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I expect simple behaviours here. Friendship, and love. Any advice should be from the perspective of the person asking, not the person giving! We have had to make new membership moderated to combat the huge number of spammers who register
One story is promised for our 20th anniversary so far
Early warning: I am unavailable to post any stories on 18th January. We will simply miss that day out
]]>timmy2017-01-13T15:40:21-00:0020 January 2017
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Sets 1 - 3: 7 items
Sets 4 - 7: 6 items
Sets 8 - 12: 5 items
Sets 13 - 20: 4 items
Sets 21 on, 2 items. I have not planned past set 31.]]>timmy2017-01-20T12:36:26-00:0027 January 2017
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Sets 1 & 2: 7 items
Sets 3 - 9: 6 items
Sets 10 - 16: 5 items
Set 17: 4 items
Sets 18 - 20: 3 items
Sets 21 - 28: 2 items
Sets 29 - 63: 1 item
One entry is promised so for for Black and White Boys
No-one has suggested a St Valentine's Day story yet, but I'm up for it.]]>timmy2017-01-27T15:33:27-00:003 February 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72493/#msg_72493
Today's set has been published, as usual. The 'story' so far is below:
No submissions yet for Black and White Boys, though one is promised so far.
I'm happy to do a Valentine's Special if enough folk enjoy writing one, otherwise I'll sneak the Valentine's tales in 'somehow'.]]>timmy2017-02-03T09:41:07-00:0010 February 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72536/#msg_72536
Sets 1 - 6: 7 items
Sets 7 - 11: 6 items
Sets 12 - 14: 4 items
Sets 15 - 20: 3 items
Sets 21 - 22: 2 items
Sets 23 - 57: 1 item]]>timmy2017-02-10T15:20:47-00:0017 February 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72574/#msg_72574
Sets 1 - 3: 7 items
Sets 4 - 8: 6 items
Sets 9 - 11: 4 items
Sets 12 - 17: 3 items
Sets 18 & 19: 2 items
Sets 20 - 54: 1 item
No entries yet for Black and White Boys]]>timmy2017-02-17T11:19:12-00:0024 February 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72608/#msg_72608
Sets 1 - 5: 7 items
Sets 6 - 8: 5 items
Sets 9 - 16: 3 items
Sets 17 - 24: 2 items
Sets 26 - 51: 1 item
The long tail is to handle a three volume tale. Yes, there are 51 more chapters in that set of books. As you can see there is a just short of two week queue now for new work. That's ok, though not optimal. I prefer one week's worth of queue. The less obvious news is that there is room for two new items in set 6, and space for more opens up very fast
Black & White boys has one entry. I have at least one more promised.
The next challenge is previewed on the home page. Not a picture, it incorporates an excellent idea by a forum member.]]>timmy2017-02-24T09:28:00-00:00Re: 24 February 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72635/#msg_72635
Three years ago, I was very discouraged with the progress of updates here. Now the site runs like clockwork (or so it appears to us on the outside) You and Megaman have done wonders in streamlining things. Long may the site run smoothly!
]]>Bisexual_Guy2017-02-25T14:16:25-00:00Re: 24 February 2017
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"Bisexual_Guy wrote on Sat, 25 February 2017 14:16"
Timmy, thank you for for the weekly updates.
Three years ago, I was very discouraged with the progress of updates here. Now the site runs like clockwork (or so it appears to us on the outside) You and Megaman have done wonders in streamlining things. Long may the site run smoothly!
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I think we were all concerned at the publishing rate. Megaman has created a scheme behind the scenes that lets me publish almost as simply as pressing a button. There's more to it than that, but it is not hugely arduous
Thank you for your praise, I appreciate it. We'll still have problems form time to time, but they are foreseeable, probably!]]>timmy2017-02-25T15:06:04-00:003 March 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72712/#msg_72712
Sets 1 & 2: 7 items
Sets 3 - 5: 6 items
Sets 6 - 13: 4 items
Sets 14 - 17: 3 items
Sets 18 - 21: 2 items
Sets 22 - 84: 1 item
Black and White Boys has 2 entries, both of which are good, but that will be your judgement, not mine
Nothing yet for Christmas. Which reminds me, we seem to have misplaced N Fourbois, the maestro of gay Pantomime. No posts on the forum for ages and no new stories.]]>timmy2017-03-03T17:52:40-00:0010 March 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72734/#msg_72734
Set 1: 7 items
Set 2: 6 items
Sets 2 - 10: 4 items
Sets 11 - 14: 3 items
Sets 15 - 18: 2 items
Sets 19 - 81: 1 item
We need a few more tales.
I do have good news. Doug Smith is back writing again after a lengthy pause]]>timmy2017-03-10T14:43:16-00:0017 March 2017 and the cryptic nature of things
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72757/#msg_72757
Sets 1 - 7: 4 items - loads of space for new tales, starting now!
Sets 8 - 11: 3 items
Sets 12 - 15: 2 items
Sets 16 - 78: 1 item
I have been asked to try to explain the cryptic nature of these posts. Let me see if I can:
I post seven or fewer items in a set, unless it is a special event like a challenge
Where there are fewer than seven items there is space for a new tale, long or short, starting n that set
There is no third bullet point
Now, this status is posted on a Friday. That status can change immediately, or not at all, wiut the arrival, or not, of new material.
It is actual work to tell you in advance the content of the sets. This site is a hobby ]]>timmy2017-03-17T09:21:43-00:0024 March 2017, slight drought
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72771/#msg_72771
The queue after today's set is thus:
Sets 1 - 4: 4 items. This means that we have space for up to three new tales starting at once
Sets 5 - 8: 3 items
Sets 9 - 12: 2 items
Sets 12 - 75: 1 item
As a reminder, the long tail is a set of sequential tales form one author, followed by a stand alone tale. I do not run more than one tale by the same author at the same time if I can help it. Why? Because different folk like different authors, so packing the sets with the same one removes readership, potentially from the site as a whole.
I'm not desperate for new stories. We can go the next 75 sets as we are if that is the sum total of great tales about at present, though I doubt that. I'm not finding too many good ones right now, so maybe you and your friends can surprise me?]]>timmy2017-03-24T08:06:27-00:0031 March 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72780/#msg_72780
Sets 1 & 2: 5 items
Sets 3 - 6: 4 items
Sets 7 - 10: 3 items
Sets 11 - 18: 2 items
Sets 19 - 73: 1 item
The Black and White Boys challenge seems not to be attracting votes, and the votes it has attracted seem to be mainly for one of the three tales. None of this is in our control, but it is also weird]]>timmy2017-03-31T08:10:04-00:007 April 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72795/#msg_72795
Sets 1 - 3: 4 items
Sets 4 - 7: 3 items
Sets 8 - 27: 2 items
Sets 28 - 70: 1 item
We need good stories, gang. ]]>timmy2017-04-07T07:54:42-00:0014 April 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72808/#msg_72808
Sets 1 - 4: 4 items
Sets 5 - 6: 3 items
Sets 7 - 24: 2 items
Sets 25 - 67: 1 item]]>timmy2017-04-14T07:10:11-00:0021 April 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72835/#msg_72835
Sets 1: 5 items. Better not be comfy too long!!
Sets 2 & 3: 4 items
Sets 5 - 13: 3 items
Sets 14 - 29: 2 items
Sets 30 - 64: 1 item
Hmm. Well, that's interesting, but more tales are truly needed]]>timmy2017-04-21T18:35:07-00:00Friday 12 May
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72886/#msg_72886
Sets 1 - 4: 4 items
Sets 5 - 20: 3 items
Sets 21 - 34: 2 items
Sets 35 - 55: 1 item
The Sequel Challenge: 2 items]]>timmy2017-05-12T17:04:49-00:0019 May 2017
https://forum.iomfats.org/./mv/msg/8931/72904/#msg_72904
Sets 1 - 4: 6 items. We have had a pleasant influx
Sets 7 - 21: 5 items
Sets 22 - 30: 4 items
Sets 31 - 34: 3 items
Sets 35 - 50: 2 items
Sets 51 - 55: 1 item
Voting is slower than one might wish on the Sequel challenge, and one tale is lagging in 'in story' votes]]>timmy2017-05-19T09:04:27-00:00