Advice to New Fanstorians
Viewing comments for Chapter 9 "More stuff I learned"Tips and advice for the new members
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Comment from prettybluebirds
A person can spend a lot of time on this site. Sometimes, when I have other stuff going on, I walk away for a while but always return. You have done an excellent job of summing up the ins and outs of FanStory.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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A person can spend a lot of time on this site. Sometimes, when I have other stuff going on, I walk away for a while but always return. You have done an excellent job of summing up the ins and outs of FanStory.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much. You are so sweet. :-) Karen
Comment from Bill Schott
This was a very relaxed and informative essay on how to acclimate to the site. I found your sense of humor was well restrained to allow the information to shine. Nice.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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This was a very relaxed and informative essay on how to acclimate to the site. I found your sense of humor was well restrained to allow the information to shine. Nice.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Restrained? I have always avoided being restrained. Harder now since I can't run. :-)
Comment from royowen
I've been here a number of years but I did learn reasonably quickly, but I might have learned more quickly that that even, so thank you for this essay, there seems to be a large influx of new members, so well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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I've been here a number of years but I did learn reasonably quickly, but I might have learned more quickly that that even, so thank you for this essay, there seems to be a large influx of new members, so well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much for the read and nice comments. Karen
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Most welcome
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:-)
Comment from karenina
Great solid basic facts newbies need right away! Your fun and casual tone makes this entirely readable...
I have a dictionary, thesaurus, and RhymeTime saved to my favorites in my browser for quick look-ups.
Free Grammarly makes me a tad cranky. You almost have me convinced to to the trial for the better version!
Also a good point to NOT go too long on prose pieces.
(I see newbies do this all the time!)
BTW...sign me up for one who would be happy to donate "years" from my age...
Karenina
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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Great solid basic facts newbies need right away! Your fun and casual tone makes this entirely readable...
I have a dictionary, thesaurus, and RhymeTime saved to my favorites in my browser for quick look-ups.
Free Grammarly makes me a tad cranky. You almost have me convinced to to the trial for the better version!
Also a good point to NOT go too long on prose pieces.
(I see newbies do this all the time!)
BTW...sign me up for one who would be happy to donate "years" from my age...
Karenina
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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No takers yet on the year's upload. You would think that with all my obvious wisdom and stuff, someone would bite! hahaha Thanks for the read.
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Hmmm. Maybe an almost 21 year old who really REALLY wants some legal documentation to get into a pub?
Oh well. We (senior-ish) gals can DREAM, can't we?
LOL
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Dreams are good things. Karen
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Except them I wake up and look in the mirror and wonder who packed the bags under my eyes...
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They say time marches on. I think it marches across my face. Karen
Comment from Iza Deleanu
You are funny Karen, I wish to have time to review all the works on the site, but I am afraid I will disappear again... school, work, winter:) Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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You are funny Karen, I wish to have time to review all the works on the site, but I am afraid I will disappear again... school, work, winter:) Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
Comment Written 17-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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I understand the need to back off from here. I will be coming and going myself. I tend to get obsessive here. So, I have to make myself pull away sometimes. I love it here, but, I can be here too much. enjoy your life and I will watch for your return. Have fun sweetie. :-) Karen
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Be strong my friend, if you need anything write me a message in the email session:)
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I will write. Karen
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a great little advertisement for Fanstory and I learned some new things I didn't know. Like be sure to credit where I got the picture. And if you figure out how to give away some of your years, let me know as I have lots of years to give away.
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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This is a great little advertisement for Fanstory and I learned some new things I didn't know. Like be sure to credit where I got the picture. And if you figure out how to give away some of your years, let me know as I have lots of years to give away.
Comment Written 16-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jan-2024
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It was my idea, I will be the first to sign up. I have 24 years I can unload.I was my my best when I was 45. Thanks for reading. I'll let you know if I get any bites. Karen
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
You give some practical and helpful review. It will be appreciated. I agree with most of it. I also need help with grammar. My friends help me out. I do have a dictionary, super thesaurus, and grammarly.
I don't understand this....
If you don't have any, I can loan you some of mine if you want. It's not required. Also, we have a lot of seniors here, too, and if you want some of that, I would be delighted to give you 10-12 of my years if you know how to do that. If not, oh well.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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You give some practical and helpful review. It will be appreciated. I agree with most of it. I also need help with grammar. My friends help me out. I do have a dictionary, super thesaurus, and grammarly.
I don't understand this....
If you don't have any, I can loan you some of mine if you want. It's not required. Also, we have a lot of seniors here, too, and if you want some of that, I would be delighted to give you 10-12 of my years if you know how to do that. If not, oh well.
Comment Written 16-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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It was a bit of light humor. I told them we are full of faith based writers, and if they didn't any I could lend them some of mine. And, in the same vein, we have a lot of seniors. and I would be happy to give them some of my years as well, if they know how to siphon them off. :-) Karen
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. Let me know if you get any takers for extra years! I think it's good that we can learn from any of the younger members here. But lately, I haven't met any who are college age etc.
Great info and I like your welcoming tone. I personally don't like Grammarly as when it first came out, it had oodles of errors - at least, in the writing I saw of those who used Garmmarly.
pick "Find "Member. ("Find A Member")
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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Lol. Let me know if you get any takers for extra years! I think it's good that we can learn from any of the younger members here. But lately, I haven't met any who are college age etc.
Great info and I like your welcoming tone. I personally don't like Grammarly as when it first came out, it had oodles of errors - at least, in the writing I saw of those who used Garmmarly.
pick "Find "Member. ("Find A Member")
Comment Written 16-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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Fixed it. Thanks for the read. Karen
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
I love it, Karen!! A nice addition to your last chapter. All of those are great pieces of advice. I love your offering of help and years, lol. I'm not sure how that one will work!
Good bits of help and a fun read,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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I love it, Karen!! A nice addition to your last chapter. All of those are great pieces of advice. I love your offering of help and years, lol. I'm not sure how that one will work!
Good bits of help and a fun read,
Rhonda
Comment Written 16-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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Well, if anyone knows how, I'm signing up! :-) Karen
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I hear that!!
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this with us. I believe newbies would get a lot out this. I think I mentioned before, I have been a member since August of 2008. I wish I had people writing these helpful posts when I started. I can't find any way to improve this.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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Thank you for sharing this with us. I believe newbies would get a lot out this. I think I mentioned before, I have been a member since August of 2008. I wish I had people writing these helpful posts when I started. I can't find any way to improve this.
Comment Written 16-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2024
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Thanks for the read, I tried to get everything I forgot last time in there.:-) Karen