Change Log

Update 2.3

General Notes
  • College essays and essays from non-English class essays will no longer be accepted!
  • A settings page has been added
  • Users have the option to export the essays they have submitted or edited
  • Requests can now be submitted anonymously (Instructions are in the submit request page)
Strikes
  • Writing Center directors can assign strikes to all accounts
  • Users will be notified of any new strikes by email
  • Accounts with three or more strikes will be suspended
  • Users with strikes will have a special tab in the settings page
Editor-Specific Changes
  • The settings page holds a form for ARISTA and Stuyvesant Red Cross
  • Essays edited in previous terms have been moved to the Archive tab
  • You can still request feedback (as long as the mentee has not graduated), but will not recieve hours
  • The report button now has the option of providing different reasons
  • All editors will be notified when there is an essay that is due in the next 24 hours
Note to Alumni
  • Alumni accounts have been archived and will no longer be able to submit or edit essays
  • Archives and statistics remain viewable from editor accounts, but will not appear on the leaderboard
  • Previously submitted essays will remain in the mentee dashboard
  • You can no longer perform any actions on these essays (e.g. Provide Feedback or Follow Up)
Bug Fixes / Minor Changes
  • Due dates and the in-person option are now properly displayed when editing requests

Update 2.2

General Notes
  • Mobile support and favicon have been added for all web pages
  • Email sending speeds (and page load time) have been decreased
  • Account details can be saved between sessions
  • Request completion form has been updated
Note to Editors
  • On mobile, swipe or click on the circles to swap between requests

Update 2.1

General Notes
  • Login and sign up buttons have been moved to the upper right
  • A password reset functionality has been added to the login page
  • Mentees are now notified when an editor unselects their request
  • Account creation now requires password confirmation
Editor-Specific Changes
  • All editors can access the mentee dashboard from their account to submit their own requests
  • Should editors have both a mentee and editor account from before the update, the login credentials have been taken from the editor account
  • Editors should be able to view feedback mentees provide about their edits on the editor dashboard (From after Update 2.1)
Bug Fixes / Minor Changes
  • There should be no discrepencies with time zones
    (All issues from before the update will be preserved.)
  • The course catalog should be up to date