Would there be anyway to create a system so that user (con)
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Would there be anyway to create a system so that user (con)
can edit there episodes at anytime?
Too many of my old episodes I look back at and see plenty of mistakes, but ones that're not big enough to bother a mod with. I'm wondering if it would be possible to set up an account-like system. One where, if our episode hasn't already been extended, we can log in, and edit our episodes at anytime. Please give your opinions about it.
Thank you.
Too many of my old episodes I look back at and see plenty of mistakes, but ones that're not big enough to bother a mod with. I'm wondering if it would be possible to set up an account-like system. One where, if our episode hasn't already been extended, we can log in, and edit our episodes at anytime. Please give your opinions about it.
Thank you.
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I have considered extending the account system in Extend-A-Story to allow for authors to have user accounts, in addition to administrators and moderators who already have accounts. The ability to give users enhanced editing capabilities over episodes they have written is one idea that I've considered. There are a variety of other benefits that could come from allowing authors to have user accounts. One benefit involves attaching your notification email address to your user account instead of each individual episode, so if your email address changes you can be notified of episode extensions at your new address simply by updating your user account.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this, particularly the editing feature that has been requested? I've tried to allow edits to occur in a limited fashion, thus giving people a chance to fix mistakes, without opening up a huge door for editing episodes long after they have been posted and breaking continuity, or other mischief. There is likely room for improvement, but I'm curious as to what others think.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this, particularly the editing feature that has been requested? I've tried to allow edits to occur in a limited fashion, thus giving people a chance to fix mistakes, without opening up a huge door for editing episodes long after they have been posted and breaking continuity, or other mischief. There is likely room for improvement, but I'm curious as to what others think.
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Like I said earlier, I think that once the episode has been extended, you should no longer be allowed to edit it.Sir Toby wrote: Anyone else have any thoughts on this, particularly the editing feature that has been requested? I've tried to allow edits to occur in a limited fashion, thus giving people a chance to fix mistakes, without opening up a huge door for editing episodes long after they have been posted and breaking continuity, or other mischief. There is likely room for improvement, but I'm curious as to what others think.
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That really isn't fair. If we were to allow past editing, I think we should all have access to this option.Lots42 wrote:1) Well, we could always give past-episode editing to the veterans, like Pozzo or Reaibn or Rockcandy...
Though, I am against past episode editing. I would only like this option for future episodes, and I stand by what I said; Once the episode has been continued, you may no longer edit it.
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It can get pretty complicated.
I once wrote an episode based on a typo in the previous episode. Later I found that the writer (?) had corrected his mistake (possibly because I had pointed it out), which made my episode meaningless. Unfortunately I discovered this too late to change or delete my episode...
I once wrote an episode based on a typo in the previous episode. Later I found that the writer (?) had corrected his mistake (possibly because I had pointed it out), which made my episode meaningless. Unfortunately I discovered this too late to change or delete my episode...
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I like Lots' idea of being able to update old e-mail addresses.
Otherwise, it seems the system that's in place is working just fine. JH is usually pretty reasonable and if you bring something up that you'd like changed, he's usually more than happy to do it.
Of course there are limits.
I say keep things like they are.
Otherwise, it seems the system that's in place is working just fine. JH is usually pretty reasonable and if you bring something up that you'd like changed, he's usually more than happy to do it.
Of course there are limits.
I say keep things like they are.
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