Quote by Callisto
you've been blocked.
I was going to suggest this one. And, as she says, all members can block other members.
Quote by ChuckEPoo
Recently I scored a story a four (and that was generous). The author wrote me and said if I was going to low score then to not read her work. When does a four become a low score? I get them and thank the reader for their time.
I've been writing for three years and don't expect perfection. Quite the opposite. I'm always grateful for those that offer suggestions.
Quote by NymphWriter
Wow... talk about some serious thin skin. That whiny author needs to take their work to another site and then he/she will be grateful for a 4 (I won't mention any names, but there is a site with low standards and way too many trolls that many of us post on as well.)
Did you write the whiner back and tell them why you gave them a generous 4? I sure as hell would have. I might have even gone back and lowered my score to a 3.
A 4 is not a low score... a 1 or 2 is. And if a reader feels one of my stories is worthy of such a score... then please PM me and tell me why. That's all I ask. Your feedback might make a difference.
Quote by Adagio
I think anything worthy of being approved, is worthy at least a four.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Quote by Burquette
I figured out that most people use it as a "Thumbs up/Thumbs down" vote.
Don't believe everything that you read.
Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know
I'd prefer a thumbs up/down system. Much simpler and it would avoid this low score drama. Personally, I don't care as much about scoring as I do about receiving comments. If someone takes time to write, at least they were moved enough by the story to want to respond to it. I appreciate that.
Quote by SydneySider
I would not give a thumbs up to a story that I only thought was worthy of a 2.5 or a little more.
Don't believe everything that you read.
Quote by Guest
I'm surprised that people are unwilling to vote less than a 4. It's nothing personal to get a low vote. If 4 and 5 are the only options, than people are just going to mentally readjust their standards anyway. As Yatzhee said, "But the cruellest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." If a story is poor, I say so. If it's excellent, I say so. If someone gets all 5s because no one wants to hurt their feelings, what's the motivation to write an excellent story that deserves all 5s? You'll never know the difference either way. People need to be pushed out of their comfort zone if they're going to improve.
Remember to check out a few of my stories. You can find them here.
https://www.lushstories.com/profile/Jimwillhavefun/stories
For those who like a change and prefer something a little more PG, check out my stories on Storiespace.
https://www.storiesspace.com/profile/Jimwillhavefun/stories
Quote by GrayGhost
Granted no one on LUSH is getting the Pulitzer Prize for literature.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Quote by Verbal
My last story got 2 4s in the first 6 votes. Yeah, I was a little bummed, to be honest, and neither scorer left a comment. But it's a weird story, and probably overly dependent on dialogue. I rarely get perfect 5s on a story anyway. You put your stuff out there, you gotta have the balls to take what you get.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.