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I just went out to the archive to see that had been archived. I was floored at the lack of stories!
Elisabeth tells me that there are lots of good stories on these boards. But why are they not being archived?
I can understand stories like Shaken Not Stirred by CarolM takes a while to be GEed, but seriously people, some of your stories are not that long and deserve to be available.
I don't have a lot of time anymore to visit the boards and so I thought I'd pop in on the archive to get some finished stuff that I could read at my lesiure instead of waiting for the author to post.
Let's give Labby some real work!
James
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Hehe - OTOH is out to GE - could take 4 years before it makes it to the archive... [but I have faith in Tricia!]. James is right though - do you have anything sitting on *your* HD that hasn't been posted to the archive yet? I found two from January that I just sent to her... Anyone else? /me eyes Queenie - did you send your recent ones in? Except the LL one is not finished you know... Carol 
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Who, me? 
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I keep thinking about it, I just haven't opened the files and email yet. I promise to send them soon!
"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited
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I've sent in everything I've written, really. And dang, I just counted... I've got 53 stories on there! I think that's more than enough.
PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
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Nope.
Not enough.
Never enough dear Pam...
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Each January, a very kind FoLC sends me a list of all stories posted to the mbs but never submitted to the Archive in the previous year.
I then send emails/PMs to all the authors in question reminding them that they are 'outstanding', just in case they've simply forgotten about them, and letting them know that they would still be welcome. (There may be other very good reasons why they weren't submitted of course.)
This January, I sent out around 20 such emails/PMs, but only had 2 replies, so I figured I was wasting my time and gave up.
With the proviso that I haven't opened the list since January, don't have time right now to go check that it's still absolutely 100% up to date, and that some entries may have since been submitted, here are the stories still 'outstanding' for 2008:
Smiley D
Dear Superman
Alone on Saturday
Guinea Pants
Apology
Fall of Cherry Blossoms
Home
Friend's Night Out
Movie Night
Tank Wilson
Clark Gets Some Visitors
Are You Sure About This?
Eva
Happy Belated Birthday
Bloomingdale's, My Lovely
Queen of the Capes
Guess Who's Talking 3
Bridge To The Past
2 Br, 2 Bath
Half a Conversation
Half a Conversation 2
(The last two were co-authored, but Mary organised them.)
Carol M
Learning To Love: Martha Letters
Christmas Spirit
Aromassa
Christmas Miracle
Lieta
One Way Down
Finding The Way Up
Mad Dog Lane
Dark Christmas
GR8ShadesofElvis
Guess Who's Talking 7
Lunch Break
Meow Ch
First Scene Challenge Response
Despair
Bakasi
Sickening Junior
Revenge
Disappointment
Squirky
Dress
MetroRhodes
Forget Paris
The Little Tornado
From The Schoormans To Clark
Mister Data
Graduation Day
Elisabeth
Moratorium
Negotiations
I Know
rkn
Halloween Surprise
Amberlea
History of Flight
CP33
How Long?
Sunrei
Shaken Sentiments
Stirred Feelings
Mixed Emotions Redux
Sue S
One Defective Bulb
Darth Michael
Patchwork Family
Beth S
Superhero Returns
Pursuit of Pleasure
Cape Fetish
Strong Enough
The Reason
Catherine Bruce
Requiem for a Father
Dandello
Revelations on a Dropping Ball
Revelations on a Lake
Saskia
Revenge
Framework 4
Rules of Engagement Antiplot
Anonpip
Secrets
Shayne Terry
Veritas
Mishmishat
Vital Research
Female Hawk
Weekend in Smallville
Saara B
Piece of the Action
TOGOM Plot Untwist
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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I *think* I responded  . For me... Martha Letters was never finished.... /me goes to read Christmas spirit... Aw that was sweet! Not a clue where the file is... Will have to find that and send it to you dear Labby! Carol
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Well, I submitted a couple of mine.
Course, I don't think they'll give Labby much work; she could do my entire works while eating breakfast.
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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I have a vague memory of a conversation, Carol. If you can't find the file, you could always copy and paste it from the mbs post. Woody - edited files on their way back to you.... LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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Ah yes - the subject was something that made my heart stop slightly or something - sounded all stern iirc. Found the file. Found the other files so I knew who to thank for betaing . Tis in your inbox. Carol
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LOL, yes, I had a cunning plan to (supposedly) stop it being overlooked. I headed them "Your Stories On The Archive..."  Shame it mostly didn't work.  LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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Hmm... I don't think I got a notification. But 'Patchwork Family' Hmm... yeah, I could probably whip this into an archivable drabble. All 380 words of it  But 'Hell Hath No Fury' is missing on that list  /me still scared about editing 700KB. Michael
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Oh, there are no stories too short for the Archive, Michael. Witness: Shortest LNC Story And, in fact, at times like these, when both stories in the upload queue and GEs to edit submitted stories are scarce, SuperShorts and Vignettes are like gold, given that they are, naturally, quick to edit and get into the queue. So, bring it on! <G> LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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Could you send that e-mail again, Labby?
You're using labrat@blueyonder right?
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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Yup. On its way. Okay, scratch that - no, it isn't. Apparently, my server connection has been lost on email. Despite the fact that, as usual, their website claims there are no current issues. (Yet broadband is red, not green on their traffic light system at the top of the page - which would seem to suggest otherwise. Gits.  ) I'm off to bed right now (4.36 am), but I'll try sending it again first thing in the morning when, hopefully, Virgin Media will have gotten their act together. LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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Something to keep in mind... People, like me, only read stories when they are sent to the archives. So if you want to increase your readers, sending your stories to the archives is a good idea. ML 
She was in such a good mood she let all the pedestrians in the crosswalk get to safety before taking off again.
- CC Aiken, The Late Great Lois Lane
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