The Pub Discussion Board

The name generator would be available to the public, probably with a couple limitations.  Like only site contributors would be able to "reserve" names.  (For instance, the name generator would never pop out the name "Ron Chaffey", because that name would be reserved.  No stealing my names, bitch!  )

Eric

The name generator sounds fun. Also I think it would be fun to display who is in the java chat on the main page. I don't know the possibilities of that, but it sounds good.

Khellendros

Greetings

Well I'm going through a "foodie phase" so the recipe thingy sounds good but the composite novel seems more interesting with perhaps greater chance for interaction by members.  Even if someone can't write a whole story they can offer specific suggestions for scenes or even edit

Are you thinking some form of fully editable wiki?

As for the other java stuff, the  sites working for me, GOOD JOB!  I'm reading some great stories, thanx for a great venue.

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

For those who haven't been following the other threads about feature requests, I'll explain this concept here:

COMPOSITE novel:

Collaborative (many people working on a single project)
Online (happens on the Internet)
Multi-
Path (explained below)
Open
Source (well... this is a bit of a stretch, but it is open-source in that anyone can extend the "code"...)
Imaginary (means we're writing fiction here...)
TalE (uh.... fancy word for "Story".    )


It works like this:

1. The staff posts Chapter 1 of some story.  This could be either from one of the member contributors, or by someone who simply submitted a chapter for consideration.

2. From that point, anyone can contribute a Chapter 2.  There can be multiple Chapter 2's.  (That's where the "Multi-Path" part comes in.)  The same with Chapter 3, 4, and so on.  Anyone can continue the story from any point whatsoever, for whatever length of chapters they can contribute.  If I submitted a chapter 2, 3, and 4, someone else could still continue my story after chapter 2, and take it in their own direction.

3. The readers can choose their path through the story by reading short synopses of the available chapters to read.  The site would keep track of what paths the readers have read, so they wouldn't have to keep track on their own.

4. Any registered member can submit a chapter; they do not need to be a contributor.  This allows those who might want to try their hand at writing a chance to get their feet wet without committing to a whole story on their own.

5. The story ends when people stop contributing to it.

6. There might be more than one COMPOSITE novel running at once.

This will NOT be a wiki: people will not be allowed to modify other people's words.  If you don't like the way someone wrote their part of the story, write your own version and submit it.

I realize the "open source" is a bit of a misnomer, since I'd prefer people didn't go posting the story elsewhere, but I couldn't think of anything else that would both fit there, AND make a word. 

Anyway, that's the full idea of the COMPOSITE novel.

Eric

what would be cool is if you had a rule that you can't post 2 chapters in a row on any thread of the story

just a thought

If you don't like their second chapter... write your own, obviously.  Duh.  That's the Point!

I was a bit slow on the uptake here but I like the Name Generator and Composite Novel System.