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Post by lisa316 on Aug 5, 2007 13:07:59 GMT -5
So I went over to raising hell and posted two stories. Some interesting stuff if you read through their rules. No incest fic allowed (specifically 'Wincest' - a term which made me laugh out loud) and no twin/clone slash, in otherwords, no Ben/alec luvin' allowed. Personally, I don't have a problem with that. They did make a point about how sex between transgenics is NOT incest, which I found funny. Totally beside the point, I finally learned what 'lemon' and 'lime' mean in fanfic...I've often wondered.Two things were disconcerting when I uploaded. I couldn't use my browser, I had to paste the story in and then reformat all the paragraphs by hand, and it sucked and was very frustrating. Anybody know how to get around this? Also, stories don't go up right away, they go to review first. Maybe I'm paranoid, but it makes me feel like the administrator is passing judgement and deciding if she wants it on her site. I posted my alec story first, figuring that would be a good foot in the door before bombarding them with my ML smut (which is 'lime,' not 'lemon,' in case you were wondering. ) We may want to tread carefully here, though I do like the formatting at that sight.
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Post by shywriter on Aug 5, 2007 14:53:31 GMT -5
So I went over to raising hell and posted two stories. Two things were disconcerting when I uploaded. I couldn't use my browser, I had to paste the story in and then reformat all the paragraphs by hand, and it sucked and was very frustrating. Anybody know how to get around this? We have Mozilla so we (read: hubby) followed their steps to allow Mozilla to work: so far I have tried only cut & paste rather than a full import (can you do that?) but pasting all was fine without needing adjustments. Once it was in, though, I had (and am still having) fits trying to edit ("edit" takes me to a blank form, and adjusting in their forms won't pick up the corrections. I'm sure it's user failure, but arg!) And I don't need all their boxes; if you can get rid of them I can't tell... I thought about offering my Logan-alec fic first too, for that reason, but if they don't agree with my version of alec...? Hmmm. Do you think they held it long enough to just look at spelling & grammar, or to judge if you're alec-friendly enough? I like the look and it seems pretty user friendly so far, maybe cos it's so small. But agreed on the treading... all we need is another place that maked us feel crummy, the way they treat Logan...
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Post by shywriter on Aug 5, 2007 15:09:34 GMT -5
Set the timer: short story of mostly Logan brooding (under 1000 wds) sent off to RH at 3:06 CDT-- curious as to how long it will be...
(sorry, for anyone who cares-- it's just an oldie; picked a short one to get used to the site...)
TIME IN: Story up in about 45 min.
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Post by Mia22 on Aug 5, 2007 16:08:00 GMT -5
I don't like either...Like really really really don't like either. Someone promise me FFN's illness is more annoying than potentially terminal. Fanlib---No preview option (at least that I see) before posting the story. Breaks the story into pages, but I don't seem to be able to break it up myself (at least that way it could work with my breaks, I don't like being stopped mid-thought). RH----TOO MANY OPTIONS...All the clicking and huh-ing... UGH! I'm an old dog, I apparently can't be taught new tricks. I've been on FFN for eons now and I think it's staying that way. BTW- I did post a new story on both of them (same story...Lisa's story actually because I needed a break writing Tig's challenge). I'll post what her wish list actually was on FFN because I don't know where the little box is for Challenge: on RH and well I was all clicked out by the time I got over to FanLib. Raising Hell does send a very nice little email telling you they got your story and it'll be up shortly. Mine went up in 20 minutes.
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Post by lisa316 on Aug 5, 2007 16:35:54 GMT -5
I wrote to the admin over at rh and she gave me some good tips on uploading stories.
She also made me a registered user so that I can post automatically without having to wait for my stories to be reviewed. I don't think she wants to censor, she just cares about quality control.
i guess i proofed two her that i no how to use periods and capitol letters ;D
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Post by shywriter on Aug 5, 2007 16:39:14 GMT -5
She also made me a registered user so that I can post automatically without having to wait for my stories to be reviewed. I don't think she wants to censor, she just cares about quality control. i guess i proofed two her that i no how to use periods and capitol letters ;D Nah, it was just that butt-kissing alec story that did it! ;D (mine was sent in 5 min ago! )
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Post by Mia22 on Aug 5, 2007 16:39:52 GMT -5
I wrote to the admin over at rh and she gave me some good tips on uploading stories. Don't suppose you're going to be sharing? ;D
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Post by lisa316 on Aug 5, 2007 17:22:34 GMT -5
Don't suppose you're going to be sharing?See that tinyMCE button in the bottom corner? Apparently that solves all the world's problems. Nah, it was just that butt-kissing alec story that did it! Say what you like about alec, but you can't deny that he does have a nice butt.
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Post by insanetrolllogic on Aug 5, 2007 22:07:16 GMT -5
'Wincest' Dude, that's a supernatural term. What's that doing on a DA site? (Alternately I wonder if it also applies to Sam/alec in crossovers because technically it's not really wincest given that... oh I'm confusing myself now...) Raising Hell actually first approached me about posting. I knew one of the mods to be the Max/alec sort and as the only DA fic I'd posted as spastic_visions was a very alec friendly supernatural crossover I asked if me being predominently ML slanted would be a problem. This is the response I got: In fact, I'm glad you're aware of the issue and hoping to avoid it. I'm very aware of the past (and even some recent) problems with M/L verses M/A. Once there was a couple comments made YEARS ago, the whole thing just... exploded. And, the absolute last thing we want to do at the site is add any fuel to the fire. In fact, we're pretty much not going to tolerate it, at all. Which in all honesty is about the sanest thing I've seen in this fandom since I came here and the reason I went ahead and posted my stuff to the sight. Both sides have a tendency to get a little fanatical. I can't account for people who wind up there, but intentions at least are good. (and seriously guys, I'm sure there are some very good MA stories out there. When we go on about how they're all be mindless drivel, I feel as bad as they are.) In terms of formatting, I've found Raising Hell recognizes all the ff.net tags so if you copy and paste straight from the ff.net story page, your formatting should all come up good.
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Post by shywriter on Aug 5, 2007 22:29:59 GMT -5
I asked if me being predominently ML slanted would be a problem. This is the response I got:
In fact, I'm glad you're aware of the issue and hoping to avoid it. I'm very aware of the past (and even some recent) problems with M/L verses M/A. Once there was a couple comments made YEARS ago, the whole thing just... exploded. And, the absolute last thing we want to do at the site is add any fuel to the fire. In fact, we're pretty much not going to tolerate it, at all. I've had a few e-mails with one of the mods this afternoon, and she's been very welcoming. I did ask about the M/A focus & our M/L additions, and that particular matter hasn't been addressed, but she was the one who would have read my first 2 submissions and still seemed happy to have the application. And to Mari & others worried about censorship: Both Lisa & I posted 2 stories and with the 2d, got an e-mail that we'd be registered so we can post now without a proof-read first, so that seems to confirm their concern about basic spelling & grammar being the reason for submission and not M/A vs M/L content. I'm sure there are, but I confess that especially after doing some surfing through some sites this weekend, I am battered & aching from all the Logan-bashing, Logan-death, Logan as insane stalker, Logan as obsessed jilted lover... hell, even Logan seeing reason and stepping aside so M/A can have the day... honestly, am I that much in denial, or is it the case that M/L people just don't do anything of the sort to alec? Has worked smooth as silk so far! It's a nice looking site, too, especially when all 3 of their skins stay up & available!
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Post by mari on Aug 6, 2007 17:56:52 GMT -5
Great to see your stories posted there (definitely tempting me to go into a review-mania, but then double-reviewing would be really silly ) – and I saw you even lured some people from the other side into reading M/L goodness. ;D And to Mari & others worried about censorship: Both Lisa & I posted 2 stories and with the 2d, got an e-mail that we'd be registered so we can post now without a proof-read first, so that seems to confirm their concern about basic spelling & grammar being the reason for submission and not M/A vs M/L content. Sounds good, convinced me to register, which I just did. Am too lazy to post old stuff right now, but maybe will do so with the next fic (and as that probably will be a terribly uneventful, sweetish one, it may be good to test the site for that kind of stuff And I like their statement about not tolerating flaming other ships (Hm, does that make me a hypocrite for appreciating that kind of ‘censorship’? :, sounds like they’re really trying for friendly co-existence. Would it be contra-productive to mention the site when posting on FFnet?
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Post by Aerie on Aug 6, 2007 18:21:53 GMT -5
This is fun reading about this site. ;D Who wants to open a thread for this site in the Writers Joint,,Place, Hangout, Home, Guild. Someplace special for ya'll.
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Post by Mia22 on Aug 10, 2007 23:41:01 GMT -5
Ummm is Aerie kicking us out of this thread? Geez. We're being sent off to our little corner.
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Post by mari on Sept 21, 2008 13:44:09 GMT -5
Is the site down / no longer existing? Tried both with the address I saved and with link here in case there was a typo or such, but all I see is an advertisement page, register.com. Hope it’s just me, all the nice screencaps and transcripts and all.
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Post by AngelZ on Sept 21, 2008 18:38:47 GMT -5
I was at that site just last week...but now...it seems to be gone... Noooooooooooooooo
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