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That's my suspicion too. The forum can't recognize you if you're blocking cookies for any reason.

Not sure if I asked this earlier: which browser are you using to view the forum? Firefox? IE? Edge? Chrome?

Which browser do you use? Do you know if your browser cookies option is turned off?

Okay, those spammers have been nuked. I re-checked the new user verification system. Hmmmm . . . maybe I need to make the questions more challenging? If we keep getting hammered this week, I will switch it up.

Got the Q&A back up and running, with new questions that may prove a bit tough for your average robo-spammer.

Ping me if you see any more of them slipping through.

We'll see how well that keeps the robo-spammers away.

Ping me if you spot any of them slipping through. Thanks.

Yeah, the anti-spam has been taken down a notch (for the upgrade) but I will see about making it more robust again.

(hurries back to the workshop)

Just a note to the general population, I've finally been able to upgrade the forum to a newer version of the software. Things will look a bit generic around here, until I can get the theme and graphic options synced with the phpbb 3.1.10 software. But everything works. Including new account registra...

OK, new account verification (via automated e-mail) seems to be working again.

I just ran a dummy login through its paces, and things are working.

If anyone has any friends who are trying to log on, and can't, let me know, please?

Thanks.

Sorry for the up-and-down nature of the forum today, gang.

We're at 3.1 now, but experiencing a few problems moving to 3.2

The forum may wind up looking and feeling a little generic, until I can get this figured out.

Sorry to be gone again.

Just now getting around to the forum software upgrade, having defeated some longstanding firewall problems.

FYI for the group: I am in the process of getting the PHPBB software (for the forum) upgraded from 3.0 to 3.1, and then again to 3.2

Pardon the bumps.

I am going to try to expedite a solution. Facing similar technical obstacles as Martin and Kary. Hope to have it all remedied before September is through. Looks like the phpbb software could also use a full update as well.

(begins making chore list)

Well, now, it's been a long time.



(Yes, I am resuming mod ops here at the WOTF forum.)

Yes, I still have to go in through the front door, like everybody else. Do I automatically get funneled to the VIP line once I am in? I am not sure. I know stories have gotten "derailed" into the regular slush on occasion. I also know I wait just about as long as the rest of you to hear ba...

Martin L. Shoemaker wrote:
Showoff...

Hey, as Tim Powers will tell you next year: isn't showing off part of the reason why we do this?

Apropos:

http://www.locusmag.com/Roundtable/2014 ... onal-path/

Which of course doesn't change the fact that breaking into a magazine like Analog is probably much more difficult than getting an editor at Baen or TOR or DAW to take a chance on your first novel. Really? Do you have data on that? I think the statistics are something Mike has quoted to me before. I...

Mediocre short stories are no use in selling books. Good stories, especially award-nominated or award-winning stories, make selling books to major markets -much- easier. Case in point: when I first met Toni Weisskopf (Baen chief editor and publisher) in 2011, she'd already gotten good word of mouth...

I basically would not have a career without my short fiction. It's been my short fiction that's gotten me all of my best PR to date, and most of my loyal readers too. It's what's attracted the attention of the Hugo and Nebula voters, and won me two Analog magazine AnLab readers' choice awards. It's ...

I've resisted commenting on this, mainly because of the dead horse aspect. Suffice to say I let my SFWA membership lapse this year. My advice to any WOTF entrants or winners: join, for the "achievement unlocked" coolness. And then, if after a couple of years, you discover SFWA is of no tan...

Quick follow up: some of you might be interested in this.

http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/st ... 1061.shtml

TV interview with Dave, from KUTV in Utah. Tonight at 10 PM Mountain. I am not sure yet if they will have the full expose available for web viewers? Hopefully, yes.

I won't say I am thrilled with the tremendous slowdown in response time, since Trevor took the wheel. It would seem for the time being that extraordinarily long waits are the rule, not the exception; even for vets like me. All I can say is: roll with it. Getting overly antsy and/or upset about it wo...

I am ordinarily rather reserved about using the forum to advocate for a non-WOTF workshop. But since I have Joni's blessing for this, I am going to share. http://bradrtorgersen.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/boost-your-writing-business-acumen-with-superstars-writing-seminars/ Seriously. Whether you're a f...

And . . . good luck!

Luck! Luck! Luck!

As noted in the Q1 thread, good luck!

Posting here for future use. GOOD LUCK!

Magazines are a tough niche sector of the overall market, unlike 70 years ago. It's a book world, and has been since probably the 70s. I keep wondering if the explosion of e-publishing will "train" readers back into enjoying and buying short fiction like they used to before paperbacks took...

Do please vote, if you've read any of the stories by any of the Analog authors.