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A Look Back @ 2002 on Stories.Com

Greetings, Members!

Stories.Com has grown a lot in the year 2002; we thought it would be nice to
rehash those memories with you! Below, you will find a timeline of 2002 at
Stories.Com. Enjoy!

A Look Back... 2002 @ Stories.Com

J A N U A R Y
  8: Premium Memberships are announced.
13: Awardicons are introduced.
14: Fast Forums are launched.
26: Motivation for Publication contest is announced.

F E B R U A R Y
  1: Large Portfolio costumicons are created and small ones begin to show in
                   your email inbox.
  4: Memorial Portfolios are introduced.
  7: New Bitem Feature attaches Awardicons and Itemicons.
11: The Portfolio Organization System is introduced, including Folder
                   Management Utility, Default Folder Order and Recycling Bin.
19: Sending Gift Points through email is announced.

M A R C H
  5: Group Editing Settings are launched.
10: The BidClick System is updated with a new interface.
16: The first Stories.Com Convention is announced.


A P R I L
11: Web Pages and Custom Links are added.
12: Free Membership Limitations are announced.
13: My Feedback and Word Count features are introduced.
13: The Ideanary tool is released.
19: Stories.Com introduces The Classifieds.
19: StoriesML to HTML Converter is announced.
19: Up to 250 Group Members are announced for Premium.
28: In&Outs and Survey Formsare improved.

M A Y
  8: New Database Server is in place.
31: Linkable Images are released.
31: Content Rating Change Emails are added.
31: Genres are displayed under items in portfolios.

J U N E
  1: Review Return Mail System is added.
  1: Public Portfolios receive a makeover.
  3: Private Portfolios are updated.
  3: RtoR Ratio is released.
  8: Edit Points are introduced.
12: The New Item Header, Total People Counter, and Items by Favorite
                   Author feature is added.
18: The Email System is upgraded with new features.
21: The Change Username utility becomes available.

J U L Y
10: Now What? area and Related Items are added at the bottom of all items.
10: Printer Friendly Pages are released.
12: The Angel Resources tool is added.
12: Read a Newbie area is released.
22: Quick Pops for Favorites and Survey Responses are introduced.
22: IM Console is updated.

A U G U S T
  2: Print On Demand (POD) & Self Publishing Showcase is announced.
  5: Scrolling Messages are introduced.
11: In Reply To is added to Message Forum posts.
16-18: The first Stories.Com Convention is held in Baltimore, MD.
29: Many StoriesML updates and additions are made.

S E P T E M B E R
1-7: Stories.Com celebrates its 2nd Birthday.
10: Gift Point Payouts are increased.
17: Convention 2003 Pre-Registration is opened.

O C T O B E R
  9: Private Journal Entries and Quick Favorite features are added.
13: Halloween Costumicons are released.
14: Passkeys are introduced.
15: Short Stories and Contest newsletters are added.
17: The Submission Tracking tool is launched.
17: The Next & Previous paging system is introduced for items.
18: Unrateable Items are introduced.
24: Community Notes (cNotes) are released.

N O V E M B E R
  6: Record Breaking Login Numbers are reached.
11: Survey Management Area is released.
19: Passkey Rings and Public/Private View Links are added.

D E C E M B E R
  1: Holiday Costumicons become available.
  4: New Portfolio Limits are announced.
10: Emoticons are introduced.
12: Stories.Com announces the name change to Writing.Com.
18: Group Gift Point Spending is released.

And that brings us to this point... tonight... as we change from Stories.Com
to Writing.Com. We're not slowing down, folks, we're moving full speed ahead!
Welcome to 2003!

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