Two Questions (thread linking & notification about comments)

Trugbild said:
To edit the linkto-thread, go to "manage stories" - "my threads"; search for the specific thread and click on "edit" in the last column.
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I'm not the author of the threads. But I guess tracking down the original author and getting them to edit the threads could work.
 
I think, the easiest way would be using the old chyoo story map as reference. (Maybe the name of Link and name of Thread doesn't match, but the link is the same)

Maybe someone knows a better way.
 
TerryTens said:
The issue I was running into was that I had the #LINKTO function in quotes.

The easiest explanation I can provide is - It's basically a tool that allows you to tell a side story or add another scene and then loop back into an existing storyline.

As simple as I can explain (for my own benefit I had to break it down like this):

Go to the thread you want to branch off from
Create a new thread at the end of it (called NOTHING - or some name easy to remember)
Save the thread
Look in the thread list for the already existing thread ID number you want to link back to
Edit the new thread called NOTHING
Past the answer of the thread you want to link to in the "Answer" field
In the body, just type #LINKTO and the thread number right after it. Like: #LINKTO 169892
Save the thread.
Now when you go back to the previous thread, you should see the option to choose a path to the existing storyline

Hope that helps.
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I have done exactly that. And it just doesn't work :(

Any other ideas? Or did things change after the last update?


Edit: To clarify, I followed the steps above exactly. I ended up with a new thread with a different ID that has the same answer as the one I want to link to and the text body is the #LINKTO {number}

I would appreciate an answer. I suspect taht things have changed after the last update but can't find anything about this...
 
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If you have two existing chapters that you want to link together:
  1. Go to the first chapter
  2. Click 'Add a new Chapter'
  3. Enter the answer text you want to use
  4. Click 'Link Chapter' on the right sidebar
  5. Start typing the answer text of the second chapter into the dropbox box and select the correct chapter when it appears
  6. Publish
When you are logged in as the story owner you will see an interstitial page when you click on the linked chapter (this allows you to edit it). However, normal readers of the story will not see this page and will be taken directly to the destination page.
 
One of my threads cant be linked to another. Both have the same name and i'm trying to link id 236345 to 236189 but 236189 cant be linked from any chapter because it isn't seen as existing for some reason. all my other links work though.
 
I'm not sure I understand the thread-linking stuff, or see a need to myself. However, wishing I could find a way to get E-mails or other contact/notification when someone comments on my threads, approves them, etc.

Also, looking at the lists on some members' site "profiles", is there any way to look at a list only of Chapters to stories that aren't also theirs (which is already a list by itself)?
 
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L1tTleD1fferent said:
I'm not sure I understand the thread-linking stuff, or see a need to myself.
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With linking you can "merge" branches or create loops inside of stories.

L1tTleD1fferent said:
However, wishing I could find a way to get E-mails or other contact/notification when someone comments on my threads, approves them, etc.
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https://chyoa.com/settings/notifications
You can reach this page by the small triangle dropdown on the top right, then Settings. After that, you will find the menu item "Notifications" on the right side.

L1tTleD1fferent said:
a list only of Chapters to stories that aren't also theirs
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the tab "Chapters" show all chapters of own stories and contributions to other stories. I don't think, that there is a list for contributions only.
 
(Sorry; See no "Quote" option.)

Had tried "notification" thing before, but only "daily", "hourly", etc... Why not old standbys like "instant" (like forum-reply stuff) or "when approval/comments happen"?
 
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Two new questions...

1] When I am notified on-site someone has approved &/or liked 1 of my threads, I can click their name, & it will tell me (along with all their "threads"/"Chapters" & "Stories" (one profile I read today had other people's stories in this one's list) when they were last "seen"/on. Why can't you be told who's on somewhere on the page like you can on this Forum, so you can chat & things?

2] Why (when I go through the Login crap I wrote about before), it then asks me which account I am changing the password for? (In a pop-up window... One is the E-mail address where I got the password-reset E-mail, & the other is literally just "<>".)
 
xinycep1 said:
When you are logged in as the story owner you will see an interstitial page when you click on the linked chapter (this allows you to edit it). However, normal readers of the story will not see this page and will be taken directly to the destination page.
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Oh, I didn't know this! This makes the whole thing even more awesome!
 
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