Updating stories without sending them to the top of their category

[GeorgeGlass]

Is there a way to update a story without sending it to the top of its category? I sometimes go in and correct errors that I find after a story is posted, but the new system treats these stories as though I’d added a chapter or something and sends them to the top. I don’t want to be unfair to the people who have posted new stories or chapters, so I’m wondering whether there’s a way to prevent this.

[BronxWench]

13 minutes ago, GeorgeGlass said:

Is there a way to update a story without sending it to the top of its category? I sometimes go in and correct errors that I find after a story is posted, but the new system treats these stories as though I’d added a chapter or something and sends them to the top. I don’t want to be unfair to the people who have posted new stories or chapters, so I’m wondering whether there’s a way to prevent this.

From my perspective as a moderator, it’s a good thing, since I wouldn’t see updates like new chapters otherwise. 

[GeorgeGlass]

5 hours ago, BronxWench said:

From my perspective as a moderator, it’s a good thing, since I wouldn’t see updates like new chapters otherwise. 

No, I get that you want stories with new chapters to move to the top. My question is, if I go into one of my old stories just to fix a typo, how do I stop that story from moving to the top?

[BronxWench]

8 minutes ago, GeorgeGlass said:

No, I get that you want stories with new chapters to move to the top. My question is, if I go into one of my old stories just to fix a typo, how do I stop that story from moving to the top?

There’s no way to make the code differentiate. Any change to a story, whether a chapter edit or a new chapter posting, will bump the story up. Honestly, it’s not like you're tweaking errors just to bump your story up. If we do see that some members are doing just that, however, we will take action.

[Wilde_Guess]

Hello, BronxWench and all.

On 2/27/2026 at 4:04 PM, BronxWench said:

There’s no way to make the code differentiate. Any change to a story, whether a chapter edit or a new chapter posting, will bump the story up. Honestly, it’s not like you're tweaking errors just to bump your story up. If we do see that some members are doing just that, however, we will take action.

Yikes!  I wouldn’t knowingly “tweak” or fix errors just to bump a story up, either.  And, up until the (truly welcome and awesome) Great Fix, the archive didn’t work like that.  But now it does.  😮  

What kind of “leeway” will be involved here?  Obviously someone deliberately “gaming” the system isn’t cool.  But does an author need to ignore a newly discovered yet potentially glaring typo, plot-hole, etc until they “unblock” themselves and post a new chapter, no matter how long that time might be?

Thanks in advance, whatever your guidance might be. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Wilde_Guess
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[BronxWench]

3 hours ago, Wilde_Guess said:

Hello, BronxWench and all.

Yikes!  I wouldn’t knowingly “tweak” or fix errors just to bump a story up, either.  And, up until the (truly welcome and awesome) Great Fix, the archive didn’t work like that.  But now it does.  😮  

What kind of “leeway” will be involved here?  Obviously someone deliberately “gaming” the system isn’t cool.  But does an author need to ignore a newly discovered yet potentially glaring typo, plot-hole, etc until they “unblock” themselves and post a new chapter, no matter how long that time might be?

Thanks in advance, whatever your guidance might be. 

Honestly, there aren’t a lot of members who would deliberately game the system. We did have some in the past, but they tended to also demand reviews and indulge in other objectionable behaviors. I’m not going to say that an author shouldn’t fix a glaring typo, or formatting issue, simply to avoid bumping up a story. I think we can trust our members to not strive for front page dominance in an archive.