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::Hmm...I haven't even registered for Apterous yet! Maybe I should do it over the weekend! Hope Access to Lexplorer is Perm as I do not intend to be a full member...I'm just more of a Recapper and watching out for new words I might not have heard of! --[[User:RLSJ1997|RLSJ1997]] 15:55, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
 
::Hmm...I haven't even registered for Apterous yet! Maybe I should do it over the weekend! Hope Access to Lexplorer is Perm as I do not intend to be a full member...I'm just more of a Recapper and watching out for new words I might not have heard of! --[[User:RLSJ1997|RLSJ1997]] 15:55, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
 
:::If you register for Apterous, I think you'll be able to use the Maximums menu in Lexplorer even as a trial member. If I find out otherwise, I'll let you know. If you can do this before 18 December, I'd be happy to let you be a supply recapper. Cheers and season's greetings. [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 15:58, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
 
:::If you register for Apterous, I think you'll be able to use the Maximums menu in Lexplorer even as a trial member. If I find out otherwise, I'll let you know. If you can do this before 18 December, I'd be happy to let you be a supply recapper. Cheers and season's greetings. [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 15:58, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
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::::Alright, will do so! Thanks and same to you too! --[[User:RLSJ1997|RLSJ1997]] 16:06, 4 December 2017 (GMT)

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Hi Johnny,

Good to see all of your contributions here at the wiki. All very useful and informative.

Just one thing, though. I feel you're being a little premature describing the current top five seeds in Series 62 as finalists. Ok, they've qualified for the finals, but qualification doesn't mean that they actually play. There have been a number of occasion in recent years when people in the top eight places have not appeared due to a variety of reasons. This is why we maintain a leaderboard right down to the tenth position, until such time as it is known generally who actually plays. It would be fair enough to say, for each of the people, that they have qualified for the finals, but I believe that's as far as it should go at present. (Others my disagree with me)

I look forward to reading many more of your contributions here.--Drawoh 09:27, 11 May 2010 (BST)

Ah, I was wondering if this was going to be an issue. It's true, finalists sometimes can't make their positions. I will edit the pages to include "qualified for the finals." JohnnyCanuck 21:04, 11 May 2010 (BST)

Hmm. Not Ryan Vickers then. Well that's one eliminated. Only 34114999 left to choose from (acording to Wiki).--Drawoh 07:50, 26 May 2010 (BST)


The Doctor's dream series

So? BTW did you watch qualifying? I LOVE F1!! The Doctor, 2007, 12 June 2010 BST


Should there be another of mine? And if so, then what can I improve on. Discussion continued on My Talk Page --The Doctor 09:00, 13 July 2010 (BST)

Proof that the forum doesn't like our dream series. Both of them. Plus keep reading........ --The Doctor 18:35, 11 August 2010 (BST)

Do what? JohnnyCanuck 17:17, 13 July 2010 (BST)

I will keep making Prelims for Series 2 until you tell me to stop, or I run out of drivers who are still alive. The Doctor 08:59, 14 July 2010 (BST)

Is this enough? The Doctor 16:49, 7 August 2010 (BST)

It's your decision; I have no intention to be the boss. Maybe you could do a Formula Championship of Champions or Supreme Championship now? JohnnyCanuck 19:01, 7 August 2010 (BST)
I'm getting the views of the public. YOU'RE MORE SUCCESFUL THOUGH. And I just realised I had caps lock on but I'm too lazy to change it. BTW How easier could it be?? The Doctor 08:33, 8 August 2010 (BST)

Your Dream Series

I cant see the clip. Sometimes I hate Channel 4.... The Doctor 1105 13 June 2010 bST

There is a link from every ep. I would redirect it to your Countdown USA Page. The Doctor 1853 13 June 2010


Just saying. The first round used a 2 letter word. User:The Doctor

Is there a lower limit to the number of letters you can declare? The Contestant Guidelines don't appear to say so. JohnnyCanuck 17:09, 15 June 2010 (BST)
Yes, 3 User:The Doctor
Where does it say that? JohnnyCanuck 17:43, 18 June 2010 (BST)

You've been more successful than me. Could you link me? Type [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] The Doctor 1806, 24 June 2010 BST

I just noticed that the numbers rounds with Vanna White are missing Maxes. The Doctor 15:47, 13 July 2010 (BST)

Scott Mearns

I am trying to get him up to featured article standard. Can you help User:The Doctor 2040 BST 17 June 2010

Sure, I'm going to start working on it tonight. BTW, I recognize the conundrum in your new ep from Scott's CoC final. JohnnyCanuck 17:42, 18 June 2010 (BST)
WOAH!! I literally JUST put it up! User:The Doctor 1744 18 June 2010 BST

Main Page - series champion

Many thanks, Johnny, for pointing out the error on the main page. Sorted now, I hope.--Drawoh 20:36, 21 June 2010 (BST)

FTW?

The Doctor 15:22, 13 July 2010 (BST)

Episodes category

Hi Johnny. You may have noticed that I've created an alternative template for use in episodes such as your dream sequence, so that these games are not included in the Episodes with round details category. Can you change each of the {{R-letters}} templates to {{Rx-letters}} in all of your dream games. You'll know when you've picked all the lines, as the Episodes with round details category will no longer be generated for the page. Many thanks. If you prefer, I can do it for you. :) --Drawoh 17:35, 20 July 2010 (BST)

Looks good. Well done!  :) --Drawoh 20:19, 20 July 2010 (BST)

Your new page

Could I help with it? The Doctor 13:43, 22 July 2010 (BST)

Looks interesting. Can I help too? --The Countdown Man 13:46, 22 July 2010 (BST)

A 9-round experiment

Ben Wilson would not have needed a crucial conundrum here.

Series 46 Grand Final

Rnd Selection Steve Sandalls Score Ben Wilson Others Max.
1 RTDIOUSNI ROUNDS 6 – 6 STUDIO IRONIST, NITROUS, SORDINI, TURIONS 7
2 VAEOXMCGF FACE 10 – 10 GAME CAMEO, COMAE, COXAE, FOVEA, OMEGA 12
3 RSTEAUDLP UPDATES 17 – 17 PLASTER PASTURED, PULSATED, SPLURTED* 20
4 9 3 6 10 5 2 → 789 17 – 27 789


30
5 FIETDUGHC GIFTED 23 – 33 FIDGET DUTCHIE, FITCHED 37
6 SOIREMLMB LIMBERS 30 – 40 SLIMMER EMBOLISM, EMBROILS 45
7 SNRSAIOLF FLORINS 37 – 47 FRISSON INSOFAR, SAILORS 52
8 50 25 100 75 10 7 → 373 375 44 – 54 375

CV: 375 Best: 373 = ((75 x 10 x 25) - 100) / 50

62
9 SANTASITS 44 – 64 ASSISTANT
(3 seconds)
72


The Doctor 15:27, 23 July 2010 (BST)

Interesting. Of course, being a grand final, this would probably have been a 14 round game. I haven't worked out any accurate way to make 14-rounders yet, though. JohnnyCanuck 17:07, 23 July 2010 (BST)

Episode 2674

Firstly,

1) "Gray" is spelt Grey in England (and USA - I think)

2) It wasn't "Gray", it was the purple set.

and last and least, the facts are blatantly obvious.

Series 28

If you want to claim Series 28, go through the correct outlet, which is booking them out on the forum. JRTerrier24 17:41, 19 September 2010 (BST)

In order to join the forum, do I still have to use my real name, or is this an exception? Also, does it make a difference that I'm doing Series 28 out of order? It's just that the recaps were put up on The Countdown Page and I don't see why I shouldn't add them. JohnnyCanuck 20:59, 20 September 2010 (BST)
As James has been told already, on the front page there is an invitation for anybody to edit any page, so you can't stop JohnnyCanuck from doing Series 28 just because he's not booked on the forum. So, if JohnnyCanuck is reading this, then feel free to do Series 28 as James just wants stuff to be as orderly as the soldiers in Afghanistan.

So, James, don't be so harsh on ordinary folk like me and JohnnyCanuck, don't tell him to spend his precious minutes on the forum, and just because you don't like me or JohnnyCanuck (by the way, why do you revert ALL my edits, even when they are useful?) So Johnny, go and do it, against James' will if you have to. More recaps are better than organised recaps. Speaking of which, I need to do some which I booked on the forum. --The Doctor 17:17, 21 September 2010 (BST)

There's no need to be mean to anyone here; I was just curious about how to book on the forum because I don't wish to reveal my real name anywhere. I'm pretty busy this week and probably won't have time to recap Series 28 much, if at all, anyway. JohnnyCanuck 17:23, 21 September 2010 (BST)

Series 63 Final

If I was a betting person, I'd go for 17th December, even if the odds were not in my favour. However, I'm happy to wait until 17th is confirmed.--Drawoh 16:46, 21 September 2010 (BST)

New recaps

Johnny, if you could, don't do the recap if you only have a "draft". JRTerrier24 20:27, 19 November 2015 (GMT)

OK, no problem. I was unsure whether posting what I could was beneficial; I record results during show chat on Apterous, and I figured some people might appreciate seeing the recap as soon as possible after the show. But people in chat are now getting more and more thorough with the details and they may eventually include all the necessary info. In any case, I'm not going to do any more "drafts", so it's all cool. JohnnyCanuck 20:53, 19 November 2015 (GMT)

Requested deletions

Two questions:

  1. Would you please delete Lisa G Douglas? I use Follow That Page to track the RecentChanges, and it just dropped off the end of the 30 day list. Jade Goody and John Jackson also need to go, while Jeremy Mansfield, Elliott Mellor, Andy Staufenbiel and Episode SPOILERS5 are also questionable, which I found through Special:NewPages. Special:ShortPages might also be worth a trawl.
  2. How do you become an administrator of this place? I'd like to be able to delete spam articles myself.--Launchballer 16:56, 17 May 2017 (BST)
  1. Sure, I'll remove the first four pages; up until recently I was not an administrator and could only recommend them for deletion, and I guess in these four cases it didn't happen. Lisa G Douglas was a spam page that never got noticed by anyone else; Jade Goody had some weird in-jokey stuff and wasn't linked to by any other page; John Jackson has a blank page; and Jeremy Mansfield is probably not notable enough, as A Word or 2 has its own article and it already subsumes the content of his. I'm leaving Elliott's and Andy's pages there for now, as Andy has been to a co-event (traditionally, I believe this is one of the criteria that allows a person to have an article on here) and I'm not sure whether Elliott has but he's definitely interested, as well as being among the strongest Apterites. Finally, as for Episode SPOILERS5, that episode is part of an Apterous tourney, which typically aren't notable enough to receive pages on here, so I'm debating as to whether I should remove the Spoilers tourney pages altogether. Thank you for your input and I'm glad you've caught these pages.
  2. The only way I know of is to contact Charlie on the forum, on Apterous or by email and he should be able to give you administrator rights. When I asked him if I could be an administrator he gave me the rights immediately (admittedly after being an active member on here for 7 years), so it's not like there's an application form or anything. JohnnyCanuck 12:08, 18 May 2017 (BST)
Two more questions. Could you delete Category:Episodes with Desmond Lynam as a guest and Alex Smith, and what is Charlie's username?--Launchballer 17:41, 4 June 2017 (BST)

Helping Recaps during the Christmas Period

Hi Johnny, saw your post for help in the Final Week of Countdown this year in the Forums...I am more than willing to help you put up given that I am free during that week...just that I need to have access to Lexplorer so that I can get the Maximum Length Words! Maybe I can call on Ray Wilding's help for this (Hope he's free!) --RLSJ1997 15:42, 04 December 2017 (GMT)

Thanks VERY much for the offer and I'll try to arrange it so that you can have access to Lex. Do you need to be a subscriber in order to see maxes? I seem to remember that the max menu worked even when I was just a trial member. JohnnyCanuck 15:47, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
Hmm...I haven't even registered for Apterous yet! Maybe I should do it over the weekend! Hope Access to Lexplorer is Perm as I do not intend to be a full member...I'm just more of a Recapper and watching out for new words I might not have heard of! --RLSJ1997 15:55, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
If you register for Apterous, I think you'll be able to use the Maximums menu in Lexplorer even as a trial member. If I find out otherwise, I'll let you know. If you can do this before 18 December, I'd be happy to let you be a supply recapper. Cheers and season's greetings. JohnnyCanuck 15:58, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
Alright, will do so! Thanks and same to you too! --RLSJ1997 16:06, 4 December 2017 (GMT)