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●●●●ㅤㅤ8)​ ​ WHERE​ ​ DID​ ​ ALL​ ​ THESE​ ​ NAMES​ ​ *COME*​ ​ FROM??
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ In​ an​ ultra-small​ ​ nutshell,​ ​ ​ Sphinx,​ ​ FA's​ ​ search​ engine.​ ​ Add​ ​ a​ ​ grateful​ dip
●●●●ㅤㅤof​ the​ ears​ to​ Browse​ too​ (under​ the​ hood,​ same​ thing).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ When​ ​ we​ use​ ​ the​ ​ Search​ ​ page​ ​ to​ look​ for​ stories​ ​ or​ ​ poetry,​ ​ ​ what​ ​ Sphinx
●●●●ㅤㅤgives​ ​ us​ are​ ​ pages​ ​ of​ ​ search​ results:​ ​ Links​ ​ to​ ​ stories​ ​ or​ ​ poetry.​ ​ Sphinx​ ​ is​ ​ a
●●●●ㅤㅤdocument​ search​ engine,​ not​ a​ DBMS,​ and​ it​ is​ nothing​ less​ than​ excellent.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Along​ with​ the​ links​ are​ usernames.​ ​ ​ Is​ ​ it​ possible​ ​ to​ use​ ​ Sphinx​ to​ find​ not
●●●●ㅤㅤstories​ ​ and​ ​ ​ poetry​ ​ per​ ​ se,​ ​ ​ but​ ​ the​ ​ *names*​ ​ of​ ​ everyone​ ​ on​ ​ FA​ ​ who​ ​ writes
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Technically​ ​ speaking,​ ​ yes.​ ​ Practically​ ​ speaking,​ ​ not​ ​ without​ ​ putting​ Sphinx
●●●●ㅤㅤthrough​ sheer​ hell​ (since​ it's​ not​ designed​ or​ configed​ to​ do​ that​ at​ all).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ But​ back​ ​ in​ 2012,​ some​ methods​ were​ found​ to​ ​ get​ Sphinx​ to​ do​ this,​ mainly
●●●●ㅤㅤby​ ​ way​ of​ retrieving​ and​ processing​ an​ awesome​ number​ of​ ​ search​ results​ ​ pages.
●●●●ㅤㅤOut​ ​ of​ ​ that​ ​ came​ ​ usernames.​ ​ ​ But​ ​ far​ ​ from​ ​ everyone.​ ​ ​ But​ enough​ ​ to​ ​ install
●●●●ㅤㅤthe​ FAWD​ on​ FA.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ (To​ put​ it​ ​ differently,​ ​ no​ hacking​ ​ of​ ​ the​ FA​ ​ DB​ ​ was​ ​ involved.​ ​ ​ Sphinx​ ​ was
●●●●ㅤㅤasked​ ​ politely​ ​ for​ ​ names,​ ​ ​ and​ ​ it​ ​ delivered​ ​ names.​ ​ Just​ ​ took​ a​ ​ lot​ ​ of​ ​ highly
●●●●ㅤㅤcomplex​ asking.)
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Then​ ​ taking​ ​ what​ was​ ​ learned​ ​ from​ ​ Sphinx,​ ​ ​ Browse​ ​ was​ ​ studied.​ ​ ​ That's
●●●●ㅤㅤanother​ ​ way​ to​ ​ get​ pages​ of​ ​ search​ results​ of​ stories​ or​ ​ poetry.​ ​ And​ usernames.
●●●●ㅤㅤUpshot:​ By​ ​ late​ 2012,​ ​ ​ the​ usernames​ ​ of​ almost​ everyone​ ​ on​ FA​ ​ who​ writes​ had
●●●●ㅤㅤbeen​ found.​ The​ FAWD​ took​ a​ *massive*​ update.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Then​ ​ serendipity​ ​ struck​ in​ ​ early​ 2015,​ in​ ​ the​ form​ of​ finding​ ​ a​ Tor​ archive​ of
●●●●ㅤㅤ[nearly]​ ​ all​ posts​ on​ FA.​ ​ No​ idea​ who​ ​ dun​ it​ or​ how,​ ​ but​ hey,​ ​ this​ should​ make​ ​ it
●●●●ㅤㅤeasy​ to​ find​ everyone​ on​ FA​ who​ writes,​ no?
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ No,​ it​ ​ was​ ​ a​ king-helluva​ ​ rough​ ​ hack,​ since​ ​ that​ was​ ​ a​ BIG​ archive​ ​ to​ ​ plow
●●●●ㅤㅤthrough.​ ​ But​ ​ a​ ​ large​ pile​ of​ new​ ​ names​ ​ were​ found,​ ​ then​ ​ added​ ​ to​ ​ the​ ​ FAWD.
●●●●ㅤㅤAlmost​ complete​ got​ very​ close​ to​ totally​ complete.​ It'll​ have​ to​ do.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ here​ ​ we​ are.​ ​ Every​ Friday,​ ​ an​ update​ run​ is​ ​ done.​ ​ Task:​ ​ Ask​ Sphinx​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤfind​ all​ ​ new​ stories​ ​ and​ ​ poetry​ posted​ ​ to​ ​ FA​ during​ that​ ​ past​ ​ week.​ ​ ​ From​ ​ that
●●●●ㅤㅤcome​ new​ usernames​ to​ add​ to​ the​ FAWD.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Not​ ​ joking:​ If​ the​ ​ FAWD​ ever​ does​ an​ avatar​ redesign,​ art​ of​ a​ ​ certain​ ​ giant
●●●●ㅤㅤeroded​ Egyptian​ anthro​ statue​ is​ very​ seriously​ in​ the​ running.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ7)​ ​ THE​ ​ ARTIST​ ​ TYPE​ ​ ON​ ​ MY​ ​ MAIN​ ​ PAGE,​ ​ AND​ ​ WHAT'S​ ​ SHOWING​ ​ ON​ ​ MY​ ​ LIST
●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤENTRY,​ ARE​ NOT​ THE​ SAME.​ WHY?
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ When​ someone​ is​ listed,​ ​ several​ things​ ​ happen.​ ​ An​ ​ entry​ is​ made​ ​ into​ ​ the
●●●●ㅤㅤFAWD​ DB,​ and​ a​ list​ page​ on​ FA​ takes​ an​ update​ [to​ show​ a​ new​ name].
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Also,​ ​ a​ quick​ visit​ is​ done​ to​ that​ ​ person's​ ​ main​ ​ page.​ ​ Join​ date​ and​ ​ artist
●●●●ㅤㅤtype​ are​ copied,​ and​ commish​ info​ and​ species.​ They​ all​ show​ up​ on​ the​ list​ entry.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ (Not​ ​ everyone​ ​ around​ ​ here​ ​ who​ knows​ ​ how​ ​ to​ type​ is​ a​ writer.​ ​ ​ A​ list​ ​ entry
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ What​ the​ FAWD​ is​ ​ counting​ on​ is​ that​ very,​ ​ very,​ ​ *very*​ few​ people​ ​ will​ ever
●●●●ㅤㅤchange​ ​ their​ ​ artist​ ​ type.​ ​ ​ The​ ​ artist​ ​ type​ that's​ ​ on​ ​ someone's​ ​ main​ ​ page​ ​ will
●●●●ㅤㅤalmost​ certainly​ stay​ that​ way​ until​ the​ heat-death​ of​ the​ universe.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ So​ there​ ​ is​ ​ no​ software​ in​ place​ to​ ​ regularly​ ​ check​ artist​ type.​ ​ ​ Ie.,​ ​ look​ ​ at
●●●●ㅤㅤ+40,000​ ​ main​ pages​ to​ see​ if​ artist​ ​ type​ has​ ​ changed.​ ​ Only​ FA's​ server​ could​ do
●●●●ㅤㅤthat,​ and​ without​ even​ breathing​ hard​ either.
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●●●●ㅤㅤentry​ is​ ​ now​ wrong,​ ​ don't​ hesitate,​ ​ and​ ​ send​ a​ message.​ ​ And​ it​ will​ be​ edited​ on
●●●●ㅤㅤthe​ spot.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ This​ ​ is​ ​ not​ completely​ ​ satisfactory.​ ​ But​ until​ ​ or​ if​ the​ ​ FAWD​ gets​ ​ a​ footpaw
●●●●ㅤㅤthrough​ the​ ​ door​ ​ of​ FA's​ server​ ​ room--let's​ not​ ​ necessarily​ ​ hold​ our​ breath--this
●●●●ㅤㅤis​ the​ way​ it​ has​ to​ work.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ6)​ A​ ​ FEW​ ​ LIST​ ​ ENTRIES​ ​ ARE​ ​ LABELLED​ ​ AS​ ​ NON-SEARCHABLE.​ ​ WHAT
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●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ When​ ​ we​ create​ a​ username,​ ​ FA​ ​ gives​ us​ ​ almost​ ​ complete​ ​ freedom​ to​ type
●●●●ㅤㅤin​ whatever​ we​ want.​ This​ is​ fine.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ However,​ ​ ​ Sphinx,​ ​ ​ FA's​ ​ search​ ​ engine,​ ​ ​ has​ ​ rules.​ ​ You​ ​ can't​ ​ just​ ​ type​ in
●●●●ㅤㅤanything​ and​ expect​ Sphinx​ to​ do​ a​ successful​ search.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ In​ a​ ​ few​ rare​ ​ cases​ ​ ​ people​ have​ ​ created​ usernames​ ​ that​ ​ break​ ​ some​ ​ of
●●●●ㅤㅤSphinx's​ ​ rules.​ ​ Meaning​ ​ that​ the​ search​ query​ links​ in​ their​ list​ ​ entry​ don't​ ​ work.
●●●●ㅤㅤThis​ is​ not​ fine.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ ​ main​ rule​ that​ causes​ trouble​ is​ ​ length​ of​ a​ search​ ​ string.​ ​ ​ It​ has​ to​ ​ be
●●●●ㅤㅤlonger​ ​ than​ ​ two​ letters.​ ​ ​ There​ are​ a​ ​ number​ ​ of​ two-letter​ usernames​ ​ here,​ ​ ​ or
●●●●ㅤㅤless.​ ​ Punctuation​ marks​ ​ are​ ​ also​ ​ tricky,​ ​ hyphens​ ​ in​ ​ particular​ (Sphinx's​ ​ logical
●●●●ㅤㅤNOT​ operator).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ username​ like​ 'GH-02,​ ​ ​ for​ ​ example,​ ​ is​ ​ longer​ than​ two​ ​ letters,​ ​ ​ but​ ​ the
●●●●ㅤㅤhyphen​ causes​ Sphinx​ to​ see​ it​ as​ two​ two-letter​ strings.​ Non-searchable.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ 99%​ of​ the​ ​ time​ Sphinx's​ rules​ ​ don't​ bother​ us.​ ​ To​ even​ find​ them​ you​ have
●●●●ㅤㅤto​ ​ go​ ​ back​ ​ to​ the​ original​ ​ documentation,​ ​ which​ is​ not​ on​ ​ FA,​ ​ of​ course.​ ​ Those
●●●●ㅤㅤdocs​ got​ a​ real​ close​ look.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ ​ there's​ no​ ​ fix.​ ​ If​ ​ a​ person​ ​ is​ ​ listed,​ ​ and​ the​ search​ ​ query​ ​ links​ don't
●●●●ㅤㅤfunction,​ ​ you​ can't​ ​ use​ those​ links​ ​ to​ call​ up​ ​ that​ person's​ work.​ So​ a​ workaround
●●●●ㅤㅤhad​ to​ be​ installed.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ couple​ ​ of​ ​ separate​ ​ list​ pages​ ​ were​ ​ set​ up,​ ​ ​ one​ ​ for​ ​ writers​ ​ and​ one​ ​ for
●●●●ㅤㅤpoets.​ ​ If​ a​ name​ is​ non-searchable,​ ​ ​ the​ link​ beside​ it​ ​ takes​ you​ ​ to​ one​ of​ these
●●●●ㅤㅤpages.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ ​ that​ name​ will​ be​ there,​ ​ along​ with​ a​ table​ of​ that​ person's​ ​ work.​ Sphinx
●●●●ㅤㅤwon't​ cough​ it​ up?​ No​ ​ prob.​ A​ ​ little​ software​ can​ do​ the​ job​ ​ instead,​ ​ then​ ​ display
●●●●ㅤㅤit​ as​ if​ a​ search​ had​ been​ done.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ non-searchable​ name​ ​ doesn't​ mean​ the​ ​ stories​ and​ poetry​ in​ gallery​ aren't
●●●●ㅤㅤthere.​ Getting​ at​ them​ just​ takes​ more​ work.​ Not​ difficult,​ so​ it's​ been​ done.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ6)​ A​ ​ FEW​ ​ LIST​ ​ ENTRIES​ ​ ARE​ ​ LABELLED​ ​ AS​ ​ NON-SEARCHABLE.​ ​ WHAT
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●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ When​ ​ we​ create​ a​ username,​ ​ FA​ ​ gives​ us​ ​ almost​ ​ complete​ ​ freedom​ to​ type
●●●●ㅤㅤin​ whatever​ we​ want.​ This​ is​ fine.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ However,​ ​ ​ Sphinx,​ ​ ​ FA's​ ​ search​ ​ engine,​ ​ ​ has​ ​ rules.​ ​ You​ ​ can't​ ​ just​ ​ type​ in
●●●●ㅤㅤanything​ and​ expect​ Sphinx​ to​ do​ a​ successful​ search.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ In​ a​ ​ few​ rare​ ​ cases​ ​ ​ people​ have​ ​ created​ usernames​ ​ that​ ​ break​ ​ some​ ​ of
●●●●ㅤㅤSphinx's​ ​ rules.​ ​ Meaning​ ​ that​ the​ search​ query​ links​ in​ their​ list​ ​ entry​ don't​ ​ work.
●●●●ㅤㅤThis​ is​ not​ fine.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ ​ main​ rule​ that​ causes​ trouble​ is​ ​ length​ of​ a​ search​ ​ string.​ ​ ​ It​ has​ to​ ​ be
●●●●ㅤㅤlonger​ ​ than​ ​ two​ letters.​ ​ ​ There​ are​ a​ ​ number​ ​ of​ two-letter​ usernames​ ​ here,​ ​ ​ or
●●●●ㅤㅤless.​ ​ Punctuation​ marks​ ​ are​ ​ also​ ​ tricky,​ ​ hyphens​ ​ in​ ​ particular​ (Sphinx's​ ​ logical
●●●●ㅤㅤNOT​ operator).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ username​ like​ 'GH-02,​ ​ ​ for​ ​ example,​ ​ is​ ​ longer​ than​ two​ ​ letters,​ ​ ​ but​ ​ the
●●●●ㅤㅤhyphen​ causes​ Sphinx​ to​ see​ it​ as​ two​ two-letter​ strings.​ Non-searchable.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ 99%​ of​ the​ ​ time​ Sphinx's​ rules​ ​ don't​ bother​ us.​ ​ To​ even​ find​ them​ you​ have
●●●●ㅤㅤto​ ​ go​ ​ back​ ​ to​ the​ original​ ​ documentation,​ ​ which​ is​ not​ on​ ​ FA,​ ​ of​ course.​ ​ Those
●●●●ㅤㅤdocs​ got​ a​ real​ close​ look.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ ​ there's​ no​ ​ fix.​ ​ If​ ​ a​ person​ ​ is​ ​ listed,​ ​ and​ the​ search​ ​ query​ ​ links​ don't
●●●●ㅤㅤfunction,​ ​ you​ can't​ ​ use​ those​ links​ ​ to​ call​ up​ ​ that​ person's​ work.​ So​ a​ workaround
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ couple​ ​ of​ ​ separate​ ​ list​ pages​ ​ were​ ​ set​ up,​ ​ ​ one​ ​ for​ ​ writers​ ​ and​ one​ ​ for
●●●●ㅤㅤpoets.​ ​ If​ a​ name​ is​ non-searchable,​ ​ ​ the​ link​ beside​ it​ ​ takes​ you​ ​ to​ one​ of​ these
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ ​ that​ name​ will​ be​ there,​ ​ along​ with​ a​ table​ of​ that​ person's​ ​ work.​ Sphinx
●●●●ㅤㅤwon't​ cough​ it​ up?​ No​ ​ prob.​ A​ ​ little​ software​ can​ do​ the​ job​ ​ instead,​ ​ then​ ​ display
●●●●ㅤㅤit​ as​ if​ a​ search​ had​ been​ done.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ A​ non-searchable​ name​ ​ doesn't​ mean​ the​ ​ stories​ and​ poetry​ in​ gallery​ aren't
●●●●ㅤㅤthere.​ Getting​ at​ them​ just​ takes​ more​ work.​ Not​ difficult,​ so​ it's​ been​ done.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ5)​​ THERE​​ ​​ ARE​​ ​​ OTHER​​ ​​ LINKS​​ ​​ HERE.​​ ​​ WHAT​​ ​​ DO​​ ​​ THEY​​ ​​ DO?
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ There​​ are​​ six​​ other​​ links​​ of​​ interest.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ1)​​ Link​​ to​​ the​​ main​​ page:
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ The​​ ​​ FAWD​​ avatar--like​​ avatars​​ on​​ all​​ subs--is​​ a​​ link​​ to​​ ​​ the​​ FAWD​​ main​​ page.
●●●●ㅤㅤ(The​​ graphic​​ logo​​ at​​ the​​ very​​ top​​ of​​ the​​ page​​ is​​ not​​ the​​ avatar.)
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●●●●ㅤㅤ2)​​ Next​​ and​​ Prev​​ links:
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ They​​ do​​ as​​ their​​ name​​ suggests,​​ ​​ and​​ as​​ the​​ arrows​​ ​​ indicate:​​ Moves​​ you​​ up​​ a
●●●●ㅤㅤpage​​ or​​ down​​ a​​ page​​ in​​ a​​ list​​ section.​​ A​​ set​​ of​​ these​​ is​​ at​​ ​​ the​​ top​​ of​​ every​​ list​​ page
●●●●ㅤㅤand​​ at​​ the​​ bottom.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ3)​​ The​​ Map​​ Page​​ link:
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ This​​ one's​​ important.​​ ​​ No​​ matter​​ what​​ ​​ a​​ directory​​ has​​ in​​ ​​ it,​​ ​​ ​​ a​​ user​​ has​​ to​​ be
●●●●ㅤㅤable​​ to​​ look​​ ​​ things​​ up.​​ ​​ In​​ this​​ case,​​ names.​​ This​​ ​​ is​​ what​​ the​​ ​​ map​​ pages​​ are​​ for,
●●●●ㅤㅤand​​ each​​ alphabetic​​ section​​ has​​ one.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ A​​ map​​ ​​ page​​ ​​ gives​​ you​​ ​​ a​​ ​​ 'high-level'​​ ​​ picture​​ ​​ of​​ a​​ ​​ whole​​ ​​ section.​​ ​​ ​​ Literally,
●●●●ㅤㅤthere's​​ a​​ graphic​​ that​​ shows​​ you​​ the​​ last​​ name​​ found​​ on​​ each​​ page.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Study​​ that,​​ ​​ and​​ you​​ can​​ pick​​ out​​ ​​ the​​ page​​ where​​ any​​ given​​ name​​ ​​ should​​ ​​ be
●●●●ㅤㅤlocated.​​ (This​​ idea​​ is​​ lifted​​ straight​​ from​​ how​​ a​​ dictionary​​ is​​ set​​ up,​​ BTW).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ And​​ ​​ below​​ the​​ graphic​​ ​​ are​​ numbered​​ ​​ links​​ ​​ to​​ ​​ every​​ ​​ page​​ ​​ in​​ ​​ that​​ ​​ section.
●●●●ㅤㅤClick,​​ and​​ go​​ straight​​ to​​ that​​ page.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ A​​ proper​​ ​​ look-up​​ ​​ function​​ ​​ cannot​​ ​​ be​​ ​​ installed​​ ​​ on​​ ​​ the​​ FAWD;​​ no​​ access​​ ​​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤFA's​​ ​​ server.​​ ​​ The​​ Map​​ ​​ Pages​​ come​​ pretty​​ close.​​ ​​ ​​ Every​​ ​​ list​​ ​​ page​​ in​​ ​​ every​​ section
●●●●ㅤㅤcarries​​ links​​ to​​ that​​ section's​​ map​​ page.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ There's​​ also​​ a​​ main​​ ​​ map​​ page,​​ ​​ ​​ arranged​​ ​​ similar​​ ​​ to​​ the​​ table​​ of​​ ​​ alphabetic
●●●●ㅤㅤlinks,​​ ​​ that​​ let's​​ you​​ get​​ at​​ any​​ map​​ page​​ you​​ want.​​ See​​ the​​ main​​ page​​ for​​ the​​ link
●●●●ㅤㅤto​​ this,​​ or​​ see​​ any​​ map​​ page.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ See​​ here:​​ FAWD​​ MAIN​​ MAP​​ PAGE
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Useful​​ trick:​​ Open​​ the​​ main​​ map​​ page​​ ​​ in​​ ​​ one​​ ​​ browser​​ ​​ window,​​ ​​ while​​ ​​ you're
●●●●ㅤㅤsurfing​​ the​​ ​​ FAWD​​ ​​ in​​ another.​​ ​​ If​​ ​​ you​​ want​​ ​​ to​​ ​​ look​​ ​​ someone​​ up,​​ ​​ the​​ ​​ main​​ map
●●●●ㅤㅤpage​​ is​​ right​​ there,​​ no​​ waiting.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ4)​​ The​​ List​​ Index​​ Page​​ link:
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ While​​ ​​ the​​ Map​​ pages​​ are​​ handy,​​ ​​ there​​ ​​ is​​ ​​ another​​ ​​ way​​ of​​ doing​​ ​​ what​​ ​​ they
●●●●ㅤㅤdo.​​ And​​ ​​ it​​ ​​ may​​ be​​ handier?​​ Depends.​​ But​​ ​​ the​​ ​​ List​​ Index​​ ​​ pages​​ ​​ are​​ a​​ lot​​ more
●●●●ㅤㅤcompact​​ (and​​ maybe​​ a​​ little​​ easier​​ to​​ work​​ with).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Index​​ ​​ is​​ ​​ ​​ index:​​ ​​ Just​​ ​​ a​​ ​​ series​​ ​​ of​​ ​​ tables--and​​ ​​ links--for​​ ​​ each​​ ​​ alphabetic
●●●●ㅤㅤsection.​​ The​​ ​​ Map​​ pages​​ show​​ ​​ you​​ one​​ ​​ section​​ ​​ at​​ a​​ time.​​ ​​ Each​​ table​​ on​​ the​​ List
●●●●ㅤㅤIndex​​ page​​ does​​ the​​ same.​​ Except​​ that​​ they're​​ *all*​​ here​​ in​​ one​​ place.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Bonus:​​ ​​ Both​​ the​​ Writers​​ ​​ and​​ the​​ Poets​​ sections​​ ​​ are​​ displayed​​ side-by-side.
●●●●ㅤㅤAs​​ opposed​​ to​​ the​​ Map​​ pages,​​ where​​ you​​ gotta​​ click​​ to​​ move​​ back​​ and​​ forth.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Upshot:​​ ​​ Visit​​ the​​ ​​ List​​ Index​​ pages​​ ​​ and​​ you​​ ​​ can​​ virtually​​ scroll​​ ​​ through​​ the
●●●●ㅤㅤentire​​ FAWD.​​ Well,​​ no​​ ​​ virtually​​ about​​ it.​​ ​​ One​​ click,​​ ​​ and​​ you​​ can​​ go​​ to​​ ​​ any​​ FAWD
●●●●ㅤㅤlist​​ page​​ you​​ want.​​ ​​ The​​ tables​​ shows​​ you​​ the​​ first​​ ​​ and​​ last​​ names​​ on​​ each​​ page,
●●●●ㅤㅤwhich​​ is​​ ​​ a​​ bit​​ of​​ ​​ an​​ ​​ improvement​​ over​​ the​​ ​​ Map​​ ​​ pages​​ (but​​ ​​ the​​ Map​​ pages​​ ​​ are
●●●●ㅤㅤarguably​​ faster​​ to​​ use).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Since​​ there​​ are​​ a​​ ​​ helluva​​ lot​​ ​​ of​​ ​​ furs​​ listed,​​ ​​ the​​ whole​​ List​​ Index​​ ​​ takes​​ four
●●●●ㅤㅤpages:​​ #1​​ =​​ A​​ ​​ to​​ F​​ ​​ (and​​ the​​ ​​ Num/Other​​ ​​ pages);​​ #2​​ =​​ G​​ to​​ ​​ O;​​ #3​​ =​​ P​​ to​​ V;​​ #4
●●●●ㅤㅤ=​​ W​​ to​​ Z.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Alla​​ this​​ may​​ or​​ ​​ may​​ not​​ make​​ up​​ for​​ ​​ the​​ lack​​ of​​ a​​ proper​​ look-up​​ function.
●●●●ㅤㅤBut​​ put​​ together,​​ ​​ the​​ List​​ ​​ Index​​ ​​ pages​​ ​​ and​​ the​​ Map​​ pages​​ ​​ do​​ allow​​ you​​ to​​ find
●●●●ㅤㅤyour​​ way​​ around​​ this​​ behemoth​​ without​​ too​​ much​​ fuss​​ or​​ wasted​​ effort.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ The​​ point,​​ after​​ all,​​ is​​ to​​ be​​ able​​ to​​ ​​ find​​ stories​​ ​​ and​​ poetry​​ you​​ wanna​​ read.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ6)​​ The​​ FAQ-Ruleset​​ link:
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ While​​ the​​ ​​ FAWD​​ ​​ is​​ not​​ ​​ a​​ ​​ website,​​ ​​ it​​ still​​ ​​ needs​​ ​​ one​​ ​​ of​​ ​​ the​​ ​​ most​​ ​​ critical
●●●●ㅤㅤfeatures​​ of​​ a​​ website:​​ A​​ help​​ function.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ In​​ lieu​​ ​​ of​​ ​​ that,​​ the​​ FAQ-Ruleset​​ ​​ was​​ written,​​ ​​ ​​ which​​ ​​ may​​ or​​ may​​ ​​ not​​ come
●●●●ㅤㅤclose.​​ Links​​ to​​ the​​ FAQ-Ruleset​​ are​​ on​​ every​​ list​​ page.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Seriously,​​ a​​ ​​ proper​​ help​​ function​​ ​​ really​​ ​​ should​​ ​​ be​​ ​​ worked​​ out​​ ​​ [somehow],
●●●●ㅤㅤsince​​ the​​ FAQ-Ruleset​​ cannot​​ be​​ better​​ than​​ a​​ second-best​​ solution.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ Still,​​ if​​ there​​ ​​ are​​ further​​ ​​ questions​​ ​​ about​​ the​​ ​​ FAWD,​​ ​​ and​​ ​​ how​​ ​​ and​​ ​​ why​​ ​​ it
●●●●ㅤㅤworks,​​ the​​ answers​​ ​​ should​​ ​​ be​​ ​​ in​​ there,​​ and​​ ​​ hopefully​​ ​​ they​​ ​​ should​​ ​​ be​​ easy​​ ​​ to
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​​ ​​ If​​ ​​ not,​​ don't​​ hesitate,​​ ​​ and​​ ​​ send​​ ​​ a​​ message.​​ Rest​​ assured,​​ new​​ ​​ questions,
●●●●ㅤㅤthat​​ nobody's​​ ever​​ thought​​ of​​ before,​​ will​​ be​​ pounced​​ on​​ quite​​ eagerly.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ4)​ ​ SPEAKING​ ​ OF​ ​ LETTERS,​ ​ WHAT​ ​ ARE​ ​ THOSE​ ​ 'ALL​ ​ GGG​ ​ MMM​ AAA'​ THINGS
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ keys​ ​ to​ the​ kingdom,​ ​ is​ what​ they​ are.​ ​ The​ FAWD​ is​ not​ merely​ ​ a​ giant
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Those​ ​ are​ ​ search​ query​ links.​ ​ Click​ one,​ ​ ​ and​ a​ fast​ search​ is​ done​ ​ on​ that
●●●●ㅤㅤperson's​ name,​ no​ different​ from​ what​ the​ Search​ page​ would​ do.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ And​ ​ what​ comes​ ​ back​ ​ is:​ A​ page​ of​ search​ ​ results.​ ​ The​ stories​ that​ ​ person
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ By​ installing​ these​ search​ query​ links​ ​ the​ ​ FAWD​ gives​ you​ one-click​ access​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤvirtually​ all​ stories​ and​ ​ poetry​ on​ FA,​ ​ one​ writer​ or​ ​ poet​ at​ a​ time​ (whether​ a​ fur​ is
●●●●ㅤㅤactually​ a​ writer​ or​ poet​ or​ not).
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ ALL​ calls​ up​ all​ ​ work​ that's​ ​ posted.​ ​ ​ GGG​ ​ retrieves​ general-rated​ work.​ ​ MMM
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Beside​ ​ the​ ​ links​ ​ are​ ​ counts​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ ​ stories​ ​ or​ ​ poems​ ​ ​ available​ ​ in​ ​ each
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Search​ query​ links​ are​ not​ exactly​ new​ ​ to​ FA​ (see​ the​ keyword​ links​ ​ on​ ​ every
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●●●●ㅤㅤ3)​ ​ WHAT'S​ ​ THE​ ​ BIG​ ​ TABLE​ ​ OF​ ​ LETTERS?​ ​ AaA,​ ​ BbB,​ ​ CcC...
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Since​ ​ ​ FA's​ ​ server​ ​ isn't​ ​ involved​ ​ in​ ​ any​ ​ ​ of​ ​ this,​ ​ ​ ​ navigating​ ​ around​ ​ this
●●●●ㅤㅤbehemoth​ cannot​ ​ be​ done​ the​ ​ usual​ way.​ ​ ​ Such​ ​ as​ ​ maybe​ a​ drop-down​ ​ box​ ​ or
●●●●ㅤㅤmenu,​ ​ then​ you​ choose​ ​ where​ to​ go,​ then​ click​ and​ you're​ there.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ So​ every​ list​ page​ ​ needs​ ​ this​ fixed​ table​ ​ of​ alphabetic​ links.​ ​ AaA​ ​ takes​ you
●●●●ㅤㅤto​ the​ A​ section​ of​ names,​ BbB​ to​ the​ B​ names,​ CcC​ to​ the​ C​ names,​ and​ so​ on.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ On​ ​ a​ ​ Writers​ list​ ​ page​ this​ table​ takes​ ​ you​ ​ to​ other​ ​ pages​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ Writers
●●●●ㅤㅤsection.​ ​ ​ On​ a​ Poets​ page,​ ​ ​ to​ ​ other​ Poets​ pages.​ ​ ​ A​ ​ link​ ​ on​ ​ every​ list​ page​ will
●●●●ㅤㅤswitch​ you​ back​ and​ forth​ between​ the​ two​ sides.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ In​ theory,​ ​ no​ matter​ ​ where​ you​ are​ on​ the​ FAWD,​ a​ few​ mouse​ clicks​ ​ is​ all​ ​ it
●●●●ㅤㅤtakes​ to​ ​ get​ ​ to​ anywhere​ ​ else.​ ​ ​ That's​ ​ how​ ​ you'd​ ​ expect​ ​ things​ ​ to​ ​ work​ on​ ​ a
●●●●ㅤㅤwebsite.​ Might​ as​ well​ do​ it​ here​ too.
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●●●●ㅤㅤ2)​ ​ SO​ ​ THIS​ ​ PAGE​ ​ IS​ ​ PART​ ​ OF​ ​ A​ ​ DIRECTORY.​ ​ HOW​ ​ IS​ ​ IT​ ​ PUT​ ​ TOGETHER?
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Granted,​ just​ looking​ at​ a​ list​ page​ doesn't​ exactly​ give​ this​ away.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ FAWD​ ​ is​ ​ actually​ ​ two​ ​ directories​ ​ under​ ​ one​ ​ roof:​ ​ Writers​ ​ and​ ​ Poets.
●●●●ㅤㅤThose​ who've​ ​ written​ ​ story​ posts,​ ​ they're​ listed​ on​ the​ Writers​ ​ side.​ Those​ who've
●●●●ㅤㅤwritten​ poetry​ posts,​ logically​ on​ the​ Poets​ side.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Some​ people​ ​ have​ ​ both​ ​ stories​ ​ and​ ​ poetry.​ ​ Their​ ​ names​ ​ will​ ​ typically​ be
●●●●ㅤㅤfound​ on​ ​ both​ lists.​ ​ A​ link​ ​ beside​ a​ list​ entry​ indicates​ this,​ ​ and​ will​ ​ take​ ​ you​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤthat​ name​ on​ the​ other​ side.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Whuffo​ ​ this​ ​ two-part​ ​ structure?​ ​ Helps​ ​ to​ ​ give​ ​ those​ ​ who've​ ​ written​ poetry
●●●●ㅤㅤmore​ exposure,​ since​ poetry​ matters.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Every​ list​ page​ is​ labelled​ as​ either​ ​ Writers​ or​ Poets;​ shouldn't​ ​ be​ too​ hard​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤspot.​ More​ important​ is​ how​ the​ FAWD​ is​ subdivided.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ As​ ​ in,​ ​ ​ both​ ​ the​ ​ Writers​ ​ and​ ​ Poets​ ​ lists​ ​ are​ ​ broken​ down​ into​ ​ alphabetic
●●●●ㅤㅤsections.​ Ie.,​ names​ that​ start​ with​ A,​ names​ with​ B,​ with​ C,​ D,​ E,​ etc.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ On​ FA​ we​ need​ ​ one​ more​ section:​ Num/Other,​ ​ standing​ ​ for​ names​ that​ start
●●●●ㅤㅤwith​ numbers​ or​ non-alpha​ characters.
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●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Every​ ​ list​ page​ ​ within​ a​ section​ is​ ​ numbered--ie.,​ ​ M1,​ ​ M2,​ ​ M3,​ etc--since​ it'd
●●●●ㅤㅤbe​ nice​ to​ know​ ​ where​ you​ are​ within​ a​ ​ section.​ ​ The​ ​ page​ number​ labels​ will​ also
●●●●ㅤㅤtell​ you​ this,​ and​ how​ many​ pages​ there​ are​ in​ a​ section.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ So​ will​ ​ the​ ​ table​ ​ of​ page​ links,​ planted​ just​ above​ the​ names​ on​ every​ page.
●●●●ㅤㅤIf,​ say,​ you're​ ​ in​ the​ ​ B​ section​ of​ names,​ the​ page​ links​ will​ let​ you​ jump​ to​ ​ any​ B
●●●●ㅤㅤpage​ with​ one​ click.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Only​ so​ many​ ways​ ​ to​ ​ do​ ​ a​ directory.​ ​ The​ FAWD​ isn't​ ​ really​ ​ up​ to​ ​ anything
●●●●ㅤㅤradical​ here​ (apart​ from​ it​ being​ on​ FA​ in​ the​ first​ place).
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●●●●ㅤㅤ1)​ ​ THIS​ ​ LOOKS​ ​ LIKE​ ​ A​ ​ WEBPAGE.​ ON​ ​ *FA??*
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ ​ FAWD​ ​ is​ ​ definitely​ ​ on​ ​ FA.​ ​ ​ You're​ ​ not​ ​ looking​ ​ at​ ​ a​ webpage.​ ​ You're
●●●●ㅤㅤlooking​ at​ a​ regular​ submission​ comment​ box.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ Meaning​ ​ there's​ ​ no​ HTML​ ​ in​ ​ use​ ​ here.​ ​ What's​ in​ ​ that​ ​ comment​ ​ box​ ​ is...
●●●●ㅤㅤmundane​ ​ ​ ordinary​ ​ ​ text.​ ​ ​ ​ But​ ​ ​ intensely​ ​ well-formatted.​ ​ ​ ​ Same​ ​ as​ ​ with​ ​ ​ any
●●●●ㅤㅤsubmission​ on​ FA,​ ordinary​ text​ is​ all​ you​ can​ put​ in​ a​ comment​ box.
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●●●●ㅤㅤㅤㅤ​ ​ The​ FAWD's​ software​ generated​ the​ ​ list​ pages,​ then​ posted​ them​ all​ ​ into​ ​ the
●●●●ㅤㅤright​ ​ submission​ ​ comment​ box.​ ​ In​ other​ ​ words​ FA's​ server​ delivered​ ​ the​ page​ to
●●●●ㅤㅤyou​ but​ FA's​ server​ didn't​ make​ it.
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