DemonGoddess

As a reader, it depends on how the chapter flows. I've read very long chapters, and liked them just fine, and the same goes for short chapters. It really depends on how the chapter itself READS overall.

Hah, I WISH I had time for recreational reading. I sorely miss it.

As a reader, it depends on how the chapter flows. I've read very long chapters, and liked them just fine, and the same goes for short chapters. It really depends on how the chapter itself READS overall.

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Yep.  You guessed it.  I got caught, dammit.

 

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Yep.  You guessed it.  I got caught, dammit.

 

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Yep.  You guessed it.  I got caught, dammit.

 

I have checked the stories posted by this member. There is exactly 1 story out of 38 which has the wrong placement, and I have corrected it, which should, I trust, answer your report.

This is something we’re seeing more and more.  Thankfully, we have some very sharp eyed readers.  Cretins who think because a story is old (ten years or more older, usually), and the author inactive, that it’s okay to post it back up.  Under their own pen name.  
Sorry to disabuse you youngsters of this particular thought, but, nope.  It’s still theft.  It DOESN’T MATTER if it’s an old story, or even if old and from a now defunct archive.  There are ways to find them even still.
 

 

This is something we’re seeing more and more.  Thankfully, we have some very sharp eyed readers.  Cretins who think because a story is old (ten years or more older, usually), and the author inactive, that it’s okay to post it back up.  Under their own pen name.  
Sorry to disabuse you youngsters of this particular thought, but, nope.  It’s still theft.  It DOESN’T MATTER if it’s an old story, or even if old and from a now defunct archive.  There are ways to find them even still.
 

 

Not useless staff, George, just very busy IRL.  

Awesome!

Story deletion doesn’t appear to be working for me there, so I’ll go through the tables and do it that way

Why-
Disclaimers are needed to not only protect the archive itself, but the user, individually. By disclaiming stories, the archive is protected to the point of worst case scenario being deletion of content, and the user is protected whereby the archive is better able to protect the user's information on file, particularly the emails.

What is needed-
For fanfiction-
Say that you do not own the fandom, by NAME of that fandom. Character disclaimers are not enough. Say you make no money on the fiction.
Example

Crossover fanfiction-
ALL fandoms in the story must be disclaimed. If the user knows they're going to exceed the 240 character limit in the disclaimer field, then put in that field “see full disclaimer below”, and do the FULL disclaimer as required. It only needs to appear in the first chapter, if disclaiming in this manner.

Celebrity/Real person fiction-
The author must state they do not know the person (or group), they must state that it is fiction, and they must state that there is no money/profit made.
Example

Original fiction-
The author must state it's a work of fiction, and include a resemblance clause.

Original poetry-
The author must state it's a work of poetry, and include a resemblance clause.

Original non fiction-
The author must state that it's a work of non fiction. They then must state that where possible, permission has been granted by the person (or people) involved in the story.

Fiction based on Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales-
The original fiction disclaimer should be used for these stories.
Example for the above

Fiction based on books which are now public domain-
The author needs to acknowledge the fandom in some fashion (whether inspired by or whatever), and add a resemblance clause, like what is required for original fiction.

Blanket disclaimers in profile
We don't accept them, as there are entirely too many categories throughout the archive, for it to be effective. You MUST attach a disclaimer to each and every story you add.

I have included links to examples, so that you know exactly what we're looking for. The reason for the brevity, is the fact there are ONLY 240 characters available in the disclaimer field, and spaces do count as characters within the field.

Verbose disclaimers within a chapter do NOT count as an author note, as that is not what they are. If you need to make a disclaimer which is more than 240 characters, in the disclaimer field, simply input -See full disclaimer below (oneshots) or See full disclaimer chapter 1 (multichapter). This TELLS us where to look.

Other than a name change, identical to the stories stolen.

 

 
Of course, not being satisfied with one theft, this one made a trifecta!  That’s okay, you’re toast now!

Other than a name change, identical to the stories stolen.

 

 
Of course, not being satisfied with one theft, this one made a trifecta!  That’s okay, you’re toast now!

I now follow the author dedicated to fighting her on Twitter, so I can follow the insanity without adding to her follower count. So I can be amused/baffled/angry daily. 

I think this is another case of editing via blog, and it’s unfortunate. It’s on a par with the writing advice word police, who tell us to remove “that” from a manuscript...except the Chicago Manual of Style (6-27) clearly tells us “that” is used for restrictive/essential phrases and “which” is used for nonrestrictive phrases, i.e., the sky filled with clouds that held the promise of a storm versus the sky which was blue.
Look, anything used poorly is awful, I agree. But a blog or writing advice column is not the be-all and end-all for an author. The very best writing shows, not tells, and a good door slamming is a great show.

Can you say DESPERATE MARKETING PLOY?
The writer in me is like, I don’t even write romance but I kinda want to now for the express purpose of stirring the pot.
The marketer in me is like, weirdly impressed. Hey, it’s hard out here for a bitch 

Well, sent DA a message, and I hope she checks in with you guys!  That would depend entirely, I’m sure, on whatever RL has been throwing at them.

Well, sent DA a message, and I hope she checks in with you guys!  That would depend entirely, I’m sure, on whatever RL has been throwing at them.

Hi there, yes we know it’s not working, and that the old version is no longer supported.  Manta is having to build a php file to call the api, to replace the recaptcha-lib file that worked with version 1.  She will be home in approximately six hours from now, and will be working on it as soon as she hits the door at home.  Thank you for your patience.

It is fixed, replaced recaptcha with a different verification which is more people friendly but not bot friendly.

Oh wow!  This made my day!!

She will have this updated after she gets off work today.  If it was something I could do, I’d do it, but I don’t quite know where she’s got all of it living, and if I tried to fix it with that lack of knowledge, everything would break.