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Hi Everyone,

Quick question; is there a way (or will there be a way) to bring up stories on the MEFA site by Awards Categories? I'm asking because I would like to be able to gather all the stories from a single category, read and review what I like, and then move on to another category.

Cactuskim


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Hi Cactuskim,

There certainly is!

1. Log in to the website and click the "Stories" link at the top of the
page.
2. Click the "Show Filter" link (if that's not already showing up).
3. See the third drop-down menu, labelled "Category"? You can select the
main category.
4. Click the "Display selected nominations" button. This will show all
the stories in that main category.

Now, remember that main categories are things like First Age and Prior,
Villains, Romance, etc. - they're what authors select as a genre, race,
or time period. Many of these were further divided into subcategories of
about 5-13 pieces each, based on the story type (story, poetry,
fixed-length ficlet, incomplete) and also the story content (character,
setting, etc.)

So when you select a category you may see more than one subcategory. For
instance, selecting Men as a main category will show you all the stories
in Races: Men: Steward's Family, but also all the stories in Races: Men:
Minas Tirith, and ditto for all of the But the good news is that you can
narrow it down further to just display a single subcategory.

5. See that fourth filter, "SubCategories?" It will let you select one
of the SubCategories in the main category you selected. Select one.
6. Click the "Display Selected Nominations" button again.

And now you'll see the pieces competing in the same sub-category.

Just one little reminder: some people forget that the filters are
"sticky," meaning they remember what you selected if you used them
earlier during this log-in. So if you have (for instance) used the
filter to find the stories set in Mirkwood, make sure you click the
"Clear All Filters" button before step #3 above. Otherwise, your search
will only pull up pieces that are in the category you select *and* set
in Mirkwood. Hitting "Clear All Filters" gives you a clean slate.

HTH!

Marta

kimberli leal wrote:

>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Quick question; is there a way (or will there be a way) to bring up
> stories on the MEFA site by Awards Categories? I'm asking because I
> would like to be able to gather all the stories from a single category,
> read and review what I like, and then move on to another category.
>
> Cactuskim
>

Thank you Marta,

Everything else on the site is so beautifully done, that I figured that there probably was a way but I just need a bit if guidance. ;p

Cactuskim


----- Original Message ----
From: Marta <melayton@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 3:21:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Stories grouped by Awards Categories???


Hi Cactuskim,

There certainly is!

1. Log in to the website and click the "Stories" link at the top of the
page.
2. Click the "Show Filter" link (if that's not already showing up).
3. See the third drop-down menu, labelled "Category"? You can select the
main category.
4. Click the "Display selected nominations" button. This will show all
the stories in that main category.

Now, remember that main categories are things like First Age and Prior,
Villains, Romance, etc. - they're what authors select as a genre, race,
or time period. Many of these were further divided into subcategories of
about 5-13 pieces each, based on the story type (story, poetry,
fixed-length ficlet, incomplete) and also the story content (character,
setting, etc.)

So when you select a category you may see more than one subcategory. For
instance, selecting Men as a main category will show you all the stories
in Races: Men: Steward's Family, but also all the stories in Races: Men:
Minas Tirith, and ditto for all of the But the good news is that you can
narrow it down further to just display a single subcategory.

5. See that fourth filter, "SubCategories? " It will let you select one
of the SubCategories in the main category you selected. Select one.
6. Click the "Display Selected Nominations" button again.

And now you'll see the pieces competing in the same sub-category.

Just one little reminder: some people forget that the filters are
"sticky," meaning they remember what you selected if you used them
earlier during this log-in. So if you have (for instance) used the
filter to find the stories set in Mirkwood, make sure you click the
"Clear All Filters" button before step #3 above. Otherwise, your search
will only pull up pieces that are in the category you select *and* set
in Mirkwood. Hitting "Clear All Filters" gives you a clean slate.

HTH!

Marta

kimberli leal wrote:

>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Quick question; is there a way (or will there be a way) to bring up
> stories on the MEFA site by Awards Categories? I'm asking because I
> would like to be able to gather all the stories from a single category,
> read and review what I like, and then move on to another category.
>
> Cactuskim
>

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I was wondering how to actually download the banners wanted--now I have
a site where I can display them, I'd thought to get a few. I can get
to the site and log in--but can't see how to download.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR

"Don't go where I can't follow."

I mourn for this nation.

Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for asking this question, as I know you're not the only one a bit
confuzzled on what to do.

Once you are logged in to the banner website and have found the banner
you'd like to use, just click on the banner. This will bring you to a
new screen with (among other things) a download button. Click the
download button and the image will download to your computer. You can
then use it like you would any other image.

If you need forther help I'm happy to walk you (or anyone else) through
how to do it more thoroughly.

Marta

Bonnie L. Sherrell wrote:

>
>
> I was wondering how to actually download the banners wanted--now I have
> a site where I can display them, I'd thought to get a few. I can get
> to the site and log in--but can't see how to download.
> Bonnie L. Sherrell
> Teacher at Large
>
> "Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the
> very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR
>
> "Don't go where I can't follow."
>
> I mourn for this nation.
>

Thanks, both Marta and Ruth, for the help. I'm very grateful.


Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR

"Don't go where I can't follow."

I mourn for this nation.

You're very welcome! Glad it helped.

Marta

Bonnie L. Sherrell wrote:

>
>
> Thanks, both Marta and Ruth, for the help. I'm very grateful.
>
> Bonnie L. Sherrell
> Teacher at Large
>
> "Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the
> very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR
>
> "Don't go where I can't follow."
>
> I mourn for this nation.