Get it Here

I agree with Lanbeo. I like the fact that this is normally restricted only to requests about fics, and I have found some wonderful stories through here that I wasn't even aware of at times.

I'm worried if this comm broadens its scope, it will dissolve instead into an 'opinion' board where it evolves into arguments, which invariably lead to nasty comments when someone doesn't agree with the other viewpoint. I think a better solution would be to open up a new comm for that purpose.

As for MW, I personally have had few problems accessing the site. Occasionally I will get a error message, but it seems to only be temporary. If it is ever down for a LONG period of time, though, if you want feel free to PM me about it. I can contact Bob and check to see if there's a major problem. After the server had a malfunction on 2/18 and info was lost, an upgrade was done so hopefully that will help protect something like that from happening in the future.

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ipitydaf00l.livejournal.com

Just wanted to toss in my two cents in that I agree with the two posters above me.

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nightvision55.livejournal.com

Perhaps not a specific discussion post, but how about a sort of News or Alerts post where people could query about a site being down or a journal that's been deleted.

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I may have somewhat misspoken with the word "discussion" - in that I don't mean, "Let's discuss episode 314," or even, "Let's discuss this fic" (yikes, no way to avoid wank there, lol) - but Alerts is an idea :) Though I have no prob with folks asking about deleted journals here (counts as "search" to me!).

Thanks for weighing in!

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netlagd.livejournal.com

not really related to this, more of an FYI

teatotaller and I are working on getting the

qaf_recs community up and running - we'd chatted about this previously with the mods here since the

getithere community is a search community not a rec community.
The

qaf_recs community would be for folks who wanted to recommend a fic they were currently reading or for folks to ask about recommendations - I think there would be a heavy amount of telling people to check the tags in the

getithere community, but lessen the amount of folks asking for this or that type of story. (of which I am guilty).

teatotaller and I have both had busy schedules so it hasn't really happened so far, but are hoping on something later this month possibly. We'll keep you and red and court in the loop. It wouldn't be totally unacceptable to asking about functioning archives in such a community.

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That is very exciting!

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Okay, now this is sounding like a plan! Something that we may want to affiliate with, yes, Dot? That way we could add the affiliate link on the profile and sidebar. We need to talk to Court, of course, but...? Thoughts?

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Totes yeah.

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chadmom.livejournal.com

This should stay a search site only. That is what makes it so great: fics without the extraneous conversations/requests.

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or midnight whispers should get their own comm/twitter/tumblr for keeping members updated when the site goes down...

Not sure if I've said this before, but thanks to you 3 wonderful mods and this comm because it is awesome. I follow gleefinders and I want to punch the mod in the face everytime I see she comments to someone's post about tagging properly...and their tags are totally vague and mostly useless IMHO. (so i guess i'm saying it's awesome that you do the tagging here and the tags are fantastic! ....just wish more people knew how to use "CTRL + f" to search for a specific word in the list...)

anywho, keep up the fantastic work! :D

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That might not be a bad idea about at least having a Twitter account for MW; there IS a FB page, but it's vastly underused from what I remember. I'll ask Bob about that idea.;)

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Maybe we need to get together with you about that Ctrl+F thing. A how-to.

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Yes, the CTRL + F ("Find") is a great shortcut! I use it all the time, too. Works wonders especially when you're looking at very lengthy text on the web.:)

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As you know, we get repeated requests for the same fics over and over. Really long fics that have multiple plots and characters, like BYBR, would have people remembering different scenes, making it harder to pinpoint the fic unless you've read it. Beign able to demonstrate how to search for something like that would save the searcher a lot of time.

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This shortcut would only be helpful, I think, in this regard if you already had the fic open and you were searching through it to find a particular word, although it CAN be used to find other things besides words such as captions, tables, graphics, etc. It could be used on the tags page on this site, though, if you wanted to search for a keyword, such as 'jealousy,' for instance, and didn't want to scroll down the page to locate stories that have to do with a particular subject. When you hold down the control key and then hit the letter "F," a text box opens (either in a separate window or at the bottom of the page) where you can type in a word you are looking for. It's great tool if you're on a lengthy webpage with a lot of information and you only want to check out something in particular. And it's come in handy when I get confused on occasion when writing a story and I wind up naming a new character two different names and need to correct it - ha!

I'm not sure if it would really help when searching for a particular story on here, though, since as I said it's mainly to use when you have a web page up or a document already open and you want to look for a particular word or phrase.

There ARE some other wonderful shortcuts, too, that not only work in Microsoft Office but also when posting journal entries, for example, [Ctrl] + C to copy, [Ctrl] + X to cut(text, for example), [Ctrl] + V to paste, and [Ctrl + A] to select everything in a document, along with [Ctrl] + the home key to go to the top of a lengthy document and [Ctrl] + End to go to the end of a multi-page document or web page.

Sorry for the impromptu lesson.;) I guess I can't help it - I teach Microsoft Office 2010 at school.

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I've used MS Word forever, and honey, you just told me stuff I didn't know. I know enough to do what I need, and that's it. So, thanks, and anytime you wanna teach this old bitch new tricks, go for it! :)

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Here's a few more I forgot that I use all the time, too: [Ctrl + B] for bold, [Ctrl] + I for italicizing, [Ctrl] + E to center text, [Ctrl + L (or R) to left or right align text, and [Ctrl] + the enter key to force a hard page break so the text that follows goes down to the next page. There's more than that (oh, [Ctrl] + O to open a document, [Crl] + S to save a document, and [Ctrl] + W to close a document after saving.

I LOVE all these shortcut keys! Couldn't do without them and they are a real time saver. Two more - [Ctrl] + Z to undo (invaluable!) and [Ctrl] + shift key + < or > key to increase or decrease font size by one point.:)

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urugwaj.livejournal.com

or [Ctrl] + and [Ctrl] -
if letters or pictures are to small ;)
for example some icon is so small and you want to see what is on the picture :)

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I use ctrl + all the time on tumblr....people have the teeniest fonts on their blogs!

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petulant2u.livejournal.com

Thanks for these tips! I knew most of them, but not all! Thanks.

Gina

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Hi, Gina! You're welcome; I'm glad that I could help. They are such time savers!! My students love them, especially [Ctrl] + Z (undo - ha!). Oh, and one of my favorites on line: Using the scroll key in the middle of the mouse with the [Ctrl] key (at least in Foxfire) to enlarge the screen text.:)

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I had no idea about CTRL + F! This is becoming a highly educational post :)

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urugwaj.livejournal.com

if you want to find some word, for example at tags page, you could use [Ctrl] F and write "jealous Brian" or only "jealous" and it find you ALL jealous at this site :)

Edited Date: 2013-05-10 09:48 am (UTC)

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you didn't! omg i use it all the time! glad to be of service!

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thank-you for taking over the hotkeys lesson! (i forgot to come back and check in on this post after lunch yesterday)

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how to vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3MP7y1vMUs

http://searchresearch1.blogspot.ca/2010/02/why-control-f-is-single-most-important.html

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onthaedge.livejournal.com

People could also use this site to confirm:

http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

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Huh, cool! Was not aware of that's existence!

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There is now a Twitter account set up for MW to update members on system problems, fan fic challenges (there's a new one coming for the summer!), as well as other items of interest. It's "WhispersFanFic." Thanks for the suggestion, mander3_swish!

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I just thought of something. How about a Page-A-Mod/Contact a Mod Post that could be linked in the sidebar that you guys track (or really anyone) and then when an off topic question arises or a request to make a pimp post comes up, that can just be asked there? (for example: http://fan-flashworks.livejournal.com/437.html)

I thought of this because I wanted to ask if I could pimp this Poll & Discussion at qaf_ficwriters (http://qaf-ficwriters.livejournal.com/11814.html) in a new post?

Cuddle Day is also around the corner and Bunny and qafmaniac and I are cooking something up that will hopefully be ready to promote soon. (so i'm preemptively asking permission to post about that)

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