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(@wulfmoon)
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We will be getting a major upgrade soon. Testing is currently going on. Just wanted you all to be aware there will be a change coming. No, I don’t have more information. Yes, all the posts and topics you’ve made will remain.

Stay tuned!

Moon

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Posted : March 21, 2021 7:31 pm
Dustin Adams
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Hope it stays PHPBB...

Career:

1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R

 
Posted : March 21, 2021 11:01 pm
Dragonchef
(@dragonchef)
Posts: 385
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What does the php part stand for, anyway? People Haranguing People? Poop Has Pants? Pilfering Has Possibilities?
shrug

3 HMs
6 SHMs
Umpteen Rs
Still hoping and working toward better -
One of these days, Alice . . . POW! We're going to the moon!

 
Posted : March 22, 2021 12:36 am
babooher
(@babooher)
Posts: 217
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According to Wikipedia: PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page, but it now stands for the recursive initialism PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.

2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP

 
Posted : March 22, 2021 1:20 am
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Get ready! A BRAND SPANKING NEW FORUM IS ALMOST HERE!!!

SHINY!

woohoo  

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Posted : March 26, 2021 7:31 am
Jason Toth
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Dear Writers of the Future Forum users,

Hello, my name is Jason Toth and I administer the websites for the writersofthefuture.com and have been tasked with the job of upgrading the existing forum.

I have been beta testing the new forum and I think from a user experience, after you are used to all of the functions, this is going to be a great upgrade. All discussions and comments will transfer over, so you can pick up right where you left off.

When we go live with the new forum, unfortunately, your passwords will need to be updated. It will require a simple auto-reset, which we will help you with.

I also see there are a number of private messages with story critiques. I am unable to transfer these to the new forum as they are encrypted. So I am asking that if you want to save your messages, please do so in the next couple of days as I am going live with the new forum before the end of March.

You will still be able to send PM messages on the new forum and works, just the old ones wont transfer over.

Know that I will be standing by to help assist with any issues that arise and hope that this upgrade is a great experience for you!

Sincerely,

Jason Toth
Galaxy Press & Author Services Inc.
jason@authorservicesinc.com.com
323 466 3310

 
Posted : March 28, 2021 2:55 pm
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pdblake
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Had a little trouble logging in so just testing to see if I can post. Lol. 

R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
My Blog

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 1:24 pm
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RETreasure
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I made it! Huzzah!

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com

Managing Editor, Apex Magazine

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 1:50 pm
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Took some work, but I finally got it to send me a password reset. WELCOME, ONE AND ALL! Sorry for the startup issues! Enjoy our new look!

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Posted : March 30, 2021 1:52 pm
Alex Harford
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Spiffing, thanks Jason Toth. Will there be (or is it possible) to add the feature where clicking a thread takes us to our most recent unread post within that thread? The little icon to the left of the post titles list did this on the phpBB version.

Strangely, I didn't need to reset my password, and my avatar has reverted to an old one. 🧐 

35: - R R R | 36: R HM R R | 37: HM HM HM SHM | 38: HM HM HM HM | 39: HM HM HM SHM | 40: HM R SHM SHM |
4 SHM / 12 HM / 7 R

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 3:28 pm
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Posted by: @alexh

Spiffing, thanks Jason Toth. Will there be (or is it possible) to add the feature where clicking a thread takes us to our most recent unread post within that thread? The little icon to the left of the post titles list did this on the phpBB version.

Strangely, I didn't need to reset my password, and my avatar has reverted to an old one. 🧐 

Alex, There is  a last reply box at the upper left of the topic header, as you will see by scrolling back to the top. Click on that and it takes you to the end. Yes, it's small. And Jason made it bigger, but it's still too small for people to notice easily. @JasonToth I Dont Know  

 

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Posted : March 30, 2021 4:02 pm
(@wulfmoon)
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You have the old set of smilies, and a new blue set that comes with the new Forum!

Let me show you a sampling of the new BLUE MAN GROUP!

 

Grinning Sweaty Love Kiss Displeased Cool Nerd Amazed Starry Eyes Evil Shocked Vomited Crazy Rabid Scared Eat Shut Mouth Gape Suspicious Bruise Crying Pray Excitement  

 

Now, can they shoot paint across the stage, create music through crazy PVC pipes, and make giant balloons for the audience to push into the air, Jason? No rush, but we WANT ALL FEATURES! Grinning  

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Posted : March 30, 2021 4:07 pm
babooher
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Did we always have ratings badges? I'm feeling like I have to prove myself now and I have no idea how. And were there always dancing bananas or the thank-you-Pac-Man-may-I-have-another?-Pony? But the page definitely has plenty of beep boops and bright shinies. I dig it.

2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 5:54 pm
JCunningham
(@jcunningham)
Posts: 17
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Posted by: @babooher

Did we always have ratings badges? I'm feeling like I have to prove myself now and I have no idea how. And were there always dancing bananas or the thank-you-Pac-Man-may-I-have-another?-Pony? But the page definitely has plenty of beep boops and bright shinies. I dig it.

I kind of like being a one-star nothing. Maybe I can be an unknown rogue sent off to do the king's bidding which even my peers don't know about. Maybe that could be what one-star nothing means. 

http://jcunninghamauthor.com/

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 5:58 pm
Jason Toth
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Posts: 523
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Here are the rating levels. All based on the number of posts.

Level 0   0 New Member
Level 1   5 Active Member
Level 2   25 Advanced Member
Level 3   50 Bronze Member
Level 4   100 Bronze Star Member
Level 5   250 Silver Member
Level 6   500 Silver Star Member
Level 7   750 Gold Member
Level 8   1000 Gold Star Member
Level 9   1500 Platinum Member
Level 10  2000 Platinum Plus 

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 7:05 pm
Disgruntled Peony
(@disgruntledpeony)
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This new site design is going to take some getting used to, but I'll get there in time. 🤓 

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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Posted : March 30, 2021 8:14 pm
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@jcunningham "There is now a Level 0." -Master Shefu

 
Posted : March 30, 2021 9:11 pm
Rey Nichols
(@rnichols)
Posts: 63
Bronze Member
 

New forum, who dis? Smile

SHM: 1
HM: 9
R: 1
www.reynichols.com

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 9:44 am
(@reuben)
Posts: 201
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I miss my blue haven hmmmm . On the plus side, I can still visit there, though it's mighty lonely...

Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm ~ Winston Churchill
V37: R, R, R, HM
V38: SHM

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 9:47 am
Dustin Adams
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Uploading your own avatar is easier now. So that's nice.

You can attach files, but I don't recommend sending stories that way. But it could be good for pdfs or whatever.

Inline images are tough so far. They have to be hosted, then the link button used. I believe Jason is checking if there's an IMG tag. Although I guess we didn't use that too much...

I like the like button.

I prefer post count to ranking, but not sure if both are available. It can still be seen under "members", but who goes there besides me to count his posts? Heh.

Career:

1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 11:09 am
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Dragonchef
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Posted by: @disgruntledpeony

This new site design is going to take some getting used to, but I'll get there in time. 🤓 

I am with ya there, DP!

3 HMs
6 SHMs
Umpteen Rs
Still hoping and working toward better -
One of these days, Alice . . . POW! We're going to the moon!

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 11:43 am
Rey Nichols
(@rnichols)
Posts: 63
Bronze Member
 

Oh hey, I’m finally able to update my display name from Nreavis to my author name...neat Smile

SHM: 1
HM: 9
R: 1
www.reynichols.com

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 12:24 pm
LDWriter2
(@ldwriter2)
Posts: 1292
Gold Star Member
 

Got to this party late I see, but I figured out a new password   12 characters? Raises one eyebrow. 

Working on turning Lead into Gold.
Four HMs From WotF
The latest was Q1'12
HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
One HM for another contest
published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 3:50 pm
DoctorJest
(@doctorjest)
Posts: 835
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There are a couple of layout things I'm not a fan of, but nothing heartbreaking, and mostly to do with personal preferences. Probably the one thing I would have liked is the option to change how many posts I can see on a single page, as I personally prefer longer pages on desktop views--but set against that, there are some really neat little details, such as background-saving a draft in progress on a post or reply. That's quite nice.

Also, from a design perspective, I like that the new form is integrated into the main site layout, and feels like it has been aligned and styled to feel like it belongs to it (not always the simplest thing in the world to do well). It feels a little odd, probably because it wasn't that way previously, but it's definitely the way a feature like this should be done, especially with a more modern age of layouts.

Responsive styles look not half bad too, when compressing the view in a desktop browser. I'll try this out on my phone later to see if it functions well there, but my guess is that it'll be a much better mobile experience than the old forum was.

DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 3:53 pm
(@wulfmoon)
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Posted by: @dustin-adams

Uploading your own avatar is easier now. So that's nice.

You can attach files, but I don't recommend sending stories that way. But it could be good for pdfs or whatever.

Inline images are tough so far. They have to be hosted, then the link button used. I believe Jason is checking if there's an IMG tag. Although I guess we didn't use that too much...

I like the like button.

I prefer post count to ranking, but not sure if both are available. It can still be seen under "members", but who goes there besides me to count his posts? Heh.

The new ranking button was curious at first, but then I remembered your post, Dustin. You brought out that Forum members that eventually become winners tend to have the highest post count tallies. As I looked at the current highest rankings, I wouldn't bet against any of them, yourself included. 

What's behind this interesting phenomenon? I think it's participation. Iron sharpens iron. As members engage with one another more and more, they increase and enhance their knowledge. Working up a post makes the knowledge stick, because it requires more neurons to fire, more neural pathways to be built. Finally, the icons give a tiny incentive to participate in the group, instead of sitting in the shadows. Participation is what makes friendships grow, and friendship is what makes this Forum great.

To everyone, please view the membership rank icons as a way to quickly spot and encourage the new. They're also a great way to gauge one's participation level in here, as well as being able to assess how much experience one might have with the Forum and often even the Contest itself. Truth be told, there have been one or two novices that came in and started dishing out Contest and writing advice like they were one of the venerable Contest judges. Without the member icons, it would have been hard for newer members to determine how valid their advice actually was, and they seemed intent on advising everyone. Finally, as you level up and watch others level up, see if the writing also improves. Maybe even to the level that brings forth finalists and winners. 

Thank you all for working with and being patient with the new aspects of this Forum. There's still more tweaking going on. Best of success to each of you!

Wulf Moon

Forum Moderator

 

 

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Posted : March 31, 2021 4:20 pm
crlisle
(@crlisle)
Posts: 406
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I really like the Recent Posts tag. Very helpful!

Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: 1st -- R, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- SHM
Vol. 38: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- HM
Vol. 39: 1st -- SHM, 2nd -- RWC, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- HM
Vol. 40: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- R, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- R
Vol. 41: 1st - R, 2nd -- pending, 3rd -- WIP

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 4:55 pm
Yelena
(@scribblesatdusk)
Posts: 225
Silver Member
 

For the levels, why quantity over quality? winking  

V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?

 
Posted : March 31, 2021 6:26 pm
pdblake
(@pdblake)
Posts: 460
Gold Member
 

OK I'm confused. The front page says this forum has unread posts but I can't tell which threads have new posts on them.  I've also clicked on mark all read, way down at the bottom, and nothing changes.

How do you tell which thread has new posts? It was pretty obvious on the old site. 

R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
My Blog

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 10:13 am
Jason Toth
(@jason)
Posts: 523
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Okay, so what I think is happening is that since I imported all 13 years of posts from the old forum they all came in as new due to the way it imported. I will review if there is a way to reset this, as currently, you would have to look into each forum, each topic and once you do this the system knows you have seen what was there...

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 10:37 am
pdblake
(@pdblake)
Posts: 460
Gold Member
 

Actually. Just spotted that there is the word "new" in an orange box and the mark all read does seem to work.

I do think there is a surplus of icons though. A tad too much info maybe? 

R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
My Blog

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 10:39 am
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