PCs and an edited story. What now?

[oggbashan]

My last Valentine's Day entry was finished in a hurry to get it posted before the deadline. It was badly flawed.

Anonymous pointed out that the hero had three different names.

Kanga40 told me she didn't like the ending. No wonder. The ending didn't fit the story. I didn't have time to write the original planned ending so I cut and pasted from an unpublished story amending parts to shoehorn it into place. That was a disaster.

I have edited it. The hero now has the same name throughout and the ending is totally different and doesn't involve bondage.

My problem is that the PCs now relate to the UN-amended version. They were valid and very helpful at the time, showing me what a complete fuck-up I had made, but now they are not appropriate to the edited version.

Do I delete them?
Do I leave them?
Do I leave them but add my own comment explaining what has happened?
Do I delete and turn off PCs?

I could have asked for votes and views to be zeroed. I didn't think that would be fair because I did make a complete mess of the story and the votes reflect that. OK, the revised story is better but I inflicted the readers with a flawed one first.

What would you do?

Og

 

[impressive]

When I edit a story, I like to add a PC with an explanation of the changes (if they're anything more substantial than fixing typos or grammar faux pas). It has the added benefit of showing up on the feedback portal -- and potentially drawing new readers to an old story. I especially like to mention if I've incorporated suggestions made via feedback and thank the reader.

 

[Awful Arthur]

When I edit a story, I like to add a PC with an explanation of the changes (if they're anything more substantial than fixing typos or grammar faux pas). It has the added benefit of showing up on the feedback portal -- and potentially drawing new readers to an old story. I especially like to mention if I've incorporated suggestions made via feedback and thank the reader.

What the bright gal said.

AA

 

[CharleyH]

what those two said.

 

[oggbashan]

Thank you for the advice

I have added my explanation as a PC on 'Hard and Soft'.

I appreciate the effort that people made to point out what a shambles the original version was. Not only did they explain at length but they did it tactfully. Even an 'anonymous' feedback was kind.

Thank you to all.

Og

 

[oggbashan]

Faint Damns!

The edited version of 'Hard and Soft' seems to have disappeared and the original is back.

Now what do I do?

I think I'll wait until tomorrow to see if it self-corrects.

Og