Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if you experienced any fatal mySQL errors while trying to upload a story to the site, but that problem has now been rectified, as far as I know. Please let me know immediately if you encounter any errors on any part of the site.

The problem may also be tied to the database not recognizing WHEN someone uploads or edits a new chapter, resulting in stories not showing up in the Recently Updated block or the wrong Last Updated date being shown under the story info. However, the story itself will have been updated, and "last read" dates should still be accurate. I'm looking into getting this fixed with the folks at the eFiction forums, so keep your eyes peeled for an update!

Please let me know if you are subscribed to receive alerts for my story, "What Doesn't Kill You" and you did NOT get an email for Chapter 26 (and it is not in your Junk/Spam/Bulk folder of your email address). This will let me know what parts of the updating database are having problems. Thank you!

As mentioned in the previous news article, members whose accounts were inactive (nothing submitted, whether stories, reviews, recommendations, etc.) and who had bad email addresses were deleted.
These include members whose usernames were listed under "Bad Email Addresses" and "Deleted Yahoo Email Addresses" from the last news article.

I sent out an email to all the Hotmail/MSN/Windows Live users, and once again, it looks like my domain is getting the "Mailbox unavailable" error. I will attempt to create a special record so those services don't see seventh-star.net as a spamming domain, and will email those users again. If I still receive the emails bounced back, I will delete those accounts. If you would like to avoid this, please EMAIL ME (azurite AT seventh-star DOT net) and notify me that you have changed the email address associated with your account to one that is NOT Hotmail/Windows Live/MSN.

I've sent out the "resends" mentioned in the last new items, so if any of those messages bounce, I will be deleting the associated accounts. Also, if you have a duplicate account on here, if one works and the other doesn't (due to an inactive or wrongly-spelled email), you MUST email me so I don't delete both accounts!

If you believe your account was deleted in error OR if you are having problems logging in, PLEASE DO NOT CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT! Email me and let me know, and I will help you out.

I'm also currently having problems restoring the smart editor TinyMCE to the site; I'm working with the folks at eFic to try and bring it back ASAP!