Evan Graham liked the forum thread, Problems with the Comment system
I’m hoping @Elena Stofle and @Thad Woodman will have a look at this :)

The current comment system is a great feature, but it falls over on excerpts with too many comments. Specifically, if there are too many comments too close to each other, the comments seem to get drawn over the top of each other -- hiding the ones underneath. I’ve checked the page source code and the comments are there, just not being displayed.

This is actually a really problem -- I have a couple excerpts in this situation, and I’ve had people tell me they have stopped providing feedback in frustration, as they can’t  see their comments after posting them. It is a problem for the author too, as the email notification sent out when a comment is added doesn’t provide the context for the comment (doesn’t show what they were commenting on) -- the only way to see that is to follow the link to the excerpt, but then that doesn’t work because the comment is hidden under the pile.

Possible  Solution
One possible solution to this is something which I believe could be implemented relatively painlessly through some updates to the Javascript and CSS (for those not in IT just ignore the technobabble)...

Currently, all comments are displayed in full, and take up a lot of spaces, which is part of the reason for this problem. Instead, I would suggest when the pages loads comments are displayed as only an icon / bubble in the margin, identifying the author (and maybe the date of the comment. Hovering the mouse over the icon could display the comment in the tool-tip, and clicking on it could toggle the comment into full display, including the ability to reply to the comment etc. This would enable many comments to stack in the margin and still be accessible.

Other user interactions which would make this experience nicer would be: hovering over highlighted text could emphasize the comments linked to it (e.g. change their border colour). Hovering over comment bubbles could highlight the text commented on (e.g. change the highlight colour).
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    Evan Graham liked the forum thread, Genre Updates
    Hi Everyone, 

    Starting today we’re beginning to consolidate our genres into a more structured taxonomy.  For example, genres like "Biographical", "Memoir" and "Autobiographical" will now be consolidated to "Biographies and Memoirs".

    As we’re making these updates please let us know if we have miscategorized anything by sending us an email: "hello at inkshares.com"

    Thanks! 
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      Evan Graham liked an update for Fae Child

      Another update? Already?

      Just a quick one, I promise! I have made some gift certificates you can print up if you want to preorder Fae Child as a Christmas/holiday present. The PDF file is here, on Google Drive, and is available for ebook or paperback orders.

      Still chugging along, on our way to 250 orders! I am considering requesting another extension from Inkshares, and I will if Fae Child is getting orders and support but will still fall short at the end of the year.

      Thank you!
      Jane-Holly

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        Evan Graham liked the forum thread, Recharged after a refund for a failed campaign?
        @J. Graham-Jones Apologies if that was confusing — Adam was referring mainly to other comments, emails, and conversations around The List, not specific to this thread.  

        Our team was working on clearing up the refunds issue with Devil’s Call when you emailed in and posted to the forum. Often Inkshares authors and users are so quick and diligent at reporting issues that you beat us to it. :) It’s a great team effort.

        @Sara Polk Thank you for your understanding and your willingness to launch a new campaign! Wishing you the best of luck.

        And as always, thank you @Elena Stofle for being the most wonderful, attentive, and flexible Operations Manager and Queen of Customer Service that any of is could ask for.
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          Evan Graham sent an update for Tantalus Depths

          At long last, an update on the progress of things! Tantalus Depths​ is officially 100% funded, and I am so, so thankful for that. I couldn’t have possibly managed any of this without your extensive help. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for making this happen. So what’s next?



          Watch the vlog for details, but here’s the summarized version: I’m working on my final round of edits before I send Inkshares my finished manuscript. There’ll be a wait before they can pair me up with an editor and put me into the production process, and the entire process could take quite a while. But we’re on our way, and the greatest obstacles are well behind us now. Happy Thanksgiving to all, and congratulations to Kelly Miloro​ for winning my "name-a-planet promotion" thing. You’ve earned it :)

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            I´m also an advocate of multiple genre posting. My own work can´t really be classified with one word, given it´s nature as a mix between alternate historical fiction with a twinge of dark fantasy thrown in between. Inkshares is a wonderful platform for all sorts of playful compositions, so here´s hoping we get some more tools to help refine our craft! Keep up the good work, Inkshares team!
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