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Since we are talking about change in this topic, I'd just like to say a few things. The new YWS... I don't really like it. It's too flashy. With the ...

Polling is closed with 101 votes: 79 for badges and 22 for ranks. So this means that we will be switching to a badges system some time in the future; ...

What are all the status' possible to have here? I know only 3: writer, novelist and senior writer... In this forum (Welcome Mat), just read the FAQ for new users. ...

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Last day to vote. I'll be closing the poll at 11:59 pm EST (US), January 6. If the membership chooses badges over ranks, the effect will not be immediate. I'm ...

Since the blogs is a third party product and there's an update for it, I'm going to try applying that and see if it solves the issues. However, I won't ...

So when I initially developed the whole stars thing for reviews, I stopped at five red stars for 1250 reviews. I could've gone beyond that, but I figured not many ...

We need a third option, communism. Or at least socialism with Nate as dictator. But I voted anyways. Why not a Socrates styled benevolent dictatorship?

On where the badges would be posted: I'm not quite sure. I have some vague ideas, but I have to wait until I see it in action to make any ...

Since blogs are the most trafficked part of YWS, it only makes sense to give them their own website, right? Now they (kinda) have one! Typing into your browser will ...

I voted--I think badges are the way to go. In response to what Incognito said, would the 1001 badge be automatic? Yep, that's the one badge that'd be automatic.

Could we possibly have both? I like both ideas. We could, but I'm worried it wouldn't work out very well. One of the things I'm trying to do is make ...

That's odd Kyllorac, and thanks for the detailed info. I'll try to figure out what may be going wrong. Silented1: I need more information than just that. Is it all ...

If you've read through the big changes thread , you can probably skip right to the voting, but it's still best to read the below just for a refresher. Summary ...