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- Read and Reviewed - September 2020
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Accessing MA-Mature / R-Rated stories in the Library
by Brandsters- 1 follower
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In an effort to prevent those not old enough from gaining access to the Mature/R-Rated stories in the Library, we have added a plugin that will require the reader to input their birthday before reading such stories. The good news is that the reader will only need to enter this information the first time they attempt to read any Mature/R-Rated story on each device used and the Library will remember this status for one year. For those who were members pre-2014, you may remember that readers had to verify their age for each Mature/R-Rated story in the old Library. This ‘restriction’ has already been applied in the Library to the stories listed un…
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Disclaimer Language
by Brandsters- 1 follower
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Many of our long-time writers routinely add disclaimer language to their stories, but some of our newer authors may not, so we have added blanket Disclaimer language to the Library to cover all stories contained therein. The tab is on the top tool bar. Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.
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Updated Guidelines - Library
by Brandsters- 1 follower
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The Guidelines for the Bonanza Brand Fanfiction Library have been updated. They may be read by clicking the "Guidelines" tab in the top menu just above the banner image. We ask that all members read and abide by these. If anything is unclear, please let us know.
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Pinecone History (for our new members)
by Cheaux- 2 followers
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Mighty ponderosa pines begin life as seedlings. I started the Pinecone Challenge in 2011 in order to provide an opportunity for emerging writers to get their pen wet (so to speak) and give birth to a scene or vignette by writing less than 499 words from a prompt. Some of those Pinecones grew into longer stories now in the library. Some remain in our Pinecone Archives (check them out). Among other sources of inspiration during the last 7 years prompts have been culled from: Proverbs 100 Best Opening Lines of Novels (American Book Review) 100 Best Closing Lines of Novels (American Book Review) Best written, spoken or sung lines …
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Comments in the Library?
by jfclover- 2 followers
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Do the WP People know why we aren't getting notifications about comments in the library? Is there anything else that can be done?
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Read Counts in the Library are Back!
by BluewindFarm- 2 followers
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For the past few weeks, many readers were only able to see two twirling dots instead of the read count for total views and views today. Our web-hosting provider has identified and resolved the issue. The software program installed to prevent malware attacks against Brand blocked the plugin used for this purpose. Unfortunately, while the dots were twirling new read counts were not accumulated. The good news is that the read count totals from before were not lost.
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Comments on Stories now fixed
by Cheaux- 3 followers
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The issue has been resolved. Thanks for your patience.
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As we know, there's currently a tech issue with the library that doesn't allow for the posting of reviews. This means readers who want to leave reviews face these choices: 1. Email the author with the review, which is great for the author but doesn't let anybody else know what you thought of the story; 2. Save the review and hope you remember to post it when the Tech Gods grant to the Brandsters the necessary magical powers to fix this situation; 3. Something else that lets everybody know what you would have posted if you could have posted it as a comment to the story. I vote for #3. Assuming you also agree with #3, the next que…
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EDITED TO ADD: Please make sure to check "Remember Me" on the Login screen for this feature to work. We heard members voice their frustrations of not being unable to keep logged into the Library across multiple devices. Per WordPress, sometimes a cookie setting will 'automatically' logout a user when it does not recognize the new device as the last one used to access the site. This morning we installed a plugin called: Persistent Login and have activated the option to allow "Duplicate Sessions". Through their profile, members can see what devices they are currently 'logged into', and may end any sessions not recognized (possibly forg…
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Author Bios
by BluewindFarm- 2 followers
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Authors, During 2019, Julie added a plugin to the Library related to author biographies. Your bios appear at the bottom of the story, but before the comments. For some of us, I know it has been a while since we have actually reviewed the information we included in our profile page in the Library. Please take a moment to review what you've written and update if necessary. If an author no longer wishes their bio to appear with their stories, please delete the information contained in the Biographical Info field. For paragraph breaks to appear please include <p> before and </p> after to mark the paragraph. …
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Cross-over Stories
by Brand Librarians- 1 follower
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'Cross-over Stories' have been added to the Library Collections page. If we have missed a fandom, please let us know which TV show/book/movie and the story in the Library which should be tagged.
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Number of Stories in the Library surpasses 3,500
by Brand Librarians- 4 followers
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We currently have over 3,500 stories in the Bonanza Brand Library! Thank you to all the authors who have allowed Brand to be the home of their stories.
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My Bookmarks
by JulieS- 5 followers
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In response to some people requesting a favourites feature to be added to the library, we now have My Bookmarks. At the end of every story will be a bookmark button, which you can click on to add your favourites list. If you want to access your bookmark list, just click on the My Bookmarks link in the top navigation menu. On this page you will see a text listing of the stories you have bookmarked. If there are any problems just let me know here.
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Question for Readers and Authors
by Cheaux- 5 followers
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When searching for stories in the Library, do you use tags to find what you are looking for? Yes or no.
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Let us know - Library Collections Moving to the Sub-Menu
by Brand Librarians- 3 followers
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We realized that depending on what device a reader uses, the Collections appear in different locations on the user's screen. For this reason, we are working behind the scenes to address the 'ease of access' for our readers. We are experimenting with all the collections on the Library sub-menu (the one below the banner); though we need your input. Does this make the menu too busy? Yes or No? If no, the menu is not too busy. Option 1: Keep the sub-menu with all the collections on one line Stories by Author Stories by Title My Bookmarks Actor Celebrations Episode Inspired …
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Feature Restored - Choose to be Notified of New Stories Posted and/or Author Replies to Comments in the Library
by Brand Librarians- 1 follower
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Choose to receive an e:mail notification when a new story is published in the Library and/or when an author responds to a comment you left. Click the corresponding checkbox below the "Leave a Reply" field before pressing "Post Comment". NOTE: These options are separate from the notification authors receive when a reader leaves a comment. We are working to restore this notification link. The authentication was inadvertently broken when the password was changed. To unsubscribe or manage subscriptions, click the respective links at the bottom of the e:mail notification. Manage subscriptions offers no…
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Recreating Stories by Author Pages in the Library
by Brand Librarians- 3 followers
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As requested by Authors and Readers alike, the Librarians are working to recreate the Stories by Author pages in the Library. These new pages will list and link all the stories in alphabetical order on one page, and stories in a series will appear in reading order. We are asking active authors to respond here. We will upload/publish the Stories by Author pages in the order of replies. Once the page is Published, we'll post the link here to use to update the signature in your profile. Click here for instructions. The following author pages have already been updated if you'd like to see what they look like: Bluewind Farm, Cheaux, and…
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Relocation of Member Services in the Library
by Brand Librarians- 6 replies
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A few changes are happening to Member Services; where Library readers login, logout, reset password, or register for the Library. The Page is moving to a new location in the Top Menu, above the banner image. Until the end of January it will be located in both the Top Menu and the Library Help window (depending on device used, either the right sidebar or towards the bottom of the screen). Also, in an effort to make it obvious to newcomers, the tab has been renamed to: Login/Out/Register.
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Library - Zoom
by Brand Librarians- 1 follower
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We need your help in the Library. We know there are many ways to increase the size of the print on the screen, depending on the device used to read. Currently, the Library offers Zoom. As we work behind the scenes, we'd like to know how useful this feature is. If it isn't used or helpful, we'd like to remove it from the database. Please respond to the attached poll.
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Changes to Logging into the Library
by Brand Librarians- 1 follower
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The parameters for when a Member of the Library will see the reCaptcha during Login has been changed due to a number of issues members have experienced. The system will only request the completion of the reCaptcha images during the Registration process. Completing the reCaptcha is no longer required during Login or during password reset. reCaptcha is a way to prevent spambots from flooding our site. For the time being, we have decided that this program is unnecessary for the members; however, should we determine that the Library is being inundated with spambots, the Brandsters reserve the right to reactivate this program for all who log into the …
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Add / Modify Signature in Forum Profile - Link to Author Page
by Brand Librarians- 0 replies
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Images have been restored. Click Username in the upper right-hand corner. Click Account Settings. Scroll down and click Signature Type in text with attributes (bold, italic, centered, etc), then highlight the text. Next click the chain link in the Source line above the text box. Enter the link provided in the top line. Click Insert Into Post. Finally click Save.
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Welcome new author to library: wx4rmk
by Cheaux- 5 followers
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wx4rmk has posted her first story in the Library . . . written for the March 2019 Chaps and Spurs. Be sure to read and comment her on her effort. Mother Nature's Blessing
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In Memoriam -- KateP
by Cheaux- 4 followers
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Just learned that author KateP passed away over the Christmas Holiday. We're so sorry that her pen has been stilled. Her stories will live on here and on other forums.
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Backup Plan
by BettyHT- 1 follower
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All of us have seen it -- stories that are orphans because the authors cannot be contacted for permission to post their work on sites and the old sites may be down or going down. I have recently asked two other writers to be my backup plan. If anything happens to me, it is in my profile on three different sites that either or both of them can authorize where my stories can be posted. They know me well enough to know what I would like to do. I have let my husband (who knows both ladies) know what I have done so he can assure anyone who is concerned that it is the plan. I am assuming that because there is no copyright issue, that should be sufficient.
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Enlarging Font Size to read on iPads / iPhones
by BluewindFarm- 2 followers
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We've had a reader indicate that since the Library upgrade, they've not been able to increase the size of the font on their iPad to be large enough to read. Going through the iPad Settings didn't seem to help; it enlarged the whole page where in addition to scrolling down to read the story, she was having to scroll left and right. Today, the Librarians stumbled on a solution and thought we'd pass it along: Open the story you would like to read on your iPad / iPhone. At the very top of the page where the screen displays bonanzabrand.info, to the left of the webaddress there are three (or maybe four) horizontal lines. (These are different than the…
