Just need to vent about OBSESSIVE readers...

[JoiseyMadison]

Ok I'm sure this has happened to plenty of folks out there but its a first for me. I have gotten nasty feedback before and I have gotten people who tell me they hate me and my stories for no reason. I usually smile and wave. But this chick...Well I am assuming its a woman or a really emasculated male who has NOTHING better to do than insert themselves into a story and then complain bitterly when it doesn't go their way.

I have a feeling all the emails I have gotten re: this story (FOR THE SAKE OF AN EMPIRE) about the whole lack of a relationship between Portia and Marcus, are from the same person. The tone and feel are the same. In the first three emails, "she" complained that though the story was "good" she really wanted Marcus and Portia togetehr and to have a happy ending. Now, anyone who has read the first two chapters of this saga KNOWS there can never be that fairytale ending between them. Portia's a bitch, plain and simple. She can be vulnerable and she can love but she always does both in a twisted way. She had her own father murdered and tried to kill Marcus. He doesnt trust her and now she's tried to knock herself up with his kid while he was asleep. (Yea I know some As the World turns stuff heh) so HOW can there be anything but animosity there?

Ok so after those three emails she writes again (always annonymously) and says she doesnt like the whole Mara storyline because he doesnt have chemistry with her and he, and I quote "BELONGS to Portia."

I can't answer annonymous emails obviously, so I continue my story and I get another annonymous email saying "You're ruining everything between Portia and Marcus on purpose. You don't want them together." (Is anyone else totally remembering the poor bunny in Fatal Attraction)

Didn't hear from "her" for awhile after I said screw it and decided to stop writing the story here and took it to another site where its doing well. But now she's back I suppose because I posted two new chapters on Lit. Below is the newest gripe...

This feedback was sent by: Anonymous

Comments:

Ok the last chp. I was alittle disappointed. U put portia and marcus 2gthr for 1nite. But he wasn evn concious of it which kindof defeats the purpose. I want 2c him wit her willingly.

Defeats the purpose? Its a STORY. It totally FITS the purpose illustrating that Portia is a crazy, brilliant and ambitious woman capable of anything. She is NOT Cinderella or Snow White and she just can't have the happy ending. Just the way she's created. Like Jessica Rabbit said, she's not bad, she's just made (drawn) that way.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that people get into the story but come on now. It's FICTION!

-steps of her little soapbox and passes it to the next person-

 

[janiexx]

Ok I'm sure this has happened to plenty of folks out there but its a first for me. I have gotten nasty feedback before and I have gotten people who tell me they hate me and my stories for no reason. I usually smile and wave. But this chick...Well I am assuming its a woman or a really emasculated male who has NOTHING better to do than insert themselves into a story and then complain bitterly when it doesn't go their way.

I have a feeling all the emails I have gotten re: this story (FOR THE SAKE OF AN EMPIRE) about the whole lack of a relationship between Portia and Marcus, are from the same person. The tone and feel are the same. In the first three emails, "she" complained that though the story was "good" she really wanted Marcus and Portia togetehr and to have a happy ending. Now, anyone who has read the first two chapters of this saga KNOWS there can never be that fairytale ending between them. Portia's a bitch, plain and simple. She can be vulnerable and she can love but she always does both in a twisted way. She had her own father murdered and tried to kill Marcus. He doesnt trust her and now she's tried to knock herself up with his kid while he was asleep. (Yea I know some As the World turns stuff heh) so HOW can there be anything but animosity there?

Ok so after those three emails she writes again (always annonymously) and says she doesnt like the whole Mara storyline because he doesnt have chemistry with her and he, and I quote "BELONGS to Portia."

I can't answer annonymous emails obviously, so I continue my story and I get another annonymous email saying "You're ruining everything between Portia and Marcus on purpose. You don't want them together." (Is anyone else totally remembering the poor bunny in Fatal Attraction)

Didn't hear from "her" for awhile after I said screw it and decided to stop writing the story here and took it to another site where its doing well. But now she's back I suppose because I posted two new chapters on Lit. Below is the newest gripe...

This feedback was sent by: Anonymous

Comments:

Ok the last chp. I was alittle disappointed. U put portia and marcus 2gthr for 1nite. But he wasn evn concious of it which kindof defeats the purpose. I want 2c him wit her willingly.

Defeats the purpose? Its a STORY. It totally FITS the purpose illustrating that Portia is a crazy, brilliant and ambitious woman capable of anything. She is NOT Cinderella or Snow White and she just can't have the happy ending. Just the way she's created. Like Jessica Rabbit said, she's not bad, she's just made (drawn) that way.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that people get into the story but come on now. It's FICTION!

-steps of her little soapbox and passes it to the next person-

Just my opinion, but I would feel as if I were doing a good job if I managed to get a reader so worked up about a piece of fiction.

I know it can be frustrating for you as the writer, but I think it's one of the drawbacks of the job.

Just imagine how you'd feel if you were a successful published author and your fan base was huge?

One story in particular springs to mind as I write - Stephen King's Misery??

Just see it as a measure of your success that you've inspired someone so much!

janiexx

 

[rgraham666]

I feel for you. People do get themselves worked up over the strangest things.

The strangest I ever got was from a reader who complained I was endangering the career of the main character because her lover triggered a remote control sex toy on her in the middle of an important meeting with upper management.



Uhm. She doesn't exist, she's a fictional character.

 

[TxRad]

I feel for you. People do get themselves worked up over the strangest things.

The strangest I ever got was from a reader who complained I was endangering the career of the main character because her lover triggered a remote control sex toy on her in the middle of an important meeting with upper management.



Uhm. She doesn't exist, she's a fictional character.

Wait a danged minute, I was at that meeting. I thought that buzzing was the vibrator up the bosses ass........

Oh wait, you're right, none of that was real....... The voices you know....

On my story "Wet" some dipwad wanted me jailed for raping the main female character.... at least he should have read it first... she raped me... uh... the male main character.... it is all confusing ain't it....

 

[kandie]

I need to vent before I explode and turn purple!

I only typed the above phrase to get your attention and now that you are reading my post........it worked. I know I have alot to learn as a writer and now have an editor to help me. When I look back over all my stories, I see that I have come a long way.

BUT..........I am so fed up with people making comments on authors stories, including mine that I could scream. However, that would scare my husband and our dog, so I won't.

When people comment on my stories as anonymous, I do not think they even read the story. They seem to just ramble on about how the story sounds stupid. When in reality, they did not read part one, so they would not even know what is really happening. Then their are others who start complaining and say that real people do not do that or talk like that or have sex that way.

I talk like that and have sex like that, but frankly I do not care......its a story based on fact or fiction for the readers pleasure.

I just read some rude obnoxious remarks posted on a couple of my new stories that were jut posted. I usually take the good remarks with the bad, but this time they went too far and I deleted them

Now they are pissed because I deleted their remark, because I said I take good and bad comment and ignore the rude one. GO figure there are some people you just cannot please.

I have over 100 stories online on different erotic sites, some good, some downright awful. However, this story they are complaining about is on 3 different sites. Literotica is the only one who gave me obnoxious reviews.

I did laugh about it, because I thought maybe it was one one ex b/f , lover's or hubby.......and he realizes he lost a good thing. And now has nothing better to do this complain on his computer.

To the people who are anonymous, I say here is quarter, call someone who really cares.

Thanks for letting me post my opinion, I am not giving up, just digging my heels in and going for the gold. XOX Kandie.

 

[JPMMURPHY]

I agree with the mark of success comment. However, I also believe the unidentified comment should be ignored. C'mon, give me a break, I think people should identify themselves.

 

[lipsofanangel]

I agree with the mark of success comment. However, I also believe the unidentified comment should be ignored. C'mon, give me a break, I think people should identify themselves.

I'm with you on that one. Definitely.

 

[3113]

BUT..........I am so fed up with people making comments on authors stories, including mine that I could scream. However, that would scare my husband and our dog, so I won't.

Ummmm.....

But you don't have to allow comments on your story. You can refuse to have comments on the story or feedback sent to you.

Nature of the beast. If you allow it...then you allow it all. The good, the bad...and the annoying.

 

[scriptordelecto]

Ok I'm sure this has happened to plenty of folks out there but its a first for me. I have gotten nasty feedback before and I have gotten people who tell me they hate me and my stories for no reason. I usually smile and wave. But this chick...Well I am assuming its a woman or a really emasculated male who has NOTHING better to do than insert themselves into a story and then complain bitterly when it doesn't go their way.

I have a feeling all the emails I have gotten re: this story (FOR THE SAKE OF AN EMPIRE) about the whole lack of a relationship between Portia and Marcus, are from the same person. The tone and feel are the same. In the first three emails, "she" complained that though the story was "good" she really wanted Marcus and Portia togetehr and to have a happy ending. Now, anyone who has read the first two chapters of this saga KNOWS there can never be that fairytale ending between them. Portia's a bitch, plain and simple. She can be vulnerable and she can love but she always does both in a twisted way. She had her own father murdered and tried to kill Marcus. He doesnt trust her and now she's tried to knock herself up with his kid while he was asleep. (Yea I know some As the World turns stuff heh) so HOW can there be anything but animosity there?

Ok so after those three emails she writes again (always annonymously) and says she doesnt like the whole Mara storyline because he doesnt have chemistry with her and he, and I quote "BELONGS to Portia."

I can't answer annonymous emails obviously, so I continue my story and I get another annonymous email saying "You're ruining everything between Portia and Marcus on purpose. You don't want them together." (Is anyone else totally remembering the poor bunny in Fatal Attraction)

Didn't hear from "her" for awhile after I said screw it and decided to stop writing the story here and took it to another site where its doing well. But now she's back I suppose because I posted two new chapters on Lit. Below is the newest gripe...

This feedback was sent by: Anonymous

Comments:

Ok the last chp. I was alittle disappointed. U put portia and marcus 2gthr for 1nite. But he wasn evn concious of it which kindof defeats the purpose. I want 2c him wit her willingly.

Defeats the purpose? Its a STORY. It totally FITS the purpose illustrating that Portia is a crazy, brilliant and ambitious woman capable of anything. She is NOT Cinderella or Snow White and she just can't have the happy ending. Just the way she's created. Like Jessica Rabbit said, she's not bad, she's just made (drawn) that way.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that people get into the story but come on now. It's FICTION!

-steps of her little soapbox and passes it to the next person-

Anyone else seeing shades of Misery?

 

[slyc_willie]

Anyone else seeing shades of Misery?

I'm thinking more like SWF . . . .

 

[elsol]

She is obsessing on your story... not YOU.

Count your blessings.

When the reader obsesses on you... then you're in LA-LA land and you're looking for the first shuttle back.


Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[SimonBrooke]

Frankly, if this is their level of literacy...

Didn't hear from "her" for awhile after I said screw it and decided to stop writing the story here and took it to another site where its doing well. But now she's back I suppose because I posted two new chapters on Lit. Below is the newest gripe...

This feedback was sent by: Anonymous

Comments:

Ok the last chp. I was alittle disappointed. U put portia and marcus 2gthr for 1nite. But he wasn evn concious of it which kindof defeats the purpose. I want 2c him wit her willingly.

Defeats the purpose? Its a STORY. It totally FITS the purpose illustrating that Portia is a crazy, brilliant and ambitious woman capable of anything. She is NOT Cinderella or Snow White and she just can't have the happy ending. Just the way she's created. Like Jessica Rabbit said, she's not bad, she's just made (drawn) that way.

Frankly, lassie, if that's her level of literacy and of comprehension, ignore her. I love Literotica, because there are a good few authors here I really respect - but the audience is, at best, very mixed. If you're going to take offence at anonymous responses...

As 3113 says, you can switch off feedback. But actually, getting positive feedback is a wonderfully warm experience. It would be nice if there was an option to allow feedback only from people who were signed in...

 

[SimonBrooke]

I feel for you. People do get themselves worked up over the strangest things.

The strangest I ever got was from a reader who complained I was endangering the career of the main character because her lover triggered a remote control sex toy on her in the middle of an important meeting with upper management.



Uhm. She doesn't exist, she's a fictional character.

H'mmm.. remote control wearable sex toys for women are a device I like to play with in my stories, too. It's a control fantasy, of course. But is it strictly a male fantasy? Do women like this idea at all?

 

[floweringquince]

Okay, so Portia's got her own PR flak...

...but, hey - if your anonymous Portia-partisan is enamored of, and presumably identifying herself strongly with, a character who is "a crazy, brilliant and ambitious" "bitch" - I'd say: Consider The Source.

And, as you try to skip by those responses without reading them (tricky, I know), it might help to think of somes lines that writer called Bill gave his Portia character way back a while ago:

"The quality of mercy is not strained,
It falleth as the gentle rain from heaven..."

 

[Vermilion]

H'mmm.. remote control wearable sex toys for women are a device I like to play with in my stories, too. It's a control fantasy, of course. But is it strictly a male fantasy? Do women like this idea at all?

<pops head round the door, raises her hand, then goes back to work>
x
V

 

[floweringquince]

[gulp!]

H'mmm.. remote control wearable sex toys for women are a device I like to play with in my stories, too. It's a control fantasy, of course. But is it strictly a male fantasy? Do women like this idea at all?

Heck, yeah

 

[Frank Noir]

I have a certain reader (who shall remain unnamed to spare him/her the embarrassment) who writes me under pseudonym but leaving no mail address. (Clever!)

The comments are written in the third person - and are all about what should not have happened in the story. For instance that the sex must be voluntary (in a goddamn Reluctance story, mind you) or that men must not ejaculate inside the women in case they make them pregnant.

Sigh...

 

[Stella_Omega]

H'mmm.. remote control wearable sex toys for women are a device I like to play with in my stories, too. It's a control fantasy, of course. But is it strictly a male fantasy? Do women like this idea at all?

*grins*

 

[kandie]

“The Literotica Troll”

Like many writers on Literotica, Kandie has been pestered by a troll. This troll is always anonymous and tries to mimic a normal intelligent human being. If you were to look at him, he may seem to have a twinkle in his eye and a mischievous grin. However, do not let that fool you, the troll are out to wreak havoc wherever they go. She has dubbed this troll, “The Literotica Troll.”

The troll, is usually a man who stands about four foot nine. Their hair is untidy and face is unshaven. They have a disfigured body with out of proportion limbs and large fingers. His appearance changed because he is always slumping over their computer and typing nonstop day and night. However, beware he is never friendly or intelligent. He does nothing but grumble incoherent gibberish all day and not even his own mother can understand him.

He has the latest technology on his computer and does nothing but surf the net looking for his next victim. He loves working on his keyboard he can type and not worry if anyone understood what he just said. He is good at posting messages, often a simple response to an honest question. A response that intends to upset disrupts and just insults you.

His brain is small and thus his ignorance and uncaring attitude can been seen in his messages. His messages do not match the story they just read or anything that he has looked at in a forum.

You may ask yourself the question, “Why does the troll do this?” No one really knows, but the theory is that they are so sad little people, living a mundane lonely life. The have no real jobs, girlfriends or success to speak of. So they try to live through people who are confident, strong and successful, like those of us who are writers.

If you listen carefully, you can hear them log into Literotica as they have a deep whimsical snicker that would scare my dog. They search out stories and say, “Eany-meany-miney-mo, who shall I pick on today.” They then leave what they think is a good comment. However, don’t let them fool you, mentally they are unable to perceive between admiration and irritation.

The troll is also a coward. He will write just enough to get us upset, then sit back and gloat awaiting recognition. They then count the responses, because they do not have anything else to do. Some troll tries to rationalize thing and say, “Awe, come on it was just a joke. Hey, can’t you realize I am just playing a game.”

As the intelligent beings here in this scenario we should just sit back and try to ignore them as they are not worth talking to. Mainly because half way through the conversation, the troll will forget what the conversation is about.

BEWARE, the troll will try and disguise themselves in May way to avoid the dreaded moderator. Look for the following signs:

1. First thing you will notice is that the troll has absolutely no imagination. For example, “They might leave you a comment that says, “My fourth grader can write better then you!” Now, how many fourth graders do you know that have the knowledge to write erotica?”

2. The Troll is loves details and knows the rules by heart. He will site you the rules to how to write and where to find them. Then insult you by telling you if you want to learn how to be a better writer, email them, they will help you.

3. The Troll will never give you his real name and 98% of the time post things as anonymous.

4. The troll will post a comment about your story that is not associated with the story at all. For example, “Why didn’t you talk to the woman you wrote this story about, how she would of liked to end the story?” Now, just how is the author going to do this if, the character is a man and-or fictional....LOL?

5. Some trolls, will ask the same question repeatedly in different ways just to irritate the hell out of you.

6. The troll is always missing the point. They never answer a direct question. If asked, they cannot rationalize what they just said and avoid the question all together.

7. The troll is usually a sad, lonely man with little or no social skills. They are unable to carry on and intelligent conversation with anyone. They are however obsessed with their IQ and feel the need to broadcast that knowledge to everyone.

Authors note: “there is and intelligent test for trolls found online it consist of the following question with possible answers.

Intelligence Test
This is a special intelligence test for Trolls; it will not work for normal human beings.

Question 1: Are You Troll Possible answers: Yes I am a troll. No, I am not a troll.

You may be wondering who online is at risk for attacks of the trolls. Any message board, forum, chatroom or newsgroup will attract trolls. If the troll would infiltrate a group with high IQ’s the results would read something like, 100 trolls and one regular man. They would be obnoxious and persistent until that group’s moderator removed them.

Should we be concerned about what we would suffer if a troll attacked us? No, although fits of laughter, fractured funny bones and episodes of nausea have been noticed.

Therefore, the conclusion of this tale is that if the Troll had a brain, he might be dangerous! They are such ugly little boogers aren’t they?

 

[gauchecritic]

The Literotica troll, <> is always a male

Nuh huh.

 

[FallingToFly]

She is obsessing on your story... not YOU.

Count your blessings.

When the reader obsesses on you... then you're in LA-LA land and you're looking for the first shuttle back.


Sincerely,
ElSol

yeah, been there, done that with this- NOT a happy camper. I changed IDs several times because of it. It was creepy, but more than that- the person decided to write a story that featured me as the main attraction in a rape fic- NOT a happy camper AT ALL.

What's worse, whoever did it was someone I know (or just a really good guesser) because the descrip was pretty accurate- and I had no pics up anywhere. It freaked me out enough that I changed IDs, moved around a lot of sites, and never put those stories that could ID me out there ever again. and I dropped the groups I had been hanging out with and all new friends, and cocooned for a couple years.

 

[damppanties]

As 3113 says, you can switch off feedback. But actually, getting positive feedback is a wonderfully warm experience. It would be nice if there was an option to allow feedback only from people who were signed in...

Actually, that option is available. Go to your main members page, click on options in the menu - there's an option that says 'Accept Anonymous Feedback' - Yes/No. No, and you're done.