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Hey all,

I've wanted to do this for a while, but have been too busy or lazy or
whatever to get around to it.

When you look at the filters on the story list, you'll see a lot of new
options, starting today.

First, I shortened the author name length, so it doesn't stretch across
the entire page due to the story with 10 coauthors. That one now says
'Anso the Hobbit and 9 CoAuthors'.

Second, I added a filter for the Genre, Race, and Time choices. This
filter shows all stories with your selection as either the first,
second, or third choice.

Third, I added filters for the various lists of characters, times,
settings, canonical events, etc.

These filters are all put together with 'and' statements, so if you
choose Time = 'The Great Years' and MinorCharacter = Gandalf, you'll
only get the stories with both (which might be none).

The lists of characters, places, etc. should only show the ones that
are used in the stories that are competing. If you notice something
missing, let me know.

For now, the author list includes authors with stories that were
withdrawn. After CheckBallots is over, we'll trim that list down to
stories that are actually running.

Let me know if there's something else from the story data form that
ought to be on the filter list. I'll try to add any that are
reasonable.

Later,
Anthony

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Holder <aaholder@...> wrote:

>
> Hey all,
>
> I've wanted to do this for a while, but have been too busy or lazy

or

> whatever to get around to it.
>
> When you look at the filters on the story list, you'll see a lot of

new

> options, starting today.
>
> First, I shortened the author name length, so it doesn't stretch

across

> the entire page due to the story with 10 coauthors. That one now

says

> 'Anso the Hobbit and 9 CoAuthors'.
>
> Second, I added a filter for the Genre, Race, and Time choices.

This

> filter shows all stories with your selection as either the first,
> second, or third choice.
>
> Third, I added filters for the various lists of characters, times,
> settings, canonical events, etc.
>
> These filters are all put together with 'and' statements, so if you
> choose Time = 'The Great Years' and MinorCharacter = Gandalf,

you'll

> only get the stories with both (which might be none).
>
> The lists of characters, places, etc. should only show the ones

that

> are used in the stories that are competing. If you notice something
> missing, let me know.
>
> For now, the author list includes authors with stories that were
> withdrawn. After CheckBallots is over, we'll trim that list down to
> stories that are actually running.
>
> Let me know if there's something else from the story data form that
> ought to be on the filter list. I'll try to add any that are
> reasonable.
>
> Later,
> Anthony

Fabulous, Anthony!

>

All immensely useful (as I discovered today while
categorizing!)...thanks so much Anthony! And bless you for
shortening that co-author group name! :)

Kathy (Inkling)

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Holder <aaholder@...> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I've wanted to do this for a while, but have been too busy or lazy
or
> whatever to get around to it.
>
> When you look at the filters on the story list, you'll see a lot of
new
> options, starting today.
>
> First, I shortened the author name length, so it doesn't stretch
across
> the entire page due to the story with 10 coauthors. That one now
says
> 'Anso the Hobbit and 9 CoAuthors'.
>
> Second, I added a filter for the Genre, Race, and Time choices.
This
> filter shows all stories with your selection as either the first,
> second, or third choice.
>
> Third, I added filters for the various lists of characters, times,
> settings, canonical events, etc.
>
> These filters are all put together with 'and' statements, so if you
> choose Time = 'The Great Years' and MinorCharacter = Gandalf,
you'll
> only get the stories with both (which might be none).
>
> The lists of characters, places, etc. should only show the ones
that
> are used in the stories that are competing. If you notice something
> missing, let me know.
>
> For now, the author list includes authors with stories that were
> withdrawn. After CheckBallots is over, we'll trim that list down to
> stories that are actually running.
>
> Let me know if there's something else from the story data form that
> ought to be on the filter list. I'll try to add any that are
> reasonable.
>
> Later,
> Anthony
>