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Hi,
I just have a couple suggestions for a few more codes. I love stories where the Dom is younger than the sub. Right now there are no codes expressing this situation. You could have, Y/o for a Dom who is younger than his/her sub, and O/y for the opposite.
Also, even though I am strongly opposed to drugs in real life, in fantasy land, controlling a sub with drugs is a real turn on. Could you incorperate a drug code?
Nakdsub
Has potential, interesting,, will look into.
Anyone have any other suggestions???
Be Well
T
How is it about "Other Fetishes"? An additional category for fetishes not involving the classic themes latex, feet/shoes, hair etc.
Some are into mashed fruits (NOT ME!) or uniforms (maybe me... :) ).
Hello Allll Story posters and readers;
Have just done (4/7) 30+ story "updates" for story section,, however this go around no "New" stories YET !!! Had a bit of techinical difficulities with the New stories,, I will have approx. 25 New stories processed in a day or so. A few authors will be getting a private e-mail IF I need you to re-submit your story,,
PLEASE do not re-submit unless you receive an E-mail from me.
THANKS to all our fine AUTHORS and readers of same!!
Be Well
T
When the latest part to my story "Legacy of Priam" was added the one review that I'd had up to that point disappeared.
(a) Is this a recognised problem that happens sometimes?
(b) Any way to get it back???
What happens to a story, maybe an WordPad file, after its content is turned into HTML format. Is it overwritten, or will it be deleted?
Namely, is there any non-HTML backup left on the server or on the editors PC?
Yes
T
I'm not complaining in any sense...just have a question. About how long does it typically take for story updates to be posted? A few days? A week? Is there any set schedule, or does it depend on some variable(s)?
Thanks in advance,
blackbug
It depends on alot of things.
T
Hmmm...can you go just a little bit into details?
A bit,,well lets see. Stories are "Processed" mainly into rtf files then into html files via a text convertor program then assigned numbers and posted onto story site. at times there are still copies of the 'original' still around for a bit, then deleted.
To answer probaly the next question from story submission to the main server (day 1) to main server email to editor mailbox to being 'processed' to back to main server to main story page (est day 5-7) actual depends on many variables, but "norm' anywhere from 3-9 days or so.
be well
T
Thank you, T!
I went to click on a story I posted to see if any of the updates that I sent in had been posted, and I got to a page that reads "The Story does not exist". What does this mean? Does this happen when additional chapters are being added to a story or is there some type of problem?
Let me know and thanks,
blackbug
which story?
It's titled, "Cherin's surprise with Mom and Aunt Sara". It appears to be working fine now...not sure what happened there. There are two updates to the story that I sent a while ago; not sure if you received them or not. I can re-send if necessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Torq
Thanks!
blackbug
OK, Folks another quick FYI Story posting will be suspended for approx. 1 week.
Yes I know groans,,,groans,, Real Life happens.
Please be patient will get em caught up approx week of 5/12 or so
Thanks for your patience
Be Well
T
I submitted part 3 again.....after that gets posted, I'll add another chapter...
blackbug
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No problem, Torq. Thanks for letting us know. We really do appreciate the job you do getting all the new stories and updates coded and posted.
Thanks, Torq, for all you do for us. You are truly a (all to often unsung) hero! :cheerleadQuote:
Originally Posted by Torq
Will be processing again approx 5/14-15,, Thanks all
T.
Hi,
Can anyone tell me why there has been no new stories or update since 4/29/08? Just wondering.
Torq posted about this matter.
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=13923
It's happenning the same with this one: http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/stories/s...p?storyid=6142 and earlier I found another one, but it seems to be working ok now.
There are times Authors ask to have story "pulled" or "suspended" for time frames or for reasons.
T
I've had this occur many times in the past months, but it seems to correct itself, usually within less than an hour. I just assume its some random bug in the software and go my merry way.
Hi,
I know that this is a free site and all and up to now I've held my tongue because of that, but I can do so no longer. The formatting of stories just sucks. :mad:
For my latest story I've supplied all chapters in precisely the same format - RTF, but when the story is viewed as a whole the chapters are formatted differently.
The first chapter looked fined, the second to seventh chapter were formatted as centred italics and now the eighth chapter is centred italic and underlined. None of this formatting was what I intended.
It seems that each chapter is converted independently with a style name assigned for each different font format in the file in the order that that font format appears. However, the converter uses the SAME names each time it is run.
So the problem occurs when the chapters are formatted together in the 'view whole story' page.
So in chapter one, the first line of my story is a the title which is a bold header: this gets allocated rvts6. The second is the author, centred and in italics: this gets allocated rvts7. Next is the chapter header: rvts9. Then comes the main body of the story: rvts8
In the second chapter, the first line is again a heading - the chapter number. It gets allocated rvts6, so doesn't look too bad in the same font as the story title. Next is the body of the story which gets allocated rvts7 - hence the text is all centred and italic.
Either the style names need to be unique for each chapter, based on the actual style (eg arial8ptitalic) or a different approach for converting is needed.
I'm happy to provide my content in valid formatted HTML, but when I used to do that it also screwed up and I was recommended to use RTF instead.
I'm just really frustrated by all this and I've been getting complaints from readers who tell me that they love the story, but question 'my choice' of formatting.
Just what approach should I use to get consistent formatting across chapters? I don't care about fancy fonts or styles, I just want to have headings, plain text, italic and bold.
I won't mention the backslash and apostrophe problem in story names and summaries (but I cringe every time I see it and wonder how it takes to fix such a problem - two and half years so far and counting).
Rilawild
Hey,
Just a suggestion, but instead of complaining, why not send a PM or email to Torq, with your story info & the problem, and see if maybe he can work with you on it. He is one guy, processing 100s of stories a week, so yeah, there's a good chance things slide through.
The story processing program that converts from RTF to the style needed to upload it to the stories site is, indeed, archaic. But the entire stories process is a tad archaic. And no, it's not changing anytime soon, for a variety of reasons, all of which I am sure Torq can explain. However, there are ways to help the issue along, like ensuring your story is in a True Font, that it has no formatting inside of it, etc.
As for the grammar... well... a.) there have been at least 2 people story processing in the past 2.5 yr, and the previous person (before Torq) had a lot of the "delia'/s" problem (the slash/apostrophe) that you mention. However, it would take HOURS & HOURS to fix this issue, because you would manually have to go into each & every story to fix every chapter seperately... so put on your blinders & grin and bear it :) :) :) Also, when processing 100s of stories, sometimes mistakes in the writing are made... they each have to be MANUALLY ENTERED. And last time I looked, Torq was a human, so hey, guess what, probably isn't going to be perfect.
As you mentioned, this is a free site. And while I usually stand on the sidelines & let Torq field all of these questions on his own, I have about had enough. The man works 16-18hr days, and spends his off time processing stories. That is no joke. Trust me, I live with him--he spends his time doing that, when instead, hey, we could be having fun together. Do I mind? No, because it's giving back to a community that has given us so much. But please, EVERYONE, have a little patience--he tries to do them as fast as possible & as well as possible, but he is, as I have mentioned, a human, not Superman (welllll at least not in terms of story processing *grins*). And just to answer the inevitable "why not get help?" question, the story processing, as I previously mentioned, is ridiculously archane (sp?) and requires 1 person to do it. Annoying? yes. Is there a better way? Probably. But hey, life ain't perfect. So... we all live with what we have & enjoy what we can.
Cheers,
delia
Oh, well this ain't Random House,,
Life goes on ! Keep counting!
Maybe its time for someone else to TRY to please everyone,,,,,,,,
I'm gettin tired of the CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In eight (8) months over 4000 stories "handled" (every story is 'handled' 2 or 3 times) with close to 2000 POSTED ! In rough math thats 400+ stories PER month handled, 200 posted per month. EACH story taking anywhere from 15-45 minute PER story to process. Average 20-25 minutes per = 150 +/- hrs a month
ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR THE JOB?!?!?!?! PAY $0.00 With Overtime!
That's not counting the "Revisions" or the "Changed a word" repost or the "It has a / mark" Re-do it"
MANY MANY THANKS TO THE GREAT AUTHORS OUT THERE THAT DO UNDERSTAND!!!!!
Be Well
T
:wow_nbs:
You handle an amazing amount of work and need to be officially thanked for it. (The trouble is I don't see an officials hanging around here right now.)
Is there anything the people posting stories can do to help you out (and maybe introduce a little consistancy/control over the resulting post?)
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone out there know how to use this feature. Where do you go in the system to add a story to bookshelf?
Hi Falcon
Before you can add a story to your bookshelf, you need to create your bookshelf
Under the 'Library' tab, select 'My BDSM Shelf' from the otions - you will see a new page with the option to 'Add New BDSM Shelf'
You will need to give your new shelf a title (description is optional but you DO need a title for the shelf)...and then click on 'Add New'
Now, when you open a story to read, you will see an option at the right hand side of the window giving the option to 'Add this story to my bookshelf' Click on that link, select your bookshelf and then click on 'Add story to shelf'
Hope this helps :)
Hi,
This wasn't meant as an attack on Torq. If it seemed that way then I apologise.
I thought that this was the Tech Problems and Answers forum; I see this as a tech problem not a personnel problem. I want this site to improve. I was trying to point out what the issue was (that the same style names gets reused and then clash when the whole story is viewed) and suggested a couple of ways that it might be fixed, and then I asked the question about how to avoid the problem in the first place.
What else was I supposed to do? I have asked these questions and made similar suggestions about this privately before (when uploading new chapters, by emailing webmaster and by emailing Torq) and received no answer so I assumed that the best thing to do was to post it here.
If the software used for the site is so hard to use why not ask Tiger for something better, or even ask the community to help find/write better software - at least to enable the load to be shared by more people. Alternatively maybe provide a guide for how to get the formatting to be consistent and how to provide stories so that it takes the minimum amount of time/intervention from Torq.
Rilawild
I think this a good suggestion. Maybe a FAQ or more detailed submission guidelines would help. I would be more than willing to do my part to make Torq's job easier by following formatting rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by rilawild
I'm sure I speak for the other authors and the readers when I say that we are enormously grateful for the time and effort that it takes to upload and update stories on the site. I had no idea the scope of the issue and my admiration for Torq taking on the job and doing it so well has just increased.
Thanks, Torq.
Hi the following story is not working:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/stories/r...p?storyid=6362
Ty, E.
T
I seem to have had this problem with about half a dozen stories on the latest update. Is this just me or is it a bigger problem?
Forever, the story you site does not exist,,was never posted, file was corputed, author e-mailed awaiting reply
dp, I went thru EVERY story posted AGAIN ALL !!!! Working just fine
T
Your help on how to use Bookshelf was much appreciated, and did resolve the problem. I have since added quite a few titles to my new shelf!
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