Quote by JenActually, your Media page is doing it for me, too. I see you just signed up recently. Wonder if something got messed up with your profile.When I click on 'My Media' on my profile, it just eggtimes for me. I can see other people's, just not my own.
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Cannabis can be smoked ... outside. Inside is a no smoking of any kind zone. Of course, consumables wouldn't be a problem.
As for booze, we can't stop you from BYOB but we aren't going to stock it.
And I am not a country fan, but recall Tom T. Hall. Was a bit surprised to find he was still alive but I think that's just because I haven't heard anything about him in so long.
Quote by JustAnotherSapphicYeah, my brother's kids hitting college (they are a bit older than mine) was the first sign I had slipped into the next generational bracket. Then mine did and my eldest nephew got married. So I guess I am well into old fart territory now, eh.😜...and in other news my (not so) little second cousin is turning 18 next Sunday and now I feel old and wrinkly. Plus she's in her first year of college, too.
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Quote by verbalIt was gypsy who said it was a problem, not me. You'd have to check the comp rules to see if there is anything specific there but I thought gypsy was right on that count. That said, I haven't read them in a long time and they are probably lost to the mists of time now until we have a comp on the new site.Quote by MendallaI edit all stories, including comp entries (especially comp entries) for weeks after I post, multiple times. Not that I can't change my process, but why is editing your comp entry prior to deadline a problem? The goal is to end up with the best possible story, right?Quote by MendallaYep, checked the other site that uses this software and old (and even current) comp entries are editable. I think we just relied on the mods to catch people trying to edit submitted comp entries. I rarely edit old stories here so not an issue for me, but I do think only current comp entries should have editing disabled. No one is going to care if you edit a story that came ninth in a comp from five years ago. Still, hardly an urgent problem.But these are on comp entries from, in some cases, years ago. I thought on the old site the edit restrictions lifted once the comp was over. After all, if you're not a podium finisher, it becomes just another story. I think I know a way to check.
Anyway, I have yet to use the new editor, so I will reserve judgement.
EDIT: Checked the copy of the comp rules elsewhere and you're right. There is no rule against editing comp entries. So they should be editable unless that rule is being changed. And old ones should be editable in any case.
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Quote by VerityThey should all be back now. Even the replies to comments on stories are back since they re-imported the comments last night. And the comments on my profile are there now (you have scroll down a bit to get to comments in the profile, esp. on a mobile device).All I want to know is, will I ever get my comments back. They really do mean so much to me. Thank you
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Quote by nicolaThis is the login issue I raised back at the beginning. I am finding it is working okay on my desktop now but still having problems on my phone.Quote by fantasylady69
I have noticed this too. It says "Signing in as Nicola" then doesn't work. If I then refresh my browser, it shows me as logged in.
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Quote by nicolaActually, I am thinking the most efficient method right now is to keep your stock of images in Imgur or something and use the image linking on the External tab. If you have to upload them separately anyhow, might just as well use a good image site as here.I can't post an image from my hard drive directly into a forum post. It would be better if we could rather than have to add it to your own images, then post the link.
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All that said, the editor here makes the old one look good by comparison so I get where you're coming from, Larry.
Took a walk along the local river this morning with my wife. Anniversary is today but we are both not feeling up to anything more ambitious. We might do something more during the week since I am still on vacation.
Tea, anyone? I've got the kettle on and put some nice Japanese red tea in the pot.
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Quote by SurvivorWrite it in a word processor. If your computer doesn't have one, there's always Google Docs (my current choice for personal use) which is free and web-based so you just work right in your browser. It saves automatically to your Google Drive, too. If you use , you already have an account for it, just need to start using it. If not, signing up for one take a couple minutes.All that appears to be impossible on this new platform. I do not know what I will do. How I will learn to write stories all over again and then just take the finished product and plop it into the submission panel on this new site and hit submit.
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Once you have the story written to your satisfaction, highlight all the text (press CTRL and A if you're using Windows, not sure of the Mac equivalent), right click it, choose Copy.
Come here, go to Stories, click Write Your Own Story. Right click in the Story box and choose Paste. Fill in title, one-liner, tags, etc. and click Submit.
This is how I have done every story I have ever written for here (heck, every story I have ever written, period). The old editor was, for someone like me used to products like Word and Wordperfect, useless.
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Quote by MendallaYep, checked the other site that uses this software and old (and even current) comp entries are editable. I think we just relied on the mods to catch people trying to edit submitted comp entries. I rarely edit old stories here so not an issue for me, but I do think only current comp entries should have editing disabled. No one is going to care if you edit a story that came ninth in a comp from five years ago. Still, hardly an urgent problem.But these are on comp entries from, in some cases, years ago. I thought on the old site the edit restrictions lifted once the comp was over. After all, if you're not a podium finisher, it becomes just another story. I think I know a way to check.
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Quote by PingYou scare me sometimes...😋Coffee to go, please. I have a haunting to do this evening. Lots of preparation still required. New screamer on staff. We’ve got to work on her shrills. The blood splatter machine clogged again. Damn coagulants.
Later…
Good morning. Coffee and tea are brewing. There some cake left. And, as always, Sara's cookies.
Login seems more stable. Generally like the site now that I've spent a day with it. Still some flaky bits, though.
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Quote by GodsAngelWe have been pretty lax about that of late. As long as you don't name it and use a very oblique euphemism like "the other site" or "another site I'm on", people don't tend to complain, esp. in discussion of this upgrade since it impacts both. No links or direct mentions though.We aren't supposed to mention that other site but I keep seeing people mention it.
Still finding Login flaky though I am starting to think that part of the problem is some of the recent changes to Google's auto-login protocol in Chrome. I am going to try the site in Edge to see if that works better since I know the password manager is one of the pieces where MS does their own thing.
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Quote by gypsyBut these are on comp entries from, in some cases, years ago. I thought on the old site the edit restrictions lifted once the comp was over. After all, if you're not a podium finisher, it becomes just another story. I think I know a way to check.Quote by Welshdreamer42Ok, it appears that any story entered into a competition has had its ‘edit’ function removed. Non competition stories are still editable. Shame as some of my competition story covers are cropped and look silly. I guess that’s a glitch waiting to be ironed out, though. I’m too impatient. Sorry
Quote by MendallaAh, that sort of makes sense. I figured there had to be a pattern to it. Now that I know that, I focussed on checking my comp entries (easy since they are all from the past 12 months or so) and, indeed, Edit is MIA.
Non-edit capabilities for competition entries was the same before the move. The competition rules do not allow an edit once the story has been posted. This was set up to prevent writers to edit before judging, to change or correct the text especially if the change desired was based on any comments they might have received once it was online.
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Quote by GodsAngelWhen you use Add Media to upload photos to My Photos on your profile, there's a private option. Just click that on and they should go to your Private album, I think. Not sure about the second question. Haven't tried yet and it is not something I normally do. Hopefully someone has figured it out or knows the answer.I can't add photos and make them private. How do I do that? How do I add an image to my forum sig?
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* fills a plate with a slice of cake and some snickerdoodles *
Afternoon tea time. Apparently the one and only Rump is having trouble getting on SS. Passed a message to me via another connection we have asking me to pass it on to Molly. So I imagine he shall join us at some point.
Tomorrow marks 28 years of marriage for the ape. Big 3-0 isn't far off. Might do some hiking or canoeing to celebrate if the weather holds.
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Quote by Welshdreamer42In the bottom left corner of your post, there should a downward pointing triangle, a link button, and the Quote button. Click on the triangle to get a menu that has Edit and Delete on it. 😇Nit picking! I need an edit option on my forum posts too
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Quote by Welshdreamer42You go into the story you want to edit and scroll to the end. Delete and Edit are between the end of the story and the line with the genre and tags.Question, how do you edit an existing story? I could have sword there was an edit button next to delete when I looked yesterday, but now there’s only a delete option ??
I’m looking in my stories list, is that the wrong place?
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Quote by BaronvonmontyThanks for sorting that out. I do agree with MagnificentRascal on having them approved provided the process is fairly swift and easy.Avatars should auto approve, but it's only working for mods or admin as it is a bug. We should have it resolved on Monday, but a mod will need to approve them in the meantime.
Magnificentrascal they are in the admin area, click top right on your avatar pic, scroll down to admin and they should be in there?. I don't have an admin account to do it I'm afraid and the office is closed now to make me one
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Quote by magnificent1rascalWeird. Will try again later.Quote by MendallaHey, um, who approves avatars/profile pics? I changed mine (cropped to try to make it fit better in the circle) but the new version is stuck in approvals.
Your profile pic isn’t showing up in the admin image verification queue, so I don’t know where it got to. 😐
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Quote by verbalI am big fan, but we IT types generally are up for anything that improves security. As I mentioned in another post, it would be nice if they had a "Trust device for 30 days" or similar option. That way you're only getting prompted for a code once a month. But I will probably use it if it is made available to users. I do on some other boards. Now if only my stupid bank would get with the program and offer it. I continue to be astounded that my forum accounts are more secure than my bank account.Dang. I hate 2 Factor Auth, though I understand the need. I hope that if we are NOT mods/admins, we don't have to use it.
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Quote by gillianleezaYeah, I had kind of missed that, too, until Verity's went up yesterday.I am not sure if I ever noticed there was an option to submit a play. 🙄I was curious, so I clicked on the genre and saw several authors have written plays. None in the last year, but I'm going to check them out.