Hi everyone,
After a number of complaints about random comments being left, we went with the flow and have been enforcing signup to our site before people can comment or vote on stories. This has had quite an impact though on the number of comments and votes.
I have always wanted the site open to all to encourage feedback and voting, but perhaps there's a case for keeping the story voting open, but restricting comments to members only, so that an author has a chance to contact the person making the comment if they so desire.
Please can you let me know your views on what you think is the best way forward.
Many thanks,
~ Lush ~
If you want true thoughts, I say no.
Example: I don't like this story, if I post a bad comment you may dislike me.
So, I would tell you the truth as I see it, so you only get good comments.
With no tag, you will get more truth - good and bad comments.
As writers, you need to except the bad with the good, even if you don't knoiw who it is.
And does knowing who it is make a differance? - Why?
I am no a writer, so I can't know how you feel when there is bad comment.
But I do run a business and bad remarks happen. Some I blow off.
Most I deal with. Like you, I want the best product I can.
My thoughts
Bat
I am with Bat, let anyone leave comments and vote. It doesn't matter to me if people leave good or bad comments. I write for the simple pleasure of writing.
You 2 write, I thought you both just looked good for us?
Along with a few others.
Bat
Thanks for the feedback so far. I'll let this run until the end of the week and make a decision then.
While you're sitting there waiting, would you mind un-crossing your legs?
Bat
Any comments? Anyone ?
I think a lot of it has to do with the reader's time. They can do a quick vote for poor, good, average, very good, excellent, all with just one click. If they have more time and want to tell the writer confidentially, they can PM them like Tech said, or leave a comment. No fuss.
bump. let's keep this one top of the pile until it's resolved.
Flirt - yes
Terrrible - no.
Full of it - ALWAYS.
But what a place to have fun and open up.
Thanks for the good times.
Batman
I voted for "No - don't enforce signup for either"
Easier it is to comment the more we get.
I voted no. The more comments I get, the easier it is for me to keep improving my writing. I think the anonymous aspect makes it more likely that someone will go to the effort to leave feedback.
I wish more people would leave comments - they mean more to me than the voting does.
thanks lush - sorry i posted in wrong place
UK Born Pakistani Sex Stories Author. Writes about Reluctance/Manipulation.
No probs FD, thanks for reminding me to bring it up again. It was on my to-do list.
"Feedback"
Who else, opps I mean what else is on your 'To Do List' ?
Bat
I have noticed that there are 10 for and 5 against, but most seems to post no sign-up in the comments.
Strange?
Bat
I've got over 500. Got a file 2 years back.
Just found them. I'll post them as I need and use or not.
And I agree, you writers have a problem with 'fly-by' posters.
It's to bad. There are some good stories and some not.
But that is a mater of opinion to each reader.
Keep writing people. Us non-writers enjoy your work.
Batman.
With that said if someone is going to be upset with me over a comment that I felt was warranted then I really don't think I would need to be friends with them anyways.
