'Your Stories' needs editorial control

Chas

Sorry to hear that Cath is still unwell and best wishes to her.

David

There's a case for 'Stories' to be submitted for publication, as they would for a newspaper or magazine. There's also a case to be made that submissions should be unique and exclusive to CT to avoid syndication or 'copy and dump' from those promoting their own websites. Editors could also remove obscentities, delete vile phrases, and correct errors.

Unfortunately, we'll not be contributing any stories this summer as Catherine, previously thought to have pneumonia, has contracted Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonitis ( COP) and we're grounded until further notice.

Completely agree with what you've said, ideas from here can be "lifted" as copy and make it easier for article production elsewhere.

More importantly, very best wishes to you and Catherine, do hope she makes a good recovery.

Hope Cath gets well soon

There's a case for 'Stories' to be submitted for publication, as they would for a newspaper or magazine. There's also a case to be made that submissions should be unique and exclusive to CT to avoid syndication or 'copy and dump' from those promoting their own websites. Editors could also remove obscentities, delete vile phrases, and correct errors.

Unfortunately, we'll not be contributing any stories this summer as Catherine, previously thought to have pneumonia, has contracted Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonitis ( COP) and we're grounded until further notice.

Sorry to hear that your better half is unwell and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

For what it's worth, I do not copy and dump in order to promote my own web site.  I write up on my travels and publish them on my own blog page.  Like one of the moderators on here, David Klyne, I also publish the story in the My Stories section.

I do this because I have received messages from many who enjoy reading them on CT.  They do not read my Blog.

Best wishes

I tend to write stories specifially for Club Together, rather than cut and past,  however I do link to my website if we have been abroad as it allows people to see the whole blog, rather than a shortened version,  if they are interested and also to see lots of pictures which you can't really see in their full glory in the story section. 

David

It's silly season again on Your Stories section! We've had misplaced site reviews, requests for touring advice, sparse entries about wildlife, and now a whinge about wifi! DK has done his best to sort out the errors, but the recent surge has swept his and others' stories off the lead pages.

Perhaps whilst the site is down for maintenance someone could rewrite the introduction in Bold letters

I've done a bit of clearing of posts which don't belong in there.

I have raised this issue with Rochelle. Apparently someone at the Club was encouraging wardens to contribute stories about bioviversity on Club sites but that person has since left the Club which has left everything in limbo without,clearly, explaining what is require. In the absense of a PM system I think everyone who contributes a story should get automatic notification when someone comments on their story as most never seem to return to look at comments. I know the Story Section is not for everyone but there are a few of us who put a lot of work into that section and it is very galling to have that section constantly undermined by stuff that should be elsewhere.

David

On the "submit your story here" page maybe there should be a pre-check question...eg before submitting please consider whether you have a story to tell or a question to ask, questions and comments should only be submitted in the discussion area......please go to the main discussion area... (Something like that?)