Public comment ettiquette

[gauchecritic]

Has there been any rules written for replying to public comments?

Do you PM these kind people?
Do you reply in the PC column yourself?
Do you just give general thanks?
Do you say "who the fuck do you think you are you shit bag telling everyone my story is only worth a one?"

Or what?

Gauche

 

[shereads]

Do you say "who the fuck do you think you are you shit bag telling everyone my story is only worth a one?"

And don't think that went unnoticed, my friend. No more ones for you!

 

[wishfulthinking]

I'd probably go with "where the fuck do you get off you worthless pile of shit who can't spell for the fucking life of you? I know you gave me a one!"

Might need a poll on this one.


But really, if I notice I've got a pc (you don't get emails telling you you have any!), and they left their user name, I like to check out their stories, and leave them a pc. If they are anon, I don't do anything.

 

[Guest]

I only have one PC (on a fucking poem) and I sent the guy roses.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

I only have one PC (on a fucking poem) and I sent the guy roses.

Perdita

You've got two PC now, and the second one is on a story!

CM

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I figure that people who are leaving a public comment intend for it to be just that: they're talking to other readers, not to the author. Or at least they're talking to the author with the intent of being overheard by other readers.

If the writer really expects a reply, I expect that they'll email me. Anyhow, that's how I handle it. So far.

---dr.M.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Has there been any rules written for replying to public comments?

Do you PM these kind people?
Do you reply in the PC column yourself?
Do you just give general thanks?
Do you say "who the fuck do you think you are you shit bag telling everyone my story is only worth a one?"

Or what?

Gauche

I always respond to feedeback, unless it is anon. If they vote, I thank them for that. I have gotten six PC so far, and every one included a vote of 5.

I don't know any other way to respond but by PM. It wouldn't make any sense to write a thread for it because the one who left the comment probably wouldn't see it. Likewise adding it on after the story. If somebody gave me a 1 and had the nerve to sign it, I woud probably use the fourth option and then vote a 1 to all their stories, if they have any.

 

[MathGirl]

Re: Re: Public comment ettiquette

If somebody gave me a 1 and had the nerve to sign it, I woud probably use the fourth option and then vote a 1 to all their stories, if they have any.

Dear BL,
Why?
MG

 

[minsue]

Re: Re: Public comment ettiquette

I always respond to feedeback, unless it is anon. If they vote, I thank them for that. I have gotten six PC so far, and every one included a vote of 5.

I don't know any other way to respond but by PM. It wouldn't make any sense to write a thread for it because the one who left the comment probably wouldn't see it. Likewise adding it on after the story. If somebody gave me a 1 and had the nerve to sign it, I woud probably use the fourth option and then vote a 1 to all their stories, if they have any.

Makes me glad I don't write!

- Mindy

 

[DarlingNikki]

Re: Re: Re: Public comment ettiquette

Dear BL,
Why?
MG

I was just going to ask that exact question.

 

[Boxlicker101]

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Originally posted by MathGirl
Dear BL,
Why?
MG
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By DarlinkNikki

I was just going to ask that exact question.

Oh, c'mon, I'm just being facetious. I would never actually do that, unless I read their stories and felt the stories, on their own, merited such an action. Everyone who has ever voted a 1 on me does it anonymously anyhow, usually without any comment at all.

 

[Guest]

Oh, c'mon, I'm just being facetious.

Think about why no one got that, Box.

Perdita

 

[Singularity]

Public Comment Replies

I think I have replied to most of the non-anonymous public comments I've gotten (around 15 so far). Thanking those who said nice things, and for those whose comment seemed far off from their thermometer-rating, asking about the difference.

To me, a public response is just as valuable as a personal one, and just as deserving of a reply.

I also found as a result, that a couple of the great comment/poor rating postings were the result of not getting the rating right when they were figuring out how to do it (which made me feel better), or because they were comparing the given story to others of mine they thought were much better.

The other interesting thing I have learned from the public comments is that some airplane pilots have no sense of humor or ability to fantasize or use suspension of disbelief when it comes to aeronautical etiquette and cockpit behavior. I got savaged most severely for the airplane safety and cockpit ergonomics in Beyond the Horizon Ch. 2. All anonymously, of course.

I deleted one negative FAA-related comment where the reader was making like he was the director of the FAA, but left another one there, who simply said it was dangerous and impossible.

I do promise to behave around airplanes in the future, too.


S.

 

[Dirt Man]

I don't understand all of the fuss..

The proper etiquette in responce to what happened to Gouche is to delete the entry, and forget about it. After all, the mental miget who put it there was just looking for 15 seconds of shame, and he's already gone beyond that.

As Always
I Am the
Dirt Man

 

[dr_mabeuse]

You know, I was thinking about this, and I wondered if there were ever times when anyone just felt like leaving a comment but really didn't want the author to respond.

See, I thought that's what was so great about public comments. They encouraged the poster to give a kind of honest thumbs up or thumbs down. We're nbot going to get many thumbs down if...

Oh. I see.

Now I get it.

---dr.M.

 

[BooMerengue]

I wonder sometimes if we look at 1's with the right attitude. Sure- there are idiots who vote 1's to fuck us up. I've had that done plenty. But I have voted 2 stories as 1's- because they were sooo trashy I wonder how they got posted in the first place. And both times I identified myself, and asked if the writer even cared about their story.

A 1 used properly can seperate the wheat from the chaff real quick. ( I hate that I just used that worn out saying!)

I just figure that someone will always mess my votes up no matter what and most times now I don't even go look to see what they are.

Just my 2 cents!

 

[Icingsugar]

Since I get a fair deal of public comments on my poems (the regulars on the poetry board are quite keen on reading all the incoming poems and post a handful of comments each day), I wish I replied to more of them.

The problem is, you don't know when they come, because you don't get any notification, and all you see is small digits on your control panel at each submission. If one gets a new comment, it's not all that certain that I see it.

If I have something specific to say, other than "thanks for the comment, glad you liked/hated it", I'll PM them if ythey are regaular in some forum. Or else I'll send a "feedback" mail back.

If a poster gave me a 1 and ever had the balls to put his name on the post, I'd applaud the bastard.

/Ice

 

[MathGirl]

Re: Re: Re: Public comment ettiquette

Mindy

Dear Min,
I just wanted to compliment you on that handsome AV.
Enviously,
MG

 

[minsue]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Public comment ettiquette

Dear Min,
I just wanted to compliment you on that handsome AV.
Enviously,
MG

Thanks!

The big assed baby is envious of the goose? Who'd a thunk it?

- Mindy

 

[pop_54]

Has there been any rules written for replying to public comments?

Do you PM these kind people?
Do you reply in the PC column yourself?
Do you just give general thanks?
Do you say "who the fuck do you think you are you shit bag telling everyone my story is only worth a one?"

Or what?

Gauche

Just tell them to fuck off lad, in public of course

 

[Gary Chambers]

You know, I was thinking about this, and I wondered if there were ever times when anyone just felt like leaving a comment but really didn't want the author to respond.

See, I thought that's what was so great about public comments. They encouraged the poster to give a kind of honest thumbs up or thumbs down. We're nbot going to get many thumbs down if...

Oh. I see.

Now I get it.

---dr.M.

The curious thing I've noticed about PC's and Feedback is that what little I get is on the poor work. The stuff with the 'H' ratings gets nothing except votes. That's why my sig invites people to lowball The Lucky Ones. I figure if folks want to bitch about something I'll give them something they can really take aim at. I liked the story at first, but when it got a bad reader response I looked at it more closely, and ended up giving it a one myself. I've stopped worrying about it altogether. I have to remind myself to check on ratings now.

 

[Boxlicker101]

The curious thing I've noticed about PC's and Feedback is that what little I get is on the poor work. The stuff with the 'H' ratings gets nothing except votes. That's why my sig invites people to lowball The Lucky Ones. I figure if folks want to bitch about something I'll give them something they can really take aim at. I liked the story at first, but when it got a bad reader response I looked at it more closely, and ended up giving it a one myself. I've stopped worrying about it altogether. I have to remind myself to check on ratings now.

That's interesting. Most of the feedback I get through email is of the "Nice story. Very sexy" variety, which is nice, because I like the strokes, but it's not very informative. I always tell people that feedback makes me write more and better, and that is the truth.

I suppose that if people don't like my stories, they don't like them right away and stop reading and don't vote or make any comment.

 

[Gary Chambers]

That's interesting. Most of the feedback I get through email is of the "Nice story. Very sexy" variety, which is nice, because I like the strokes, but it's not very informative. I always tell people that feedback makes me write more and better, and that is the truth.

I suppose that if people don't like my stories, they don't like them right away and stop reading and don't vote or make any comment.

I think you're probably right. It's not that I aim to create great literature here, but I do like to create good short stories with strong characters and so forth. Once you set that standard people just start expecting it and bitch if you screw one up. What I like about your stuff is that most people would do what you do as vignettes. Your stories do have some kind of relationship going on and story lines unfolding, even if the emphasis is on the stroke. I can see how writing that kind of story could create a niche for a writer. I do get the odd compliment on the good stories, but mostly just votes there. I don't mind. As long as I know people are reading and that the majority are enjoying what they read. Any negative feedback helps me find out what to avoid, but it isn't really necessary because I have a pretty good group of critiquers who go over my stuff before I submit it anywhere.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I think you're probably right. It's not that I aim to create great literature here, but I do like to create good short stories with strong characters and so forth. Once you set that standard people just start expecting it and bitch if you screw one up. What I like about your stuff is that most people would do what you do as vignettes. Your stories do have some kind of relationship going on and story lines unfolding, even if the emphasis is on the stroke. I can see how writing that kind of story could create a niche for a writer. I do get the odd compliment on the good stories, but mostly just votes there. I don't mind. As long as I know people are reading and that the majority are enjoying what they read. Any negative feedback helps me find out what to avoid, but it isn't really necessary because I have a pretty good group of critiquers who go over my stuff before I submit it anywhere.

Thanks Gary. I take that as a compliment. When I started, there were no plots at all, and now I actually have some going. Most of my stories were written about real people, readers who gave me their descriptions and told me what they like to do, and I wrote stories based on that. The narrator has appeared in everystory except the two David stories and some of the other characters are now recurring also. I wrote about skinny-dipping with Anna, who is a real person although we have never met, and for my Valentine's Day story, we are going to be role-playing a romance on a cruise ship. I'd better get busy, though, because it will be long.

 

[Wyatt]

I've had six PCs all flattering and asking for future installments of the story. However, my feedback via E mail has fallen to zero. I thought one story without a single feedback a little strange but two in a row?

Also the reader might say "The story is fantastic, more please!"

And then give it 50% on the thermometer

Has anyone else noticed a dip in the feedback since the PC board started up?