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- Column: Updates - Chatterbox & customize new poems list at allpoetry
You'll notice a 'customize' link next to your 'new poems by friends' list on the front page. Click it to choose which of your friends you'd like to have included. There's also a 'fast' link in the chatterbox - click it to make it 'live', so you'll see u - Column: Simplifying friends vs. Favorites at allpoetry
I haven't been too happy with the new 'friends' junk, so am thinking of getting rid of it. For those with many favorites, but who just want to see a few on the front page, I'm thinking of adding a 'customize' link that lets you choose which favorites sho - Column: Proposal for changing how favorites vs. friends works at allpoetry
Some ideas for splitting up favorites from friends, and calling them "readers" and a "reading list". - Column: Notification System Updates at storywrite
More tweaks to the notification system. Briefly: default no longer emails @ new friend adding a poem, option to stop favorites from being emailed when you post, joint settings across sites. - Column: Notification System Updates at allpoetry
More tweaks to the notification system. Briefly: default no longer emails @ new friend adding a poem, option to stop favorites from being emailed when you post, joint settings across sites. - Column: NaNoWriMo is now! (November) at storywrite
Learn more about it at wikipedia, but the basic idea is to attack attack attack writing a whole novel in November. You can do it! Get a basic plot and start writing! - Column: Notification system live, and other fixes at allpoetry
The email notification system I mentioned in my last post is now live. Some of you will be irritated by the email you suddenly get, but hopefully some of you also find it useful. It's designed to be easy to disable - there's a link in 'my account' for n - Column: A message from Barack Obama about Healthcare Reform! at allpoetry
- Column: Old top commentors of the day at allpoetry
- Column: ChatAct - A site for role playing at allpoetry
I'm excited to announce the 'beta test' version of Chatact, Allpoetry's newest sister site. It's targeted at role-players, with groups and journals being the main focus. There are contests too. Please be patient with any bugs - Column: Site Info at
Welcome! - Column: More updates! Poems by online users, Return the favor at allpoetry
Poems by online users has replaced rewards as the default for when you click the 'read' link. I've also cleaned up the sidebar when browsing poems, and simplified the 'add a feature' page.
When making a comment, you can choose a poem of yours to - Column: Sharepoetry Updates at sharepoetry
You can now comment on archived poems. The max number of unarchived poems for free members is now 10 - we really want you to focus on poems you're currently editing.
Detailed comment ratings weren't being shown for awhile - they should show up a - Column: Comment Ratings, take 3 at allpoetry
The comment rating system has been updated again. Now you can rate a comment however many stars you like - that's up to you, as it should be. The points given are based on the length, so a small (<100 letter) comment gets 1 point per star, medium gets 2 - Column: Changes to comment ratings at allpoetry
Comments of 100-130 characters now have a maximum rank of 3 stars. 130-200 character comments can be awarded 4 stars. 200 characters isn't really that long - just exactly as long as this paragraph is!
The goal of this is to encourage people to w - Column: Site updates at allpoetry
Lingering bug from the database upgrade should be fixed, for example with addlines. The featured box now attempts to hide adult items from users who can't view them, and will display a '*' at the end of the title if something is adult. The "chat with t - Column: Updates - Friends, Featured clicks, and more at allpoetry
With this update we introduce the idea of 'friends', which are favorites that have also added you as a favorite. Also, when you click on a poem in the featured box, you'll be encouraged to comment before leaving the page. And much more, please report an - Column: Freewriting to think of new poetry at allpoetry
We call it writing "practice", in the menus here. I've just moved some of my favorite topics to the top of the list, so if you're looking for inspiration check them out. - Column: April is National Poetry Writing Month at allpoetry
a.k.a. NaPoMo, the goal of this is that you write a poem *every day* for the month of April. If you write one for each day this month, we'll give you a free month of silver membership! Join the - Column: April Fools Day 2009 at allpoetry
April fools day is one of my favorite days of the year. Here I chronicle this year's attempt at humor, along with some (anonymized) responses. - Column: SW April Fools Day 2009 at storywrite
April fools day is one of my favorite days of the year. Here I chronicle this year's attempt at humor, along with some (anonymized) responses. - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 201 at allpoetry
At 14
To be shy,
to lower your eyes
after making a greeting. - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 200 at allpoetry
- Column: Site Updates! at sharepoetry
Sharepoetry has reinvented itself! I've added some fun features that work better with a smaller site and could never work on a big one like allpoetry. I hope you enjoy! - Column: Introducing Journal! at allpoetry
We've been testing it for weeks, but now most of the bugs are ironed out and I'm excited to announce that allpoetry now supports Journals! Blog or write about your day to day life, things you're excited about, etc. Choose 'add' at the top, then 'add a - Column: Ghost Villanelle - American Life in Poetry 187 at allpoetry
This one is topical to a bit ago, halloween. Do the drifting veils of rhyme and meter disclose a ghost, or is it a ghost? - Column: "How Is It That the Snow", American Life in Poetry: Column 193 at allpoetry
The first two lines of this poem pose a question many of us may have thought about: how does snow make silence even more silent? And notice Robert Haight's deft use of color, only those few flecks of red, and the rest of the poem pure white. And silent, s - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 191 at allpoetry
Most of us love to find things, and to discover a quarter on the sidewalk can make a whole day seem brighter. In this poem, Robert Wrigley, who lives in Idaho, finds what's left of a Bible, and describes it so well that we can almost feel it in our hands. - Column: Halloween header and logo at allpoetry
We've updated the front page for halloween You might also notice the new darker raven, he's the winter raven, and should visible on the site about half the year
Also some bug - Column: Site Updates at allpoetry
Contest minimums has been increased. The featured box now randomly shows 7 of the top 15 bids, and rewards only show one item per person. - Column: Advanced background options available at allpoetry
On the edit background page, there are now checkboxes on the right to a) have the background image stay on the left edge of the screen, and turn off the line (if there was one).
These options are in the right - Column: Site layout updates at allpoetry
Are currently underway. Please be patient while I go around fixing bugs and things.
Known bugs: pages that had a tiling background are only showing the background on the inner part of the page. - Column: Why we're changing to a layout with side spaces at allpoetry
It has dawned on me that most of our poets probably don't realize that everyone's monitor is different, so just because their screen looks great now, it doesn't look great on everyones.
I briefly go into what the site looks like currently on mo - Column: More design updates at storywrite
After some thought, we're now trying another alternative to the way backgrounds were changed several weeks ago. On larger monitors, we'd made it so backgrounds with a left edge repeated again on the right page of the screen. Now they are only on the lef - Column: New Logo! at allpoetry
and front page design Hope you like them! The front page design will change every few months, roughly with the seasons. You also may noticed that it is centered on the screen. Over the next week, we'll be upgradin - thundering west at allpoetry
we are big boats
thundering west - [ get back to bed ] at allpoetry
get back to bed
in her sing/song voice - Column: Featured box reset at allpoetry
We're doing an experiment - all bids in the featured box have just been refunded. The base cost is 5, and will of course go up depending upon what people pay. Please join me in attempting to read and comment as much as possible to keep the costs low! C - Column: Storywrite updates! at storywrite
Last week we had some exciting changes: New (similar) logo, pretty background header, lots of fixes. Cost of contests went up for awhile to 200, but is now back to 100 due to problems with current contests. Chat has had many updates and now notifies you - Column: Site Updates at allpoetry
Drafts are here! And autosaving every minute while you're adding your poem. To view drafts, click 'add from a draft' on the right of the add page.
Also a new format for browsing notes, advanced mode now defaults to the regular allpoetry heade - Column: More logo ideas at allpoetry
My obsession has carried me towards another set of potential logos. I think one of these will be the lucky one! - Column: New allpoetry logo ideas at allpoetry
We've had our current awesome logo for several years now, and it's time for a change. I'll present several that I've been working on, as well as my current favorite. - Column: Moods! at allpoetry
Below the online list on the right, you'll notice a new menu for 'Your mood is'. You can set your mood as a smiley, and it will show next to your name for your favorites. Your "mood text" will also show below the link to 'View profile' when they hover o - Column: Site Updates at allpoetry
The title bar along the top goes all the way across the screen and is more consistenly colorful. The 'send message' box is now always open, rather than doing it's little hide thing. The IM page got an overhaul, and on your profile edit page is 'edit adv - Column: Site updates, chat complaints and cheaper points at allpoetry
The chatroom is a common source of frustration on Allpoetry, and we've launched a new system where you get to be the chat moderator. Anyone can make anonymous complaints, and users who get multiple complaints will be given a short chat ban. Also, we've - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 161 at allpoetry
This poem by Jonathan Holden introduces us to a young car salesman - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 151 at allpoetry
- Column: Top Commentor of the day 2007 at allpoetry
Past top commentors... the 'current' list was getting too long, so I'm clearing it and postin these old winners here - Column: The first allpoetry book project: Feeling is first at allpoetry
Now available at Amazon: Feeling is first"! - [ the bedside clock is ] at allpoetry
the bedside clock is trying to tell me something - cliche at allpoetry
another tear; my pain is wasted on - fresh from the factory at allpoetry
tipping over, peel the film from your hands - [ the stars falling ] at allpoetry
the stars falling from overhead - movement at allpoetry
and shadows, spilling dark secrets words and blood and meaning - Column: New feature spotlight: Browsing History @ bottom of page at allpoetry
A new small feature is the browsing history at the bottom of the page. It shows the last 4 pages you've visited. Some seem to find it useful, and some not so much - what group do you belong to? - Column: Coming soon: "Feeling is First", the first allpoetry book project! at allpoetry
I'm very proud to announce that our first book project has gone to the presses! It should be available in Amazon.com and by special order through a local bookstore fairly soon.
This is a stellar collection of the best poetry AP has to offer, and - Column: New search form for your poems @ contest prewrites, featured box at allpoetry
Instead of a drop down box containing all of your poems, it now displays your most recent 75 poems, and a search box to search the titles of your poems. - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 133 - Afterwards, a funeral at allpoetry
- [ As you walked me ] at allpoetry
As you walked me to the bus - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 132 - Garden Buddha at allpoetry
- Column: Help organize contests - add a category! at allpoetry
As of last week, anyone can add categories to a contests, rather than just the owner.
Is a contest invite-only? Look for 'add' in the category list on the contest page, and add 'invite only' and it'll be hidden from the contest overview.
- Column: New Contest Overview, Store updates, 3+ month prices slashed! at allpoetry
We've also changed backgrounds around the site, and are working on adding some new ones to the free backgrounds.
Anyone can now add categories to a contest now, just click 'add' on the right side of the contest page, and help us make the contests - Column: Feature spotlight: Rhyme like a pro with Autorhyme at allpoetry
Click autorhyme while adding a poem - when you start a new line, it'll show you the words which rhyme with the ending word on last line. FREE members get this too - [ Free the freaking fall foilage ] at allpoetry
Free the freaking fall foilage fickle friends flaunting freedom - Column: American Life in Poetry: Column 126 at allpoetry
- [ long past midnight ] at allpoetry
long past midnight I feel the wind change - sailing away at allpoetry
the old days before we sailed away - [ kissme between greenleaves ] at allpoetry
kissme between greenleaves between sheets I - green is great, groaned my great grandma in greeting at allpoetry
grapes are great, but quit grouching grumpy grandmas greeting me with greens - fun stuff at allpoetry
tomorrow, I'll tell a tribute to tolerance - [ if I loved you ] at allpoetry
if I loved you would that be - [ if greatness will be so inspired ] at allpoetry
if greatness will be so inspired perhaps my eyes will beled - [ stones are solid, but ] at allpoetry
stones are solid, but weep when the rain is - the awakening at allpoetry
much too hot to touch it, send a paddle-shock to the system - Column: Video Poetry! at allpoetry
I'm very excited to announce our newest feature - adding a video to your poems? "Wait," you say, "surely this is for gold members only?" Nope, for all members! Dust off that webcam, and record yourself now!
Next week, we'll be having a video p - Column: Design tweaks and upgrades at allpoetry
* Poem previews are back to two lines now, without slashes, and you can customize it when you add your poem.
* Logs of where people visited your poem from work now.
* Visits of anonymous people are now counted (separately)
* Lines were added b - Column: American Life in Poetry at allpoetry
- Column: Site updates at allpoetry
Poem 'briefs' now only show one line. You can choose to hide them as a viewer via the option on your author settings. Featured items now consistently give the bonus points for commenting - lets get critiquing! Seen the 'leave first impressions' link on - Column: Updates at allpoetry
Top links, featured cost fixed, and lots of fixes. - Column: Featured box - Critical critiques vs. Casual critiques at allpoetry
We're trying out a new idea, which is having two featured boxes and reward pages - one for people looking for (constructive) "critical" critiques, and another for "casual" ones. We'll ask you how it's going next week in a poll! - Column: Lulu is the Preferred Publisher for Allpoetry at allpoetry
After researching the various publish-your-own-work sites, we've decided Lulu.com is by far the best, cheapest, and most authentic. I'm happy to announce today that we've formed a partnership. Each new member to register and purchase a copy of their boo - Column: Changes to comment rewards - earn more points! at storywrite
Everyone wants more reads, and the best way to get them is by advertising your stories, either in the featured box, or the 'rewarding comments' page via the Stories tab.
Featured box items now automatically always have a reward for people who cli - Column: Changes to comment rewards - earn more points! at allpoetry
Everyone wants more reads, and the best way to get them is by advertising your poetry, either in the featured box, or the 'rewarding comments' page via the poetry tab .
Featured box items now automatically always have a reward for people who clic - Column: Happy Valentines Day! at allpoetry
We're having a contest! Win a 3 month gold membership writing about valentines day. - In times of fall at allpoetry
do as leaves do
find your inner gold
