This is it! This is the day the new Sylum Archive opens!
Why are we moving to a new Archive?
A) The old one was no longer supported by the developers and was starting to fail. Coding wasn’t working, skins were failing, and you might have noticed it didn’t like foreign languages – it would replace accents on foreign words with a ‘?’ – annoying when you’re trying to Demons & Angels.
B) The old Archive was extremely basic, clunky, and was not intuitive. It was hard to navigate as a reader, let alone trying to upload a story.
C) It was a good way to update older stories, and clean out those that were not part of Sylum Canon.
A few more things before, you scroll down and hit the link!
Seriously!
Stop Scrolling.
Stop.
Read first – then click.
I get your excited …. but read the instructions first.
To access the Archive you will need to create a username/password or use one of these Social Media programs to login: Twitter, WordPress, Yahoo, Instagram, & Tumblr.
Important: This is a separate Password from the one you received through Sylum Security to enter the main website. That password will not get you into the Archive.
Repeat – the username/password to access the main website will not get you into the archive.
You will need a personal login. So you can leave likes and feedback on individual stories!
In this new archive you’ll find the Canon Stories for the Sylum Universe.
We’ve built this archive slightly different, than your typical fanfic archive. You will not be able to search by fandom, especially as Sylum in itself is it’s own fandom.
Instead there are 3 categories:
Legacy: The main set of stories, that are the foundation and legacy of the universe.
Anthologies: Stories that have a correlation to each other, but are not connected.
Series: Stories that have a continuing story thread.
Every Sylum story will fall into one of these three categories.
There will be sub-categories with each one, to distinguish a specific legacy, anthology or series. For example: Clan War would go under – Legacy. The Westen series would go under Series – Burn Notice. Miami Cabana would go under Anthologies – Sylum Clan.
Think of it like standing in a bookstore and staring at a bookcase worth of books. You first find the story that started it all – Legacy. Then you look for those that continue storyline with a series of stories based on a character or event – Series. And once you devoured all of that, you look for the standalone stories that associated with a specific theme or location – Anthologies.
All stories will be tagged with the following four types of tags, these will be searchable.
Writer Tags: Now we have a few writers who use their RP Character as a Pseudonym … so if you type into the search field Timothy Quinn – you will get posts not only for … Timothy Quinn, but also Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn – so make sure to double check the tags before clicking on a story.
(Tags for writers: Creator: Bj Jones, Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn, Writer: Gil Grissom, Writer: taibhrigh, Writer: Paula Cas, Writer: Ladyjax, and Writer: Jack Sparrow)
Character Tags: Only the top 10 characters will be listed. If we tried to list every character in every story – it will be a LOT of tags. For larger works, with multiple characters you will find a catch all tag – Border Members. Character Tags will be labeled by their name showcased in the wiki. So if you’re not sure what the birth or original name of Van Helsing is you might want to check the Sylum Wiki before hitting the search button.
Clan Tags: Only the top 3 Clans will be listed. Like Character Tags if we tried to list every Clan that is mentioned, it would be long list. For larger works, that encompasses all of the Clans – Multiple Clans.
Rating Tags: You will notice there isn’t a ‘warning’ tag. There is a reason for that, the one and only warning you’ll get is on the login page. You see it each time you login and should know that anything and everything, can and will be showcased in Sylum. We’ll be using the normal rating system: G, PG, R, NC-17.
Reading Tips:
- Always start with the Legacy stories.
- Nothing is True – Everything is Connected. Not reading a story because ‘It’s not your fandom’ is pointless. You will miss important information – guaranteed!
- Each story will be accompanied by a artwork banner, by our resident Sylum Artist: taibhrigh.
- If a story is part of a series, it will have an index tab that will highlight previous and next stories.
- Some stories will have links to supplemental material: such as videos and/or fanmixes.
- Do Not Hassle the writers! Please don’t ask or beg to know if or when there will be another story. It will be ready when it’s ready.
- The stories located on this Archive have been updated and are part of the official Sylum Canon. If you do not see a story you’ve read, it’s either still on the old archive because it hasn’t been updated, or it’s AU/Non-Canon and will not be transferred.
- Interviews and random pieces from Events that need to be Archived, but are not necessarily a story can be found under Anthologies: Stuff & Things.
- You can search by character, title, clan, writer, and even rating.
- The Library has every Story listed alphabetically.
- Series & Anthologies has each Category listed alphabetically.
- The Tag Index has all the Tags listed alphabetically.
- Subscribe to the blog to get notifications when new stories have been uploaded.
Reviews/Feedback: Please leave a note for the writer! It doesn’t have to be a 1000 word essay, just a ‘hey I liked this’ goes a long way. No one gets paid here, we’re all doing this for fun. It’s nice to know people are enjoying it. If anything – click the ‘LIKE’ Button!
Now that you’ve read how to login, how to search for stories, and what stories will be available. Please go ahead and click the link below.
If you have questions please reply to this post or fill out the contact form on the bottom of the archive, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Last Reminders:
You must create a new username/password.
Subscribe to the archive to get updates when new stories are posted.
Leave feedback/reviews. (If you left any feedback or reviews on the old archive – they will not be transferred over to the new one)
If a specific story isn’t on the new archive it either hasn’t been updated and transferred or it’s AU/Non Canon – which will not be transferred.
Have fun.
Be courteous.
Leave feedback.
Realize we’re on a shared server so there will be time lags and slow responses.
And for the one thing you’ve all been waiting for.
If you scrolled past all the instructions just to get to the link – go back and read the instructions!
WOOHOO!
Got an error message – Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@sylumclan.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
We’re on a shared server, so at times when everyone hits a same link for ex: the new archive – the server times out because there’s too much traffic.
Best option – wait a few moments try again. This will likely pop up for the first few days as everyone is looking at the new shiny 😀
Definitely a new shiny. Let me see if I can find Henry Sturges, I know he’s around here somewhere…….
Naj
Help! My new WordPress account has messed with my password and told me to reset it, but when it sends me to the Sy!um reset it says it doesn’t work. I can’t get into the Archive. **sobs pitifully**
— Naj 🙁
Lets figure this out 🙂 I found your username/password – I can reset your password and send it to your email or if you want to use the new WordPress account – I can delete out the old sign in and let you register via wordpress. Let me know which way you would like to try.
If you would reset the password and send me an email, I would appreciate it.
Thanks, my General! I am a computer klutz in my elderly years. **snicker**
(Have I told you how much I HATE Kindle?)
— Naj
LOL!!! I can not get in! I think I’ve done it, but nope. sigh…. It’s like have a Christmas present you can not get opened!!
You still having problems as in just getting in or password issues?
If I am reading the Clan Wars, does that mean I am in? I lose track of where I have gotten myself. I start following a Link and the next thing I know I am lost! LOL
Maybe shouldn’t do that while I am working. Just get tired of lines and circles and arcs, oh my!
If you’re reading Clan War – you’re doing good 😀
There’s nothing wrong with getting lost in the archive!!
I am now at home and wondering how I got in the first time. Wish me luck!! I’m going to try and open my early Christmas present!
My General! Thank you! I used my email rather than user name: the Archive grumbled a bit but finally, grudgingly allowed me entrance. I think I it’s exhausted from all the changes — not to .mention the bunnies nibbling at it to “groom” it! LOL! I love it! I love the changes and look forward to the future additions.
Your always faithful,
Naj
I am having the exact same problem.. I signed up went to log in and it went confirm my account only allow me to reset password all of which tell me the link for the password reset is out of date. I believe I have screwed this up somehow.
Well lets see if we can fix this.
I’ve looked up your account, and reset password … sending you an email with the new information. See if that works.
So excited! Waiting for my reply, I know it is slow and I will stay calm, BUT….. Awesome work guys! I did a little database at one time, enough to know how hard you guys worked to get this set up. Amazing, you guys are just amazing!
I know how you feel! I am waiting for a response also! I understand that it is a shared server and I am not upset in any way, but all the shiny is just out of reach! I’m happy that I can be a part of it, but waiting is just plain hard for me!!!!
There are times being on the shared server sucks! Though hopefully as days go on and things settle down it will be easier to move around.
I signed up for an account a few days ago and never received an email confirmation. I check my spm folder too and it didn’t appear there. Thinking maybe I’ll try the lost password link to see if I’ll get an email, but I never got one either. I use the same email address to be notified about new Blog posts and I get those so I don’t know what is happening.
I apologize if you’re getting this twice but when I clicked “Post Comment” the first time I remember it showing something about Spam protection. So I wasn’t sure if it went through…
I signed up for an account a few days ago and never got the email confirmation. I checked all my email folders and it wasn’t there. I even tried the “Lost password” link for my email address and that never came either. I use the same email address for the Blog notifications so I don’t know what the problem is.
Lets see if we can get this fixed up 🙂 I checked the users and you are listed, so I’m going to update the password and send it to you personally. I’m hoping that will work.
Thank you so much. I am now logged in and reading Clan War.
YAY!!! Glad that worked. Enjoy!
General, I seem to be having the same problem as several others. I registered. The new archive accepted my new username, and I thought it accepted my new password. But it didn’t go anywhere. I thought I must have done something wrong, so I tried again. Now it is saying that my password doesn’t match my username. I clicked on lost password, but no email has shown up. (This is the 2nd week of attempts.) Technology is not my friend, but I really don’t want to be cut off from Speed’s library. Help.
Rose
No worries!!
I looked up your email on the Sylum Archive and changed your password – you should get an email from me personally with the username/password – let me know if it worked.