General questions
- What is Our Open Story?
OurOpenStory.com is a free writing service that allows Members to create collaborative stories and publish them online. The purpose of OurOpenStory.com is bringing relaxation to its readers through providing them with many exciting stories created from the collaboration of many members and a lot of opportunities to show their creativity and talents when participating in writing new stories.
2. What are benefits of joining Our Open Story community?
· Show your writing talents to the world, or just want to share ideas and fun with others.
· Enjoy multiple versions of stories created by collaboration of many authors around the world.
· Making friends in the community
3. Is using Our Open Story free of charge?
Yes, the service is totally free of charge.
4. Does Our Open Story request any prerequisite conditions to users?
Yes, you must be at least 15 years old to join this website. This website is not adult oriented, but because of its nature – place of many stories in a huge variety of topics and from many individuals – we think if you are at least 15 years old, you could protect yourself easily from effects of the content.
Membership
1. How do I join?
It's very simple. Just leave some basic information here
2. Can I stop my membership?
Yes, you can stop your membership at anytime, for any reason, without any penalty by un-registering from the service.
3. I forgot my user name and / or password. How can I log back into the site?
Let us create a new password for you.
Content
1. Who wrote the stories you read?
It’s you and other members of the Our Open Story community.
2. Are there types of topics that are not welcomed?
Yes, there are some topics that are not welcome. Basically, you should avoid writing about porno, politic and religions. Please read the Prohibited Content section in our Terms of Use for more information.
3. So what are topics that most welcomed?
This depends on the community at various period of time. We think you can find out your own answer easily.
4. How does Our Open Story handle inappropriate content?
We have Administrators and Moderators who moderate all contents posted to the Site. In case there is an inappropriate content (content that is considered a kind of prohibited content) they will deactivate it as soon as possible without prior notice to its author. Subsequent communications can happen between our Administrator and Moderator and the Author of the inappropriate content in order to clarify the moderation and making the content appropriate.
If any users notice a content which may be inappropriate, they can report to the Moderators using the “Report Inappropriate content” link on pages. The notice will be considered as soon as possible by the Moderators to determine necessary further actions.
5. How can I post my story?
First, login with your member account. Then, choose the “Write” link on the top menu bar to create a new story. If you want to continue writing your posted stories, you can choose the “Manage stories” link on on the top menu bar to review them first. If you are not a member, just register now for free and start writing.
6. Can I pull down my posted content?
Yes you can delete or hide your posted content at any time and without making any request. Just go to the post and choose to hide or delete it.
7. How can I continue a story another member started?
You can continue a story at any point. Just browse the story from the beginning and choose a point you want to insert your new content. Your new content will be posted as a new chapter after the current chapter you select.
8. How can I vote for a story?
You can vote for a chapter or the entire story from the beginning to the current place you are viewing. To rate a chapter, move mouse over a number of stars (*) under the “Your Rating” and then choose “Save my rating”. If you think a story interesting and want to suggest it to the best stories voting for year or month, just choose the “Up current story as full story for voting” link.
9. How can I send my stories to my friends?
Of course you should share and introduce your friends your writing talent. Just choose the “Send this story” below each chapter of any story and enter a message. An email with the link to the story and your message will be sent instantly to recipients.
Copyrights
1. I have posted my stories to the Site already. Do I still have the ownership to them?
Yes, you still keep the ownership of any content you created in the site. OurOpenStory.com is only granted a limited license to store and display your content in and through the Site. You can refer to the Copyright section in the Terms and Conditions for more details.
2. How can I use content of others correctly?
You should always follow copyright laws. You cannot use partly or fully any content created by others, if it is not allowed by the authors. In cases the authors only request you to provide information about the original source (for example, name of the book or article, or website and name of the author …) of the content, you can use the Source field in any post new story / chapter form to indicate clearly this information.