As i say above, somewhere during the coming week, there will be a mayor AFFA forum update, code-wise, that is. If all goes smooth, all you as members migth notice is that the forum is down for a bit while i update.

I will backup all before updating, so nothing posted here will get lost.

questions can be asked here, or on the news post on the forum. i will post a message her and on twitter when i update.

lets start with my main site, which i am turning into a website focused on my photo-making and non-fan-art. its already changed, all it needs now is visitors, and maybe even a comment or two. * looks hopeful at people reading this* i will be updating that site a few times a week, and will try to post a new picture daily.  LINK

all my fan-art and fanfic will be moved, the art probably here, the fics on pizzas and scrolls, and here or linked to from here.


now for the affa- site: the re-done site is almost done, just need to check for errors, and add one or two things, then it is ready for people to visit! from all the new/changed things, i think people migth like the new master links lis the most: a list with all stories nominated for the affa since 2006! it was quite some work to write and code it (( thanks go to reijiro for all the writing!)). Link, still to old site


last, but not least, i got some news from pizzas and scrolls too. i finally managed to re-find the liquidsteel skin a lot of people liked, and asked me about adding again. will go and add it asap, and may make it the default again! LINK

i have been working on re-doing the affa-website for some time now,  and here is some info on what i am working on, and what you can expect:

- no more frames! (( while still keeping things easy to update for me. ))
- new look menu.
- New look for the gallery
- re-vised links page, now with a list that has all fics nominated so far, alphabetically, and a list sorted by author.
- the shout box makes its return on the main page.
- contact form  re-done, now has captcha.
- competitions in one  section, which each years info  posted by year.


wich reminds me.. i still need to add  a list of people who made the certificate art..

i started a twitter account where i will post updates about my websites, or the sites i host, like my own website, pizzas and scrolls and the TMNT AFFA website. so if you want to know what is going on, or if  one of the sites is down and i am working on it, you can find the info there.


you can find it here: http://twitter.com/engelina_c

Pizzas And scrolls,   my fanfic archive for all tmnt and usagi  fics, has moved to a new location. you can find it here: LINK

there still are some bugs, but i  am doing everything withing my power to solve them. if you encounter a serious bug, please report it to me. if possible with a screencap.

First the update part:  i updated the affa yesterday, and my site today. main changes are that one of the pages is no longer empty, ( )   i put the gallery in an iframe, and added a second page with iframe for the fanfic links page.  so, all is best viewed from my site, but the fanfic links page is also accessible on its own, if you prefer that.

over the course of the next few days, i will be adding the fanfic links i have, and the ones recced to me so far.  extra recommendations are still welcome, and i want to thank the people who aklready did rec stories for that page! i am also looking into a guestbook for my sites, but so far have not found one i like yet.

i also decided to make more use of my deviantart account. so, what will be where: fanart, wallpapers, etc will be posted on my site.  photo's, scrapbooking pages and manips i make using non-fan chars will be on deviantart. here on lj, i will show something of both.

the birthday and gift part: tomorrow,. jan 11, i will become 35 years.  i already got the first gifts:  6 months lj and 6 months of 100 userpictures from my mom, and  my daugther made something in school for me. will take a pic and post it later! probabbly after tomorrow.

been adding some avvies already,  can still use a few nice ones, thoug!

some sections of the site where updated, for the next competition, and one or two things will be updated soon.

updates:
posted re-written text with all info on 2008 competition page.
some updates done on the nominating rules, one rule added, please re-read.
some things got added to the faq.
added a link to us page
updated the look of the links page a little to fit the rest of the site.
nominations form added.
contact form got re-scripted, it works again.

reijiro did the writing of all the text on site, coding and uploading done by me.

to be added soon:

voting form.

today i will do a small forum update  and a update for the affa site.

the forum update is a security update, and thus nessasery
site update is also minor, adding some info about the next competition.

forum update: done, successful
site update:  done, successful.

find the site here: http://affa.tmntfan.nl

As the title says, i now have a payed LJ account, at least for the next  2 months. By then its my birthday, and thus i can ask my family and friends to give me money, so i can buy a year or so more.  Or else the $5 every two months is do-able for me too.

As for where i got the money for two months: i had put some money on my paypal, a month or so ago, and still had it, so used it for this.

I have been playing around a bit already, and plan on adding a few  more user icons too.  Already managed to get myself a custom mood theme. Well, technically i googled it.

affa  forum update today.---- successful.

glad that one is over. members: if you spot any errors, then please report them to me.

i will also do some minor updates on the affa site. members area, with last years stories is no longer locked. please do read the rules, and make sure to be over 18. stories will be removed prior to next competition.  links to stories who where nominated in  the two past competitions are now on our links page.

dates for next competition are being discussed, and will be posted soon

at the moment i type this,the affa site, as well as any of my other sites on that server are down., i  cant do anything about it, since i simply cant reach the server, or the site myself.

i did the only thing i can do, l mail the host, and for mow, its a waiting game. i  hope that i canedit this post, and happily say affa is back up soon, or that its up when i wake up tomorrow morning, but for now, i dont even know why the server is down.

i will post more on my lj as soon as i know more myself.

site is back up,. reason still un-known, for now.

the forum has been trough a mayor update, and while most changes are behind the scenes, some things in the look changed slightly.

since a short while ago, a rpg forum was added to the members section, and we always can use some players, whether you want to play an oc, or a tmnt character.

new are the reviews section and tmnt news and talk section. the reviews section is to post reviews for any tmnt medium. so, if you like to write a review, or two, feel free to do so, and post them. the news and talk section is to post any tmnt news which is not specific for this site, or the AFFA. so, if you have heard news, or an interesting rumor, feel free to post about it!

if you have suggestions, or would love to see something added to the forum, then by all means, tell me, reijiro, or post it in the suggestions forum, so it can be discussed.

if you are not a member yet, we can always use some new members!

http://tmntfan.nl/affa/forum/index.php

The new AFFA Forum is up and running!!

( info under the break )