Dem Hate Comments Tho

[davion2308]

I tried a few quick stories in the "Loving Wives" section. Those of you who have written there are probably nodding and smiling because you know what I'm going to say next. It's a rough neighborhood and I stand amazed at all the people who decide a story is bad because a wife cheats on her husband. Never mind story tags like "Cheating Wife" to guide you away from stories you may not enjoy. "He's a wimpy cuckold and I hate this story!" someone writes while reading a story with tags like "Cuckold" and "Wimpy husband," etc.

I decided something though. Bear with me and tell me if it's stupid or okay.

I love when they say, "I'll never get that time back I spent reading your stupid story and your stupid words."

I feel like I own a part of their time, or their soul, and I'm responsible for the clicking and typing they did. It is not a compliment, no, but somehow it feels just fine that someone votes a 1 and comments in anger. I impacted your life, sir or ma'am. I made you feel something and now I have a little part of you.

Good for me.

Am I reaching or has anyone else thought this too?

 

[NotWise]

Good for me.

Am I reaching or has anyone else thought this too?

I've heard several LW writers say the same. I think that may distinguish LW writers from others.

 

[PuckIt]

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I love when they say, "I'll never get that time back I spent reading your stupid story and your stupid words."

I feel like I own a part of their time, or their soul, and I'm responsible for the clicking and typing they did. It is not a compliment, no, but somehow it feels just fine that someone votes a 1 and comments in anger. I impacted your life, sir or ma'am. I made you feel something and now I have a little part of you.

Good for me.

Am I reaching or has anyone else thought this too?

^^This! So much this! This is what writing, or any art really, is about.

Okay, so I don't write to Loving Wives (although I have an idea percolating...)


However, one of the common (good-natured) complaints for what I have written under this handle is they are so incredibly long and I categorically refuse to try writing chaptered serials again and "I didn't get a damn thing done because I couldn't stop reading!"


I swear if there a compliment more likely to make my heart swell like the Grinch's, I haven't heard it yet.

So, nope Davion2308, I, personally, don't feel like that is a reach at all. You created a piece of art that provoked a reaction.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

But if they hate those kinds of stories, I know they never read them. They 1-bomb them and leave a nasty comment.

I've written BTB - burn the bitch stories and put tags of wife sharing on them and even the guys who love the BTB stories put nasty comment on them.

 

[SimonDoom]

I've only written one story for LW, and it was a spoof of a BTB story that ended up being a cuckold story, so, as you can imagine, it got lots of hate. I wasn't fully aware at the time just how strongly the anti-cuckold LW contingent felt, but I found out. I actually thought, foolishly, the story would be well-received as a spoof, but it's by far my lowest rated story.

I don't get pleasure from riling people, even the crazy LW contingent. My strategy for now is to steer clear of that category and publish hot wife-type stories in other categories.

 

[Kantarii]

I've only written one story for LW, and it was a spoof of a BTB story that ended up being a cuckold story, so, as you can imagine, it got lots of hate. I wasn't fully aware at the time just how strongly the anti-cuckold LW contingent felt, but I found out. I actually thought, foolishly, the story would be well-received as a spoof, but it's by far my lowest rated story.

I don't get pleasure from riling people, even the crazy LW contingent. My strategy for now is to steer clear of that category and publish hot wife-type stories in other categories.

I remember reading your story - something about a private investigator and a cheating wife. I thought it was pretty well writtendefinitely deserves a better rating than it got in my opinionKant

 

[TriadWriter]

I'll never post in the LW section, no point.

But on the matter of properly tagging, or placing warnings in your story. I do find it funny when people read one of mine, that has a content warning right at the top of the page, and then turn around, read it, and then complain about that content.

Of course, I don't allow anonymous comments, so if someone wants to be a douche, they have to have their name on it for the world to see. That alone probably cuts down the vast majority of blind hate I would be getting, for whatever reason.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Of course, I don't allow anonymous comments, so if someone wants to be a douche, they have to have their name on it for the world to see. That alone probably cuts down the vast majority of blind hate I would be getting, for whatever reason.

My most powerful comments have been from anons, which is why I'd never turn them off. My douche (delete) ratio is maybe one inane comment in twenty (so house-keeping is easy). I'd say 50% of my sensible feedback is anon.

 

[blozo]

Patience

My first story ever was in LW. Around noon the day it was posted it had a 2.4 rating and the comments were absolutely vicious.
Over 50,000 views later, it's up to 4.10 and nobody has commented on it in quite a while.
There's a small cadre of people whose mission in life is to police LW and downvote everything that does not conform to their narrow world view.
They leave their pithy little rude comments and move on to the next victim.
It's no reflection on you.

 

[ausfet]

I've had the same thought. I write long stories. Most are 5+ pages long. Some are multi chapter. And still people will read through to give detailed comments on everything that's wrong with it (in their minds). It's not even as though they're just skimming for details; some of the comments show they've paid careful attention to it.

 

[TANSTAAFL58]

Ok, but let me get this straight. The category is clearly defined as being about various degrees of infidelity on the part of the female partner.

Some people's reaction ranges between uninterested and violently horrified by this topic. I'm not crazy about it myself, SO I NEITHER READ IT NOR MAKE NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT IT.

That seems to be in the full spirit of freedom of expression.

Is that concept hard to grasp for others? I mean live and let live eh?

 

[SimonDoom]

I remember reading your story - something about a private investigator and a cheating wife. I thought it was pretty well writtendefinitely deserves a better rating than it got in my opinionKant

Thanks! That's nice of you to say. In retrospect, I'm not at all surprised by the score and think I should have anticipated it. It's crept up slowly in the year and a half since it was published but it's never going to sniff 4.0.

 

[SimonDoom]

Of course, I don't allow anonymous comments, so if someone wants to be a douche, they have to have their name on it for the world to see. That alone probably cuts down the vast majority of blind hate I would be getting, for whatever reason.

I agree with EB that you're missing out if you don't allow anonymous comments. You may get some stinkers but the good ones outweigh the bad, and you can always delete the bad ones.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I agree with EB that you're missing out if you don't allow anonymous comments. You may get some stinkers but the good ones outweigh the bad, and you can always delete the bad ones.

Yes, when you get a comment like this it shifts one's perspective on the power of writing:

Gorgeous
by Anonymous user on 03/11/2016
I am a wheelchair user. You have a great sense of what it means. She is beautifully seen, strong and vulnerable. I have never thought to include my disability in my writing, but you inspire me to. I will write and post. Thank you.

(This in response to my story, Rope and Veil - a story that could have gone horribly wrong, but fortunately, didn't. It's my inadvertent tense shift story, Simon; I never fixed it).

 

[Kantarii]

Thanks! That's nice of you to say. In retrospect, I'm not at all surprised by the score and think I should have anticipated it. It's crept up slowly in the year and a half since it was published but it's never going to sniff 4.0.

I’ll go help it move along - forward that is

 

[MelissaBaby]

Yes, when you get a comment like this it shifts one's perspective on the power of writing:

(This in response to my story, Rope and Veil - a story that could have gone horribly wrong, but fortunately, didn't. It's my inadvertent tense shift story, Simon; I never fixed it).

I received this one yesterday. Comments like this wipe out any amount of negativity.

And I think I know what is coming next
by Anonymous user on 14 hours ago

And I can hardly wait, this whole story has made me giddy like a kid on Christmas morning. Keep it up and stay true to yourself!