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Post by ML Fan on Mar 31, 2009 14:28:05 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net a few days ago. March 29, 2009 -- We have just launched full browsing support for Crossover archives. Please send any and all feedback to our support email. Our goal is to ensure crossover writers are treated as first-class citizens. Search engine and Community support for crossovers will be ready within the week.
Notes: The ordering of the two categories for a crossover story is not important to the way it is displayed or archived. A crossover story for category A & B is displayed in the exact same archive/location as one with ordering of B & A. The site treats both categories as equals but may flip your crossover's visible category ordering in the admin area to maintain consistency. A crossover story with categories A & B is displayed in the crossover section for A & B and B & A. Crossover stories are not displayed in the standalone sections of just A or B. We have made this distinction to make crossovers an unique story type. With this distinct separation, readers have a much easier time searching for the content they want. Our latest crossover browsing features, including cross-linking from standalone categories, ensure that crossover entries will get a much higher readership than a scenario where everything is crowded together. We have resolved an issue with crossover admin/submission using Internet Explorer 7/8 browsers.
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Post by ML Fan on Apr 1, 2009 19:48:48 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net today. April 1, 2009 -- In response to member feedback, readers now have the option to browse all crossovers to one category without having to select both sections.
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Post by shywriter on Apr 1, 2009 21:28:24 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net today. April 1, 2009 -- In response to member feedback, readers now have the option to browse all crossovers to one category without having to select both sections. So (for those of you who read fanfic ... ;D) what do you guys think about this separate cross-over listing? I moved one of the cousins NCIS-era fic there the first day it was provided, just to see how things worked, but I've moved it back -- since I started crossing the cousins, I've gotten too many reviews/ comments along the lines of "I usually hate cross-overs" or "I never read cross-overs so I'm skipping yours" or "I usually don't do cross-overs but I'm going to see if I can stomach yours" that I just don't think too many people will take the time to read through not only the DA (or whatever fic) listing, but the cross-over section too. It's too bad; I see what they're trying to do, which is a nice way to give cross-overs their due, and they have a cool indexing system (you look up one fic-dom and it opens to a listing of the available 2d universes with which they're crossed.) But especially in DA, it just seems that there are too few still reading these days to list cross-overs off in another neighborhood. Any thoughts?
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Post by mari on Apr 2, 2009 16:42:43 GMT -5
since I started crossing the cousins, I've gotten too many reviews/ comments along the lines of "I usually hate cross-overs" or "I never read cross-overs so I'm skipping yours" or "I usually don't do cross-overs but I'm going to see if I can stomach yours" that I just don't think too many people will take the time to read through not only the DA (or whatever fic) listing, but the cross-over section too. It seems odd (and kind of rude) that people review / comment just to say that they don’t actually intent to read or like it. (Hm, why am I thinking of food analogies ;D) I’m sure there must be others saying that they usually find it hard to get involved with crossovers but were converted by the cousin-universe? Or is it the mentioning of that at all that bothers you? It's too bad; I see what they're trying to do, which is a nice way to give cross-overs their due, and they have a cool indexing system (you look up one fic-dom and it opens to a listing of the available 2d universes with which they're crossed.) But especially in DA, it just seems that there are too few still reading these days to list cross-overs off in another neighborhood. Any thoughts? Not sure if I understand their system but it looks like an additional listing, not removing the story from the category where it was originally posted? Putting a story there would just make it accessible with one click from the front page, so best case would be no readers and worst just nobody checking? Sorry, don’t think I’m getting your point about the downsides…? You wouldn’t like having a story in the spotlight for being a crossover instead of the story in itself, having more of those pointless dismissive reactions? (But would those people look into the crossover section at all?) I don’t think my limited range of fic reading is very representative for average reader behavior. (Never thought of actively looking for cross-overs but will give them a try if they show up, always interesting to see how someone puts two worlds together). But then there seem to be a lot of people who have broader reading habits, are fans of several shows (so potentially more interested in crossovers?) and the idea of quickly finding connections between fandoms might be more attractive for them?
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Post by shywriter on Apr 4, 2009 12:13:42 GMT -5
It seems odd (and kind of rude) that people review / comment just to say that they don’t actually intent to read or like it. (Hm, why am I thinking of food analogies ;D) I’m sure there must be others saying that they usually find it hard to get involved with crossovers but were converted by the cousin-universe? Or is it the mentioning of that at all that bothers you? Not really bothered that people mention their aversion to cross-overs, really, just over-dramatically mentioning that it surprised me to find that there were so many people who just don't like them, and who would rarely (or even never) read one, even if it was with a fandom they liked, or by an author they otherwise read faithfully. I suspect any rudeness is unintended, 'cos for the most part the comments have the tone of surprise and compliment ("I usually hate crossovers but I read this and I liked it" sort of comment) or as an explanation about why they didn't read a particular story, something along the lines of "I never read crossovers" in a way that means it's not the particular story or author that prevented them from reading, just the cross-over itself. This latter is often in the same tones that people say "I don't watch soap operas" or "I don't watch sports," both with and without the attitude of "I don't watch them because they're all alike and are boring/awful/whatever" Nothing wrong at all for not having a taste for a particular thing, but I just hadn't expected a general dislike as one might dislike gothic romances, or westerns, or sci-fi -- almost as if all cross-overs could be one genre. Maybe I misread their explanations, then, and did a bad job of hunting through the posted stories (wouldn't be surprising! ) but I read it to say that putting a story in cross-overs does remove it from the general listing for either fandom. (I looked for the one remaining NCIS-DA crossover in the NCIS section and didn't find it). If that's the case, I just figured that more people would look through the list of general DA (or NCIS) fic and happen to read a crossover in that list, even if they don't usually read much crossover fic. And even a die-hard fic fan might only go though the general list -- I've been reading more NCIS fic lately, looking for some that are good, and haven't been too interested in checking out the crossover fic list (not that I mind crossovers, but I figure I don't watch enough TV to know a many of the shows they've crossed.) It would be nice if they did leave the story in the single fandoms too -- but bottom line, if they list the story in only one place, I want to put it where the most people possible will see it... That may be one of the main reasons they did a separate section -- and I do like the idea of having stories listed like that for just the reason you said -- but not at the price of having it listed only in crossovers, since it just seems that for any of several reasons, there will be fewer people looking through those lists for stories.
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Post by mari on Apr 4, 2009 14:12:29 GMT -5
Oops, sorry, my fault. I just so automatically assumed that it would be an additional listing that I just read their announcement that way, never actually checking. So yes, completely agree, making a story disappear from the main page just to mark it as a crossover seems illogic. Sorry to make you type this all out just because I don’t think before writing.
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Post by shywriter on Apr 4, 2009 21:42:18 GMT -5
Oops, sorry, my fault. I just so automatically assumed that it would be an additional listing that I just read their announcement that way, never actually checking. So yes, completely agree, making a story disappear from the main page just to mark it as a crossover seems illogic. Sorry to make you type this all out just because I don’t think before writing. ...but it just let me vent my frustration again, that they have a nice idea that I would like to use, but won't 'cos it's likely to translate into even fewer DA readers for those stories than before!
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Post by ML Fan on Apr 6, 2009 18:17:03 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net recently. April 1, 2009 -- In response to member feedback, readers now have the option to browse all crossovers to one category without having to select both sections.
We have fixed a problem within crossover archives where filtering by properties such as length did not work as intended.
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Post by ML Fan on Apr 18, 2009 20:31:29 GMT -5
The following message was posted yesterday on FF.net. April 17, 2009 -- Document Manager has been upgraded to support faster and larger user uploads. Plain text (.txt) file support has been improved. Please note we do not recommend submitting stories as html (.html) files.
Search feature has been upgraded for speed and will continue to receive updates over the next few days as we introduce crossover support.
Misc: In an ongoing erffort to reduce page clutter, we are removing the display of updated date tag in story listings if a story's published and last updated date are the same.
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Post by ML Fan on Apr 30, 2009 23:40:21 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net yesterday. April 29th, 2009 -- We have just launched a redesigned Private Messaging (PM) system. In addition to email delivery, messages between site members are also accessible through an "Inbox" in the login area. Please note the new PM system is threaded meaning replies/conversations to the same subject is grouped together. In order to reduce inbox clutter, we highly recommend all users to utilize the threaded feature and to always use the reply link to respond to PMs.
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Post by ML Fan on May 3, 2009 15:29:00 GMT -5
The following messages were posted on FF.net during the last few days. May 3, 2009 -- Readers can now toggle a "light" or a "dark" theme for the story pages. The dark theme can offer enhanced eye comfort when reading for an extended period of time.
May 2, 2009 -- In addition to story font size, style, and alignment, readers now have a new customizable option: line height/spacing. Readers can increase/decrease the spacing between sentences to satisfy every personal preference to enhance reading comfort.
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Post by ML Fan on May 5, 2009 23:08:54 GMT -5
The following message was posted on FF.net today. May 5, 2009 -- Members now have the option to remove messages from their Private Messaging (PM) Inbox. Please note the old review reply feature has been replaced by the new messaging system.
If you are a member and is currently experiencing issues with receiving email alerts, please login and visit the Alerts section for tips. We have put up configuration guides for Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, and GMail users to ensure alert emails are not incorrectly filtered by your email provider.
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Post by ML Fan on May 9, 2009 19:22:15 GMT -5
The following message was posted yesterday on FF.net. May 8, 2009 -- We have improved the PM (Private Messaging) system in response to member feedbacks. When replying to a review, the review is displayed below the composition form. A link to the review is automatically prepended to the PM message. A link pointing back to the reviews page is now shown after posting reply. When replying to a previous PM, the 5 most recent messages/replies are displayed below the composition form. Fixed a problem where you could not reply to a PM when you have removed it from the inbox but there is a record of it in the outbox.
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Post by mari on Jun 6, 2009 14:54:18 GMT -5
Cool new feature at FFnet, especially with recent flooding of M/L fic ;D
"June 5, 2009 -- New Feature Announcement: We have just launched the "Storymarks" feature. Storymarks are bookmarks for stories/chapters and is one of the most often requested feature. With storymarks, any user can save their current spot and return to continue their reading at a later time. Members do not need to login to access this feature. To access the storymark feature, use the "View" and "Add" links at the top right of story pages. Clicking view will allow you to access your current storymarks. Please note there is currently a limit of 20 storymarks and we will remove the oldest one if you attempt to add one over the limit."
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Post by shywriter on Jun 6, 2009 22:39:43 GMT -5
Cool new feature at FFnet, especially with recent flooding of M/L fic ;D "June 5, 2009 -- New Feature Announcement: We have just launched the "Storymarks" feature. Storymarks are bookmarks for stories/chapters and is one of the most often requested feature. With storymarks, any user can save their current spot and return to continue their reading at a later time. Members do not need to login to access this feature. To access the storymark feature, use the "View" and "Add" links at the top right of story pages. Clicking view will allow you to access your current storymarks. Please note there is currently a limit of 20 storymarks and we will remove the oldest one if you attempt to add one over the limit."
Thanks for posting, MAri, and that I didn't just post instead of suggesting it be done... ...but am I the only one having trouble with this feature? THREE times now I've gone in to load Pulse Day stories, thinking it would be an organized way to pull them up, read & review without losing track -- and each time I would load 3 or 4 stories and the next time the bookmark queue would be empty!! Grrrrr......
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