Another Thread Bitching About Trolls

[JamesSD]

I can understand the pain of getting a 1-bomb when a poem only has 10 votes. I've had stories that only garnered 20 votes in the first week, and a single 1 bomb hits those pretty hard. The stories that happen to collect more than 50 or 100 votes are much less effected mathematically by 1 bombs (although more so the higher the score is on them)

I'm not a poetry reader nor writer myself, but I can certainly say "boo trolls!"

 

[impressive]

There's not necessarily a "point" to ranting about trolls, but it makes me feel better to get it off my chest.

Understood. Now, can we talk more about your chest? Happy to help there, y'know?

 

[The_Darkness]

Understood. Now, can we talk more about your chest? Happy to help there, y'know?

Oooh! oooh! Me too!

 

[AppleBiter]

Understood. Now, can we talk more about your chest? Happy to help there, y'know?

Oooh! oooh! Me too!

Wow! I didn't know my chest had such a fan club! My nipples are blushing!

 

[The_Darkness]

Wow! I didn't know my chest had such a fan club! My nipples are blushing!

Imp, we must be gifted.

 

[CharleyH]

Thanks, Scarlett & Sophie. It's just nice to vent and have some support.

Scarlett, I didn't know about this controversy . . . makes you wonder if some jerk just hates poetry or gets off on pissing off everyone with something beautiful to say.

What is to complain about really? Support to protect from a dork? I think my worm takes the cake, though I deleted all of his posts from every story and poem, except for this beauty, which I do take pride in :

Dull and unimaginative
11/26/04 By: Anonymous
I am not a writer,nor am I an English major. I came to this site because I enjoy reading good erotic stories that transport me to another place for awhile.

I read your story and was quite bored from the very start. I decided to read a little more, but realized that what I was reading was at best ordinary.

I detest people that write dull and boring erotica. Man do something with your life, or make up something before you sit in front of your keyboard!!!!!!

Your writing skills are good, but you failed to inspire any desire or even the slightest interest to continue reading the crap you write.

You think you are something, but this night I swear to you by the almighty power of God that your story is pure rubbish. I do solemly swear by all that is sacred in the world that I hold this to be true.

What makes your writing incredibly ordinary is that it fails to do nothing. And even nothing is the wrong word to to use. Nothing suggest no thing, and suggesting that there is no thing would be as saying that there is some thing. Your story did not make me feel a thing. As in no existence, and this is how I rate the stories I read.

Make your readers feel some "thing". You are nearly nothing.

Give it up you ugly nerd!!!! You probably fantasize about a big dick raping your dry cunt, cause whoever fucks a nerd like you is a weak fagget.



There you have it. LOL - shall I give him to y'all? LOL Try never to complain about an ass (its hard - probably - but I know. In the end they provide much humour. Which is partly why I relish it and keep it.

 

[impressive]

Give it up you ugly nerd!!!! You probably fantasize about a big dick raping your dry cunt, cause whoever fucks a nerd like you is a weak fagget.

Coffee spew!

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Coffee spew!

I thought what I wrote was rather fitting....oops.

 

[CharleyH]

Coffee spew!

It's mispelled, (not to mention )but a beautiful framing moment.

Abs:

 

[Guest]

Dull and unimaginative
11/26/04 By: Anonymous

. . . What makes your writing incredibly ordinary is that it fails to do nothing.
And even nothing is the wrong word to to use.
Nothing suggest no thing, and suggesting that there is no thing would be as saying that there is some thing.
Your story did not make me feel a thing.
As in no existence, and this is how I rate the stories I read. . .

His circular logic is - dizzying.

 

[AppleBiter]

What is to complain about really? Support to protect from a dork?

Support is not protection, Charley, it's just other people saying, "Yeah, I've been there, it sucks." Makes some people feel better.

There you have it. LOL - shall I give him to y'all? LOL Try never to complain about an ass (its hard - probably - but I know. In the end they provide much humour. Which is partly why I relish it and keep it.

If he or she had left an inane comment, I'm sure it would've been funny and something to laugh at. Alas, they simply dropped their bomb on my poetry and left. In theory, you shouldn't complain about anything. In reality, sometimes it's good to let off steam.

 

[CharleyH]

Support is not protection, Charley, it's just other people saying, "Yeah, I've been there, it sucks." Makes some people feel better.

Should people not feel better on their own? :|

If he or she had left an inane comment, I'm sure it would've been funny and something to laugh at. Alas, they simply dropped their bomb on my poetry and left. In theory, you shouldn't complain about anything. In reality, sometimes it's good to let off steam.

Not even you can raise me . As I said on the poetry board with much more humour in a satire/ parody poll. Shall we also erase all our good anonymous comments? Because if you are against anon? You are against all anonymous's. Take it with pride. A one bomb is not a complaint. It is a - form submission sweep - to Laurel. In theory we can leave a 1 all we want. In reality - is this a BIG deal? It is laughable.

PS: it is the 2's and 3's with no comment that SUCK.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

My opinion is that trolls - particularly the poetry-dwelling kind - are a natural and necessary part of our ecosystem. You can't shake them off, so you might as well relax.

I say they're a natural and necessary part of our ecosystem because, in a way, they provide some sort of balance to an otherwise over-inflated rating system. There are so few votes for poetry, that one of the most important factors of how well your poem rates is how many fluffers you have (not you you - just in general ). A score of 3 would usually and rationally be the average rating of an average poem, but in reality, you practically expect any poem, no matter how mediocre, to reach 4.5. The troll serves an often unknowing purpose of restoring some of that balance - because they affect everyone - and deflating the author's ego, something most desperately need in order to keep improving.

 

[CharleyH]

Trolls like me

read it and poll or weep

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Love the troll. The troll is your friend.

 

[Extreme Bohunk]

I noticed (in the toplists) that when a bunch of 'regulars' drop, usually all at once,
that others (usually by the same author) shoot up in the rankings.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

others shoot up in the rankings

For a few hours, until they're hit by another troll, and thus balance is restored to the ecosystem.

 

[Extreme Bohunk]

For a few hours, until they're hit by another troll, and thus balance is restored to the ecosystem.

hee hee

 

[wishfulthinking]

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet."

That's quite disturbing. Could we settle for bitch slap?

for Apple

 

[sophia jane]

Gonna vent a second time about this. A couple of days ago, one of my poems got one bombed. The vote was removed last night. And they've already one bombed it again. The fuckers. It's not on the top list. It's not a new poem. So why? What's the point? Besides to piss me off.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Gonna vent a second time about this. A couple of days ago, one of my poems got one bombed. The vote was removed last night. And they've already one bombed it again. The fuckers. It's not on the top list. It's not a new poem. So why? What's the point? Besides to piss me off.

I truly don't understand these people- except that, of course the Internet is a non-rational place.

Is there a faq about the ratings? I don't know what to expect... My stories each began with a 5, and two votes- I guess that's Laurel and her partner? And they are gathering votes slowly, I guess, and a couple are at around 3.60, and some are maybe 4.50 or more or less.
I would never expect some of my stories to hit big because they are written weird, to see if I could make the form work... And when someone hits me with a zero on one of those, I'm not so surprised.

BUt after reading what you have to say, the feedback statements don't even phase me either!

 

[Guest]

I truly don't understand these people- except that, of course the Internet is a non-rational place.

Is there a faq about the ratings? I don't know what to expect... My stories each began with a 5, and two votes- I guess that's Laurel and her partner? And they are gathering votes slowly, I guess, and a couple are at around 3.60, and some are maybe 4.50 or more or less.
I would never expect some of my stories to hit big because they are written weird, to see if I could make the form work... And when someone hits me with a zero on one of those, I'm not so surprised.

BUt after reading what you have to say, the feedback statements don't even phase me either!

Your story should start with several reads from the editor's reads but zero votes. Laurel and Manu don't vote (unless they give it an E for editor's choice.)

Usually the first votes are higher. Once you reach 10 votes and your H is displayed with a 4.5 ranking others will notice. You'll receive more votes, good and bad.

It's normal for a high-ranking story to take a hit and drop in rankings for awhile. But eventually, the quality stories will usually lift to the top. Eventually.

 

[oggbashan]

... But eventually, the quality stories will usually lift to the top. Eventually.

I printed off my list of submissions last night and compared it with a list printed 10 months ago.

Many of my stories have increased their ratings by one or two points over that time. Some haven't moved at all because there have been NO votes added.

Eventually might take some of my stories a long time. An increase from 3.50 to 3.52 over 10 months - it might reach H status in 50 years.


Og

 

[Guest]

I printed off my list of submissions last night and compared it with a list printed 10 months ago.

Many of my stories have increased their ratings by one or two points over that time. Some haven't moved at all because there have been NO votes added.

Eventually might take some of my stories a long time. An increase from 3.50 to 3.52 over 10 months - it might reach H status in 50 years.


Og

OK, so I'm being naively optimistic!




(Go with me on this, Og!)

 

[Stella_Omega]

I printed off my list of submissions last night and compared it with a list printed 10 months ago.

Many of my stories have increased their ratings by one or two points over that time. Some haven't moved at all because there have been NO votes added.

Eventually might take some of my stories a long time. An increase from 3.50 to 3.52 over 10 months - it might reach H status in 50 years.


Og

What's "H" status?
me dummy newbie ask lots questions!