I Don't Like Comments

[CMatthews]

Most people just read a story, then go on to the next one.

Then, there are a few that post a good comment, or a bad one.

I take the bad comments to heart and start crying, so I delete them.

Then, to be fair, I delete the good ones.

Now, I have no comments, and I am content.

Carolyn

 

[sr71plt]

You could save yourself the self-imposed grief and just turn them off.

 

[oggbashan]

After three adverse comments on a very old story from one single anonymous in one day, I've turned off PCs on that story only.

Anonymous doesn't like femdom fiction.

Og

 

[CMatthews]

You could save yourself the self-imposed grief and just turn them off.

I cannot do that, I want to win the 1971 Ford Pinto that a viewer offered me so I can be slammed in the rear end...

 

[timmywells]

Like sr71plt suggested, turning off comments is an easy fix. I suppose also eliminating the voting option would really leave the haters fuming as well.

I love comments. Even the negative ones mean that somebody took the time to make a remark about the story, so they were moved in one way or another. I've never taken any of them off either, although there were a couple that made me cringe. I've got a place to vent here, so I think it's only fair to let the readers have it too.

 

[oggbashan]

Until today, the only ones I'd removed were generally offensive to anyone, not just hatred of the story or me as the author.

Why people leave vicious comments when they obviously don't like the category the story is in, I have no idea.

Og

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Unfavorable comments toughen you or provide excellent guidance if the comment is correct. Maybe the story really does suck; maybe your ego needs deflating. Maybe the critic is full of shit.

I'm reminded of what John Huston said about a film he directed: He said it sucked. I thought the film was marvelous till I read the book. The movie does suck! The movie is great entertainment but if fails when compared with the book it came from.

And thats where I want my head to be, to not need comments inorder to know if I failed.

 

[DG Hear]

The only comments I remove is if I get a number of repeat comments. I think some readers get impatient and hit the post comment button too many times. I've had them as many as fives times, I remove all but one. Also I remove comments that knock my editors.

These people help me out and work for nothing. Besides, I make changes after my stories get edited. I won't keep comments that knock them. I don't care what is said about me but leave my editors alone.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I have only removed one comment. He suggested I spell a celebrity's name correctly. As this story was about that said celebrity, I figured he had a pretty good point about it all (even if he was rather rude in expressing it), and so I took his comment to heart and fixed the problem. his comment no longer made any sense, so I deleted that said comment.

All others have remained up. I don't give a crap how mean they can be. I'm entertained by them all.

 

[Lisa Summers]

I like comments, but that might change if someone 'threatened' me (good luck with that, oh future scary commenter).

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I've only had one threat on my life, and that was off-site, and from loving wives. (They really dontlike dominant women, do they?).I don't deleteany, since I support freedom of speech, and feel all should be free to read what any have written.

 

[TE999]

I leave my comments in place, good and bad. I get 'constructive' comments such as 'A woman wouldn't say/do/come (like) that' or 'That caliber bullet wouldn't make a man's head explode' or 'It's not possible that a spaceship could overcome the laws of physics in that manner'...that sort of thing. I enjoy 'em all.

 

[_Lynn_]

I haven't deleted any comments. But the categories my stuff is in don't draw as many of the negative remarks as some of the others do.
(Until I said it I suppose.)

 

[CopperSkink]

I leave my comments in place, good and bad. I get 'constructive' comments such as 'A woman wouldn't say/do/come (like) that' or 'That caliber bullet wouldn't make a man's head explode' or 'It's not possible that a spaceship could overcome the laws of physics in that manner'...that sort of thing. I enjoy 'em all.

I'm on the boat with you about the spaceships. So when I wrote mines, I spent about eight years doing extensive research from the most reputable sources on the subject (Wikipedia) so no one would be able to one-up me on miscalculating the exact amount of antimatter required to produce a detonation large enough to topple Bullwinkles.

As for the rest, I have comments on because I'll want some evidence that some people are actually reading my long-winded nonsense all the way through. When I get stupid ones (I wish I had a daughter like that; you're a terrible writer so don't quit your day job) I'm gonna post them for everyone else to enjoy.

People say cruel things when they think they can't be held accountible for it. I can appreciate cruel things by people that say them to your face, which makes them a bit more palatable. But when I want honest-to-goodness comments, that's what I have my own circle of authors for. I can handle flack from them because they know my name.

 

[CopperSkink]

Yay for me; I just deleted my first comment on my very first story. Something about me being another incest-loving pedophile pervert. I wanted to be big about it and leave it alone but for the fact that I had shut of anonymous feedback in the first place and therefore it shouldn't've been possible for such a comment to get posted in the first place.

Then he came back. Twice. While I appreciate the attention I suppose, it's a bit embarrassing, seeing as the person can't know what he's talking about if he's claiming me to be a pedophile, no? Not to say that I am or aren't, but that information isn't to be found about me from a story posted about Literotica, no?

Still, nice to have my own personal jellyfish. I'm thinking of naming him Trevor after Nevelle's toad.

 

[Guest]

Yay for me; I just deleted my first comment on my very first story...

Well, see, now I am mad. I didn't even get a message saying that this was out. I would have left you nice comments, even if it is incest.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I LOVE he negative comments. Those people are the best at experessing total and complete ignorance. I think most of the Annonymous comments are posted by well known Lit writers.

 

[Reshbod]

I don't delete comments, and periodically go back and re-read them. The negative ones are especially funny.

The one thing I wish for are actual criticisms rather than "your story sucks and so do you" or "great story, where's part 2?".

When I read a story and am compelled to comment, I do try to leave the type of criticism I'd want to receive. Most of the time I do get a 'thanks' from the author.

 

[CMatthews]

We all for this trait at one time or another

Narcissism:
A pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.

 

[oggbashan]

Narcissism:
A pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.

All authors need a smidgen of this otherwise we wouldn't believe that our writing was worth doing...

Og

 

[CopperSkink]

Narcissism? I don't think so; more of a mind-altering desire to be accepted by others as being good at what you do. It's just taking me a bit longer than I expected for my rational brain to remember that for the most part I don't care what the nameless masses think; I already have a few people whose names I know telling me I write well.

 

[Handley_Page]

Can I ask some seasoned authors to guide me ?
When I read a story, I'm either left with a "I enjoyed that" or a "I did not enjoy that" feeling. If I have enjoyed it, I often put in a short message to that effect. Otherwise I don't bother. I do not put a name on it.

The think that troubles me about it is that I do not feel that I have sufficient skills or experience to be able to criticise another's work (other than perhaps the speed of a bullet, etc.).

Would comments by "the ignorant" be of any use ?

 

[sr71plt]

Can I ask some seasoned authors to guide me ?
When I read a story, I'm either left with a "I enjoyed that" or a "I did not enjoy that" feeling. If I have enjoyed it, I often put in a short message to that effect. Otherwise I don't bother. I do not put a name on it.

The think that troubles me about it is that I do not feel that I have sufficient skills or experience to be able to criticise another's work (other than perhaps the speed of a bullet, etc.).

Would comments by "the ignorant" be of any use ?

Certainly I'm sure the author would appreciate knowing someone enjoyed it enough to take the time/effort to say so. It wouldn't matter much what expertise in anything they did/didn't have--or whether they identified themselves.

 

[bronzeage]

I cannot do that, I want to win the 1971 Ford Pinto that a viewer offered me so I can be slammed in the rear end...

With imagery like this, you should be posting stories in the anal category.