Fix Your Signature VIDEO TUTORIAL
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Topic: Fix Your Signature VIDEO TUTORIAL
Posted By: LaissezFaire
Subject: Fix Your Signature VIDEO TUTORIAL
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2017 at 4:27pm
How to Fix Your Signature Easy! NOW with http://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc" rel="nofollow">VIDEO TUTORIAL My Contest Entries (Bottom)
Hello, fellow writers! I have noticed that some newbies have had trouble hyperlinking their signature or their signatures go to their stories rather than their
forum posts which makes it hard to make comments. The instructions are below and also I have included a https://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc" rel="nofollow - VIDEO TUTORIAL with recorded screen capture. 1. Create your forum post following the subject rules. Add your description and hyperlink to the location of your story (wordpress, blogger, google docs, etc.) using the globe and paperclip icon as usual.
2. Copy the link to that forum post. *
3. Go to your Member Control Panel, to Edit Profile, scroll down the page to edit your signature.
You need to use BBcode brackets to make hyperlinks in your signature [ ] You put the address like this: [URL= webaddresshere ] Text/Title Here [/URL]
Here is mine as an example:
[URL=http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html]Mindful Things R1 HEAT10 [/URL]
*Bonus: Save space by shortening long web addresses. go to http://www.tinyurl.com" rel="nofollow - tinyurl.com paste in your link and it will shorten it for you
Turn: http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html Into: http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud
There is a character count limit for all signatures. If you want to create two clickable links, you must use "short links" to save on extraneous characters.
MY PAST ENTRIES
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic57663_post622127.html" rel="nofollow - Deflection SSC R1 2024 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g91-hands-off-the-heirlooms-ghost_topic55065.html" rel="nofollow - Hands off the Heirlooms FFC R2 11pts (5th place) 2023 Clerical Error (Pol Sat) FFC R1 0 points (did not post) 2023 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g13-in-the-wake-of-the-storm-fantasy_topic52796.html" rel="nofollow - In the Wake of the Storm SSC R2 (did not place) 2023
http://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g117-covenants-conditions-restrictions-polsat_topic51945.html" rel="nofollow - Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions SSC R1 (3rd) 2023 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic49340_post519582.html" rel="nofollow - Deadbone FFC 2022 R2 (13 points) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-gr81-tethers-ghost-story_topic47849_post504427.html" rel="nofollow - Tethers FFC 2022 R1 (0 points) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g39-the-ploughman-watches_topic46584.html" rel="nofollow - The Ploughman Watches SSC R2 (did not place) 2022 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=45491&KW=&title=r1gr95-dendras-repository-for-hexes-fairytale" rel="nofollow - Dendra’s Repository for Hexes, Curses, Enchantments, Unfortunate Gifts, Whammys and other Vexations (or The Woman and the Magpie) R1 SSC 2022 (4th place) The Rules (romantic comedy) R2 FFC 0 points (did not post) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=42115&KW=&title=r1-g68-more-than-expectedromance-7pt-w-feedbakk" rel="nofollow - More Than Expected R1 FFC 2021 7 points http://forums.nycmidnight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=39527&KW=&title=r2-g39-code-name-honey-badger-spy" rel="nofollow - Code Name Honey Badger R2 SSC 2021 (did not place) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic38659_post407748.html" rel="nofollow - Bodies of Inheritance R1 SSC 2021 5th place http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic36573_post386366.html" rel="nofollow - Fortune Follows R3 2020 FFC 0 points https://tinyurl.com/y665cdeo" rel="nofollow - Come and Find Exculpation R2 2020 FFC 15 points https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-gr30-unbound-thriller-15pts-feedback_topic35020.html" rel="nofollow - Unbound R1 2020 FFC 15 points http://tinyurl.com/y9evonrx" rel="nofollow - I Saw 100Micro R1Gr37 2020 (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/ttz63ur" rel="nofollow - Moirai R1 G146 SSC 2019 (did not place) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/ch3-gr25-its-all-fine-comedy_topic30640.html?KW=" rel="nofollow - It's All Fine R3 G25 2019 FFC (did not place) https://tinyurl.com/y6jzuatl" rel="nofollow - Where Art Thau R2 G58 2019 FFC 10 points https://tinyurl.com/y55da55q" rel="nofollow - Soul Cakes R1 G58 2019 FFC 10 points
http://tinyurl.com/yb9lc9do" rel="nofollow - Apportunity Knocks R2 G13 2018 SSC did not place)
http://tinyurl.com/yaajm3ov" rel="nofollow - Emigration of Mind R1 G96 2018 SSC (1st Place Round 1)
http://tinyurl.com/ycdqzyp8" rel="nofollow - Reparation R3 G7 2017 FFC (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/y96tqanw" rel="nofollow - Cursed Alignments R2 G34 2017 FFC (10 points) http://tinyurl.com/y88tp9pn" rel="nofollow - Enigma G34 R1 2017 R1(10 points) http://tinyurl.com/lod3blz" rel="nofollow - Mine G5 RD2 SSC 2017 (did not place) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat91-the-ploverthe-piperthedovehis-fic_topic14177.html" rel="nofollow - The Piper, the Plover, and the Dove SSC RD1 H91 2017 (3rd place Round 1) http://tinyurl.com/j45bjnq" rel="nofollow - Rooted FFC G14 R1H2 2016 FFC (8 points) http://tinyurl.com/jdm5zsa" rel="nofollow - Night Run FFC G14 R1H1 2016 (3 points) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-heat-4-the-right-time-to-ask-romcom_topic12325.html?KW=Right+time+to+ask" rel="nofollow - The Right Time To Ask SSC G4 R2 2016 (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud" rel="nofollow - Mindful Things SSC G4 R1 2016 (1st place Round 1)
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Replies:
Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2018 at 3:20pm
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Posted By: BarrieLake
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2018 at 5:39am
Thank you I'd been trying to add HTML tags to my signature, with no luck.
------------- 2018 Short Story, Round 1, Heat 116: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/round1-heat116-midnight-contracts-comedy_topic16859.html" rel="nofollow - Midnight Contracts
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Posted By: Squirrely
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:30am
One of my first experiences with social media was on this kind of firum, but OMG it seems so backwards now!
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Posted By: lisafox10800
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2018 at 11:09am
LaissezFaire wrote:
Bumping for the newbies (and forget-sies) to help with their signatures.
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This forget-sie thanks you.
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Posted By: justmel
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2018 at 9:23pm
This one too. This is my fourth year in NYCM (and I-don't-know-how-manyth comp), and I still have to look up the instructions every time.
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Posted By: Dekay
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 10:32pm
LaissezFaire wrote:
My Contest Entries and How to Fix Your Sig Easy! |
Thank you! You could not have made this any easier to follow. I left a thanks.
------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic20403_post261155.html#261155" rel="nofollow - In His Desperation
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Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2018 at 4:12am
Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong (always), but wasn't there a thread a while back that said your work was vulnerable if you put a link with your signature, because it could be viewed and copied without logging in ... I never have because of that, and figure the master lists in both comps do just nicely.
I'm sure one of the old chums like Patsy or Sootfoot will remember ... or maybe it was over on Screenplay.
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2019 at 2:33pm
Bump for 2019
To answer the above question: Never direct link your story in your signature. Hyperlink to your FORUM POST which can then be linked to your story wherever you have it (password protected blog if desired, too).
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Posted By: NatalieJames
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2019 at 12:09am
Is anyone else having trouble getting the signature to take? I can go directly to the forum post from the preview, but it's not showing up on any of my posts. Does it take a while to update? It's been about 30-60 minutes.
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Posted By: NatalieJames
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2019 at 12:10am
Thanks signature for working right after that! I'm convinced this forum lives to mess with me.
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Posted By: stephenmatlock
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2019 at 1:15am
NatalieJames wrote:
Is anyone else having trouble getting the signature to take? I can go directly to the forum post from the preview, but it's not showing up on any of my posts. Does it take a while to update? It's been about 30-60 minutes. |
It should be near-instantly. Did you say "Show my sig on all posts"?
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Posted By: Lucie-Bee
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2019 at 1:49am
Thanks so much for this! ☺️
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Posted By: crumpet
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2019 at 2:45am
stephenmatlock wrote:
NatalieJames wrote:
Is anyone else having trouble getting the signature to take? I can go directly to the forum post from the preview, but it's not showing up on any of my posts. Does it take a while to update? It's been about 30-60 minutes. |
It should be near-instantly. Did you say "Show my sig on all posts"?
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I have the box ticked in the control panel to show on all posts and I check in individual posts. Getting nothing.
------------- 2019 SSC, Round 1, Heat 98 (Science Fiction, A Fisherman, A Crime of Passion) https://bit.ly/2UvzOy3" rel="nofollow - TIME FLIES
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Posted By: crumpet
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2019 at 2:47am
crumpet wrote:
stephenmatlock wrote:
NatalieJames wrote:
Is anyone else having trouble getting the signature to take? I can go directly to the forum post from the preview, but it's not showing up on any of my posts. Does it take a while to update? It's been about 30-60 minutes. |
It should be near-instantly. Did you say "Show my sig on all posts"?
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I have the box ticked in the control panel to show on all posts and I check in individual posts. Getting nothing. |
I’ve figured it out! It doesn’t show on the mobile layout. Just switched to classic layout on my iPad and there it is.
------------- 2019 SSC, Round 1, Heat 98 (Science Fiction, A Fisherman, A Crime of Passion) https://bit.ly/2UvzOy3" rel="nofollow - TIME FLIES
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Posted By: Ronda
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2019 at 4:58am
LaissezFaire wrote:
My Contest Entries (Below) and How to Fix Your Sig Easy!
Hello, fellow writers! I have noticed that some newbies have had trouble hyperlinking their signature or their signatures go to their stories rather than their forum posts which makes it hard to make comments.
1. Create your forum post following the subject rules. Add your description and hyperlink to the location of your story (wordpress, blogger, google docs, etc.) using the globe and paperclip icon as usual.
2. Copy the link to that forum post. *
3. Go to your Member Control Panel, to Edit Profile, scroll down the page to edit your signature.
You need to use BBcode brackets to make hyperlinks in your signature [ ] You put the address like this: [URL= webaddresshere ] Text/Title Here [/URL]
Here is mine as an example:
[URL=http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html]Mindful Things R1 HEAT10 [/URL]
*Bonus: Save space by shortening long web addresses. go to http://www.tinyurl.com" rel="nofollow - tinyurl.com paste in your link and it will shorten it for you
Turn: [COLOR=#FF0000]http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html Into: http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud
There is a character count limit for all signatures. If you want to create two clickable links, you must use "short links" to save on extraneous characters.
MY PAST ENTRIES
http://tinyurl.com/yb9lc9do" rel="nofollow - Apportunity Knocks R2 G13 2018 SSC did not place)
http://tinyurl.com/yaajm3ov" rel="nofollow - Emigration of Mind R1 G96 2018 SSC (1st Place Round 1)
http://tinyurl.com/ycdqzyp8" rel="nofollow - Reparation R3 G7 2017 FFC (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/y96tqanw" rel="nofollow - Cursed Alignments R2 G34 2017 FFC (10 points) http://tinyurl.com/y88tp9pn" rel="nofollow - Enigma G34 R1 2017(10 points) http://tinyurl.com/lod3blz" rel="nofollow - Mine G5 RD2 SSC 2017 (did not place) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat91-the-ploverthe-piperthedovehis-fic_topic14177.html" rel="nofollow - The Piper, the Plover, and the Dove SSC RD1 H91 2017 (3rd place Round 1) http://tinyurl.com/j45bjnq" rel="nofollow - Rooted FFC G14 R1H2 2016 FFC (8 points) http://tinyurl.com/jdm5zsa" rel="nofollow - Night Run FFC G14 R1H1 2016 (3 points) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-heat-4-the-right-time-to-ask-romcom_topic12325.html?KW=Right+time+to+ask" rel="nofollow - The Right Time To Ask SSC G4 R2 2016 (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud" rel="nofollow - Mindful Things SSC G4 R1 2016 (1st place Round 1)
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Thank you..:)
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Posted By: AineKnees
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2019 at 6:40pm
I think if you just click "edit post" and then click out again on each post, it should then show your new signature...
EDIT: Sorry, just saw you got sorted!
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Posted By: RancidWriter
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2019 at 11:42am
Thank you! This really helped.
------------- R2, H11, https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-h11-romance-the-official-audubon-society_topic20969.html" rel="nofollow - The Official Audubon Society of Haven (Romance)
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Posted By: GaleGirl
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2019 at 9:42am
LaissezFaire wrote:
My Contest Entries (Below) and How to Fix Your Sig Easy!
Hello, fellow writers! I have noticed that some newbies have had trouble hyperlinking their signature or their signatures go to their stories rather than their forum posts which makes it hard to make comments.
1. Create your forum post following the subject rules. Add your description and hyperlink to the location of your story (wordpress, blogger, google docs, etc.) using the globe and paperclip icon as usual.
2. Copy the link to that forum post. *
3. Go to your Member Control Panel, to Edit Profile, scroll down the page to edit your signature.
You need to use BBcode brackets to make hyperlinks in your signature [ ] You put the address like this: [URL= webaddresshere ] Text/Title Here [/URL]
Here is mine as an example:
[URL=http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html]Mindful Things R1 HEAT10 [/URL]
*Bonus: Save space by shortening long web addresses. go to http://www.tinyurl.com" rel="nofollow - tinyurl.com paste in your link and it will shorten it for you
Turn: [COLOR=#FF0000]http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat10-mindful-things-spy_topic11946_post134726.html Into: http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud
There is a character count limit for all signatures. If you want to create two clickable links, you must use "short links" to save on extraneous characters.
MY PAST ENTRIES
http://tinyurl.com/yb9lc9do" rel="nofollow - Apportunity Knocks R2 G13 2018 SSC did not place)
http://tinyurl.com/yaajm3ov" rel="nofollow - Emigration of Mind R1 G96 2018 SSC (1st Place Round 1)
http://tinyurl.com/ycdqzyp8" rel="nofollow - Reparation R3 G7 2017 FFC (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/y96tqanw" rel="nofollow - Cursed Alignments R2 G34 2017 FFC (10 points) http://tinyurl.com/y88tp9pn" rel="nofollow - Enigma G34 R1 2017(10 points) http://tinyurl.com/lod3blz" rel="nofollow - Mine G5 RD2 SSC 2017 (did not place) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1-heat91-the-ploverthe-piperthedovehis-fic_topic14177.html" rel="nofollow - The Piper, the Plover, and the Dove SSC RD1 H91 2017 (3rd place Round 1) http://tinyurl.com/j45bjnq" rel="nofollow - Rooted FFC G14 R1H2 2016 FFC (8 points) http://tinyurl.com/jdm5zsa" rel="nofollow - Night Run FFC G14 R1H1 2016 (3 points) http://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-heat-4-the-right-time-to-ask-romcom_topic12325.html?KW=Right+time+to+ask" rel="nofollow - The Right Time To Ask SSC G4 R2 2016 (did not place) http://tinyurl.com/j2tl3ud" rel="nofollow - Mindful Things SSC G4 R1 2016 (1st place Round 1) |
Thanks so much for reaching out to the newbs. Between your coaching and someone else letting me know I hadn't set up my link to my story properly, I finally figured it out, fingers crossed.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I see you have entered these competitions many times. Anxious to take a look!
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Posted By: Carsan
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 10:18am
Thanks! Let's see if it worked.
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Posted By: KJHunter
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2019 at 4:08pm
Probably not the right thread for this, but thought I'd throw out a suggestion for anyone posting their stories to the forum.
It's *immensely* helpful if you list your assignment in your original post! Not just the genre, but all of the prompts. It saves the reviewer from having to look up your group and find out for themselves. I, for one, always like to consider how the author has incorporated all of the prompts - so if your post is going to make that easier for me to do, then I'm more likely to read your story...
Just a friendly PSA! :)
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Posted By: AnnieWrites123
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2019 at 5:21pm
Thank you so much for this. I finally have it right.
(I think.)
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SSC 2019 https://tinyurl.com/yct7bzos" rel="nofollow - On Our Way, Louise!
MICRO 2019
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Posted By: Shebanks
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 3:24pm
working on signature
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2019 at 8:29am
NEW Video Tutorial in the opening post for all the new peeps who need to set up their signatures and for those other peeps who have brawls with their sigs every time :) I see you.
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Posted By: SidewaysSnow
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 2:01pm
So, my signature always cuts off after two links. Is that a limit of the system?
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 3:49pm
There's is a character limit (including spaces). If you exceed 150 words, everything after the limit gets cut off. For more than 2 clickable links you have to use "short links" (which you have) and be very letter conservative with titles. Watch out that you haven't lost a bracket or equal sign, too.
For my Sig, I left out spaces and sacrificed 1 title to just 2 characters to make 3 live links.
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Posted By: catrad
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 6:24pm
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I have so much admiration for those who take the time to help Newbies, or just people like me who are tech-challenged!
------------- Grp 96 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/the-farmer-who-would-not-grow-up_topic42502.html" rel="nofollow - The Farmer Who Not Grow Up
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2019 at 10:44am
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2020 at 9:24pm
Bumping for newbies and olbies who forget :)
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Posted By: McAllister
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2020 at 4:41pm
I *think* I followed these directions correctly but will definitely check out the video later. Thank you for all of this information!
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https://https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic51889_post550318.html#550318" rel="nofollow - Rhyming R2 Droid Humanity
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Posted By: McAllister
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2020 at 4:43pm
McAllister wrote:
I *think* I followed these directions correctly but will definitely check out the video later. Thank you for all of this information!
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Evidently not. Okay, back to the drawing board!
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 12 May 2020 at 11:36pm
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Posted By: Dark&StormyNight
Date Posted: 13 May 2020 at 12:05am
Thank you so much for this!
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 6:00pm
Bump for newbs and the forgetful
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 6:04pm
Thanks for the bump - I forgot about this post! XO
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Posted By: mudarcie1
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 6:52pm
Thank you!!!!!!
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Posted By: Obrob
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 8:38pm
I had a bit of trouble, not with the hyperlink (that bit was very straightforward) but with seeing my signature in the old posts. I found that editing my posts by un-checking and checking again the "Show signature" option solved the problem.
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CH2 https://shorturl.at/nzDH4" rel="nofollow - 0bso13te
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Posted By: Pajamas All Day
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 1:42pm
Thanks so much for this information. I don't care how many times I change my signature, every time seems like the first time and it makes me want to SCREAM with frustration.
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https://tinyurl.com/ymut4axd" rel="nofollow - FF Ch.3 Not My First Rodeo
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2020 at 4:17am
Just bumping this. It makes it so much easier to find your story if you have the link in your signature.
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 9:59am
bump
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Posted By: SuperEllie
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 12:44pm
Thank you so much for this! Are people putting the links in their signatures now, when they post their story in the master list? Or are people waiting until the lists are sorted and using that link in the signature? I never got my story in last year, so it's been 2 years since I did this and I honestly forget 😅🤦♀️
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 12:46pm
SuperEllie wrote:
Thank you so much for this! Are people putting the links in their signatures now, when they post their story in the master list? Or are people waiting until the lists are sorted and using that link in the signature? I never got my story in last year, so it's been 2 years since I did this and I honestly forget 😅🤦♀️
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When you add your story post in the Review Forum, you should use that link as your signature - not directly to your story document or to the master list.
:)
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Posted By: DayStar
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 12:46pm
Just wanted to thank you for going to the trouble of creating this guide, it's very useful!
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Posted By: SuperEllie
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 12:55pm
nod1v1ng wrote:
When you add your story post in the Review Forum, you should use that link as your signature - not directly to your story document or to the master list.
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Thank you so much! I think I have it down but it looks like signatures are not allowed in this post.
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Posted By: crez
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:00pm
I'm posting here to see if my signature shows up!
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:02pm
crez wrote:
I'm posting here to see if my signature shows up! |
it does - but it goes directly to your story. What you want to have in your signature is the link to your forum post that hosts the story link, so people know where to go to leave you feedback!
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:03pm
SuperEllie wrote:
nod1v1ng wrote:
When you add your story post in the Review Forum, you should use that link as your signature - not directly to your story document or to the master list.
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Thank you so much! I think I have it down but it looks like signatures are not allowed in this post. |
Yours works great and it does show in this post. However, if you are accessing the forums from your phone you might not see signatures.
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Posted By: crez
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:04pm
nod1v1ng wrote:
crez wrote:
I'm posting here to see if my signature shows up! |
it does - but it goes directly to your story. What you want to have in your signature is the link to your forum post that hosts the story link, so people know where to go to leave you feedback! |
THANK YOU! Off to try again...
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Posted By: crez
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:06pm
OK, hopefully there's still a signature and it links to my forum post...
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2021 at 2:07pm
crez wrote:
OK, hopefully there's still a signature and it links to my forum post... |
magic!
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Posted By: ChillyToez
Date Posted: 17 May 2021 at 1:19pm
~~~bump~~~
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Posted By: Nimhathuna
Date Posted: 17 May 2021 at 4:48pm
Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 18 May 2021 at 2:10pm
has anyone tried this with three links? I cannot for the life of me get the third one to show, it keeps saying "Nofollow is applied to all posts from this forum" in the preview and in my actual signature it doesn't even have that?
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Posted By: ChillyToez
Date Posted: 18 May 2021 at 2:11pm
swilki wrote:
has anyone tried this with three links? I cannot for the life of me get the third one to show, it keeps saying "Nofollow is applied to all posts from this forum" in the preview and in my actual signature it doesn't even have that? |
Try shrinking your links using bitly or the like. There's a character limit.
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Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 18 May 2021 at 2:30pm
ChillyToez wrote:
swilki wrote:
has anyone tried this with three links? I cannot for the life of me get the third one to show, it keeps saying "Nofollow is applied to all posts from this forum" in the preview and in my actual signature it doesn't even have that? |
Try shrinking your links using bitly or the like. There's a character limit. |
Thanks for this! I just drove myself mad with this, because they were already shortened links but you were right - if anyone else is struggling with this it seems there are two character limits - The advice on the edit profile page says character limit is 200 characters and it won't let you post the signature if the character limit is higher - so I thought mine was fine.
It seems the character limit for links is actually lower still, around 150. When I posted earlier my signature was 160 odd characters, and the last link wouldn't post - when I cut the visible text down to push the characters lower, it worked when I got it to 144 characters. No. Idea. Why.
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2021 at 2:50pm
<bump>
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Posted By: Evenstar_007
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2021 at 12:30pm
You are a life saver! Thank you for the easy to follow video! I was having trouble figuring that out but got it now thanks to you!
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Posted By: Patzg
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2021 at 5:27pm
Thank you so much for that! I was about to pull my hair out!
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Posted By: Mathmama
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2021 at 6:34pm
I would swear I edited my signature properly, and cannot figure why it doesn’t work. Any suggestions would be fantastic- thanks in advance.
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2021 at 7:26pm
Make sure you have the option: Always attach my signature to posts Selected as YES
And/or
When you post a post be sure, at the bottom Show Signature Is selected
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Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2021 at 7:27pm
Mathmama wrote:
I would swear I edited my signature properly, and cannot figure why it doesn’t work. Any suggestions would be fantastic- thanks in advance. |
it works for me, think you've fixed it!
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2022 at 10:45am
<double bump>
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2022 at 3:09pm
Bumping for the newbies (and forget-sies) to help with their signatures.
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Posted By: Nimhathuna
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2022 at 10:28am
Posted By: trishsplace
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 12:51am
Thanks for taking the trouble to help us solve the signature mystery. I've been able to sort mine now. New to NYCMidnight this year. Cheers, Trish
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 4:56pm
*bump*
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Posted By: katiedj
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 1:00am
So my signature has been working fine for a while with two links, but this evening, I've been trying to add a third link (the two active comps I'm part of, and my archive), and it keeps messing up the third link. I can't understand why. I format them all exactly the same, I'm only using 165 characters, but every time it cuts off at least part of the third word. The HTML converts it to an 'a href' for some reason. Hopefully you can see what I mean in my current signature; the "Arc" should be "Archive."
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 9:10am
katiedj wrote:
So my signature has been working fine for a while with two links, but this evening, I've been trying to add a third link (the two active comps I'm part of, and my archive), and it keeps messing up the third link. I can't understand why. I format them all exactly the same, I'm only using 165 characters, but every time it cuts off at least part of the third word. The HTML converts it to an 'a href' for some reason. Hopefully you can see what I mean in my current signature; the "Arc" should be "Archive."
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
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I have had that happen. I don't know why but the last time that happened I had to make sure the letter count was below 165. I don't remember what number it was though.
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2022 at 12:02pm
bumpity bump!
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Posted By: fayestardust
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2022 at 12:25pm
katiedj wrote:
So my signature has been working fine for a while with two links, but this evening, I've been trying to add a third link (the two active comps I'm part of, and my archive), and it keeps messing up the third link. I can't understand why. I format them all exactly the same, I'm only using 165 characters, but every time it cuts off at least part of the third word. The HTML converts it to an 'a href' for some reason. Hopefully you can see what I mean in my current signature; the "Arc" should be "Archive."
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
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Ran into the same problem. I took out one and it worked. How lame.
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2022 at 1:30pm
bump
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2022 at 1:50am
Lets send this back to the top!
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 9:07pm
Bump!
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2023 at 9:12am
bumpity bump bump
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2023 at 3:02pm
Once again for the newbies and the how-do-I-do-that-again regulars.
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2023 at 8:52pm
Bump for the folks in the back
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Posted By: Kimberly June
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 8:51pm
15 tries feeling a little silly. Finally got it, but even with the video, 15 times to finally get it working. SMH. Thank you! Without the video I really don’t think I would have gotten it.
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Posted By: Pajamas All Day
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 9:28pm
Kimberly June wrote:
15 tries feeling a little silly. Finally got it, but even with the video, 15 times to finally get it working. SMH. Thank you! Without the video I really don’t think I would have gotten it. |
Don't feel bad. I've done this contest for five years and every time I post it feels like I'm posting for the first time and it takes me forever. I'd like to post my story archive but I know it'll take me way too long to figure it out. I'm just happy I'm pretty and I don't have to be smart.
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Posted By: Proteus
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 10:05pm
Very helpful!!! Thank you!!
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Posted By: Popsicle Crows
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2023 at 12:27pm
Bumping to the top because this is soooo helpful.
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Posted By: Dark&StormyNight
Date Posted: 02 May 2023 at 3:30pm
Bump
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Posted By: Nimhathuna
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2023 at 1:44pm
Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2023 at 10:32am
Bump bump
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Posted By: scurvy_seadog
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2023 at 7:37pm
Ok, does anyone else have an issue where it won't do all of your links and instead puts this "NoFollow is applied" even though I'm under the character limit? I cannot figure out for the life of me how to get around this! Tried to insert a screenshot but that also didn't work
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Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2023 at 7:42pm
scurvy_seadog wrote:
Ok, does anyone else have an issue where it won't do all of your links and instead puts this "NoFollow is applied" even though I'm under the character limit? I cannot figure out for the life of me how to get around this! Tried to insert a screenshot but that also didn't work
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How many links are you adding? For some reason there seems to be a maximum of 2 links, regardless of how many characters you use.
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All my NYCM work: https://bit.ly/3QV6sHG" rel="nofollow - Author Archive
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Posted By: scurvy_seadog
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2023 at 7:43pm
ZoeLou wrote:
How many links are you adding? For some reason there seems to be a maximum of 2 links, regardless of how many characters you use. |
That must be it. I was trying to have my FF link, my MF 100 link, and my archive link. Silly!!
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2023 at 10:29pm
I have seen people with three links, but I have never been able to manage it. I think it is magic.
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Posted By: scurvy_seadog
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 12:54am
Suave wrote:
I have seen people with three links, but I have never been able to manage it. I think it is magic. |
I too think it is magic!! I want to be magical!
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2023 at 4:31pm
Late bump for the people in the back :)
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2023 at 4:32pm
Suave wrote:
I have seen people with three links, but I have never been able to manage it. I think it is magic. |
Like meeeeee? *sparkle*
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Posted By: PeachAesthetic
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 9:31am
Did I imagine that the initial forum post (by NYC) regarding the signatures mentioned using a the link to Google Docs, or did I just assume that?
Using the forum link to your story makes much more sense as a signature!
Thank you for sharing! <3
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Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 4:57pm
Suave wrote:
I have seen people with three links, but I have never been able to manage it. I think it is magic. |
The magic is: the total number of characters in your signature needs to be under 150 instead of the maximum 200, including all spaces and the URL codes. If you use shortened links and keep the link text short, it does work.
There is a character count button under the signature box in edit profile that'll tell you how many characters there are in your sig. Mine is 132, that's why my links all work. Every time I go over 150, the bottom one craps out until I cut the link text down.
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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2023 at 12:42pm
bumpity doo da!
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Posted By: ChillyToez
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2023 at 10:42am
bumpity bump
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Posted By: LaissezFaire
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 5:21pm
Bump Bump
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