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I doubt there is a way to "unread" the message and can't imagine such a thing being added. However, you don't need such a thing to jar your memory in this instance because you just created your own version of unreading with this thread and added a new word to our vocabulary at the same time. I mean, that's a lifetime achievement right there. Take care. Vern

I want to see the movie. Take care. Vern

I have no problem with what has transpired, but I certainly understand the opposition's point of view since as the request for funds is presented, it does seem to conflict with at least the spirit of the membership agreement which states:

"You further agree not to utilize the Site for the purpose of advertising or solicitation without the express prior written consent of theNextBigWriter,..."

Just a thought. Take care. Vern

It seems to me a simple request for someone not to comment on your work is a far better method than resorting to impersonal technology, kind of like driving a nail with sledgehammer. Take care. Vern

From my perspective, any author can start a forum on any piece of work they wish; you don't need anything special to do so. Now if said author can get reviewers to congregate at this forum, then said author could if they wish to do so get reviewers to leave comments on the inline review. They could even appoint their most prolific reviewer as the central review for others to comment on thus creating an inline forum. As far as thirty chapters go, I for one do edits one chapter at a time, so why would  want all those comments in a regular forum mixed up and spread over thirty chapters with no way to know which chapter a given comment was relating to. For instance a reviewer could enter comments on chapter 5 while others are entering comments on chapter 29, etc. I don't really want to wade through god knows how many pages of a forum to find who made what comment on each chapter so would most llikely do it as each chapter was being reviewed anyway if that were my only choice. However, with the inline, it is already divided into chapters so I can edit at my leisure without the ever repeating necessity to fish out those comments from a regular forum.

Now Sol has said he is working on improvements for the inline review process and if one such improvement already mentioned was to be able to scroll through the comments, then that would be wonderful and would diminish even further any need for any additional forum changes. I mean I don't care if forum upgrades are made, I just don't see any need as far as making a special effort for each author's work when they can do that already - I've even suggested that some authors do so for a particular work; still hasn't come about so I'm not sure what the broad appeal would be.

As is, you have a choice to do your own forum or to use the built in forum capability of the inline review (especially with potential upgrades) so I really don't understand the clamor for having a forum for every work posted. Doesn't make sense; the majority appear, get little attention and then are never heard of again, so what would be the purpose in creating all these thousands of feedback forums above what is already available.

But to each their own.  Take care. Vern

The new published version is independent from the original, just like a new chapter; whether the original is active or disabled doesn't effect the points for the new version - if that is what you are asking. Take care. Vern

Hi, Shazzie, (cool name) When you click on a story, it will show you how many points you earn for reviewing. Generally you'll need to review roughly four stories of similar length to yours to earn enough points to publish your story. Good news is that you will also learn by reviewing others. It is easier to spot things in other works than in your own, but doing so makes it easier to spot things in your story in the future. And around and around and around we go. Take care. Vern

You could just publish it again with the same Title + (revised) which would also be cheaper than the old republish option. Since you don't want new readers influenced by the earlier version, it should be perfect as they would not see the earlier reviews or original material. Just a suggestion. Take care. Vern

Hello, John, Well, yeah, they did blow it after it being handed to them on a silver platter so to speak, but to the point at hand:

There is no "republish" on this new site. Simply edit your story and "publish" it again as a new version of the same story. Take care. Vern

PS: Welcome back to the land of the living.

I clicked the box for TheNextBigWriter Premium to post on three different occasions. Why else would it tell me the cost of points? I'll try again, but what else can I do?

PS: I just tried again and it worked this time. Still don't know what the difference was. Thanks. Take care. Vern

Hello, Sol, I've tried to enter The Silver Mist in the Strongest Start Competition 2015, but it keeps tellng me the publishing date is too old. I deleted the previous chapters and published the three new ones a a new book or at least attempted. It told me it cost 25.97 points which I have to spare and clicked publish but it still shows the old publish date when I click to enter the contest. What else do I need to do? Would it help to simply change the title? Does it still consider it when the older one was deleted first. Thanks. Take care. Vern