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Major Forum Upgrade Coming Soonish - Story Archive Future Discussion
Myr replied to Myr's topic in The Lounge
The way the chapter text darkmode works only effects the chapter text and not the quote text. That should be addressed in next version. The filters are working properly last time I checked. But you have to be careful of how you choose to filter. The bottom part makes a BIG difference in results: This is likely some combination of chapter size, device type you are using and speed of your connection. (Mobile being the most likely issue to encounter this). The behavior is not 'normal' though. That is, I've not encountered it or been able to produce it. Not sure what you mean by this one. -
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Major Forum Upgrade Coming Soonish - Story Archive Future Discussion
Myr replied to Myr's topic in The Lounge
https://gayauthors.org/prompts/ This does. -
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Major Forum Upgrade Coming Soonish - Story Archive Future Discussion
Myr replied to Myr's topic in The Lounge
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Major Forum Upgrade Coming Soonish - Story Archive Future Discussion
Myr replied to Myr's topic in The Lounge
You can always look at the Stories Update feed - https://gayauthors.org/discover/6/ The feed shows every chapter/story posted going back in time. If you view it in default condensed mode, it shows quite a bit in a small space. They are curated as you mention, last I looked. We allow for posting your own stories. And they have a few less authors, so they can put them all on the front page. We have a bit more volume. I will look into options about different ways to surface fresh content though. -
Intro Invision Community 4.X series software is coming to an end. Invision Community 5.0 will be launching soon. They have run 16 Alpha tests and will be releasing Beta next week. Their stated intention is to hit the release version quickly. I figure it will probably be by December. Those of you who have been with us for a while know that we have to do a major update to our Story Archive software to meet the new Invision Community revision when it is released. As the 5.0 version is essentially a complete rewrite under the hood, that means some significant investment in time for us to convert the Story Archive. Since we are doing this update, this is the easiest time to adjust features. Adding and removing things as our needs change. For everyone saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," that would be an incorrect understanding. The 4.0 version of the software was retrofitted to handle mobile devices. About 15% of site traffic at the time it was released was mobile. Fast forward to today and it is 60%. While 4.0 and it's retrofit works well enough, it, and especially the text editor, where not designed for mobile devices. Invision Community 5.0 is designed to be mobile first. There is a brand new, more functional editor that is mobile first. Time To Weigh In Some features from 5.0: Light Mode, Dark Mode, and Auto - Theme will be light or dark or switch automatically with your device settings. All new more capable text editor. Including editor controls staying on top of screen as box gets larger, so no back and forth to fix formatting. Must faster, mobile first design. Side Menu that scrolls independently of the main page, so all links can be on the page at once. Use built in emoticons and icons in the editor Lots of ease of use improvements for supporting the community. Such as "Community Experts," which highlights posts and provides more weight to active, helpful members of the community. Tagging has more weight, with each tag getting it's own page and tying items together better. So, what would you like to see in Stories? What function are we missing? Examples: Suggested stories based on the story you are looking at. (Coming in next update) Suggested stories based on stories you rated as liking. (Coming in next update) More control over reading fonts (size, style, etc). (Planned for 5.0 Story Archive Update) Simple/Advanced Mode to reduce complexity. (Planned for 5.0 Story Archive Update) More icons/graphics for quick glance information (Planned for 5.0 Story Archive Update) Overhaul of "Adding a Story" to the system for Authors. (Planned for 5.0 Story Archive Update) Since this type of thing has happened more than once, such asks as "Make it look like books on shelves in a library" are not really up for discussion. We have to fit within the framework of the software. We are stuck with text and icons, essentially. So, what would you like to see in the new Stories Archive 5.0?
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Top 7 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory. An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Farm Tales by quokka Complete Self-help by northie Complete A Gay Man on His Own at Christmas by albertnothlit Complete My Coming Out Story by LittleBuddhaTW Complete Top 0 Most Read Non-Fiction - Biography is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality. No stories Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Creative Non-Fic writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay. tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Long-Term Hold Top 3 Most Read Non-Fiction - Letter letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter". Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy Complete Azkarah by Defiance19 Complete Random Musings by Bryson Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Reference books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic. The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Temporary Hold Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Naptown 00 - Introduction by Altimexis Complete
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