Brian is a nerdy dork

[wren_kt7oz]

Hi everyone

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RE: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[britinmanor]

Hey Ashleigh, I've tried many times to log onto your stories when I see a link for your stories but it never goes through. Anyway, I really want to read 'The Guy in the Last Cubicle on the Right'. I clicked on the link you provided, and I see what you were saying 'you have to put every chapter through wayback machine again and again'. But, I don't know how to do that. When I click on Wayback Machine, I get a box wanting a http:// link for you to browse history. I've never been able to find something on my own through Wayback if a link isn't provided first. So, how do I get the link for your next chapter for the cubicle story? I don't know the number needed in the link after web/2015....

Could you help me get the rest of the links for your story? I see there are only three chapters. The Fiction Index and Home Page link don't work either. Also, are any of your other stories available, anywhere?

So Ashleigh, any help you can provide for me, I will truly appreciate it. I came to Queer As Folk kind of late in the game, and have only had the pleasure of reading one of your stories, but I truly enjoyed it.

Also the the link you provided for 'Irish Hunk Has Logged On' brings you back to another 2015 getithere post, and that link doesn't work either. I pulled up Daisy's LJ page, but there's no stories listed in her tags. So if you or anyone else has a link for that story, I'd like that too.

XOXO ~ Cathy

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[wren_kt7oz]

Thanks for the help with this. The easy way to reach the other parts using the wayback machine is to copy and paste the first part of the link.

So you first use this link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20151128164036/http://www.ridiculouslyromantic.com/Fiction/TheGuyintheLastCubicleontheRight.htm

Once you've read part one, then you copy just the web archive part:

https://web.archive.org/web/20151128164036

Then you use the "part selector" box which takes you to the defunct webpage for part 2 (or 3).

http://www.ridiculouslyromantic.com/Fiction/TheGuyintheLastCubicleontheRightPart2.htm

If you then paste the webarchive bit into the address box ahead of the old page address you'll get the new part.

https://web.archive.org/web/20151128164036/http://www.ridiculouslyromantic.com/Fiction/TheGuyintheLastCubicleontheRightPart2.htm

For part 3 it's actually easier because you just have to change the Part2 in the address to Part3.

Hope that helps.

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[wren_kt7oz]

Sorry, meant to say, the Irish Hunk Has Logged On link is in that thread, but it's an old link.

It's here:

https://midnightwhispers.net/viewstory.php?sid=705

I'd forgotten all about that one, so it was a nice bonus.

RE: Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[britinmanor]

Thanks Wren. I checked out that post. I'm really looking forward to reading that one too. I see Daisy has a couple of one-shots on MW too, that look good. I'm not sure why I didn't think to check MW before. Because that's usually something I do first. Must be slipping in my old age :)

Cathy

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[ara_kiss]

Yeah, that's what I meant with 'using the wayback machine again and again'. In cases like this I would've copy and save the story on my hard drive, especially an only 3 chapters fiction like this one, but... I admit I don't keep a folder for Ashleigh Kinnerson.
She tends to explore the notion that the "right" woman and Brian ...
Not my cup of tea.

Any misunderstanding is due my limited knowledge of english - I'm still learning.

RE: Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[britinmanor]

Actually, I found an easier way instead of using the way you suggested to find Part 2. In the URL for Part 1, I just inserted Part2 before the ( .htm ) It worked perfectly, the same way it did for Part 3.

Thank you for explaining it to me, though. Wren. It really helped.

Cathy

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[ara_kiss]

Hi, Cathy :)

Sorry, I'm not Ashleigh.

Wren already explained about the process, I hope it helps.

As for using the archive in general, it works like this:
Copy the "broken" link (the one that doesn't work) and paste it in the box (the one you're talking about here: "When I click on Wayback Machine, I get a box wanting a http:// link for you to browse history.")

Click on 'browse history' - what you receive is a calendar. Every blue circled date has the page archived, so you just chose one and click on it.
Good luck,
Nadya

RE: Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[britinmanor]

Hi Ara... Sorry for assuming you were Ashleigh. When I saw your post and it had Ashleigh Kinnerson, I didn't even look below to see your name! *hides*

I tried what you suggested by copying the broken link and clicking on browse. I got a message that said, 'Wayback Machine doesn't have that page archived." Then I entered the link again and got the "Go Wayback" box, and that didn't give me anything, either.

Here's the link. Maybe I'm not doing something right. It's for the story, "And Then There Were Two".

http://www.ridiculouslyromantic.com/fanfiction/viewstory.php?sid=5

I really appreciate your help. I feel so computer illiterate sometimes. I also didn't realize Ashleigh's stories were the "right woman" type. DEFINITELY not my cup of tea either. Apparently the one I read wasn't like that, or I would have never wanted to go back for a second read. But thank you for link from blklizard. Maybe I will check the out sometime.

Thanks for everything...

Cathy

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[ara_kiss]

You are very welcome :)

I was describing things in general, because you mentioned always having trouble using Wayback Machine. Unfortunately there are times when the machine cannot help.

As to Ashleigh's stories, not all of them are about Brian with a woman. Some of them have Brian/Justin pairing, although is hard to know which one is "safe" to read :lol

In "The Education of Allan Carson" Brian is in love with this guy Alan; also is having sex with an "irresistible" woman and all this is stretched for 20 years...If I could only find a way to 'unread' this one :lol

I'm not trying to convince you to not read hers fictions, some people loved them and she is not a bad writer.
Just giving you a fair warning, as I wished somebody gave it to me before.

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[britinmanor]

Unfortunately, I saw that fic at one time, and I REFUSED to read it. I wasn't aware there was a part with a woman in it, but it was because Brian was (apparently?) in love with Allan. YUCK!

Re: Ashleigh Kinnerson

[ara_kiss]

Cathy,
I remembered somebody else was looking for her fictions last year and found the posting:
https://getithere.livejournal.com/2273186.html#comments

As you can see, blklizard uploaded a lot of Ashleigh's fic to sendspace.
I tried "Guy in the last cubicle" and it's still there, it's a .doc file.