I know the POTM suffers from low participation, but I'd like to see it continued. And maybe some extra goodies like ratings could be added to it, when Real Life allows. I have no problem at all with separate logins for POTM and the forums. If forum usernames and POTM/site usernames are separate, that might make it easier for you to purge one-time leechers and other dormant accounts from POTM and the site.
Can we keep the EHOL Round Robin in some editable format? Maybe migrate the three topics to a new message board? I signed off on it, but I've had a couple of ideas for it since then. Just maybe, it could come back someday...
I like the YaBB message boards. I would like EHOL to keep YaBB, or to move to something with a similar look/feel, if at all possible.
I gave up on Anime On DVD for a few reasons, but one was that I found their message boards almost unusable.
And please, no message boards that lock you out of your own posts after a certain time. I quit Sake, Bugs and Angels before I really got started there, because I refuse to post where I can't edit or delete my older posts.
An unrelated thought, and a low priority, but I've been meaning to ask for some time. Do the newer YaBB versions support RSS feeds? It'd be nice to have an EHOL RSS feed for LiveJournal. Again, not needed at all, but a "wish list" item. Maybe something to think about while considering a new message board.
Thanks again for all your work, Bob. At this point, I've written off 2004, but I'll try to get back to Japanese translations and some other stuff, next year.
RSS feeds aren't listed as a feature of current YaBB, so I'm guessing not. I'm also somewhat unfamiliar with the term... care to give me an example of what you want?
Bwah hah ha! What timing! I had just posted a major out-of-character rant (yes, I do speak out of character, albeit rarely) a few days ago in response to the election. Less than a day later, BAM! It's deleted.
Of course, if you for some reason decide to switch to EzBoards, I'm afraid I'm going to have to order MASS HANGINGS. Yes, I said MASS HANGINGS.
Is the whole topic gone? I hope so. I've had to deal with the damn politics at work, on the radio, on LiveJournal, everywhere. This past weekend, I even had to discuss politics with my 75YO mother, fer cryin' out loud.
EHOL is one of my favorite refuges from reality, and talking politics here feels like [much pain]
By the by, speaking of the EHOL Round Robin... I was wondering if anyone would be interested seeing this thing in fanfiction format? Each post shall be seperated, the poster credited for each submission, minus all the non-story elements like OOC notices and such. We can then post it up at Fanfiction.net or some other story site (maybe even on EHOL itself) for the pleasure of the plebian masses to read.
By the by, speaking of the EHOL Round Robin... I was wondering if anyone would be interested seeing this thing in fanfiction format?
I think we've lost d.t., but I'd also like to have explicit permission from Rowan and Andrusi to republish it.
Okay with everyone to post it on FF.Net under my username? With credit to everyone else in the story description.
Hey, it's okay with me. You, for the most part, have been solely responsible for completing this monumental and massive work of fanfiction insanity and thusly deserve most of the credit. Without your fanatic devotion to seeing this work through, this little Round Robin story would never have seen finish.
Now if we can only convert it into an online doujinshi... hmmmmmmmm.....