Added To Favorites question.
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NotWise
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The reader has to press different buttons. "Add Story to Favorites" in one case, and "Bookmark Story" in the other. Bookmarking a story (adding it to a list) is supposed to be a temporary thing, and the author isn't notified when his story is bookmarked. Adding a story to favorites is supposed to be permanent, and the author is notified.
Some readers have always used Favorites as a way to bookmark stories. I think "Bookmark Story" was added for that function. Some readers continue to use Favorites as a bookmark, but unlike in the past, the reader isn't notified when the story is un-Favorited.
I think there's a long-term plan to add more than one list, but I could be wrong about that.
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"Favorites" is a publicly-viewable list of each reader's currently selected favorite stories. You can click on that member's profile and see the stories on their list. "Reading list" is private, so nobody can see what that member has on that list.
From the standpoint of an author, though, you get a "favorite" count on your story whenever a member adds your story to either list.
Then there is a little bit of confusion because on your statistics download page there is a pair of columns: "In reading list" which shows how many members have ever added your story to either list, and then "Reading lists" which tells you how many members currently have your story in either their favorites or their reading list.
From the standpoint of an author, though, you get a "favorite" count on your story whenever a member adds your story to either list.
Then there is a little bit of confusion because on your statistics download page there is a pair of columns: "In reading list" which shows how many members have ever added your story to either list, and then "Reading lists" which tells you how many members currently have your story in either their favorites or their reading list.
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Authors are notified when a story is added to bookmarks.
The text still says favorites, but the icon chances to a bookmark when it's added to the reading list.
The text still says favorites, but the icon chances to a bookmark when it's added to the reading list.
NotWise
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Thanks. I never noticed that.
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Emmeline
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Gosh, thanks RR. I never noticed that either!
Authors are notified when a story is added to bookmarks.
The text still says favorites, but the icon chances to a bookmark when it's added to the reading list.
I'm not sure about that. I checked on my dashboard and still find them in the person's favourites...
Zeb_Carter
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The users dashboard hasn't caught up with the writers dashboard. Plus the nomenclature hasn't caught up either.
Here is the place you would make your selection of what list you want to add too...
And as you can see, favorite and bookmark are differentiated yet on the users CP they are not.
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The users dashboard hasn't caught up with the writers dashboard. Plus the nomenclature hasn't caught up either.
Here is the place you would make your selection of what list you want to add too...
And as you can see, favorite and bookmark are differentiated yet on the users CP they are not.
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Ok. Thanks. I thought it might have something to with using the Beta-version or not...
Zeb_Carter
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Sorry, that is the "beta" version. In the old version you don't have but the favorites option.
