From now on, all YWS Updates will be named. This is the Lazy Lemur update since it's only barely significant.
Facebook Connect
If you log out of YWS, you'll notice a new way to log-in: a blue Facebook Connect button. Clicking this will link your YWS account with your Facebook account. This is not a big deal for existing users; in fact, it won't do anything for you really.
However, it is a very big deal for yet to be existing users. As long as someone has a Facebook account, they can now skip the YWS registration process entirely.
If you wish to unlink your account, go to My YWS ->> Profile ->> Edit Facebook Settings.
Halloween Theme
New header and background for Halloween! It'll last only for one day, so enjoy it while it's here!
Featured Member
Featured Member is back, and our very first featured member on the new YWS is angels-symphony! The featured member is always displayed on the front page.
To become Featured Member, write lots of good reviews!
Changes to the Review to Work Policy
This is the big change this weekend.
Short Story: What You Need to Know
For the past seven weeks, the review ratio has been mandatory and hard-coded into the site. This is no longer true. Instead, new literary works will cost 250 points to post. You earn points by reviewing, and the maximum number of points you can earn per review is 100. People who have never posted a literary work get one freebie.
Long Story
This change has been made after reviewing the statistics over the past seven weeks. I've been keeping track of how many people have such and such review ratio. For instance, 833 active members have a review to work ratio greater than 1.
Unfortunately, that number (and other similar numbers) have hardly budged since the review to work ratio went into effect. In some cases, the numbers have actually decreased. So it's clear that absolutely requiring a set review to work ratio just was not working. Plus the policy was driving people away from the site.
This means that we're stopping the recommended review to work ratio at 3:1. The review to work ratio will not increase.
Gender:
Points: 11417
Reviews: 425