The Yamaku Library - The fan fiction archive -23/09/14

[Helbereth]

Could I offer a suggestion?

Given that this is an archive for an ever changing library of fan fiction, and it will get its index updated intermittently, it might be worth the readers' time to add the last update day to the title line so it's visible without having to open it and check the index. This will be especially useful since the updates will be added to the saved posts near the front of the archive, rather than as newly added comments. That way people will know, at a glance, whether anything new has been added since their last visit without having to open the archive.

Quite simply:
The Yamaku Library - A fan fiction archive; Updated ##/##/####

Also, if it were to become a stickied post, you ought to consider removing 'A' from the title. Just call it "The Yamaku Library - Fan Fiction Archive", which makes it sound like the definitive archive, rather than one of many.

[Comrade]

Could I offer a suggestion?

Given that this is an archive for an ever changing library of fan fiction, and it will get its index updated intermittently, it might be worth the readers' time to add the last update day to the title line so it's visible without having to open it and check the index. This will be especially useful since the updates will be added to the saved posts near the front of the archive, rather than as newly added comments. That way people will know, at a glance, whether anything new has been added since their last visit without having to open the archive.

Quite simply:
The Yamaku Library - A fan fiction archive; Updated ##/##/####

Also, if it were to become a stickied post, you ought to consider removing 'A' from the title. Just call it "The Yamaku Library - Fan Fiction Archive", which makes it sound like the definitive archive, rather than one of many.

I like these ideas, I'll use today's date

[Mirage_GSM]

I'm not really sure a date in the thread title will be very helpful.
For fanfictions, if the date changes you know that a new chapter has been added and that you'll find it at the end of the thread.
For the archive you'll only know that something has been added somewhere and I don't think anybody will want to go through the entire archive to find what it is.
Can't really hurt to do it either, though.

[dewelar]

I'm not really sure a date in the thread title will be very helpful.
For fanfictions, if the date changes you know that a new chapter has been added and that you'll find it at the end of the thread.
For the archive you'll only know that something has been added somewhere and I don't think anybody will want to go through the entire archive to find what it is.
Can't really hurt to do it either, though.

I think it's more important now, while the archive is still being built, because older fics are still being added in batches. Once that's no longer the case, what you say above will be more relevant.

[Helbereth]

I'm not really sure a date in the thread title will be very helpful.
For fanfictions, if the date changes you know that a new chapter has been added and that you'll find it at the end of the thread.
For the archive you'll only know that something has been added somewhere and I don't think anybody will want to go through the entire archive to find what it is.
Can't really hurt to do it either, though.

Having the date answers the question 'if' the archive has been updated since your last visit, and saves you the time spent looking through and trying to guess whether anything looks newly added.

[Comrade]

I'm not really sure a date in the thread title will be very helpful.
For fanfictions, if the date changes you know that a new chapter has been added and that you'll find it at the end of the thread.
For the archive you'll only know that something has been added somewhere and I don't think anybody will want to go through the entire archive to find what it is.
Can't really hurt to do it either, though.

Having the date answers the question 'if' the archive has been updated since your last visit, and saves you the time spent looking through and trying to guess whether anything looks newly added.

I'd still have to make an update post to tell people what actually was added, which is fine with me

[BlackWaltzTheThird]

It might be worth including a changelog to track each update, noting what was added/modified/removed. For instance,

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Update 20/10/13:
-Added XYZ by ABC
-Updated 123 by 456

Update 10/10/13:
-Added TUV by DEF
-Removed three fics

Update 25/9/13:
-Foo
-Bar

And so on. This would not need links, since it'll be on the same page as them. People could simply ctrl+f the new names/look for the full entries themselves.

[Sea]

It might be worth including a changelog to track each update, noting what was added/modified/removed. For instance,

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Update 20/10/13:
-Added XYZ by ABC
-Updated 123 by 456

Update 10/10/13:
-Added TUV by DEF
-Removed three fics

Update 25/9/13:
-Foo
-Bar

And so on. This would not need links, since it'll be on the same page as them. People could simply ctrl+f the new names/look for the full entries themselves.

It might be a good idea to this on the reserved post after the fics to not stop the people just there for fics.

[Comrade]

A bad idea altogether, what if i only add one entry in an edit? Have an entire update note for that minor of a change? And why would anyone even care about that? Its not like people will want to read every single one of the fics here. In the end it will just become long list of useless information that will be more trouble then its worth.
What I'll do is whenever there's an update I'll just make an update post
added all of XXXYZ fics
And change the update date at the title.

[pandaphil]

I would like to request a change in my "post Yamaku Fics" entry. The stories are actually from Hisao's PoV, rather than Hanako's.

[Comrade]

I would like to request a change in my "post Yamaku Fics" entry. The stories are actually from Hisao's PoV, rather than Hanako's.

fixed that. also added "like fire and powder". - 22/10/13
do you guys think this format of update notes is acceptable?

[Sea]

This is ridiculously OCD of me, but in the first fic listed, there is no space after the 'none' for pairings
Also after shizune in "The haunting" listed with paranormal.

[Comrade]

This is ridiculously OCD of me, but in the first fic listed, there is no space after the 'none' for pairings
Also after shizune in "The haunting" listed with paranormal.

I'll wait until the next batch mirage collects before I'll fix that and some other errors I've noticed.

[pip25]

do you guys think this format of update notes is acceptable?

It looks absolutely fine to me.

[Mirage_GSM]

Got a fresh batch for you. This time it's mostly stories by themocaw, helbereth and oddball as well as a few format fixes.

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[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5755]2400 words from a path never written[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 2.400 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Saki; [b]Begins: [/b]during Act 1
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5881#p87463]A Bowl of Noodles, a Cup of Coffee, a Mug of Beer[/url][/b] Prologue – by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 4.999 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]various; [b]Pairings: [/b]none; [b]Begins: [/b]~4 years before Act 1
[b]Remarks: [/b]Saki prologue 

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5867]A Really Depressing Rin Fic[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.469 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Rin; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]after Emi good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5789]A Wedding With Lilly[/url][/b] – Epilogue by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 722 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Emi; [b]Begins: [/b]after Lilly bad end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7245]Adult Content[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 904 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]nurse; [b]Pairings: [/b]Nurse X Meiko; [b]Begins: [/b]during Emi route
[b]Remarks: [/b]sex

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6409]All I Have[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 1.134 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hanako; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]during Shizune path
[b]Remarks: [/b]sex

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=3355]An Afternoon Wasted[/url][/b] - Epilogue by [b]WetCrate[/b] (completed, 3.740 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao x Rin; [b]Begins: [/b]after Rin good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]erotic content

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6307]Another Day in Class[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 1.336 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]during Hanako Act 3
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6999]Battle Cry[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 698 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Saki; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]non-standard setting: SciFi

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6174]Classroom Game[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 1.361 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Miki; [b]Begins: [/b]unsppecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9075]Corner Pocket[/url][/b] by [b]PyroOgre[/b] (completed, 1.402words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hanako; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5508]Five Drabbles, Post-Hisao[/url][/b] – Short collection by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 500 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]various; [b]Pairings: [/b]various; [b]Begins: [/b]various
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6637]Five Year illumination[/url][/b] by [b]helbereth[/b] (aborted, 28.124 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]various; [b]Begins: [/b]after Lilly good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6672]Freaks and Friends[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (ongoing, wordcount pending)
[b]PoV: [/b]OC; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]start of the school-year
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5732]Hideaki-kun Crash![/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 888 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hideaki X OC; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]yaoi

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6507]Hisao and Kenji- Master Detectives![/url][/b] - Epilogue by [b]Hoitash[/b] (completed, ca. 146.000 words)
[b] [url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=8639]Hisao and Kenji: Masterful One Shots![/url] [/b] – Side Story by [b]Hoitash[/b] (completed, word count pending)
[b] [url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7095]Hisao and Akira - Terror in the Night![/url] [/b] – Side Story by [b]Hoitash[/b] (completed, ca. 15.700 words)
[b] [url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=8615]Hanako and Hisao - Road to Tokyo[/url] [/b] – Side Story by [b]Hoitash[/b] (ongoing, 48.900 words)
[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9047]Hisao and Kenji - Concrete Jungle[/url][/b] – Side Story by [b]Hoitash[/b] (ongoing, wordcount pending)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao/Hanako; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]after Hanako good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]non-standard setting: Action, Mystery

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=8226]Kenji's Conspiracy[/url][/b] by [b]651[/b] (ongoing, ca. 30.000 words as of Chapter 4)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]None (so far); [b]Begins: [/b]during prologue (set in 2022)
[b]Remarks: [/b]crossover: Deus Ex, non-standard setting: SciFi, sex, violence, (intentionally) OOC characters

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6754&start=16]Lilly Remembers[/url][/b] by [b]Helbereth[/b] (completed, 313 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Lilly; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]after Lilly bad end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6863]MishMutou[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 7.095 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Misha; [b]Pairings: [/b]Mutou X Misha; [b]Begins: [/b]during Shizune route
[b]Remarks: [/b]sex

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=7253]Mudslinging[/url][/b] by [b]nixlheimr[/b] (completed, 1.355 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Misha; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5699]Of Chocolate and Cupids[/url][/b] – Short collection by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.499 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]various; [b]Begins: [/b]Valentine’s Day
[b]Remarks: [/b]

 [b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9043]Rin: Hisao's Gift[/url][/b] by [b]cosmicmustache[/b] (completed, 2.241words)
[b]PoV: [/b]none; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Rin; [b]Begins: [/b]after Rin – good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9076]Rin: Osmosis[/url][/b] by [b]cosmicmustache[/b] (completed, 11.543 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Rin; [b]Begins: [/b]during Act 1
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6018]Surprise Visitor[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 945 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]sex

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5321]Sympathy for the Devil[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 931 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Sae; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]during Rin Act 4
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6556]Taxi Ride to Nowhere[/url][/b] – Epilogue by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 1.140 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hanako; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]after Hanako bad end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6809]Tea Time With Miki[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 4.396 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Miki; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]after Hanako good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5432]Ten Drabbles in the Life of Akira Satou[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.000 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Lilly; [b]Begins: [/b]Akira’s childhood
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5979]The Best Time in her Life[/url][/b] by [b]oddball[/b] (completed, 1.216 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]narrator; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]during Hanako path
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6440]The Haunting: A Love Story[/url][/b] by [b]Merumegu[/b] (abandoned, ca. 56.500 words)
[b]PoV: [/b] Hisao; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao x Shizune; [b]Begins: [/b]during Shizune Act 2
[b]Remarks: [/b]Character death, paranormal

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6797]The Kenji Files; Ibarazaki and Setou[/url][/b] by  (ongoing, wordcount pending)
[b]PoV: [/b]Emi; [b]Pairings: [/b]none; [b]Begins: [/b]after graduation
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6561]The Manly Pick-Me-Up[/url][/b] - Epilogue by [b]lolawesome[/b] (completed, 1.262 words)
[b]PoV: [/b] Kenji; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao x Hanako; [b]Begins: [/b]after Hanako bad end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6126]Thirteen Silver Chains[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed,2.353  words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Rika; [b]Pairings: [/b]Kenji X Yuuko, Hisao X Rika; [b]Begins: [/b]unspecified
[b]Remarks: [/b]violence, non-standard setting: Magic

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5361]Weekend at Hisao’s[/url][/b] – Epilogue by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 20.009 words)
[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5560]On the Couch[/url][/b] – Sidestory by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 2.966 words)
[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6394]Happy Returns[/url][/b] – Sidestoryby [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.004 words)
[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=8970]Summer by the Sea[/url][/b] – Epilogue by [b]themocaw[/b] (ongoing, wordcount pending)
[b]PoV: [/b]Hisao / Shizune; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Shizune; [b]Begins: [/b]after Shizune good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]sex

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5793]Whatever. It’s Done.[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.416 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Miki; [b]Pairings: [/b]Miki X Emi; [b]Begins: [/b]Miki prologue
[b]Remarks: [/b]violence, yuri

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=5742]Yields Six Servings[/url][/b] by [b]themocaw[/b] (completed, 1.520 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Rin; [b]Pairings: [/b]Hisao X Rin; [b]Begins: [/b]after Rin good end
[b]Remarks: [/b]

[b][url=http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6754&start=11]Yuuko’s Hectic Sunday[/url][/b] by [b]Helbereth[/b] (completed, 471 words)
[b]PoV: [/b]Yuuko; [b]Pairings: [/b]None; [b]Begins: [/b]during Act 1
[b]Remarks: [/b]

Edit: Added "Kenji's Conspiracy" fixes