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Yes, would you please try adding a height and let me know how you go?

tried again, but it disappeared again. i looked at the edits of the post and it looks like the system downloads local copies of the image, which makes it not show up. maybe i should place it outside of code? i really don’t know, this is so bizarre.

edit: nevermind, i fixed it! for anyone having the same problem, since the system transports the img src attribute to its own format, you should just upload the image through the web option and it apprently works that way.

<a><img src="image_link_here"></a> is the method I use for inserting images into spans.

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why isn’t this working for me? T-T here’s a screenshot of what happened when i tried it;

the code didn’t change much either, the img src tag was just replaced by a weird ! thingy. i don’t worry for this thread as i found a way to place the image on top, but other threads that contain the image instead end up like this too

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Come and dump your code here and I can try and walk through it with you if you want:

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thanks, that is very kind of you!

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Hulloooo. Question about contests.

I’ve been thinking of starting a flash fiction contest. From my understanding, most user-run contests are more about marketing/networking for both users and judges (which, fair) rather than motivating people to write or appreciating others’ work. You enter the contest, follow all judges, maybe don’t hear back from them for months (if ever), and all the stories are just kind of floating separately in the WP void. What I’d like to do with my writing contest is have it be more community-based by having the entries be posted directly in the contest thread. That way, ideally, everyone could have a nice space to chat about it, connect more, and read in one place what everyone else came up with for the prompts.

A big concern I have with this is that I know we have to keep mature content off these forums, but I don’t want to say the entries can’t be mature because that can be limiting for some people. A way around this could be by marking the story as mature (and/or listing any trigger warnings) and hiding the entry using the summary thing where you toggle and then the text shows up (lol, I don’t know what that affect is called??). I’d probably say to use that toggle thing anyway to keep the entries tidy on the thread.

So 1) would it be okay to even have the contest entries be posted directly on the thread?

and 2) if so, would mature entries be acceptable if marked accordingly and hidden by the toggle thing (or blurred fully), or would that still be going against forum guidelines?

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Hey there! Good question! We do allow writers to post their links to mature work, we just ask that any explicit excerpts not be. And yes of course your contestants can post the entries on your thread! Honestly we encourage that.

Here’s the part of the CoC you’re looking for:

2.L.iv.a Pornographic Content
Wacky Writers considers content “pornographic” when it portrays sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. This includes, but is not limited to, images, writing, film, video, and video games. If you are a writer of sexually mature content, discussions of your work on the forum should be done with discretion and explicit excerpts should not be posted. You may share your Mature (18+) story in the appropriate categories and with the appropriate rating (tagged “Mature”), but that type of content cannot be written about in length on this platform.

I hope this helps!

CJ

Okay, thanks!

How do I start a topic? I can’t find the option anywhere in my profile

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Hey there! To start a topic/thread, you go to the category or subcategory you want to start it in and press the +. For example, if you want a general talking thread, you can try making one in #the-chatters

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Thank you! I was about to lose my mind! I’ll look for that option.

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No problem! Are you on desktop/laptop version or on mobile? I can be a little more specific then.

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Desktop

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Okay, awesome! Basically, click this bold text: #the-chatters. Look roughly in the top left corner of the screen. There, you’ll see a button that says [+ New Topic]. That’s the one. You have that button in every category and sub category

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Got it! Thank you so much!

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Going to http://wackywriters.com/ takes you to a page which says “We’re Rebuilding the Main Site”. What are you guys planning to do for the main website?

Haha I’m glad you asked! I’ve spent 12 hours spinning up a new server for the main site to A) host donation functionality and B) to eventually set up for merch options. :slight_smile:

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Does the new philatropist badge have anything to do with the donation functionality by any chance xD?