Forum Suggestions Blocking Feature

We might as well face it, some people are just a******s. It would be nice to keep these people from commenting on your page, or your work, as well as emails. This would be great. Is it possible? I hope so.

I've noticed that to. Some people can be a******s. Blocking is a great idea. I fully agree with Bradbury. I mean one person being able to send more than one review weather good or bad should be band. I know some peeps that have gotten rude a*s reviews, comments, and PM's. With the review being a one star or not interested witch is cool but when your not respectful or tactful in what you say DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. DON"T SEND YOUR LAME S**T TWICE.

yeah...i agree...lets block some mother fuckers...i already have a list going..

Wow, writers with a vengeance! This actually might not be a bad idea. However, I've not had a problem with this yet, maybe it would send the personal a little red error message saying "We are sorry this user has chosen to reject all feedback from you" and leave it at that. lol

Hell yeah, lets block these b*****s lol. Nah, but I kinda like the raw interaction and arguments. Everything can't be nice all the time because its nice to hear two point of views on a subject. But I guess it would be nice to have the option to block some non-sense from other writers.

let people say what they want how they want to whom ever they want. after all dearies there is a world of difference between the kitchen and the frying pan. sharp words are all good. if you post to the public you have to expect some common responses.

i'm with ilenelush. you can't please everyone. that's the beauty of writing and being human. what one person thinks is a masterpiece, someone else might think is absolute crap. and yea, some people word their displeasure better than others, but so is the way of the world.

i listen to what each person has to say and then take what i think are good ideas and points, and turn away everything else. sometimes even in the hashest of words you can find a gem or two that'll help your writing for the better. i even do this to the reviews/critiques my teachers and parents give me.

Fer real. Hate to say it, gang, but there's a lot of a******s out there in the world of writing. Take a college-level writer's workshop sometime if you don't believe me, lol. You might as well thicken your skin up now.

I could also see this feature being horribly abused to slap down anyone giving you a less-than-wonderful review.

[QUOTE=ArmedAndAngry]Fer real. Hate to say it, gang, but there's a lot of a******s out there in the world of writing. Take a college-level writer's workshop sometime if you don't believe me, lol. You might as well thicken your skin up now.

I could also see this feature being horribly abused to slap down anyone giving you a less-than-wonderful review.[/QUOTE]

I couldn't agree more. There are way too many "sensitive" souls who cannot seem to tolerate anything less than "You're brilliant!"

Plain and simple: if you're going to put yourself out there you have to be able to take whatever is returned to you. But you also have to be discriminating enough to cultivate the type of response from people that you trust to be honest about your work.

There's a lot of writers here who claim they want honest feedback but actually what they want is an ego stroke. Don't believe me? Give them anything less than five stars and you'll find out who they are pretty damn quick.

Then you do have those writers who are looking for honest feedback and are not getting it because they're being drowned in a sea of "You ROCK!" and five stars when they themselves know damn well the piece they wrote isn't five star material

Freedom of writing (and speech, of course) is extremely important--yours and theirs.

How are you going to control what people express about your work after it is published, or when you are no longer alive--and why would you?

However, an option could exist here for those who think otherwise, but then there should be indication on one's profile that it is being used, otherwise the star rating system here would be drastically skewed; and what about the star ratings, anyway--the pro's and con's?: I have decided not to use stars, as words are more effective.

CaRoL

A lame review is one thing, but IM's are another subject altogether.

I'd say that the distinction is between unfavorable reviews and vindictive reviews.

I don't mind a review that says. I didn't like this piece and here's why:
1. Reason 1
2. Reason 2
3. Reason 3


But when someone signs on who's having a bad day, just been fired from his job, his dog bit him, his woman left him ... and he decides to get a piece of some poor kid who just started writing and might not be at all polished and unloads with both barrells. He tells the kid his writing is crap and he's wasted his freakin time and don't come back until you've passed 3rd grade english. I have no patience for that.

My motto is "Be passionate when you're writing and dispassionate when you are reviewing."

I think the key here is information about what the reader experiences with your writing. I believe that is what we are all after in the end. Even those who think they want an ego boost. I would think that kind of candy would get old without sincerity. I graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington State. There when reviewing another students work, the professor encouraged us to stick to our experience as a reader. For instance, "I got lost on page 2." or "I saw her as a tall blonde but I couln't picture him." The writer guides a reader through their story
and manipulates the reader's perspective. As a reviewer a person can only offer what the saw or heard...from the story. I'm looking for that kind of information. I know where I am trying to take the reader, so I need to know if they are where I want them at each phase of the plot. If someone gives me feedback that is not helpful, I let it go. If someone uses this as an opportunity to be abusive, how could that possible reflect on my writing? It's just a waste of time; they're time mostly.