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Ron

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-05-19

Posts 8669
Michigan, US

0 posted 1999-07-26 02:35 AM

Passions in Prose is a new venture for us, dedicated to the writing of fiction and nonfiction essays. Like everything in life, there are going to have to be rules. And like everything at Passions, those are pretty simple and always open to discussion.

Rule #1 You probably already know what I'm going to day: except for one spot (and the Adult Forum will now be open to Prose) this is a family-oriented site. Let's keep it clean, guys, and avoid undue sex and violence.

Rule #2 Disk space and bandwidth (especially bandwidth!) aren't free yet, and I suspect the Internet isn't ready for the Great American Novel. So I'm going to have to place some length limitations. My initial thought, when talking to our new moderator about it, was about 2,000 words. I would appreciate it if we could keep most of the posts about that length, but I think I'm going to set the limit a bit higher. Say, 5,000 words? And please don't try to get around this limitation by breaking a post into multiple posts. If someone thinks that limitation is too onerous, write me. Or jump over to the Alley and state your case.

Rule #3 Not really a rule, at all, but just a suggestion. Please compose your pieces off-line, in a word processor, then cut & paste them into the submission form. Your word processor will certainly have a "copy" command. For those who don't know, you can always paste (even without a button) by pressing Ctrl V (at least in Windows - not sure about the Mac, and maybe someone can post something in Q&A about that? Doreen?). Please do a spell check.

That's it, guys. Shouldn't be too tough, I hope. I'm really excited about this new addition to the forum and hope we get some great participation. I'd love to see this carry over to the main site (disk space and bandwidth allowing).

DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

1 posted 1999-07-26 03:15 AM

Anyone care to share a round of applause for Ron?
These rules will be reposted by me periodically, just until we all get the feel for this.

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Shall I indulge in flights of fancy hampered by clipped wings?
DreamEvil©

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

2 posted 1999-07-26 09:57 AM

RE: Cut, Copy, Paste for Mac

Yes, Ron, these functions are exactly the same for Mac in virtually every application. The only difference is that our "command" key (the one with the squiggly mark and the apple on it) works like your "control" key. The Mac also has a "control" key in addition, so the keyboard has one more key.

For the Mac, "Command A"= Select All
"Command X" = Cut, "Command C"= Copy, and "Command V" = Paste.

For both Mac and PC users, you don't even have to move your left hand very much to do your select all, copy, and paste. And, btw, "Command Z"= Undo in most applications for both Mac and PC, and that's right there, too, at your fingertips of your left hand, without moving it much.

I always strongly recommend "copy & paste" rather than "cut & paste" because you can inadvertently cut and lose your text from the original document if you accidently push save (Command S).

Final note, you can virtually always, in every application, find these functions in your file menu, in case you forget these keyboard shortcuts.

So much for computer lessons... thanks for this forum, Ron. Hopefully it will inspire me to dig out many incomplete essays and short stories and finish 'em up!

dp

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

3 posted 1999-07-26 08:16 PM

Regarding the Adult Forum: Let's not get carried away, it's not a "Letters to Penthouse" type of place.

DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

4 posted 1999-09-27 11:54 PM

Up from the depths come these rules.

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Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~.
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Ben Pike
Junior Member

since 1999-11-14

Posts 20
Southwestern Virginia

5 posted 1999-11-17 11:45 PM

I found it

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

6 posted 1999-11-23 09:33 PM

And once more, these arise.

Marilyn
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since 1999-09-26

Posts 2621
Ontario, Canada

7 posted 1999-12-18 06:29 PM

Bumping these up again...Chris...please note Rule # 2. I am not sure if this has changed with the new software but until you are sure we should abide by these.

Ladycat

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since 1999-07-05

Posts 782
At the edge and a doorway,TX

8 posted 1999-12-18 11:14 PM

That sounds good to me, but now what about the war and piece idea that I was coming up with? J/K!

I do have a question though, what about the diary entery piece that I just did? The misspelled words were meant to be there. It was also a true story and I think that it might have been a little past the word limitation. Are these things that we should take up with the Moderators? Should they check and see if our pieces are too long or too vulgar before we post them?

Confused,
Lady

Live in my world just once and you'll find yourself enraptured.

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