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Q: How do I use Textile?
A: A list of inputs and outputs are in the hidden text below:
Make sure you have “Textile” selected below the post box. If you need help, click (Help). And if you need more help, scroll down and click More Textile help.
Q: How do I use the Imp emoticons?
A: All 36 “Impies” have their own unique “command” based on their file name. You’ll need to put a colon/: in front of each of these commands for them to appear. All 36 commands and their outputs are in the hidden text below:
Thanks go to the lovely Saeyre who created these Impies. You can see more of her work on deviantART.
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A: Probably in the Critique Wanted category. If you’re a dedicated writer and are looking long term, check out the Impish Writing thread. Comment there if you have any questions or need any help. If you are paranoid about anybody “stealing” your writing, the Critique Wanted section is only viewable to registered members of this forum. Same goes for the Impish Writing category.
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A: Yes. People live in a state of “Have Watched The Wire“ and “Are Going To Watch The Wire“. However, those who spend too long in the latter state are likely to be cast out.
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A: Sansa and Marquis will be dispatched to your house as soon as you turn 18. We have a system in place.
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince spoiler:
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Nice one, now all you have to do is to direct the new imps to this thread rather than repeat this over and over every time there’s a new member. /captain obvious.
So I’m guessing you want this stickied? :)
Might as well… And now that that RP has taken off, I think you can unsticky “Sandbox Forums.” Speaking of which, I should RP. >.>
Maybe in the opening post we should have a little ‘hi, if this is your first time on II, then welcome’ speech?
Anyways, for article submitters: if you want to submit an article to the site, the submit box will not work. You need to submit to impishidea@gmail.com or slyshy@gmail.com. I forget which :)
I already covered that part in the opening post.
Oh, whoops. Did not see :)
double post because otherwise nobody will know it’s here
I’m trying to add tags to my Let Go, Let Twilight article on the main site, because I forgot to do it the first time round. However, there is no save button. What do I do? Can I do it?
^^I tried to do something similar. I think you might have to be an administrator to edit live articles… even if they are your own articles.
Post on my wall the tags you want and I can update them for you.
Ta.
Out of curiosity, which categories can only be seen by members? I know the Critique Wanted category, but are there any others?
Impish Writing, I think.
Impish Writing, Just for Fun, Sporkings, Article Workshop, Roleplaying, Critique Wanted and NaNoWriMo.
Ah, thanks.
Thanks for asking, swenson, I wanted to know that as well :)
^^Was it the right size picture? Also, are you sure you used the correct url? You right click and click “copy image url” or in Photobucket, you use the “direct link” url, I believe.
You probably know all that, but I didn’t when I joined because I’d never joined a forum before, so….
OldArnold, I feel I should warn you, you’re probably going to get very addicted to this forum for a few months.
It’s pointless to try and tear yourself away from II. >:D
I tried once. And failed absolutely miserably.
I tried once. And failed absolutely miserably.
ONE OF US, ONE OF US
Gooble gobble, gooble gobble.
Excellent!
How long does approval take on articles? Is there any way to get feedback if something’s holding it from approval?
How long does approval take on articles?
About the same length of time it takes for someone to start guilting me.
I’ll get right on it.
Edit: wait, dammit, now you all know my weakness.
Like that’s ever been a secret, Jeni. ;-)
(of course, I was fine with the Maradonia Sporkings being up a full day before mine went through thanks though!)
Hahah, oops. Well, if I didn’t approve it straight away I know I would have forgotten. And I’m going to assume that rose is made out of chocolate.
Mmmmmm, chocolate.
Of course it is!
Because why choose whether to give a lady flowers or chocolates… when you can do both? At once! ;-)
I like the way Nate thinks.
Just put [ hide ] and [ /hide ] around what you want to hide, without the spaces.
Hope that helps! :D
If you don’t want to go all high-tech about it, just put NO SPOILERS FOR YOU in front of it, and people will get the hint.
:D
I tend to read them very carefully and…forgetfully.
I try to be careful to mark when something in spoiler tags is actually a spoiler. But it can be somewhat difficult.
When a topic is “sunk” new comments won’t “bump” it to the top of the page.
It’s sort of a kinder way to end a thread than closing it (so no one can add new posts) or deleting it altogether. If you still want it, you can go find it and continue to post on it, but it won’t return to the top of the page again, so it’s basically going to die out eventually.
Updated the FAQ to include the contact information of the active mods and admins as well as some guidelines for adding comments and starting discussions. This is primarily directed at some of the new members, but it applies to everyone.
How does one mark all threads as read. For some reason I’m seeing threads last updated in 2009.
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Maybe because you haven’t read them since 2009?
Welcome back, O Great Old One.
:kowtows:
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Whoa. Long time no see.
How does one mark all threads as read. For some reason I’m seeing threads last updated in 2009.
There is a “Mark As Read” extension, but when I tried it it didn’t work. It actually made the threads glitch and new posts wouldn’t show up for some reason. Also, welcome back. :)
Heyyyy, welcome back!
Wow, you’ve been away awhile.
Good grief, welcome back!
Hello guys! I came back because SlyShy linked me to his thread but I may stay for others.
Welcome back!
Hi, CodeWizard!
Hey Puppet, you should add the smilies to the first post of this thread.
I meant to do that, but I completely forgot. Thanks, swenson!
Also, @ makes code windows
This is a code window, where *textile has no effect.*
See?
so italic is _italic_
Thank you very much !!
Yo, Orlando, make an introduction thread and open your wall. (Please.)
(Not intending to be rude, hope this doesn’t come across as such.)
Agreed. I’ve been feeling the need to post THE WIRE in giant font lately.
Yo, Orlando, make an introduction thread and open your wall. (Please.)
(Not intending to be rude, hope this doesn’t come across as such.)
THIS.
We have to argue over whether or not you are a boy or a girl.
I found The Wire very frustrating and difficult to understand.
Are you aware of my username’s allusion, Inspector? That question may be more difficult than it first appears.
Orlando is a novel by Virginia Woolf.
I take it you are a girl.
My username is less obscure.
Inspector Javert and The Brothers Karamazov
Only, it’s Karamazova because it looks more feminine. :p
My username is less obscure. [...] Inspector Javert and The Brothers Karamazov
You should make that a thing. Every new member who posts an intro thread, reply to their “Hi, I’m ___” with “And I’m Javert! Do not forget me! Do not forget my name!”
You should make that a thing. Every new member who posts an intro thread, reply to their “Hi, I’m ___” with “And I’m Javert! Do not forget me! Do not forget my name!”
You know what?
I should!
Or maybe I should just LES MIS the way Sansa THE WIREs.
You know that little pop-up link for Textile help below the comment box, would it be possible to get a link of the Impies in that? I don’t like having to open a new tab, go to the FAQ and find the list of codes. I’m sure they’ll bve used more frequently if we had a quicker way of getting to them. :)
Question on the Submission of Articles: Is it best to provide articles optimised for HTML, or Textile formatting?
HTML works just fine in the editor. As far as I can tell, Textile is just a more roundabout, user-friendly way of formatting in HTML seeing as how you don’t have to close tags. If you want more control though, go with HTML.
In any case, we (or, at least I) usually do a quick proofreading of articles and fix any formatting issues and such then.
Textpattern question: A draft I posted for approval somehow saved twice. How do I deal with the second one?
Kyllorac may have powers to delete it. If it’s not delete-able, what I would do, though, is just use one of the drafts for a future article.
Good idea! There is a Part Two (And a Part Three), so I’ll just use it for that.
Thanks, NP.
Just for future reference, I do have powers to delete articles. But recycling is so much better. :3
I updated the submission email to the new one.
Question: why and how was an article I posted in May somehow re-posted today, complete with all previous comments?
I was wondering about that!
I wondered that too…
That was a mistake on my part. A user emailed me and requested some assistance with their article, but there was some miscommunication between us and I ended up editing Taku’s article by accident. Because of the way Textpattern works, Taku’s article automatically got bumped to the top when I corrected the mistake.
.____.
Everything.
Puppet, is there a way to change the publication date of the article? That could put it back in the “right” place in the article order.
Good idea, swenson! Everything is back to normal now.
I’ll vouch for him if there’s any question. He’s been waiting for so long I forgot to bring it up. Oops.
I don’t see any reason on my end why he shouldn’t be able to start a new discussion.
This is most puzzling.
Hey, Forest Purple, try again.
I checked a few days ago and s/he was in the member group “New Members”, not “Members”, and New Members doesn’t have the ability to create new discussions. I’m not sure what caused the group to switch however—minimum number of posts? Time spent as a member? Puppet switching your member group? Puppet probably knows.
“New Members” is the group approved applicants are automatically assigned to currently. New Members can post comments, but they can’t start new discussions.
I’m actually not sure who started the “New Members” group in the first place, but I manually switched Forest Purple’s group to “Member.” She/He should have gotten an email notifying him of the change.
I’m not able to log into TextPattern to submit the article I wrote. Then again, I haven’t submitted anything in a long time. Has the system changed?
Thanks for your help.
Huh. It still lists you as being a staff writer. I don’t know why you can’t log in. Maybe Kyll can help.
I’ve gone in and reset your password. You should be getting an email shortly, and you can change it by going under the Admin > Users area.
Okay, thanks! I’ll try that and let you know if it works or not.
EDIT: It worked and I have copy pasted the article in. Should I keep the status on live, or switch it to pending?
Pending. Live = posted on the main site, and Asahel just posted.
Okay, it’s pending. I’m a bit rusty at all this, so thanks for your patience.
so I resized my icon to 32X32 but it’s still not showing up properly….
Hmm I can see it fine.
Hmm I can see it fine.
I mean, it’s there, but I had sized it smaller so the entire face fit in the box without anything being cut off.
hrm.
edit: got it fixed by uploading a second version with a different link.
How long does it usually take for submitted articles to be posted?
How long does it usually take for submitted articles to be posted?
It varies. Through Text Pattern, it usually won’t take more than a week, depending on how many articles are in the queue and how much time editors and publishers have to proof them. Through the submission email, it can take significantly longer because only a couple of people check it, and those articles, as they are usually first articles, usually get some sort of response/suggestions for revision, so the email checkers have to have the time to read through it and comment on it.
And I know that you have submitted to the email, and I plan to look at it today or tomorrow.
Sorry, I just wasn’t quite sure about how that worked. Thanks!