1 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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What bugs me more than having a spammer is being kicked off the system every time I remove one.

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2 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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I've been wondering, like you, Vern, how they can keep spamming after being removed. The only way I can see is that when they apply for a given name, the name-checker doesn't "see" that the name has been used (since being removed). If this is a case, the name check may have to be altered to take in past names (back as far as, perhaps, a month).

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3 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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The "logout" problem still exists - and is getting very tiresome to have to keep logging back in.

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4 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Good catch, Dirk. I missed that.

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5 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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I tried the "traditional" way until I accumulated 50 rejection notices. Then I turned to self-publishing. I put two books out on Amazon using their Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). It's free to sign up with and practically painless. They give you software to download, called Kindle Create that helps you format your book the way you want it. Add pictures, chapter delineation, numbering, and all that. Then click "Publish." Amazon does the rest. You get a free ISBN number, plus your novel is available around 24 hours later. The paperback option take a couple of days.From first loading my novel into KC to seeing it on an Amazon page was around 36 hours.

They only require you give them a bank account (I made mine a secondary account to my savings account) so they can put royalties into it. If you go over $100 a year in royalties, you'll get a tax notice for when you file as well.

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6 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Booksie is gone again. "Bad Gateway."

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7 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Booksie is similar to (and administered by the same person) as TNBW. The members tend to be much younger and, thus, your reviews might reflect that fact. I've been a member there (it's free) for quite some time now -- longer even than TNBW.

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8 Topic by B Douglas Slack

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Getting a lot of "Bad Gateway" and simple non-response for over a week now. Is this being worked on?

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9 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Did you read the one-star review?

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10 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Just your computer's way of checking to see if you're paying attention.

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11 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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The window key has a keycap with four equally divided squares on it. Usually way over on the lower left next to the left CTRL key.

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12 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Somehow, Word thinks you are using a Mac? (Which doesn't make sense because Word is a Windows app.) Have you tried Ctrl-Windows-V?

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13 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Any change of status on the "logout" problem, or is it something we'll just have to live with?

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14 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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You might also investigate the firm that produces editing software that is second to none in my estimation. I've been using ProWritingAid for over a decade and love it. The site is simply "prowritingaid.com" (without the quotes). They have a product that integrates with Word as an add-in. It contains a number of "tests" or reports you can run against your work on-the-fly if you so desire. It can also be used by choosing a report singly. Be aware it is payware, but definitely helps. They provide an on-site editor as well that is free to try out. There are size limitations involved if you use it, but it is fully functional. Their customer support is wonderful if you should need help. I've had a lifetime account there since 2014. This is, by far, the best option to guard against inflation. I am glad I did as the cost has doubled since I bought mine, but I retained my full privileges.

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15 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Interesting. In just under a month 80 people visited this thread but left not one comment.

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16 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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While you're at it, Sol,, perhaps you could also fix the "logout when deleting a spammer's account" bug. I had to log in SEVEN times this morning to get rid of seven spammers. If you want me to continue getting rid of these spammers, FIX THE BUG!

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17 Topic by B Douglas Slack

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Second attempt. Was logged out before publishing this post and lost everything.

I would like some feedback on my current novel, “What Doesn’t Kill Us…” concerning the direction I should head. In the next chapter I’ll publish, I have Eileen and her hardy crew setting up for a trip to Proxima Centauri, and the home planet of the Zhikarese (Muk’ar).

On board with her and her immediate crew are such diverse groups as her friend the x-president, a diplomatic delegation from the UN, the families of the survivors from Eileen’s dad’s expedition, (and their children), various scientists of differing fields of endeavor, and the rest of the spaceship’s crew that deals with the mundane everyday activities.

Should I treat this trip as a festive cruise similar to a sailing cruise to the Caribbean, or make it much more somber and dedicated to finding more about where they’re headed? Or, a combination of the two?

I’ve introduced a method for larger spaces to have their gravity varied and this give me more fodder for games such as 3D dodge ball, 3D billiard and pool, gymnastics that are impossible on Earth, and so on. Give me some more.

There will be a stop at a way station (which doubles as a “border crossing” into Zhikarese territory) where everyone who wishes can leave the ship for a brief time (hours/days/??) and get to see/meet other galactic beings from other star systems. Need some ideas here. I already have one from a friend who loves dragons, so I’m including a whole family of them.

So think about this and see if you can come up with ideas I haven't thought of.

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18 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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RANT AHEAD:

I am really, really pissed off! I spent over fifteen minutes creating a post concerning my latest novel and when I went to post it, I found I was logged out! This random logging out issues needs to be found and FIXED! And, then I find out that when I was told "you don't have permission to post here" because of the logout, I CANNOT get back to the page I was working on. This stinks!
END RANT

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19 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Sol: The logout problem is still with us. Every time I delete or suspend an account, I get logged out. Please take a look at this.

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20 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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I've had it happen both ways - delete or suspend.

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21 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Kdot wrote:

I haven't been logged out in a few days. Did you guys stop kicking spammers for the holidays?

I check every morning, and once or twice during the day. If they're a spammer, they're gone. What happens is that for every spammer I erase, I get logged out. If there are three or more, then it gets pretty irritating to have to log back in each time.

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22 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Is anything being done concerning the logout problem?

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23 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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I agree, Vern. The two that hit me used exactly the same text on a couple of my oldest stories.

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24 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Dirk and I (and others) are moderators. We have a special access that lets cancel memberships.

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25 Reply by B Douglas Slack

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Between Dirk and I we got them.

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