BenArsenal Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Have sent my PM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1234566778 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I intend to run a FMS sign up on 10, is it possible to create playable leagues on fm10? I have a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagat sinha Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I think you can. Not completely sure though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Just another quick note to anybody interested in joining my Sign up game. There's still a couple of places left so if you're still interested in joining, PM me and we'll get it sorted, only takes a few seconds I'll stop taking applicants on Monday afternoon as that's when I plan to start the actual game. So if you're interested, PM me asap, thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Yes, you can edit the structure for a country like the USSR, Yugoslavia, West Germany or Czechoslovakia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilton's Lover Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Any news on the new forum for non FM stories yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottleeSV Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm curious about the term 'short story' in the FMS world. Is there a specific size limit as to what a short story should be (measured in seasons, or posts, for e.g), is it just what the author deems to be short? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm curious about the term 'short story' in the FMS world. Is there a specific size limit as to what a short story should be (measured in seasons, or posts, for e.g), is it just what the author deems to be short? About 5000 words or less, but there is an increasingly large amount of leeway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 It's very very difficult to have a definative meaning for a short story on the forums tbh. How short or long is really short? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 We need to figure that out. Agree it's a priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 It used to be roughly 5,000 words but I have been giving a lot more leeway in recent years. Perhaps something to be discussed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Any news on the new forum for non FM stories yet? 2 weeks maximum. That is an absolute promise and I'll resign my modship if it isn't met. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I think we should have a definition for sure for short, but also it needs to be flexible. 5000 words/five posts are all very well but it's possible to do a short story longer than that. I guess the true definition is a story that can be read in one, reasonably timed, sitting. But then what is reasonable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Just be strict, give it a proper limit. I.e 6000 words. can't be anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 We used to have it as maximum of five posts of no more than 1,000 words each. If we increased that to a maximum of ten posts of no more than 1,000 words each then I think we'd be OK. And if you write over that then tough, it's not a short story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I think that sounds fair tbh. Gives people plenty of space to write the story without taking months to reach it's conclusion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yup ten posts sounds about right. Once you go over that, it starts to stop being short and defeats the purpose for what is a short story on the forums. Ie its supposed to be short. I need to do one again sometime, thats one award I think I haven't ever won Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Makes sense. Mine wasn't 'short' by that definition but was 'short' by comparison to my own standard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Just a quickie, how do you edit a clubs debt to a ridiculous amount in FM08, I'm thinking of it for a new story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 You could add in a massive loan with ridiculous monthly repayments, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yeah cos if you give them a negative balance the board will simply put it into a loan which defeats the purpose. You might also want to edit your chairman so that he's rubbish at business and wont find new funds too easy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 cheers will give that a try Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrkaitken Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I need some help. I haven't purchased FM2010 yet, but I did play around with the demo and have an idea for a story. I won't give too much away, but it's told from the perspective of a player, only with an angle I haven't seen around here. I've done some research, scouring through the demo rosters and wikipedia, but I'm opening this up to the forum to get some assistance, particularly because many of you would have a much greater knowledge of a club's depth chart than I. Basically, I'm looking for players who meet the following criteria: -Between 21 and 24 years of age -Are contracted to a team in the EPL -Are in the last year of their contract. -Have been with the same club their entire career (not counting loans out) -Have played less than 10 games for the first team in their career (including cup games) -Are not out on loan at the beginning of the season -May or may not play for the first team this coming season (ie, they will probably play for the Reserves, but could sneak into the first team if things go their way) -May or may not have their contract renewed in the offseason So far, the two players I've found that best meet my criteria are: Kerrea Gilbert, Arsenal Robert Milson, Fulham If anyone could offer me some advice on these players' prospects at their current club, and/or suggest an alternative player who fits my criteria, it would be greatly appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Tough criteria. I think the contract one is hard to determine, because we seldom know the contract lengths of not-so-well known players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrkaitken Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I should be able to use FM to get the contract details, so maybe that one isn't as important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hey guys, I'm planning on doing a story alongside my Billericay Town game so I was just wondering: what's the best way to go about this and what can I do to make it more interesting, to make it stand out from the other LLM strories out there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Darren Gibson? I doubt his contract is up though. I bet there's somebody who's been injured too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilton's Lover Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hey guys, I'm planning on doing a story alongside my Billericay Town game so I was just wondering: what's the best way to go about this and what can I do to make it more interesting, to make it stand out from the other LLM strories out there? Write it in Limerick form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Write it in Limerick form. Okay, that made me snort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Right, got a query here. Looking at writing a story and I've been drawn to a diary format sort of. Looking through a few of the stories on here most of them only have the days events for each post. I can't seem to find one that has more than one post for a certain date. What I'm looking for is the best way to set it up so I can have it like that. I currently have: 9.00 a.m. - 30th June 2009: Blah, blah, blah 12.00 p.m. - Later that day: Blah, blah, blah. Suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Right, got a query here. Looking at writing a story and I've been drawn to a diary format sort of. Looking through a few of the stories on here most of them only have the days events for each post. I can't seem to find one that has more than one post for a certain date. What I'm looking for is the best way to set it up so I can have it like that. I currently have: 9.00 a.m. - 30th June 2009: Blah, blah, blah 12.00 p.m. - Later that day: Blah, blah, blah. Suggestions? Though Rat Pack has numerous posts splitting up individual days, I have done very few time-dated posts. Instead, I shift scenes inside my diary posts to denote the passage of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 OK, so I've needed something to distract me from things going on at home, so I've ploughed through a lot of work today and I'm happy to release the first version of the FMS website. It's very much a work in progress and updates will be made both Monday and Tuesday, and then on a regular basis after that. Once I've got all the information I want up there, I will work on a redesign, what is there currently was just a quickly put together job in order to get the show on the road. So, I present to you, FM Stories Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks 10-3. I may just get rid of the date altogether. Not sure yet. It'll be a while before the story is up anyway as I'm a slow player and I'd like to have a headstart before I start posting. Also I'm thinking of doing a short prelude story to act as backstory that I can refer back to. And site looking good at first glance Terk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Cheers, minisav I'm with 10-3, by the way, I don't think it's necessary to spell out a change in time in a diary post. Write it well and your reader will be able to follow along easily enough. As I posted elsewhere, the site has been tested in IE8, Firefox v3 and Chrome, so you shouldn't have any usability problems. I haven't tested on Opera or Safari because, basically, I couldn't be bothered. Oh, and it was optimised on a monitor using 1024x768, so if it looks small on your screen, that's your fault for having a better monitor than me. Also, version 2 will be optimised for a display of probably 1280x768. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Looks good Simon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spav Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks 10-3. I may just get rid of the date altogether. Not sure yet. It'll be a while before the story is up anyway as I'm a slow player and I'd like to have a headstart before I start posting. Also I'm thinking of doing a short prelude story to act as backstory that I can refer back to.And site looking good at first glance Terk I don't mean this the way it will surely sound, but diaries are hard. One of the things I have taken great pains to note in Rat Pack is that something interesting does NOT happen every day. There are ebbs and flows to that story because not everyone's life moves at 2,000 miles per hour. I've taken criticism for some of my posts, and rightly so, because they weren't all prize winners. That's okay -- not every day in life is. So, if you decide to do a diary, realize that you're biting off a whole lot of writing. Chew carefully. And Terk, wonderful work on the forums. Thanks for what you do. I may have some other writing I'll post there just for fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek_Hamsik Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I do not post much here, but my brothers story, sorry I forget the name now (sorry bro ) from Ezequiel Lavezzi didnt even get a single mention. My bro has gone on to professional writing for a local football club and actually used that story in his resume/interview and they loved it... He now writes match updates, and does some whacky paragraphs on the team pamphlets. So grats to everyone here, but I would take the votes here with a pinch of salt, as its more of a popularity contest, rather than a true indication of amazing writing skill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos de la Fuente Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I do not post much here, but my brothers story, sorry I forget the name now (sorry bro ) from Ezequiel Lavezzi didnt even get a single mention.My bro has gone on to professional writing for a local football club and actually used that story in his resume/interview and they loved it... He now writes match updates, and does some whacky paragraphs on the team pamphlets. So grats to everyone here, but I would take the votes here with a pinch of salt, as its more of a popularity contest, rather than a true indication of amazing writing skill. Christ, I bet you'd scream like a bitch if something serious happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I do not post much here, but my brothers story, sorry I forget the name now (sorry bro ) from Ezequiel Lavezzi didnt even get a single mention.My bro has gone on to professional writing for a local football club and actually used that story in his resume/interview and they loved it... He now writes match updates, and does some whacky paragraphs on the team pamphlets. So grats to everyone here, but I would take the votes here with a pinch of salt, as its more of a popularity contest, rather than a true indication of amazing writing skill. One of the forum rules is that you must cast a ballot in order to be considered for award. It's my understanding that Ezequiel didn't do that, so he could not be considered. His work is very good, though. We have other professional writers on this forum, but that's not the point. The awards are to recognize dedication, effort and participation as well as good writing. He's a terrific writer, no doubt about that, but I'm happy to say we do have a number of them here. Welcome to FMS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 As 10-3 says, Ezequiel didn't involve himself in the awards process (by casting a ballot) and it is a hard and fast rule of the forum that to win an award you must vote. If he had, I'm absolutely sure he would have been in the running as his story was very well thought of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavrenwick Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I do not post much here, but my brothers story, sorry I forget the name now (sorry bro ) from Ezequiel Lavezzi didnt even get a single mention.My bro has gone on to professional writing for a local football club and actually used that story in his resume/interview and they loved it... He now writes match updates, and does some whacky paragraphs on the team pamphlets. So grats to everyone here, but I would take the votes here with a pinch of salt, as its more of a popularity contest, rather than a true indication of amazing writing skill. Very harsh on the people who have won. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Yeah, Ezequiel Lavezzi would have got through to the nomination stage if he had entered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperk1 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Very harsh on the people who have won. Agreed. Besides, if it was a popularity contest, 10-3, Terk and PM7 would walk it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Agreed. Besides, if it was a popularity contest, 10-3, Terk and PM7 would walk it. Wrong, glamdring would have won everything even though he didn't write a thing. I mean, it's not like that's unheard of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 PM7 isn't popular, people are just scared to provoke him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Mmm... I was wondering, if we could have a "Best non-nominated story". An award for those who don't qualify for the main awards (such as these instances) but do deserve a bit of recognition. Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Ben, with all due respect, that would circumvent the whole reason behind the awards. You'd be giving out an award for not taking part. Anyhow, let's move discussion on this to the Story Discussion Thread. I'd prefer it go there instead of on the end of what was a very nice awards thread and ceremony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Ben, if we start giving out awards like that then you diminish the achievement of winning an award though the normal process. A 'Best of the Rest' award is far from a good idea, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 The above posts, from that made by Marek_Hamsik, have been moved from the 2009 awards thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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