Validating

Well said njrick - it has been too long since we last publicly thanked the validators for the sterling work they do (or should it be stirling work - validation needed). I would just like to add my tuppence worth and thank you all for keeping us on the straight and narrow.

Thanks to all. A great benefit of the work is the opportunity to read some excellent stories that I might otherwise miss. I would not mind, as an added bonus, for management to begin to provide beer, along with the stale doughnuts.

So you can dip your stale doughnuts in your pint of beer? What a good idea. It shall be done!

As a relatively new member of LSF I would just like to endorse all the above comments. Please accept my sincere thanks to all the validators, of both the stories and the comments, and to the whole team at LSF who make this superb site so very special. Well done all!

I looked at this thread because I want to learn more about the validation process. I learned quite a bit more. I never knew a story had a synopsis. This site is quite comp!ex. Because there is so much here. I'm glad Floppy shared some procedures on how to find out story info. I've made mistakes, similar to the one Diana describes. I'm not sure why I needed to add my own story to my reading list. But you never know.

I used to regard the validation process as an encounter with the "Grammar Police." Then I started thinking of validaters as gladiators. I entered the arena with my pen. The gladiator had a hammer. Trying to pound my square peg into a round hole.

There are people who know a he'll of a lot more about keeping this site alive and thriving than I do.

This got posted before I was ready. I wanted to add that facilitating communication between so many people requires rules. And there's nothing onerous here. keeping this site running requires work. I'm glad there are people willing to put time and effort into the site. I'd like to thank all of them.