StephenKing.com Discussion

[Matt]

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/official.jpgThe official Stephen King site is getting a face lift. There is a preview of the new format at this link

http://www.stephenking.com/site_preview/ (http://www.stephenking.com/site_preview/)

check it out if you get the chance--obviously, this entire fan site owes part of its existence to Mr King and the wonderful people on his staff.

[Storyslinger]

Thats Awesome

[Wuducynn]

Love it! Its a much nicer format than the current one. Also, best part?


New Dark Tower Web Site coming in April - Combining the classic seven part epic with Marvel's Dark Tower series, the redesign is just what the doctor ordered for the constant Dark Tower reader.

:harrier:

[what]

That is an exceptionally designed site. I'm excited about the Dark Tower addition as well! Excellent news.

[Matt]

Its always had a Dark Tower page but it was a bit hard to find. Here is a link to the existing one.

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

[Storyslinger]

At least the site is going to be a little more easy to use.

[blackrose22]

Looks interesting. It should be good once it's up and running.

[Wuducynn]

Its always had a Dark Tower page but it was a bit hard to find. Here is a link to the existing one.

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/


I knew it always had one, but its wicked cool that there is going to be updates to it. Hopefully big improvements, thats what I was excited about.

[jhanic]

I'm hoping (against hope, I know) that they make the forums UNmonitored, just as these are. Posting on them now is a real pain! (And I don't mean Blaine!)

John

[Matt]

As far as I know, that will never change John :(

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, unless you want to die, I wouldn't go holding your breath for that.

[CPU]

Ooh,sooo pretty! I really haven't cared for the current site, but the new site looks very nice!

[LadyHitchhiker]

I like this site WAY better than the Sk site

[Heather19]

Looks good. I always found the old version confusing, so I rarely went there.

[Wuducynn]

Oh, and this is interesting also... ""Wally World" - Codename for a Dark Tower Interactive Flash Experience coming Summer 2008."

[jhanic]

Could one of the monitors please correct the title of this thread? It should be Stephenking.com, not Stevenking.com.

John

[Matt]

Wow! I must have been VERY busy yesterday to make that kind of mistake.

Sorry everyone, its fixed now.

[Wuducynn]

DAMN IT MATT!!??

[Matt]

**motions to the bailiff to strike this conversation from the record** :ninja:

[Daghain]

I was going to point that out yesterday, but I figured Matt was getting tired of me correcting his spelling all the time. :lol:

[Matt]

Not at all...that was a BIG one :lol:

[Patrick]

Confession: I've never been a member of the official StephenKing.com messageboard. In fact, I rarely ever check that site at all unless someone here points me to it for a specific reason.

Good for them for the redesign though. :)

[Wuducynn]

Confession: I've never been a member of the official StephenKing.com messageboard. In fact, I rarely ever check that site at all unless someone here points me to it for a specific reason.

Good for them for the redesign though. :)

You're not missing much. It has some fun chats going on and sometimes you can get some inner scoops on new King stuff. I'm just excited about the new Dark Tower site and this interactive Dark Tower thing.

[Matt]

And speaking of that...Ms. Mod has announced that the new Dark Tower portion of the site is complete.

You can find a link to it on the main page at www.stephenking.com

I get a black screen in firefox and have already mentioned it.

[Matt]

And...we have a link!!

Another huge accomplishment for this site in just under a year. I figured out why I couldn't get there with the link on the home page.

Here is a direct if anyone wants to check it out.

http://www.stephenking.com/darktower

[Darkthoughts]

Woo hooooo!! :excited:

Whats darktower.com & net all about?

[mia/susannah]

I am looking forward to the new format. I am a member of the Stephenking.com website but rarely go there since I have found Thedarktower.com.

[Wuducynn]

I LOVE the Official Dark Tower site.... :cool: What a great job. Its about time too. I'm psyched for the Dark Tower message board theme coming up also. :harrier:

[blackrose22]

Just took a look and its impressive. Good to see that dt.com is on the links page:rock: and dt.net is on it too but says it under construction. Just below them it has dt.com& dt.net under construction:orely: which is a bit strange. Didn't stay too long but will take a more detailed look tomorrow.

[Wuducynn]

Just below them it has dt.com& dt.net under construction

Its just a mistake.

[Matt]

Yep, I am going to ask about it. Hate to get the two sites confused.

Matthew: It looks like you can change to the new skin anytime you like, its a choice in the bottom left of the forum.

I think its really cool that the communities on both boards can mingle together. Both sites offer so many different things that its easy to see a time when all you will need is these two sites to get everything you could ever want about Stephen King. :lol:

I love that.

[Wuducynn]

Yep, I am going to ask about it. Hate to get the two sites confused.

Matthew: It looks like you can change to the new skin anytime you like, its a choice in the bottom left of the forum.


Oooooooooh thanks. I really like it. I just wish it had some Red elements in there too...but VERY nice. This must have all happened right after I logged off three hours ago or so.


I think its really cool that the communities on both boards can mingle together. Both sites offer so many different things that its easy to see a time when all you will need is these two sites to get everything you could ever want about Stephen King. :lol:

I love that.

It is very cool and very exciting. One thing that makes me deeply, deeply happy is that The Dark Tower didn't end with the last book. :harrier:

[jhanic]

Too bad they haven't posted the UK Dark Tower book covers. I love the latest ones (and their re-issue of the first four) that have all the same basic format--The Dark Tower--but as the books progress, the tower on the cover gets larger and larger, until, in book seven, it's looming over the viewer.

John

[Daghain]

Go try it again - it's working for me!

ETA: We are on the links page, but it also says we're under construction. :orely:

[Wuducynn]

Since TheDarkTower.Com is always growing you could look at it like that it is under construction...

[Daghain]

True...but saying it's under construction is likely to keep some people from looking, I'd think.

[Wuducynn]

Oh I know..I was just being a smart-ass

[Daghain]

Oh, so you were just being normal, then. :)

[herbertwest]

it works with me under firefox

i am really expecting the project previously announced about DT.. was a flash experience i think...

[Matt]

We have one link that says we are under construction and one that is normal. I'll see about getting it solved.

[Wuducynn]

Oh, so you were just being normal, then. :)

:harrier:


We have one link that says we are under construction and one that is normal. I'll see about getting it solved.

I say leave it up so those who keep clicking on the link, not getting that they made a mistake never get here. You know, tills the heard a little bit.

[Daghain]

:lol: Hadn't thought of that.

[Matt]

Good idea but I don't want our site associated at all with "under construction" or "dt.net" :lol:

[Daghain]

Amen, brother. :lol:

[Wuducynn]

Just who is "Under Construction" and why are they associating them with us anyway!?!?!

[Matt]

I think there may be an idea that there are sites out there without the "the" on the front.

darktower.com
darktower.net

Obviously not true but that may have something to do with it. They look like they are classified as different than the "the" variety.

[Chooch]

It is a sad day to see that this site could not be reclassed the"Official" Dark Tower site. Heres the link to go check it out:cry: but IMO this site has the best people and collectors I have run accross

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

[Patrick]

The informational pages are pretty slick!

I joined the message board too. Say hello to me if my posts ever show up. :lol:

[Matt]

It is a sad day to see that this site could not be reclassed the"Official" Dark Tower site. Heres the link to go check it out:cry: but IMO this site has the best people and collectors I have run accross

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

Thanks Chooch--looks like your thread was merged with the existing one about SK.com's overall facelift.

Up thread there is a bit of conversation about the "official" classification. The Dark Tower portion of Stephen King's site has always been there, it just was recently revamped.

In a search on google for The Dark Tower, that link is always first, no matter what. As it should be. :clap:

"Official" in this case just means that it is the one site that Stephen King himself is officially associated with. The man has to be careful about what he puts his name on so it makes total sense that only one Dark Tower site could be official.

However, we are the fastest growing and arguably the most popular un official Dark Tower fan site on the entire internet. Which makes us #2.

[Aaron]

Their crossed guns logo looks kind of familiar...

[Daghain]

How rude!

[Aaron]

Oh, and the "Under Construction" dealio is for a site that doesn't have the "the" in front. Both redirect to the same page. It is under construction at this time, but they are not a fan site and it actually has a link to US for those who want a fansite.

You can view darktower.com/darktower.net here. (http://www.darktower.net/)

[Matt]

Sweet! Thanks Aaron, I'm glad I didn't ask about that yet.

[Wuducynn]

Similar, yes. Rip-off? No.

[Daghain]

I'm actually kind of surprised they linked to that.

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, considering how lame of a little site it is.

[CRinVA]

Didja notice that thedarktowercompendium (http://www.darktowercompendium.com/index0.html) is not listed as an unofficial site! The guy that runs it was in SKEMERs and his site has migrated from a "get yer SK news here" site to a "buy yer SK stuff here" site! The site owner is a guy named Anthony and I do not think that his site gets updated a lot, but I do remember him getting some kind of endorsement from Stephen King a few years ago!

[Matt]

I did notice that.

I read all over the mans site, obviously its not a forum but more of an informational thing. I guess he was a huge deal back in the day. Has a book from SK personalized to him.

"Antman"

I suppose at some point, we may get to a place where we have that one beat because it hasn't been updated since July of last year.

But we are second on that list which is a pretty cool thing.

[Wuducynn]

I did notice that.

I read all over the mans site, obviously its not a forum but more of an informational thing. I guess he was a huge deal in his own mind back in the day. Has a book from SK personalized to him.

"Antman"

I suppose at some point, we may get to a place where we have that one beat because it hasn't been updated since July of last year.

But we are second on that list which is a pretty cool thing.

Fixed that for you.

[Matt]

:lol:

Thanks Matthew--but he did have a DTVII personally sent to him by the man himself. Pretty high clout there I guess.

I was surprised too, believe me.

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, because his was the first Flash-heavy Dark Tower fan-site. Jordan Lund's site was the first that I know of.

[Wuducynn]

Actually, what am I saying? As far as I know, its the only Flash-heavy Dark Tower fan website that I know of.
Anyway, I don't know what makes him special...maybe its the giant skull?

[Matt]

:ninja:

It draws a lot of attention for sure.

[jhanic]

The Antman used to be very active, then he got married. It seems that really, really slowed him down.

John

[Matt]

Glad my wife is fully for it. :lol:

I think we will always have him beat hands down because our board is a community, and unique because of that.

Even the SKMB is closed on the weekend, we are open 24/7. We'll always have unique stuff for people to do that they can't get anywhere else.

[Patrick]

Oh, and the "Under Construction" dealio is for a site that doesn't have the "the" in front. Both redirect to the same page. It is under construction at this time, but they are not a fan site and it actually has a link to US for those who want a fansite.

You can view darktower.com/darktower.net here. (http://www.darktower.net/)

That he was considerate enough to provide a link to this site is very cool. I like the guy already. Do we know if he is he a member here? I hope so.


Side note: This sort of thing is a big reason that I always use "TDT.com" for short-hand reference to this site. A lot of people use the short-hand "DT.com", but to the casual observer, that would refer them to a different site.

[Bev Vincent]

AMC named the Dark Tower portion of King's website Site of the Week

Stephen King considers his Dark Tower series to be his master work, and its roots run through almost every other piece of fiction he's written. While fan sites are plentiful, King's own authoritative new site has been launched as a codex encapsulating the entire Dark Tower mythos, with all the attendant artwork, audiobook excerpts, and plot interconnections that a new or long-time reader could hope for -- and when all else fails, there's even a glossary to light your way.

Read more (http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/04/dark-tower-site.php)

[Matt]

Wow! That's cool.

They totally deserve the honor.

[Wuducynn]

Damn, Bev was faster on the post with that..I was all ready to post it. This "Wally World" thing is exciting. I agree with Matt, it deserves it. It is really well done. Very professional, user friendly and comprehensive. :harrier:

[Matt]

But they will never have The King Collectibles Catalog

:lol:

[Wuducynn]

True. Matt, have any idea what the 'Wally World' thing is all about?

[Matt]

I have no idea there--but Ms. Mod is groaning if its brought up.

[Wuducynn]

Besides it being an "Dark Tower interactive experience"

[Wuducynn]

Awwwww poor thing.

[glm]

Aww, I thought you said that Stephen King himself was getting a facelift.

glm is highly dissapointed.

[Matt]

Ms Mod over at the official site posted a preview link of the updates they are doing over there. This is for the main site itself.

http://www.stephenking.com/site_preview/

Looks cool as hell imo. Those guys are doing a great job.


What’s New on StephenKing.com (http://www.stephenking.com/site_preview/whats_new.html)
(Updated June 13th, 2008 12:00:00 am)
We are making headway with the new site but it will be at least another month or so before we have all of the data input to have this be what we would consider “finished” with the first phase. Here is a sneak preview of what will be coming your way. This is still a work in progress and there are bound to be some glitches with information that needs to be added (we are still working on that, so it’s possible we haven’t forgotten it—we just haven’t gotten to it yet) and not all links are fully functioning. We have some exciting interactive pieces still in the design phase and it is our intent that this site will be more fluid and hopefully more user-friendly than the old version. We will be running both sites for a while until we’re satisfied the new one is fully functional. Have fun giving this a test drive and checking out all the bells and whistles!


Under links we are listed as "The Dark Tower fan site" I love it! :wub:

[KaLikeAWheel]

OOOH...pretty! It's going to take forever to load if I ever try to access it from home on my ancient dial-up connection, but's it's way cool!

Donna

[Matt]

Hey Donna! Great to see you posting.

Yep, its pretty flash intensive to be sure. :lol:

[Wuducynn]

I thought the new StephenKing.Com was supposed to be up by now?

[Bev Vincent]

It is up -- now!

[herbertwest]

thanks for the heading!

i especially am waiting their 'secret' Dark Tower project...

[gsvec]

The new site's beautiful!! I'm gonna go waste some time there for a bit instead of here. :D

[Matt]

Looks great, they did a terrific job. :rock:

I purposely left flash off this site because of the load time but I amazed by what they did with it.

[sarah]

WOW! I love it. LOVE IT!

[Wuducynn]

because of the load time

So you have problems handling a load...thats not what I've heard.

[mia/susannah]

I will have to check it out

[Bev Vincent]

SK's moderator signed off today with the following: Be sure to tune in tomorrow, folks, going to be a very exciting announcement on the main site.

[jhanic]

I'll be there!

John

[The Lady of Shadows]

hmmmmm. wonder what it could be? :unsure:

[razz]

wow. i like it much better than it originally was. it kinda confused me.

[herbertwest]

SK's moderator signed off today with the following: Be sure to tune in tomorrow, folks, going to be a very exciting announcement on the main site.

cant wait.... :excited:

[Bev Vincent]

The announcement arises out of something that will take place at Comic-Con today.

[Matt]

Looks like Jordan is having some serious skin issues on the message board though--I can sympathize. :(

[Jordan]

Looks like Jordan is having some serious skin issues on the message board though--I can sympathize. :(

Nothing like an upgrade, eh?

I've just added a lot of character lists today (in The Library), and I'll be adding more tomorrow. Once Google finishes reindexing the site, you should be able to cross reference every name appearance within every work right from the search page.

(I figured that I'd post something interesting while poking around :))

[gsvec]

Thanks for the info, Jordan - and nice to see you here!! :D

[Matt]

Wow! That sounds like an amazing feature.

I'm blown away by the work that has been done there. When I first started visiting the sk.com it was very static, now so very fluid.

Really nice work.

And yeah, the upgrade had me up for a fortnight. :lol: lost 10 lbs!!

[Heather19]

That sounds like a very nice feature Jordan.
I was actually browsing around on there last night. I love the new look to the site. I actually never used to visit the old site, because I just found it very confusing, and always had a hard time finding what I was looking for on there, but not anymore.

[alinda]

Hi Jordan,
it's so good to have you here. You all have done some nice work over there.:clap:

[Patrick]

Hi Jordan, thanks for stopping by. Please do stop by and post more anytime you want a break from your own site. :thumbsup:

[Daghain]

Yeah, because ours is SO. MUCH. BETTER. :lol:

Just kidding! :D

[Brice]

Shame on you Daggers! :lol:

It's good to have you here, Jordan!

[Daghain]

No, dork, I meant that in a GOOD way. :lol:

[Jordan]

Thanks for the kind welcomes.

We're working with Robin Furth on a complete characters list for each DT book now, too. (this part is going to take us a little time)

[Nerak]

ooooo Tell her that everyone here says Hi!!!!!!!!!

[jhanic]

I just got the following email:


Your message board account at StephenKing.com has not been accessed in more than
90 days. If you do not log into your account within the next 30 days, your
account will be removed from our system.

You can log into your account at:
http://www.stephenking.com/forums/

Then, when I log on, I get the notice that my last access was 2 weeks ago. What is going on?

John

[lophophoras]

I just got the following email:


Your message board account at StephenKing.com has not been accessed in more than
90 days. If you do not log into your account within the next 30 days, your
account will be removed from our system.

You can log into your account at:
http://www.stephenking.com/forums/

Then, when I log on, I get the notice that my last access was 2 weeks ago. What is going on?

John


That's very odd. I just checked mine and I hadn't logged in since July 16th and I have never gotten a notice like that.

[Nerak]

John, they don't like you! :P

[jhanic]

That I can understand!

John

[Nerak]

:wtf:

[Matt]

I got one of those too and I'm there pretty much everyday. :lol:

[jhanic]

Gee, Matt, I guess they don't like either of us!

John

[CRinVA]

John I got the same message so I logged on to keep it active - it told me I last logged on in June more than 90 days ago! I made a post and guess i am good for another 90 days.

I like the access but do not frequent there often. I'd rather spend my time here in the Collector's forum and occassionally sneak out to other forums. i see you made a nice comment about my post yesterday in ref to Rocky Wood. Thanks!

[jhanic]

No problem, Bob. I think the poster of that thread needs a valium!

John

[Matt]

Gee, Matt, I guess they don't like either of us!

John

I think its because we are so special, they wanted to make sure we were around as much as possible. :lol:

[gsvec]

I'm just hoping those emails you guys got aren't data miners of some kind . . .

[jhanic]

Me too.

John

[Matt]

You mean...like not actually from sk.com? A phishing type thing?

I looked it over pretty closely and it was basically just clicking a link to the forum, was actually from the sk.com URL. Really seemed like an automated vBulletin feature that may have misfired accidentally its happened with some of our automated emails in the past.

But its possible I guess.

[Poisonbat]

I am new to this forum but am on StephenKing.com everyday. I have felt welcome at both forums as should all of you. We like you really, just come around more often, and I will come around here more often, DEAL? hehehe:dance:

[gsvec]

You mean...like not actually from sk.com? A phishing type thing?

I looked it over pretty closely and it was basically just clicking a link to the forum, was actually from the sk.com URL. Really seemed like an automated vBulletin feature that may have misfired accidentally its happened with some of our automated emails in the past.

But its possible I guess.

Maybe I'm just being over cautious, but perhaps you should check with Jordan or one of the other mods and see if there was a misfiring. I just find it odd that you received it because you supposedly hadn't been on the site in over 90 days. And do they really remove accounts that are inactive over 120 days?

[jhanic]

I am new to this forum but am on StephenKing.com everyday. I have felt welcome at both forums as should all of you. We like you really, just come around more often, and I will come around here more often, DEAL? hehehe:dance:

I think my biggest problem with the forum at StephenKing.com is that the moderator has to pass everything before it's posted. This creates delays that I don't like. You never know when your contribution is going to be posted, if at all.

John

[gsvec]

I agree, John. Since I normally go there after hours, I can never post anything :(

[Matt]

I am new to this forum but am on StephenKing.com everyday. I have felt welcome at both forums as should all of you. We like you really, just come around more often, and I will come around here more often, DEAL? hehehe:dance:

Hey Poisonbat, great to see you as always. :couple:

[LadyHitchhiker]

everytime i try to post on sk.com EVERYTHING is locked... What did I do wrong??? :cry:

[Matt]

Its closed for a long weekend right now.

[LadyHitchhiker]

Oh well everytime I go on must be a long weekend.. LOL

[jhanic]

everytime i try to post on sk.com EVERYTHING is locked... What did I do wrong??? :cry:

Whenever the moderator isn't there, the boards are locked.

John

[herbertwest]

this is something that i really cant understand and hate about that board...
May explain why i didnt go there since pfff, dont remember the last time...

Ok a board need to be checked, but why checking every single post???
Is it possible to suggest it to change?

[jhanic]

That suggestion has been made many times, to no avail.

John

[Daghain]

Yeah, I get on some level why they feel they have to do it, but it is annoying as hell. :angry:

[Patrick]

I received that 90 day email also, but in my case it was true. I hadn't posted in months.

I like the SKMB in general and recognize a number of the members from here and elsewhere. But the delay in posts actually posting is too annoying for me. Therefore I rarely check that site. I doubt I have even 10 posts there.

By the way, what does it take to post your own avatar on SKMB? It appears that you can only choose from the site's prescribed list. Is that right?

[Daghain]

I wondered about that too. And no sigs. How boring. :lol:

[Matt]

That is correct, no custom avatars, no signatures.

My personal opinion is that it is necessary. SK has a HUGE interest to protect and if it seems like over kill, it probably is.

He is more famous and widely known in this world than just about anyone. Even if they don't read his books

But I agree its frustrating

[Daghain]

Yeah, I'm just spoiled. I like to see my posts immediately, damnit! :lol:

[Jordan]

Yeah. We get a lot of complaints about the moderation, etc.

Basically, we're moderating for a few reasons:

We hate spam
Stephen has to legally worry about people posting things and then trying to sue him
It keeps things a little more civil, and lets us have a politics thread (for example)
It keeps questions answered in the FAQ from popping up everywhere


There's more, but that's what comes to mind right now.

We did originally keep the board on on the weekends, but the moderator's life was pretty rough on Monday mornings.

As for those 90 day emails... we did send them out. We're trying out a new defunct account pruning system, and apparently it didn't work 100% well :doh:. The next cycle should work out those kinks. Sorry about that. Please let me know if you get flagged again.

[jhanic]

Thanks for the explanations, Jordan.

John

[Nerak]

Jordan,

Is there a way to get a Mod that could work on the weekend? We all know that Marsha is Ms Mod but is there a way to get a Mr Mod or someone else or, is Marsha the only one that Sai King trusts to do the job right?

[jhanic]

Or at least accept posts in "off" hours, for those of us who can't get in during the regular hours?

John

[Patrick]

Hi Jordan, thanks for the additional explanation. All your points are completely understandable, whether or not we like them. :)

[Jordan]

Jordan,

Is there a way to get a Mod that could work on the weekend? We all know that Marsha is Ms Mod but is there a way to get a Mr Mod or someone else or, is Marsha the only one that Sai King trusts to do the job right?


Or at least accept posts in "off" hours, for those of us who can't get in during the regular hours?

John

Steve thinks that it is important to have someone moderating the board whom he trusts to represent him. Pretty much, that's Marsha. As it stands, we won't be adding any mods or opening the board for posting over the weekends.

[Daghain]

Well, that's understandable. :)

[Patrick]

Hey, Jordan hit 5 posts. Now he can PM and play in the Arcade!


:lol:

[Brice]

:rofl:

[Daghain]

:lol:

[Brice]

That's why he hasn't responded yet. He's trying for the high score in one of the games. :lol:

[Daghain]

:lol:

[jhanic]

I'd like a better reason as to why no posts after hours. Is it because they are afraid of a huge backlog or what?

John

[Jordan]

The only time the board is closed for posts is from 4pm EST Fridays until 4pm EST Sundays... or when Ms. Mod is out of town.

The backlog is the why.

Arcade, eh? Hmm... :thumbsup:

[Matt]

Yeah! Its actually pretty cool.

Thanks for taking a bit of time to answer questions from the members Jordan. :thumbsup:

[Daghain]

The only time the board is closed for posts is from 4pm EST Fridays until 4pm EST Sundays... or when Ms. Mod is out of town.

The backlog is the why.

Arcade, eh? Hmm... :thumbsup:

Psssttt....there's a casino too.

[herbertwest]

Jordan : is "the office" part of the official website still planned for "fall 2008" ? :drool:

Just before the release of the new version of the official website, a newsletter was announcing the launch soon, and that a "flash" interactive project related to the dark tower or dunno exactly what would be available this summer... is it delayed, abandonned...?

[Daghain]

Oh, let's hope not, because it looked really interesting!

[mae]

The Library section now works, it's very nice:

http://www.stephenking.com/the_library.html

[gsvec]

FYI from the SK Newsletter:


If you haven’t been to the web site recently, be sure to check it out. We are adding new features and will soon (November) be launching Phase 1 of The Office, a revolutionary interactive virtual world based on the office of Stephen King.

[LadyHitchhiker]

I'm still trying to get 5 posts and failing! I have been trying for about a year now!!! :rollseyes: I'm pretty soon gonna give up.

Matt, your site is so much better.... :wub: So much easier and more accessible...

[LadyHitchhiker]

Finally got 4 posts! Geez!!! Just need one more!

[The Lady of Shadows]

i was there but really didn't care for it much. you can't do anything on the weekends. you have to wait for moderation (which i understand) but then posts that should be moderated don't seem to get moderated (which i don't understand).

plus, people are just plain mean over there. i don't know why you'd want to be mean or rude to people with the same interests as you. if you don't agree with someone have your say but there's no need to get all shitty about it. you know?

i peek in once in a blue moon but don't post any longer. i agree that this site is far superiour. :grouphug:

[Matt]

Finally got 4 posts! Geez!!! Just need one more!

I don't think they have a 5 post rule there LadyH :couple:

[Brice]

No, not unless it's new they don't.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Finally got 4 posts! Geez!!! Just need one more!

I don't think they have a 5 post rule there LadyH :couple:

Only for posting pics in an album.

[Matt]

This was posted by Brian on the SKMB--check the link. :clap:


Hello Everyone,

We are very happy to see so many people eager to get inside "The Office." We have been working very hard to finalize the 3D art and populate the office with overall content. The Beta Group has also helped us to greatly refine the art, usability and controls late in the development. Big thanks to them!

We have now reached a point that we can set a hard release date. - Which is now Thanksgiving Morning.

If for some reason we are able to get the project completed before hand, we will "soft launch" it to users of the MB and Newsletter system.

We look forward to you feedback and hope that you enjoy The Office as much as we have enjoyed building it. http://www.stephenking.com/forums/images/smilies/smile2.gif Its pretty crazy!

-Brian

PS: Also, we posted a new banner on The Office page, you can get a small taste of the art if you check it out:

http://stephenking.com/the_office.html (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstephenking.com%2F the_office.html)

[herbertwest]

what is thanksgiving date? (asked by a frenchy ;-) )

[Matt]

Nov 27th :clap:

[Brice]

what is thanksgiving date? (asked by a frenchy ;-) )


It's on Thursday, the twenty seventh. :)

[nt07077]

So are they still opening the 3D office today??? It's past morning in my neck of the woods, Maybe they mean Thanksgiving morning Haiwaiian time????

[gsvec]

It's open! Playing there now . . .

[gsvec]

I was hoping that the screen on his PC would be of TDT.com, but it's the SK message board. :(

[Randall Flagg]

Pretty cool, but the lag time as I arrow forward left etc. eats up a lot of time.

[gsvec]

And I've found 9 of the 10 quizzes, but trying to find that last one is really starting to tick me off!! :lol:

[herbertwest]

the log-in part is with a bloody american keyboard... how do i type my email adress? where the fuck is @ on the US keyboard? lol, i am not used to this anymore i got a frenchy one (azerty)

the "help us make the office better!" link, leads to the page about the movie "hearts in atlantis"..

[gsvec]

You don't need to log in to wander in the office. Just go through the info on the right and you're in. :thumbsup:

[herbertwest]

yeah i know, but for "returning" as is written ;-)

[gsvec]

I think you need to pass all 10 of the first quizzes before you need to log in when returning. Doesn't it say something about "bronze level" or something like that? I'd go look, but then I'd need to do the 9 I've found so far all over again. :lol:

And ya gotta love that huge "Under The Dome" manuscript on his desk!

[gsvec]

:rock: I found #10!! :excited:

[nt07077]

is anybody else having trouble clicking on some of the items????

[gsvec]

The W&G spheres and the mags on the table in his office didn't work for me. Pretty much everything else did as far as I can remember.

[nt07077]

Yeah I couldn't click on those either. BTW, what's the reward for completing all 10 quizes? I've only found like 7.

[gsvec]

Free download of a SK screensaver - it's kinda neat.

[Brice]

Only the bends of the rainbow. They do nothing when you click on them. I'm guessing they might be the last puzzle. Am I right, Gretchen?

[Brice]

I want the statue of Roland in his office. :D

[gsvec]

I was hoping the same thing, Brice, but even after I got all 10 quizzes, I couldn't get anything from the spheres. :( I wonder if it's related to the fact that there's not even a link for the yellow one on the reception counter. Hopefully, just a day 1 glitch!

[Brice]

Or some future puzzle. I can't wait till I finish. I want my screensaver. :)

[gsvec]

Not telling what it has in it tho! :P

[Heather19]

I've having trouble finding that last couple of quizes, and I swear I've clicked on everything I can find.

[Wuducynn]

Love it. After I got into King's office with the tv I couldn't get back out again it seemed, well after awhile I lost interest in trying.

[Brice]

Yaaaaayyyy! I solved it. :D

[Matt]

That's a fun little thing. :clap:

[Wuducynn]

I guess they're going to be doing a Dark Tower interactive thing too still, which I'm looking forward to.

[Brice]

I guess they're going to be doing a Dark Tower interactive thing too still, which I'm looking forward to.

I hadn't heard about that. I hope they do though.

[Heather19]

Anyone care to help me? I now only need to find 1 more, and it's driving me absolutely crazy.

[Brice]

I don't know which you need and I don't remember them all.

[gsvec]

Which ones have you gotten, Heather? My guess would be that you're missing the one on the credenza behind his desk. :evil:

[Heather19]

That would be the one. Thanks!

[Daghain]

I found that one, but I'm still missing one. GRRR.

[CRinVA]

Ok I finally got #10! Geesh!

[Brice]

It's a little tricky.

[Wuducynn]

Thanks for clarifying that, Brice.

[Brice]

You're welcome! :lol:

[LadyHitchhiker]

Ms Md may let me put my parodies on sk.com!!!!!!!!! Then there's a chance sk will get to read them!

[Bev Vincent]

You might want to check out the Office social group (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/group.php?groupid=60) on King's message board for tips and clues. Jordan (the webmaster) writes:


Once you have completed the first level, the system will track your score and level as long as you're logged in. We'll be adding more questions for higher levels next week. Just to mention it again, the log in is not the same as your message board account (that may change in the future, though), and you cannot create an account until you have found (and answered correctly) the first ten questions.

Several objects do not have more information pop-ups just now, including all of the glass balls. If you find any other errors, please let me know via PM. Thanks.

[Daghain]

I still can't find #10. I finally gave up last night after another hour of looking. I'm pretty sure I clicked on every damn thing in there. :pullhair:

[Heather19]

Did you thoroughly check the bookshelves in his office? I missed one on there for the longest time. There's also 4 other ones in his office, and one in the room opposite his office.

[Daghain]

I swear I checked those bookshelves for over an HOUR. I found the one in the other office, the ones by the windows of his main office, the one on the floor under the bulletin board, one on his desk, and a few in the bookshelves. I went over everything 2-3 times and clicked on it, and can only find nine. GRRR.

[gsvec]

Gotta be that one on his credneza . . .

[Daghain]

Yep, it was. That sucker was hard to find!

[Heather19]

Yes, that's the one that I couldn't find. And I clicked on everything else on that thing, numerous times but for some reason didn't see that one.

[gsvec]

And I swear it wasn't there the first time I looked, but when I went back, voila!

[Brice]

I think there are a couple that aren't there until you get others. I also think there are more than ten. The first time I did it I was only missing one. The second time I did it (and solved it) there was at least one I had the first time that I did not have the second time at all.

[Daghain]

Hmm...interesting.

[Brice]

The one I recall not getting the second time I did it was the rock hammer

[CRinVA]

Brice and that is the one that took me the longest to find. I think it depended on the actual angle that you approached from! :-)

[LadyHitchhiker]

Ms Mod may let me put my parodies on the site so Sai King might actually read some!!!!!!!!!!!

[gsvec]

Same one for me, Brice. I don't think it was there the first time I looked.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

From the Mod at SKMB...

The next major project on the redesign list will be Dark Tower related.

[Daghain]

:o

[Matt]

Posted by Brian on the SKMB--sign up and get involved if you would like. :rock:


Hey!

Season's greetings everyone! Its time to update the Office for the holiday season!

We got a pretty cool idea for the update. As there will be a Christmas Tree in the reception area, we need to decorate it. That's where *you* come in.

Here's your chance to add your personal touch to The Office Christmas Tree. Between now and Monday at 9am, (12/8) please post an image of your favorite Christmas ornament from your family collection to this thread.

Images should be shot *absolutely straight* from the front. If possible please shoot the ornament on a solid background ala "green screen." (White walls work well.) Please also post high res images as they will need to be processed into 3D transparencies.

Feel free to post a comment regarding the items as well.

Jordan, Marsha and I will then choose our favorites and fill up the tree. (No hard feelings if your does not make the cut, we only have about 10 slots open. Wish we could add them all!)

Also, Ms. Mod has requested that we honor the tree by not posting any funky or macabre ornaments. That is not to say, funny, or kitchy is not ok. Just not dark stuff. Thanks!

Image Specs for Submissions:

At least 800x600 72 dpi - (Light compression)

Max at 1280x800 100 dpi - (Light compression)

Have fun!

-B

[Bev Vincent]

Message from Steve on his web site:


Hey, you guys--here's my latest big idea: what if we got t-shirts and sold 'em here at the site? We could mark 'em up a buck or two, nothing radical, and donate the profits to The Haven Foundation, or something. No big deal and no big profits, just something for fun. I was thinking CONSTANT READER and my signature but maybe you have your own ideas. I'm asking ahead of time so the ill-tempered among you won't flame me. Just one thing:


NO CLOWNS!


P.S. By the way, whoever left the Fritos crumbs in my office should be more careful next time!

[mae]

Here's that message (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9816).

[nt07077]

Thanks Bev & Pablo.

[Brice]

The new questions are up in The Office. They are harder than the first round.

[Daghain]

SWEET!

ETA: Is it the same idea as last time? Because clicking around in there I'm not finding anything.

[Brice]

I'll Pm you a small hint. ;)

[Daghain]

Man, those questions are freaking HARD! I'm going to have to go back when I have more time to research....

[Bev Vincent]

http://www.happyballs.com/Merchant4/imgs/balls/originals/large/happy_face_smily_smiley_coolballs_antenna_ball_top per_wal_mart.jpg

[Clacke]

Just finished the second round of questions in The Office. Cool reward! :thumbsup:

[CRinVA]

At the Platinum level with 48 correct responses so far - this is fun to say the least. The prise for going Gold then Platinum - so so - i already owned this set of pdf's! Still lots of fun trying to ferret out the answers and Yes there are some tough ones for sure!

[Brice]

Yes, there are. I've got 80 so far...43 more to go. :rock:

I will say this though some of the answers are VERY particular and at least one is wrong.

[Bev Vincent]

If you find incorrect answers, let me know and I'll pass them along to the designers.

[Brice]

I already sent Jordan a PM about one minor error. I can still send it to you if you like though.

[Bev Vincent]

That's okay -- I'm sure Jordan is on top of it.

[Heather19]

These questions are pretty hard.
I have a question about one of the trivia's for The Body is this the one that you were talking about Brice.

[Sam]

I tried to use The Office and found out that it is not going to work for me as long as I have dial up. I had the site up for thirty minutes and still saw nothing but a blank web page. :(:cry:

[CRinVA]

104 correct answers and confused with at least 5 responses that I was sure are correct!

These are for:


Storm of the Century - positive I am correct
Duma Key - positive I am correct
IT - positive I am correct
Misery - format of answer issue I think
The Mist - positive I am correct

[Daghain]

Sometimes it wants you to word it a certain way - I ran into that with one or two of them.

[CRinVA]

Sometimes it wants you to word it a certain way - I ran into that with one or two of them.

Yep I have gotten past a few by rewording. These five though I have tried every conbo I could think of and still not correct? I will sit on it a while and see if I have a revelation or something! :-)

One in particular is a date and you know you can format / abbreviate dates in dozens of ways! :-)

[Daghain]

ARGH!

[Bev Vincent]

Have you considered consulting The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book? (Hint Hint)

[Daghain]

Oh, NOW you say that. :lol:

[Matt]

Have you considered consulting The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book? (Hint Hint)

We have one of these for the giveaway this year. :excited:

[Brice]

These questions are pretty hard.
I have a question about one of the trivia's for The Body is this the one that you were talking about Brice.


No, It was a question for Storm Of The Century.

[CRinVA]

Have you considered consulting The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book? (Hint Hint)

Bev,

Actually I thought of that hint last night! Just haven't gotten to it yet! :-)
But I will - am up to 108 correct answers! :-)

[Daghain]

I see a shopping trip to Amazon in my future... :lol:

[CRinVA]

Up to 118 correct - 5 to go! :-)

[CRinVA]

Determined to finish this darn thing. Currently up to 122 of 123 correct responses. One tricky answer left!

[pickle]

I have one of those stupid mobile internet things (means you can use the internet werever there is a mobile signal) provided by "3"

http://www.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband

and it dosnt let me have a go of the "office" :( Ahh well i will have a go once i get normal internet again.

Worst desision i have ever made signing up for that IP

[Matt]

Posted by Ms. Mod on the SKMB


We are now live with a storefront on CafePress.com for the Constant Reader design. In addition to the t-shirts, there are also mugs, tote-bags, hoodies, and many other items to tempt you. http://www.stephenking.com/forums/images/smilies/smile2.gif We've only marked items up $1 from the cost charged by CafePress.com and that will be donated directly to The Haven Foundation (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehavenfdn.or g).

You can check it out and place your order at the stephenking.com storefront (http://www.stephenking.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cafepress.com% 2Fstephenking).

We will have the other designs (Haven and Dark Tower) after the New Year.

To be merged with the SKMB discussion thread later.

[Daghain]

Woohoo!

[Sam]

YEEEEEEHAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!! SIGN ME UP MAW!!!!

[Matt]

Posted by Ms. Mod on the SKMB concerning the Super Bowl


I thought you might like to know who Steve is picking. http://www.stephenking.com/forums/images/smilies/smile2.gif

It's Steeler time, without a doubt. Big Ben will lead, and The Burg will be dancing in the streets.
Steelers 31
Cardinals 10

[Matt]

Again posted by Ms. Mod


Dear Constant Reader,

Would you like to help with a new EW column? If so, drop us a line here and tell us the name of one or two songs that are annoying because you just can’t get them out of your head. For me, one of those songs would be Tainted Love by Soft Cell. I wake up in the middle of the night and that damn song is going through my head. If I use your song submission, I’ll include your name in the column along with the name of the song unless you tell me not to.

--Steve

She went on to say that you can find the thread for song submissions in Chattery Teeth.

[Daghain]

I added mine.

Also, who is this ms. darkside and why is she always trying to friend me? I've rejected her a good six times now! :lol: