Story Site Issues, Etc.

[yullie]

Where can i find the story site ? it used to be above the menu... thx

[Tufty]

Click on 'Links' at the top of the page and look under the 'Site Index' yullie...it's the very first thing listed

[lex ludite]

I just got a review of one of my stories. Naturally I was directed to the Forum so I could be identified and then sent back to respond to the review. It appears that something is missing, since there is now no link that takes me back to my story, so I can thank the reviewer. What am I missing?

[cadence]

I believe that they are still in the process of putting the links back up on top. If you click on the Links tab between User CP and FAQ it will give you a link to the stories.

[lex ludite]

Many thanks for your advice. I am once more a happy camper until the next glitch. (LOL)

[Torq]

Hello alll,

So alll are aware between 1/28 and 2/11 (roughly) there will be NO story posting.

As of (1/12) 64 stories were posted and we are now caught up from any back-log.

Thanks to all the Authors for their story submissions !!!!

Be Well

T

[Euryleia]

Thanks for letting us know, Torq.

I, for one, really appreciate the job you're doing in posting all the stories that are submitted.

[RiverOtter]

I'm posting this here, as I'm not quite sure which forum is best for it. My question is this:

If I decide, after posting a story, that I don't quite like it and want to do it over again, would the administrator be willing to take down the old version and replace it with the new one? Especially if the old version seems silly and embarassing to the author in hindsight.

Thank you in avance for taking the time to answer.

[Torq]

LOL,, Yes no problem,, do it all the time is story section. Thats why you see (revisied) attached to some chapters.

Be well
T

[Dick the Slaver]

Thanks for letting us know!
I would suggest that you post the same notice on the story page after the last batch of stories before you leave. Otherwise, somebody will post a thread "Where are the new stories?" It would save a lot of headaches.

[RiverOtter]

Cool, thanks!

[Tiger]

Just want to say a big fucking thanks to Torq! He has been a huge help with the story publishing. Have fun on your trip and we shall see ya soon!

[um1981]

How can you tell which forum members wrote which stories in the BDSM library??? I think you should find a way to link the author's stories to their username in the forum (but i bet this might conflict with privacy issues). It's just that I sssooo have this mental fantasy about powerone (but I'm not a stalker) and i just wanted to see his picture. LOL.

UM

[Torq]

OK, Final reminder, There will be NO stories posted for approx 2 weeks!!!!!

If all works well story posting will resume approx week of 2/11

THANKS ALLL

Be Well

T

[slave cw]

Why cant stories be changed over to english instead of placed in format not able to be read by all? Thanks slv cw

[underwhere]

There didn't seem like an appropriate place to ask this question, and this seemed like the best place to ask, so I hope I'm not out of bounds by asking it here.

The guidelines for story submissions state that the minimum story length for submissions is 10,000 characters. I'm currently in the process of writing a story which I'll probably submit to this site. So far, it contains two parts, one of which is over 10,000 characters by a substantial amount, and the other is just under. I haven't yet completed my final edits so far, so it is possible that the second part might be over 10,000 characters when I finish with it. I don't know how many parts my story will contain altogether, though I'm certain by the time I finish writing it, there will be at least three parts. (The story probably has more pull than that, but I haven't written the third part yet, so I can't say for certain.)

So my questions are these: How rigid is that particular guideline for story submissions? Does it apply to stories in their entirety, or only in parts? I don't think it would make sense to actually combine these two (or however many I wind up with) parts as there is a separation in time between each section of the story. Otherwise I would just combine them all and not worry about it, but I think it makes more sense to keep them separate. (I reserve the right to change my mind on that later, though. )

Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Alex Bragi]

I think you'll find that is just that--a guideline rather than an actual rule, underwhere. So, just keep it hot and dirty and I'm sure we'll all appreciate it.

[slavescout74]

Is there a way to edit stories posted on forums under specific topics? I love to post small stories, but I do a much better job if I can go back and edit what I wrote a few days later. I noticed the edit option is available for a few days after a new posting and then it is taken away.

[underwhere]

I imagine that not all stories are WRITTEN in English, and one can assume from that that the author is probably not a native English speaker. A proper translation of any work can take quite some period of time to accomplish. Are you volunteering? My personal knowledge of any language other than English is not accomplished enough to be willing to take that on as a task.

[Torq]

All stories ae posted in he language submitted. This site has members from all over the world and multiple languages. IF the author wishes to re-submit in other languages thats their choice, otherwise stories will remain posted as is.

Be Well
T

[Torq]

Alex is correct , both in reference to guidelines and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Be Well
T

[Torq]

Thnaks everyone for your patience, stories are again caught back up.

Be Well
T

[Torq]

Thanks everyone for your patience, stories are again caught back up.

Be Well
T

[underwhere]

First of all, I do realize that this site wouldn't be possible without the generosity of time from all of the people who contribute to it to make it what it is.

I've become a first time story-submitter. I submitted the first part of a story I am working on to the stories section. I realize it will take some time (since that is a volunteer job) for my story to actually appear on the web site. I also understand, from what has been previously stated on the forums, that story submissions are processed on a FIFO (first in first out) method.

What I would like to suggest is this: When stories are submitted to this site, it might be a nice feature to display not just a "thank you for submitting your story" message as I did receive, but also a mention as to the size of the queue (number of stories or story parts) which has accumulated before my submission. It might also be nice to provide updates of the queue status, though I'm not sure where would be the best place to put such a thing....perhaps in the User CP? I think that might provide authors with a better sense as to how long it might take to get their stories live on this site.

Thoughts or comments anybody?

[Torq]

LOL, Good thought and suggestion, just not to pratical.

You are correct most stories are processed on a first i first out, however this is not always the case due to 'issues' with stories that may need re-formatting, or whatever.

As I have asked ALL authors Please be patient it takes time to process these fine stories its simply not just the "push of a button" and just as an FYI I receive approx 125 e-mails per day on an average that I sift thru to get the stories , then its approx 15-30 minutes PER story to process.

If a 'quere' of stories was to be set up it would probally delay the story posting an additional day or two or four or more, depending on the 'depth' of the quere.

Average submission to post for stories runss about 1 week est. or less. Please be patient

TY
T

[Faibhar]

"Patience" is, as they say, a virtue. My personal feeling that the composing of a piece is in, of itself, its own reward. The timeliness of the posting must be considered almost secondary.

Naturally, efforts and other influences demand others choose to read the finished product hopefully with their kind Reviews, but that must be considered just so much more "icing on the cake" given the entire process.

[underwhere]

This raises an interesting question, Torq. Since stories are published in the language the author wrote them, how can the BDSM Library staff know for certain that the story which was submitted does not contain, for example, prohibited content? Is there somebody charged with reviewing the stories submitted in languages other than English to verify that such content guidelines are being adhered to?

[Torq]

Yup

[Alex Bragi]

Well, I'm aware of at least one author here, slvWriting, who as submitted stories in English and Spanish.

[angelic.zest]

im not admin but u could try to just copy the story and go to a converter site, which will convert the word,letters, etc... into whatever language u want, it may be a word limit but it may help... hth