I thoroughly enjoyed Billy Summers, but don't think it's like Stephen King's normal stories because it's not.

I'm currently reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. I haven't read it since I was a teenager, but I've been reading a new book and then a classic so it was next on the list.

I am frustrated.

Good morning/afternoon for some. I wanted to pop on and give you an update on Bill/Rump. The techs have informed me that they have been in contact with him and are doing what they can to help get him on. Fingers crossed you'll have him back soon. I hope everyone has a great day!

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Has anyone asked about or commented on the missing word counts from poems and stories?

I briefly scanned the other posts. I may have missed it. Can anyone see word counts? If so, where are they?

Thanks.

I’ve noticed it but not mentioned it. Estimated read time appears to have taken its place, but I prefer word count for a number (ha!) of reasons. 

Yeah, I'd prefer word count to an estimated time to read.

I'd also love it if they'd tweak line spacing, it's driving me bonkers: more space in paragraph breaks, less space in line breaks (within the paragraph).

Having an icon for RR and EP next to the title would be groovy too.   

We have discussed (across the board) changing it back to the word count in place of the time. Along with having the RR and EP badges back on display and the spacing issues we are having. There are several other things as well. Unfortunately, those are all things that we will have to wait a little bit longer for, at least until all of the technical things get sorted.

Please know, even if it is taking a little longer than we might like to tweak these things, we have not forgotten your concerns.

Thank you all for pointing out the little things (and the big things) and thank you for working with us while we sort things out.

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Hello, folks. I thought I would write a note to let people know all that I know about getting Bill on the site. When Storiesspace was converted to the new platform Bill was unable to get on at all. His daughter, who is proficient in technology, was unable to get him online. I was aware of what was happening because Bill and I recently met in my hometown. 

I passed on Bill's problem to Molly and I think she passed it on to the tech folks who were bringing the new platform into service.

When the "other site" was passed to its new platform it was clear that Bill was not online here nor there. 

I have tried to send messages to Bill using the message system on both sites thinking they would connect to active email accounts for him. I have not heard back. I have tried calling him at a phone number he gave me but it is not in service.

I have once more passed on the situation to Molly who was not aware that Bill was not on either site yet. 

That is the present situation. I do not know how Bill is nor if anyone is actively working to get him back online with us.

I am trying. We all want him here. I've reached out on both platforms. Hopefully, it will be sorted soon.

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Is being in the draft the same as being in the queue?

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I have submitted a story several days ago, It's still showing as

In Draft' even though I got the message that it was submitted flashed on the screen when I did it.  Problems?  This new process is much less intuitive and no real feedback when something is in that state between submitted and published.

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We've had a few people running into the same issues as you. I've submitted it and hopefully, they are looking into it.

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Actually, could we just keep the discussion in another thread or something? We do still need this thread for issues on this site, stable as it is now.

Actually, there is no reason why there should be discussions about the crossover site at all in the forums on this site. That is why I asked everyone to be patient and to message privately if they have concerns.

I am asking the crossover members the same thing I asked when SS got its facelift. Please be patient. It has been less than 24hrs and you must keep in mind that the site is twice the size of this one.

There are some glitches logging in and there are some glitches throughout the site, but please know that they are working on this as quickly as they can. Again, having patience is the number one thing right now.

If you have a serious, more immediate concern, please feel free to message me privately.

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One of my notifications was informing me of a comment being made on one of my stories. I clicked on it and it took me to the story, but there was no new comment visible.

When you post a YouTube video, there is no way to add text to it. I wrote something before I posted and tried to edit it in, but nothing.

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I don't mind change at all. It will take time to review the changes. So far it appears I have lost badges. Still checking everything else.

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Not keen either. Nothing is so easy to find. Things that were hidden on my profile page are now visible. The forum is no longer straightforward. It is going to take some time to go through things and arrange everything once more.  

What is Messenger? Does that replace the black box? Dear Lord, this si going to take some getting used to.

The messenger is in place of the black boxes. At this moment they are not working on the mobile version or they are working but only when the member is online like it is on the desktop. 

It will take a little bit, but we'll all get there.

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I feel like there are some subforums missing but I can't put my finger on which ones.

Besides The Break Room, which I have already noted?

Yes. I feel like we're still missing some.

We are taking note of all of your concerns and of all of the glitches.

I will say again, this is where your patience is needed, even if it's frustrating. 

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So not liking this. .. no way to black box friends and it looks just like the mobile site did .. just because I'm on my phone doesn't mean I want a mobile version... 

I know it's different and it will take some time. We have messenger features. If you go to your friends there is a little chat bubble at the top left of their avatar. If you click that it should open up the chat.

Edit to add: I just tried it on my mobile and I see what you mean. I'll say something.

Hey everyone. I am sending in all of your queries as we get them. They are aware of the privacy settings and are working to sort that.

I know everything looks a little different and we are bound to find a few glitches and things missing that we once loved, but please be patient with us while we try to sort them out. If you spot something say something, but if you have a more personal concern please reach out.

Thanks!