>anybody remember the days when they picked teams by lining kids up and the worst players went last
Are you kidding? I even remember the day they decided to auction us off for the summer softball league and I was sold, last on the field, for a penny. And don't get me talking about the Fatman races.
Anyway, I don't really care, do as you please. Tho I did like the royalty names because it was fun!
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- boswellbaxter
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[quote=""Ash""]>anybody remember the days when they picked teams by lining kids up and the worst players went last
Are you kidding? I even remember the day they decided to auction us off for the summer softball league and I was sold, last on the field, for a penny. And don't get me talking about the Fatman races.
Anyway, I don't really care, do as you please. Tho I did like the royalty names because it was fun![/quote]
I was always chosen last for these things too. The good thing was that by the time I was picked, the game was almost over.
Are you kidding? I even remember the day they decided to auction us off for the summer softball league and I was sold, last on the field, for a penny. And don't get me talking about the Fatman races.
Anyway, I don't really care, do as you please. Tho I did like the royalty names because it was fun![/quote]
I was always chosen last for these things too. The good thing was that by the time I was picked, the game was almost over.
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Look at this issue from a French Revolution perspective: HF.org was the Old Regime, with its antiquated titles of nobility, then there was Bastille Day, and now we all start from scratch as equal citizens of HFonline. Isn't that neat?
Truth be told, I don't miss the old titles, because I used to be something like dogcatcher. In any case, if we decide to go back to a title system, let's come up with something automated that wouldn't cause extra work for the mods, like the number of posts. Rating each other's posts would be time-consuming and might lead to some unpleasantness down the line.
Truth be told, I don't miss the old titles, because I used to be something like dogcatcher. In any case, if we decide to go back to a title system, let's come up with something automated that wouldn't cause extra work for the mods, like the number of posts. Rating each other's posts would be time-consuming and might lead to some unpleasantness down the line.
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???
The authors are stuck at the bottom rung?
It does'nt really matter to me what you decide about member ranks. I think the old system based on number of posts was just fine. I think the most of us who post on this site come here because we are truly interrested in reading and discussing historical fiction. Not about gaining some inconsequential status in a fourm group. So that being said, whatever you do is fine with me. I just come here because of the books, eh!
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If it went on the book trade it would be
Reader
Buyer (For stores)
Author
Agent
Editor
Proofer
Editor in Chief
Publisher
*eg* you see it's the patterns of the readers and buyers that then influence what books the editors then buy from the authors. Unless it's small press where the editor in chief has greater power to buy books that personally appeal to them instead of having to buy to current and projected market trends.
It's why you'll often find gems in small press as they don't have larger companies to answer to, which in turn have share holders to answer to. We also don't do the massive print runs, so don't take the larger risks with the unheard of authors, or potentially risky book.
Reader
Buyer (For stores)
Author
Agent
Editor
Proofer
Editor in Chief
Publisher
*eg* you see it's the patterns of the readers and buyers that then influence what books the editors then buy from the authors. Unless it's small press where the editor in chief has greater power to buy books that personally appeal to them instead of having to buy to current and projected market trends.
It's why you'll often find gems in small press as they don't have larger companies to answer to, which in turn have share holders to answer to. We also don't do the massive print runs, so don't take the larger risks with the unheard of authors, or potentially risky book.
Currently reading through submissions ranging from alternative history to science fiction and fantasy.