Is it any wonder that some authors block anonymous comments?

[KachinaDoll]

I enjoy reading comments on my stories and it has never occurred to me to block anonymous ones. However, at the end of my most recent story, 'An Auction, a Saddle and a Slave', the characters name their baby girl 'Maiori' after the village in Italy where she was conceived. All very innocuous you might think. Not to the anonymous person who chose to leave no less than seven comments. Here's a brief selection of his views (I'm pretty certain that it's a he):

"names like that are nothing but child abuse"
"assholes like you"
"you're just a self-centered sack of shit"
"assholes like you" (again)
"If she doesn't want me to call her an idiot and an asshole, she shouldn't be such an asshole"
"I know that she is an idiot and an asshole"
"leading her to out herself as an idiot and an asshole"

I left out quite a few 'assholes' as, like you, I was getting bored.

He claims to write under another account. I take they're all in the anal category.

I reported the comments three days ago but nothing has been done.

I make it clear in my bio that I'm a young female. Perhaps he's a bully as well has having an asshole fixation. Some of my nicest comments are from anonymous readers so I'm loathe to block anonymous comments. But, if the owners of the site are keen to permit anonymous comments, then they have a duty to protect authors. No response to reports of abuse after three days is simply not good enough.

 

[Voboy]

You can delete any comments you wish to delete. That is fully within your control. Just hit the trash icon beside the comment.

I think the site owners have lived up to their "duty" in this regard by giving you two ways to deal with anonymous commenters already.

 

[MrPixel]

^^^^^ What he said.

You have the power to delete offensive comments. I suggest you use it. Keep deleting until he/she/it gets tired of the game.

 

[KachinaDoll]

There isn't a trash icon beside the comment, just a '!' to report the comment.

 

[lovecraft68]

There isn't a trash icon beside the comment, just a '!' to report the comment.

You can't delete it from where it shows on the story page.
On your works page click the comments icon for the story. It will bring up the comments and you'll see the trashcan to delete.

 

[Bamagan]

There isn't a trash icon beside the comment, just a '!' to report the comment.

It's on your author dashboard, under works. Open the little comments icon next to the story, then each comment will have a trashcan. It took me a long time to find it, it's pretty well hidden.

 

[Bramblethorn]

There isn't a trash icon beside the comment, just a '!' to report the comment.

The interface is a little confusing. You can't delete those comments from the publicly-viewable story page (though you can and should report them).

To delete, go to https://www.literotica.com/my/#/works/stories/published

To the right of the story title, you'll see a speech-balloon icon. In the screenshot below, it's the blue one next to the gear icon (not the black one further down with the comment code).



If you click on that icon, you should see the option to delete comments.

 

[AchtungNight]

My thoughts on this? I’ve had anonymous people get as uppity about my writings as non-anonymous people. And if I turned off anonymous comments I’d get fewer comments. So anonymity is irrelevant!

 

[KachinaDoll]

Ah, found it. Thank you everyone. Very well hidden. It may be 1.37am here in England but I'm going on a deleting spree!

 

[JaxRhapsody]

This is the only site I write on where anon can't comment. Maybe that's why I don't get a lot of comments, like Achtung claims- I'd rather get none, then a buncha bullshit ones.

 

[ElectricBlue]

This is the only site I write on where anon can't comment. Maybe that's why I don't get a lot of comments, like Achtung claims- I'd rather get none, then a buncha bullshit ones.

??? Anon can comment. Unless you turn them off...

 

[AlinaX]

If he's turning Anon off instead of on, he's not writing 'em right...

 

[PrincessArianrhod]

Couldn't get this out of my head after reading your post. Apologies in advance, subsequently and for each time the word 'asshole' makes you laugh.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

??? Anon can comment. Unless you turn them off...

Yeah, I have it turned off.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

I don't delete any comments. I let the other commenters deal with any feedback that they feel deserves retribution of some sort. So far, it has worked out well for me.

What I really don't like is the ability for readers to send anonymous e-mail feedback, because it is generally much more constructive, and I would like to be able to reply to them.

 

[MajorRewrite]

I thought you could only leave one anonymous comment on a story.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I thought you could only leave one anonymous comment on a story.

Not heard that before. You can leave multiple comments in your account name, so I don't see why anon comments would be any different.

The system will remember an anon vote, if it's done from the same computer and you're not logged in. So if you wanted to multi-vote, you'd have to use different computers, or do something to change your session id (boffins will know, I don't).

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Anonymous comments are fine. Honestly, there are never enough comments as it is, and as many have pointed out, you can always delete the comments you find inappropriate. Anonymous story rating on the other hand...

 

[MyBareTorso]

I don't delete any comments. I let the other commenters deal with any feedback that they feel deserves retribution of some sort. So far, it has worked out well for me.

What I really don't like is the ability for readers to send anonymous e-mail feedback, because it is generally much more constructive, and I would like to be able to reply to them.

Couldn't agree more... I've had some really nice, highly encouraging and very constructive email messages from Anonymous readers that I would love to reply to, but obviously can't...

 

[Duleigh]

There isn't a trash icon beside the comment, just a '!' to report the comment.

Go to https://www.literotica.com/my/#/works/stories/published and to the right of each story is an icon where you can review each comment for each story and you can moderate them out of existence if you want

 

[TarnishedPenny]

KD - sorry to hear of your experience and wish I could say you're the first. Sadly, anonymity draws such creatures out from under their rocks.

Some will say to leave such posted and thus let them be embarrassed. Personally, I'll leave up critical anon comments provided they make sense and aren't just sewer sludge. That said, if a dog messes on my lawn, I'll clean it up.

On the positive side, Anonymous' equally invisible sister Anonymous posts some nice stuff.

Good luck.

 

[onehitwanda]

On the positive side, Anonymous' equally invisible sister Anonymous posts some nice stuff.

she's hot. i'd do her.

 

[GinnyPPC]

(boffins will know, I don't).

Boffin is such a fun word. Sorely unused here in the States for the most part.

 

[K155]

Ugh I got hit with 3 shit comments in a matter of moments yday, across two stories. One was justified; a grammatical error. The other two were calling the story put as rape; which it isn't. In any way.
Its gut wrenching to be honest.

 

[KeithD]

You can delete any comments you wish to delete.

This. There aren't too many story sites that give you this power.