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| Administrative Updates by meckinock | 3 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/10/2021 |
| Thank you! An annoyance, but I'm glad I noticed them and removed them from my story summaries at some point. I had been "away" from SoA for a long time, so when I was able to return, there were a few cobwebs to clear away. (Not only fake "watch" links, but one story had over 100 bogus reviews! All very weird-sounding. Ai.) I noticed since I've changed my password, I haven't seen as many "watch" links in my summaries. Is that possibly connected, or is it a coincidence? Thanks again for all you do. Author Reply: Hi, Lindelea, Sorry about the bogus reviews, that is frustrating to hear. I have a bit more free time now and I'm going to try to scout the site more often, particularly when it comes to authors who aren't active on the site anymore to police their own accounts. Changing ones' password is always a good practice of course! Although Rorrah didn't say whether a password compromise enabled the "watch link" attack, it's definitely a good practice for all users to change their passwords. I'll put out another update that effect - thanks for the suggestion. Take care, meckinock | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/4/2021 |
| I'm pleased to know that there are at least three more years. Is there any way that we as users of the site can contribute to to keep it going even longer? I would definitely donate something to a fund for that purpose I would hate to see it eventually go the way of West of the Moon or The Last Ship! Author Reply: Hi, Dreamflower, Thank you for all your wonderful stories and for staying active on the site and mentoring so many other writers. That's been an incalculable benefit to the site and the fandom. Without the "core team" here at SoA, it would have likely gone the way of many other fine fanfiction sites from the "golden era" of LOTR fandom. Your offer to contribute to the upkeep is much appreciated; right now the cost is not so much the limiting factor, but if it ever comes to that we will let everyone know. We renewed the site for three years mainly because that's the time period that our hosting service allows us to renew for and it's probably best to keep options open. I also would hate to see the site ever go the way of the Lost Ship! The main challenge I see for the site is keeping it functional and secure since it's nearly 20 years old. It's a tremendous credit to Rorrah's original coding expertise and to her ongoing efforts that the site still works as well as it does; however, as you can see it's a bit like an old car now and needs a lot of babying and baling wire. I hope we can keep it going for a long time though. meckinock | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/2/2021 |
| Thank you for updates and news! I check SOA every day, and love this site. Author Reply: As nice as it is to attract new readers and writers, it's especially wonderful to see that some of SoA's "original" authors like you remain active on the site, Shirebound. Your body of work and your fellowship have contributed enormously to the fandom and the site over many years. Thank you. | |