New Milestones Thread

[NuclearFairy]

I got my first ever anonymous comment.

by Anonymous user on 3 hours ago

A strange and disquieting tale. Three solid stars. Not quite four.

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JPB NOT BOB

I just want to know, what's JPB NOT BOB mean?

 

[Writer61]

JPB NOT BOB mean?

 

[MillieDynamite]

I've had my first story of the year published, The Intruder, eight and a half months after my last one. I wasn't very productive on Lit last year. I only tried to publish one story after First Contact: The Strigoi, but it failed due to suspected AI rejection. I refused to change it for approval, as I didn't use AI, and didn't want to take away from writing a new product to put up for sale to get a story on a free site. This one was also rejected first, for the same false accusation. I made two very minor changes to weirdly worded sentences (all on me), and it went through.

 

[TheLobster]

I got my first ever anonymous comment.

It’s kinda sad that when someone actually uses the whole rating scale as intended, it ends up being harmful to the story, because the scores are so inflated by the mere existence of the red H.

 

[StrentWriter]

I got my first ever anonymous comment.



I just want to know, what's JPB NOT BOB mean?

I don’t know why people post anonymously. Particularly where here, it’s not mean, it’s just not kind, pretty neutral stuff.

 

[StillStunned]

I don’t know why people post anonymously. Particularly where here, it’s not mean, it’s just not kind, pretty neutral stuff.

Because you don't need an account to vote or comment. Many people prefer to enjoy their smut and porn without registering.

 

[NuclearFairy]

I don’t know why people post anonymously. Particularly where here, it’s not mean, it’s just not kind, pretty neutral stuff.

Well, when I first started reading on lit, I was doing so without an account because lazy. But beyond that, I dunno.

 

[StrentWriter]

Because you don't need an account to vote or comment. Many people prefer to enjoy their smut and porn without registering.

Ah, makes sense.

 

[Britva415]

scores are [...] inflated by the [...] existence of the red H

What's the thought process and the intended connotation of this statement? Maybe there was previous context but I can't tell what you mean by this.

On its face it sounds like you're thinking once it's achieved, then 🅷 influences subsequent scores for the positive. Is that it or are you implying or thinking something else?

 

[old_prof]

I don’t know why people post anonymously. Particularly where here, it’s not mean, it’s just not kind, pretty neutral stuff.

You have to remember that most readers do not have accounts here. And do not want anything here that ties them to the site. They also have less invested in the site and comment less frequently.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I got my first ever anonymous comment.

I just want to know, what's JPB NOT BOB mean?

Some anonymous commenters use a "signature" to say, "I might be anonymous, but this is me." Of course, you'd have to see other comments they've left, for it to make any sense. I remember seeing an Anon years ago who had a whole cryptic coding system in a string of letters at the end of every comment. Strange - it might have meant something, but not to me, the person receiving the comment.

On the other hand, Urban Dictionary, says Just Playing Bitch, and Battery Operated Boyfriend - does that usage fit with the context of your story?

 

[ThatNewGuy]

I just want to know, what's JPB NOT BOB mean?

There's a writer in Loving Wives with the pen name "Just Plain Bob" who has 10,000 followers and 800+ stories. I think your commenter is signing with his initials and adding (Not Bob) to distinguish himself from Just Plain Bob the writer. Just a guess. I've had a few comments from the same person, and that's always what I've assumed his signature means.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Some anonymous commenters use a "signature" to say, "I might be anonymous, but this is me." Of course, you'd have to see other comments they've left, for it to make any sense. I remember seeing an Anon years ago who had a whole cryptic coding system in a string of letters at the end of every comment. Strange - it might have meant something, but not to me, the person receiving the comment.

On the other hand, Urban Dictionary, says Just Playing Bitch, and Battery Operated Boyfriend - does that usage fit with the context of your story?

It's a non-erotic story about a grieving mother and her new kitten.

 

[ElectricBlue]

It's a non-erotic story about a grieving mother and her new kitten.

Difficult to see the context then. Put it down to "odd", I reckon.

 

[Writer61]

Yesterday, I submitted three episodes in the same series.

One was approved earlier today. A bit later, I received a rejection for #2 because the text was identical to #3. To be sure, I re-upped the (correct) text for both.

Both were approved in less than 20 minutes.

Wow!