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Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:16 am
amoerizzle says...



I've been looking for the answer to this question, yet haven't seemed to find it yet. I hope someone could help me out.

Points. How do you get them? What are they good for?
  





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Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:28 am
Snoink says...



You get them by posting in the literary forums, and each post gets a maximum of 100 points. So... either you post a story/poem/essay or you post a critique of another's story/poem/essay (we love critiquers on YWS!) The points can make you the member of the month, or endear you to the members of YWS. And it's cool bragging rights too.

The easiest way to gain points is critiquing everything you see. Plus, if someone sees that you have a lot of points, you'll probably be asked to critique their work. Fun stuff!
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:44 am
Amice says...



Umm, I'm new here...
My "little thingie" (?) changed from New Member to Novice
And I was wondering... is that determined by points or what?
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:40 pm
niteowl says...



That is determined by post count. I don't know the exact post limit for each level, but I know that at 100 posts, you become a Senior Writer, and at 250 you become a Novelist/Custom Rank.

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Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:06 pm
Bianca says...



Guys, what exactly are personal galleries? And how do you get a portfolio? From one writing site, you get your own portfolio when you've registered and became a member..does the same rule apply here?

New and confused,
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:53 pm
niteowl says...



Personal galleries are where you can put photos and such. And yes, a portfolio comes with the membership.
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Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:03 am
This_Pulchritude says...



Is there any way to change my username? Just one stupid typo....
this...
is how a lover says goodbye.
  





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Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:19 pm
Nate says...



This_Puchritude wrote:Is there any way to change my username? Just one stupid typo....


Just pm me with the correct name.
  





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Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:43 pm
Ani May Queen says...



Um, I put up a story and did what it told me for the "pre" thing (Highlighting the entire text and pressing the "pre" button (available under the subject line) will keep any indentations or white space that you have.) But it didn't work and my story is really hard to read now. Can I get a little help here?
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Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:32 pm
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Jerikas says...



Ok sounds a bit wierd, but at what age do you stop being a young writer (ie able to use this site)? is it undetermined and at some point you just leave or are you not allowed to post after a certain age?
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Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:20 pm
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hekategirl says...



Dammerung wrote:Ok sounds a bit wierd, but at what age do you stop being a young writer (ie able to use this site)? is it undetermined and at some point you just leave or are you not allowed to post after a certain age?


There is no age limit to the Young Writers Society but Nate does have a new website called JustGoat.com for writers 18+ so I guess if you ever feel to old for this site or turn 18 you could go there!
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Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:13 pm
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Poetriez says...



Is It wrong for me to post my story In two forums because It can go in both catagories? I haven't done so yet.
  





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Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:19 pm
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Poor Imp says...



Generally, the rule is pick the forum you want it in/it fits in most closely, and only post it there. Too many things could go cross-genre, :shock: and then we'd have floods of double-story posts.
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Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:42 pm
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Poetriez says...



ok makes sense Just wodnering. too bad there wasnt just a single post and you say what gernes its under and its liek a licnk of some sort
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Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:33 pm
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zell says...



how can you tell if you post something in the right catorgry and to lock yuor posts
  








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