BronxWench

Does this mean that you have a Winter Holiday that is one month long???
Myself I have just begun planning for what I possibly could write for the event.

Just in time for the holiday season, we're seeing an influx of spambots, on our Forum and in the Archive's review pages. Here's what you can do.
If you see a spambot post in the Forums, click the little link at the top right corner of the post that reads "Report Post." The moderators will make it go away as quickly as possible. If there are multiple posts, report them all. You can leave a one-word report if you'd like, such as "Spam" or "Spambot" but it's not necessary. When we read the report, we'll know right away what the issue is.
If you see a spambot review in the Archive, and you're the story's author, you can always delete it. If you're not the author, you can report the review using the "Report Review" link in the lower left corner of the review. It does help immensely, since these reports are delivered via email, to drop in that one-word report, but even if you don't, it's pretty easy to see those spambot reviews when the review board is accessed.
What shouldn't you do? Don't click any links. Who knows where most of those links have been? For all we know, they could have taken a quick trip through the malware pool before landing on your screen. Practice safe surfing and don't click anything, especially when the post is in Cyrillic, or German, or some funky font of dubious provenance. We like our members and want you all to stay safe!

The weather outside is frightful
the horrors inside are delightful
And the creatures that come from sideways are from decidedly non-euclidean  geometries.
Let it snow. Let it snow. Let
it
 
S͚͓̰̟̤̥̥̜̠̮̟̝̭͛͌ͮ̐̃̎̊ͥ̂̈́̒ͨ̏n̜̼̯̮̯ͩ͑̄ͨ̈́o̳̲̟̹̝͎͇̬w҉͎̯̠͎͚̩̜̹͕͕̦͍͢
 
Let us enjoy what remains of this interesting year.
Krampusnacht is neigh
Winter holidays have come.
So sit back relax and enjoy the eggnog and the hot coco.
Ignore the horde of snowmen besieging the front door, the rabid elves on the shelves and hatchlings from their decorative bulbs. The holidays are upon us!
 
The rules are thus in our yearly wintry offerings!
Tags at the top of the story Holiday theme Original Fiction Oneshot 45k word limitation!  
As we partake in festivities to usher in the new year! I bid thee all Winter 2021 OPEN!
 

And like I promised Winter Holiday 2021 is officially open!

I decided to splurge a bit and so I have
two stories.
 
Vampire Gynoids From The Future
Sequel to Clucking Doom
The Final War is coming for the Global City, tensions rise as the CEO and youngest sister of the Megacorporations goes missing.
Her brother finds more than he bargained for.
 
And
 
Slither
Direct Continuation of the holiday canon and sequel to Offering Sorrow
In the shadow of the cataclysmic eruption of Yellowstone and the sinking of Cascadia
Logan, Glykon and Pals find a little breathing room in the calm before the storm
as more of Duncan’s children at long last come home.

Oh….dunno, a reduction of word count, not sure I can manage     Depends on my muse TBH.

Thanks, IR! My story is in the works; will probably need a few weeks to finish.
It doesn’t have a name yet, but it will be the third and final story in the trilogy that began 2 years ago with “The Ninth Reindeer” and continued last year with “Checking It Twice.”

First story is up! all lights point to green!
 
 

Just in time for the holiday season, we're seeing an influx of spambots, on our Forum and in the Archive's review pages. Here's what you can do.
If you see a spambot post in the Forums, click the little link at the top right corner of the post that reads "Report Post." The moderators will make it go away as quickly as possible. If there are multiple posts, report them all. You can leave a one-word report if you'd like, such as "Spam" or "Spambot" but it's not necessary. When we read the report, we'll know right away what the issue is.
If you see a spambot review in the Archive, and you're the story's author, you can always delete it. If you're not the author, you can report the review using the "Report Review" link in the lower left corner of the review. It does help immensely, since these reports are delivered via email, to drop in that one-word report, but even if you don't, it's pretty easy to see those spambot reviews when the review board is accessed.
What shouldn't you do? Don't click any links. Who knows where most of those links have been? For all we know, they could have taken a quick trip through the malware pool before landing on your screen. Practice safe surfing and don't click anything, especially when the post is in Cyrillic, or German, or some funky font of dubious provenance. We like our members and want you all to stay safe!

Just in time for the holiday season, we're seeing an influx of spambots, on our Forum and in the Archive's review pages. Here's what you can do.
If you see a spambot post in the Forums, click the little link at the top right corner of the post that reads "Report Post." The moderators will make it go away as quickly as possible. If there are multiple posts, report them all. You can leave a one-word report if you'd like, such as "Spam" or "Spambot" but it's not necessary. When we read the report, we'll know right away what the issue is.
If you see a spambot review in the Archive, and you're the story's author, you can always delete it. If you're not the author, you can report the review using the "Report Review" link in the lower left corner of the review. It does help immensely, since these reports are delivered via email, to drop in that one-word report, but even if you don't, it's pretty easy to see those spambot reviews when the review board is accessed.
What shouldn't you do? Don't click any links. Who knows where most of those links have been? For all we know, they could have taken a quick trip through the malware pool before landing on your screen. Practice safe surfing and don't click anything, especially when the post is in Cyrillic, or German, or some funky font of dubious provenance. We like our members and want you all to stay safe!

Starting on Friday, November 19, the weekly Dribs, Drabs & Doggy Tales Challenge is returning!  You can find the challenge here, and the rules are here.
For anyone who has participated in these challenges before, welcome back! For new members, these are a great way to refresh your skills, break that writer's block, and get to know some of the other authors on the site. We really hope you'll give it a try, and join in the fun!

Let me start by saying that AFF is NOT for sale. I am, however, extravagantly interested in what gave you the notion that we were open to such a thing. I don’t recall any mention anywhere of the site being offered for sale, and I’m fairly sure I would have noticed any signs on the virtual front lawn.
If you are serious about starting a fiction archive, however, that’s a separate discussion.

I’d really like everyone to think a little before posting a request like this. You’re asking for the name of the doujinshi that caused PornEater to pull his stories. That’s utterly baffling to me, both as a moderator and as a writer. Why would you support the work of a plagiarist—a thief, to put it plainly?
So, here’s the moderator portion of this post: ANY POST WITH THE NAME OF, OR A LINK TO THAT DOUJINSHI WILL BE DELETED.

I’d really like everyone to think a little before posting a request like this. You’re asking for the name of the doujinshi that caused PornEater to pull his stories. That’s utterly baffling to me, both as a moderator and as a writer. Why would you support the work of a plagiarist—a thief, to put it plainly?
So, here’s the moderator portion of this post: ANY POST WITH THE NAME OF, OR A LINK TO THAT DOUJINSHI WILL BE DELETED.

Depends on the volume, TBH.  Like when I decide to trash an email address when my inbox is flooded with spam that I’m accidentally deleting legitimate emails too.

I came back to about 30. Have been through deleting. Like others, I do prefer keeping my anonymous reviews open!

*Clicks link*
“OH MY GOD! JERSEY CITY!”

Sadly, the only way to deflect them is to turn off anonymous reviews, which is an account-wide function and not just by the story. But @Desiderius Price is absolutely right about not following the links. Delete the reviews, and click NOTHING. As I sweep the archive, I delete things like that on sight.

Hello! Hello! Hello!
Fellow Ghosts and Ghouls
Come one, Come all to the annual fall festival Halloween 2021!
Where the rites are devilish and the autumn rituals celebrate the harvest….
All things are subject to rules the sun, the moon, me and you!
Cast the die and make your fate! Conduct your offering or live eternally in regret wondering why you didn’t =p I kid, I kid.
So procure your pencils, pens, quills and or writing implement of choice!
Now then dearies. We All Float Down here!
It’s been one heck of a crazy ride this year.
Sit back, Relax and enjoy this year’s selection as we celebrate in gratitude as the year finally starts winding down!
So I bid thee aidou and by the pricking of thy thumbs.
Something wicked this way comes!
Original fiction  Halloween or Horror theme Include all appropriate tags at the beginning of the story Oneshots of under 50k words So pick up your red balloon
 

I’m on the fence, maybe if I put a first post, I’ll feel obligated?

Yeah, those were the types of links you didn’t want only a condom for protection, you’d need EVERYTHING covered in latex before you even dare to click. 

In the past couple of days, I’ve received five “nonsense reviews” that look like this:
From ANON - on October 06, 2021

NKGfAy cgrngykbkdod, uwuuwppwtogw, [link=http://dbghcmuhsqds.com/]dbghcmuhsqds[/link], h**p://hgavtlargcnu.com/
There’s no obvious rhyme or reason to which stories are getting them, as some are in Cartoons and some are in Originals (the only 2 archive sections in which I have stories posted). A recent post from @InBrightestDay suggests that he’s getting them, too. Anything to be done besides deleting them?
 

I’m guessing spam (the least nefarious idea), and you definitely should NOT follow those links, wherever they may lead is likely a place you don’t want to go.

True that. And in retrospect, I realize that it wasn’t a terribly good idea for me to include live links in my original post. I have removed them.

I’ve gotten three: two on WitS and one on The Least I Can Do over in Books.  I’ve deleted them, and thankfully had the same thought as Bronx when it came to the links.  I don’t really want to turn off anonymous reviews, as I’ve gotten several genuine reviews from fans who simply don’t have an account, so I’ll just keep deleting them as they pop up.