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Hi gang. I’m sure this will probably be sorted out tomorrow once we’re all officially added to the contest, but just in case: Some of us that had previously reached Quill funding have noted that, while we are listed on the contest page already, our rankings seem to be based on our unique reader counts earned during our previous funding campaigns only. For example, I’m showing at 193 readers, although I’ve gained approximately 100 more since funding ended. Just wanted to give the heads up here. :)
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    Amanda Orneck 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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      Hi All, We were giving everyone 24 hours to "opt out" and we’ll add you all into the contest tomorrow.   
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        Amanda Orneck sent an update for Deus Hex Machina

        Greetings Hexers and Machina Riders:

        Do we have some things to talk about!  So much has happened in the last week my head is spinning. Let’s get right to it:

        Extra Life Stream this Evening

        I’ll be streaming Heroes of the Storm tonight for the Extra Life charity over on my Twitch channel, starting at 6 PM CST and running until midnight. Come cheer me on as I main Sylvanas and try to figure out if I can still snipe towers behind enemy gates. It should be fun times.  

        Donate to my Extra Life fund

        If you watch (and even if you can’t) help me get to $100 by donating here. I have already raised $40 for kids in need, so I’m 1/3 of the way there. Woncha help out?

        The List 2016 contest

        This week Inkshares announced which books were selected for their end-of--the-year contest, and Deus Hex Machina is on The List!  It’s a crazy big honor to be among such amazing books and their authors which leads me to my next item on the agenda:

        A ton more Deus Hex Machina stuff is coming

        A new contest means a new campaign, so I’ve been working in the last few days to shape what a second campaign for DHM would look like. Astute readers among you will already notice I’ve updated the book’s Inshares page, refereshed my cover concept, and put up a couple new character bios. In addition I have uploaded the revised first chapter from the 2nd draft -- I think you’ll be happy with the changes. 

        My edit is plugging right along, and won’t stop just because another contest has popped into my life. You don’t stop feeding your kids just because extended family dropped by unannounced. You pull up extra chairs and make more desserts.

        And I plan on more desserts friends. I will try to keep the updates meaningful throughout this contest, but I do have a good amount of fun stuff planned, and I want to share it all with you. 

        My goal for this campaign will be to get to 400 readers. It’s a huge crazy unimaginable number, but I think we can do it. If you’re following the book but haven’t purchased, I’ll be reaching out to you personally in the coming weeks to ask for your order. If you have purchased the book, I’ll be reaching out to you personally to ask for your referral. 

        In exchange for your support of the book I have planned more goodies: live-edits, fan art contests, a contest for the ARG -- yes Qathren YOBIBYTE got the jump on you Sombra. You got nothin’ on a hexer from the future.

        It’s gonna be a fun, weird ride, and I hope you’ll join me. I’ll see you tonight. 

        May the code replicate eternal.

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          Just got the invite a minute ago! I am excited and I AM IN. I am so definitely IN.
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