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From: guest (c jones)
, 188 months, post #21 |
yes you can post any gender related cd or fantasy type change story
at FM once it goes back online. There is a link in the link page
here. And they have a page on how to submit there.
As I understand it they don't usually need money, as there is a
sponsor at the bottom of the page on the site. the new server is
bought and in canada and someone has to go there to program it or
something like that. I suspect this problem may encourage them to
do it now.
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From: guest
, 188 months, post #22 |
I hope it gets fixed soon.
I'm going fetal....
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From: guest (me)
, 188 months, post #23 |
I read this on Fiction Branches (great stuff on there; the recent
cheerleader-goth swap stoyline was flippin sweet)
http://transform.to/~zach/cgi-bin/fbstorypage.pl?page=081115100300Wendyb38d&path=nospamforum
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From: Eric
, 188 months, post #24 |
Thanks. By the way where is the goth cheerleader swap?
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From: guest (Jennifer Adams)
, 188 months, post #25 |
Is there any word of progress from FM?
Jenny
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From: Mr. Ram
, 188 months, post #26 |
Sapphire posted this on the Yahoo group, TG_Fiction:
Mr. Ram
__________________________________________
This is to clear up some of the rumors running rampant about the
fate
and current status of Fictionmania.
Near the beginning of this month ( November ) our poor overworked
server died. We have been in contact with our host, trying many
different tactics to get it to successfully re-boot, all to no
avail.
The support techs at our host belive that the Boot Drive on our
server is dead.
So what happens now - Well... we have been planning on replacing
the
server already - as many of you already know. We ALREADY have the
replacement, but it needs a "few tweaks" before it's shipped to
your
host to replace the current server. What is holding us up? Mindy,
who is supplying the server has had some problems freeing up the
time
needed for the project - she is currently tending her brother who
is
dyeing of cancer, and trying to keep her company afloat in these
tough economic times.
The rumors of our server being an "old mac" is false - while it IS
a
Mac, it's a Mac SERVER that is only a few years old - but the load
on
it is HUGE! The same with the rumor of some people holding the
rights to the software - the software is the current or close it it
versions, and the Taskforce holds the licences, and we also hold
the
upgrade licences for the new server already! The rumor that the
server is hosted OUTSIDE the USA, which makes it hard for any of
the
professional techs who are on the Taskforce is True - it's in
Canada,
not a huge distance, but far enough that Carol, Mindy , I or any of
our other great experienced techies can't just " drop by" and do
the
work ourselves.
So... where do we stand ? We are hoping that the people who can
finish the server can get it done soon ( since they are volunteers
it's not like we can INSIST of them dropping their paying
employment
and rushing ) , and once that is done, the new server will be
shipped
and brought online!
The last rumor is that all of our Content ( the stories, graphics,
message board, etc ) were lost in the drive crash is FALSE - the
content is on a secondary drive which tests out fine, but because
the
server boot drive is dead, can't be accessed right now - but it's
SAFE!!
We are in constant touch with the entire Taskforce and the support
tech team at our host company, so while it seems like a long time,
we're moving along in a steady pace to getting FM back on-line.
Hang in there and we'll keep you informed!
What to do until then - well... the mailing list
TG_Fiction@yahoogroups.com ( here ) was first and foremost created
so
the authors could post their work for the community. I would
suggest
we start posting fiction again - and don't forget to still send the
copies into the FM submission address - along with the submission
form for inclusion once the server is back - and get the stories
flowing there for now!
I hope this helps.
Sapphire
FM Taskforce Member
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From: supergirl
, 188 months, post #27 |
if people are sharing links I'd like to hear some bodyswap, zulo,
sru, ring stories
Also wondering thou if fmstories could be setup to temporary allow
browsing dir for time being while the main site comes back up?
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From: Michael Binary
, 188 months, post #28 |
Sapphire posted this on the Yahoo group, TG_Fiction:
Deutsche �bersetzung (German translation)
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From: guest (bond)
, 188 months, post #29 |
yes i was wondering that. Is there not someway to search
fmstories.com externally? I tried searching that domain with google
but it seems unable to locate text files..
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From: guest (gentra)
, 188 months, post #30 |
powerful Google
found 80 stories
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From: guest (Jennifer Adams)
, 188 months, post #31 |
Thanks for posting the update Mr. Ram. Sorry to hear about Mindy's
brother, I hope his is doing better soon.
Waiting impatiently for FM to return,
Jenny
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From: guest (me)
, 188 months, post #32 |
"Thanks. By the way where is the goth cheerleader swap?"
the swap storyline is here... very long (was written over the
course of like 1.5 months)!
http://transform.to/~zach/cgi-bin/fbstorypage.pl?page=080926161616Anonymous51&path=nospamstory
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From: guest (KCN)
, 188 months, post #33 |
OK so I didn't know how much I hit the ole FM, because it seems
like a whole lot longer than 10 days.
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From: Mr. Ram
, 188 months, post #34 |
Just bumping this thread to the top. The older FM thread has less
current information.
Mr. Ram
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From: guest (tv laura)
, 188 months, post #35 |
Mr. Ram:
So sorry to hear about Mindy's brother. Thank you so much for the
update. As one of the many frustrated readers, I will sit
patiently, knowing the fix is on the way.
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From: guest (bionicsoldier)
, 188 months, post #36 |
Has morpheus stories another site to read them?
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From: guest (JIm)
, 188 months, post #37 |
how about that wayback machine that was use to get old websites to
get the names of stories and the links and then go to the
fmstories. I am not a tech-e but is this a possibility. maybe one
of the smart people can answer that as an option.
Thanks
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From: guest (toe)
, 188 months, post #38 |
http://web.archive.org/web/20071012034241/www.fictionmania.com/enter.html
can extract some stories there but search doesnt work
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From: guest (toe)
, 188 months, post #39 |
http://web.archive.org/web/20001118140700/www.fictionmania.com/searchdisplay/topk.html
this is prob the page to go sorry, has the top 50 authors and links
to their stories, most of the links work but i have not tested them
all. Also its not current as of this year the last "trace" was done
some time in 2007 i believe, but i cld be wrong
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From: Mr. Ram
, 188 months, post #40 |
bionicsoldier,
Here is a link to Morpheus's Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Morpheuscabinet2/
Mr. Ram
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