BronxWench

There is actually no "add story" link under Member Tools. You would need to go to the Author Panel option under Member Tools once you are properly logged in. That will take you to the page with a list of subdomains down the left side, and you will see the link to add a story under each subdomain. Just select the link in the correct subdomain, and follow the directions on the new page.
If you need to see this laid out, we have a FAQ:
http://www2.adult-fanfiction.org/forum/index.php/topic/3552-how-to-add-a-story-using-rte/

Oh, no, you're not causing trouble at all! Honestly, it's refreshing to have someone using the forum and asking questions.
The dropdown feature is a huge timesaver for me, and allows me to navigate within a story as needed. I do understand wanting to tighten the restraints while in a adult-oriented site, and I hadn't realized it would disable our dropdowns for you. I'm not a coder at all, but I imagine that sort of lockdown would also disable the links within a table of contents, even if the archive code supported such links in the first place.

I know exactly what you mean, having seen that done in ebooks I've purchased.
We do allow authors to add a Table of Contents to oneshot or drabble collections, but in terms of a novel-length chaptered fiction, we've not allowed a table of contents chapter.However, the archive code as it currently stands doesn't allow for links within chapters. It would be a list of URLs that the reader would need to copy and paste anyway.
What we do have, for now, is the dropdown of the chapters, which lists each chapter by number, and by name if the author has named them. You can then scroll the dropdown to the chapter you want to read. It's just as quick, and that is the goal, I think.

I know what you mean and I fully agree.
Here we go, flair for the obvious:
There are two senses in which a reader can hate a character.
The reader can hate a character that simply doesn't work, in terms of craft. If the character and/or its situation/action/milieu are implausible, the writer has failed in the execution of some technical aspect of his/her job.
In another sense, the reader can hate the character as one would detest a person. And in this sense, the writer succeeds, whether the viscerally negative reaction is intended or not! There is nothing more cool than hearing a reader say he's in love with a character, or equally, that he wants to find the character and kill him.
I try very hard to avoid hated characters in the first sense. But in the second sense... I don't mind it at all!

Behold! The Print copy of Danse Sorry about the massive photos its a new phone.

I have to agree with Ariana. Hi there - also new to this site, but have posted stories on other sites for a few years now. I appreciate comments and critiques. Hits mean someone clicked, perhaps accidentally, on my story. But I'm grateful for a word or two, along with a rating. I mean, how can I become a better writer without feedback?

Wow!
For a few months I lurked here without registering, dismayed by the absence of activity in AFF's forum. Thanks to all of you for dispelling my ambivalence!
Hit counts: of course they matter. At this point they are my only cue as to whether my story posts are shouting into an empty room. I started this thread with the observation that the counts are easily gamed. But everyone knows it, and since the story listings can't be sorted on "popularity," there is really no point in fooling around with one's browser to run the numbers up. True, some do regardless, for whatever reason, but the malefactors stand right out, don't they?!
Philosophically I stand with those who write primarily for their own enjoyment.
I write long books with sprawling plotlines, because that is what I like to read. I also very much prefer books and stories that begin and end. Mine do. I even carry that rubric into the interior of the books: each chapter closes with a purpose served, and I even try to finish a salient thought with each scene, whenever possible. Not because I believe all books should be written this way, but simply because that is my personal preference, and I am writing for myself.
That said, I also crave feedback. Of course it is lovely to know that people are reading. By the same token, I know that it is impossible to satisfy everyone. I am appreciative of those who stop at the first paragraph, having given it a try.

guest_ddfff_, if you just put the name and author in a google search you will get the link for yourself.
smh, seriously can nobody google for themselves anymore?

Hi, and welcome to AFF!
We're very glad to have all members, old and new, chime in and let us know what they think about the site, and about specific features.
Having said that, I do know that the hit counters are not IP or session-ID sensitive, unlike the ratings feature. I cringe whenever I post a story, and have to go back to edit the centering, which never takes for some reason, because I know I'm bumping myself by a hit. It's one of the areas that has not yet been updated as we roll out some upgrades to the archive code. The ratings feature is slated to be amended, and while I'm not sure if the hit feature is also on the list, we can certainly put this one out for the admins and coders to think about.
Thank you for bringing this up, and welcome again!

While I normally would consider this a sort of baiting post, I'd like to take the time to address this.
First of all, I want to point out that this site is run and maintained by volunteers. None of us, including our owner and administrators, make one cent from what we do. Revenue generated by our advertising banners, and from the generous donations of those users who wish to help goes into paying the hosting costs for the site, and to pay for the code upgrades necessary to keep things moving smoothly. So, right from the start, the people working to maintain this site do it because we love AFF and what it stands for.
Having said that, we have a clearly written, plain English Terms of Service and Content Guidelines. We make the rules and expectations very clear. Since this is an adult site, we expect that our members, being adults, can read and comprehend those rules. They are few and quite simple. In the event that a member might not understand a rule, we have forums where they can ask us, and we are always happy to explain what we mean by a given rule. The rules are necessary so that the site can continue to exist. We are required to comply with the laws of our domicile, and it is the site's owner and administrators who stand to face the consequences if we don't enforce our rules. Jail time, fines, and lifetime registration as a sex offender are all potential consequences. I would strongly suggest that it is morally repugnant to expect anyone to face those consequences because another person doesn't want to observe clearly stated rules.
I will assure you that we do document infractions, and the methods are in keeping with the nature of the infraction. Given that we are human, it is inevitable that we will make a mistake from time to time. There is no absolute guarantee of infallibility promised, nor is that even remotely possible. If you believe we have warned you, or taken other action that was not correct, you would be better served by emailing us with facts to refute our conclusions.
To address moral standards, by what benchmark do you judge? How do you determine whether you are a more moral person than I, for example? You don't know me, and I don't know you. Therefore, that entire line of reasoning is specious and childish. If you question whether or not any staff member can behave badly with no consequences, we do have oversight at all levels. It is simply impossible for any moderator to apply warnings incorrectly without that error being caught. Moderators are supervised by the administrators, who are long-term staff members, who have written the rules and guidelines, and who insist that those rules and guidelines be implied impartially.
In short, you posture nicely, but you lack sufficient training in logic, or in classical rhetoric and grammar to make this debate sustainable.

Challenges and Request Forums.
This is where you can post challenges to writers, or request stories to be written based on your ideas.
If you want to take up a challenge or request, it is permitted for the original poster and the author to discuss ideas and how to progress the story.
It is recommended that once an author has taken up a challenge or request, and posted the story, s/he post a link to the story in the relevant Challenge or Request thread, and then create a Review Response thread in the appropriate forum, where readers and author are welcome to discuss the story at any length.
It is NOT permitted to post random, unrelated ideas, or hijack a thread to come up with new ideas, no matter whether they are related to the original post or not. If the writer who takes up the challenge asks for input, keep it to the point, and do not derail the discussion, and allow the author time to respond.
The Challenges and Requests forum is NOT meant to be used like some sort of a think tank with endless ideas being thrown out, but no one taking up the challenge.
If you have an idea, create your own thread to post your ideas, and wait for someone to take up the challenge.

jojo, this is exactly the kind of thing we'd rather you not do.This post adds nothing at all to the challenge, and the original poster has not asked for ideas.
If you want a Harry Potter incest fic written, leave your own challenge, and refrain from bumping said challenge daily. It's annoying.

Awesome! And trust me, it's quality as well as quantity.

This comes under & Journals I guess.

As of today I have 100 seperate uploads on AFF as JayDee. Not stories; in the Harry Potter drabbles collection I have 9 drabbles, and some of the other oneshots might be viewed as continuations of the same story - For the Honour of The Slytherin, For the Profit of The Slytherin and Revenge Of The Ravenclaw, f'example - but still, a milestone. Would have got there sooner, but for deleting the old celeb stories years ago, and a couple others lost to time.

Can't shake that whole "Quantity over quality" feeling though. I know some of it is actually pretty readable - Shokan Lust ain't bad at all! - and some of it, well,


Still, something of a milestone and only just over ten years after registering!

Well, that's me done marking the 100 mark. Only ten more years of membership for another 100?

Name: Kelly, The Monster Under The Bed
Job: Buying and selling through internet auction sites for profit.
Age: 26
Gender: Intersex
Sexual Orientation: Attracted to adult humans of all flavors. Open to experimentation with non-human sentients. Except Donald Trump's hair.
Bio: Kelly was the thirteenth spawn of its frankly exhausted progenitor. When not on the internet, It travels through shadows to lurk under the beds of scared children, and lashes out with tentacles to draw in those who would do them harm and give them a (non-sexual) thrashing. It is the black sheep of the family as most of its siblings became famous for their roles in the tentacle porn industry, except Jamie who works for the DVLA. It looks like a semi-transparent green blob with two large soulful brown eyes, no visible nose, a thin lipped mouth, a vagina on the back of its head allowing non-damaging 'brain' penetration (gestation takes place in a pouch within the 'brain') and many, many tentacles, some of which are phallic. Most of them, really. Moves like a slug, leaving an evaporating trail. Cannot sing, but fails to realise this. Left its America's Got Talent audition in floods of tears.

My pleasure!

Read what the nice Forum Mod wrote. FUTURE posts with story snippets that are more than a ten-line paragraph will be deleted.
Now, speaking as the nice Archive Mod, any story you post here on AFF which has been cobbled together from bits and pieces gleaned from this thread will need to be accompanied by emails from each and every person whose snippet you've used, sent to me at tos_team@adult-fanfiction.org, or the story will be removed by me. That's as per our Terms of Service, a document we do actually want you to read. (Really. We're very proud of it. We even wrote it in plain English as opposed to the legal gibberish you'll find elsewhere.)

In all honesty, I think writing, and the inherent escapism of living for a time in another world of one's own creation, is probably one of the healthiest and sanest responses to stress that there is.
It's often easier to face hard issues in the settings we create and control, and I'm frequently surprised when I see a solution to a real life problem after I've been writing about something quite different. The skills I use as a writer to resolve conflict in my stories and among my characters seem to trigger a sort of thinking outside the box effect in my real life, if that makes any sense.

Magus, darling, it's my job to encourage the writers. I'm very good at it, too.

such a persional question BW, and stop looking at my bum...well ok, you can look one more time

In all honesty, I think writing, and the inherent escapism of living for a time in another world of one's own creation, is probably one of the healthiest and sanest responses to stress that there is.
It's often easier to face hard issues in the settings we create and control, and I'm frequently surprised when I see a solution to a real life problem after I've been writing about something quite different. The skills I use as a writer to resolve conflict in my stories and among my characters seem to trigger a sort of thinking outside the box effect in my real life, if that makes any sense.

In all honesty, I think writing, and the inherent escapism of living for a time in another world of one's own creation, is probably one of the healthiest and sanest responses to stress that there is.
It's often easier to face hard issues in the settings we create and control, and I'm frequently surprised when I see a solution to a real life problem after I've been writing about something quite different. The skills I use as a writer to resolve conflict in my stories and among my characters seem to trigger a sort of thinking outside the box effect in my real life, if that makes any sense.

I aways thought it was great for stress relief and a creative outlet.
And then I met frittle.

Basically back as a corporeal quasi-demonic immortal instead of a normal human.
Thanks for the clarification!

Yes. AFAICT, the general advice is that if you're uncertain, it's better to simply add the code.
- DP