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| Suggestion for Binary Fiction |
| [732] by "Cherie" (stptppp88.net.usf.edu) on Sat 06 May 2000 16:13:13 [ reply ] |
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It would be helpful in Binary Fiction if it were obvious which story nodes continue and which require new story material. For example, the two choices at the end of each node are underlined as hyperlinks. Perhaps they should be underlined only if they move on to additional story nodes, but should appear as plain text if they do not yet have a continuation. Then add a button to allow the reader whether or not to write the next story node. This is analogous to the "see" option in the Scibble and Chess games. That way the reader would not be surprised with a request to write a continuing story line he or she did not intend to write and the new story node would not be locked for five minutes unnecessarily. It would also allow a reader to go back and forth in the story to decide in which story line he or she wishes to write a new story node.
Also, I wrote the story node at "What's this in my Pocket" #1630. I also clicked on the link to report that story node as "stupid or offensive" because I expected it to give me a text block such as this to explain my suggestion. Since it did not, I have to assume that I have accidently reported my own story node as "stupid or offensive". Since I wrote it, obviously I do not think it is so and would prefer that you let it remain as I wrote it. Thanks. |