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Updates

Top links, featured cost fixed, and lots of fixes. Also: Don't be so gullible, there's no smargrrl15 virus, stop forwarding junk!
"My account" has gotten reorganized a bit again. Also added a section to it to export your poetry and a link to lulu.

Why shorten the list of links along the top when there was room for them before? We might be changing the main menu navigation soon, rather than having seperate 'my links' areas and 'site' links areas. We'll see! As with everything, I look forward to discussion on the forums, and will put a poll out there after a few days of adjustment. Because everything sucks the first day!


Featured box - costs skyrocketed recently because all features added were critical ones, despite what was clicked, and most people were only viewing the casual box. It's been fixed.

Rewards box was sometimes showing a cost of 600, that's been fixed.

Ads have changed some, the 'big' ones will be a bit smaller now and shown a bit less at the top of the page. Though there will be more interlaced within poem listings/etc. No-one ever likes hearing about ads

Groups now include a chatroom on the main group page.

Groups now also keep track of a user's 'last activity' within the group. So you can kick out or warn those inactive members, yay!

Some IE users were having trouble with the color chooser, hopefully this is fixed.

SMARTGRRL15 was made popular today. People don't realize that it's just a chain letter hoax. Stop passing it along please

There are always bug fixes going into AP about twice a week, most of which you never notice, some of which you might.

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  • Wayne Leon Learmond
    June 29, 2007
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    Awarding Stars

    Kevin. For ages now, I have been having a problem with awarding stars. When I click on them, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Could you please get them fixed, once and for all? Many thanks


  • Redstormy gold member
    June 20, 2007
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    Kevin

    Could we please have the option of deciding what to have in the preview back again? At this point I have to go to edit to remove the feature when I post a poem.


  • SurelyWritten
    June 4, 2007
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    I like some of the updates especially the chat room built into the group pages, but I wish that we could get the chat box time stamped, so we know if the conversation is current or not.


  • Brandy3 gold member
    May 22, 2007
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    So what is the cost to keep a allpoetry line? Brandy3


  • FlawedDestiny
    May 18, 2007
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    Every time I try to use the chat box another little box pops up and trys to get me to download. What's that all about? It some times does it to me in IM's too.
    Thanks!


  • Seven Kinky
    May 18, 2007
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    Is it ABSOLUTELY necessary to have ads in the MIDDLE of the comments portion of a poem? Generally they go at the bottom or top of a page. It's annoying having to weed through that when reading comments. On this page, there's actually TWO ads that are exactly the same. Redundant. BOO HISS!


  • Tangled Angle
    May 17, 2007
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    Sounds good.


  • CrazyWalnut09
    May 17, 2007
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    i knew that whole smartgrrl15 thing was all fake. cuz i checked for that username and it doesn't exist. and i got that same thing on myspace...and if you read it closely, you can tell that it was modified from a myspace bulletin. i told people that in the CB yesterday and they were like "stop freaking out about it" and i was like 'i'm not freaking out about it, i'm telling people who don't know'. although my wording was probably way different in the CB....but i was trying to help since i often cause problems on here. ....sorry this probably all sounds so lame...but i'm bored and i want to talk to people. lol....and i'm in history class....i despise history.......i will shut up now....i'm glad i read some of the stuff on here so thanks for keeping us all updated....

    -michelle


  • Madhumita
    May 17, 2007
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    Thanks Kevin for such a hard work....the new AP truly looks way cool!!!! Are there any provisions for deleting the notes??? The unwanted ones pile up resulting into a headache when we want any other...anyways, thanks a ton for the new look!!!
    Hugs,
    Madhumita


  • lucy sky-diamond
    May 17, 2007
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    hmm they will take some getting used to. not sure if i like the change to the notes/messages/profile thing at the top..well time will tell anyway


  • Cat gold member
    May 17, 2007
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    kevin-

    i'm still having issues with my lists- do you think its due to the recent changes?

    m


  • Elrenia
    May 17, 2007
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    Quite a new look. The drop down menus can be gotten use to. I still cannot access the second page of a topic in the groups section. Why do we need ads in the middle of our poem lists, AND in the middle of the comments? If I want to copy the comments (which I do quite frequently) then I have the ads in there also and it *bunny*s up my word processor, overloading it. The ads at the side are bad enough, and at the top is just distracting. But, in the middle? That is just rude.

    Most of what has been done is manageable. I do wish you would check out the group topic thing.

    rous


  • earthstar
    May 17, 2007
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    Thanks for your hard work on our site. I knew something was in the mix. I could not find my notes. Thanks to kirbysman they put me on the right track found my notes and read your updates. Could you warn us a week ahead so we do not feel like we are in the land of the lost. I like the the changes.Thanks for all of your hard work. Have a great day


  • shuvi
    May 17, 2007
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    Thank You Kevin for putting in so much hard work on a site we all love!!.. hugs and kisses, lots and lots of luv and cheers, shuvi


  • Magic Bullet
    May 17, 2007
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    There still seems to be a bug whereby I can't get on the teen board...


  • The Poetic Angel
    May 17, 2007
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    fanx kevin for the new changes they are kool ..i love this site xxx cheeky xxx


  • LittleAnn
    May 17, 2007
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    Thank you Kevin for telling us about the changes...

    BUT... there seems to be a problem with the IMs (I hope you didn't indend it that way...), I can't go any further than three pages in my message history. That's been bothering me for a few weeks, and it's the same on SW... Please don't say they arer being deleted when the reach the fourth page... because apparently, there is even no fourth page

    Anyways, thank you for putting so much work into AP!
    Annie


  • XxGoldenxXDawnxX
    May 17, 2007
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    I knew that SMARTGRRL 15 virus warning was a fake. I sent a message to those who sent it to me that it was in hopes it would stop coming through because my IM was filled with ridiculous messages about it. Whoever it was that started it off sure has a sick sense of humor. Anyhows I work in Broadband repair and if there was any such thing I would have herd about it. You can't get a virus this way. So here's hoping people don't fall for it again.


  • Cannonsfire
    May 17, 2007
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    Well I for one don't find it user friendly at all and I won't be renewing my silver but changing sites, there is not enough control over those who refuse to play nice with the other children, some comments are just downright rude and unpleasant. I know you can ignore people but seems pointless, if you don't like the poem you don't have to be rude about it. I have met some really lovely people on here that I will keep in contact with but after July I am gone.


    • zillion
      June 1, 2007
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      No! You always have some of the best entries in my contest!!

      *gets on my knees*

      Please don't leave!


  • Whoochi gold member
    May 16, 2007
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    Kari, Lady-Pegasus...Kevin

    TY for all your hard work on the site. Did not mean to sound so bitchy, was just amazed , felt like Pac-Man and it gobbled up my points.. Kari, Lady Pegasus, ty for the points, not necessary really but I do appreciate it!


  • Lady-Pegasus
    May 16, 2007
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    I for one do like the new things added, and look forward to the new options. I also want to take this time to tell you that it appears that the problem some of us had viewing past page one in groups has been resolved THANK YOU!!!!!! I am so happy that you are such a conscientious and wonderful site owner/operator! THank you from all of us here at AP, you make this such a wonderful place it has us all addicted! (forgives you now for the reminder emails that finally brought me back here to start my own addiction, lol)


  • dustookie2
    May 16, 2007
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    Thank you

    Great Kevin so now i know there will never be any virus associated with Allpoetry thank you for the confidence.I really appreciate it.


  • parasol
    May 16, 2007
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    Interesting new features

    I like some of them but the changes will take awhile for me to get used to, once again. There are a few changes I’m not quite sure about yet nevertheless, I think this is just a piece of the site’s overall improvement. As of now, I’m not too fond of the condensed options at the top of the screen. I really like the idea of a list of last activity in groups. This will be helpful in the determination of which members should be removed from groups or remain in them. The export your work into your word processor, will be good for writers that want a direct way to post or page their writing. Although, I type and print all my poetry on a word processor before I even upload it to the Internet.

    Thank you for informing us about the fake virus threat. I figured it was a hoax (or just some scare for Myspace users) but it was nice to see an official post about its poor creditability.

    These are interesting updates. Thanks for keeping us posted.
    - Andi


  • grannyeri gold member
    May 16, 2007
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    Always nice to read about the changes straight from the horses mouth - so appreciate this note here.


  • Immortal Obscurity Greeters member
    May 16, 2007
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    THANK YOU KEVIN! I got that damn message about SmartGrrl about 25 times... Then heard it was a fake, then got 10 more warnings. SO thank you very kindly for the clarification!


  • bloved
    May 16, 2007
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    Thanks you so much for making that clear for everyone because I keep getting that silly chain mail and then I was told it was a fake. But people keep sending them to me .


  • Sle3p
    May 16, 2007
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    yeah its all over ap the rumor not the actual virus the rumor is all over

  • Sle3p
    May 16, 2007
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    lol smargrrl15 virus....its EVERYWHERE!


  • Frodofan
    May 16, 2007
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    I noticed some helpful little new things today. Thanks!

  • Sle3p
    May 16, 2007
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    Thank you


  • Whoochi gold member
    May 16, 2007
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    I would ty properly Kari but seems something WILD & WOOLY (I think named Kevin!) is essing up the whole site and I cannot get a message thru nor log off...STOP the MADNESS!

    • Kari gold member
      May 16, 2007
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      Whoochi, to log off is underneath your account link on top of the tool bar, notes are also underneath your messages now...n..the messages should be working fine now...I think

  • Whoochi gold member
    May 16, 2007
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    yeah I know it took over 1500 of my darn points for some reason....so unfair!

    • Kari gold member
      May 16, 2007
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      Whoochi , I just forwarded you over 377 points I hope that helps you some


  • Beauty Sleeps
    May 16, 2007
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    So...

    Are you going to fix where we can't change the preview of the poems when we first add them? At this point, I'm going back and editing it, where that's an option so my previews are blank.


    • Kevin Moderators member
      May 16, 2007
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      I'll put up a poll about whether other people are wishing for this or not. I'm still undecided about whether it should be an option for the viewer, or the writer... & I don't understand why people want it blank.

  • Sle3p
    May 16, 2007
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    NOOOOOO!lol i realy dont like i cant clicky on my page

    • Kevin Moderators member
      May 16, 2007
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      I've added this back for now, we'll see! ...

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