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FRIENDS ONLY!!!! in Site Updates
Sweet mother of sweetness, it's here! The much-wanted Friends Only privacy setting! This is set at the book level, along with the other privacy levels and will affect any entries under the book...
Privacy, Part 1.5 in Site Updates
So this Friends Only thing is really close. In fact, you might even notice an extra button on peoples' boxes that wasn't there earlier. So if you want to start adding friends to your list, the ...
Tinkering, breaking things in Site Updates
I broke the Bookmarks button on the entry page and it was generating several errors. If you were trying to bookmark someone and it failed, should be OK now.
Login problem fixed in Site Updates
After having a couple of complaints from people unable to log in after resetting their passwords, I realized that the email user name was case sensitive. I think it's gone unnoticed because peop...
Members Only entries on main page if you are logged in in Site Updates
As the title suggests, I fixed it so Members Only entries are listed on the main page, but only if you have an account and are logged in. I've had a few people mention that. If you're still fee...
It's Official! in Site Updates
1,000 Yeahhhhhhhhhhh! And yeah, that user search feature is becoming quite important. It's a lot of people to sort through. Don't worry, it's at the top of the list. http://www.youtube.com/w...
When will we hit 1,000 users? in Site Updates
Definitely tomorrow (if not tonight!). Groooooovy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw
Improved comment navigation in Site Updates
My suggestion box entries were getting so many comments that I was starting to find it really difficult to find comments to reply to. Usually you can scroll to the bottom, but what if someone re...
The box doth overfloweth in Suggestion Box
OK, the first two suggestion box entries are getting seriously full due to the sudden burst of new users. So please add your suggestions here. Before you suggest it, here's the most popular ite...
Privacy, Part One in Site Updates
It's the first half of a major update! You can now change your privacy level in books. I still need to implement Friends Only (that's a bit more involved since you need to be able to add your f...
500. Blew Right through that milestone, didn't we? in Site Updates
Welcome, welcome new people! Just wanted to say a quick hello and let everyone know that I'm getting pretty close to pushing out the first major phase of book privacy features. It was a little ...
Definition lists in Tips and Tricks
It was pointed out to me that the HTML tags DL, DT, and DD were not working in entries. Because I'm all about semantic markup and definition lists are a prime example of semantics at its best, I...
Almost 400! in Site Updates
Just a day ago, it felt like this site was losing some momentum. Not that many new people showing up. Oh, what a difference a day can make. Especially when Open Diary comes to a screeching hal...
And... we're back! in Site Updates
First database upgrade, smooth as butter. :-)
Brief interruption in service in Site Updates
Just a heads up that I'll be provisioning a new database here shortly, and there will be a brief maintenance interruption while the database is being upgraded. I suppose having a warning banner ...
"Lifeboat" clarification for Kate in Site Updates
Just wanted to clarify my use of the term since I'm not familiar with the historical significance on OD. Kate maintains an official (and from what I understand extensive) mailing list called Lif...
Hi New People! in Site Updates
Just a quick shout-out to all the new people. Hi! I've tried to make Prosebox as intuitive as possible, though there's also a few books I've linked to in the main menu to make things a bit easi...
Logo contest? in Site Updates
I mentioned to twentytwenty that I was thinking of starting a logo contest, if there's enough artistic types on Prosebox to drum up some interest in such a thing. If there is enough interest, my...
Gorillas, Replies, and prose book descriptions in Site Updates
Nothing earth shattering here, but here's some minor tweaks: You should never see this, but there's a Permission Denied page with an annoyed gorilla (to compliment the sad panda error pages). ...
Book deletion in Site Updates
You'll now see a button to delete your book on the book description page. Use this feature with care since it destroys everything in its path (related entries and comments). As with the delete ...
Making a new name for yourself in Site Updates
Quick update, you now have the ability to change your display name through the account page (see: the gear in the menu bar). Rock on and try not to confuse me too much with your name changing. ...
Improved user page in Site Updates
Still have more plans to improve this further, but now it has: Paging. Pulling down 311 users to a single page is a bit of chore. Sorting. Alphabetical or Newest! (which is kind of fun if you...
300 users?? 300! in Site Updates
Oh, that's definitely a milestone.... This is PROSEBOX!!!!!! Tonight we dine in hell! "Hello, this is Hell's kitchen." "Hi, yeah, I'd like to make a reservation for tonight." "How many i...
Apologies to new users in Site Updates
I think my comment notification broke things for people with newly created accounts, should be fixed now fingers crossed
New comment notification in Site Updates
This is one of those things I've been excited about getting pushed out. So far it looks like it's working as intended. Here's wishing you a little red number bubble of happiness up by your enve...