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AP, good idea. A couple of drops of garlic juice on the tip, too?
Well, folklore says they die in daylight, so perhaps a bit of photoflash powder too? Wouldn't do to miss a trick.
Do you two have any idea how long I've been carrying those trolls around? They are harder to get rid of than plot bunnies.
I am a threat to nobody. Two of mine got bombed and lost their hot status. Oh well...
Most likely won't matter. It's always the final sweep that truly erases the garbage. By the time that one comes around, most of the bad actors have outed themselves, and the type of garbage they're dropping on your doorstep won't matter when the Hoover makes the final round to pick it up.
I am a threat to nobody. Two of mine got bombed and lost their hot status. Oh well...
That happened to me too! It went from 4.5 after the sweep yesterday to 3.8 today. I came over to ask what happened and saw this. My story isn't a threat to anyone in the competition so I think maybe someone just really, really hates it!
I've been reading my way through some of the other contest submissions and discovered some really amazing writers and wonderful stories. I'm definitely no competition for those!
I'm definitely no competition for those!
Yes, you are. Congratulations on your first story!
No, it's more that you're new and there's trolls that like to find new writers and one star bomb their stories so they pick on new authors. It's a kind of generic hobby for them - just ignore them. It's unfortunate, it happens to us all, and it's a pain but there's nothing we can do about it and the site will do nothing.
Look at it as a psychological toughening process. Survive LIT trolls and if you publish, comments on Amazon will be so lightweight compared to the hazing your get here that you'll laugh.
Yes, you are. Congratulations on your first story!
It has nothing to do with whether you are competitive or not. The idiot trolls think they can drive off new authors by bombing them. They don't realize that they are doing just the opposite. Piss an author off and he or she writes more and better stories.
The ones that come to the AH learn quickly from the ones who have been around. I hate to think how the writers who never make it here fair.
In a lot of cases, the bombing has nothing to do with dropping the scores. It is the oldest game on Lit instead. Make people think the system is broken and the contests are rigged. This has been going on since the days of scouries and his best author on Lit claims. The only problem is that he never won a contest or any awards on Lit at all. He may not be around or he may still be around but someone is trying the same things he did way back when. The only thing missing is the colorful oversized fonts and egotistical posts.
Think of it as terrorist attacks.
The ones that come to the AH learn quickly from the ones who have been around. I hate to think how the writers who never make it here fair.
Now, if they can just take out anything below a five in those sweeps, I'd be most appreciative.
I sometimes ponder that, too. We can be a cantankerous bunch of opinionated ass hats here on AH, but generally speaking we're kind and helpful for newbs, and battle for the common good of writers against the clowns and numb-nuts of the Lit sewers. I can see why someone battling alone might lose heart and stop writing.
It has nothing to do with whether you are competitive or not. The idiot trolls think they can drive off new authors by bombing them. They don't realize that they are doing just the opposite. Piss an author off and he or she writes more and better stories.
The ones that come to the AH learn quickly from the ones who have been around. I hate to think how the writers who never make it here fair.
In a lot of cases, the bombing has nothing to do with dropping the scores. It is the oldest game on Lit instead. Make people think the system is broken and the contests are rigged. This has been going on since the days of scouries and his best author on Lit claims. The only problem is that he never won a contest or any awards on Lit at all. He may not be around or he may still be around but someone is trying the same things he did way back when. The only thing missing is the colorful oversized fonts and egotistical posts.
Think of it as terrorist attacks.
You might be surprised at what does come out during sweeps including 5's.
I've seen a contest story lose almost 500 votes and 99% of them were fives. At the time, the strategy was to vote a certain persons story up but also vote two or three others that had nothing to do with it to show that everyone was cheating. The person doing it was trying to cover up that he was the only one losing very large numbers of 5's during the sweeps. It didn't work believe me but it was fun to watch.
Must be that troll repellent. Where did you buy it? I wants it. I wants it.
Troll repellant? Ha! If I had troll repellent my ex-wife’s attorney would be doomed.
Maybe this would do it?
Probably, but your 20mm solution is more satisfying in the long run, Chloe. There's something viscerally charming about helping A-hole joining the Pink Mist Society.
No, my bad. Not socially acceptable anymore. Sorry.
^^^^^ This.