I AM NOW AN ADULT AND CAN DO THINGS ON MY OWN.<\/p>\n
One of the benefits of switching to doing this all full-time is that I\u00c2\u00a0finally<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0have free-time. I haven’t had a significant amount of free time IN SERIOUSLY LIKE A YEAR. So I have been putting off smaller cosmetic and organizational things this whole time, and they started to get REALLY BAD. Today was my first day without a single review to write (everything for next week is already done), so I wanted to devote time to fixing some things around here. Here’s what’s changed!<\/p>\n 1) Smaller menu bar<\/strong><\/p>\n It was starting to get crowded. Now, all my past shows I’ve reviewed are under the “Past Shows” tab. Any current shows I am reviewing will live outside that menu option. (Which means when Sherlock<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0and Doctor Who<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0come back, I’ll stick it outside of “Past Shows.”)<\/p>\n 2) New Suggestions page<\/strong><\/p>\n So, who wanted to drown in the disaster that was the old Suggestions page? No one\u00c2\u00a0ever<\/em>, that’s who! So I copied over the Confirmed\/Rejected lists to\u00c2\u00a0a new page<\/a>, deleted the old one, and now we have a spiffy new process for suggesting shows to me.<\/p>\n From now on, I will go through the comments for suggestions, adding them to one of the two lists, and then\u00c2\u00a0I will delete the comments for suggestions<\/strong>. This way, y’all will never have to deal with that massive page weight that was the comments section. Make sure to bug me if the list is starting to get super long.<\/p>\n 3) A Frequently Asked Questions page!<\/strong><\/p>\n Ever wonder when I’m going to watch certain shows? Want to know how to contact me? Do you have other burning questions regarding Mark Watches?\u00c2\u00a0Read the FAQ first<\/a>. You can also suggest I answer new questions pertaining to the site. Which brings me to the next part….<\/p>\n 4) Forums!<\/strong><\/p>\n So the old forums were on a different platform and it’s actually how Mark Watches got hacked last year. So, I went with the SimplePress forums. If you have a WordPress account, you can just log in and start posting in the new\u00c2\u00a0Mark Does Stuff forums<\/a>! If you’re using anything other than WordPress, like Twitter or IntenseDebate, the cool thing is that if you sign up for an account on the forums, it will not ask you to log in twice. You can comment under your IntenseDebate profile in the comments, and then your forum name there. IT IS GORGEOUS. This is also where I will host the\u00c2\u00a0Ask Mark forum<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for all questions that don’t fit in the FAQ.<\/p>\n 5) Schedule!<\/strong><\/p>\n By request, I’ve created a\u00c2\u00a0Master Schedule<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for both my sites. Here, you will see what chapters I’ll be reviewing for Mark Reads, what episodes I am tackling for Mark Watches, when we will have liveblogs, and all of my tour dates. I will also announce and schedule new series on the calendar as well so y’all can take appropriate measures to purchase or acquire any books or shows in advance. (I’ll be filling in the calendar today, so I know it’s empty.) This is going to be IMMENSELY IMPORTANT when we get to reviewing Buffy <\/em>and Angel<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0at the same time, since there are crossover episodes that are to be watched in a specific order. So you’ll know which episodes I am going to watch once I fill it out. Neat!<\/p>\n Okay, I’m pretty stoked to get this done. Are there any other requests for things you’d like to see or features you would like to have? Please let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I AM NOW AN ADULT AND CAN DO THINGS ON MY OWN. One of the benefits of switching to doing this all full-time is that I\u00c2\u00a0finally\u00c2\u00a0have free-time. I haven’t had a significant amount of free time IN SERIOUSLY LIKE A … Continue reading