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Server Upgrade

Attention Everyone,

Our server will be undergoing an upgrade and may experience about 15 minutes of "downtime" when this occurs. The current date and time that we are scheduled for this to happen are listed as follows.  Please note: the times listed below are when this "downtime" may occur.  The site will not be down for the entire time.

PST:  Monday, December 10  8:00 pm to 4:00 a.m.

EST:  Monday, December 10 11:00 pm to 7:00 a.m.

GMT:  Tuesday, December 11 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

Something More...

Here are the latest changes on The Petulant Poetess as of Wednesday, December 7.

• You have the option to keep your online status "hidden" to the general public on the front page.   Go to Edit Personal Information on Your Account page to change to hidden status if you prefer.
  
  


• E-mail notifications for story updates are now a separate choice from notifications for reviews.  Go to Edit Personal Information to change your choice.  As of now, everyone who has checked to be notified for reviews automatically has the box checked for story notifications. 
  
  


• The search function on the Categories page has been improved.  It no longer spits out subchapters (I never understood why they programmed that in...) and you can choose to sort by most recent or alphabetically.

Hope you all enjoy the new options.   ~nss

Catching Up from Hols

Hi, guys!

I just wanted to let you know that we are still catching up the queue from our holidays. We hope to be caught up and working like normal soon. Sorry about this. :)

SW69

For Opera 9.0.2 Browser Users

It just came to my attention that the newest version of Opera (9.0.2) is not allowing users to leave a review due to a javascript error.  For some reason, the browser does not want to pull the javascript file from the site.

I spent three days trying to figure this out, including uploading the latest version of the TinyMce files that the site uses for the html options in comment and review windows.  Finally, I figured out a workaround for the Opera browser.  If you are interested, please click on the link and follow the directions.  If you need help, or don't understand the directions, e-mail me and I'll be more than happy to help.

Opera Browser Help

 

Intergalactic Quidditch Cup - Poll - Week 1

The first chapter of each team is now posted, and a poll is up on our LJ community for you to tell us which one you liked best.

Click here to vote!

And remember, every team scores points for reviews.

October 2009 Site Stats

Hi there!


This past month there have been 206 stories added to our submissions queue, Validated Authors have uploaded 103 stories, and of those, 118 of them were new stories rather than WIP updates, and 115 stories have been marked as complete. That means that the site now has 4625 stories (3887 completed) total for you to read through.

We gained 437 new members in Ocotober. Welcome, mates.

Here's a list of new authors who uploaded something to our queue area:


  ahattab33
Aligewe
janus
Keppiehed
kittyperry
Maria Lynette
SeverelySnaped
TheDeepEnd 


There were 3622 reviews left during June, and of those, authors responded to 2867. Good work, mates. The best way to get to know your readers and what they might want is to exchange discourse via reviews.

Top Reviewers for October 2009:

sunny33 (212 reviews posted)
snitchette (139 reviews posted)
debjunk (135 reviews posted)
makaem (122 reviews posted)
beaweasley2 (119 reviews posted)
braye27 (105 reviews posted)
mimmom (92 reviews posted)
kimjo2 (87 reviews posted)
sinbad (87 reviews posted)
EverMystique (67 reviews posted)
HBAR (66 reviews posted)
Clairvoyant (66 reviews posted)
blue artemis (64 reviews posted)
Sampdoria (60 reviews posted)
salvamea (56 reviews posted)
ClayPotter (54 reviews posted)
Jinxie (48 reviews posted)
pearl city princess (48 reviews posted)
apisa_b (44 reviews posted)
HermioneDiggory (42 reviews posted)


Authors replying to the most reviews are:

ladyinthecloak (241 reviews answered)
StormySkize (217 reviews answered)
sunny33 (176 reviews answered)
beaweasley2 (147 reviews answered)
gersknightlady (106 reviews answered)
MMADfan (93 reviews answered)
Elizabeth (87 reviews answered)
corianderpie (85 reviews answered)
livvy6 (84 reviews answered)
debjunk (72 reviews answered)
neelix (68 reviews answered)
Nom de Plume (68 reviews answered)
BrenaMarie (67 reviews answered)
grangerous (64 reviews answered)
LiteraryBeauty (61 reviews answered)
Bambu (59 reviews answered)
luvsev (52 reviews answered)
brandy01 (52 reviews answered)
slytherinlaurel (49 reviews answered)
EchoLynn (49 reviews answered)

Join in the fun and make November another month to remember!

Have a good one!

SW69

MY BOOKMARKS

A few of you have probably noticed something new on the archive.  I have had a lot of fun playing around and testing this latest addition, and I must admit that I have become addicted.

On each story page, members will notice a button to add the chapter you are reading as a bookmark.  When you click the button, it will add it to your bookmark page, accessible from both the front page beneath your penname and from your Account Page.  If you bookmark a different chapter within the same story, the bookmark will be updated with the new chapter, so you will not have to waste your time clearing out old bookmarks.  I hope you all enjoy this.  As I said, I am already addicted.  It was a lot of fun developing this addition for you.

Secondly, I just wanted to let the authors know that I have fixed the little problem we were having with apostrophes in titles.  I reinserted the apostrophes into the titles I removed them from, and the stories are successfully loading into people's favorite stories as well as the bookmarks.

Searching for Stories

I happened to notice today that the Search page was not working the way it should, and that when using IE, an error kept popping up.  After much work to no avail, I finally decided that the search page needed a face lift anyway.

The search page now lets you include or exclude a character, genre, warning or rating.  You can even include one and exclude another.  Also, you are now able to type in a word count and search for either more than or less than whatever you type in the box.

If you prefer being able to search for multiple characters, genres or warnings within a category, go to the preferred category on the Categories page and you can search from there. 

As always, if you discover any bugs, let me know.  I've tested it, but I am not able to cover all the bases.  I rely on all of you to let me know if something is not quite right.  Go to the help page to contact me if you need to, and be sure to let me know exactly how to replicate the problem.  Thank you!

October Stats!

Another great month has passed, and here is some statistical info for you!

Story Information

There were 71 new stories posted.

There were 70 updated stories!

78 of those are complete and ready for your reading pleasure--no waiting!

We now have a total of 2716 completed stories on the site.

Member and New Author Information

We've gained 369 new members! Wooohooo!! Welcome, everyone! Let us know if you need any help with anything.

We also have several new authors to be welcomed to the site! Either they've had stories posted or have something in queue.

grugster
into thin air
LettieFairweather
lollyd123
melfinatheblue
Mischief Unmanaged
nastygrl
star_girl

Thanks for joining us!

Review Information

A whooping 5425 reviews were posted for stories here last month!

Of these reviews, authors responded to 4116 of them! The reviewers appreciate responses.

The Top 20 Reviewers at TPP for the month of October are:

CharmedForce (291 reviews posted)
sunny33 (253 reviews posted)
phoenix (229 reviews posted)
luvsev (175 reviews posted)
braye27 (168 reviews posted)
kimjo2 (166 reviews posted)
Arabella Bloodgood (131 reviews posted)
Muggline (131 reviews posted)
snitchette (124 reviews posted)
beaweasley2 (114 reviews posted)
debjunk (112 reviews posted)
elsolel (104 reviews posted)
blue artemis (99 reviews posted)
severuslover (95 reviews posted)
makaem (93 reviews posted)
FlittterKat (92 reviews posted)
pookah (90 reviews posted)
sinbad (85 reviews posted)
morgaine_dulac (78 reviews posted)
kittylefish (71 reviews posted)

Good work, everyone! Banners can be found in our forum!

Now, let's give kudos to the authors who do take the time to respond to their reviews. Whatever reviews were left for them during the month and responded to by them figures into the following top 20 best review responders.

livvy6 (238 reviews answered)
little beloved (220 reviews answered)
beaweasley2 (183 reviews answered)
lulabelle72 (152 reviews answered)
morgaine_dulac (150 reviews answered)
ClayPotter (138 reviews answered)
mia madwyn (100 reviews answered)
Elise_Wanderer (94 reviews answered)
PajamaPants (77 reviews answered)
Red Writing Hood (74 reviews answered)
devsgma (73 reviews answered)
debjunk (61 reviews answered)
belle4life (61 reviews answered)
shellsnapeluver (59 reviews answered)
kizzy7 (57 reviews answered)
HogwartsClassof91 (49 reviews answered)
Good_Witch (49 reviews answered)
chivalric (48 reviews answered)
melusin (48 reviews answered)

The Hidden Before Voting authors have answered an amazing 1333 reviews between them. Way to go, folks!

Great work, everyone! Authors, as you know, responding to reviewers is a great way to make new friends and begin discourse!

Looking forward to another wonderful month!

SW69 and the gang at TPP

Tenth Anniversary Celebration Author Spotlight

As part of our Tenth Anniversary celebration, we’d like to congratulate and promote our authors who have gone on to be published outside of fandom. We’re very proud to be part of a community that encourages and supports its members as they reach for their dreams!

We're starting with the incomparable Melenka!