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Sorry to be a pain, but I've got no sign of the list either. I'm not sure what is going on at this point. Regardless, I need my list, please...

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Absolutely gorgeous and exactly what I was looking for today; a comparison of Copperplate and Spencerian that would show me the difference in a controlled and concise manor. Thank you for taking the time to pen and post this!!


I'm pretty new to calligraphy, especially the pointed pen hands, so your exemplar did raise one question.


Is the crossing stroke on the terminal 't' of the Spencerian part intentionally omitted, a normal part of the hand, mistakenly omitted, an optional variant, or ... ?


Thanks again!
Dan

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It's possible that the forum software is configured to send outbound mail at certain times of the day. I'm not sure why the registration form would trigger a different process than any other notification or automatic reply. I'm getting the topic reply notifications pretty much immediately, but no sign of the registration confirmation.

It's also possible that the problem isn't on your end. You should check the email addresses that failed to see if they are all on the same domain, like yahoo.com or hotmail.com. The mail servers may consider emails from theflourishforum.com to be spam and are blocking and deleting or bouncing the messages.

Since I'm getting the topic reply notifications, we know that Yahoo is not blocking your domain, but it might still block some specific sending email addresses. Is the confirmation message configured to use the usual erica@theflourish... for the "sender" and "reply to" email headers?

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Erica-

I signed up using the form provided, but did not get the confirmation email. I have visually checked all of my mailboxes, as well as digitally searched for the confirmation, but no joy.

I'm assuming that the board's outbound mail is configured for immediate sending, rather than aggregating outbound mail for sending at scheduled intervals. It's been about an hour since I registered. I'm very new to Flourish, so it's also possible that there is some profile setting that is impacting the situation.

Also, does the 4 part verification requirement for posting ever go away?

Thanks for your help!
Dan Brooks

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I know this is an old topic, but it's worth bumping because the subject is exactly what I was thinking when I searched on flourishing. I'm very new to calligraphy, but I have enough background in graphic design and layout to offer some advice on the subject.

The start or end of any stroke holds the possibility of a flourish, but should you or shouldn't you do a little spin with your pen? The empty space in and around the piece is full the opportunity to flourish, but should you? The answer is that it depends:
  • There must be room for the flourish.
  • The flourish must not crowd the work or hinder reading.
  • Back away from the work until the whole work can be covered by a closed fist at arms length. The piece is now small enough that you can easily see the dense spaces where a flourish would crowd the work, and the open spaces where a flourish might balance the work or create a pleasing overall shape.
  • The flourish should add interest and enhance the work, or it should be left out.
  • LESS IS ALWAYS MORE!! It's always better to do less and leave the piece more open and simple than to try to fill every possible gap with a flourish at the start and end of every stroke.
If you lack inspiration or want to see what others have done to add style to their lettering, you can always hit your favorite search engine and search for your lettering style plus the word "flourish." Someone out there will have created a Pinterest or a blog post or a class that is as specific as you need or want.

Most important of all, if you aren't having fun, STOP because you're doing it wrong!

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