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  • Email Feedback System: A minor, but important change

    I’ve made a small change to the email feedback system that all authors should be aware of. From now on, all non-anonymous email messages coming from the site’s feedback system will be coming from ‘feedback’at’storiesonline.net’ with their ‘Reply to:’ field set to the real email address submitted by the feedback sender. The net result of…

  • Library Usage Examples and Tips

    Lately, I’ve been getting many requests for certain features for the library system, even though those features already exist in the Library, like update dates and a way to track serial stories. So in order to address those requests, I’ve created a page that shows a sample uses of the Library system on the site.…

  • Story Classification

    I have a problem. Or should I say, I’m dissatisfied with something. Story classification. Currently, the site uses codes to classify stories, but this method has significant shortcomings in my view. It does not distinguish between main themes or story types from minor activities. I want to create an additional classification system that focuses only…

  • New story reviewing system

    Well, the new reviewing system is mostly finished. I revamped the review display page completely and made it accessible to everybody. The old reviewing system has been integrated with the site. No more need for a separate log in page and different ID. Reviewing is easier than ever for those with reviewer accounts. A new…

  • The site’s new layout

    I’ve been receiving quite a bit of comments and reports about the site’s new layout currently available in the beta area of the site. Some favourable, some not. The most common negative common so far is that there is nothing wrong with the current layout, so no need to change, and don’t fix what isn’t…

  • Biting more than you can chew, without realizing it!

    As many of you who’ve read the previous entries in this blog know, I’m working on a new reviewing system for the site. I have the feature set ready and have already started with the implementation. However, I’ve hit few snags. Let me tell you a bit about my way of developing features. I don’t…

  • New Spot Online

    As you can see, I have a new blog online. I know it sounds and looks a little strange for somebody with a site like storiesonline to have a blog on another service. I have good reasons to have this little blog here. I don’t want to add more load onto the site’s line, it’s…