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Nate

Creator and Owner of a Paper Airplane

  • Lounge, The Re: Please read this about passwords

    Recently, was the victim of a brute force password attack. Thus, it is likely YWS will be the victim of one as well in the near future (if it hasn't ...

    Jan 19, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report A Site Bug

    Thanks Jared for reporting it; it doesn't have to do with your browser. I know what the problem is, and will fix it sometime tomorrow.

    Jan 19, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: January 2010 Could Set a Reviewing Record...

    Well, today saw a huge number of reviews! 290 to be exact. Even if I exclude the top 15 reviewers for today, that's still 144 reviews, which by itself would ...

    Jan 19, 2010
  • Romantic Novels Re: Mrs Jones - Chapter 11

    Emma, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Please do not critique another member's critique. If you feel something was inappropriate, then contact a mod.

    Jan 19, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report A Site Bug

    Blogs have been updated so let me know if anyone runs into anymore problems there.

    Jan 19, 2010
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Memoirs of Ali - Chapter 8 (Ending)

    Heh, I liked this. Reminds me a bit of Animal Farm, but with lesser animals. The character of Ali seemed pretty well thought out, and I thought it was even ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Leaderboards and User Statistics

    Rosey, when are you going to stop using Safari?

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Leaderboards and User Statistics

    You're being nitpicky, Omar.

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Has Gone Leet!

    1337ftw. We're only about halfway through January. I don't see why we can't make it to 6000 if we crack whips and threaten to relieve people of their foodstuffs. Haha. ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Leaderboards and User Statistics

    Two neat updates to help spur reviewing! Leaderboards Accessible via the home page and from the YWS home button. Displays the top five leaders from last month, and the top ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Space Shuttle For Sale. Like New. $29 Mil or Best Offer.

    Seriously?! I want a discounted space craft. D: I think YWS should pool together to buy a space craft. (and you can keep it in your backyard Nate.) Well, we ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Has Gone Leet!

    leet.jpg Also, thanks to everyone doing reviews! I doubt we'll hit 6000 reviews for January like I hoped, but this month should still be the biggest reviewing month in YWS ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Space Shuttle For Sale. Like New. $29 Mil or Best Offer.

    No joke: Deep Discount on Space Shuttles By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 16, 2010 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Here is a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Share your Playlist

    Singing in the shower: Hakuna Matata from the Lion King Bad Day: Hurt by Johnny Cash Good Day: Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly Writing: Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve Whenever: ...

    Jan 18, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Share your Playlist

    Over the past year, I've really gotten into discovering new music and I'm hoping I'll find a lot more great music out there through this thread. So the idea here ...

    Jan 18, 2010


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