Slashy Santa has a brand new home on the web!

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

Slashy Santa has a new home on the web!
After 5 years, we were running out of room on our free Geocities site, so the next natural step was to set up www.slashysanta.com to host future swaps-- and, as time allows, to archive stories written from 2004-2008.

The old site will NOT be disappearing!
It's always good to have a backup, so there are no plans to delete the geocities site. The Slashysanta Livejournal community will also continue to function as an optional archive for your stories.

* * *NEW FOR 2009!: Upload your own stories!* * *
The new site uses eFiction software, which will allow all of you to upload your own stories to the archive. If you have ever used LOTRfanfiction.com or Library of Moria or AdultFanFiction.com, you will be familiar with the eFiction interface-- you can specify characters, rating, warnings, author's notes, or any other information... You will also be able to EASILY format your stories with bold, italics, and other features using the TinyMCE text editor. No more struggling with HTML-- unless you like that sort of thing. ;)

The archive is currently set to private-- only the moderator will be able to see the submitted stories until the archive opens. This will also allow the moderator to make sure that all formatting is correct before the stories go live.

This is an exciting development for the whole Slashy Santa family. In addition to easy uploading, eFiction will allow you to easily search the archive, browse for your favorite characters, and leave reviews for the stories you love. I hope you enjoy the new features and find it easy to use!

If you are finished with your story, please feel free to go to the site and upload it. In fact, I'd love to be able to have some early-bird guinea pigs to work with. Just head on over to the site and create yourself an account!


You will NOT need an account to read stories on the site, only to post them.
But if you wish to have an account in order to leave non-anonymous reviews, please feel free to do so!


This is a work in progress.
I have never worked with a dynamic archive before, so no doubt there will be kinks-- and not the leather glove kind-- to work out. Please be patient! If you see a problem, drop a polite note to slashysanta@gmail.com to alert us to the problem, and I will fix it as quickly as I am able.


Attention: Digital Artists
Want to create a more Tolkien-esque header or a splash page for our archive? Please do! I know very little about skinning eFiction, but will try and give you the necessary information. Contact slashysanta@gmail.com for details.


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Comments

[erfan-starled.livejournal.com]

Looks like you've been busy :) Nothing to say, or offer I'm afraid, except acknowledging the work you're putting into it. Thanks for all your time and effort!

[ennorwen.livejournal.com]

Wow! Actually, I think this is an excellent idea - I've long thought that all the mod coding, etc. was for the birds.

I'm sure there is a financial burden though, and I don't think it should be all on your back. Is there a way that we can contribute?

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

That's very kind of you, Enn! But I don't want anyone to feel obligated. Perhaps I'll put a paypal button up on the site. The software was free and the domain registration a pittance, it's just the ongoing hosting that's the real outlay.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Do I need to upload mine, or was it early enough that you got to use it as guinea pig fic? I'm happy to upload it if it didn't make it through! And I'm so glad that you're not tearing your hair out with the new archive!

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

What I'm going to try with you, by way of testing more of the admin functions, is to create an account from you on my end, upload the story, and then send you the login info so you can change your own password. It'll be a good way for me to figure out if that part of the admin module is working.

Fingers crossed!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! I'll wait to hear from you for login information then. So the story *is* uploaded and I don't need to upload it myself? Just checking; my mind can be a little spacey at times. ;)