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DR DIP: JUST a quick courtesy call to any friends I might have left out there in Fanstory land. My membership subscription is due for renewal this month. I have been coming to this wonderful site since may 2013 so i am a relative newcomer It has brought many wonderful friendships over that time and i have enjoyed the banter and fun. I have never taken myself that seriously with my simple rhyming poetry Its all been just a bit of fun to me. There are truly some wonderful wordsmiths on this site and the diversity of styles and attitude to writing is definitely a wonderful attraction. To those whom i might have offended on this site with my quirky Aussie sense of humour I sincerely apologize. To those on the forum who have been offended by my stances on certain issues be it political or religious I again apologize (I seem to spend my life saying sorry) lol There never seems to be enough hours in the day and at present my priorities lie in other avenues I am pursuing in my current time frame. I just feel I cannot dedicate the hours or have the impetus to dedicate what I feel is a fair time on this site anymore. If things change I do have premier shield so I know all is not lost and i assume when circumstances change I may come back but in the meantime life goes on in Dip's world lol Farewell my friends |
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DR DIP: THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY JIMI SAVELL Hurricane Laura was now rated as the worst in 150 years. thinking of you and the rest of your people. |
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DR DIP: LOYALTY (2) Let me tell ya about presidential loyalty That all these guys have pledged It?s a bit like diplomatic royalty And everything becomes alleged "Cover my arse" says Donald Trump And then I'll cover yours "If not your fired!" I have your rump Yep I'm counting scores If one is to bullshit you need a good memory Be careful what you say Otherwise your job is totally temporary Every dog will have its day Presidential privilege has never been so prevalent The longer this saga goes on Its total sacrilege it is so evident Honesty has completely gone I DON'T RECALL! I can't remember! Is a common catch cry Let?s all hope it ends in November And we end this one big lie! dip |
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You have such a unique voice and it is your infectious wonderful humor, the demonstration of such a generous kind heart and a beautiful mind which can give sunshine to even the rainiest if days. If I may, I am excited to hear if your venture into creating your own radio spot. Braveheart you are. It is so wonderful that you are giving voice to many a talented wordsmith which can change not only their lives but the lives of those they influence. I know you are retired and along your wonderful journey of life you have helped many people. As I stated before- you have been instrumental in finding my courage to share the guarded secrets which shadow my past. I will be writing a memoir book on my journey of healing from childhood trauma to being involved in extremely abusive relationships. I am going to reveal it all and I have you to thank for it. Adore you wonderful friend, hear you around another venue suited to someone as tender and beautiful as you are. - | ||
Dip, if you're reading this, please know that I miss you, but I'm glad you're doing alright. You're a free spirit, and I hope you will find meaning and joy in your endeavors. May God be with you, my friend. Stay safe and well. With love, Mary Kay Bonfante - | ||
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DR DIP: I so remember once this was a writing site for poets and short story writers to share their works with those who share the passion of the written word be it in rhyming verse, non rhyming or prose plus fiction or non fiction short stories. People made comments what they felt of each others work and would graciously say where they thought a work could be improved whetrher grammatically or poetically. It was an enjoyavble place to visit. Bu slowly poison tongue of political allegience and religion oozed its way into the site , especially catylized by the inauguration Of trump into the political equation Everyone saw him as the breath of fresh air America needed. No one bothered criticizing his track record as a bank rupt liar and charleton with a hidden agenda to better his own position in life and bring nepotism into the political occasion. Suddenly people realized that the man liked to stretch the truth for his own benefit. The people had the wool pulled over their collective eyes and started believing his stats of success in turning the economy and unemployment. he does not mention the incereasing amount of homeless taking residence in the back streets and parks of California. I so wish the economy was improving as a result of his policies. To use the corona virus as a crutch for personal political gain is going to back fire and is outright disgusting. The man continually is losing any respect or credibility one might have thought he had at the time of his inception. Many now are disallusioned. The corona virus is the great deterrent he needed to have and the more he ties to embrace optimism and light at the end of the tunnel the more he digs a deeper hole for himself then tries to justify his actions for the betterment of the people. Next he will be stating this is the virus we had to have just my thoughts read them while they are still up dip |
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DR DIP: IMMATURITY VERSUS WISDOM OF LIFE EXPERIENCES Some people are quick to react to another's comment without completely understanding or reading it. Knowledge pure through experiencing life itself as agains reading in textbooks and learning by rote does not necessarily denote a learned person. AS much as I have the deepest respect for the younger generation I sometimes wish it was reciprocated. Just because the older generation are not always computer literate or savvy does not mean they haven't experienced life before google and Wikapedia. Just a little bit of respect for the knowledge that older folk may impart not learnt from any text book but merely experiencing life itself. That's all I have to say on the matter |
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Oh, and yes, what I just did is called "profiling" - stereotyping everyone of some particular demographic - in this case age. It's also known as discrimination. Sucks, doesn't it? Maybe when people learn to look at their own lives instead of trying to make themselves feel superior by blaming others for their inadequacies, the human race will make some progress. The fact that some choose to see their God as one who delights in violence, death, destruction and punishment says nothing about their non-existent buddy, but everything about themselves. - | ||
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Adelphos, who taught you to be so disrespectful to another's personal profile page? Put your immature thoughts on your own page, that is the respectful thing to do, or state your malicious comment in the forum. Dip, you should have this removed. - | ||
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I am getting sick and tired of not being able to voice an opinion if people want to state there's be ever who they are its all fine by me I won't be running off squealing to Tom because someone disagrees with me. i think debate and opinion are healthy no matter how diverse oropposing. I'll give Tom a day as usual and he'll remove it. He doesn't like confrontation when it doesn't suit him. The problem here is profile thoughts are also the same topic thread on the forum So depending on where you respond or post gives it a completely different acceptable category. And I thought politics and religion were the only issue lol. I really don't give a rats how long one has been on this site or how short a time everyone is entitled but for stuff sake if you are going to write something make sure of your facts and above all respect everyone elses whether they are old fogies like me that have experienced life before during and after cyber technology. I think my thoughts were well validated and I never pointed a finger I just made an observation. The only thing I suggest to the newbies is before you judge or take alliances you will regret sit back and take in. don't just come in half cocked then sidle up to someone just because they agree with you. study the history of the place You all have plenty of time now to do this and then maybe before you judge another you might have a better understanding on why some people's attitudes toward others are what they are. Get runs on the board first put ya i phone apps and uni text books away and experienced life out of the uni lecture room. And while I'm at it do not tar generations that aren't yours with the same brush as if we are responsible for all the wrongs in this current why gen world who think the world owes them a living sure we stuffed up and in hindsight might have done a lot of things different but don't come on here with all keyboard typing fingers blaxzing as if your generation is so stuffing pure. You were all born with a keyboard and i phone in your hand at birth and you know how to swipe whoopy do. I need to stop this rant now before Tom gets the shits and deletes this. But before I do I am going to copy and paste this to word doc so at any time I can re post in another forum respectfully old fogey dr dip lol LIGHTEN UP!!! We have all more pressing things to worry about ATM. - | ||
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DR DIP: MY PROFILE THOUGHTS My profile thoughts are really clear I hope we survive another year This virus has really changed our lives We hope and pray that one survives So let me express in simple verse My heartfelt feelings we now all immerse In our lives here every day Stay safe and well's all I can say And think about, those we've lost Wealth and greed have now been tossed It's now survival of the fittest This is now life, this acid test So to all my friends, on this site Let us fight together, this awful plight We must unite and work as one All look forward to a new rising sun Let's hope tomorrow, brings better news No more sorrow, more happier views Blessed are, the aged and the weak blessed are the heroes of whom I speak Who thanklessly fight on each day to find a cure to find a way that can rid us of this terrible disease which continually takes us to our knees To those who are suffering financially To those all struggling substantially My prayers go out with all best wishes We'll get through this, for what one misses That beautiful rainbow after this storm More sunny days ahead to keep us warm dip 24/03/20 |
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DR DIP: LATEST FROM CORONA VIRUS HEADQUARTERS: 'ALL SEX HAS NOW BEEN BANNED" "Couples caught holding hands, kissing or touching wee wees will be severely penalised" Been married for 36 years and can't remember when I doid any of those things last!! lol |
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DR DIP: Well it finally happened. After seven years of coming to this wonderful site and posting poems every night, I've finally written a poem/songparody that has only had one review of its two complimentary certificates. I have a good inkling why lol. The poem did not sit well with fifty percent of the Fanstory community obviously who are Trump supporters and the other fifty percent were too worried exposing their non allegiance or non support to those who support him. Ah politics!.... the subject that can apparently sever friendships and cause angst on a poetry and writing site like no other haha. Personally I thought it quite funny as a parody but each totheir own. I suppose an apology by me as usual is required. dip |
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As Eve said above, to thyself be true. Those who DO review your work honestly - I never seem to come across it by the way - are the sort of people you want commenting anyway, not just those after $$. I think you're a hoot! You say what you think, which I also like, so why worry about those who take offence? - | ||
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DR DIP: Mum and Dad and little Johnny and sister, Susan were sitting down for the night's dinner. Tonight's dinner was a big surprise for them...Mum was serving up venison which they had never seen of had before. Puzzled, little Susan pipes up and says 'Dad? What sort of meat is this?" to which Dad proudly exclaimed " Ok Susie, I will give you a hint" "It's what your mother often calls me". At this hint, little Johnny promptly interjects before Susan has her first bite and yells.... "DON'T EAT IT SUSAN, IT'S AN ARSEHOLE!" (Moral: Be very careful what you call your husband in front of the kids ok dear) |
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DR DIP: I NOW HAVE 8 LIVES LEFT 2 days ago at was at my son's place after a massive thunderstorm passed through the area with winds up to 150 ks an hour and hail stones asbig as golf balls, A big tree branch had landed on his roof and he asked me to come around to help him rid of it. Little did we know it had smashed about ten roof tiles and 3 of the ridge cappings and with an impending other storm it was now vital we replace the existing broken tiles before it rained. The roof tiles were heavily glazed terracotta in a french patten and had not been on the house long before h ebought it some 4 years ago but he had some spares. We had all but replaced thebroken tiles barabout three soI was confident we could replace them before it rained. I had been warned these highly glazed tiles are very slippery when wet. We were both about to find out! Aaron was further down the roof and over toward the ladder below him when I first heard him scream I"MGOING I"M GOING! I looked around to see Aaron sliding down the pitched roof which was now like walking on ice and straight over the edge It was a 12 foot drop to the concrete path below and he had nothing to grab onto as he lay on his stomach slipping down the roof like a toboggin and over the edge. All but 10 seconds later half way between me yelling to Aaron are you ok I started sliding from the apex or ridge of the roof gaining speed on my stomach as I slid. All I remember was me going over the edge collecting the side colourbond metal fence taking the brunt of the initial first fall off the roof with my groin doing thesplits on top of it then been spun around upside down into the fence before falling the other six foot onto the concrete below. Other than my manhood beennearly taken out I jumped up off the ground with just a few scratches There is a moral here for everyone..never stay up on a tile roof when it starts to rain! I miraculously live to tell the story as does my son who only sustained a sprained ankle. |
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DR DIP: As of today I will be following the rating scales and their definitions more strenuously. I willaccept a 4 star review quite openly and never question or gribble about receiving one. A good review with 4 stars is a good review it does not mean it a bad write. We continually hold the bench mark at 5 or more nomatter what just to keep the peace ..Its now the accepted minimum. The thing is what is seen in one person's eyes as just a good poem or story can be seen in anothers as excellent or acceptable and that my friends is interpretation. Its not a matter of being ruthless or purely reciprocating its purely how a write affects the individual Style of writeby many of our wonderful wordsmiths is now so predictable I am surely many can recognize those styles without an author's signature. Thedash forcashattitude will never change with many but with over 800 members and some 400 active its obvious that many if not promoted to dollar status will never be read other than the two complimentary reviews. You can deny it all day but the place is becoming a clique club for the popular and unpopular. If one is not seen to fan as many of those 800 as possible and go on the law of averages their work will be seen by these if promoted heavily there works could belost in the backwoods forever I am greatly in favour for that reason in increasing the complimentary certificates to at least 4. hey this is just my point of view many will argue why change something not broken butI sincerely believe it is a change for the better. When you 'surf' the fanstory membership you would besurprised just how many wonderful wordsmiths whose work for various reasons is unpromoted are out there. It is sad to see so many poets, purely to get page 1 and 2 exposure, actually buying member cent pumps with 'real' cash topromote their work to these pages. This is NOT a gripe, just an observation and suggestion after spending nearly seven years coming here and STILL finding many wonderful wordsmiths hidden in the FanStory backwoods I had not realized.If one goes to the trouble to explore these backwoods one would be pleasantly surprised. Personally I just don't have the time to spend 12hours reviewing but I love thewonderfulfriendsI have met on this site and are conversely disappoointed and saddened to see many leave or become inactive, disallusioned by the 'system' respectfully dip |
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DR DIP: So here's the secret any Newbies who want tomake it on FanStory Fan as many people as you can review for at least 12 hours a day and never show any political or religious leanings , always be very diplomatic and smile with your typing finger! lol I have not ticked ONE box lol dipster |
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DR DIP: The road to you may seem lost and now overgrown That track once well worn, now undefined The path of devotion that once was, now diminished The journey back may be fraught with many obstacles ....but love will find the way dip |
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DR DIP: ANOTHER YEAR OVER Another year over, another year gone One more sunset before a new year dawn A brand new decade, two thousand and twenty Hope the new one brings, good will a' plenty A three month hiatus, a fresh new start Time to anticipate from us, more poems from the heart Maybe a sonnet or some non rhyming verse? Some 5-7-5 or a Senryu at worse? Whatever your fancy, whatever your taste Just don't get 'antzy' and review cut and paste Write what you want,write how you feel WRITE IN UPPER FONT, depends on your zeal Beauty of word is in the eye of the beholder Whats one's person trash can be a treasure to the older Diversity certainly IS, the spice of life From hers or his,be it husband or wife The power of the word is abundantly clear Let's wish everyone, a great Fanstory new year Keeping forging those friendships here on Fanstory Long lasting liaisons through poem or short story A strong, common passion to write and convey The power of word is right here to stay So as the old year, comes to an end Greet the new year with an olive branch to extend Bury each hatchet, turn over a new leaf Loss of friendship? Go patch it, that's my belief! Life's way too short, to hold any malice Let's all raise our glasses, be them wine or a challis And drink to our friendship shared on this site and celebrate our penmanship, go out there and write! Happy new year from down under dip |
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DR DIP: Hello fellow Fanstorians Well it's been three and and a half months since I have posted anything on this wonderful site as I had decided to dedicate my time to two of my most enjoyable passions in my life at present: my surfing and my poetry, reading it live on stage. The introduction of my attendance to 'open mike' nights some 10 months ago at an inner city hotel in my home city of Sydney, Australia saw my dream to do my own one man show of my life through poetry only increase. A chance opportunity in early November to having access to a beautiful 130 seat theatre at my local school of arts, in my hometown of Cronulla, Australia was just too good to knock back so with 30 or so poems and a lot of enthusiasm, I put together my own one man show , "an Audience With Dip and Friends". To say I was not overwhelmed by the response on the night and their wonderful enthusiastic reaction and critique of the show was just so heartwarming and encouraging. It has given me the impetus to pursue this new love of live reciting, getting to say my poems how exactly I want them to be said and to a responsive and enthusiastic audience. To this end, I would dearly love to thank fellow Fanstorian, Jimi Savell for graciously letting me use her as a sounding board to see which poems she felt worked. It's always good to have another set of eyes and when those eyes belong to a wonderful wordsmith such as Jimi to honestly critique, suggest and appraise it really helps one's confidence. I sincerely Thank you Jimi. Now for the lesson learned. At the end of 2009 I was invited to this social site called 'Facebook' which at the time I had never heard of, to look at friend's surfing photos where you could comment if you felt warranted one. As a joke, for some reason, I started to comment in rhyme and from that day forward I discovered my passion to write rhyming verse. From September 2009 with my first comment on Facebook, to my last comment/post where I was quite vigorously and enthusiastically promoting my one man show by posting the event privately to all my 900 friends and 2000 followers I had on my link page "DIPTALES POEMS FROM THE HEART" posted over 4860 poems on Facebook. It was not until May 2013 when I first joined FanStory , some 4 years after joining Facebook did I start to title and save my poems to word doc and since ALL my poems were inspired by pictures/ images or quotes and comments on Facebook, all my original drafts were on Facebook. For some reason, Facebook saw this 65 year old pensioner (me) with a passion to write poetry on this social networking site for the last 10 years, as some sort of hacker/ troll obviously flagged by their robotic security algorithm for enthusiastically and naively promoting my one off one man show innocently to my friends on 'private message' to make sure they were aware of this late confirmation that I had secured this one night only one man show. They told me I had contravened their promotion and standards policy and My account had been permanently disabled..NO WARNING, NO "THREE STRIKES AND YOUR OUT" policy.... just a straight out, permanent disablement of my account. No specific explanation other than to say refer to our promotions and standards conditions policy. I can live with being suspended for a month or so because of my ignorance and naivety for not reading the small print but to permanently disable my account and totally denying me access to the 1500 or so untitled poems I had not yet saved to word doc that are exclusively mine is both unfair and unjust. Like how many people when joining a social network site such as Facebook actually read their small print policy when activating their account on their standards and promotions policy..give me a break! Yeah I am totally disillusioned and bewildered I AM NOT A BLOODY CRIMINAL! I am just an enthusiastic rhymer with a passion to write and share my work. That's ten years of my life just flushed down the sink in one foul security algorithm or whatever you want to call it. Why can I not have the chance to plead my case and my innocence , be I naive and ignorant of this small print policy? Sincerely and respectfully my fellow Fanstorians. I post this as a hard lesson learned. Dip |
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You never needed my input. Your talent shines. I watched your debut with pure delight. You are awesome, friend. - | ||
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DR DIP: I dedicate this song by Australian musician Rai thistlewaite to our dear fellow Fanstorian Dean Kuch because I can't think of one reason why you had to go https://youtu.be/ON_jvS8b7oM |
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DR DIP: A wonderful FanStory writer and friend who always goes to the trouble to review my works over the years made the comment in a review to one of my posts that due to difficulties in typing any more she will only be reviewing those who have reviewed her work, I call this'Reciprocal reviewing' and I totally understand her reasons that she will only be reviewing to conserve her writing strength as it deteriorates to those who make the effort to review here work. Of late and I mean over the last two years especially, my time allocation to be able to dedicate with reviewing on this wonderful site has diminished greatly due to a few projects I now have going on in my life. So I hardly review any more when coming here hence my very simple poems I write are only ever worth two cents so I totally understand there is no incentive whatsoever for anyone to review my work anyway and I totally understand this. To that end, when other things in my life wind down, my time on Fanstory reviewing everyone who goes to the trouble still these days to review mine will lift. So I will always understand if I am not reviewing in kind ( reciprocating) why would any one bother and especially if only worth 2 cents, to review me. Lets face it Fanstory is a very time consuming place if you let it take over your life..and I know I have used this expression many times before over the wonderful 6 years I have been coming here but we are slaves to the system there is just no other way to say it. To those who dedicate the time to spend reviewing hours on end and hold their great rankings kudos to you all for your dedication. Never stop writing it is such and enjoyable and rewarding passion for many of us. respectfully and sincerely dip |
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I will not be posting on profile thoughts or the forum in future respectfully dip - | ||
Fanstory takes a lot of ones time. Writing is a passion for all of us here or we wouldn?t take or steal time from the important everyday aspects of attending our lives and post and share, if we did not love the written word and being creative. However, there are limits, and we do well to prioritize, so we don?t become consumed . For those who can review, write, respond everyday, I can certainly appreciate their whys, just as I can appreciate those who simply cannot whys. Now you go take on the day. And by the way, keep posting here and even in the forum. Your voice is just as important as anyone else?s my talented friend. - | ||
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DR DIP: Can you believe it? Other than 'profile thoughts', the 'forum' has not had a single comment or new thread in over 24hrs! lol who's going to break the silence I wonder? |
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DR DIP: I had a message on Facebook from our wonderful scribe, Dean cook's (DEAN KUCH)daughter saying that Dean is critically ill My heartfelt wishes go out to Dean and family at this present time and hoping for a quick recovery. sincerely Dip |
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DR DIP: A BIG THANK YOU TO GOOD FRIEND KRISTEN ROSS- MONRO Who put together this great musical version of my poem I am totally rapt TIME ON MY HANDS Time on my hands Wax under my feet Every retiree understands This time of life's so sweet Saltwater in my veins Sunscreen on my face This surfer never complains Always knows his place I've earned my time I've paid my dues Life's now sublime It's one big cruise I've given my life To work and friends Three kids, a wife Hope it never ends Just give me a wave And an offshore breeze That's all I crave And some sunshine please! Give me an ocean In which to play To follow my devotion That'll make my day Don't ask for much To be a happy man Just family and such No big, grand plan Life's too short To complicate it So hold that thought And come celebrate it! Come join me now Down by the sea Let me make this vow It's how it will always be dip |
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DR DIP: Someone videoed me the other night at my 'open mike' poetry night. I have been going to a local inner city hotel in Sydney called the Louis Hotel over the last few months where you get a chance to recite live. I cringed at first as I have never seen myself recite before but it was a lot of fun doing my poems live It was the second one I do called "Got to face the ugly truth" which I do in character about the vagaries of getting old. I don't know how to upload and open it from Facebook so I just copied the URL I hope you can open it Someone videoed me the other night at my 'open mike' poetry night. I have been going to a local inner city hotel in Sydney called the Louis Hotel over the last few months where you get a chance to recite live. I cringed at first as I have never seen myself recite before but it was a lot of fun doing my poems live It was the second one I do called "Got to face the ugly truth" which I do in character about the vagaries of getting old. I don't know how to upload and open it from Facebook so I just copied the URL I hope you can open it. https://www.facebook.com/mark.depena/videos/10213956218449290/?t=1 |
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Fans of Dr Dip, you have to see it! You will close the video feeling great. Well to anyone reading this. Watch it. - | ||
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DR DIP: MUTING is a MOOT point There's a mut(e)iny going on On this ship of fools Made to walk the plank For breaking Fanstory rules Muffled from communication Stymied from a few A piss weak explanation For this personal curfew Ask the audience or phone a friend Or you can go fifty/fifty Like a quiz show you'd commend If you want to pull a swifty The mute button's more attractive Confrontation's just too hard The action so reactive An easy solution in this regard |
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In my experience, if I mute somebody, or they mute me, it's most likely because I think they are a git, they believe me to be one, or most likely, there is mutual lack of admiration. Should it really bother us that such a person doesn't want our opinion? Someone of note once said: "If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet." Their advice wasn't always bad ;-) - | ||
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DR DIP: MEXICAN JUMPING BEANS WERE THE BIGGEST SELLER ON THE BLACK MARKET THIS JANUARY IN MEXICO. CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A HUGE SALE IN LADDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY |
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DR DIP: ALWAYS find the the time to read poetry aloud and several times especially rhyming poetry. It's amazing how easier it is to establish the beat and rhythm of a poem when you can hear your own voice.(no matter how cringe worthy you think your voice sounds) It also irons out any meter and syllabic count imperfections if read how the author wants it to be read I feel. Rhyming purists will probably disagree. This is purely an observation not a command lol Enjoy 2019 and keep it fun |
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DR DIP: Just a consensus: What is everyone's opinion of removing the forum topics of POLITICS and RELIGION completely off the site so there is no possible enticement for anyone to go to them. It just seems to provoke bad and unnecessary blood on a wonderful site. Just my opinion but as Tom says, there is always the skip button one doesn't HAVE to visit these forum topics. |
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DR DIP: LET'S MAKE 2019 A MUTE FREE YEAR! LET'S START IT WITH A CLEAN SLATE. There is a MUTE moratorium on at the moment.... everyone hand in there loaded mutes and bullets and start 2019 afresh. Ok it was just a thought lol |
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DR DIP: To all my FanStory friends and foes lol. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from down under. Let's make 2019 a mute free year haha dipster |
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DR DIP: "You cannot comment on this post"....oh how I love this when it comes up lol |
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DR DIP: AWH!! That green is vicious colour Tom! haha I'm sure we'll get used to it over the festive season lol Have a great Christmas from all of us Fanstorians down under! I know there are a few of us. |
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DR DIP: "WILL YA STILL NEED ME, WILL YA STILL FEED ME...WHEN I"M ...." |
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DR DIP: I read a book once called "don't sweat the small stuff' which basically says to not let those little things get to you in life. I suppose it is a good attitude to take hey. Yep, life is one big cliche' dip |
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DR DIP: Man, there are some wonderful wordsmiths on this site be them short story writers or poets. Though I don't get the time to dedicate to this site to review hardly any more I still manage to call in and read some of my favourite poets. It would be unfair to specifically name them through fear of missing one whose writes really tickle my fancy so to speak. but they all know I have the deepest respect for their talent as writers and even though I might not comment because of time constraints, I always try to read when I visit. "Never lose the muse" dip |
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DR DIP: Well, If I have discovered anything in my life on this wonderful place called FanStory, it is to have a thick skin, a very insensitive ego, a sense of humour, patience and tolerance and above all the knowledge that everyone has the diversity of taste and opinion. Always be yourself and never be backwards in saying what you think. Life is a blessing, bathe in its wonderment, embrace serendipity, be humble in praise and TRY to be accepting in critique be it ever so critical. Like minded people tend to gravitate toward like minded people, but always keep your mind and attitude open to those so diverse or different from your own ethics,morals, ideals and beliefs. Life is wonderful...take it in both hands and run with it and have no regrets on decisions made. dr dip |
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Yep please don't let my little venting discourage you my comment in no way reflects me as a person please give this wonderful place a chance to meet some wonderful poets and writers you will not be disappointed in joining respectfully dip - | ||
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To be honest my comment was written rather tongue in cheek but as an observation I have seen and experienced first hand. I was going in to bat for a few actually. Ginny, I totally respect and understand your dislike of my comment and I dearly hope this profile thought has not deterred you from enjoying this wonderful site and the talented wordsmiths you will certainly come across. Let's just get on with life now I've said my observation I certainly don't want this to fester. It's just not worth losing fanstory friends over. I will ask Tom to completely remove this post and if I have any gripes I will in address them cordially and personally in future. We obviously haven't got off to a good start sadly. CD, I certainly appreciate your understanding and support. I have stepped away from Fanstory over recent months due to time constraints to dedicate to this site as much as I would like to. Not much more I can say on the matter other than apologize again to you ginny And hope you won't judge me on this profile thought respectfully dip - | ||
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The gauntlet has been thrown and I am up for the challenge. Or am I? A love poem, you say? Jumpin' jeezus on a painted palomino pony. Here goes nothin'... ![]() Feel my touch upon your cheek, find the true love that you seek, be strong now instead of weak? just know I love you so. All through life I?ve loved you so. Now, my sweet, it?s time to go. I?ll return one day, you know? because I love you so. Never waste one single day shedding tears for me, I pray. Live your life, but come what may-- just know I love you so. Do whatever you must do to find a love that?s warm and true. I?ll be right there next to you-- because I love you so. | ||
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DR DIP: Today is the 17th anniversary of 9/11. Let us all take the time to reflect on such a catastrophe That one day indelibly marked in history a shocking example of terrorism and took it to the worst peace time human atrocity in modern history in the western world. it changed the lives of every American and the free and democratic nation worldwide. Nothing said or written could bring those people back. A few thousand Innocent office workers, 300 fireman and a myriad or heartbroken love ones. The scene was surreal. I remember driving home on afternoon shift After hearing of the first building being hit. By the time I had gone home and woke my wife we turned on the television to a second plane hitting the other trade centre of the twin towers. Could not believe when they came down. It still is so surreal when you watch that footage 17 years later. RIP To those lost in this tragedy dip |
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Phill, I've asked many things twice on this site but don't ever remember asking that question. Maybe I should keep a diary of the questions I ask? lol - | ||
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DR DIP: When subtle touches indicate intent, the mood will start to motivate the hips, and slowly heightened senses will torment, and moisten deeply inside tender lips. "Sweet embrace" by Dolly One beautiful verse |
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DR DIP: I have been coming here for over 5 years now. I live In Australia in Sydney so at the time of writing AEST is 1745hrs friday night where is Fanstory headquarters situated again? West or east coast of America. I notice it is 3;45 am on this site that puts us 9 hrs behind but a day in front. I cannot add new posts until 1500 hrs AEST so I assume that equates to 12 midnight in Fanstory headquarters So what is the town in America where Fanstory headquarters is again? Just curious |
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PO Box 332 Ocean Grove, New Jersey 07756. It's on the East coast, Mark. Eastern Daylight Time. It's 7:08AM at the time of this posting - | ||
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My common-law husband of 28 years says I should just ignore you. I say that repeatedly harassing a 66 year old woman illustrates that there is obviously something wrong with you - there's something about ME that makes you keep coming back, even though I completely ignore you, and have done for months. It's not your business, so why else would you write the same thing over and over? (You're like a little boy in grade school pulling on a girl's pigtail.) Putting an "lol" with what you write doesn't make it any less insulting, or any less a personal attack (which is against site rules anyway). It just makes you appear pathetically weak. I'm not the first member to have told you so either - probably just the first WOMAN. B Mathews said exactly the same thing the last time you called me a "professional victim", and he's not even someone who is on my fan list of over 500. So let me stress, once and for all, I am not interested in anything to do with you. I think you hide behind "lol", pretending to be this "nice guy", this "funny guy" when you're really bullying people. I'm sorry for you. - | ||
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The expression, professional Victim was not said in any malice but merely an expression we use in Oz for someone who seems to have such a run of bad luck. I am sorry if it offended. In future I will not be making any comment on here that can be misconstrued respectfully dip - | ||
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DR DIP: I suppose the last few months has been a really good test on whether people read someone's poetry because they generally like it or because it has been heavily promoted and they only see the dollar value in reviewing. I have not reviewed in recent months because I just physically haven't the time to dedicate that many hours to this wonderful site and feel fair about reviewing equally. BUT, on saying this, on my fleeting visits these days, when I do have time to review I tend to reciprocate reviews to those that who still consistently review my humble writes be them only worth 2 cents to them and un promoted. To those loyal fanstory friends I am forever grateful and when I get the time away from my current projects and resume to review I know who I will be reviewing first not only because I like their poetry and tend to gravitate toward reading and reviewing theirs but knowing they read ones work because they genuinely like it not because of chasing member dollars. On saying this, let me say again, I really admire those that can find the HOURS to review and promote.... Kudos to you. respectively and appreciatively dip |
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DR DIP: Little johnny is sitting at the dinner table with his young sister, Suzie and their Dad. Mum has prepared dinner and tonight it is something special she has never served before.....It's venison Suzie looks at her plate puzzled as it is served and says to Dad. "dad what's this?" Dad looks at Suzie and smiles and says "Well Suzie, I'll give you a hint..."It's something your Mother calls me everyday" Little Johnny, somewhat alarmed at this statement quickly interjects and says to Suzie.... "SUZIE! DON'T EAT IT, IT'S ARSEHOLE!" |
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DR DIP: "Every whisper Of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool Oh no, I've said too much I set it up" REM ... losing my religion |
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DR DIP: You have your reasons I've been muted Petty reasons I've refuted Well now that I've been executed I still sit and wonder why Should have been here in the clique Guess I wasn't very quick Suppose my wounds I have to lick I say this with a sigh Been on here for 5 years now Fellow Fanstorians take a bow Don't take me serious, don't have a cow If your ego has been dented Fanstory is a lot of fun Even when you're on the run Full of banter and a bit of pun Not something I've resented Love to call in when there's time Dropping in my simple rhyme Rhyming verse is not a crime And have different pronunciation So I'll continue to post right here Just those times when I am near But getting muted is not very clear You've caught my fascination Suppose we are all shapes and sizes Sometimes we make some compromises And rate other's work in what comprises A truthful explanation Keep them coming and keep them strong Write them like you should belong Let others tell you right from wrong About your written creation dip |
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DR DIP: In the nearly 5 years of coming to Fanstory, I have and had met many amazing people/wordsmiths who I have actually become friends with outside of Fanstory. I suppose that's what it's all about hey, meeting people with a common passion. To those loyal fanstory friends who still go to the trouble to review my un promoted work I am very grateful I don't post so prolifically anymore but still like to call in and read my fanstory friends' writes. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to review at the moment but will endeavour to get back to reviewing in due course. Keep writing dip |
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DR DIP: To those wonderful Fanstorian friends who continue to go to the trouble of reviewing my sporadic, fleeting posts these days I really do appreciate it and I deeply apologize again that I am not reciprocating reviews in kind of your wonderful writes. Sadly I just don't have the time at the moment to fairly put in the hours anymore on reviewing everyone equally with the thoroughness you all deserve. After I finish my present commitments I will endeavour to make the time to everyone review again. Sincerely Dip |
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DR DIP: Tom thanks for removing my profile thought I suppose the word 'bullshit' was a bit to harsh for some sensitive egos and that might have offended I apologize..I spend for whole life doing that lol |
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DR DIP: It's sad but I am getting tired. I am struggling with motivation. I have made many great friends on Fanstory and read many great poems from many talented poets. I just can't keep up with reviewing any more and get so caught behind. I feel like I am a slave to the system sometimes. It is a great place to store and archive my poems. If I miss reviewing you I apologise I just have to review reciprocal reviewers. I think I'll be winding down. Seriously I cannot see the advantage in posting two poems per night any more. I don't chase rankings and never have. If anyone who likes my poetry for what it is I really haven't the time to promote them anymore. and I think it totally unfair that I expect people to review my simple rhyme if I cannot return the favour. I have been here for four and half years now and have posted over 3700 poems in that time. I have been forever grateful for your support over this period. I'll just see how things pan out with other things in my life. I don't think I have actually sat with my wife at night and simply watch telly with her. I've let Fanstory become an obsession I'm afraid I cannot stay up to all hours of the morning reviewing anymore. So if I post its purely to store my poems. love dip |
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If I want to store my poems on here I will I have paid for the privilege just mute me and that will save all your problems love dip - | ||
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Go ahead post as you will when you have time. Don't mind what others think. Don't let them make up your mind to leave, stay, write, or not. You can go to your list of fans & mark 'stop getting notifications'. You will keep your fans just not get THEIR messages in your inbox. Everyone has their own style of writing. Don't apologize for yours. I hate to see people [fans] leave. Maybe aim for 2 posts per week. Jan - | ||
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DR DIP: What if there were 30 hours in a day? Would you spend any more time reviewing on Fanstory? lol tired dip goodnight from 'down under' it's 2 am in the morning down here! |
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DR DIP: "That'll do Pig..that'll do"...from the movie, BABE |
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DR DIP: OH I been muted! woopiddy do Well executed I think I know who Must have been something I said That's pretty mean have you got any cred? I've been muted for a chicken shit reason Wasn't disputed but it wasn't too pleasin Seems to me it's about egos so sensitive It's hard to see if its a fanstory representative I've been muted! Naughty old me I'm such a nice guy, how can this be?(lol) Plenty of fish in this FanStory sea I'm not too selfish, my mutes are for free! |
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DR DIP: To celebrate the start of the new year and the obvious rankings chase there has been an inundation of posts. Personally, I will endeavour to review everyone of you but I am sorry if I don't get to you straight away. At the moment my priorities will have to be those who go to the trouble consistently reviewing my poetry and reciprocate my reviews of their wonderful works. To all poets and writers and newcomers in 2018 may I wish you all the best in your endeavours. Remember it's the passion to write not the result. Never lose the passion. If people like your writes they will follow your work even if not promoted above 2 cents. I read people's poetry on this site because I like their style and subject matter not their promoted dollar value. I would like to think that that is the reasons others read mine too. |
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DR DIP: Congratulations to all top 5 trophy winners in all categories great effort. and well deserved dip |
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DR DIP: HEY! fellow fanstorians and Fanstory friends I have made throughout the year Its New years eve day in Australia its 6: 30 am Sunday morning. May I wish you all a very happy New year and wonderful and very fruitful 2018 Cya in the new Year xxdip |
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DR DIP: To all out there in wonderful fanstory land Hope you have a Merry Christmas. I am so grateful for all who supported and reviewed my humble but heartfelt writes throughout the year and may 2018 bring us all much Joy as did 2018 For those that have lost loved ones throughout 2017 my heart goes out to you. sincerely Dip |
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DR DIP: I really hate the expression 'fluff reviews". The fact that someone has gone to the time and trouble to review one's work is great effort within itself. We have over 400 plus supposedly active writers on FanStory so there are a lot of posts to read. Sometimes small poems such as haiku and 2-4-2 and 4 line poems make it hard to reach the minimum words that are allowed as a review. Obviously there are many methods and techniques used by reviewers to reach that minimum allowable word count for short writes: Repeating/ rewriting the verse in your comments Summarizing the read with other words meaning the same thing Embellishing with big metaphorical words Explain to the author what poetic techniques have been used There is only so much one can say on poems with 3 lines no matter how hard one tries Please don't be offended with reviews and reviewers that might use these techniques to 'fatten' or lengthen the review. Everyone tries very hard to give credible reviews with all works but sometimes it is hard to reach the minimum allowable limit of text. Have a great Christmas |
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You can mention how well lines one and two grammatically connect. You can mention the syllabic count and how Japanese "onji" and English syllables are nothing alike. You can address the kigo, or seasonal reference, the satori, or that 'Ah-ha!' line of enlightenment (and what it meant to you), which usually comes in the last line. You can discuss similar spiritual experiences in nature you've had. You're a surfer, right? Surely you've had a few. So, I respectfully agree to disgreee with you, dipster. You simply do not care for the form and choose not to do your research. That's fine, not everyone enjoys or understands haiku. Just, please, don't try to sugar coat your dislike. Phyllis Stewart certainly doesn't, We who write haiku can take it, heh-heh. ![]() - | ||
I haven't a dislike for haiku at all on the contrary I find some quite skilful as I had become more accustomed to the form Admittedly I am not a big fan of it on the whole just like I'm not a big fan of several other forms of poetry and yes if one has a format of tick boxes for reviewing haiku you can fill the space. My point was, sometimes it's hard to write a review of a very short poem to fill the minimum word requirement that was my whole point of the post. As for the topic of fluff reviews I was trying to reason why some may appear like that. I am sure you have been in a position where you were struggling to fill the required comment word count lets be honest. There is no need to go all defensive about the fact I mentioned haiku and yes I would admit I haven't studied the form and admit I am ignorant of the reviewing points you brought up I am sure you will not be the only one who disagrees with me about reviewing short works that is a given and I totally accept that Lets agree to disagree like I said just remove the sugar coating bit. who is Phyllis Stewart pardon my ignorance respectfully dip - | ||
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With FS being an international site, one never knows the level of ability of the reviewers. To condemn a review & call it 'fluff' is unacceptable. Everyone needs to be more accepting of others' reviews. Only if they are attacking or written as a revenge should one be upset & take action. To those who desire 'perfect' reviews, it ain't gonna happen here. Not all on this site are 'professional' writers. If one desires those kind of reviews that professional writers produce, then look elsewhere--maybe your editor. Congratulations if you have an editor. If so, then maybe you can respect that ALL had to start somewhere--yes, even you! As the song goes, "Don't worry, be happy." - | ||
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I usually try to find something in the post that I could relate to and then I go from there. If I cannot find something nice to say or if I can not say enough, then I just skip the post completely and move on to the next. When I encounter a rude reviewer or one who wants to argue, I may respond or I may not but either way I will not review their work anymore and I ask them nicely "Please do not review my work." Some of the reviews do feel like an attack and it's hard to ignore that kind of (excuse me but yes I will call it) abuse. - | ||
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DR DIP: Just to clarify when reviewing. As we are all aware there are some pretty sensitive egos on this site who don't take too kindly to unfavourable comment or suggestion about their work no matter how valid your point may be and promptly want to mute you. Let's clarify again and I am not being condescending. Some rhyming words in different countries phonetically work depending on pronunciation and accent. I think we all must accept this fact and appreciate different rhyming words that totally don't phonetically rhyme in another country. Just sayin Have a very happy Christmas all my fellow fanstorians dip |
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DR DIP: Do you know what? I am sure a Fanstorian wishes there were more hours in the day! lol A FanStorian's work is never done It's so hard pleasing everyone Forget about being number one Just enjoy and have some fun Post' s and reviews and posts again critical retorts from those who complain Sometimes you wonder is it worth the pain On your parade there's always rain But still we all here soldier on knowing that the day has gone reading works of those who've shone A wonderful place when you feel forlorn The life of a fanstorian is never dull There are so many reviews to cull Make decisions there on the whole Trying not to be an arsehole This is the beauty of this place You can never be in disgrace Critical acclaim we all will face I'm just writing words to fill this space dipshit |
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DR DIP: I really don't like 'cut and paste' reviews or replies.. just a simple 'thankyou' would mean more to me. dip |
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DR DIP: 63 today! 7 years off 70! Now I feel old lol |
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DR DIP: If I haven't reviewed your work lately and I am a fan of yours or you of me I have 15 days of messages to catch up on and 28 poems I missed posting Please bear with me, I only got back from my holiday yesterday after 2 weeks |
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DR DIP: I am currently on a surfing holiday in the middle of the Indian Ocean where the internet is hit and miss Thus I won't be posting much at all or reviewing for 10 days dip |
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Have fun, enjoy yourself. You deserve it. We all know you will make up for lost time when you return. I will look forward to your pictures and poetry about your surfing adventures. Much love... - | ||
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DR DIP: I am going away for 10 days on surfing trip in the middle of the Indian ocean on a group of islands that more than likely will have no internet access. So I will not be able to post each day for 10 days or more. For those who enjoy my posts and go to the trouble to review them, I am always grateful xdip |
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DR DIP: I don't want to flog a dead horse and I have heard all the arguments against doing this but I am going to say it again. On a site that has over a thousand members and 435 of them being supposedly active members. Surely in a week of reviewing there is in one's eyes, more than 6 exceptional poems. Yeah I have heard the argument you have to be more picky with who you award your 6's to. But personally I read more than 6 exceptional poems in a week and feel guilty later in the scoring week where I cannot award a justifiable 6 and this happens consistently every week. The argument is do those given a six deserve it.? You have to ask the question what is your benchmark for an'exceptional' rating in one's eyes. The vast majority of fanstorians are purely fun loving amateurs with a passion to write they are not seasoned professionals so in this light, giving a 6 star rating in the broad context of what fanstory is all about is not overly exorbitant. Just my opinion..what's yours? |
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DR DIP: This is just a profile thought Before all my dreams add up to naught Meeting others is the buzz to me Showing others what they can't see In your head and in your minds Profile thoughts always reminds Me of a place to pour out your heart When you think your world's apart So come on here and spread your love Share you thoughts of what you're thinking of We are a family with the same aspiration To write down those thoughts with inspiration |
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DR DIP: I don't care what anyone says we need to have access to more than six sixes. We start with a new week and see many exceptional poems and we have to hold off with awarding a 6 just in case we read one that deserves it better later in the week I would love to have a consensus whether anyone agrees. I think my argument is a sound one. dip |
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The best idea I've heard of was Brooke Baldwin's ... award sixes based on the number of reviews. The more you review the more sixes you get. Of course, that might cause a bunch of lame reviews. But nothings perfect, we already have people doing that to rack up fake money. HA! Were you looking for "yes" or "no". LOL - | ||
The ratings system needs an overall because it has become a source of paranoia no one dares to give below a 5 because then it will just go tit for tat I don't really know what the solution is. As I have said before, we are slaves to the system. I love this site but it sucks you in and consumes you whole. There's not enough hours in the day without sacrificing other interests. - | ||
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DR DIP: I have been asked several times why I post so much. I have no agenda or reason other than I love to write everyday and I just love to share my thoughts and feelings whether it be about love and romance or my love of my hometown, the ocean or family. I cannot always afford to promote my work past 32 cent value So I am forever grateful to those that still enjoy reading my humble works when still only 2 cents. It tells me you purely enjoy reading my words which I am forever grateful. respectfully and sincerely Dip |
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DR DIP: I so want to give more than 6 sixes in the rating review week but alas there are so many wonderful poets That I run out of 6's very quickly. What reason can there be why we can't have more to offer our fellow Fanstorians They deserve this incentive. Just saying dip |
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No matter what one says no one likes to give lower than 5 stars. There was an excellent write the other day by G man on this very subject, worth a read. There are some wonderful talented poets on this site who don't get the recognition they deserve whose ranking for what rankings are worth is way down. Personally I like to read a poets work because I like it not if it is just because it might have been promoted to dollar value. Funnily dollar value is the last thing I see or look at its the poem itself whether it be a dollar or 2 cents. respectfully dip - | ||
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DR DIP: Examples of Meter in Poetry 7th grade8th grade9th gradeMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolCollege image: http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.php/image/articles/18728.frog.jpg Meter is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. It is also called a foot. Each foot has a certain number of syllables in it, usually two or three syllables. The difference in types of meter is which syllables are accented and which are not. Iamb Meter Iamb meter has the first syllable unaccented and the second accented. Here are examples: That time l of year l thou mayst l in me l behold Shall I l com pare l thee to l a sum l mer?s day? - Shakespeare?s ?Sonnet 18" Come live | with me | and be | my love And we | will all | the plea|sures prove - Christopher Marlowe?s ?Come live with me and be my love? All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; - Edna St. Vincent Millay?s "Renascence" To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells - John Keats? ?To Autumn? Trochee Meter Trochee meter has the first syllable accented and the second unaccented. Here are examples: Tell me | not in l mournful l numbers By the | shores of | Gitche | Gumee, By the | shining | Big-Sea-|Water - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?s ?Song of Hiawatha? (I could) wait forever, Face a thousand lifetimes, Ponder your embraces, Just to live in your time. Why so pale and wan, fond Lover? Prithee why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee why so pale? - Sir John Suckling's "Song" The Grizzly Bear is huge and wild; He has devoured an infant child. The infant child is not aware It has been eaten by the bear. - A. E. Housman?s ?Infant Innocence? Earth, receive an honoured guest; William Yeats is laid to rest: Let this Irish vessel lie Emptied of its poetry. - W. H. Auden's "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" Dactyl Meter Dactyl meter has the first syllable accented and the second and third unaccented. Here are examples: This is the forest pri meval, the murmuring pines and the hemlock - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?s ?Evangeline? Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; - Alfred Lord Tennyson?s ?The Charge of the Light Brigade? We that had Loved him so, Followed him Honoured him, - Robert Browning?s ?The Lost Leader? Half a league, half a league Half a league onward, - Alfred Lord Tennyson?s ?The Charge of the Light Brigade? Just for a handful of silver he left us Just for a riband to stick in his coat - Robert Browning's ?The Lost Leader? Anapest Meter Anapest meter has the first two syllables unaccented and the third syllable accented. Here are examples: And the sound l of a voice l that is still The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold Lord Byron?s ?The Destruction of Sennacherib? In the midst of the word he was trying to say, In the midst of his laughter and glee, He had softly and suddenly vanished away? For the Snark was a Boojum, you see. Lewis Carroll, ?The Hunting of the Snark? Oh, Potter, you rotter, oh, what have you done, You?re killing off students, you think it?s good fun. - Peeves?s Song from Harry Potter His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad - Harry?s valentine from Harry Potter And the sheen| of their spears | was like stars | on the sea, - Lord Byron?s ?The Destruction of Sennacherib? From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. - Will Cowper's "Verses Supposed To Be Written By Alexander Selkirk, During His Solitary Abode In The Island Of San Fernandez" Now you've learned a lot about the types of meter in poetry. For more examples check out Read more at http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-meter-in-poetry.html#HkhdGwdxxUFARjx4.99 |
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DR DIP: It's not a crime to disagree That's what makes the world go round Differing and diverse opinions should be embraced on a site like this. Never be offended by one's opinion and interpretation especially on a site like fanstory. It would be a pretty boring old place if we all had the same opinions , tastes and viewpoints. It's certainly not worth losing friends over I know that much. I hate the word used so often these days "offended" Grows some balls and take it on the chin opinions are the spice of life. just saying |
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DR DIP: I really wish that we had more 6's to give. Like how many times at the start of the week do you give out 6's for exceptional work only to find that further posts also deserve 6's but alas you have used those 6 all up. It just gives the poster the impetus to post more often. I know for a fact there are people out there who will not post any new work to Sunday morning when a new batch of 6's are available. whoa talk about keen! dip |
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DR DIP: Had a profile thought the other day From the side I wanted to say Just how much I enjoy the site getting reviewed is such a delight I'll always try to reciprocate Then sit back and await my fate Take in the suggestions and advice Sometimes unpleasant, sometimes nice Fanstorians are a specific breed Flowing words is what we bleed Up all night to the wee hours Looking for words that one empowers So hang in there my fanstory friends See you tomorrow well that depends! dip |
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DR DIP: I now have 100 people I have fanned so I can be prompted by message to enjoy their work when they post. I have fanned these 100 people because I genuinely like their poetry. Unfortunately and disappointingly many don't seem to be active members anymore or are simply not posting as they are not coming up as prompt messages. I encourage everyone who have been reciprocally fanned to actively continue to post your work so we can all review and enjoy. sincerely and respectfully dr dip |
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DR DIP: You know I always try to make the effort to review everyone of those I have fanned every time they put up a new post, and I am notified of this on my messages like everyone who has fanned someone does as well. I don't think it's too hard to once in a while to review and I don't mean every time because if one posts so prolifically it IS asking a bit much to review every one I totally understand But on saying that those who have reciprocated and fanned me would get my notification of a new post..I would really think it fair that just once or twice they may go to the effort to review one's work in kind I don't think that too much to ask. To that end I sincerely appreciate the support and friendship of those who consistently review my humble writes even though a lot are only 2 cent poems they still go to the trouble. You all know who you are.They don't see it as a chore we just genuinely like each other's poetry..that is why one fans each other I thought in the first place. Not a whinge just an observation of human nature |
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DR DIP: A PROFILE THOUGHT Just a profile thought is all I have So I want to share it with you Really don't have much to say But all I say is true I really enjoy these Fanstory times Been coming here four years Just been writing simple rhymes things about love and tears Met a lot of friends on here who share a common love It's all about the written word it's clear Of Things you're thinking of thanks for every comment and review It means so much to me This friendship between me and you It's what poetry supposed to be dip |
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It's just most people get totally offended if not receiving a 5 star rating or more. As for reviewing 2 cent poems, the funny thing is when my messages come up a FanStory friend has a new posting I just review without even looking at the dollar value. The member cent pump is irrelevant If I have fanned a poet because I like their work I review accordingly no matter the value as I said. I am sure many on here would do the same. dip - | ||
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DR DIP: Had nothing to do tonight, so I decided to go and count all my poems since coming here on May 6th 2013. There are 35 poems per page I have 72 pages 35x72 = 2520 poems up until today. I knew I was prolific at 2 poems per night but I still got a shock to all who have commented and reviewed my humble works over the last 4 years, I sincerely thank you dip |
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DR DIP: A PROFILE THOUGHT A profile thought for all to see I like to spread the word This is a place for all to see Nothing too absurd See the fun that we have here reviewing and suggesting Comments on which I always adhere Those words I am ingesting A profile though is all it is Something on your mind Something that you can easily miss If you don't seek and find So add a thought for all to read It's not very hard A couple of lines to plant the seed It's fun in this regard dip |
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DR DIP: WHAT SORT OF WORLD What sort of world are we heading for? Is it coming to an end? Are we on the brink of war? I just can't comprehend What sort of life for our kin It really is a worry When is peace and freedom to begin We better bloody hurry Trigger happy uneasy leaders Their fingers getting itchy The world is full of bottom feeders With glowing egos and bitchy Who knows what we're heading for We need to work it out Nuclear war, just count the score world destruction there's no doubt Worrying times |
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DR DIP: In Two months time I would have been coming to FanStory for 4 years. I have learnt so much in this time from many wonderful poets who have guided, suggested, and advised me with my humble rhymes. To that I am forever grateful. I have always written from the heart in simple verse. Rhyming verse is not "everyone's cup of tea" but that is the beauty of this site...The diversity of taste and interpretation of poetry. I would be a boring old place if we all wrote the same way. That's the beauty of different styles. There is poetry here that caters for everyone's taste, be it love and romance political, religious philosophical, nature, humour poems and many other topics to write about. So to those who enjoy my humble writes I deeply appreciate your loyalty to follow and review and I try hard to reciprocate. Sincerely dip |
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DR DIP: Just confirming. If you put up a new post does this come up with "new writing on line" in private message to everyone who has fanned you and visa versa? |
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DR DIP: "TWAS BRILLIG AND THE SLIVEY TOVES DID GYRE AND GYMBLE IN THE WABE ALL MIMSY WERE THE BORROGROVES AND THE MOMERATHS OUTGRABE" SPELL CHECK..EAT YA BLOODY HEART OUT! |
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DR DIP: It's no secret that poetry can find love. Finding love through words is a beautiful thing. Fanstory has brought good people together with a common love. All the best You two You know who you are? lol |
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DR DIP: OH MY GOD!!! I can't believe this! I have just won poem of the Month!! for my poem ONE LAST KISS. Words cannot express how I feel, this means so much to me. To all my fellow nominees I thank you Your entries were all superb so I feel so humbled and honoured to receive this in your company. This is so special to me. Thank you, Thank you for voting for this poem my fellow fanstory poets |
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DR DIP: Wow I am over the moon! I have been considered for "poem of the month"with my poem 'One last kiss' with the other 9 nominees. It's the first time in the 4 years I have been coming to Fanstory I have been nominated. The quality of the other poems is excellent I can't believe I have even been considered. It's made my week! Thankyou fanstory |
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DR DIP: So the change of season is officially here. In Australia we go from summer to autumn (fall) In America winter to spring. I love the way we all write of season's change when these come about. dip |
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DR DIP: FANSTORY...Creating a community of like mindedness and passion with a common agenda...The passion to write dip |
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DR DIP: "Twas brillig and the slivy toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe All mimsy were the borrogroves And the momeraths outgrabe" Lewis Carroll HaHA spell check has gone berserk You grammar poet Nazis would have a ball lol |
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DR DIP: Isn't it funny. I have been posting here everyday, 2 poems a day since coming to Fanstory back in May 2013. In all that time I have never promoted my work more than two pumps past pot of gold. Last week for the first time, I made no 1 on the front page with 73 reviews! Yes I was pretty chuffed considering I never promoted this review past 37 cents! lol I average 10 reviews a night if I'm lucky, usually promoting one of my poems with pot of gold status. For some strange reason this was taken up by the members and they ran with it To that I am forever grateful. I have now ticked my fanstory bucket list. I am a happy poet lol thanks everyone! dip |
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DR DIP: I really enjoy reading the diversity of opinion each member puts forward on many Fanstory subjects and the diverse responses. I really think this is healthy to have varying opinions on a site that caters for so many different styles and egos in both poetry and writing. It's great that we take the time (when available) to review each other's work. I think it is healthy that we all have varying tastes and opinions, "what's one person's trash is another's treasure" so to speak. Always remember to stay true to yourself and what feels right in your heart..stay true to yourself and just accept these diversities of positive and negative reviews. Fanstory is a great site to boost one's ego and self esteem in one review or shatter that ego and self esteem in another review. That is the beauty of this site...diversity of taste and interpretation, what is one's goals and aspirations compared to others. In the nearly 4 years of coming to Fanstory I have experienced many wonderful emotions and conversely disappointments, but it is all a learning curve. You never stop learning and developing and to that I am forever grateful. dip |
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DR DIP: I really try and make the effort to review everyone I have fanned sometimes I am remiss but i really do try and I thank everyone who reciprocates for I thought that is what its all about reviewing and commenting on each others work thats why you fan each other so they are aware when either has posted something new. To some its one sided and they never review your work Oh well each to their own I suppose dip |
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DR DIP: Haha from top to bottom in one foul swoop..Thanks for my 15 mins of fame! from $1.30 to 2 cents in the push of a key on the keyboard oh well I enjoyed it while it was there. Thanks Guys and Gals xxdip |
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DR DIP: WOW I am totally rapt I have never made the front page before little lone number one be it ever so fleeting You guys pushed it for me with you wonderful reviews I sincerely thankyou YOU ARE MY STRENGTH!! xxdip |
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DR DIP: Just curious Do people read one's poetry because they genuinely like it? or that you have promoted it to 37 cents for 24hrs? lol I hope it is the former .....that makes it all worthwhile if it is. To all those who genuinely enjoy reading my humble simple rhyming posts I sincerely appreciate you finding the time to read and comment. It gives me the impetus to continue to write and post. Thankyou respectfully Dip |
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DR DIP: NEWS FLASH! NEWSFLASH!...Star system and rankings to be eliminated plus unlimited entries each day! In an unprecented Move Tommy boy has decided to abolish the star system and rankings and just let everyone enjoy each others poetry. When asked "well it's only a trial period" tom said Just want to see if it actually affects the popularity of Fanstory and negates squabbling and pressure to perform. "I want to see if everyone can just enjoy each others poetry without that pressure to promote it. "Look I have made enough money from fanstory to retire " he added. "And I am tired of the continual squabbling over rankings and unfair play" If only this was true lol dip |
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DR DIP: Just want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all my fanstory fellow poets who have "fanned" me over the last three and a half years of coming to fanstory. My time has been very enjoyable and to all those who regular review my humble rhymes I sincerely appreciate it. Have a great 2017 all... keep the typing finger sharp and the poem light on! |
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DR DIP: Let me take this opportunity in wishing you all a very happy new year and a fruitful 2017 and may our poetry still touch an emotion happy writing now and always dip |
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DR DIP: A TIME A time to love, a time to live A time to share, a time to give A time to think about your lover Mum, Dad, sister and brother A time to reminisce, a time to reflect A time to remember not to forget Just what Christmas is all about Not just religious for there's no doubt Time to get into a sharing spirit Time for forgiveness and never fear it A time when loved ones, come together For we are all family, never let that sever We all have the time, we all have the love Please take the time to heed what's above For time together is always ours Make it forever, for as long as love allows A time to laugh, a time to smile A time to savour, to reconcile What is really, important to me We are all in love so let us be! dip |
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DR DIP: Merry Christmas everyone. I know it's Christmas and all and red is traditionally representative of Christmas BUT that RED background here on Fanstory is driving me Crazy lol sincerely Dip |
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What red?? Have I missed something? "Read", as in, "I READ a great book last week?" That kinda' red? Do I need a psychiatrist? Does anyone here know a good one they can refer me to? Red...blood red...REDRUM... **manical laughter ensues...** Heh-heh-heh-heh...! **manical laughter ends...** Just kidding, y'all. ~Dean ;) - | ||
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DR DIP: Do you know what this whole fiasco with this one reviewer has done? it has brought to the surface the whole farce of the ratings system. Now lets be honest. the whole ratings system 1 to 6 described from poor, needs improvement, good, excellent, exceptional. The words describing each star rating can give a misinterpretation. Lets face it the bench mark has been set now virtually the only stars that are used are 5 and 6 as everyone is paranoid to give as low as a good rating which is still great but carries a certain inadequate stigma with it. lets face it we are all amateurs here following a passion and everyone wants to please and encourage . So how do we define excellent and exceptional poetry its so personal in taste and individual interpretation but for want of not hurting someones feelings we tend to give 5 stars This benchmark has been well and truly set now. How many people will not review a poem below the value of say 50 cents? Those two cent poems whether they are exceptional or not can be overlooked for the sake of member cent pumps to make that pot of gold or treasure chest It's sad really because I have reviewed many 2 cent poems that are exceptionally good but can be overlooked by many because of this reason. this is the main reason why i am a staunch advocate for having more than 2 complimentary reviews each posting respectfully dip |
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I don't know how you find my post confusing with respect Dip It wasn't the ratings points received that was the issue with me it didn't worry me it was his pathetic reasons accusing me of not writing poetry but propaganda? oh please my poetry is simple and heartfelt not propaganda Ok I took it rather personal but I was only speaking on behalf of every other one of his victims. If you had read his comments to the other 12 and his reasons you would understand surely/ my gripe is NOT with the star system although on saying that there are flaws in it that could easily be addressed xdip - | ||
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I do not see this poem as propaganda, in fact the complete opposite. You have not singled out any one individual on colour, creed or gender, and I see no suggestion on your part on how other people should feel. You have merely expressed your own wishes on how you would prefer to see the world. Perhaps this person has a guilty conscience. As for the suggestion on when someone has earned the right to view, I think you have hit the nail on the head. I was on her for a few weeks before I started to review. You need to understand what is required in reviewing before attempting to do so. Please don't let this person put you off. Brenda:))x - | ||
Chekov: The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly. Not quite what he said is it? Another Chekov quote comes to mind: There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. One should always be suspicious when an individual is unable to express their own thoughts and must attempt to use the thoughts of others to make whatever point they are attempting to make. Red flags should fly when the interpretation of those thoughts are erroneous. While I think Chekov was a fine member of the Enterprise crew, he was a junior officer. I prefer Spock and his superior Vulcan intellect: It is illogical to pay heed to the wisdom of an imbecile. Or the down home smarts of Dr. McCoy: Good Lord, Jim. He's not a reviewer, he's an idiot! I'd be inclined to take the words of the hundreds of writers here who love your work, Dip. :)) - | ||
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DR DIP: Can I suggest one thing that would would give some of the new members more credibility in their reviewing? I think a premier member must have posted at least 5 of his own poems on his profile to be assessed and reviewed before allowing them the privilege of reviewing others. The reason I say this is I find a lot of the new members who give rather scathing unsubstantiated reviews with very low ratings tend to have 'no runs on the board" ie have no postings at all which in my eyes gives them no credibility to review with any valid reasoning. This is just an observation i have noticed over the three and a half years I have been coming to Fanstory and I am sure many fellow fanstorians have experienced this. Don't get me wrong, I embrace and welcome new members but feel in the context of credibility of reviewing, runs on the board" is essential. I don't think 5 poems or posts is too much to ask before they can review What are your thoughts? |
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DR DIP: Ok, please don't take this as a whinge because I genuinely love this site. I review or try to review everyone that comes up on my message page as "new writing on line"..whether its worth 2 cents (which is quite disgusting) to the dollar entries who have obviously spent many hours reviewing others works to get the member cent pumps to promote it. It costs 6.55 dollars to promote your work to "treasure chest" status which gives you 2 whole days on the welcome pages. To review enough to make the face page and all time best status you would have to review on average 20 to 25 poems a day . And I commend those that have the time to review so many and even more to get the 2 complimentary poems to the face page. I read many beautiful poems by these "Dollar plus" poets who have gone to the trouble to review so much. I greatly admire those poets who have made their way to top rankings on Fanstory purely through long and laborious reviewing To attain the member cent pumps. Personally I try to review as many as time allows me but sometimes I have to sleep. I can see how Fanstory can take over one's life, you become a slave to the system so to speak. Obviously to save time and to have enough words in a comment to allow the comment to be accepted and the time frames one has when they have to answer 70 to 90 reviews every time they post it must be very hard to individually answer every reviewer who has gone to the trouble to review you. Cut and paste replies becomes quite evident and I find this rather impersonal. But be that as it may i admire those who do get that many reviews. But when our no 1 poet at the moment can spend the time and personally give responses to every reviewer who has gone to the trouble to review them it reflects on the cut and pasters. As I said at the start, this is not a gripe but merely an observation. What probably started out as a sight for passionate poets and was supported with a nominal fee has become a lucrative business and good on fanstory administration for making it so. Just not too impressed that every time you open the site you are plastered with advertisement more and more and its not that cheap considering the page reaches a specific audience of writers and poets so unless you open fanstory you would never see the add anyway..just curious Yours in poetry dip ps I will get back off my soap box now xxdip |
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I do agree, FS becomes so ingrained you start ditching everything else for it...no fair. You have to come up for air and when you are sucked dry with the reviewing and promotion system, you feel like you are in a continual vortex. I found a small hiatus helped me become guilt free. I can only devote the amount of time I have spare which at the moment is 4/5's of F**all. With that said, I have a poetry venture so I'm at least being productive and trying to MAKE some money out of it now. There IS a limit. We all just have to work out where we fit here and quit dumping on people because they don't review you. People that promote at the top all the time have to be prepared to get the fluff reviews as at times that's what they are attracting. If there was a slightly fairer system or maybe a HALF PRICE certificate. Did ya hear that Tom? Tom?! Anyway I say, give FS the level of committment it honestly deserves in your eyes and you'll benefit more and suffer less. They rely on the guilt trip here. Well I was guilty as charged for awhile and then broke free of the shackles and by God it feels good. Good luck with whatever you do but a GREAT vent. Wish I could review it haha... - | ||
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DR DIP: Rami Devi just a question?..what's the point in writing about something and posting if you can't view and review it? or is it that you've blocked me for some reason. Did I give you a bad critique or something? I am puzzled |
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DR DIP: Can someone explain to me how on 'advanced editor' you can make audio recordings I love what Dean and RG star do and many others I would like to add music audio to my poems. thanks Dip |
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When I do it, I record my voice on my iphone, (in the app called "Voice Memos" that comes on every iphone), email it to myself, put it in iTunes, and convert it to an mp3 file. Once that is done, it's a matter of posting as you always do, but go to Show Advanced Options, and choose, "reading", (click 'select', and browse your computer for the file, then upload) It's that easy. The size of your reading MUST be smaller than 3 mb.--choose low quality when saving, if necessary-- I hope that helps. Cat - | ||
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DR DIP: IT's all about runs on the board crawl before you walk If you are going to be only a standard author just to put shit on premier poets than scamper off into your computer find another site one and two stars for a review without a valid explanation is just a waste of everybody's time just sayin dip |
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DR DIP: I have just received a message saying I cannot post anymore poems in 24 hrs..its been 24 hrs since my last 2 what gives? |
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Standard members have a free membership and they are restricted to reviewing up to five stars, can't enter contests or do much else. They are noted for bombing us with one and two star reviews and rumour has it that some Premier members have opened up Standard accounts just to get back at their enemies on site. LOL More info than you wanted, yes? - | ||
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DR DIP: I have never heard of mono stitch poetry before? I thought it was just cryptic one liners? Can you call it poetry? if so haven't the "one liners" got to be original to submit to fanstory? just curious, dip |
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DR DIP: You know in all this time coming to fanstory it has taken me all this time for it to sink in You won't get to know whether someone has posted something new unless you become a fan and it has opened up a whole new fanstory world for me. There are so many beautiful and wonderful poets out there who I have been missing out on. thankyou |
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DR DIP: Just a question thatb has intrigued me for over three years now. Once you have your 2 complimentary reviews unless you boost it or someone bothers to open your profile page can anyone still see your new postings? no one has given me the definitive answer I have boosted a poem using review dollars but still only get one if lucky 2 more reviews I can't work out how someone can freshly post something and in the same day be on the front page if not the top as i said just curious as I really don't give a rats but get rather frustrated to spend hours reviewing only to pick up a couple of extra reviews |
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To be well received it has to be in the first twenty-four hours I believe and it's only promoted pieces with eight reviews for poems or five reviews for prose minimum. It's the top ten percentage wise for the day, most sixes by percentage. If your piece is promoted, it's on the list when you click "read" that keeps repeating over and over. Yours stays on the list until the promotion runs out. Anything not promoted is just sitting in your portfolio. I've gone to peoples profile and reviewed things out of people's portfolios before, so it does happen. :)) - | ||
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The only way to get lots of reviews is to promote. You get to choose whether that is worth real money to you or whether to review like cray or try to win contests. I have never spent a cent of my own on promoting, but know I can make it to the front page if I really want to. - | ||
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DR DIP: We have a new member who is obviously super anal about the use of the English language. I won't say her name but for those who have experienced her insightful and thorough comments with average and poor star ratings on nearly ALL her reviews you will easily guess who I am talking about. The thing is she has no runs on the board bar one rather lame short story but I am too polite to rubbish as I fear she is lost in her own self importance. So this may sound harsh? Well I suppose it is, I just get pissed off when a reviewer hasn't posted any of her own works other than one to critique. Just my thoughts respectfully, dip |
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DR DIP: I will not be promoting my work any more its just not worth the hours on end to get member cent pumps and the reviews I get I will still review others when I get the time and I thank those that always go to the trouble to review mine I have always said @ complimentary review certificates is not enough exposure for what you put in this might sound like a whinge but its just my thought on the review system I have spent hours promoting my work for minimal reviews back so I am a bit disappointed but that's life so I will accept it. Obviously everyone will review those 0ne dollar poems first to get quick member dollars and after the first 20 once they get down to 50 cents no one is interested for the rewards returned |
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I am so sorry to hear of this sad news. I do know what you mean, it has taken me a while to get my reviews up to a reasonable amount that makes posting it worth while but I still fall short sometimes. Brenda:))x - | ||
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DR DIP: Thank you all for your support over the last 2 and a half years I have come to Facebook In that time I have posted close to 2000 poems I have decided to have a bit of a break to pursue other passions but rest assured i know i will be lured back by the wonderful wordsmiths on this site who i now consider to be poetic friends and i really appreciate your comments and reviews. dip |
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Always been a loyal friend, fan and person with a smile to life. Together we will battle through. I am right here RGstar Check your inbox. - | ||
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DR DIP: With respect nor i know how the system works just think it could have other options to cater for those who do not have the time or patience to promote thanks for your replies much apprecated dip |
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DR DIP: I reALLY THINK IF PEOPLE AREWILLING TO COME A FAN OF YOUR WORK THEY SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR POSTS TO COMMENT EVEN IF THE 2 COMPLIMENTARY REVIEW CERTIFICATEs HAVE EXPIRED. JUST MY THOUGHT DIP |
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They might be able to see your work but they can't comment if there has already been two comments about your specific post. The money bit means diddly shit and if they are so hell bent on only reviewing works with dollar value well they aren't true fans. Sorry nor, just my opinion, not everyone has the time to sit and review for hours just to get their work ranked higher up the brownie point piss in your pocket tree. The true poets are the ones who review and comment because they like your work not that its worth a dollar. Personally, the whole clique club ratings "favourites" game is a joke, like why bother having a star ratings system from 1 to 6 if everyone gets an excellent like where can one go but down if the bench mark is set that high? do you see what I am saying with the greatest respect. I have said this many times if Fan story is purely based on them making money from people buying member pump dollars to promote their own work I would rather have a higher yearly subscription fee knowing that anyone at any time regardless of these 2 complimentary certificates can review Look, I love this site and I love my fellow poets and the diversity of styles my agenda might be totally different to everyone else's that come here I don't need my ego stroked as a poet because i don't rate my poetry at all compared to the many wonderful wordsmiths on this site. If people like my posts its purely because they genuinely like them hence I only get on average 4 to 5 reviews each post and I post 2 every night for the last 2 and a half years I have been coming to this wonderful site. That's over 1500 poems posted and they might not be everyone's 'cup of tea' but its my style and my passion to write in 4 line rhyme pattern. Sure, I can write non rhyming prose all day with beautiful metaphoric flowery words in a sonnet with perfect syllabic count and Iambic techno meter or whatever but it just doesn't interest me and I admire the poets on this site that choose to write in this style. Sadly, I am a rhyming tragic and always will be Once again, with the the greatest respect dip - | ||
If you review others, they will often return the favor. Reviewing the items on the home page pays best, and reviewing newly-posted work in "Up Next" pays about 50 member cents, with a chance of winning a member cent pump. Nobody has to spend real coin of the realm to participate. Most of us get our member dollars from reviewing and/or entering contests. If you see someone's work that you like, become their fan. they may reciprocate, and review all your work as it comes into their inbox. - | ||
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DR DIP: Seriously if you are going to review someone's work and give a 2 star rating(needs improvement) please have the courtesy of suggesting how this can be done. plus get a few runs on the board and have a few poems on your profile before becoming a credible reviewer. nothing irks one more than being critically reviewed by someone who hasn't submitted on post just saying |
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DR DIP: IF anyone is remotely interested in reading more of my humble works, I have a Facebook page called "diptales poems from the heart" where you can archive any of my 2748 poems I have written. I would love to have you on board xxdip |
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DR DIP: I am being interviewed on California blog talk radio RATED G RADIO WITH GARRET MILLER. Garret has his own radio blog show and is giving me an hour on his effervescent show He wants me to talk about my town, my life and read a few of my poems on air. you can stream it live on the link below: This is just an opportunity to recite and chew the fat on American radio so I am so appreciative that garret is willing to give me A WHOLE HOUR on his show It will be live, RAW and uncut..JUST LIKE ME hAHA . sO IF ANYONE IS AT ALL INTERESTED, ESPECIALLY MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS IN America PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS.I would be so appreciative. PS Garrett put together the promo SO IT'S a bit PRETENTIOUS?..who gives a rats its going to be fun! **TUESDAT THE 17TH FEB at 2 pm Sydney AEST time"" which equates to 7 pm on Monday 16th Feb CALI TIME PS no throwing old rotten tomatoes ok? here is the link:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/garrettmiller/2015/02/17/mark-de-pena-australian-writer-author-poet |
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DR DIP: do you know what REALLY pisses me off? when you get someone review you and give you a one star rating and when you go visit their work to see what a perfect poet writes..alas! they have not posted anything on fanstory go figure in the 18 months of coming to this wonderful site I have never been given a one star rating actually I am somewhat bemused and embarrassed that someone feels that a post is only worth one star. Just to piss them off I am going to promote this piece of shit in their eyes the poem is called "No words required" so I would be really interested to see if you feel that it warrants a one star rating which at the end of the day means diddly shit in the scheme of things. I don't promote my work that often but on principal alone I am going to sit here tonight and promote the shit out of this one poem just piss this reviewer off I am somewhat disgusted. Normally I wouldn't give 2 fks but this has me riled because I feel it isn't too bad a poem and I refuse to have a poor on my portfolio dip |
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DR DIP: My anti virus protection has just blocked a POP UP from Fanstory .com I have just spent hundreds of dollars and a lot of grief having my computer completely cleaned out costing me a lot of wasted time. There are a lot of questions to be answered here I'm afraid because I had taken my issues directly to Tom several weeks ago when I could not upload any accompanying photos. I am a trusting man, I love this site. I love the interaction and contribution from amazing wordsmiths out there. What I don't like is the bullshit given to me when I asked the question that you were sending pop ups and adverts via fanstory after I pay a subscription each year to protect me from this shit. I am not the first to complain about this. I took it on the chin and assumed the problem was my end but I am continually getting pop up ads every time I post a poem with "keywords" highlighted in a different colour that send me a link to an add . If I am denied access to this site after this you'll know why I am a truthful and fair person I am very patient. but I have come to the end of my tether. Sorry if my rant upsets some of the "clique club" but enough is enough. A simple apology would be a good way to start.. because the grief has affected me to the point that I am finding it hard to enjoy the site whilst these pop ups continually come up. I have had computer nerds check out my machine and my programmes and everything is sweet my end my anti virus is just doing its job sincerely and regretfully, dip |
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DR DIP: HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES TONIGHT..SEEYA ON THE OTHER SIDE! xxxdr dip |
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DR DIP: This week I have been really struggling withe the some very significant occurrences in my life I am very vulnerable at the moment and it makes me realize just how precious life is Life goes on I know but it goes on with 3 less people in my life |
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DR DIP: TOM and fellow members with the greatest respect to this wonderful site and to the benefit of those members who aren't in the clique club. I would dearly love to see ones work be available for more than just 2 complimentary reviews. Everyone has a different agenda and motivation for coming here...mine seems to be slightly different than many. Personally, I do not profess to be a wordsmith by any stretch of the imagination but more a humble rhymer with a passion to write in verse be it poetic warts and all. There are so many amazing wordsmiths on this site that inspire me so and without naming, for fear of favouritism of omitting someone for being remiss I think everyone has their favourites and sadly those favourites, through no fault of their own other than time constraints, do not have the luxury to review 24 hours a day to gain the required review dollars to promote their work. In my eyes, it sort of reminds me of the aeroplane club, whereby everyone reviews those $1.20 poets because it only takes 6 reviews on average to attain another review dollars to at least promote ONE of your works for 24 hrs at least giving others a chance to physically comment on your work. You see, I really don't give a rats about the star system because personally it breeds haters and jealousy amongst fellow poets who simply want egos stroked. like lets be serious here we have a star system from one to six stars yet no one uses the full range without fear of getting muted for honest opinion. the problem is when people give 5 AND 6'S EVERY TIME, THE BENCH MARK IS SET THAT HIGH that there is physically no where else to go but down. it really just promotes everyone to just 'piss in each others pockets' so to speak. I am a firm believer in pissing off the 'certificate expired' and make it unlimited reviews over a 24 hour period. I am seriously willing to pay tommy boy and his cohorts, 100 dollars subscription per year (that's 2 meals at the local bistro) for this 'luxury of having no 'certificate expired' and unlimited reviews for 24 hrs the extra subscription money is the money for loss of revenue to the 'pilot' of the fanstory aeroplane club and I think is duly compensated. I for one, hate the 'certificate expired' message, it shits me to tears and if I sound like a pompous little aussie whinger be it because I hardly ever whinge except of course for the 2 week fiasco where one could not upload pictures with their poem but surprise surprise could all of a sudden havethis reinstated with the new format costing one heaps of grief changing windows versions and removing programmes. Ok about the new format. Personally I don't think it's far from user friendly. There are still many glitches to solve, but the fact I can upload pictures again makes me tolerate those glitches. ok I have had my whinge so come down under and spit ya venom lol dr dip |
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DR DIP: So Fanstory has the new format going and now all of a sudden I can upload pictures after telling me for a week the problem is my end. I will be revisiting my previous posts and addiding the image that inspired the poem . So if any one is remotely interested they can revisit and if Fan Story in any way had a conscience they would allow anyone to review these again with the relevant photos being gradually attached without this CERTIFICATE EXPIRED MESSAGE COMING UP..that is the least they can do to comopensate for the grief they have put me through over the last week or two saying the problem is my end and spending hours removing programmes, running special virus scans, To those people who so thanklessly make the effort to visit my 2 cent poems I am forever grateful. dip |
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DR DIP: 60 years young TODAY! been the funnest and most rewarding 18 months of coming here thanks everyone who have supported my humble musings and wonderful supportive comments its you guys that give me the incentive and impetus to continue |
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DR DIP: IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIECING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNLOADING IMAGES ACCOMPANYING YOUR POSTS? I have a prompt that comes up when I try to add a picture from my computer files that says 'PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED" it is very frustrating |
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I am a total techno twit, so I do have plenty of experience with that message. Check to make sure that it is a .jpg not .jpeg. That usually gums up the works. Also, if it has too much pixel size it will be rejected. So, try downsizing or alphabet check and I'm sure you can get things up and working. - | ||
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DR DIP: Tonight was my 1003 rd poem submitted since joining Fanstory in May 2013. I only discovered the passion to write poems 4 years ago before then I had never picked up a poetic pen in anger. Although I write in simple rhyme, they are ALWAYS written from the heart on many varied subjects. My passion to write only gets stronger and I just want to thank you guys and gals out there in Fanstory land for supporting me and my humble rhymes and its only your support and encouragement that gives me the impetus to write many more it certainly is a passion. To those wonderful poets out there who have so thanklessly and gracefully reviewed my work I sincerely thank you. To those who felt my reviews "abrasive" or unfair I again sincerely apologise for my honesty I know rhyming verse does not appeal to everyone and I fully appreciate this and conversely various forms of poetry do not appeal to me but I will always admire the skills and "wordsmithmanship" of my fellow Fanstorians. May our friendships here continue for many more years to come and those friendships forged outside of this site as a result of this site, last forever AS ALWAYS, dip |
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DR DIP: I am somewhat puzzled and bemused that some poets here have made the decision to mute me. If I have ever made a derogatory or displeasing comment so offensive that you feel strong enough to block me from reading your poems and commenting, well I can't do much about it..just would like a reason that's all the courtesy I ask.. And I will totally respect your reason.I am not here to lose friends over honesty I assure you. thanks dip |
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To me it was best simply to mute the reviewer, rather than have a written discourse....reviews are important to me and I look forward to them as regards the work I have posted...I have been on this site for 10 years, (10/04) and the help I have received to make me a better writer, has been tremendous, and much appreciated...I don't believe some realize when they are being harsh, or unkind....we must remember we are all people, some more sensitive then others... - | ||
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DR DIP: Just spent over 6 hours reviewing to promote one of my humble poems..got to 1 place out of getting it to the fearture page and was just about to buy the appropriate membership pumps to take it to the fearture page when the 3 day time limit Expired right in front of me..SO DISAPPOINTED and disallusioned with the system at the same time oh well thems the poetic breaks I have sorta lost the impetus to post right now I will revaluate my worth of coming here over the next day or so for I can see how you can get totally obsessed with this site and the review process my little whinge for the day and believe me it hardly ever happens so I feel I have every right to have a gripe! lol xxdip |
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my main gripe was we were talking about 5 mins here and for the life of me i reviewed bloody hard to achieve this position lol "multiple poems at ever increasing amounts" hmm don't worry that won't be happening anymore so don't worry shelley i did not wait this was a test and I obviuously failed still can't see how anyone could review enough people to attain the required points unless they are buying member dollars i just reviewed for 6 hours straight at the end of the day it mattters not people either come here because they like what you write or they are brownie point hunters personally the review ratings system breeds spitefulness and pissing in one's pocket syndrome like why have aq ratings system that goes fcrom 1 to 6 if everyone gives everyone 5 or higher? like that leaves no where else to go but down to you see my point? with respect dip - | ||
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DR DIP: I READ TOO MANY BEAUTIFUL POETS ON HERE WHO HAVE NOT THE TIME OR THE IMPETUS To promote their beautiful works and as I delve into their profiles I find many beautiful poems unread all because they are only worth 2 cents to the hungry brownie points hungry poets whose works although very good would pale into mediocrity compared, Look! please do not take me the wrong way on this point it is just a personal observation..that some of fanstory's most brilliant poets and wordsmiths( and the list is huge) works do not see the light of day other than the two complimentary reviews before the are lost into the archives of anonymity. Its sad but unfortunatel if fanstory is to survive financially I suppose the monetary side of the business has to be. personally I would rather pay a flat fee of 100 dollars that's an extra 52 dollars per yearly subscription ( 2 meals at the bistro) and have our works seen by and reviewed by all as many times as they like. is this opinion shared by anyone else or am I just being whatever? please share your view here for I know there are some beautiful wordsmiths out there whose works will be unseen by the majority I suppose at the end of the day its depends on your agenda and impetus to come to this wonderful site hey if its for the love of it and the passion just to write well I'm with you xxdip |
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DR DIP: Well,I have now been coming to fan story for over 9 months now and in that time I have managed to publish over 500 poems as of the other day. to all my good friends that I have made since coming to this wonderful site I thankyou sincerely for you continuous positive and encouraging reviews of my posts. I am so appreciative of your continued support xxdip |
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DR DIP: I just want to takr this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. and hope our fanstory friendship continues into the new year and beyond. AS off tonight I would have posted 400 of my original works on this wonderful site. To that end, I would like to sincerely thank all my fellow poets who have found the time to review and comment both positively and negatively..but always with conviction MERRY XMAS AND THAN YOU! XXXDIP |
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DR DIP: WELL on Tuesday last, was my 59th birthday and my 8th month of being on fanstory. I continue to read and be amazed at so many beautiful and talented poets on this site and your continued very valued critique and comment. As I have said on several occasion in reply and message, it has been a huge learning curve for me and I sincerely appreciate advice and suggestions given to my humble posts . I have now posted over 370 poems on this wonderful site and beside the politics and bullshit on a few things I still enjoy it.. I have no interst what so ever in the value OF THE RATINGS SYSTEM OR THE POINTS GIVEN IT MEANS DIDDLY SHIT TO ME BUT Rather the positive and constructive critique..not some piss in ya pocket bullshit just because you want brownie points stuff..to my 'fans' which I know sounds so pretentious! lol I am indebted to your continued support of my work and to that I am forever grateful I hope our fanstory friendship continues for a long time to come! xxxdr dip |
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DR DIP: tonight i submitted my 300th poem on fanstory probably means nothing in the scheme of things but to me its a bit of a milestone. I only joined fanstory in may and although time does not allow me to review all the works of fellow poets that i would like i have thoroughly enjoyed the site and the beautiful poets i have continually had the pleasure of reviewing when given the chance through time constraints. i have learnt so much and have gained a lot of great fanstory friends. to the people that continually review my humble simple works i sincerely thank you.the last 4 years since i discovered the passion to write, have been some of the most enjoyable and satisfying days of my life and i sincerely thankyou for this and hope our fanstory friendships continue xxxdip |
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DR DIP: It wopuld be remiss of me not to personallly thank all of my fellow poets and especially people that "fanned" me. I have really appreciated this site for the shear brilliance of my fellow writers who continually leave me in awe of the ability with the written word.I am greatly honoured and humbled by the many warm reviews I had received over the 4 months of coming to fanstory. I really do value and rate this site..poetic politics and all and as I have said many times, it has been a real learning curve for me since coming and contributing here. The quality of works I have reviewed and read blows me away. For i am just a hack compared to some of the beautiful works. unfortunately time and dedication to this site to what it deserves is untenable for me at the moment so it was either 100 % or not at all..so i have had to unfortunately give it a break for a while, while I pursue other projects..I have some 4 books in the woodwork to peublish. I have written enought poems for 10 books with 150 poems in each. but obviously would cull down to what I feel is 4. I have al;ready self published "poems from the heart" and have been overwhelmed by the response i have received..I am hoping to have my next book poems from the sea published before xmas..time management is my biggest problem at the moment..between writing , operating and keeping a wife happy..there are only so many hours in the day I'm afraid! if anyone who is remotely interested in following my poetry i actually have a facebook page its: Mark De Pena (dip)..which allows you to have access to every poem i have ever written in the last 3 years that i only started to write. once again..thankyou so much for your support an time to review much appreciated "this is just farewell..its not goodbye" |
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![]() Bye-bye...bye-bye...bye-bye...bye-bye... (Well, I couldn't very well send you off without saying a creepy so long, farewell, and I'll see you on facey, now, could I dip? Take care, my friend... ~Deano~ - | ||
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DR DIP: "Pays 1 point and 2 member cents"....I've said this many times before,what is the incentive for a reviewer to want to even review your work for a couple of cents? Oh PLEASE!! How is your worth determined here? It has certainly got ME stuffed I tell you..in 6 more posts I would have submitted 200 poems in just over 3 months coming here....after 200?..I'm out of here!! I tell ya, I'd rather pay a hundred dollars a year subscription fee and piss this silly review ratings system off completely if it meant that Everybody can review your works as many times as they want to, then to see this bloody "Certificate Expired" after two reviews come up..Sorry, but as much as I have really enjoyed this site and the beautiful talented poets on here. I am completely over the clique club I'm afraid. The pyramid selling, aeroplane club might suit some...but I am done. To all my friends that I have made on here....Thanks for your very generous reviews and critiques over the short time I have been coming here, and even though I might have pissed off a few people with HONEST reviews and scores below 5 or 6 I have still enjoyed this site immensely. TO all my fellow "Poets" thanks for your enjoyable contributions. yours in fun and writing dip |
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DR DIP: I have to make an admission which I am very ashamed of. The other day after I raised enough brownie points to go further up in the seats in the fanstory aeroplane club,I actually found I received more than two reviews for my rather inane rhyming work lol and as I usually personally respond to EVERY review that I receive when I was asked about certain lines in one of my 180 poems I had decided to re promote I admit to becoming lazy and Cut and pasted an explanation on to the 6 or so reviewers I received! I was utterly disgusted with myself and I promise it will not happen again!! can I get out of the confession box now before returning to the back of the plane with the plebs? lol cattle class passenger dip |
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DR DIP: As of tonight I have now posted 180 poems on fanstory and in that time I have reviewed many other poet's work with enthusiasm and honesty. but what is the incentive for people to review your work if its only worth 32 membership cents to the reviewer? just asking. as much as i love this site i am a bit bewildered by the scaling and rating of some of the poets that I review who's work is fantastic only to find their work is only worth 2 membership cents! go figure..yeah, yeah i know all the stuff about there been there a long time and thats why they are worth more member dollars..but its natural that you would be favouring the more "noted" poets in the fanstory aeroplane club whose worksare constantly worth above $1.20.. that means it would only take on average seven revies to gain $10 membership dollars to by 3 days of review time..I'm sorry if i sound like i am whinging but i am whinging on behalf of all fanstory poets whose works deserve a whole lot better tyhan 3 review points!! just my opinion...if i have completely missed the point of how this amway style acknowledgement works i a pologise and refute my whinge!! yours in writing and reviewing dr Dip |
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allow me to say I agree with you yesterday alone I reviewed 40 entries as of right now I have two entries worth 47 each to the reviewer I can not raise them because I do not have the member dollars I spent hours on the computer yesterday and did not achieve much however it was a pleasure to read I was never a fan of rankings I only read and comment on the entries that interest me if there is something that does not I just pass and move on my point is this yes the system is off balance the writer can not raise because of lack of member dollars it doesn't mean for me that the writer is being offensive or has no regard to the reviewer I have seen and commented on many 2 cent entries but that's just me so what is the solution I can not speak for anyone else I however do not want to buy member dollars with my credit card I thank you for raising this issue it always has a way of being ever present and before us I also hope my comment does not offend anyone my intent DR DIP is to agree with you and your post my best to all ann marie - | ||
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DR DIP: Just realised tonight I have now posted over 160 poems in the 3 months coming here!...Thanks so much to all who go to the trouble of reviewing my work much appreciated even when its only worth 2 member points to you!..why would bother hey? I'd rather see the star system pissed off all together, have unlimited reviews or views to my work and pay an extra 50 bucks joining fee then to have these so called "certificate expired" prompts come up after only 2 views..not everyone has the time for a start, to sit down and review hundreds of poems only to get 2 cents for it..no wonder fan story are losing good poets on this site because of this exact reason..sad really? |
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DR DIP: I wanna share the love!... that's what! |
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DR DIP: Just realised I have posted 106 poems in the 2 months I have been coming here. Thankyou so much to everyone who has taken the time to read my posts. If I have been remiss in not thanking or getting to respond and review your work it has only been for lack of time as i really enjoy all facets and styles of poetry that i have now been exposed to here on fanstory Again, thank you so much for being a fanstory friend and reviewer and critique of my work. As i have said before, it has been a real learning curve for me dip |
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DR DIP: So here I am over a month down the track into my new obsession..coming on fanstory. I'm loving the diversity and the sheer brilliance of fellow poets .and I really appreciate both positive and negative critique and advice to improve. As i have said, It is a real learning curve for me and I have really enjoyed this curve I am on. sadly i do suffer from severe short term memory loss and my concentration span to read short stories and novels is zilch! lol so i apologise that i have never critiqued this genre on fanstory but believe me i deeply appreciate how well some people can write and I am in awe.For those who have enjoyed my posts of my romantic style poems i am deeply honoured that you have received them with such positive reviews. i still have so much to learn about the rules of poetry because really i didn't realise there were any before coming here? lol still i will endeavour to grammatically and poetically improve my writings as time progresses xxdip |
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DR DIP: Is there actually any stage where you become eligible to publish more poems than the allocated two in 24 hrs? Its just that I have so much to offer just asking dip |
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DR DIP: Can someone tell me what the term to be "muted"..in the context of fan story..does that happen if you don't give someone 5 stars or above?..just wondering for I have been muted by someone who obviously didn't appreciate me giving below 5 and this was someone who I had admired greatly as a contributor and poet on this site..oh well..a bit stupid having stars below 5 if you can't use them..its a bit like a surfing judge..if you give a 10 on their first wave..you have no where else to go but down I'm afraid. What happened to personal opinion? just saying..I'm really starting to learn and understand how this nepotistic system works sadly.Am I being too cynical..please share your thoughts..DO we all score too high and set a bench mark that leaves you no where else to go but down? please comment and tell me I have it all wrong thanks dip |
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DR DIP: Really enjoying this site and the critique, be it positive or negative. To all fellow poets and writers thanks for you heartwarming support you have given me in my very short time visiting this site dip |
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DR DIP: Hi my name is Dr dip..I only discovered the passion to write about 3 years ago.,when i opened a facebook account to check out a friends posts of old surfing photos. I started to answer in rhyming comments which then progressed to writing ditties then finally writing poems..i have written close on 1200 poems. I have recently published a book called POEMS FROM THE HEART and i have set up a facebook page to promote my book called "Diptales,Poems from the heart" |
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Thank you so much for elaborate message concerning my poem & Brooke xxx Totally agree with all you mention, say...my 'dip' was short-lived, more by 'guilty' feelings than anything else actually, as really don't care...all so petty, egotistic need/desire to judge, etc...find one's 'worth', essential truth/value outside oneself in whatever way, through whatever means & for whatever personal reason ??? Fair enough, I grant, accept & am happy I have transformed, evolved to another state of being...I write & create much more for its own sake, for the pure joy, pleasure of & passion for sharing, inspiring, etc...for the sake & welbeing of the HEART & Soul haha ! My happiness does not depend on, is in no way determined by ambitious goals, performance, winning prizes, etc. Hope many will dip into your Poems From The Heart !!! I am not a regular 'facebookie', but shall see if can find ? Love, Light & Laughter, Salut, Namaste 'n Hug Sue xxx - | ||
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