Yes, this site can change anything they wish on the appearance or rules of Stories Space without any consultation or approval by the members. It is owned and the owner or their representative have that right.
I can tell you from first hand knowledge that every Mod on this site (except maybe me, I think benevolent dictators are great) greatly appreciates the input and desires of the members. There are many discussions on ideas and inputs by you, the members. I admired the work and efforts the Mods where doing for us, but once I was in their circle I got to see the full extent of their dedication.
This issue is not being ignored. Recently we have had a big influx of new writers (very good ones too, I must say) and stories/poems. At the same time we had a shortage of Mods for various reason, including myself for a few days. (Sorry about that, not my choice) The Mods that were available were very busy doing their primary responsibility, getting your submissions posted. I will look into what specifically is going to be done and post my finding here on this thread.
Thank you for your patients.
This is strictly a speculative thought. It would need to go though the powers that be to see if it were possible and acceptable.
1) No Moderator will get any additional work unless they volunteered.
2) A single person be picked to run this who is never allowed to vote.
3) The person running the voting would pick five volunteers to vote on stories/poems for one month.
4) Writers could submit only one piece total, either poem or story, not one of each.
5) At the end of the month, the five voters would list their picks of the top six poems and a separate list of top six stories. The lists will be ranked first through sixth
6) The person in charge will tally the votes; 10 points for first, 7 points for second, 5 points for third, 3 points for fourth, 2 points for fifth, and 1 point for sixth.
7) A list would be posted (probably on the forum, but possible on the front page) of the top five poems and stories by total point value.
8) Any story receiving ten or more points or that is listed on four voters' lists and does not score high enough to make the list will receive a honorable mention.
9) Writer of top scored story and poem may, if they wish, be a voting member next month. The person in charge will then pick volunteers to fill out the five person panel.
10) A voting member may submit an entry, but may not vote for themselves.
11) No voting member may be on the voting panel for six months after serving, unless they are rated number one for a month. Only exception is if no other qualifying volunteers are available.
12) At the end of the year, each monthly winner will be voted on in the same manner by a separate panel of ten voting members for the stop poems and stories of the year.
I think this would work well. Give a lot of opportunities for participation as both writers and voters. It should limit favoritism, though I think there is no way to completely do away with it. By limiting it to only one piece per writer it should give more chances to some of the less experienced writers as many writers on here are good enough to qualify in both categories. This way there will be ten different Stories Space members recognized each month. I think the biggest key is high participation as voters. If we could get enough voters, the number of voting members could be doubled, if so honorable mention requirement would need to be adjusted.
Yes.
When is life no longer worth living?
In the third chapter of Love's Transition, I wrote a sentence describing the main characters mouth when she woke up in her hospital room.
'My mouth felt like it was full of dessert sand, dry and gritty.'
If there was a third button for everything at once and it was the default setting, it would start the way it was and give the option to look at poems or stories separately.
Rednecks that like turning their steering wheel in only one direction. BTW there are tracks that are driven clockwise. (right-hand turns) At least there used to be a few years ago. My family are NASCAR nuts, I am the 'weird' one.
If a woman (or a man) has silicon implants, when she goes to very great heights, will her bust size increase? At extreme attitude, could they explode?
Look, the cab is gone, but the bus is here. Goodbye.
Yes I do.
Is darkness the absence of light or is light the absence of darkness?
Hello Dave
I will try to behave
You are a dear
But I am at the rear
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