Posted by Nate on Aug 6, 2009 in
new yws
Pretty soon, the New YWS won’t be new anymore. Instead we’ll be talking about YWS and the Old YWS. When that happens, I’ll have to update my lexicon.
But for now, it’s still the New YWS and I just finished redoing the blog index page. Here’s how it looks currently:
Posted by Nate on Jul 11, 2009 in
new yws
Wow, this has to be one of the most ambitious projects I have undertaken yet, and it’s still far from done. However, I think it’s safe to now show off YWSmail:
In case you’re wondering, I blanked out the message subjects!
YWSmail is a total and complete revamp of the private messaging system. In fact, it now [...]
Posted by Bobo on Jul 8, 2009 in
Announcements,
News,
new yws
For many of you YWS’ers, the name Bobo strikes awe, admiration, and even aspiration. To most of you, however, it probably just strikes you as odd and unfamiliar. I invite you, however, you cast your eyes upon the top of the YWS home page, where you will see a logo much like this one:
Now, you [...]
Posted by Nate on Jul 5, 2009 in
new yws
If you’re new to this blog, you may not know that it’s a project of the Young Writers Society, a writing community for ages 13 to 25. We’ve been around now for almost five years, and the site is going to get an upgrade quite soon.
So if you’re not new to this blog and have [...]
Posted by Nate on Jun 29, 2009 in
new yws
For those who were members of The Writers Society (returning soon!), you might remember the Poetry Database. This was a section of the site where you could read poems by published poets, provided that the copyright on the poem had expired. The section included poems like “The Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll and “Churchill’s Grave” by [...]
Posted by Nate on Jun 26, 2009 in
new yws
I decided to take a screenshot of the old YWS and compare it with that of the new YWS . The difference is striking. Hit the jump to see.
Posted by Nate on Jun 25, 2009 in
new yws
If you’re not sure what the new YWS is, click here to read the first update.
So today I’m going over the logging in stuff for the new YWS. This is a fairly simple thing, but encapsulates pretty well how much simpler (and more purdier) everything is going to be. Plus, what everyone tends to forget [...]
Posted by Nate on Jun 23, 2009 in
new yws
I was hoping to get some time in working on the new YWS before showing you the forums today, but a lot of stuff came up today (assignments for school, people moving away) and I wasn’t able to do what I wanted to do. However, I do have a preview screenshot for you:
First, I cannot [...]
Posted by Nate on Jun 21, 2009 in
new yws
Since this is the first time I’ve done an update on the new YWS for a long time, I think it’s desirable that I go over what the heck it is again.
First, why are we doing the upgrade in the first place? There’s a couple reasons. One, the programming behind YWS is outdated. The danger [...]