You might have noticed I added a couple things regarding SOPA/PIPA yesterday. You probably also noticed several sites going offline yesterday in protest. I didn't bring this site down, instead I added the information and links related to the protest.

I'm not sure how many people really know what is going on, but if these are passed in the current form, the liability to me personally would be just too great. I don't want to deal with the legal uncertainties this generates, considering there is fan fiction RP on this site. Right now, it is legal and not an issue, but after these new bills are passed? I simply cannot take the risk.

So, when I say that Quarrels and Quills may have to go down if these bills are passed, I am serious about that. I have 100% liability when it comes to this site, and I don't need the headache along with everything else I have to deal with in my life. I already have a full plate with my long commute and Michelle's chronic health issues, I don't need one more issue to worry about.

So, while there is still time, lets come together and discuss options for Quarrels and Quills. I love the site and the members here. We're like a family. I would hate to see this all come to an end because of the US Government destroying the First Amendment. Even better, let us hope and pray that these bills do not pass, and we can go on as we have been.

Editing to add: As of Friday 1/20, SOPA/PIPA is on temporary (indefinate) hold. We aren't going anywhere, but we are still discussing how to keep Quarrels and Quills alive should the bills get revived and passed. Any ideas you have would be helpful to plan for the future, should the worst case scenario come to pass.

One of the features of vBulletin that has never been configured until now was the ability to connect your account here on Quarrels and Quills to your account on Facebook.

http://quarrelsandquills.com/themes/...book_login.gif

This button appears at the top of the page to allow you to link your account with your Facebook account. Posts, comments, and blog entries you write here can then optionally be included on your wall on Facebook. If you enjoy Quarrels and Quills, and you want to share that with your friends on Facebook, then feel free to connect.

To connect, simply click on the Facebook Connect button at the top of the page. It will ask if you want to connect. If you are sure that you want to link your account to Facebook, then accept it. Make sure you check the box that asks you to link your accounts, so that the accounts will link properly.

Ok, I'm back, and my first order of business was to bring the forums to the latest version, as we were about a year behind on the patches. Unfortunately, some features were temporarily broken during the upgrade, and Gary is in the process of fixing them. Our usual theme will be returning as soon as Gary can fix the issues.

So, back to your regularly scheduled stories in progress.

I have been adding the smilies that we had back in our phpbb days back to the board rather slowly. I have just added a bunch back very quickly. All the orange smilies we started with have been added back to the board. In addition, I added some Light Yellow that I found on another board. I also have readded the big colored ones and the blue ones with big eyes. Check them out at your leisure.

In addition the Smiley box has been improved with the addition of a drop down for the smiley categories that I wrote. Now you can select the type of smiley that you want from the drop down. If you would like to see all the smilies we have, just choose "All" from the drop down.

Enjoy.

Hello all

We now have an Arcade on the site

It is at http://quarrelsandquills.com/arcade.php

The link is in the navbar under Forum.

It can be played by all who are logged in. But scores can be seen by anyone.