@athelstone
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 5 days, 21 hours ago
Well done, Libby. A really fine story and definitely worth another read.
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Athelstone posted an update 1 week, 1 day ago
Christmas is coming, The Goose is getting fat, please to put a penny in the old man’s hat, If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do, If you haven’t got a ha’penny then enter the December monthly comp. Ten days to go.
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I’ll try my best but the diary is pretty full at the moment.
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Thank you, Athelstone!
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly Competition – December 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 weeks ago
Christmas is coming, The goose is getting fat! For the December competition, I would love a Christmas story. The theme is Christmas in any way, shape, or form. Make it sad, make it happy, naughty or nice. Make it ghostly if that tickles your fancy. Make it commercial or spiritual. Feel free.
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Athelstone replied to the topic November 2025 monthly competition in the forum Monthly Competition 3 weeks ago
Ah, thank you Terrie. After reading the others I feel very lucky! I’m a bit late arriving – so apologies. I’ll get right to the December comp.
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Athelstone replied to the topic November 2025 monthly competition in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month ago
Percy.
Percy was old. I knew that because everybody knew that. I went to see him because I was invited, and young, ambitious journalists don’t refuse invitations from Percy Fullbig’s people. The man who had seen it all, and predicted much of it. Predicted the Second World War, Vietnam, various troubles in the Middle East, the Financial Cra…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
I sometimes feel a bit like the man who asked for directions and was told, ‘Well, I wouldn’t start from here.’
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
Exactly that. I’m not even certain whether the activity page is a WordPress thing or one of the plugins that makes it a community site.
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
Oh, or did you mean that my post about the changes has slipped down because of subsequent posts? That can be a nuisance sometimes. There’s a banner headline facility that I also avoid.
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Thanks, Ath. Some profile updates are mentioned on the Activity page, e.g. Richard’s and Janette’s, and others aren’t, e.g. Sandra’s and mine. Perhaps it’s just an example of its flakiness.
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Exactly that. I’m not even certain whether the activity page is a WordPress thing or one of the plugins that makes it a community site.
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
I didn’t know, Libby. Have you done an update recently? There’s a full change log in the admin menu, but I didn’t see anything. I haven’t looked at how the Activity Page is built; I know it’s complex and occasionally flakey, so I’ve tried to steer clear.
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Oh, or did you mean that my post about the changes has slipped down because of subsequent posts? That can be a nuisance sometimes. There’s a banner headline facility that I also avoid.
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Thanks, Ath. Some profile updates are mentioned on the Activity page, e.g. Richard’s and Janette’s, and others aren’t, e.g. Sandra’s and mine. Perhaps it’s just an example of its flakiness.
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Exactly that. I’m not even certain whether the activity page is a WordPress thing or one of the plugins that makes it a community site.
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Athelstone posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’ve added a few pieces to the Profile settings. The new entries are all entirely optional, but I do encourage you to take a look at what’s there. It’s nice to know a bit about your Denizen friends, and it can be useful sometimes. So, if you have the world’s largest collection of rare Tupperware, or are secretary of the East Kent Hare Coursing…[Read more]
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Thank you, Ath. A good idea. At the moment updated profiles aren’t necessarily being mentioned on the activity page, but you may well know that already.
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I didn’t know, Libby. Have you done an update recently? There’s a full change log in the admin menu, but I didn’t see anything. I haven’t looked at how the Activity Page is built; I know it’s complex and occasionally flakey, so I’ve tried to steer clear.
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Oh, or did you mean that my post about the changes has slipped down because of subsequent posts? That can be a nuisance sometimes. There’s a banner headline facility that I also avoid.
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Thanks, Ath. Some profile updates are mentioned on the Activity page, e.g. Richard’s and Janette’s, and others aren’t, e.g. Sandra’s and mine. Perhaps it’s just an example of its flakiness.
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Exactly that. I’m not even certain whether the activity page is a WordPress thing or one of the plugins that makes it a community site.
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It sounds as though it presents frustrations. Thanks for keeping it all going and working with its idiosyncracies.
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I sometimes feel a bit like the man who asked for directions and was told, ‘Well, I wouldn’t start from here.’
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Athelstone's profile was updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Incidentally, when I say “it’s possible” I should probably add, “but not easy.”
The ONLY method that would work consistently for a forum post would be to construct some fairly complex HTML using the code tab of your text box. You would need to do this for every post.
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Answering on the activity stream to keep the comp thread clear. In general, WordPress (that this site uses) doesn’t really play with, or understand, or use paragraph indentation. It’s possible, but I haven’t looked into it yet. The issue is that WordPress was originally built for blogging (by one person) and we use almost none of that…[Read more]
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Thank you for the explanation, Athelstone.
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Incidentally, when I say “it’s possible” I should probably add, “but not easy.”
The ONLY method that would work consistently for a forum post would be to construct some fairly complex HTML using the code tab of your text box. You would need to do this for every post.
The situation has existed ever since the creation of WordPress and I was very…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’m going to update some of the software used on the Den. It should be invisible, and I’ve already done it on our test site, but if you spot anything odd happening please let me know.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition October 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Well done Terrie. A truly ghastly tale.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition October 2025 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Estate Agent’s Appointment
I arrived at the house in pouring rain. The light was fading on a day that was already dark with cloud. I didn’t want to go in. I wanted to get in my car, drive home, shower, and settle down with a Scotch and whatever delicious microwave meal was next in the fridge. I had no choice. This old house wasn’t going to…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 2 months ago
HURRY, HURRY, HURRY! The September Song short story challenge goes private at 10:00. If you’ve joined you must make your choices by then. If you haven’t joined, today is your last chance.
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Athelstone posted an update 2 months ago
Barter Books in Alnwick is a terrible place for an impoverished reader to be…
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Athelstone posted a new activity comment 2 months ago
Merle Oberon wasn’t the finest Catherine either. But Larry, dear Larry, was hopelessly miscast.
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She did look as though she’d never been on a moor in her life.
Here’s Larry, wondering if he’s done the right thing
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Thank you, Ath.
And Bella.