I am working on fixing up the archive, because it's that time of the year again and finals are almost over!!!!

I have new skins to put up. I found my old files for the original archive to replace some of the lost stories!!! I am also going through and updating the stories that have "0" word counts.

I am also deleting some stories that do not meet our terms of service. We do not allow works in progress, and it has been brought to my attention that some authors are posting "drafts" or a few sentences here or there to increase their view counts. This isn't acceptable. Any stories that can't stand alone (TBC, etc) that are reported will be deleted. This doesn't apply to series or even multi-chapter/story compilations where each chapter/story comes to a conclusion and can stand alone.

We also do not allow drabbles or stories below 400-500 words, unless multiple stories are posted in one chapter. 14 stories were removed from Helio: Atlantis and 7 from Helio2 today for violating this policy. 45 stories from the main archive are in danger of being deleted as soon as I finish the other updates.

I will be posted a new Rules and FAQ page for everyone to review, but if these policies can't be met, we'll go back to requiring new stories to be validated.

That being said, welcome to the new authors who have joined us recently, and for all of the great stories that have been posted recently.

This contest is now open for submissions. Real prizes, including DVD's, gift certificates, personalized graphics, and more, will be awarded to the winners.

Beginning 01 December 2007, I will be running a fanfic challenge and contest for Heliopolis. There will be a selection of challenges, and prizes for winning stories in several categories, as chosen by visitors to the site. Prizes will include DVDs, gift certificates to Amazon.com, paid livejournal time, and more.

If you would like to suggest a challenge and/or sponsor a prize for the contest, feel free to do so in comments to this livejournal entry. Anonymous entries are allowed, if you include your e-mail address. Comments will be screened to allow this, so that your information will be private and challenges will be a surprise. I hope to have many categories, entires and prizes, so, I hope that everyone will participate.