One of my favorite moments over the past year was Tribble week. That was a blast. The tributes to the moon landing were fantastic as well.

I do think that certain types of posts ought to be spaced out a little more. Instead of having three or four re-watches at the same time, or posting multiple graphic novel types of stories at the same time, mixing things up a little. One re-watch, one graphic novel, one regular novel. That way there'll be a little of something to appeal to everyone, rather than too much of one thing that only appeals to a particular group.

Just thinking out loud.

Edit to add: Since I didn't make it clear, I think Tor.com has done a fantastic job of creating a social place for the internet. I visit almost daily and really enjoy the content, the interactions and the opportunity to celebrate my appreciation for science fiction and fantasy. A lot of companies have attempted to do the same but so far in my little sphere of interest, Tor.com is the only one that has succeeded. So great job, gang.

I love Jo Walton's 're-read' discussions. They've introduced me to (or reminded me of!) a lot of good reads.

i stumbled across tor when i (accidentally) found the WOT reread here. and i've been here ever since. i visit the site daily almost, and theres always something interesting here to read.

i really like the saturday morning cartoons, and the rereads and rewatches (even tho i dont really watch the shows being rewatched, i like that they're there for those who do)

i really love the giveaways [you should do more and make sure i win one! ;)]

i cant really think of anything i didnt like since if it doesnt appeal to me i dont click on it again lol



Happy Early Birthday TOR.Com!

(oh! i would love to see someone do a Dune reread! of all the books in internal chronological order instead of publishing order)

I really wish there were fewer book reviews, because they all just go into a list of "wish I had the time".

Otherwise I love the site.

Ethan

I come here every day - I really enjoy it! I wish you would get your artists to post here, especially when you are introducing a new book, the artist coiuld provide a few thoughts on their cover. I don't care for the re-watches and re-reads, so I just skip them. A little bit more about what Tor as a Company is doing would be interesting - I learn more about the company from Locus Magazine than I do here.

Definately more short stories, they are easily the best thing about the site.

Jo Walton's post are always fun, as are the quirky random posts that sometimes pop up.

Maybe a permanent link to the submission info?

All in all though keep up the good work. I love the site.

Overall, I really enjoy most of what's posted here.

One thing to think about tweaking would be the reviews. Although I've found some great books from the discussions here, I often feel like the ratio of spoiler to non-spoiler is a bit off. It'd be nice if more of the reviews contained a larger portion of non-spoiler stuff, to let me know if it's a book I'd like to purchase, instead of just acting as a teaser. I feel a bit cheated when I read the introduction to a review, and then can't continue reading without spoiling the book.

And, yeah, more stories would be good, too :)

Love Leigh Butler and love that the Tor staff participate in the blogs. I also have to say that the readers who participate in the blogs are just about the best I've ever come across. It really feels like a community, and I look forward to every post.

Came to Tor.com for the WOT re-read, stayed for pretty much everything else. Love most everything about the site-WOT, the Avatar/Cowboy Bebop re-watch threads,all the stuff for Brandon Sanderson's books, Jo Walton's articles always amuse, the interesting science articles that occasionally pop up, anything to do with Doctor Who, Firefly or Star Trek...and I'll even read some of the short stories, which are quite good at times. I loved Steampunk month, thought the moon landing stuff was good, too...Hell, don't think there's anything about this site I don't like.

If there's one suggestion I'd make, it's three different shows for a re-watch thread. For anime, I'd suggest Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (the more recent of the two anime shows, mostly following the manga). My wife and I discovered it only a couple weeks ago, watched the whole thing in barely a week, we were incredibly addicted (it's very troperific, so that helps.) As for live action TV, I'd suggest either Babylon 5 or Farscape, two of the great sci-fi stories of the last decade (well, Farscape sort of spanned them, IIRC, whatever, it's still good.) I love re-watch/re-read threads, keep them coming.

Happy Early Birthday to Tor.com, here's hoping it keeps going and just gets even better :)

I did not realize that Tor.com was only two years old - It seems that I came to it very early, but at the time it seemed to have a certain momentum so I assumed it was older.

I have enjoyed lots of things you have done, and plan to keep up. I don't mind (contrary to toryx above) the number of re-watches/re-reads, since not everything going to appeal to me.

The thing I have enjoyed most is the ability to interact with the other readers and the bloggers on things that I enjoy or enjoy learning about. The forum itself is worth the visit, IMO.

One thing that might help is an intermediate search - I can easily find the posts that are new, and I can find older posts if I know the blogger's name or the approximate date. What would be nice is a page with links to all the in-progress chains (re-reads, "Where do I start with that", etc.). I feel like there is stuff you have going that I have not found yet, and without scanning the entire post list I never will.

Thanks, and keep it up.

1. Love the re-reads, especially WoT and LoR. Great moderators and very vibrant, thoughtful on-line communities around each. Looking forward to more Zelazny and I read the Firefly re-reads even though I only saw the movie and never the tv shows.

2. Love the short stories and free novels (thank you for Makers and Gathering Storn/Way of Kings teasers). I have liked many of them and, more to point for the site, it has increased my awareness of and interest in participating authors and their works. I dove into Scalzi and Sanderson largely after reading After the Coup and Firstborn, respectively.

3. Like very much Jo Walton's re-reads of classic and new works and similar articles by others. See above comment re increasing awareness of works. Have dove into Brust and Bujold largely after seeing works addressed comprehensively by Jo. Still waiting for her to tackle Robin Hobb. Also like Jo's A to Z posts.

4. Like some of the quirky graphic novels but they're not really my thing.

5. I've never read the Saturday morning comics and reviews of classic movies. Probably my loss.

Edit 6. Not a big fan of the "months" - Steampunk, Urban fantasy, etc. Meh, at least until you hit a month I care about....

In sum, this is a must read site, multiple times a day, bookmarked both on work and home puters. Very nice job. Happy B'day.

Rob

Happy Birthday Tor.com!

Don't get cake all over your monitor.

I really like the "themed" months. I like that they are occasional. I like that they flavor but do not dominate the content on the site. I like that the theme months serve as a moment of intensified focus instead of a mandatory trotting out of ideas that are otherwise ignored.

Granted I am mostly here for the Wheel of Time re-read but I have also enjoyed the Star Trek re-watch, the Wizard of Oz read along and the articles by many of the contributors. (Brit Mandelo, Richard Fife, Jo Walton, Jason Henninger....so many others)


This website showcases the richness and diveristy that Science Fiction and Fantasy have to offer from the far back corner of the book store, under the last flickering lightbulb where imagination and adventure are unfettered.

and it is a great way to promote a great publishing company. :)

I love all the re-reads and re-watches going on, especially Jo Walton and the WOT. I really miss the late Kage Baker's Ancient Rockets series. I put two of the films she reviewed on my Netflix list and enjoyed both of them. I wish you'd get someone to pick up the torch and cover not only silent but "talky" sf films.

Any plans to continue the podcasting area?

Or, is the "hiatus" a permanent thing?

Only one thing - make Leigh read faster....


Great job on everything else, I love the variety and the quality of your reviews and re-reads. And I second the Dune re-read, if only because I've never gotten through all of them, and I would really enjoy the summarized versions.

Happy two-th!!

Like so many others I was introduced to Tor.com through the WOT re-read. And like many others, I kept coming back for more Tor-awesomeness. I love Leigh Butler's writing and I would love to read more posts from her that are not WOT-related!

What I like, I don't see anymore: Your Saturday Morning Cartoons, Irene, and the podcasts. I like the fiction, of course, and lots of little posts which have been lost by fickle memory.

What I love is something you haven't done yet, but I'm sure you'll do. I'd give you a hint but I won't know what it is until I've seen it.

I just wish the Sandman re-read didn't die off after a single post...

I agree with just about everything said above - I love the re-reads, Jo's thoughtful reviews, all the interesting anime/comics/graphic novels stuff (which isn't my thing but is interesting nonetheless), like the themed months, giveaways are always cool [would be better if I could win something!] and the info regarding the WoT ebooks - artists and processes - all fun and interesting.

I can only think of two improvements: I'd say do more art things - more cover discussions, showing the process, perhaps behind the scenes genre movie/tv art too. And do more stuff period - I visit multiple times a day and more is always better!!

Happy Birthday Tordot! :D

Have to say I stumbled upon Tor.com near the beginning of the WoT reread (a year and a half ago? Wow, time flies!) and hardly a day goes by that I'm not checking out the site. There's always interesting posts and though I don't follow all of the rereads/rewatches, I think they're a fabulous idea for a community forum.

I enjoy the theme months, the giveaways, the cover posts... and I agree that having more artists break down their cover art creations would be interesting. I really enjoyed the WoT eBook insights and would love to see more of that.

And I have to plug the excellent community that's been built in the WoT reread... Leigh's fabulous, and there's a quality and respect to the comments in that forum that I've never encountered online. Usually things degrade with time, but it seems to have only grown in it's excellence...

In short, whatever you fine folks are doing on your end, it's working, and I'm enjoying it. Keep up the fabulous work, and happy birthday! :D

I only recently started using Tor.com, even though I've been reading authors published by Tor for years. I love the re-watches and re-reads, and I love reading the forum posts for things like the alphabet of authors. I love the newsletter we get every week and I even follow you more closely on Facebook than ever before. Tor.com has managed to reach me, and other readers/writers might agree, in more ways than I anticipated, and to me this shows foresight and ingenuity and the ambition to use all of the avenues available for making both digital and print media even more accessible. I visit multiple times a week, and would love to participate more. Maybe we can do a Necroscope re-read? :P Well, only if you guys want to. Keep up the fantastic work!

You guys are doing a great job, giving me plenty of stuff to read when work gets boring!
I do miss the Saturday Morning Cartoons. There's so many awesome short films out there, but you have to wade through so much crap to find it. Irene did a great job.

I'd love to see another season of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy come up again - that was a fantastic podcast.

I found you during Steampunk month and love the blog! My favorites are graphic novel posts - Transmet re-read is great - and the cover art posts. The miscellaneous sci-fi / geekdom culture posts are generally good too. I don't really watch tv or listen to podcasts, so I mostly skip those posts. Thanks for all your hard work!

I'd like to see the return of "Geek's Guide", plus more audio stories in conjunction with the stories that you've provided in multiple (DRM-free, many thanks for that) formats.

The theme months were fun, especially Steampunk Month.

//cough cough// Maybe some free, DRM-free, multi-format Tor Books as a birthday present for all of us? //cough cough//

I'm another that arrived after learning Leigh would be doing the WoT re-read, and liked a lot of what else is here. The re-reads and re-watches bring depth to storis I already liked (Torie and Eugene, especially), finding out about other authors is a plus, and sometimes I find something new. And your Apollo 11 anniversary still makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

I like the community, and think Tordot has a light but firm hand. I have encountered very few internet tough guys here.

Tor itself is a nice background presence, in that I don't feel beaten over the head with Tor this and Tor that. It's like browsing the bookshelves- if it catches my eye, I'll pick it up.

What I don't like is just personal taste; I would never advocate removing anything here. You will have to check if anything is getting no views and decide.

I love the shorts. I am iffy on the re-reads -- I wish the Sandman one had continued, but I don't want the site to be nothing but re-reads. (No interest in the Trek or WoT ones, and those seem both huge and frequent. Easy enough to skip, though. And I enjoyed the Firefly one.)

I like the theme months, I like the book reviews (new and old), I didn't really read the comics.

I like the fiction. Dislike the re-watches and re-reads, as they tend to be one note "oh-god-these-politics-aren't-my-politics" and "oh-god-this-isn't-historically/scientifically-accurate" fannish handicapping.

I'd like to see some more substantive essays; a lot of the blog posts seem to just be tossed-off rambles. Like many people, I enjoy Jo Walton's reviews, as they are well-written and well-observed, though her insistence on writing about backlist or OP titles exclusively is just foolish.

What do I love?

1-The short stories: I hadn't read any short SF in years before I arrived here, but now it's one of the things I look out for. Some of them have really stuck in my mind: Shade, The Courtship of the Queen, The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles, First Flight all made a real impression on me. Having such wonderful artwork with the stories is a bonus.

2-Kate Nepveu's Lord of the Rings re-read - it's been great to see all the insights that other readers have.

3-Jo Walton's reviews and 'Where do I start with that author?' posts. Even when I don't agree with her, I always find her comments worth reading. My wishlist of books to acquire has lengthened dramatically on her advice.

4-The posts about the artists' and art editors' appproaches to SF covers and illustrations. I find them fascinating. (For example, I've no interest in the WoT series, but I love the posts about the new ebook covers!)

What do I not like?
There are a fair number of posts that don't interest me, but I'm well aware that they're of great interest to others, so this is not something that bothers me at all.

I got introdused to Tor.com by way of the Wheel Of Time books. I finished all of them and went to search for more information and then stumbled to your book giveaways before launching the site. I've pretty much lived on your site since then. I do concur with what the majority of people have said i.e. love that i can reach both Ms. Galo and Ms. Messinger and the Haydens. Staff posts are always awesome, because they give us a glimpse in the inner workings and we can see for ourselves how passionate and hardworking really are the people working for Tor.

Things that you've done well : Inviting Leigh Butler for the re-read, Jo Walton's contributions ( i so envy her library ;), the re-watches and general commentary on genre shows ( BSG, LOST, Caprica,Firefly,ST and others. I especially like the anime related posts. Cowboy Bebop's re-watch is one i follow lovingly. ). Introduction to comic books, all the book reviews and the quirky yet interesting posts about the universe and related matters.

I still play the Font Or Cheese game sometimes.

Thank you for the free novels and stories and the glimpses you allow to writer's worlds. That for me is one of the most awesomest things you do, here at the site. You're responsible for giving us the opportunity to expand our awereness and i am sure,i am not the only one to be gratefull about that.

Only quibble i have is that stated by @toryx about the spacing of posts, but other than that i can't think of something bad about Tor.com.

A few people mention the feel of community that the readers have, as witnessed in the 3000+ posts on WoT and many, many other long-commented posts. I am only sorry, that i can be more a part of that. Plus i am still hoping to win a giveaway, just once. :)

Happy birthday, dear Tor.com and thanks for all the fish. May you continue to bring us all the awesomeness that you do now for a long time yet.

Happy Birthday Tor.com! I too was under the impression you were older than two. I really love the site. You all do a great job. The re-reads and re-watch and the giveaways are awesome. I do miss the Saturday morning cartoons. Bring those back. Also the bad movies reviews are very funny.

Edit: to add I love the artwork shown at the site and insight into the making of. And I am also one of those that first came to the site for the WoT re-read in fact i first became a member for the awesome preview to The gathering storm. So thanks for those previews. Keep em coming

Like Jo Walton's reviews -- wish you had more people doing independent book reviews of old and newer SFF. Especially appreciate being warned about spoilers!

Very interested in the LotR reread.

Other than reading the odd bit of fiction, that's about it. So far, the "themed" months have not been themes that appeal to me, but there's always hope.

Thanks for all your comments, everyone. I'm glad to hear that people are enjoying the Bebop re-watches; I know I've been slacking on them and I hope to be more reliable in the coming days.

Exclude the comments from the seatch results, that would help searching for stuff.

Loved and miss the free e-books every now and then.

The amount of re-reads and re-watchs seems big, but since they are so varied, it's easy to find very specific stuff to follow and nevermind what doesn't grab your attention.

Overall, great site, great to find so much content instead of the usual "curation of everybody's else news". Not that there's anything wrong with that either.

I came here for the Sandman reread, and kept coming for other reasons (obviously! Will it be continued?)

I enjoy the reviews and some of the rewatches and rereads. I have found lots of new stuff this way. (I have whole category on my "Books to Look For" list called "Recommended by Jo Walton").

I also enjoy the way you explore certain themes. I'm thinking especially of the series about post-traumatic stress disorder.

Happy Birthday!

I really love this site. I was a big fan of Science Fiction Weekly until it went in an awful direction a few years ago, but Tor has moved to fill that void. The best things about the site are the sense of community, reviews of new books, the fiction, and Jo Walton's posts. Other posts are well done, but there's something about Jo's love of our genre that hits home, especially her current posts on "Where Do I Start With That?"

Steampunk Month was a lot of fun, but none of the other themed months have apporached its intesity. Maybe that's because I'm interested in Steampunk too much.

Things I'd like to see? More reviews of new fiction; more news about SF in general; and more giveaways of recent Tor books (a few a week wouldn't hurt you, would it?). Someone also already mentioned a submissions page. That would be very nice... and in another post, someone asked for instructions on posting and user pages. An overview of the site would be helpful, not only for new users, but also for those of us that go back a few months or more. My appreciation of the site really increased when I began commenting!

What don't I like? Mostly the re-reads and re-watches. There are too many for my taste, but they do have their place. I actually read an Oz book I missed as a child because of a post here.

Exclude the comments from the seatch results, that would help searching for stuff.

Unless you are actually searching for something that was said in a comment. It does happen.

On the other hand, I wouldn't object to excluding users from the search results.

What I like most is all the content you give me. I am a newish follower of Tor and started coming here to pick up book recommendations as I was tired of my usual genres.

What I've enjoyed most so far is Jo Walton's reviews and "Where do I start with that?", the Saturday morning cartoons, the Tove Jansson tribute week, the glimpses of artists and how they create their artwork, Mari Ness' (I think) going over the Oz books (except I've never read anything but the L. Frank Baum ones), and the short stories. I'm sure there's more, but that's what comes to mind quickly.

I've picked up some great reading tips from all of you. Thanks for that!

Happy Birthday!

I have been a reader since you started it up, and have enjoyed it immensely. I check in almost every day to see what you have for us. I love the reviews by Jo Walton and others (I've easily ordered ten used books to read some of those out-of-print recommendations!). I also love the read alongs and watch-alongs. And of course my favorite thing is the original short stories (what's not to love in that?).

I truly can think of nothing to recommend but that you keep up the good work.

Thanks to all involved!

Oh: forgot to add that the art sections of all types have been fascinating (like the fellow who makes spell books for the movies, as well as all the artists you showcase). Definitely keep that up!

I'm pretty much liking what I find here, while finding things that I'm less interested in (e.g., WOT reread) to be paced well so that any one series of posts isn't overwhelming.

The one time that the pacing of post seemed off was the Apollo series last year. There were many good posts, but no chance for good discussion to develop because they came so fast! That might have been worth doing a "month" for, to properly appreciate everyone's work.

A link to the submissions e-mail might be good, as well as a link to submission guidelines. Also, what about nonfiction submissions? I've got a bit of an idea for a nonfiction post that might be interesting (involving the Smithsonian's Air & Space museum) but have no idea if anything like that would be appropriate.

I really miss the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. I don't have many geeks in my life these days, and I miss them. Srsly.

I've enjoyed the ST:TOS rewatch series, since it's my favorite of them all (cue retrogrouch comments).

Jo Walton's reviews/re-reads are good, and point me towards books I may have missed or not thought of in too long.

There sure are a lot of re-reads and re-watches. Pretty soon tor.com will slip over the event horizon and start re-reading itself. Like most people, I like Jo Walton's reviews, and I actually like that she reviews OP books, since I don't see a lot of other writing on those titles. I don't really need more opinion about Firefly just yet, or even about Julian Comstock.

Along the same lines, I have to say I don't really see the point of episode reviews of currently-airing shows, either, but I suppose that's just me. If tor.com existed solely for my benefit, its re-watches would focus on older or less visible stuff. And the Saturday morning cartoons would come back. What I come here for is all the stuff I don't see constantly repeated elsewhere on the Internet.

I've really enjoyed the "look into the process of a book cover" entires that you've done, Irene. 'Course, I may be a bit biased on that being an artist and not a writer. ;)

For a suggestion, I have always wondered if there was a reason the tor.com rss feed didn't use cuts for the entires. In particular, the re-reads of WoT are extreeeemely long to scroll through for those of us not following along.

I'm still exploring this site so please point me in the proper direction if a thread or series for something like this already exists. How about a review series or simply a listing series for writers telling their side of the story - what went wrong or what went right. I think these examples will illustrate what I mean.

The Starlost was a series not seen by many people. Those of us who did see it will attest to it not being a highpoint in television or science fiction history. Ben Bova and Harlan Ellison had been involved in the development of this series and they both felt the need to vent and explain their side of it. Harlan gave us his Phoenix Without Ashes which is his pilot story for the series but he gives us his account of what happened in his twenty page introduction to the story. Bova gave us The Starcrossed - a science fiction novelization of his side of the story.

2001: A Space Odyssey has been seen and read by many people. Arthur C. Clarke gave us his accounting of developing the story with Stanley Kubrick and his reasons for the differences between the book and movie in his The Lost Worlds of 2001.

Surely more books like these are out there.

Otherwise, I've been finding a lot to enjoy on this site. I'm looking forward to seeing whatever is to come down the line.

Like many other people, I first discovered Tor.com when I was looking for a Wheel of Time re-read. I've been here for over a year since then, and over time I've come to enjoy the site more and more. I'm now on this site every day, and I love reading the short stories, the re-reads/re-watches, book reviews, author interviews, and the alphabetical author suggestions that Jo Walton has been writing.
I can't say I'm a big fan of paranormal romance month, but to each their own. A link to submission guidelines would be nice.
Overall, great stuff- keep it up! Thanks for this wonderful site.

Happy Birthday!

I think you've been doing (and continue to do) an excellent job. Not everything is to my taste (they are easily skipped), but variety being the spice of life, there is plenty of 'good stuff' to go round & it is a good way to get introduced to something new.

My especial favourites have been (in no particular order):
- new short stories
- Kate's LotR re-read
- Jo's re-reads & recommendations (so many books, so little time)
- the vibrant insightful commenters that have accreted round here, like it's a community or something...

Get rid of the re-reads and re-watches.

Also, I don't sub Tor's RSS feed to see reviews and commentary on non-Tor media and events.

Wow, cant believe its only been 2 years?! Honestly hands down my favorite site, I am not a huge commenter, yet I visit daily, sometimes more than once,and this is the ONLY site that I can think of where I enjoy the posts as much as the article. Great vibe here, keep up the great work :)

Happy Birthday Tor, though as you already know, the cake is a lie!

I haven't been thrilled about the WoT or LotR re-reads, but now that we're embarking on a re-read of the Malazan books I'm over the moon. Looking forward to it.

Love the book reviews, Jo Walton's columns, and the fact that discussions in the comments can actually take place with your favorite authors. These are good things! (Pretty much everyone's comments above I agree with as well).

Steampunk month was great. Looking forward to more such months that are in my line of interest. All in all a great site that keeps me coming back daily. Thanks!

Oh yeah, the Saturday Morning Cartoons! I tuned in late but then made it a regular habit. I remember an Oscar nominated cartoon that I would probably never have seen anywhere else.

Thanks guys! The well-wishes are heartwarming. Seriously. It really helps give us energy in those wee-hour wrestling matches: Deadline vs. Joomla, cage match!

I'll be recording all your suggestions over the next week or so and incorporating them into the various discussions we have so, keep the crits & suggestions coming. Even thoughts about how the site works technically. The bosses are giving us the chance to make a lot of changes -- I kinda want to make them feel sorry they asked.

Ya'll are right: Jo is a rock for this site. She was among our first bloggers and has consistently been such a strong foundation for us. So, yeah: yay Jo!

And I can't believe how much Saturday Morning Cartoon love is out there. I miss them too. They will be back, I just needed a little breather

put cuts in the RSS feeds - I'm very interested in about half of the posts, but very not interested in the other half. The cuts would make it lots easier to scroll past the non-interests.

First, let me say, I love this site. It is a daily stop for me, and has survived multiple RSS purges - it is just that good.

I have enjoyed the Saturday Morning Cartoons, I have very much enjoyed the short stories that get posted here, the rereads (WoT! Yay!), the book reviews, and the steampunk month was spectacular!

I really have a hard time saying how to improve. There is a great variety of posts, which is nice. I am glad to hear that Saturday Morning Cartoons are coming back. Ah yes, the artist profiles are really cool, too.

At the end of the day, I don't follow everything (not into Oz, not into paranormal romance), but I see that as a strength. There is the odd time I have been introduced to something I wouldn't normally have looked at, but enjoyed nonetheless. The variety is a big plus.

Thank you all for your hard work in putting it all together for us!

It's only been two years?! I've not yet become as involved in the community I intend to be, but it took ten minutes of exploring to see how fantastically strong and thought provoking Tor.com is. Amazing work, all of you!

I agree with toryx @1 that some of the re-reads, etc could be spaced a bit better, but I think the enormous majority of what you do is perfect, especially pieces like Jo Walton's 'Ok, where do I start with that?'. Kudos!

Congratulations on a great site. I visit daily. No real criticisms and I do like the fact that while the emphasis is, obviously, on speculative fiction, it does occasionally take in other genres (detective and spy) and I think this could be increased a small amount, historical fiction and more on children's fiction would be nice.

The rewatch/rereads are definitely kept me coming here...as well as that King of the Endless Sky that went on for a little while. Hope to see more of those reres....um....can I do some? Digimon? No? Awww...

I love the site. If I have one peeve it would be the story postings (and how's this for looking a gift horse in the mouth?) that can't be downloaded to my ebook reader, only read on-line.

I do all my reading on my iPhone (ePub format), so stories I can't download and read offline are suboptimal.

OTOH, the fact that you post free stories at all is awesome!

Not everything on Tor.com is for me, and I like that. There's such a huge variety of stuff to choose from, which is why the site is so valuable, and why I stop by at least once a day.

By far, my favourite feature is Jo Walton's re-reads, and my only suggestion for a new feature would be something similar, but more directed: someone (or--probably more doable--a group of someones) to re-read through a list "classics" (however broadly or narrowly defined) of the genre.

Blatantfool :

To address this issue up front:

All the original stories -- the ones we feature in what we call the "magazine bar" at the top of the home page -- have downloadable files. (Assuming we didn't screw up a deadline, which...err..*kicks dirt*...does happen from time to time. )

But unfortunately, when we publish previously printed stories in the blog stream we cannot offer downlaodable files because of rights issues. A few people have been asking the same question -- we realize we need to be clearer about labeling re-prints as such. We’ll start doing that right away. In fact, it will be interesting to know (and share) the original publication source and date.

Which is to say: while we can;t solve the problem 100%, I;m glad it's an issue we can deal with, to the best of our ability, right away.

Keep them crits coming.

Submission Guidelines:
I know someone asked in a different thread but, submission guidelines are now permanently linked at the footer of the page.

Appreciative of the site, and the themed months have really widened my horizons.
One request, is that the "recent post" list be able to expand to list everything from at least the past 24 hrs. Occasionally a whole bunch of posts go up at the same time, and clicking through the functional-but-three-step archive is a bit annoying.

Thanks, mityorkie. I'll see what we can do on the front-page. And as for the Archive -- perhaps we can change it to line-list the full month and then wrap up the previous months behind the second click.

Can't keep up! There is simply too much that's great. Tell you what would be really useful: being able to subscribe to an RSS for selected bloggers rather than the whole lot. You could still do a newsletter fortnightly or monthly to draw me in to other people's stuff, but I would like to be able to follow just Jo Walton and some others - at the moment, having to ferret through so many posts means I miss some of those I would be most interested in. For instance I'm never going to look at book covers when I'm busy, though it can be interesting when I have five minutes to spare, and I'm sure each reader has preferences like that.

I absolutely love the stories showcased and have discovered new writers through them.

Love Jo Walton's stuff, first and foremost.

Other things I read routinely are the Oz reread and the Star Trek rewatch.

Otherwise, I think you have a nice mix. I like some things and don't like others, but that's as it should be, and I bet there are other readers who like the parts I don't. I am, for example, not into graphic novels and not much into TV/movies, but I sometimes browse those pieces anyway and learn something. I like the feel of the theme months even when I'm not into that particular theme.

You are one of a half dozen sites I had to put on my Leeechblock at work.

Keep up the good work.

I love the short stories! It would help me (for the authors I'm not already familiar with) if at the end of each there was a "if you liked this, these other books are set in the same world..."

Thanks!

WOT Re-Reads
Leigh Butler, you are hilarious. And I enjoy your spot-on insights about each of the beloved WOT characters.

Site Features and Wish List
I visit every day. Love the fact that the short stories are available to listen to. I can't always stop and read what I'd like to, so I use the accessibility services on my Mac and have the other posts on Tor read out loud to me.

I'm behind on the WOT re-read, so I've been listening to 2-3 of Leigh Butler's posts every day. If you guys could add Listen buttons to all the re-reads, I'd be there!

Also, can someone please get a license to do the new WOT e-book covers as full-sized posters? I want to plaster them all over my cube.

I love the comments on Tor.com. This is the only site where I actually pause to read them. On most other sites, the comments sections are a little like tiny mutant arms growing out of one side - a little weird or awkward, does not belong there, and eventually ignored and dismissed.

Things to work on: Make individual RSS feeds for the topics each person loves. For example, I know there is an index for all things WOT/Firefly/LotR/etc. Put an individual RSS feed on those pages.

Side notes
The PDF giveaways for newly released Tor books was brilliant. I read The Buried Pyramid a few months ago (yes I know, that one came out 2 years ago) and bought myself the printed version recently.

Keep up the good work!

Thank you, Tor.com, for helping to revive my interest in SF. After 35-odd years of reading science fiction and fantasy I had grown weary of both genres; then along came Tor.com and I started to meet new favorite authors, to explore unfamiliar territories in TV, comics and film. I read/watch less voraciously these days; Tor.com often guides me towards fiction that's worth the investment of time.

My RSS reader regularly tops 1000 new entries per day, so I find the Tor.com email newsletter is more effective at bringing me to the web site. It's the only advertorial newsletter I actually read :-)

Like everyone else on here, I love Jo Walton's content. And I enjoy the Star Trek and Oz re-watch/reads. These are for similar reasons: Jo and the Trek/Oz people both give a summary, and then *analyze* it. Some others of the rewatches do "this is what happened and this is how I felt about it", which isn't valuable to me, because "how you felt about it" only matters to your friends. I like how Jo et al say "this is what I think they were trying for and if I think they made it" or "this is where this work fits in its time" or "this is how well or poorly this work fits with the rest of the series for these reasons" or something else external and time-consuming to do and great.

I love the way Tordot focuses on the works, not the fans. Anyone can read a thing or watch a thing or absorb a bit of art, but not everyone can go to a con or be friends with the people who do. (Though I do appreciate the posts about authors who are having troubled times in their lives!) As a part of this, I love the way that there are at least three solid advocates for equality here. When some sexist or priviledged BS pops up, it's almost sure that at least one person who the site has given credibility to will pop up to back up the commentors who notice. I hope you do what you can not to lose these people, because they make the site worth pouring time into. The moderation here is good, and that's damned hard to manage. Well done.

The one thing I'd ask for is a skin for the site where the content column was about twice as wide. It's kind of painful for me to read lines that are 8-10 words long, and it makes it hard to really get into things here.

Also, it's a little hard to tell one person from the next here. I don't know if it would be possible to fix that, but perhaps something more forum-y in the comments section, where people's names and icons would show up on the left of their comment with maybe a 7-word catchphrase/sig? Or something else to help people catch in the memory.

Other content it might be nice to see:

-physical art: could you get Adam Savage to do some posts about making replicas of sci-fi movie props? He does great talks about that. Or there are bound to be other people in the movie prop/set design business who could say great stuff about how all that works.

-crowd-sourced giveaways: this is kind of blue sky, but I do like the giveaways, and I wonder if that could be increased by providing a place for tordot commentors to swap stuff?

Love the LOTR re-read. But I came here initially for the Sandman re-read. Are you ever going to provide an explanation as to why it was dry-docked so immediately? Better yet, re-start it, with a more reliable and considerate bloghost.

I enjoy the mosaic of content and voices in the posts. Great fun to read! Enough to keep me hooked and reading (and re-watching too).

One wish would be to have Wil Wheaton as a guest - perhaps as a re-watch for ST-TNG? He's got some great stuff going on with his Memories of the Future...

Happy 2nd!

i'm another person who's loving jo walton's and mari ness' rereads. reading through the above gives me some ideas about other posts that i'll be seeking out, though!

one suggestion--maybe there's a way to do this and i'm just not a frequent enough visitor to have figured it out, but i would love a way to indicate that i would like to be notified when additional comments are made to a post that i'm trying to keep track of.

keep up the good work and happy birthday!

Did I miss a memo? I've been catching up on the Geek's Guide podcast, but it seems to have fallen though some sort of portal. I certainly hope more episodes will be forthcoming!