themaninblack

Latest update. Works starts in earnest on the pics and bios. Thanks to Bibliogryphon and WEP for their work so far (although I haven't uploaded "H" yet). Those who expressed an interest in contributing will get an email in the next 48 hours...

I am the Resserection?

I thought she looked a bit young for her age!

F5 will do the trick!

..and we're up again! 501 teams and I reckon that's yer lot for 2015...

I can assure you it is usually a lot more regular than at the moment! The reason for the delay is because my wi-fi keeps dropping (and BT have subsequently got the sack!) and my tablet can only do so much (and certainly not the picks and rapid info gathering when you cut 'n paste names into google - pressing your finger down for a few seconds and waiting in vain for something to pop up doesn't quite cut it I'm afraid..). It's all very inconvenient and complicated. However, I have a new source of the internet and things should get back on track fairly soon. A big update in the next couple of days and then a sort out with the info on the new celebs. I have gathered a team to do some work for me but owing to the aforementioned problems I've not been able to assign them to their tasks. So we're a bit behind at the moment...

An accidental pick? Who did you really mean?

Is that more or less than last year? Less. There was about 1100 last year...

No she was 60, her neck was 84 Handy. Vocal chords 107. Smoking kills, kids...

There is no formal rule on picks that have died in the previous year and when they are replaced. If for instance as we have had this week a number of deaths pre-NYE and they are discovered around now, then subs are used if there are any. However, if it's discovered say in July that such and such carked it back in 2013 or something, then I Don't bother trawling past emails for subs and it's tough titty basically. Of course there are other cases such as that bloke from the Flintstones who may or may not have carked it (I have reactivated him in the database for this year under the thinking that IF he officially dies then we know for sure he's dead) and now Gerald Sim. If Sim is dead, then surely an obit will come and them maybe the subs will be activated if it is in the immediate future. But I'm not waiting too long...

840 odd newbies...

There goes another personal DDP miss...

Particularly as there is a Corrie-themed team in this year...

Got an obit too... As did Masloff! It's primarily my responsibility to find the obits and most do get conjured up, but this was in August forchrissakes! EDIT - seems that the teams that picked them last year and didn't let me know that they had died (and had obits so they would have won points) sent them in again for this year, when a cursory bit of research would have given them the news of their demise. So Sod 'em, no points. they were there for the taking...

Why is Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang on that team? Maybe he was confused with Yang Jingnian? Possibly, I'll check that one out...

Oh shit, I thought I changed that!

And finally... We are in business!

Tonight!

Ehrm, no. regards, Hein That's alright. I forgot you sent me a message until about 2 days ago! You're in!

From what to what?

Nope I haven`t. Shaun of the Dead 69 is in...

A quick question: Has everyone received their email telling them they're in the DDP for this year?

Alas there will be no reveal tonight as I got mired in coding issues which I have only now just resolved, so we're looking at sometime between Wednesday and Friday...

There are hits, certainly but hopefully all will be revealed tomorrow barring the usual calamity...

Loved him in 'The Big Job'...