!! We've built a New Forum at writingforum.org (no S) !!

Alas, my name is not Ernest Wiener. So I guess I can't join.

Sorry about the US produce chain, Homer, but Australia is just like Crete. I eat fresh fruit and veggies (washed, of course) every day, just like ps102, and never get sick. (Yes, of course I get a cold from time to time, but that's unavoidable).

I made myself a fresh veggie salad (with olive oil and fresh-squeezed lemon juice) last night, together with a pork chop. Yum.

 

Kudos to the team. The pristine simplicity of the new domain name portends of good things to come.

Writingforum.org, so obvious.

Like, no S, Sherlock.

 

Man, I'm glad I chose to come on today to see this. I know I've been pretty inactive recently, but that's only due to personal projects I've picked up that will still take a bit of time to finish. Once that's all out of the way, I will hop onto the new site. And congrats on managing to work around all the issues, I hope the new forums will be able to manage well in comparison.

 

So we're finally going to be allowed to be dicks? Yay!

 

'Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign of it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.'
- The Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett

(Sorry, I couldn't resist).

But, but ... what did people named Richard ever do to you?

 

I just wanted to say that when I googled Writing Forum or Writingforum, the forum actually appeared on the first page of results, which is awesome. I thought it would be hidden in some obscure manner via search engines. Haven't tried any other search engine though.

And as it grows, it will probably appear at the top. I think the name "Writing Forum" is actually great, because it's easy to search for and I bet a lot of new writers search for such terms when they're first looking for a community.

Edit: Hmm now that I searched for "Writing Forum" it did not appear at the first page. Only "Writingforum" did. I also searched via Ecosia, and there it wasn't on any of the first pages.

 

"Have a thick skin," that's good advice in just about any context and doubly so for writers. I try to remember when someone says I'm childish, stupid, clueless, and without a shred of creativity they aren't talking about me. That's what they think about some words on paper.

I do care, sort of, but I think I can best cope with harsh criticism if I let my writing defend itself. Sink or swim, and don't try to change anyone's opinion if the writing flopped.

When the writing flopped. Had to fix that.

 

Will there be badges and awards at the new site?

A suggestion - a "Founder's Badge" - for members who join in the first 6 months

 

Glad to hear it is doable. Medals, badges and awards are great incentives

 

What does that cost?

And Founder could be a label-only user group like Content Winner 2023, Supporter, and the others listed after the avatar. That would actually be a nice way to do it, since it's a bit more "core" than prizes.

 

I don't know why that other junk was briefly at the top of my previous reply. I tried several ways to purge it after not making a comment I had composed earlier, but it kept populating the comment field by default, and on the last reply I didn't notice it there.

 

You should NEVER research chronic wasting disease + deer in North America.

That entire disease is SCARY and it spreads from the deer via their waste that fertilizes growth and then gets eaten by other animals and can possibly enter the human food chain. SCARY, SCARY stuff. Prion diseases are nothing to blow off.

Don't you have animals in Greece? Plus the avian flu.....don't birds fly all over? You could have those germs.....

 

May 16th is today, a Friday.

Does the announcement mean it will go live Saturday the 17th or Friday the 16th?

 

At the top of the page. The banner or whatever it's called.

The thing you can see no matter where you are on the forum.

 

How about call it a refugee/lifeboat badge for anyone who carries over in the first month? Good conversation starter down the line.

 

I haven't read the whole thread, sorry, but I was wondering how the finances stood for this switch. I'm sure a few of us hardliners could help out if need be.