...the same word is used if plural...it retains the flavor of what people (Sheridan) would say verbally (instead of piasters which I was tempted to correct to, when plural)

And five hundred pound bomb is five-hundred-pound bomb.

There is one issue with some Vietnamese words and place names. Vietnamese has nine accent/diacritics...Four to create additional sounds, five to indicate tone. There are some place names that have two diacritics on the same vowel.

I'm not updating Sheridan's writing to make the Vietnamese all "correct". Mostly because I don't want to deal with the complexity of double diacritics, but also because maybe it reflects the American talking Vietnamese, better. Sheridan did have some command of simple vietnamese.

I really want to my excerpt of Rimbaud's poem, that includes the "Frightful Laughter" phrase, in a preface, just because I think it's beautiful and sets a good tone for a Preface for the book.
But, I wonder if it takes away from the tone Sheridan would want at the start.

I'm also wondering about how there's no concept of any dates in the book. It runs from 1926 to 1970 in Sheridan's life, with most of it from 1962 to 1970. [Correction: I just found 1962 in the book]
Since Pete didn't deem to highight that, I think I'm going to leave it to the reader to deduce the time period everything takes place in. Most people are aware of the time period of Vietnam War, so I guess it doesn't need to be mentioned in an introduction or something.

If there are people who say they can do a better job than me, then I say "go right ahead, do whatever floats your boat"...Let Sheridan's voice ring loud and true in the best way possible.
I don't see how I'm stopping anyone from doing anything.
I'm an enabler, not a roadblock of some kind...

[snowmman]

Sheridan if you are reading this and want to contact me with any feedback of any sort, you have my information. Feel free to reach out in whatever way is best for you.

[snowmman]

I wanted to show people the page format/style I decided on
You can see the paragraph indent style used, line spacing, chapter heading, page numbering
and author and title on opposing pages, in the attached two pages.  (I think I grabbed two random pages, and the start page numbers aren't correct yet, so don't judge me on the actual page # of the attached examples)

it's formatted for US 6x9 trade

Sheridan didn't have word hyphenation at the end of a line (to fill up the line)..but I'm allowing that.

I suppose I'm being told there are "pro" things I don't understand. Well, if a paintball guy can talk about Ti on a tie, I suppose I have the right to say I'm a book editor

oh ps: I'm including a table of contents with "chapter" headings. Pete didn't have one, but it's interesting to consolidate the way he split up his book. He has one heading called "Reflections" that subsequent chapters are under, but I'm going to remove the "Reflections" heading...I think it doesn't add anything to understanding his organization or thoughts as an author.

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377, can you get a hold of Peterson?

Blevins is claiming Peterson is pissed about the book being published. I would like someone to contact Peterson personally to verify all of this. Mr. Blevins seems to always speak for others so it's another reason to verify.

Robert is "DEMANDING IT BE TURNED OVER TO HIM" If he received permission from Peterson he needs proof of his demands vs a bunch of threats that he doesn't consider threats. I've been against this whole idea prior to Roberts involvement but included that somehow he would get involved. If he did have something going with Peterson he has a point to some extent. the agreement seems to be years old.

I would like all discussion surround the book to cease until someone can verify what Peterson has said about this...

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[EU]

Robert is "DEMANDING IT BE TURNED OVER TO HIM" If he received permission from Peterson he needs proof of his demands vs a bunch of threats that he doesn't consider threats. I've been against this whole idea prior to Roberts involvement but included that somehow he would get involved. If he did have something going with Peterson he has a point to some extent. the agreement seems to be years old.

I'll keep this part of my argument simple:

Remember, the "manuscript" that Snow is working with is his that he paid $25 for when he purchased it online. NO ONE, NOT EVEN SHERIDAN, has the authority or right to demand Snow turn this over to Blevins.

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It's still copyrighted material be published without permission isn't it?

I can buy any book myself, but I can't re-publish it online under my name?

I believe Peterson needs to state things vs Robert. If Peterson is upset I want to hear it from him and not Robert.

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It's still copyrighted material be published without permission isn't it?

I can buy any book myself, but I can't re-publish it online under my name?

I believe Peterson needs to state things vs Robert. If Peterson is upset I want to hear it from him and not Robert.

Yes, that is a separate matter entirely as far as the Blevins matter is concerned. Blevins has no standing to sue, and, he has no right to demand that Snow turn over a copy of the book that he purchased.

As far as reproduction is concerned, Sheridan alone possesses that right.

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It's still copyrighted material be published without permission isn't it?

I can buy any book myself, but I can't re-publish it online under my name?

I believe Peterson needs to state things vs Robert. If Peterson is upset I want to hear it from him and not Robert.

Yes, that is a separate matter entirely as far as the Blevins matter is concerned. Blevins has no standing to sue, and, he has no right to demand that Snow turn over a copy of the book that he purchased.

As far as reproduction is concerned, Sheridan alone possesses that right.

Correct, Blevins has no right to demand anything unless he has some sort of contract with Peterson. it's his fault he fell asleep at the wheel years ago. I just don't like the whole thing and stated it from the start.

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It's still copyrighted material be published without permission isn't it?

I can buy any book myself, but I can't re-publish it online under my name?

I believe Peterson needs to state things vs Robert. If Peterson is upset I want to hear it from him and not Robert.

Yes, that is a separate matter entirely as far as the Blevins matter is concerned. Blevins has no standing to sue, and, he has no right to demand that Snow turn over a copy of the book that he purchased.

As far as reproduction is concerned, Sheridan alone possesses that right.

Correct, Blevins has no right to demand anything unless he has some sort of contract with Peterson. it's his fault he fell asleep at the wheel years ago. I just don't like the whole thing and stated it from the start.

Blevins does not have a contract with Sheridan. Hell, Blevins doesn't even have a copy of the book to have a contract with Sheridan.

Snow owes Blevins nothing. He does not answer to Blevins.

Sheridan is the man as far as the book is concerned. When he's no longer around that may be a matter for the authorities to decide. That said, Sheridan told me on Thursday, May 10, 2018--I have it noted in my records--that he intends to leave 377 all of his papers.

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Let me make this as clear as I can...I give two shits what Robert thinks. I do care what Peterson thinks.

I understand what Sheridan might do when he dies. he's still alive at the moment and that's what matters. I would like to hear what he thinks about this personally.