https://theplenty.net/forums/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:38:03 +0000 MyBB https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-1763.html Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:05:46 +0000 Mervi]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-1763.html Thursday the 2nd of March at 09:30PM and continue "overnight" - that's the evening of the day after tomorrow in UTC +2 / Eastern Europe Time (when is that elsewhere?)

So you might encounter hiccups during that time, but if things still look wonky for you the next day, and especially if I'm celebrating a successful move here on this topic despite of it, please do let me know! In case things go wrong, I'll be updating the social media accounts - twitter, Facebook, tumblr - where you can also contact me.

Now, this upgrade is actually really good news, because it means I can again upgrade the wiki script - we've been stuck on an older version because php compatibility issues. I'm hoping that means I can finally fix some irritating issues like that extra slash// that the wiki paths have and bring on some better functionality with extensions etc. We've also been promised faster loading times, let's see what happens! 

Any news and updates will be posted here - please feel free to add comments, questions or suggestions if you have them!  ]]> Thursday the 2nd of March at 09:30PM and continue "overnight" - that's the evening of the day after tomorrow in UTC +2 / Eastern Europe Time (when is that elsewhere?)

So you might encounter hiccups during that time, but if things still look wonky for you the next day, and especially if I'm celebrating a successful move here on this topic despite of it, please do let me know! In case things go wrong, I'll be updating the social media accounts - twitter, Facebook, tumblr - where you can also contact me.

Now, this upgrade is actually really good news, because it means I can again upgrade the wiki script - we've been stuck on an older version because php compatibility issues. I'm hoping that means I can finally fix some irritating issues like that extra slash// that the wiki paths have and bring on some better functionality with extensions etc. We've also been promised faster loading times, let's see what happens! 

Any news and updates will be posted here - please feel free to add comments, questions or suggestions if you have them!  ]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-1747.html Wed, 18 May 2016 09:46:28 +0000 Mervi]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-1747.html previous one is full of old and possibly confusing info.

Although building and maintaining this website has been and continues to be a dear hobby of mine, it actually costs a bit of money to keep it up and running. I currently pay about 40 euros a year for the web space and the features that allow the use of scripts such as the wiki and these forums, and have been paying for the site's hosting since 2004. 40 EUR is roughly 45 US Dollars or 31 British Pounds at the current rates. People have asked how they can help, and although you can donate by Paypal if you wish to, most of the financial help has come from the affiliate links.

The basic way the affiliate links work is this: when a visitor to theplenty.net clicks on a banner or a text link leading to a bookseller's site, that site tracks whether or not they purchase something (it doesn't have to be the exact item that was linked to, nor does it have to happen immediately) and a fraction of that revenue gets put aside for a later payment or gift certificate. Nothing is added to the price, you still pay what you'd be paying anyway. And your click only counts as long as you haven't clicked on someone else's affiliate link before your purchase (affiliate links are everywhere). 

I don't expect or demand anyone to use these links, and please also consider supporting your local bookstore instead if you're lucky enough to still have one. 

Over the years, I've tried quite a few different affiliate programs, especially because I wanted to give people options besides amazon, but the harsh reality is that none of them ever generated any coins and I don't want to display more ads than are necessary, so we've been stuck with the amazons (uk and us) and the book depository for a few years now. Amazon can only send me gift certificates (which are appreciated honestly, because books yay!) but the book depository can actually pay me in pounds and that goes directly to paying for the website. 

If you're buying a book online, for those of us outside of the US and UK and, book depository is sometimes cheaper than amazon in the end because they have free worldwide delivery! The old UK site is no more, but the .com site works just the same.

So if you're buying stuff online for whatever reasons, please consider doing so through our links, especially the book depository? Thank you kindly.   

I want to emphasise that this site or the use of these links have never been about making a profit. There has been a single year (2012) when the commissions from the book depository clicks actually about 100% paid for the hosting. Mostly, I've been getting an amazon gift certificate every other year or even less often. In the old thread I tried to report the earnings or if any new or deleted programs, and I plan to continue doing so here.

If you have an adblock on your browser or other such arrangements, you probably don't see any banners (the main ones at the moment are the hand picked ones + the book depository search engine on the main news page and the banners at the footer section of the forums).
If you'd still like to use the links, or are not sure whether something is an affiliate link or not, here are the text versions you can use (just click through and search for whatever you want to buy like you'd normally do):

The Book Depository http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=ustheplentynet 

Amazon.co.uk http://amzn.to/1WDLSeB

Amazon.com http://amzn.to/24Z8uYS


Last but not least - if you have any questions or suggestions please don't hesitate to comment!]]> previous one is full of old and possibly confusing info.

Although building and maintaining this website has been and continues to be a dear hobby of mine, it actually costs a bit of money to keep it up and running. I currently pay about 40 euros a year for the web space and the features that allow the use of scripts such as the wiki and these forums, and have been paying for the site's hosting since 2004. 40 EUR is roughly 45 US Dollars or 31 British Pounds at the current rates. People have asked how they can help, and although you can donate by Paypal if you wish to, most of the financial help has come from the affiliate links.

The basic way the affiliate links work is this: when a visitor to theplenty.net clicks on a banner or a text link leading to a bookseller's site, that site tracks whether or not they purchase something (it doesn't have to be the exact item that was linked to, nor does it have to happen immediately) and a fraction of that revenue gets put aside for a later payment or gift certificate. Nothing is added to the price, you still pay what you'd be paying anyway. And your click only counts as long as you haven't clicked on someone else's affiliate link before your purchase (affiliate links are everywhere). 

I don't expect or demand anyone to use these links, and please also consider supporting your local bookstore instead if you're lucky enough to still have one. 

Over the years, I've tried quite a few different affiliate programs, especially because I wanted to give people options besides amazon, but the harsh reality is that none of them ever generated any coins and I don't want to display more ads than are necessary, so we've been stuck with the amazons (uk and us) and the book depository for a few years now. Amazon can only send me gift certificates (which are appreciated honestly, because books yay!) but the book depository can actually pay me in pounds and that goes directly to paying for the website. 

If you're buying a book online, for those of us outside of the US and UK and, book depository is sometimes cheaper than amazon in the end because they have free worldwide delivery! The old UK site is no more, but the .com site works just the same.

So if you're buying stuff online for whatever reasons, please consider doing so through our links, especially the book depository? Thank you kindly.   

I want to emphasise that this site or the use of these links have never been about making a profit. There has been a single year (2012) when the commissions from the book depository clicks actually about 100% paid for the hosting. Mostly, I've been getting an amazon gift certificate every other year or even less often. In the old thread I tried to report the earnings or if any new or deleted programs, and I plan to continue doing so here.

If you have an adblock on your browser or other such arrangements, you probably don't see any banners (the main ones at the moment are the hand picked ones + the book depository search engine on the main news page and the banners at the footer section of the forums).
If you'd still like to use the links, or are not sure whether something is an affiliate link or not, here are the text versions you can use (just click through and search for whatever you want to buy like you'd normally do):

The Book Depository http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=ustheplentynet 

Amazon.co.uk http://amzn.to/1WDLSeB

Amazon.com http://amzn.to/24Z8uYS


Last but not least - if you have any questions or suggestions please don't hesitate to comment!]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-897.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:19:58 +0000 Mervi]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-897.html
I know things have gotten quite stale here over the past couple of years and I really want to apologize for that. I will start fixing things slowly, and I think the forums are the first priority - seeing that you lovely people still hang around in here.

So, I'll be upgrading the forum software in a couple of days - SUNDAY the 7TH OF APRIL. You can expect
- downtime
- things being wonky when the forum is back up
- everything looking different
- some features not working
- lots of new things to play with

The above is a gentle warning, because with upgrades there are always changes (last time I did a major upgrade I had to abandon a theme that was a favourite of many because it simply wasn't compatible with the code anymore).

If there are any major hiccups (such as the whole process taking much longer), I will be posting about them at twitter. If you've got an account, simply follow @theplentynet - if you have no idea what twitter even is, just bookmark http://twitter.com/theplentynet and you're good to go.

Afterwards, we can use this topic for all the "where is/this looks awful/cool buttons/bugs!!" talk.

Oh, and... wish me luck? ]]>
I know things have gotten quite stale here over the past couple of years and I really want to apologize for that. I will start fixing things slowly, and I think the forums are the first priority - seeing that you lovely people still hang around in here.

So, I'll be upgrading the forum software in a couple of days - SUNDAY the 7TH OF APRIL. You can expect
- downtime
- things being wonky when the forum is back up
- everything looking different
- some features not working
- lots of new things to play with

The above is a gentle warning, because with upgrades there are always changes (last time I did a major upgrade I had to abandon a theme that was a favourite of many because it simply wasn't compatible with the code anymore).

If there are any major hiccups (such as the whole process taking much longer), I will be posting about them at twitter. If you've got an account, simply follow @theplentynet - if you have no idea what twitter even is, just bookmark http://twitter.com/theplentynet and you're good to go.

Afterwards, we can use this topic for all the "where is/this looks awful/cool buttons/bugs!!" talk.

Oh, and... wish me luck? ]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-406.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:19:46 +0000 'thul]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-406.html 'thul cannot access the wiki right now, as the account hasn't worked in a long time, and account creation is impossible to do on the wiki itself. (it be giving error message if one tries)

Might it be possible to fix such? There are many articles that could use improvement even without the next book... With it, there would be even more articles to update...

today, 'thul wanted to add in names of the various liveships to the article about such. It would be interesting to know just how many such ships there are/were...

only the Vivicia, Ophelia and Paragon are mentioned in the current article... there's others that could also be named, like goldendown, Tinester, kendry and several others exist(ed)... it'd be nice to make such list available to the curious... (how many of you recall the Tinester?)]]> 'thul cannot access the wiki right now, as the account hasn't worked in a long time, and account creation is impossible to do on the wiki itself. (it be giving error message if one tries)

Might it be possible to fix such? There are many articles that could use improvement even without the next book... With it, there would be even more articles to update...

today, 'thul wanted to add in names of the various liveships to the article about such. It would be interesting to know just how many such ships there are/were...

only the Vivicia, Ophelia and Paragon are mentioned in the current article... there's others that could also be named, like goldendown, Tinester, kendry and several others exist(ed)... it'd be nice to make such list available to the curious... (how many of you recall the Tinester?)]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-401.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:56:30 +0000 Valarya]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-401.html Two suggestions on things I've noticed:

1. No matter what page you're on in the Forums, if you type in your Username/Password in the horizontal fields at the top, it always spits you to the Main Forum page after login.

This is especially frustrating when I'm 7 pages deep in a thread I accessed from an Email Link (and thus don't remember in which sub-forum it was housed), and I want to reply, so I log in and BAM.. thread gone. Back to Forum Home page.

Any plans to have that changed so it keeps you on your current page after login? Please? Lol

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand while this next one doesn't bother me so much, I figured it was worth a mention:

2. Thread subscription emails & spoilers. If someone replies to a thread to which you're subscribed and happen to start OUT their reply with a spoiler tag, the email notification you receive doesn't show the Spoiler warning with the "Click Here" thing. It actually shows the beginning of the spoiler tag ITSELF along with the spoiler information that's supposed to be hidden.

Example (without real spoilers):

'thul has just replied to a thread which you have subscribed to at thePlenty.net Forums. This thread is titled A Song of Ice and Fire discussion.

Here is an excerpt of the message:
------------------------------------------
[spoiler]Here is where the 'thul beings or someone else will type their spoilers which will so conveniently be hidden on the forums but when you get the email.... (visit the thread to read more..)
------------------------------------------

To view the thread, you can go to the following URL:]]> Two suggestions on things I've noticed:

1. No matter what page you're on in the Forums, if you type in your Username/Password in the horizontal fields at the top, it always spits you to the Main Forum page after login.

This is especially frustrating when I'm 7 pages deep in a thread I accessed from an Email Link (and thus don't remember in which sub-forum it was housed), and I want to reply, so I log in and BAM.. thread gone. Back to Forum Home page.

Any plans to have that changed so it keeps you on your current page after login? Please? Lol

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand while this next one doesn't bother me so much, I figured it was worth a mention:

2. Thread subscription emails & spoilers. If someone replies to a thread to which you're subscribed and happen to start OUT their reply with a spoiler tag, the email notification you receive doesn't show the Spoiler warning with the "Click Here" thing. It actually shows the beginning of the spoiler tag ITSELF along with the spoiler information that's supposed to be hidden.

Example (without real spoilers):

'thul has just replied to a thread which you have subscribed to at thePlenty.net Forums. This thread is titled A Song of Ice and Fire discussion.

Here is an excerpt of the message:
------------------------------------------
[spoiler]Here is where the 'thul beings or someone else will type their spoilers which will so conveniently be hidden on the forums but when you get the email.... (visit the thread to read more..)
------------------------------------------

To view the thread, you can go to the following URL:]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-158.html Wed, 26 May 2010 15:10:57 +0000 Nuytsia]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-158.html (and anyone else who wants to comment on this)

I think I have worked out enough to at least start attempting to put things into wiki, but am a bit stumped as to what area to start with.
The only book I actually own is Dragon Keeper so it would be easiest if I did something from that. I notice Joost is already doing characters, and so what would be the next most important thing to work on? I thought places but then I realised there arent that many places in DK and they already seem to be in the wiki anyway!!!
Animals?]]> (and anyone else who wants to comment on this)

I think I have worked out enough to at least start attempting to put things into wiki, but am a bit stumped as to what area to start with.
The only book I actually own is Dragon Keeper so it would be easiest if I did something from that. I notice Joost is already doing characters, and so what would be the next most important thing to work on? I thought places but then I realised there arent that many places in DK and they already seem to be in the wiki anyway!!!
Animals?]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-7.html Mon, 12 May 2008 15:59:54 +0000 Sini]]> https://theplenty.net/forums/thread-7.html

Please, add the forums to the navigation of theplenty.net! Thank you!]]>

Please, add the forums to the navigation of theplenty.net! Thank you!]]>