We’re pleased to announce a pair of minor feature enhancements that members have been requesting!
- By default, the Online Writing Workshop offers reviewers the ability to rate submissions by a number of criteria in addition to the primary critique method of entering their feedback. While some authors enjoy the “star ratings,” others do not; to enable everyone to have the workshop experience that they prefer, we’ve added the ability for authors to suppress the ratings area when reviewers critique their submissions.To disable the ratings area:
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- Click the drop-down list next to the My Dashboard button.
- Click Account.
- In the Preferences section, select the Block reviewers from using the ratings when critiquing my submissions check box.
- Click Update Preferences.
- When a reviewer saves a review in progress but does not submit it, the review remains in the Reviews section of the Dashboard. By default, if an author archives the submission, the review still remains in the Reviews section, although the reviewer cannot update it. We’ve now added the option for reviewers to hide these reviews!To suppress in-process critiques if the author shelves the submission:
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- Click the drop-down list next to the My Dashboard button.
- Click Account.
- In the Preferences section, select the Hide draft reviews on dashboard if the author archives the submission check box.
- Click Update Preferences.
Note: The reviews remain on the database. If the author later unarchives the submission, the review is again displayed in the Reviews section, and the reviewer can update it.
In addition to these changes, the new Account option provides access to existing functionality in a new place, the Accounts page.
- The Membership area displays your membership expiration date, and provides a link for you to extend your membership if you choose to do so.
- The Info area provides links that enable you to update your profile and to change your password.
We hope you enjoy this new functionality! Please let us know what you think, and if there are any other improvements we can make for you!