Quote by dpw
I've just received my first score of one, lol.
Apparently an author took umbrage to me giving a score of three for their new story, so I get a one in retaliation.
There were some grammatical errors and mistaken use of words. The sex was unrealistic and overall, treated the reader like a juvenile, with explanation after explanation.
I thought this sort of behaviour might happen in High School, but not here. We are all meant to be adults, aren't we?
I was wondering if this is a regular occurrance or a one off?
Do people expect every score to be a five?
Should I stop scoring on stories that I feel don't deserve a five?
Derek,
As I wrote you earlier, I think retaliation for a low is always unjustified. The fact it came from someone that I truly care about makes it even worse. I am caught between the preverbal rock and a hard place. I am not defending her actions or that of her fans but I think what you did not mention was that the mod that approved the story gave her An RR and all other scores were 5s. That and the fact that you scored her a random 3 with no comment or explanation made it seem like a internet slammer. (I call them internet trolls). I received a three with explanation once and wrote back thanking them for their feed back. Because of that input I edited my story. It is indefensible to low score any one in retaliation. When I see that happen to well written authors like Milik or Ashleigh or you, it makes me upset.
One of the things I appreciate about this community of writers is the feed back from accomplished authors. I am fairly new to fiction writing, although I am published in the technical field. So my deepest apologies for your being slammed. I would suggest a comment with a score might soften the blow.
Chuck