Possible feature for story archive

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Dsmitz
Possible feature for story archive

So I've been reading a few of the stories in the story archive but I feel like there is something missing. All one has to go off is the title to determine if an individual is interested. Not saying that any of them are bad, (I actually have enjoyed most of them) but sometimes you don't want to read a story that isn't about the kind of inflation you like.
What do you guys think of having a rating system or a small segment that tells you wht kind of inflation any particular story is?

(sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong spot but I figured general discussion would get the best response.)

I'm a revolutionary of sorts.

LutherVKane
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This could go either in Site Issues or in General Discussion, since I've lately been soliciting input about the ever-impending site upgrade.

Yes, the story archive is fairly primitive. I've already put a lot of work into making its successor better, and I think some of your concerns will be addressed. For example, you can filter the archive listing by author, inflation type, and popping.

Here's a screenshot of the new archive, now dubbed The Library:

The New Library

The search function allows even greater granularity, but that's a bit trickier to convey in a single image.

If you have any other ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

Luther Kane

hfilled

Regarding a ppopping category, you could also list explicit or implied (though that would either require you to read and grade ALL the stories or ask authors to self-edit/describe/rate their works).

RenegadeKamui
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hfilled wrote:
Regarding a ppopping category, you could also list explicit or implied (though that would either require you to read and grade ALL the stories or ask authors to self-edit/describe/rate their works).

He already has categories for offscreen, implied, clean, and messy popping.

While we're on the topic, one other categorization method I'd like to see is by inflation mechanism. Some categories could be "physical" (helium tank, air compressor, hand pump, or lung power), "chemical" (drugs, pills), "magical" (potions, curses), and we'd probably need an "other" category as well.

doubleintegral
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I think it would be cool to have a favorites system where you "fav" your favorite stories so you can easily find them later. You could also see how many times each story has been "fav"ed.