I suppose this is for DB, but what do others think?

Sometimes a piece is uploaded and knocked off the 'recent page' in less than two days (particularly if a user has 'all categories' as their setting). I then wonder if that piece is going to be read. I read a few pieces over the weekend that were fantastic, but one of them I was the first to comment on and it is now off the archive front page. It has to be disheartening to post a piece that attracts no comments (particularly for new members and especially if that work is of a high standard).

I know that we can click on back pages, find it in a group, browse by category or chance upon it via the random read, but I think it would be a good idea to have a recommended works forum so that as readers we can post a comment that so and so's piece titled whatever was eg a brilliantly written character study / a really creepy tale / bloody funny, etc.

So I'll kick off by saying Old Friend's 'The Visitor' is a gripping short story and dr_mandrill's 'I met some people...' is a wonderfully written account of one man's inner turmoil.

Shay

Great idea, Shay.

Funnily enough, the one that sprang to mind as soon as I read your idea, was String Knickers by Roger - it's very funny.

Off to cudgel the old brain, trying to remember more of my favourite pieces.

Dee