The Pub Discussion Board

Yes, it would!  LMAO
j/k  I'll take it under advisement.

Net Wolf

i have a request for the forums

could you please put in the quote button and smilies

(if there already there i must be missing them)

Sure, I can put them in... if you can find me an extra day or two in my schedule somewhere for such a minor item.  I'll add it to the list, but it's not gonna get high priority.

one thing that could be nice is a link on the forum relating  the to the story its reelated to.

well its was a thought.
my intensions were if you were in the forum and reading reviews about other books and you see one that you particularly would like to read because of the review installing a link would direct you strait to the story for the story review forum.
anys it was just a suggestion if its a bad idea pay no attansion to it.

Hmmm.  Yes, how about that.  Since you did that, no one's made any further requests.  Perhaps it's all the ants congregating on the honey that makes them uneasy?

Net Wolf

Um... yes, there IS something like that.   There is a recent submissions table ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE SITE, which will list everything that has been added/updated since you visited last.

Eric

Seeing as, I believe, it was decided in the poll that we are going to be opening the site to any authors who want to post, I was wondering If we would be able to vote them out?  Kinda like "Surviver"   I was wondering if there could be a voting box like the "rate the story" Box, that would have options for the grammar and spelling type stuff.  Then we could vote to have the story removed if the grammar and spelling are really awful, or if instead of a story it's an expounding of a persons opinions wrapped in a thin plot, I don't have a problem with people writing their opinions and beliefs into a story so long as its a story first, But I think it should be a story first. 

I was also wonder if it would posable to weight the votes, so that say Jefferson's and Storymaster's would votes hold a lot more weight than some one who has never been active in the site.  Just a thought, I have no idea if would work or how complicated any of it might be.   

Is that even posable? thanks in advance.

*sigh*

Apparently you weren't paying attention to the poll results, which said that the majority of people, in fact, wanted the ability to ask someone to leave if they sucked.

As to the voting *mechanism*, it's been on the site since day one, you probably just don't bother to use it.  It's called the Recommendation System.  You have been able to give your opinion of stories all along.  Of course, the primary purpose of this system is to offer you suggestions for other stories to read, but as it does give some idea of people's opinions, it can be used to gauge the likability of an author or story.

Stories will not be removed on an individual basis.  However, if the opinions of an author are numerous enough AND negative enough, they will be asked to leave.  That was what the site membership said they wanted.

As to breaking it down into grammar vs. lack of plot vs. thinly-veiled proselytizing... I don't actually care why you don't like the story.  It's only important that you don't.  If you want people to know why you didn't like it, then post a review in the story's thread.  (Be careful to follow the Critiquing Guide!)

I'd also like to point out that this question could have been answered by going to the "Become a Pub Author/Artist" page, found on the main menu of the site, and linked here.  This would have sped up your answer, and prevented me from doing all this typing.

Eric Storm

Sorry, SM, I was talking to Bd.Carlo, not you, with that particular comment.  Should have made that clearer, my bad.

Eric Storm

Um... Are you a book publisher?

If you're not paying these authors (including me), you have no place asking them to write one microsecond faster than they are.

Writing is not like baking a cake.  You can't just pull out the cookbook, slap the ingredients together, and have a wonderful treat for friends and family.  It is hard work, requiring thought, planning, and usually, inspiration.

Personally, I find people demanding that I write according to their schedule, very UNinspiring.

Further, I'm already releasing on a bare minimum of one chapter a month schedule.  Maybe that's not satisfactory to you, but it takes me usually two weeks just to write and edit a chapter, so I'm not likely to be able to up my speed much.

If you're looking for volume, I suggest you visit ASSTR.  They've got more stories than you could read in a lifetime.  Of course, most of them suck, but hey, you didn't say you wanted GOOD stories...

Eric Storm

PS:  Sounded very much like a complaint to ME...

tell me .....what does 3+ mean in the camp:rj tags?

i thought this was the feature inquiry  ........well . i seem to have a feature req .....i would like to see other barmaids ......how come such a great pub have only one barmaid :Bridget.......u can employ others and rotate them....