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Hi
I have justed tested this on my account, seems ok:
Do you just get a blank email, does it have a subject?
I have justed tested this on my account, seems ok:
Hi
A new comment has been made on your story http://www.storiesspace.com/stories/action/a-summer-romance.aspx#5a64391d59fc883b78575858
gav
testing email comments
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Do you just get a blank email, does it have a subject?
Advanced Wordsmith
Quote by HazelsHeavenQuote by Rebellious_Soul
I don't know if this is a glitch or technical error in my phone, but this whole evening I haven't been receiving any instant messages from anyone, and when I went to check if my messages we're even being sent turns out They have been replying to mine but also made comment that they weren't receiving my messages either.
This happened (and I think still happening) to me too. Thought it was just me and my crappy net. Hope this can be fixed soon.
Ok this should be working again now. You might need to logoff or at least refresh you page.
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Quote by LarryFNigh
I have another issue with the site today, Gav. I have noticed there is a large blank space at the start of each story. If one has put an illustration on the story the blank space follows that picture. It precedes the story title and text. It doesn't appear to affect the display of works on the main page. One simply see the blankness if one clicks on the story to read it.
Update: I checked the other site and the same phenomena is occurring there. Perhaps it serves a function. Doesn't seem to be a major problem. Just seems to be an anomaly that you should be aware of.
Second update: I see Gav has addressed this little problem on the other site. So he is aware of it. Thanks, Gav.
This should be fixed now.
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Quote by gypsy
The first lines of a story or poem are visible before the link is opened. This isn't always desireable, since anything with a low word count, such as some poetry, is fully visible to be read, but without its appropriate formatting. In other cases, a disclaimer has been put in place when the content of a story might be shocking to some readers, so that the first lines do not appear.
Would it be possible to have a setting so that an author could opt out of having the story preview shown? Or is it in place and I haven't come across it, which is not to be ruled out.
Its been a long time coming, but its finally here.
Let me know if there's any issues with it.
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Quote by gypsyQuote by gav
hi
i have improved secutrity around the storage of your passwords. if anyone is having difficulty logging on can you please try the reset password page to request a new password.
thanks
gav
Yeah, it tossed me out AND did not recognise my password. Which I had to change.
Also there is a bizarre bunch of stuff at the bottom of stories, including an offer to listen to audio sex stories.
Huh?
Opps. That wasnt supposed to be there ;)
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hi
i have improved secutrity around the storage of your passwords. if anyone is having difficulty logging on can you please try the reset password page to request a new password.
thanks
gav
i have improved secutrity around the storage of your passwords. if anyone is having difficulty logging on can you please try the reset password page to request a new password.
thanks
gav
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Quote by the_enchantress
don't be sorry.
But I'm not the only one who doesn't want a full site block. I can see what others are saying and they can see what I'm saying. I could say more but I'm not going to.
I will email you with my thoughts, if I want to tell you more.
If I have people, blocked, it'd be nice if they couldn't see my profile or forum posts, whatever. Access should be denied. Blurred, blocked out.
Some elements of your activity are inherently public. For example everyone (including non members) can view all of your forums posts. There's no point enforcing a block to a member for these as they could simply logoff to read them.
If you can think of any areas that we could extend the block feature that doesn’t involve publically visible content then please let me know.
Hope this helps, gav
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Quote by Rumple_deWriter
Gav, there appears to be a vast conspiracy to kick me off both SS and Lush...or something like that, anyway. I can be in the middle of some hard-core piddling, only to discover I've been logged off without warning or explanation. Granted, logging back in is so simple even I can do it after two or three tries, but it is annoying. Your help in alleviating this burr under my saddle would be most appreciated and insure you not being harassed about this ever again...probably.
The site recognizing that you are logged in or not is all down to cookies. If you are being constantly logged out then your browser is prematurely expiring them or simply not sending them. Has anything changed from your end? Antivirus, browser or OS update?
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Quote by gypsy
I just checked, and at the mother site, the word count is listed in the information heading up stories on the front page. That way, you know the size of the text at the outset. It would help those of us who have limited amounts of free time available.
Please, could it be added to the set-up here?
Finally got around to updating the site with the latest set of features.
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Quote by frogprince
When I have an approved story here I like to get a PDF copy of it. FOr my last two Vampire Justice Stories Part 06 and part 07 I made the PDFs. Instead of getting the whole story including the covers I got just the stories with no covers. Was this a change? When did it occur. I like having the covers included.
Can someone look at this please. I was surprised and would like to go back to getting covers included.
Thank you for your consideration.
Cal
Hello, this certainly wasn't intentional. I have since rectified this issue. Cover images should be appearing in pdf versions now.
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Quote by Circle_Something
So, I was sending a message and there was a bit at the top right saying "hide smiley's". Syntax error! It should read "hide smileys". Also, why isn't there a dedicated thread for posting bug reports? I think it'd save a lot of people's time to have a sticky.
Thanks. Occupational hazard, working on a site full of writers
Continue posting features requests and bugs in this thread please, its being monitored.
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Quote by Circle_SomethingQuote by gav
I think thats a great idea. I'm trialing a version of the comments system where you can add replies, let me know what you think.
So far, I like it. It looks nice and neat and you can tell that a comment has been replied to. I take it this will have full Timeline integration, as well? Great job, I must say
Ah yes, I forgot about that
Also going to add in a "like" option. I know its a #FB rip off
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Quote by Circle_Something
Exactly as the title says. I've also included a poll, just in case this is a popular suggestion, and then Gav can see at a glance how many people want it. I know I do. How many times have you been left a comment and either had to PM the person about it or just reply right there in the comments? A link to reply to a comment would be great, then people could have a conversation about it, or just thank someone for a really nice comment.
Whaddaya think?
I think thats a great idea. I'm trialing a version of the comments system where you can add replies, let me know what you think.
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Hey
Just to let everyone know of the new features I've publish today, if you have any problems let me know.
Advanced Search
- Filter by category
- Exact phrase search
- Sort results by average score, # votes
Deactivate your Account
Deactivate your account, rather than delete it (which is final). Renders your profile page invisible, but everything remains intact.
You will need to activate your account again before you can use it.
Attach Images to Private Messages
Upload and attach images to private messages.
You can now upload (or drag and drop in modern browsers) one or images into a private message.
Friends Requests
- A friends request can now have an optional message attached to it.
- Split out private messages and friend requests into separate views, with unread counts for each on the tab menu.
Other
- Added an All Stories link on your profile page so that you can view the statistics for all your stories in one place.
- Fixed a bug on the authors page where the average score was shown, even if the author chose not to allow votes on their stories.
- Added a privacy setting to only allow private messages from friends.
Cheers..................gav
Just to let everyone know of the new features I've publish today, if you have any problems let me know.
Advanced Search
- Filter by category
- Exact phrase search
- Sort results by average score, # votes
Deactivate your Account
Deactivate your account, rather than delete it (which is final). Renders your profile page invisible, but everything remains intact.
You will need to activate your account again before you can use it.
Attach Images to Private Messages
Upload and attach images to private messages.
You can now upload (or drag and drop in modern browsers) one or images into a private message.
Friends Requests
- A friends request can now have an optional message attached to it.
- Split out private messages and friend requests into separate views, with unread counts for each on the tab menu.
Other
- Added an All Stories link on your profile page so that you can view the statistics for all your stories in one place.
- Fixed a bug on the authors page where the average score was shown, even if the author chose not to allow votes on their stories.
- Added a privacy setting to only allow private messages from friends.
Cheers..................gav
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Quote by DirtyMartiniQuote by gav
Thats a new feature, so the moderators dont get bombarded with stories for the same author. As soon as you verify one, the next one will pop up.
Say what? So, if the same author has more than one submission, it shows the number of their submissions, but only the first one is visible...
Did I understand that correctly?
Btw...are you going to be submitting any more poems in the near future? Let me know...I'll go get Yas...
You are correct. I think moderators feel overwhelmed seeing 12 chapters from the same author in the queue, don’t you Alan?
My creative juices are all spent, you can ask Yas!
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Quote by DirtyMartini
Hey Gav...this is an interesting one...
Where it says "Unverified" up on top...you know, the moderator thingy...it shows "Unverified (2)" but when I click on it, there is only one story...
What up with that? ...
Thats a new feature, so the moderators dont get bombarded with stories for the same author. As soon as you verify one, the next one will pop up.
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Quote by CallistoQuote by DirtyMartini
Hey Gav...I'm getting a lot of messages that people are giving me "pokes"...but, I'm not hearing the sound...just letting you know...
Same here.. It's showing like 8 pokes from three different people..
Ok, with Liz's help I think I got to the bottom of this. Pokes should be back to normal operation.
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Actually there are no new badges (for now). I wanted to get this release out there in the wild as soon as I can, so things like badge generation had to wait. Once I have this running on all our sites, I need to get back and work out how the badge processing is going to work with this new db.
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Quote by DirtyMartini
MissAdventure's avatar picture shows up in her profile...but, not in this thread...
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Also, it shows up on the activity list on her profile page that she added me as a friend more than once...I should take that as a compliment, I guess...under "Friends" the friend adds are appearing in opposite order than they did before the upgrade...
The mismatch between the stories and the forum avatars should be fixed now. You will need to change it again to update the forum.
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Quote by DirtyMartini
Oh wait...we be having some more major issues me thinks...I verified this poem today, but don't see it on the front page...and the verification date is wrong...
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I think I've solved the mystery of the display dates when you verify a story.
Do I need to publish another poetry masterpiece for someone to test this on?