The Authors' Hangout 2010 Halloween Contest Support Thread

[EmeraldKitten]

I didn't get to write at all this weekend!

Sooo behind. lol.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

I didn't get to write at all this weekend!

Sooo behind. lol.

get to it, slacker.

 

[EmeraldKitten]

get to it, slacker.

You come do it for me, lol.

I probably won't get a chance tonight, so I'm gonna have to slave away tomorrow morning. *crosses fingers*
Hopefully I can get something submited tomorrow also. That would be ideal.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

You come do it for me, lol.

I probably won't get a chance tonight, so I'm gonna have to slave away tomorrow morning. *crosses fingers*
Hopefully I can get something submited tomorrow also. That would be ideal.

i would but:

a. i'm crap.

b. i'm just mucking about with my own.

good luck

 

[EmeraldKitten]

i would but:

a. i'm crap.

b. i'm just mucking about with my own.

good luck

lol. Same here.
Good luck to you also.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

lol. Same here.
Good luck to you also.

i'm only subbing it to beat the queues

naughty, but it is a halloween piece; i'm ineligible for a place.

 

[oggbashan]

Why are people arguing in PCs on my second Halloween entry?

Should I delete?

The trolls seem to be out in force. I have more votes than usual but my ratings are dropping fast.

Og

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Why are people arguing in PCs on my second Halloween entry?

Should I delete?

The trolls seem to be out in force. I have more votes than usual but my ratings are dropping fast.

Og

nah, keep 'em in, og.

 

[Bebeslut]

Thanks

Thanks, og.

Bebeslut's Stories

Vampires Really Do Suck

You are already almost there with your link to your stories.

The only difference needed is that after the end of the url before the (square bracket)/url(square bracket) put an ending square bracket, followed by the title another square bracket, then the /url and a final square bracket.

It should look like this Bebeslut's Stories

Replace all the round brackets in the following by square brackets:

(url=http://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=1181886&page=submissions)Bebeslut's Stories(/url)

This is it for your latest story:
Vampires really do suck

Og

 

[Bebeslut]

Thanks 2

Cool. Thank you.

Vampires Really Do Suck

Bebeslut's Stories

i don't like the new lay out, there are other things they could have updated first that would make browsing through an authors stories easier.
atm i find myself unable to go to the next chapter in a story chain, always have to go back to the submission page and choose next chapter there.
don't like the new comment title/box size, as someone mentioned before, sizes are off kilter.
also don't like our scores being open for all to see now. i don't mind seeing my own scores on my own stories(that part i do like) and on the stories i favorited. but i don't need to see that score on all stories, i'd like to read myself instead of letting me be guided by the visual scores.
right now it makes me think some titles are too long(my own included) and it only makes the story list seem incredibly long and unending.
with that being vented on to the contest again.
are we all doing as expected? better or worse?
i've met the goals i had set out for myself so even this early on the contest is going fine for me.

for the linking use(delete the empty spaces before and after url) :

[ url=http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=498259]Halloween.[/url ]

that will give you this link :

Halloween.

if you want to resize/color the link use those code inside the tags like : (again remember, no empty spaces)

[ url=http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=498259][ color=orange]Halloween.[/color ][/url ]

that will look like :

Halloween.

 

[Manu]

Hey Everyone!

Sorry to disturb you, but can you (re)post bug reports and other comments about the new Story Page on the following thread so I can make a big list and discuss them without disturbing the contest thread?

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=731518

Thanks!

 

[LunaEroticaMystica]

Exactly. That was the first thing I noticed. It might cut down on the bullshit level, but will leave people's stories as target, knowing the ratings and hits. It will definitely make for interesting contest. Hmm..

Oggbashan, so sorry! The contest threads are the only places I have posted (thus far). I was just surprised by the new format and needed ask what everyone else thought. Not venting, just curious. Oopsy! Shall I retract my question?

~Luna

 

[Manu]

Don't like the change to comments. The title is far too large and the actual comment text far too small. Needs a little work there, I think.

Thanks for the feedback, Harding. Can you let me know where you are seeing large text for the comment titles and in what browser? I am looking here and it looks relatively normal to me in Firefox, but I have no doubt that it could be doing something strange in some other browser:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=495518&page=2

Thanks for any additional info you can post. Also, I have started a thread just for comments on the new Story Page here:
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=731518

 

[mokkelke]

Hey Everyone!

Sorry to disturb you, but can you (re)post bug reports and other comments about the new Story Page on the following thread so I can make a big list and discuss them without disturbing the contest thread?

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=731518

Thanks!

done

 

[oggbashan]

Exactly. That was the first thing I noticed. It might cut down on the bullshit level, but will leave people's stories as target, knowing the ratings and hits. It will definitely make for interesting contest. Hmm..

Oggbashan, so sorry! The contest threads are the only places I have posted (thus far). I was just surprised by the new format and needed ask what everyone else thought. Not venting, just curious. Oopsy! Shall I retract my question?

~Luna

No, don't retract.

The new format might have a significant impact on contests, but any further discussion should really be on the appropriate threads.

Og

 

[michchick98]

Cool. Thank you.

Vampires Really Do Suck

Bebeslut's Stories

If you want them permanent so you don't have to do that every time, click on the link above (or below depending on how you're viewing the forums) that reads USER CP. Then find EDIT SIGNATURE. Do the same thing to add your links as you would in a message. Preview it (if you want to make sure you did it right) then click SAVE.

We now resume our regularly scheduled topic.

 

[oggbashan]

Did I notice a sweep?

My ratings have risen slightly and votes reduced.

Og

 

[Bebeslut]

Thanks

If you want them permanent so you don't have to do that every time, click on the link above (or below depending on how you're viewing the forums) that reads USER CP. Then find EDIT SIGNATURE. Do the same thing to add your links as you would in a message. Preview it (if you want to make sure you did it right) then click SAVE.

We now resume our regularly scheduled topic.

Thanks

bebe

 

[Bebeslut]

Except that it didn't work. How do you get the signature inside a message?

bebe

bebeslut's stories

 

[michchick98]

Except that it didn't work. How do you get the signature inside a message?

bebe

bebeslut's stories

You don't. Your signature will always be there. If you want something specific highlighted in a post, you have to post it every time.

You can change your signature whenever you want, but keep in mind, many people may have disabled signatures and avatars and images so they won't see it anyway. Just a chance we all take of less eyeballs seeing our work.

 

[favoritesgoddess]

Did I notice a sweep?

My ratings have risen slightly and votes reduced.

Og

At the risk of sounding stupid, what does that mean? What's a sweep?

 

[litfan10]

At the risk of sounding stupid, what does that mean? What's a sweep?

Not stupid at all! A very good question.

A sweep is when the system purges votes that somehow get flagged as being dishonest. Maybe trolls trying to knock a story down or overt praise from biased friendly readers. Usually they are some of the fives and ones.

We don't know the rational behind what flags some votes and not others as that would give too much info to the trolls and let them get around the system screwing the honest folk.

Good luck to you and welcome to the AH (but I see you've been here since 2003 so it's just me not knowing you - sorry!)! I don't think I've ever seen you here before - have fun!

 

[Bebeslut]

You don't. Your signature will always be there. If you want something specific highlighted in a post, you have to post it every time.

You can change your signature whenever you want, but keep in mind, many people may have disabled signatures and avatars and images so they won't see it anyway. Just a chance we all take of less eyeballs seeing our work.

I don't get it. How do you get your signature inside the message? I see no button for it or anything.

 

[Bebeslut]

I don't get it. How do you get your signature inside the message? I see no button for it or anything.

I don't get it.

 

[Bebeslut]

Maybe I do get it.