Thin-skinned writers

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE LOVE Dont quote me. Stella does all our thinking and deciding for us here.

Every time I create a thread 60 people look at it, but everyone has me on IGNORE and seem to know what I post.

 

[Stella_Omega]

You missed my parenthetical "doesn't always happen this way" phrases on that?

yep, I sure did! They were so well wrapped in verbiage, I think.

Regardless, you're told up front what's involved in the community college course. There's no declaration up front here telling a writer that they have posted here because they want to develop as a writer and want the other writers here to impose their views on this on them--which I continue to view as presumptuous and as having to do more with the critiquer's plumping themselves up than with the story they are critiquing.

Indeed. Presumption is the heart of peer-to-peer communication, perhaps.

 

[cloudy]

I think the Pawnee Indians speak in English the way that you write.

"You take heap big fork in the road and go with the rest of the herd. Only, take care not to walk into the wall and, unless you need a bath, avoid the pond, too. Stay clear of the woods. There is danger there. Fortunately, the fork continues around and luckily even though my path doesn't lead to Hell because I'm taking the high road, continue downward and don't worry about the heat as you travel lower and lower. I wouldn't bother packing a suitcase if I were you. Where you're going, you won't need a lot of clothes.

See? Isn't that better than what you wrote?

Kiss my red ass. I speak better English than you do. What an asshole-ish, bigoted thing to say.

WTF?

 

[poppy_cock]

Wow. I recently read a story and while it was a good premise, there were a lot of gaps in the writing. This was the first submission for this author and I voted and left what I though was a fair criticism of her work. I praised the parts that were good and gave her what i thought was encouragement and direction for her next submission. The only other comment on the story was "Hot. Can't wait till the sequel". I happened upon it a couple of days later to see what other comments were left, but alas, the only one left was "Hot......"

Is it just that some people are too thin-skinned? They did ask for comments and I thought I was constructive, but now I feel like I may have crushed their dreams.

From what you say, I very much doubt you crushed that particular writer's dreams. But as you've now observed, some folks just don't wanna hear anything even remotely negative about their masterpieces. Cos to that person, that's what they've written, a masterpiece.

Now it sounds like you actually care that you're writing a half-decent story for public consumption. But there are a few writers here who have no qualms at all - they already know their stuff is fantastic (regardless of whether it actually is or not ). I think you simply happened across one of these poor deluded souls.

But actually, who are we to say they're deluded? Each to his or her own, I guess. All you can say is that you, in your humble opinion, would've liked to see more of this or less of that, etc., etc.

It is, as has already been pointed out, the author's perogative to delete the comments he or she doesn't like. Personally, I leave 'em all up, good and bad. If an existing comment appears unjustified to the next reader, he or she will very often leave a comment leaping to your defense. That can be fun to watch

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE LOVE

I think you stepped in shit with CLOUDY.

I've been told she has a big red strap-on with a serious power auger on the end she uses on assholes.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE LOVE Dont quote me. Stella does all our thinking and deciding for us here.

Every time I create a thread 60 people look at it, but everyone has me on IGNORE and seem to know what I post.

Yeah, I've already been warned by a few not to quote you. Only, some, not all, of the threads you start are interesting and in that regard, I won't disrespect you by not quoting you.

I'm sure I'll be on someone's shit list, but what else is new. I'm one of the most hated writers here anyway and I'm on lots of people's ignore for God knows what I did now reasons.

By the way, I love many of the car photos you show. I'm a car buff and there's not a car that I don't know. I loved the Batman car.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Kiss my red ass. I speak better English than you do. What an asshole-ish, bigoted thing to say.

WTF?

Oh, for God's sakes. Give it a rest Cloudy. No wonder why you chose the name Cloudy, you do blow a lot of air.

I meant no disrespect to you. Are you Pawnee? I was purposely trying to pick a tribe that you aren't. Besides, my family is from the mid-west, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. I have a bit of Cherokee in me and I'm not offended.

I have to tell you, though, I don't like the Cleveland Indians. They are a bad bunch.

Uhm, you have me thinking about kissing your red ass. Thank you for the invitation. So...tell me..what are you wearing now?

Are you wearing one of those little Indian dresses with all the beads? Will you be my squaw?

(If you think she was mad before...wait until she reads what I wrote.)

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Kiss my red ass. I speak better English than you do. What an asshole-ish, bigoted thing to say.

WTF?

By the way...no one speaks better English than I do. I'm from Boston. We invented the English language here. We speak the King's English.

Now, I don't know what English you speak, but surely it doesn't sound as good without the Boston accent.

"How..."

 

[cloudy]

Oh, for God's sakes. Give it a rest Cloudy. No wonder why you chose the name Cloudy, you do blow a lot of air.

I meant no disrespect to you. Are you Pawnee? I was purposely trying to pick a tribe that you aren't. Besides, my family is from the mid-west, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. I have a bit of Cherokee in me and I'm not offended.

I have to tell you, though, I don't like the Cleveland Indians. They are a bad bunch.

Uhm, you have me thinking about kissing your red ass. Thank you for the invitation. So...tell me..what are you wearing now?

Are you wearing one of those little Indian dresses with all the beads? Will you be my squaw?

(If you think she was mad before...wait until she reads what I wrote.)

You know what? Fuck this.

I've been nothing but nice to you, because I thought you were actually a pretty nice guy. I misjudged, obviously.

It won't happen again.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

You know what? Fuck this.

I've been nothing but nice to you, because I thought you were actually a pretty nice guy. I misjudged, obviously.

It won't happen again.

I suspect you've been smoking one too many peace pipes, Cloudy. Now, I don't know who fucked you up the ass to put you in a foul mood, but surely it was nothing that I wrote.

If you call difficult to deal with nice, then I'm glad I'm not married to you.

"Here's your fucking supper. I slaved over the microwave for 3 minutes. Now, eat the fucking thing before I shove it down your throat."

Is that what you consider being nice to me? If it is, then I don't need you to go out of your way to be nice to me. I have some nails that I can eat. Thanks for the invitation to kiss your red ass, but under the circumstances, I'm going to have to decline your invitation. You can, uhm, pull your pants up now.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Yeah, I've already been warned by a few not to quote you. Only, some, not all, of the threads you start are interesting and in that regard, I won't disrespect you by not quoting you.

I'm sure I'll be on someone's shit list, but what else is new. I'm one of the most hated writers here anyway and I'm on lots of people's ignore for God knows what I did now reasons.

By the way, I love many of the car photos you show. I'm a car buff and there's not a car that I don't know. I loved the Batman car.

Requested, not warned-- requested, and the reasons given for the request. Anyone who wastes their time "warning" on an unmoderated forum...

I was about to say how happy I am that you're posting in more plainer sight! And stop baiting Cloudy man, it's too easy.

 

[cloudy]

And stop baiting Cloudy man, it's too easy.

Nope, I'm through. Ignore is a lovely thing.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Nope, I'm through. Ignore is a lovely thing.

Pinky Promise?

 

[Many Feathers]

Ah huh,,,,,,,

Nope, I'm through. Ignore is a lovely thing.

I thought I saw smoke signals!

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Nope, I'm through. Ignore is a lovely thing.

Shouldn't you be getting back to your customers? Don't you have drinks to serve or cards to deal at the casino where you work?

Now, had I written something like that, Cloudy, I could understand your attitude. I don't. Some of my best friend are Indians. Okay, actually, I don't know any Indians...and I don't have any friends. Yet, if I did know Indians and have friends, the American Indians would be my best friends, for sure.

What tribe are you, anyway? You don't still scalp people, do you? Because if you do, I don't live in Boston anymore I moved far, far away. Yeah, I, uhm, live in Australia now or that other country, Africa or over by Russia with brainiac Sarah Palin lives and rules.

Wouldn't you like to see her on Millionaire or Jeopardy.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I don't know why, Cloudy, but somehow, I don't think that's your ass.

Just as I leaned down to kiss it, you'd insist that I'd be blindfolded and then you'd do the old switcheroo with your girlfriend, sister or cousin whose ass that is and replace it with your huge butt.

"Oh, gross, there's still toilet paper sticking out of it. Gees, I'd rather you just scalp me than ask me to kiss your ass. That was nasty."

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I thought I saw smoke signals!

God damn Indians. They're all over the place. See? I knew it was that peace pipe. Next thing you know they'll be talking in tongues so that you can't understand what they Hell they are saying.

If only George Custer was still alive, he'd know what to do.

(Yeah, as if I'd follow him. You go ahead General, I'll be there in a minute. I have to take a leak and the outhouse is several hundred miles away. Bye.)

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

BFW

I love old cars. I restored 2 of them years ago, and had to battle the queer next door the whole time I did it. She called the county every goddamned day with a new beef about the cars. But she was really pissed at me because I refused to write a recommendation for her to get disability for being a horse's ass.

I'm still pissed at my mother for refusing to let me buy a 1950 Cadillac convertible when I was 16. Bitch! I coulda had it for $250! It was sweet. She also vetoed a 1937 Hudson Terraplane truck. Grrrrrr These are 2 very good excuses to be a serial killer.

STELLA hates me because I think Mummer-wannabees are fucking weird. Mardi Gras fags have better taste than STELLA.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

So...let me get this straight. If I'm on ignore with Cloudy, I can write anything that I want and she can't see it?

Damn.

So, thank you for last night Cloudy. That blowjob you gave me was amazing, the best one that I ever had. I never would have guess that you have false teeth and that gum job you gave me was incredible.

Had it not been for the scars and that one nipple is several inches too high and to the right, I never would have guessed that your tits aren't real.

All this time, I thought you were a real Indian. I never would have figured you for a grandmother from India. Well, thanks for the Indian food. Have a safe trip back to Bangladesh.

I feel better now, cleansed, kind of.

 

[freshface]

I hate to say it BFW, but I think this is why you get so little sympathy when you complain about other people bashing you. It's the nature of the internet that sometimes what we write gets taken the wrong way. I just don't understand why you have to pour gasoline on the fire when that happens. I took your first post about Indians to be pointed at JBJ. Cloudy obviously did not. You seem to believe that the best way to respond to a misunderstanding is to attack the other poster with as much venom as you can find. You can be quite funny and charming in your posts, but your last posts here aren't funny or charming. They're just hateful to hurt others. It's not your best side.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

KUH LOUD EEEEE is a disgruntled malcontent who's pissed because the whites forced her to bathe, stop eating endangered species, and scalping the neighbors.

What she ignores is how Indians REALLY esteemed the whites. Imagine space aliens arriving in the USA with Money Tree seeds free for the taking. Would you be psychotically pissed at them for making toil and poverty unnecessary? Not fucking likely. Thats how most Indians felt about Euro technology and innovations.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I hate to say it BFW, but I think this is why you get so little sympathy when you complain about other people bashing you. It's the nature of the internet that sometimes what we write gets taken the wrong way. I just don't understand why you have to pour gasoline on the fire when that happens. I took your first post about Indians to be pointed at JBJ. Cloudy obviously did not. You seem to believe that the best way to respond to a misunderstanding is to attack the other poster with as much venom as you can find. You can be quite funny and charming in your posts, but your last posts here aren't funny or charming. They're just hateful to hurt others. It's not your best side.

This is not the first time that my Indian friend has grabbed her tomahawk and mounted her pony and ridden in my direction of something that I innocently wrote. I kind of suspect now, since her feelings are easily hurt, that she does this purposely, so that someone like you can jump in and weigh in their opinion against me.

None of what I wrote was mean. I thought most of it was funny. Moreover, nothing that I write is what you wouldn't hear at a comedy club. In that regard freshface, I suggest you get off your high horse and not only develop a sense of humor but also develop a thick skin, as this thread is all about.

There is no room for hurt feelings in a thread that is called...hello?...thick skin. Don't you see the irony of your post?

WTF, is right, if I'm allowed to quote Cloudy.

Regardless if I write something funny, something inappropriate, something about the homeless shelter that I go to every Sunday or something about the Children's Hospital in Boston...whatever. Someone will find fault with what I write. It does not matter. I swear you people look for an excuse just to play with me, which is fine. I'm a very big guy with a great sense of humor. Only, whatever happens here, directly has an affect on my stories. Suddenly, my scores go down. So don't tell me about hurt feelings on a thin skin thread.

By the way, have you considered plastic surgury? Your face doesn't look so fresh anymore. It started aging, once you started posting here. I think the stress is aging you. Maybe, you should go look in the mirror.

 

[JackLuis]

I just love enlightened discussions!

Keerist People!

No wonder nobody comments on your shit. You go ballistic when discussing how thin-skined you are.

Lighten up and smoke a dobie why don't you?

 

[Stella_Omega]

BFW:
You can't possibly wonder why you are among the least liked people here.You never know when to stop.

. Now, I don't know who fucked you up the ass to put you in a foul mood, but surely it was nothing that I wrote.

Actually, yes it was something you wrote, and you know it.
I was distracted because you had quoted jimmythefuckwad, but your "Pawnee English" is bigotry disguised as humor. Not going to go over well in mixed company.

And the rest of this is nauseating.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Keerist People!

No wonder nobody comments on your shit. You go ballistic when discussing how thin-skined you are.

Lighten up and smoke a dobie why don't you?

Hey, I was having a good time until the big Indian came along and spoiled the party. I think she's been drinking fire water.