Mark Arbour Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 As most of you know, there was a concerted effort to neg my rep a while back, and you all have just been awesome, driving that back up to where it was and beyond. Now I realize I'm not the most popular person around here, but the one thing that does bother me is when my stories themselves get negged. I started re-formatting Be Rad and found that some of the chapters had negative ratings, the star ratings were low, and even CAP (the overall story) had a neg. Unfortunately, I can't plus-up my own stories, so if you see a negative, do me a favor and offset it (unless you hated the chapter). I know not all the chapters are good, but some are, and when those get a neg, it's just someone being petty. Rather than try to have the moderators launch a witch hunt to find out who's doing it, I'd rather just handle this internally, if you guys are willing. Thanks so much! 2
Kavrik Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Whoah! Flying Spaghetti Monster for the win!!!! 1
Marzipan Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 I can understand for not leaving a green rep if the story didn't do anything to the reader, but to give a minus rep is just pure mean. There is always the effort of writing that should be respected. Wonder who you pissed off... 1
Westie Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 yet again, i think someone is paying childish games your rep mark..... consider it done 1
Mark Arbour Posted January 30, 2011 Author Posted January 30, 2011 Whoah! Flying Spaghetti Monster for the win!!!! I like noodles. I can understand for not leaving a green rep if the story didn't anything to the reader, but to give a minus rep is just pure mean. There is always the effort of writing that should be respected. Wonder who you pissed off... Well, it could be a number of people. Probably somewhere in the hundreds. yet again, i think someone is paying childish games your rep mark..... consider it done Thanks. 1
methodwriter85 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Someone is in desperate need of a life.
AnytaSunday Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Ouch, that's just sad! No matter if I like a chapter or not, I'd never neg. rep it: Soooo much work goes into creating the writing. And from what I've read of your stories, I can only imagine green pluses. 1
Nephylim Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Well, as much as I hate you and think that all of your stories are crap.... Neg reping a story is just plain sad. Count me in on the red to green campaign
mikeymike Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I used my quota for the day. When I checked 1 through 30 were no longer negative.
KYE Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) As most of you know, there was a concerted effort to neg my rep a while back, and you all have just been awesome, driving that back up to where it was and beyond. Now I realize I'm not the most popular person around here, but the one thing that does bother me is when my stories themselves get negged. I started re-formatting Be Rad and found that some of the chapters had negative ratings, the star ratings were low, and even CAP (the overall story) had a neg. Unfortunately, I can't plus-up my own stories, so if you see a negative, do me a favor and offset it (unless you hated the chapter). I know not all the chapters are good, but some are, and when those get a neg, it's just someone being petty. Rather than try to have the moderators launch a witch hunt to find out who's doing it, I'd rather just handle this internally, if you guys are willing. Thanks so much! Why do the chapters have a 1-5 star rating system and also a plus or minus rating system? It only makes sense that with the system(s) in place they will be used. But it is like you could give a double negative or a double positive by using both stars and a plus or minus or even a mixed rating by using both. I've always had a problem with 1-5 ratings because some chapters in anyone's story are better than others. So when there is a really good moving chapter it is easy to rate a 5 but if you rate them all as a 5 then it seems the rating system really means nothing as far as rating the chapters goes. So many times in a good story some chapters are meant to build you up to that big climax, sort of like foreplay, hehehe. So how does one rate the foreplay as compared to the actual climax? If I where to give less than a 5 to a chapter does not mean I did not like the chapter. Also with the plus or minus it is like there is no in between when rating the chapter. Maybe someone just doesn't like something in the chapter? I think it was on your yahoo site that someone said they did not like stories about infidelity? But it seems like the system is set up for the plus or minus to not really be a rating of the chapter but the author from what you are saying??? Seems confusing How can you rate an author from one chapter? I've been using my plus's on some of the lessor known author's stories that I like since your count is so much higher but I'll try to spread the love around so you get some too. After re-reading my rambling of the rating system even my rambling has confused me. Edited January 31, 2011 by KYE
Mark Arbour Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 Ouch, that's just sad! No matter if I like a chapter or not, I'd never neg. rep it: Soooo much work goes into creating the writing. And from what I've read of your stories, I can only imagine green pluses. Thanks. I mean, if someone doesn't like me, go ahead and neg my posts. If you really hate my stories, don't read them, but if you do, and hate them, well, I guess a neg is important. But don't neg my writing because you don't like me. Well, as much as I hate you and think that all of your stories are crap.... Neg reping a story is just plain sad. Count me in on the red to green campaign You hate me, and I call you an evil bitch, and strangely enough, we both take that as a compliment. I used my quota for the day. When I checked 1 through 30 were no longer negative. Thanks! Why do the chapters have a 1-5 star rating system and also a plus or minus rating system? It only makes sense that with the system(s) in place they will be used. But it is like you could give a double negative or a double positive by using both stars and a plus or minus or even a mixed rating by using both. I've always had a problem with 1-5 ratings because some chapters in anyone's story are better than others. So when there is a really good moving chapter it is easy to rate a 5 but if you rate them all as a 5 then it seems the rating system really means nothing as far as rating the chapters goes. So many times in a good story some chapters are meant to build you up to that big climax, sort of like foreplay, hehehe. So how does one rate the foreplay as compared to the actual climax? If I where to give less than a 5 to a chapter does not mean I did not like the chapter. Also with the plus or minus it is like there is no in between when rating the chapter. Maybe someone just doesn't like something in the chapter? I think it was on your yahoo site that someone said they did not like stories about infidelity? But it seems like the system is set up for the plus or minus to not really be a rating of the chapter but the author from what you are saying??? Seems confusing How can you rate an author from one chapter? I've been using my plus's on some of the lessor known author's stories that I like since your count is so much higher but I'll try to spread the love around so you get some too. After re-reading my rambling of the rating system even my rambling has confused me. I'm glad you're helping out the newer/lesser known authors. When I see those pluses on new stories, I usually read them. I don't have a lot of spare time, so by doing that, you help me focus on the stories that are really impacting the members.
Tiger Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I usually give you a positive rep point when I read a chapter anyway.
Kavrik Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Mark, as a fellow pasta-farian I salute you with this starbucks coffee! As you can see, there's more than I can drink so help yourself you big Cat you! 1
Northern Dutch Guy Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 As most of you know, there was a concerted effort to neg my rep a while back, and you all have just been awesome, driving that back up to where it was and beyond. Now I realize I'm not the most popular person around here, but the one thing that does bother me is when my stories themselves get negged. I started re-formatting Be Rad and found that some of the chapters had negative ratings, the star ratings were low, and even CAP (the overall story) had a neg. Unfortunately, I can't plus-up my own stories, so if you see a negative, do me a favor and offset it (unless you hated the chapter). I know not all the chapters are good, but some are, and when those get a neg, it's just someone being petty. Rather than try to have the moderators launch a witch hunt to find out who's doing it, I'd rather just handle this internally, if you guys are willing. Thanks so much! Hi, I read some of your stories and liked them a lot. I'm not aware of the ins and outs of what happened and when, but whatever happened, I feel sad that (as you wrote "that there was a concerted effort to neg your rep a while back") some people seem to try to harm you personally by "negging" your stories. I certainly do not like this kind of bullying. Just smash them the way you are smashing Brad's opponents in Millenium ! Time to assemble your troops.:fire: Please keep writing, and and I hope you realise that a lot of people like your stories. H. 1
Mark Arbour Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Hi, I read some of your stories and liked them a lot. I'm not aware of the ins and outs of what happened and when, but whatever happened, I feel sad that (as you wrote "that there was a concerted effort to neg your rep a while back") some people seem to try to harm you personally by "negging" your stories. I certainly do not like this kind of bullying. Just smash them the way you are smashing Brad's opponents in Millenium ! Time to assemble your troops.:fire: Please keep writing, and and I hope you realise that a lot of people like your stories. H. Thanks so much! You ever watch those American Mafia movies? It's kind of like that to me. If you want to shoot me, shoot me, but don't go after my family. Kids and wives are off limits. In the same vein, negging my personal rep...well I'm totally cool with that. But negging stories, that's like shooting kids.
Northern Dutch Guy Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks so much! You ever watch those American Mafia movies? It's kind of like that to me. If you want to shoot me, shoot me, but don't go after my family. Kids and wives are off limits. In the same vein, negging my personal rep...well I'm totally cool with that. But negging stories, that's like shooting kids. Yeah, that is so low, and despicable. Unfortunatly to many people ruthlessly use them.
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