July 20, 2000: sigh It wouldn't be the Clearinghouse if I didn't drop off the face of the earth for a few months, would it? No new material today, I just wanted to let you know that new material is coming, and soon. This weekend, look for roughly three months' worth of excuses, at least one new rant, and the opening of the resources page.
Also, over the next week I will try to clear my mailbox and deal with the backlog of submissions and broken links in preparation for a major overhaul of the site during August.
Until Sunday,
April 2, 2000: My apologies for the delay; I was laid low by a cold this past week. Now, then.
Though it was not recorded here, the Square section update took place and was posted as scheduled. This week, I have twenty-one new sites in the following sections:
Next week will see the comics and cartoon sections updated, and I hope to finally open the resources page. The week after that, look for new Babylon 5 and Buffy sites.
And, one final note. Another April Fool's Day has come and gone, with the requisite hoaxes and practical jokes. Some of the tricksters this year really stood out, and I would like to take a moment to salute one of them: Mea, webmaster of V4: Past, Present, and Future, who actually enlisted the PTB's behind the Voltron TV series to lend further credence to one of the best pranks I've seen in quite a while.
Until next week,
March 5, 2000: Well, one would think that I'd have learned by now that I'm a terrible juggler. Something's going to be done about that.
Folks, we have eighteen new sites in the following sections:
I should also note the addition of Phoenix Virtual Television, which encompasses most of the TV section.
From now on, weekly updates will alternate between adding new sites and updating the entries of existing ones. Next week I will finally update the Square entries and, if I have time, start in on the Comics section. I will also take care of the backlog of broken link notifications that have been piling up in my mailbox and, I hope, get the resources section up. (Don't hold your breath on the last one, though.) The weekend after that, look for new Star Wars sites.
Until next week,
February 12, 2000: Well, two out of three isn't too bad :P Chalk it up to just plain laziness, I'm afraid. Shouldn't happen again. The Phantasy Star entries have been updated, and I have 20 new sites in the following sections:
I'm still looking for opinions on a reader recommendations section--how should it be done, should it be done at all, etc. Also, I'm in search of a quality free-/shareware HTML editor for Macintosh and a description of it for the Resources page, which is nearing completion and should be up in the next week or two.
I also have two rants--one on NC-17 rated stories and one on plagiarism and fanfic based on novels--slowly making their way down the pipeline.
Next week, look for the Square section update and new sites in the Star Trek section. I hope.
January 19, 2000: I owe everyone an apology. I have been sitting on this update for over a month, and I have no real excuse for it other than to say that I got bogged down while attempting a section update and did not touch the site again for some time. Anyway, I have a few things this update, so let's get to it.
To begin, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite you all to join me in giving a final salute to Guestworld, providers of the Clearinghouse guestbook, for failing to recognize the existence of my account for a stretch of a week straight, then summarily deleting all of my entries without warning--twice--in the space of a day. How many fingers are on that salute is entirely up to you, but may I recommend the fewer, the better.
In response to this rousing display of customer service, I have pulled the guestbook from the Clearinghouse pages for the forseeable future. In its place will be a writing and HTML resources page, which I will hopefully complete by the end of the month. I am also considering a reader recommendation area, and would like to hear any thoughts you might have on the feasibility and/or format of such a section.
I have thirteen new sites in the following sections:
Before the mid-December breakdown, I finished entry updates in the Other Games, Fighting Games, and Other RPGs sections.
There will be no update this weekend, as I'm going to try to get my bearings and make some progress on another project I'm working on. For the weekend of 1/29, look for new X-Files sites, and updates in the Square and Phantasy Star sections (I hope).
Until then,