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We've recently had a couple of noticeable updates for authors and for everyone pasting a story link. I wanted to make sure everyone saw the information. First, some changes to the software: Also, A.J. has been able to fix the Preview Chapter button so you can now see how your story will post into the system, with all of the filters applied: As mentioned in the first topic, when you place a link to a story in a post or a blog, etc, it will now format with a story banner. Banner priority - Antholology Banner, Story Banner, Author Banner, then Category Banner. So every story will get something. Cia updated our Fiction banner: Or maybe it's a Valdemar FanFiction: Or Star Trek: Or an Anthology: If you're just clicking Newest Stories, remember, you can click "Categories" and get the list of all sorts of stories that are in the system. https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/ Forums 4.3 software has entered beta testing, and we'll be looking at getting everything updated to work with it. Some new things with Forums 4.3 include: Improved Search. They have really focused on improving search so things work more as you'd expect them to. They have also implemented a third-party search solution that we will be deploying on Gay Authors that should improve search noticeably. They are deploying Emojii support in the editor. This will vastly increase the amount of readily available emoticons. The current smilies are supposed to still work the same. They are making Clubs a lot easier to find and deal with, including better Follow features and more visibility of topic forums. Gallery is being made a LOT easier to use. Blog is getting a facelift. There are improvements in payment methods for Premium Content subscribers. I would expect that we'll be able to upgrade in about 4-6 weeks. We also have some structural improvements to simplify the Stories interface that has been in the works. Hope this helps. Be sure to Like the post and Follow the Site Technology blog so you don't miss any updates!
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We have just posted a new version of Stories. In theory, this finally corrects the notification bugs. If you Follow a Story, you should now get your notifications every time. If you Follow an Author (on the author page) you should be alerted when they post a new story. A "Part of Series" toggle has been added to filters: The quick search links now properly activate existing filters and you should be able to change them or remove them with the minus sign. Example, Series stories by dkstories: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/?filter_authors=212&filter_series=1 There is now a reminder on "Add New Chapter" box that reminds you about the posting rules: Moderation Queue Important Note: The moderation queue is now based on Story/Chapter reputation only! We are working on a method of displaying an author's current story/chapter reputation if they're under the limit. So if you suddenly find yourself in the Story Moderation Queue, where you were not before, this is why. Reply to Review should be working properly now. The filterbox on the Series page is now working properly. The Quick Search on Series page is now correct as well. Searching by Series word count is also working: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/series/?sortby=totalwords&filter_sort=totalwords
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I decided to go into a deeper look as to what I'm doing for the next little while and what each story comes from and when it should be on the schedule. For the rest of August: 1) I am going to post my Drabble a Day (Prompt Me, Prompt Me Week 1 will come out sometime tomorrow. Week 2 shall come out on the 2nd of September. Thus I need to edit and post it up in the next few days to get that pre-scheduled. Each week will be scheduled for a Monday so I don't have to worry about it. 2) Snowfall, Fires, and Family chapter 4 is in moderation. You can find the story here. I have 5 more chapters yet to post so I'm going to post a chapter a day as long as I remember to. For September: 1) I am going to work on posting my various stories that you can see down below with some information on how long it is. But I do have to set up my schedule around my weekly drabble posting so that's going to be fun. Really. 2) I am also going to start working on rewriting a longer romance story. I'm somewhere around chapter 8 out of something. Not sure since it's been a while. For October: Expect me to might blog on PrepTober since I have no idea what I'm going to write. Fanfiction or Originals, no idea. *shrugs* For November: NaNoWriMo. Yep. That's it. That insanity. Year 11. List of stories to be posted over the next few months: Dancing Shadows: a Retail and Supernatural side story. Single chapter. 2017 Halloween Story Gathering Memories: A untitled series side story. Single chapter. 2017 Halloween Story Mirror Mirror: A short story of about a mirror and a haunting. 8 Chapters. 2017 Halloween Story Morgue Hauntings: A single story that might be connected to a yet unnamed modern paranormal/supernatural fantasy story. 1 chapter. 2017 Halloween Story Memories Chains: A single story about a doll and a man who has to play One-Man Hide and Seek with it. 5 part story. 2017 Halloween Story Remember the Pasts Demons: A short story that I was able to write about a house with a nasty history. Heed the warnings when I get to posting that story. 2018 Halloween Story A Christmas Letter: A short story that is somewhat connected to Retail and Supernatural series. Single chapter. 2018 Christmas story and the only one I could get done. (Last year was busy.) I hope to see your reactions to the stories as I play catch up and post things! And I hope to have brand new things for you all coming up for you guys.
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I'll use Carlos' question and add my own in a new topic, as you suggested, Myr. My observations relate to Northie's story Soul Music. I got a notification of the new chapter, and posting it has also placed the story high on the New Stories list on the main Stories page. But the chapter does not show in the Latest Story Updates on the right side of the main Forum and Stories pages, where it should say Northie Added chapter 14 to.... As far as I can work out, two other ongoing stories also appear on the New Stories list, without the new chapter making the Latest Story Updates list. Rough Justice and Stranger, but this is probably because both authors are still in the Moderation Queue procedure. In contrast, Carlos adding a new CJ story has not made it appear in the New Stories list. However, it does show in the Latest Story Updates on the right side of the page (Carlos Added story Georgetown: Over The Rainbow). But there should also be a listing saying Carlos Added chapter 1 to..., just as with other new chapters posted. In addition, as Carlos pointed out, the story does not figure as the Latest story at the bottom of the Forum and Stories pages. And I did not get a Notification of Carlos posting, even though I follow him as author, and I normally get a notification when he posts a new story. Of course there are plenty of other newly updated stories which appear on both list, so it's not a consistent bug. What did @Carlos Hazday and @northie do differently from the other authors? Carlos post-dates his chapters, but you said it wasn't that. Northie will have to tell whether the Soul Music chapter was posted in any special manner. I hope this long-winded explanation will be useful.