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Sorry, just want to ask. Why this forum does not register on my forum post on my profile. If I wanted to get back to my last post here to read, i'll just click the link on my profile. 🤔 Thank you.


I'll point this out to Maggie. It's a new forum so perhaps something isn't set up just right. I know forum software can be fiddly sometimes.


Thank you


I tweaked one of the forum settings so coffee house and other Break Room posts should now appear on your profile. Please let me know if it still isn’t working properly.
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That’s odd. The setting seems to have disappeared.

It still is active for your stories, however; I tried voting on one of your stories while logged out and received a message that I had to be logged in to do that.

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Quote by Welshdreamer42
I've never tried it

Am I missing out?


You aren't missing out, in my opinion.

While I do like a pumpkin spice mixture — cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and cloves — in some baked goods, I find it nasty in a latte. Starbucks makes a HUGE deal about its Pumpkin Spice Latte, though, and a lot of people like it. I think Pumpkin Spice has become way overdone in the U.S. It's in everything.
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Be sure to check out the Time Warp Challenge pieces:

• Ghostly Arms by Adagio
• The Revolutions Began by Survivor


Please note that Rune has entered our little challenge as well:

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/hourglass.aspx

She indicated in her tags that this was a timewrapchallenge. I don't think we should overlook it because she misspelled it.


Thanks! I did miss it because I searched for the tag time warp challenge. Off to update the list.
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Quote by gypsy
And now I can't get that song out of my mind.

I haven't come up with anything new for this challenge, but do have at least one that would fit the bill.

Ephemeral III

Now, how's that for a time warp, a story about time, written five years before the challenge was created.



Haha, it is a catchy tune all right!

Your Ephemeral series is great, and III certainly has the 'time warp' spirit.

Thanks for sharing!
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Brrr! It's cold and rainy here today (we've even had sleet at times) — the perfect day for a mug of hot chocolate.



How's everyone doing?
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Maggie has added 8 badges.


But others are being deleted at the same time. It’s pretty close to a wash.
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Quote by Rumple_deWriter

Three different takes on the zombie theme from the same unique publisher. Be sure to check the link for more information.
https://jpskewedthrone.dreamwidth.org/496776.html


Zombies Need Brains: Portals
They want science fiction and fantasy stories on the theme of Portals – stories that contain a portal opening up between two different worlds and the consequences that come from that portal. See guidelines for additional details. They have three anthologies, all Kickstarter funded, and the goal has been met; if stretch goals are met, authors will be paid more.
Deadline: 31 December 2018
Length: Up to 7,500 words
Pay: At least $0.06/word


Zombies Need Brains: Temporally Deactivated
For this science fiction/fantasy anthology, they want stories where the author explores what the phrase ‘temporally deactivated’ could mean with regards to a person, place, or thing. See guidelines for additional details. They have three anthologies, all Kickstarter funded, and the goal has been met; if stretch goals are met, authors will be paid more.
Deadline: 31 December 2018
Length: Up to 7,500 words
Pay: At least $0.06/word


Zombies Need Brains: Alternate Peace
For this anthology, they want alternate history stories where the divergence from our timeline comes from some kind of peaceful change to our past; writers must explore the consequences of this divergence. See guidelines for additional details. They have three anthologies, all Kickstarter funded, and the goal has been met; if stretch goals are met, authors will be paid more.
Deadline: 31 December 2018
Length: Up to 7,500 words
Pay: At least $0.06/word

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Thanks for posting these! "Temporally Deactivated" in particular sounds intriguing.
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magnificent1rascal
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Just wondering if we need so many levels? IDK. Some people have been here for six, seven, eight years, and they still don't have the views to meet the new, proposed criteria. Just sayin'. It almost seems like the numbers still need to be re-worked, or the value of some of the badges should be revisited. Are they all necessary? Do 3000 or 2000 or however many views really make that story a 'famous' story? Seems a tad hyperbolic. I think that's the right word. And I'm not trying to be too graphic.


Out of 9808 stories and poems published, as listed on the main page...


10 stories and/or poems have more than 10,000 views, with one anomaly of over 187,000.

18 stories have between 5000 and 10,000 views

33 stories have between 3000 and 4999 views

27 stories have between 2500 and 2999 views

49 stories have between 2000 and 2499 views


My point being, I think, is that we don't really need anything past Famous and Legendary (or use other label names, if so chosen).

2500 views for famous seems reasonable, given the history and current viewing climate

7500 view for legendary seems reasonable as well

Currently, there are 3 stories that meet the current famous status (30,000 views), and one of those meets current legendary status (100,000 views)

Do we really want or need another level or badge beyond that? Just asking. IDK. I don't think so.

We don't need to make things complicated, just attainable for those that want to attain.

Thoughts?


Dude. You're making this way too complicated. I've already posted my thoughts:

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Famous Story: 2,500 views
Legendary Story: 7,500 views
Famous Audio Story: 300 listens
Legendary Audio Story: 1,000 listens
Profile Star: 7,500 profile views
Profile Superstar: 15,000 profile views
Profile Megastar: 30,000 profile views
Stories Star: 35,000 total story views
Stories Superstar: 65,000 total story views
Stories Megastar: 125,000 total story views


All of the above are based on existing badges, just renamed and the requirements adjusted to be more attainable.

We have Famous and Legendary Story badges — with proposed revision of the criteria down to 2,500 views and 7,500 views respectively — and nothing beyond that for individual story views. But individual story views aren't the only accomplishments worthy of a badge.

What about active members who AREN'T writers? Maybe they prefer to spend their time tinkering with their profile and interacting with friends there. Don't they deserve a badge too?

What about prolific writers who don't necessarily get a lot of views on any one piece, but their body of work as a whole has a lot of views? What's wrong with showing them a little love, badge-wise? The Stories Star, Superstar and Megastar badges are for total views on all stories. They would replace the Millionaires Club, because, let's face it, no one is going to reach a million views here.

It isn't complicated. These badges will be automatically generated by the system once the required threshold is reached.

For profile views and total story views, when the next level is attained, the previous badge will be replaced (not added to). Again this is all done by the system. For example, my profile has 10,850 views, so I'll get a Profile Star badge. Cool! If it were ever to reach 15,000 views, I'd get a Profile Superstar badge — and the Profile Star badge would disappear. Same thing with the total story views badges.

As a reminder...

Quote by Ping
Let's get to work on these badge numbers, so we can get back to reading and writing, and growing our little writing community.

This is what I'm trying to do.
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Quote by hayley

I love the 'Prima Donna' categories, so tongue in cheek. Really made me giggle. Naughty you.


Well, I wanted something to convey “bigger than a superstar” and was having trouble coming up with the right term. Diva wasn’t quite right, Principal sounded too stuffy, but Prima Donna struck me as a lighthearted option. Maybe Megastar would be better, though. (I don’t want to offend anyone who earns the badge.)
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Famous Story: 2,500 views
Legendary Story: 7,500 views
Famous Audio Story: 300 listens
Legendary Audio Story: 1,000 listens
Profile Star: 7,500 profile views
Profile Superstar: 15,000 profile views
Profile Prima Donna: 30,000 profile views
Stories Star: 35,000 total story views
Stories Superstar: 65,000 total story views
Stories Prima Donna: 125,000 total story views


It will be interesting to see if any of us are eligible for any badges with these changes.


The most views I have of anything is 730. It will be a while, if any of my thingies even get to those numbers. No worries. Others, like yourself, should have a number of pieces that fit those numbers.

Edit: I just quickly scrolled through your stories. Unless I’ve missed something, you have one at 3105 views, and a cluster in the 1800 and 1900’s. That doesn’t seem right. This is a tough one. We don’t want the bar set so low, yet we still want the numbers to be attainable.

We may need to tweak the numbers a bit more. Maybe Maggie has more insight on others’ numbers.


If you click on the Viewed tab on the front page and select All Time, you'll see the most viewed submissions in descending order. There are 15 pieces by 10 authors that will qualify as Legendary, and an additional 60 that will be Famous. Granted, those are small numbers, but it can be done.
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So, did we ever settle on what to request? I think the consensus is that the numbers need to be a reach (to encourage more participation) yet also be demonstrably achievable so members don't become discouraged and give up because they think there's no hope.

Based on that criteria, this would be my recommendation:

Famous Story: 2,500 views
Legendary Story: 7,500 views
Famous Audio Story: 300 listens
Legendary Audio Story: 1,000 listens
Profile Star: 7,500 profile views
Profile Superstar: 15,000 profile views
Profile Prima Donna: 30,000 profile views
Stories Star: 35,000 total story views
Stories Superstar: 65,000 total story views
Stories Prima Donna: 125,000 total story views

For those who aren't into badges, we offer the option of hiding badges from your profile page. Go to Settings —> Settings/Privacy and scroll to the Your Profile Page section. About three-quarters of the way down that section, you'll see Hide Badges. Check the box to Hide your badges from your profile page. Be sure to press Update Details at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
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Divine Rapscallion
Quote by Dreamcatcher
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Twilight Zone
The Good Wife
Penny Dreadful
Dexter
Leave It To Beaver
Gunsmoke
Ray Donovan
Topper
Nashville
I'll think of more...


Good list! I can’t believe I left Gunsmoke off mine (an oversight since rectified). It holds a place of honor with me for a number of reasons.


Quote by elizabethblack
As I think of them (and it may take a long time to remember them all) - Justified, The Sopranos,


A lot of my friends talk about Justified, but I’ve never watched it. I need to fix that situation, from all I’ve heard.
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Divine Rapscallion


Submit an original story, poem or song that includes time as a major element — time slipping away, time crawling along, a mysterious time shift, time running out — anything to do with time as a reality or concept.

Guidelines for this challenge

- Method of entry: Submit using the Submit Story link on the homepage
- Number of entries per person: Unlimited
- Categories: Any category
- Tags: Please include 'time warp challenge' in your tags
- Word count: Up to 5,000 words
- Deadline: Anytime!
- Prizes: The satisfaction of knowing you completed a challenge. You’ll also receive a badge. No ranking or monetary prizes are offered, however.

Have fun!

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Time Warp Challenge pieces:

• Hourglass by Rune
• The Revolutions Began by Survivor
• Just in Time by Dreamcatcher
• The Ghosts of Time by Wordpusher715
• Our Time Will Not Run Out by Survivor
• Time and Tide by AnnaMayZing
• Aegean Adventure by henrietta_fielding
• November 21st at 6:58 am by Entangled_Fate
• Out of Time by Colors_of_the_Wind
• What People Don't Realise by An3a
• Time Warp Challenge: The Projectionist by Welshdreamer42
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If social media posts are any indication, few people are neutral on this burning issue.

Take your stand here and let us know how you REALLY feel about pumpkin spice...
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Divine Rapscallion
Grilled cheese or BLT? Now that's a tough call! After weighing the merits of each, I'd have to say...

Yes, please!



Seriously, I can't decide between them. They're both delicious.
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Divine Rapscallion
In no particular order:

- The Sopranos
- The Twilight Zone
- Hill Street Blues
- Twin Peaks
- Fargo
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- M*A*S*H
- Frasier
- Soap
- The Office

Round 2 additions:

- Gunsmoke
- Columbo
- Blackadder (especially Series 3)
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List your favorite television shows of all time, whether you watched them on first run or caught them years later on video streaming or disc. Include as many as you want.
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After spending the day at a writers conference, I’m stopping in to unwind before heading home. What a wonderful spot this is!


Quote by hayley
What was the conference like? I have never been to one.

This one is small and has a friendly, supportive atmosphere. There was a keynote address Friday evening and six hours of sessions on Saturday. Each hour, participants had a choice of three different sessions — a few about business and marketing, but most focused on the craft of writing.

Quote by Mendalla
Sounds better than the conference I was at a couple weeks ago. User group for some of the software we run at work. *yawn*

At least I got to spend time in the Southwest US. I've fallen in love with that part of the States.

Next week, I’m tagging along with Mr. Rascal (as a carpool buddy) to a computer security conference. Some of the topics are interesting, but others... Let’s just say I always seem to get some writing done during those two days.

The Southwest is beautiful at certain times of the year, but you don’t want to be there in July, when it’s 118°F/48°C.
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Hi everyone!

After spending the day at a writers conference, I’m stopping in to unwind before heading home. What a wonderful spot this is!
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Quote by Survivor
Carole King was a songstress for my generation in the 70s. Tapestry is an album and a song on that album.


Tapestry is a great album! My sister had it – I was a little young yet, but nevertheless nearly wore it out.
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Quote by Dreamcatcher
I do believe I might have this one in the bag.. I drove from Seattle, Washington to Miami. Florida..


Depending on our routes, I might give you a run for your money with Seattle to Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Quote by Survivor
I have been in the organization for three years in a row. Not that I have written a novel yet. But one has to at least get a spark of enthusiasm in our craft. I will see what comes of it this year. Our area has a team of motivators that has meetings and shares successes. It's a fine idea, especially if one is the type to need that extra help to be gained from sharing a common experience. I will write more about it as the month passes, perhaps.


I’ve done it a couple of times myself, but didn’t reach the 50K word goal. Still, I think it’s a good experience to participate in NaNoWriMo. Please do share your thoughts during your 2018 NaNo journey!
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