Big Change! | Author: Michelle | Date: 05/23/10 12:33 am | [4 ] |
As promised in another news post, Naice a Nilme is changing its rules. From this moment forth, NAN is not only an archive for angst anymore. The archive is opening up for all gen fiction centering around Aragorn and/or Legolas. To see our updated mission statement and rules, please consult this page. We hope you'll like the new direction! But you're here for the angst, you say? No problem. If you are looking for a genre in particular, why not browse by genres like angst, drama or hurt/comfort? Or, if you're looking for a real tear-jerker, why not try some character death? To see all option by which you can browse stories on NAN, please go here. | |||
New Email | Author: Michelle | Date: 05/21/10 10:54 pm | [2 ] |
From now on, when the site sends you emails (story updates, review notifications, passwords) it will use a @naiceanilme.net address. So in case you're using spam protection, please add the domain to your whitelist to make sure you will still receive mail from NAN! | |||
It's not only about Angst anymore | Author: Michelle | Date: 05/15/10 11:02 pm | [6 ] |
On Aragorn Angst, we've been talking about letting go of the angst/drama rule on Naice a Nilme, which would allow for more stories and more genres. It would also give authors more freedom to add all stories of a series they've written - making their work more complete here in the archive. Below, is a first draft of the revised rules page. Please have a look at it and comment. Any kind of input is very welcome. Commenting here is only available to registered members, if you are "only" an anonymous user but would like to get your voice heard, you can also comment in my blog. These rules are not yet in place, though. So don't start posting wildly just yet:)
Naice a Nilme is an archive centering around fanfiction about Aragorn and Legolas. Together, alone or with other characters - Naice a Nilme offers a wide range of gen fiction about the elf and ranger. All genres are welcome - from humour to fluff to drama. However, please bear in mind our general rules. If you are in doubt about anything, please don't hesitate to contact the admin for clarification. We accept following types of stories:
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Housewarming - The Winners | Author: Michelle | Date: 04/26/10 11:28 pm | [4 ] |
Naice a Nilme's Housewarming Contest is officially over! For the past month, you had the chance to win one of three prizes by gaining points for interaction on the site. I just did the final count and here are the winners: 1rst Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Congratulations, everyone! The way I see it, the contest was a wonderful success. In the last 25 days, 49 new stories were added, 209 chapters as well as 33 reviews were posted. All in all, this makes a wordcount of 351,204 words of fic! You are all amazing, thank you to everyone who contributed! | |||
Housewarming - 3 Days Left | Author: Michelle | Date: 04/22/10 08:39 pm | [4 ] |
If you still want a chance to win one of the prizes of our Housewarming Contest, you should hurry up, because the contest will only run for three more days. The final count will be made on April 25th! I won't say how the tally looks at the moment, but I can tell you that it might be a tight race during the final days:) | |||
Housewarming Contest | Author: Michelle | Date: 04/11/10 08:04 pm | [4 ] |
Our contest has been running for eleven days now and already NAN has seen quite a bit of action. If you don't know anything about the contest, visit this page and have a look at the prizes and how to get them! The contest will still run till April 25th - that means you have another two weeks to add stories, chapters and reviews. If you ever thought about maybe joining NAN and uploading your fic, now is the perfect time to go through with it! | |||
Welcome Back! | Author: Michelle | Date: 03/30/10 10:58 pm | [5 ] |
This will be one of my longer posts, so sit down and have a cup of your favourite beverage! New Naice a Nilme Housewarming Month and Contest New URL I admit, this was a hard decision to make, because I hate dead links and this URL change will leave quite a few of them. If you are a member of this site, if you have linked to it or if you would simply like to pimp out the new location, I would be eternally grateful! Let people know and if you can spare a moment, please update your profiles and links! To make this work a little sweeter for you, there are a few new banners especially for the .net location: New Features
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More Review Pyramid | Author: Michelle | Date: 02/17/10 02:11 pm | [1 ] |
Elyaeru from Hawthorn & Vine saw our Review Pyramid and went ahead to steal the idea (with permission, so it's no "real" stealing). In return, she kindly shared her balance counter with NAN, so from now on you will be able to see whether you are a good reviewer (meaning you have left more reviews than you received). To see the balance, go to the Review Pyramid tab in your Account Info. | |||
Top Reviewers 2009 | Author: Michelle | Date: 01/01/10 02:35 pm | [4 ] |
First of all, Happy New Year to all authors, members and visitors of Naice a Nilme. We hope you'll continue to spend your time here and that we can offer Tolkien fans around the world a place to post and read stories! Let's all have a wonderfully angsty 2010 (in fiction only, of course!). That said, in the beginning of 2009 we introduced the Review Pyramid to Naice a Nilme, prompting authors to not only post but leave reviews as well. The goal was to leave at least as many reviews on the site as you got. We have a few members who met that requirement and those are out official Naice a Nilme Top Reviewers 2009, as evidenced by banners being displayed in their profiles. Congrats!
If you want to know more about the Pyramid or are interested in playing, check out the explanation. We're looking forward to many stories and reviews from you in 2010! | |||
Review Pyramid | Author: Michelle | Date: 12/02/09 01:29 pm | [2 ] |
We've just entered the last month of 2009 and that means we're on the last stretch of 2009's Review Pyramid. The Pyramid is a little reviewing game you can play on Naice a Nilme. It's our little reminder that should encourage you to review other authors' work. The one and only rule goes as follows: For every review you receive on the archive, leave one for someone else. The count of reviews you got and reviews you wrote should be balanced. Of course, you can always start trying to achieve that goal - even now in December. | |||
eFiction Update | Author: Michelle | Date: 11/30/09 11:40 pm | [2 ] |
I just updated NAN's software to the latest version (3.5.1.). If you note anything amiss, please comment here! | |||
Twitter on Profiles | Author: Michelle | Date: 07/18/09 02:58 pm | [4 ] |
As you might have noticed, you have the opportunity to link to various other sites and communities from your profile. Because Twitter seems to become more and more popular among fandom, I have added Twitter to the profile pages. Go to your Edit Bio page and add your username to link visitors to your Twitter page. Please note that NAN has its own Twitter profile. You can follow us here and receive tweets when new stories have been posted. Attention: NAN currently supports the following services:
While on the subject of profile pages: It is suggested to never add email addresses in a clickable way to a profile or story as this will result in more spam for your inbox. All members can be reached by clicking the Contact link in their profile. If you really want to display your email clearly, you might want to consider making it spam-proof by using a service like Hidetext. | |||
The Review Pyramid | Author: Michelle | Date: 01/05/09 04:16 pm | [4 ] |
A while ago, Amarok told me of her own private plan to leave a review on the archive for every comment she got on one of her stories. I liked that idea very much - it's simple, yet it encourages people to spend time reading and reviewing. Therefore, I decided to propose Amarok's idea to all NAN authors. I've called it the Review Pyramid. Consider it an archive-wide game of sorts. If you're interested in playing, check out this page. | |||
Happy New Year! | Author: Michelle | Date: 01/01/09 04:37 pm | [1 ] |
Naice a Nilme (with Aragorn and Legolas in tow) wishes all authors, readers and passers-by a happy new year. May 2009 be a good one for you! | |||
October - Story of the Month | Author: Michelle | Date: 10/10/08 09:14 pm | [4 ] |
Story of the Month is Linda Hoyland's "A Taste of Honey"! | |||