Noticing Newbies: February 05, 2025 Issue [#12969]
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 This week: White Cases
  Edited by: Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter


You never know what you can do until you try,
and very few try unless they have to."
— C.S. Lewis


About The Editor: Greetings! My name is Jeff Author IconMail Icon and I'm one of the regular editors of the official Noticing Newbies Newsletter! I've been a member of Writing.com since 2003, and have edited more than 400 newsletters across the site in that time. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me directly or submit feedback in the comment box at the bottom of this newsletter.


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Letter from the editor


White Cases


There's a lot of documentation on the site discussing the various portfolio colors and promotion levels available on the site. When you join the site, you begin as a *PortGray* Registered Member, and then depending on your contributions and site needs, it's possible to be promoted to:

         *PortBlack* Registered Author
         *PortYellow* Preferred Author
         *PortBlue* Moderator
         *PortPurple* Senior Moderator

And then of course there are the *PortRed* Staff who operate the site and keep everything running smoothly.

But in addition to those six case colors, there's one additional color that you might have seen from time to time:
*PortWhite* Memorialized Authors. These are members of the site who have passed away, and their white case indicates a few special characteristics, which include:

*Bullet* The white portfolio color.

*Bullet* The account is maintained at its current membership level indefinitely, with no further membership fees required (which allows the person's portfolio to be preserved in its entirety without reverting to a free account and its 10-item portfolio size limit).

*Bullet* The account is locked and logins and access to private areas of the account (like email) are no longer permitted.

*Bullet* All items are locked and cannot be edited or posted to, with the exception of Forum items.

*Bullet* Visible items set to allow ratings/reviews can still be rated and reviewed.

*Bullet* Other members can still post to the member's Notebook, but those posts do not appear in the Newsfeed.

*Bullet* If the member has a group succession plan in place, those groups will be transferred to other members in accordance with the deceased's wishes.

In order to properly memorialize a member who has passed, the site rules require a family member to contact the site and provide the deceased member's username and a copy of the death certificate. Additionally, iKïyå§ama Author Icon maintains the "White Case Memorial" Open in new Window., with information and featured items honoring those who have passed on.

The site has said goodbye to some truly remarkable authors and all-around great human beings over the years. Mostly recently, Bikerider Author Icon passed away a little over a month ago, just before Christmas. Those of us who knew him definitely miss his friendly demeanor and his flair for writing.

If preserving your legacy here on Writing.com is something that is important to you, I'd highly recommend checking out Transfer a Group To Another Member from Writing.Com 101 Open in new Window. about creating a group succession plan in the event of your passing, and consider letting your loved ones know how to contact the site and what they'll need in order to make the Memorialized Author status official. You can find that information (as well as much of the information I provided above) at: Request a Deceased Member Be Memorialized from Writing.Com 101 Open in new Window..

Until next time,

Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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Editor's Picks


This month's official Writing.com writing contest is:


 
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Use the quote provided to write a story and win big prizes!
#1207944 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon



You are also invited to check out these items from members of the community:


 Mind, Body & Soul (Poem)  Open in new Window. (E)
A heartfelt poem about love, joy, pain, and the deep connection between two souls.
#2334559 by Sasha Harding Author IconMail Icon



 The White Ace and the Black Panther Open in new Window. (18+)
Encounter between hard-boiled bounty hunter Black Panther and shape-shifting White Ace.
#2334545 by Kanishka Sanyukt Author IconMail Icon



 His Gleaming Eyes: A Sonnet Open in new Window. (E)
I wrote this sonnet about my wonderful fiance in the spirit of Valentine's Day.
#2334541 by AnchorHolds925 Author IconMail Icon



 Tap Open in new Window. (18+)
A narrator reflects on the death of a man he knew named Horton.
#2334527 by papabigsauce Author IconMail Icon



 A Plastic Pause Open in new Window. (18+)
Two brothers at an impasse.
#2334515 by drewpierce Author IconMail Icon



 
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Ask & Answer


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