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Nate

Creator and Owner of a Paper Airplane

  • Information Desk Re: Suggestions / Comments

    @LadySpark ->> The hashtags were dynamic, but they were based on a 30-day window. So, old hashtags could continue to show up even if new ones were more active. Adjusted ...

    Jul 24
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    @AlexWrites & @LadySpark ->> That should hopefully be fixed now! @cherie ->> Updated the way ampersands get decoded. You might need to edit the description / title one more time, ...

    Jul 24
  • Information Desk Re: Suggestions / Comments

    Lots of improvements to clubs per @Omni's suggestions. Club topics now show on the front page, club forum posts count toward your post total, and club updates now show in ...

    Jul 24
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    @Omni ->> Fixed!

    Jul 24
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    @Omni ->> The contest pages should be fully loading now! @serrodyne ->> Did some investigation into that, and it turns out it's actually a known bug in Safari. What's going ...

    Jul 24
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    @Cherie ->> You're quick! Should be resolved now. Thanks for flagging it, and for the screenshot (it really does help a ton).

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: RIP Chat

    The plumbing and all code for the chatroom has been completely yanked out. The 90s kid in me is sad to see it go, but there's been a general decline ...

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Brand New Events Tab With Challenges

    @lucaudvardy ->> Right now, you do get a badge in the trophies tab of your profile, but that's definitely something I need to work as the badges are meh. I ...

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Introducing the Writer's Log

    Interesting @Tikaya and @Ladyspark. Adding a timer would be more useful? That's definitely something that can be done. Re-adding Word Wars and integrating that with Writer's Log is a cool ...

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Suggestions / Comments

    All good ideas @Omni! I don't see any reason not to implement them. Should be done by end of day.

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    @AlexWrites ->> Yeah, a lot of notifications don't seem to be working. Let me know if you get one for this mention.

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    A likely story @AlexWrites! Yeah, that's my bad. Should be fixed now. Yesterday, I updated YWS to use PHP 8.4, but forgot to set the timezone in PHP 8.4. The ...

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: July 21, 2026 Unscheduled Downtime

    The Young Writers Society had a bout of unscheduled downtime lasting for about 15 minutes on July 21, 2026 from roughly 11:10 pm to 11:25pm EDT. What Happened I ran ...

    Jul 22
  • Information Desk Re: Report a Site Bug

    Thanks for letting me know @paigey! That should be fixed now.

    Jul 21
  • Information Desk Re: Suggestions / Comments

    @LadySpark -> That's a great idea! Didn't even think of reading challenges, but that'd be a great addition. Once we get into August, I'll add the ability for people to ...

    Jul 21


A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.
— Roald Dahl