Members-only writing area?

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Members-only writing area?

Postby Alice » Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:59 pm

I remember reading online several places that if something is accessible on the internet, it is considered published -- and anything done afterwards with it is a "reprint."

But, if it's in a locked format, only visible by members or friends, it's not considered published.

So if you could make the writing area "members only" (i.e. viewable only when logged in), things in it wouldn't be considered "published" and people wouldn't have to worry about that if they wanted to do something with a story they had posted here. (This can be an important consideration when you're trying to get a story published, since many places don't want reprints.)

Thanks for listening! Just a suggestion. :D
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Postby Felix » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:03 pm

That's a great idea. I had no idea about that. o_o Felix seconds the motion!
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Postby Fish and Chips » Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:22 pm

Completely thirded.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:14 pm

We'll put this idea under review.
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Postby Alice » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:51 pm

Thanks! :)
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Postby Felix » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:00 am

I noticed that the writing section is now only accessible by members. That eases my conscience a bit... thanks for making this happen! ^^
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:42 pm

Sure thing. We approved this idea and implemented it fairly quickly, but I forgot to mention it here.
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Postby Alice » Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:32 pm

Thank you! :)
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