LIJ Red

Clobbered again in the Story of the month contest, but noted once again, my entry had seven reviews and 24 views when promotion ended weeks ago, and now it has eight reviews and 25 views...vote for ourselves and our pals without reading all the entries? Surely not! So losers, have no fear, it does not mean you are a hopelessly bad writer...

beatpoet: Yes, your post isn't a big surprise. I've noticed a theme here: people voted for people they like. They don't care about your writing, so much as you are a part of their inner circle. This group of writers doesn't use objectivity when factoring into how they will judge a work or, ultimately, vote for it. They simply allow favoritism play a part when making their choices. So basically, it becomes an "I'll vote for your story, if you'll vote for mine, friend," situation. I, too, have gotten very good reviews for my writing, save for those few writers who aren't capable reviewers and don't adhere to FanStory reviewing guidelines and arbitrarily award fewer stars for a work than they should qwith no real explanation of why they gave me the stars they did. Having stated this obvious bias and favoritism atmosphere, and the self-righteous, political, religious, and myopic worldly-view mindsets here--which should have no place in a creative venue--I keep posting my work. First, and foremost, because I love to write, and have loved to write for the past 45 to 50 years, and second, because I appreciate the feedback I get from the unbiased group of writers here who don't care about the clique, high-school-like banning together thing. Can't wait to write more. Regardless of the way I've been treated here at times, I absolutely love FanStory, and I hope to be a member for years to come. As for my writing, I have not now, or ever, questioned that I have a unique gift and voice like no other. And I will never doubt that--whether I am granted the privilege of continuing to post here or not. No one will ever stop me from picking up a pen or pencil, or finding a computer keyboard on which to place my fingers on which to crank out my works. And if all else fails, I'll take to grabbing a piece of charcoal and writing on caves, the way our ancestors did when trying to get their thoughts out!

November 9, 2018 at 4:47PM

I remind myself occasionally to be discreet when clicking on a reviewer's name to do a return review...they might be in a blind contest...

Poetic Friend:

October 29, 2018 at 4:39PM

beatpoet: Sorry for the typos and messed-up wording at times. Wrote that on the fly.

November 9, 2018 at 4:59PM

My trademark possum came calling. He is huge for the species...twenty pounder or close...

Jannypan (Jan) : Does s/he have a name?

October 20, 2018 at 10:13PM

damommy: I think possums are cute. I have one that visits every night. He's after the cat food, and I always put out enough for him and the raccoon that comes.

October 21, 2018 at 5:52AM

LIJ Red: No name, not totally sure he is the same marsupial, but looks and acts like him...this one likes cat food, dog food and Red food...

October 21, 2018 at 5:10PM

country ranch writer: They will eat what you put our but our does not like gree stuff like beans or collard greens.

December 14, 2018 at 10:08PM

Looking back at the songs I've been listening to tonight, I see a sad pattern....Queen of the Silver Dollar, Old Hippie, and Hey Nineteen....

Huh. Hetty crashed her SUV.
Good grief- I am older than she is!

11:45, 4/16/18, 34 deg F with snow flurries. Global warming.

Jannypan (Jan) : 4pm, sunny, breezy. 91*--93*Tuesday with big wind

April 16, 2018 at 4:59PM

Heard the Voice of The Turtle today, and have a bumper crop of daffodils. Went to read the porch thermometer as darkness fell and saw three really big does mowing my lawn for me. Seventy degrees. Not good, just feels good. Everything is budding and there will be another killing freeze...

damommy: Definitely a freeze to come. I have daffodils, too, and that's what I call the Snow Tire and Daffodil Festival. We always have a bad freeze afterwards. lol

February 23, 2018 at 12:54PM

lyenochka: Who's' 'The Turtle? Well, at least, the deer won't eat your daffodils.

February 24, 2018 at 12:56PM

I never realized we had any minor members. I can adjust my posts accordingly. Sorry, young ones.

country ranch writer: Who is the youngest now?

July 15, 2018 at 10:31PM

One AM at 34.76N x minus 84.53W and the snow has stopped at two inches. Twenty degrees and dropping...

No, it's not that sly little dig, "You have no rank." It's so cold dog won't even walk with me, so I sit here snacking and getting fatter and abusing my keyboard. But I post a lot of stuff.

damommy: It's cold here, too. Right now, it's 19 degrees. Brrrr. But I love it. Stay warm. Your dog is smart. lol

January 3, 2018 at 11:54AM

DR DIP: huh?

January 3, 2018 at 4:04PM

It's 26 Dec.,1:28 AM, fifteen degrees on the hill, and there is a stinkbug crawling across my keyboard. Epiphany!

Jannypan (Jan) : Well, that stinks!

December 26, 2017 at 1:48AM

flylikeaneagle: Red: we have -21 degrees. I'm reading poetry and drinking tea. My Husky dog is barking outside and wants to go for a walk. Anyone want to join me???? Gotta fly. flylikeaneagle - nancy

December 26, 2017 at 4:54PM

TAB_that's me: wow! wish it was that warm here. 5 degrees here and no stinkbugs.

December 27, 2017 at 2:10PM

Five inches of snow, and a hard freeze during a thirty-hour power outage. No so much fun as in the old days.

Jannypan (Jan) : Take care. Stay warm.

December 10, 2017 at 9:44PM

mrsmajor: Be careful, I called my niece in Roswell, (?)it was bad too...Stay warm...

December 10, 2017 at 11:28PM

Dean Kuch:

December 12, 2017 at 4:42AM

Three inches of snow and falling fast, lights flickering out here in the hills. Oh, well, got plenty of firewood. See y'all on the flip side.

damommy: I hope we get some soon. Stay warm.

December 8, 2017 at 8:15PM

Those Santa Ana inspired California wildfires sound scary. I was checking web news about them and had a thought-Jay Squires is a Bakersfield man, not far from The Jawbone Complex. Wish those folks had some of this cold Georgia rain...

Jannypan (Jan) : & Michael Cahill lives near Bakersfield. Pray for all involved.

December 7, 2017 at 11:57PM

michaelcahill: Nor is out here too, but we're north of things. Brooke is closer actually. I think she's okay though. I had a doctor's appt. in that direction, right on the border where it's closed off. It's a shocking sight. It looks like the world's on fire. It's areas where folks are used to fires though and evacuations are orderly etc. Still ... staggering loss.

December 8, 2017 at 12:22AM

nor84: I live 90 miles from Mikey, who is closer to Los Angeles than I am. As for Jay, he's probably OK too. Bakersfield is not close to Los Angeles, it's in Kern County, and so is Ridgecrest, where I live. I haven't heard the fires are affecting Kern County, which is quite a ways inland.

December 8, 2017 at 8:51PM

country ranch writer: Hope everyone out you way is she and sound.

December 14, 2018 at 10:10PM

Vaporized by a Fusion bomb, I were.
Sugarless lemonade ain't half bad. (swap white grape juice for half the water)

Jannypan (Jan) : will try

November 14, 2017 at 8:05PM

damommy: Sounds good. Maybe I'll try it.

November 14, 2017 at 9:44PM

Gloria ....: One average size lemon contains 2 grams of sugar.

November 15, 2017 at 2:29AM

My Sunday post was written before I heard the news about the Texas massacre. The churches sound similar.

Congratulations Recognized Writer Oct. 2017!

michaelcahill: Ahhh. THIS is what I was looking for. Congrats again. :))

October 11, 2017 at 6:38PM

Jannypan (Jan) : Awesome. CONGRATULATIONS!

October 11, 2017 at 7:24PM

JennaG: Congratulations to you! :)

October 11, 2017 at 7:27PM

Irish Rain: Congratulations!!

October 11, 2017 at 7:56PM

Dean Kuch: Great choice... make NO BONES about it! Congrats, Red.

October 11, 2017 at 8:30PM

Gloria ....: Way to go, Ellijay! You earned it.

October 11, 2017 at 9:20PM

rama devi: Congrats!!!!! :-))))

October 12, 2017 at 2:05AM

F. Wehr3: Nice! Congrats!

October 12, 2017 at 9:50AM

Joy Graham: Congratulations!

October 13, 2017 at 5:02PM

~Dovey: So well deserved! Bravo!! :)

October 14, 2017 at 11:24PM

Recognized writer? I'd post a wide grin, but it broke my camera. Thanks much, Fanstory, and all you folks who endure my scribbling.

Mustang Patty: Congratulations!

October 11, 2017 at 1:32PM

giraffmang: nice one

October 11, 2017 at 1:34PM

damommy: That's great!

October 11, 2017 at 2:23PM

Gloria ....: Congratulations to you, Ellijay!

October 11, 2017 at 3:08PM

zanya: Congratulations Zanya

October 11, 2017 at 3:48PM

michaelcahill: A truly unique voice here. Glad to see it. Congrats!!!

October 11, 2017 at 4:30PM

humpwhistle: I've been trying to tell you, Red. Congrats.

October 11, 2017 at 5:21PM

IndianaIrish: Congratulations on this huge FanStory honor, LIJ Red! Keep smiling.

October 11, 2017 at 6:34PM

Last time I flew on a airline or stayed in a motel...the TV was full of Dahmer, and I heard the first Tom Petty song I liked. I guess he's Learning To Fly. RIP

Mustang Patty: Congratulations on your Recognition for Writer of the month!

October 11, 2017 at 11:02AM

Don Williams dead at 78. One of my favorites.

Jannypan (Jan) : RIP. He was great.

September 9, 2017 at 1:14PM

damommy: Mine, too. He was great!

September 9, 2017 at 1:36PM

The wooly worms are dark from end to end and the katydids sing at noon and the satellites show a unique picture, three tropical storms in a row. And the rock cried out, "No hiding place."

The music died for Red, long ago, like TV.
But, "In the stillness of the midnight" a beat or two of an unfamiliar song borrowed by a TV commercial sets him off on a web dogpaddle. Something about a hero.
Mariah Carey...nope. Bonnie Tyler...bingo, but disappointing heard in toto. But since he has wandered away from the Fanstory site, he finds and listens to a few songs to see how his new notebook sounds. Says things about him and his journey.
Suzanne. (Judy Collins, not Leonard)
Angel of the Morning (Juice Newton)
That old Feeling(Alison Krauss)
He is Here (Grace Larson)
He Leadeth Me(Cluster PLuckers)

michaelcahill: Most cool journey. I didn't know "Suzanne" was the name of that song. "Angel of the Morning", one of my favorites. Well, you got me off site too and led me to this little gem I may never have run across. Bluegrass ... yeah!

August 29, 2017 at 12:26AM

Speaking of eclipses, in the 90s I used a small nail to punch a hole in the bottom of a cardboard box to make a camera obscura. The image of the sun will be projected through the hole onto a surface for safe viewing.

Jannypan (Jan) : Smart--thanks for sharing. Where I live there was a story of a woman who looked at a partial solar eclipse through a glass window & damaged her left eye permanently. Why do people not believe that looking at the sun in any way without protective glasses will damage eyes?

August 21, 2017 at 1:05PM

Huh? A banner ad for thaicupid. com? Aw, c'mon.
Tried Edge again and it worked poorly. Back to Chrome.

nor84: I put Adguard on my computer and no longer have this problem. Check it out online.

August 15, 2017 at 1:23AM

LIJ Red: The ad was a symptom of a computer losing it's way. It had Adgard once. It came unglued, had to be reset, then died. My new, cheaper PC is still being shaped.

August 17, 2017 at 1:57AM

Rats! Looks like my mancave is about fifteen miles from
the Aug 21 Solar eclipse path. Oh, well, I have seen two
already, and a partial where every speck of sunlight was a crescent....

Jannypan (Jan) : Rats! I have jury duty that day. I don't believe the judge will call a recess for me to step outside to see it.

August 10, 2017 at 11:36PM

Several times I have clicked on a four when I meant a five.
If I give you a four, read my comments and you'll know why. Otherwise reply, "Hey, Red, get yer foot off the mouse."

I am in denial about birthdays. The string of them, like Marley's, is a ponderous chain. That said, thanks for all
those heartwarming PMs!

Nika2016: Congratulations on Poem of the Month nomination, Red!

August 3, 2017 at 12:12PM

Can't be a philosopher with a toothache or a decent reviewer with gout. I shall return.

Powers Boothe, dead at 68. Red Dawn. Southern Comfort.
Lots of other films.

damommy: Oh, dear. I liked him.

May 15, 2017 at 12:16PM

Gloria ....: One of my absolute favourite actors. Gonna miss him.

May 15, 2017 at 12:17PM

Jannypan (Jan) : RIP. He was great!

May 15, 2017 at 12:21PM

giraffmang: I've been re-watching season six of 24, where he's the vice and then President. He was awesome. Will be sadly missed.

May 15, 2017 at 5:06PM

KyColonel Randal: And nobody mentions Tombstone? :)

May 17, 2017 at 3:08AM

F. Wehr3: Ah man, that's terrible. I used to watch the old Phillip Marlow series and based a character off of his narratives from the show. RIP.

May 17, 2017 at 1:01PM

This time the beard lasted ten days, to a quarter-inch of iron-grey barbs. Oh, the joy of shaving against the grain!

hvysmker: Hint! Rub it twenty or thirty times in the same direction on pubic hair and it'll become magnetized, pointing in the same direction and easy to shave. That is, if that sharp stubble doesn't cause her to slap you silly first.

March 12, 2017 at 5:24PM

From the news: if the star Trappist 1 has seven planets,
and is 40 light years out, and the fastest humans ever were those who made a re-entry in 1969 at seven miles per second...that's right, one megayear at that speed...
save the earth! Save the earth!

Gloria ....: Yep, couldn't agree more, Ellijay. We are light years away from terraforming another planet.

February 26, 2017 at 3:51AM

Great story ideas in the news today. "feral Hog Apocalypse in Texas." my kind of storyline exactly. And "student's gender rights threatened"...my gentle old agnostic uncle, who loved to shock people , said of a similar headline,
"No gender, no rights. If you swap genders we are obligated to stone you to death as the Torah requires.
Or used to before the PC editors got to it"
People who think like that and wild boars. Fun!.

Rough week, weatherwise. A fifty degree drop in one day is a bit radical for mountain Georgia, not a desert yet.
Moving the ol' Cyclorama across town? Glad no one told me I had to do that before quitting time.

Jannypan (Jan) : Saturday to be 92*, then Monday 38*. Here in Texas we can, and do, have 4 seasons in a few hours many times.

February 11, 2017 at 1:04AM

Jannypan (Jan) : Cyclorama?? Just now found it online. What a huge undertaking. Hope all goes well.

February 11, 2017 at 1:56AM

Found the missing Norton anthology in the basement restroom and it had the quote that was bugging me.
No memory of having starred
makes up for later disregard
or keeps the end from being hard.
Frost-- Provide, provide.

DR DIP: nothing like toilet graffiti lol

February 1, 2017 at 1:58AM

It is not about dragons, it's about a goose opening a can of whooparse on a chihuahua.

Realist101: LOL! Love this!

February 12, 2017 at 1:44AM

Holy gouda, Ratman, everything turned red.

Gloria ....: So weird. Even your name did, Ellijay.

December 19, 2016 at 2:17PM

damommy: Isn't it nice?

December 19, 2016 at 7:20PM

Delahay: That is one ugly cat on your rail!

January 22, 2017 at 1:37AM

The artwork with a fine poem on the welcome page reminds me I was a mean young man. The wife's granny had a copy of Walter Hunt's painting, "Found" on her wall. I told the wife and her young cousin that the feral dog had killed the lamb and was calling the pups to dinner...

Delahay: Red, That's the ugliest cat I've every seen in my life. D.

November 24, 2016 at 11:46AM

I bought a wifi tablet today. This country has a crying--no, screaming--need for people who can write clear instructions!

kiwisteveh: Watching the younger generation with tablets and phones, they just seem to work everything out by trial and error and some sort of instinct. If they need any help at all they get it from their peer group, one of whom is bound to know how the thing works. Written instructions? You're showing your age!

September 1, 2016 at 4:15AM

LIJ Red: By guess and by God as the old souls say. Never had a tablet before, just had to try one. Type everything in with one pinky nail? Forget it. Back to the old desktop with the big, wide keyboard! Good way to check the weather and take pictures, though.

September 1, 2016 at 8:18AM

Adri7enne: I find it gets harder and harder to understand written directions. I bought a pedometer a few days ago. The instructions were written in such tiny print I had to use a magnifying glass. It took me two hours to program. Then this morning I dropped it on the ceramic floor and it hasn't worked since. I'm devastated! I guess I'll have to start all over tomorrow with a new one. Bummer!!!

September 2, 2016 at 2:21AM

Delahay: I just want a phone that is a phone. Is that too much to ask?

October 12, 2016 at 2:53AM

Waah. Sniff. Threed by a newbie. Woe is me.

robyn corum: That's the same reviewer William Ross was crying over. The one who said his entry for the Elvis contest sounded too much like Elvis. (=3)

May 3, 2016 at 6:39PM

Turtle... who?: 😯 Try not to let it mess with your mojo... Standard reviewers tend to not realize the effect or meaning of ratings. There is the option to not have to deal with them by turing off non-writer reviews in the advanced options of any work posted, too.

May 3, 2016 at 11:41PM

Dean Kuch:

June 2, 2016 at 9:56AM

Delahay: I can tell that you will live with it o.k.

October 12, 2016 at 3:01AM

Agreed, it's not a perfect world.
Something I'd like to see tried. Eliminate cent pumps. Have the Pot for poetry and the Chest for prose promotions. Three days for each. Give every promoted work four hours on the front page. Have a committee do spot checks at random on the quality of reviews. Have a hot list of the ten current promotions with the most stars.

michaelcahill: The "well-received" is sort of the top ten with the most stars or the highest average rating. I'm totally in favor of spot checks on the quality of reviews! There are some thieves out there posing as reviewers for sure!

May 2, 2016 at 1:18PM

TAB_that's me: Amen to that! Every poem or story get paid the same. Stories should cost more for the certificate and thus pay the reviewers more.

May 2, 2016 at 1:19PM

nor84: I'm all for having a committee do spot checks on reviews... but then what does the committee do? If somebody comes up with a workable plan that includes this feature, they should PM Tom with the idea. He doesn't read all the forum threads all of the time.

May 2, 2016 at 5:44PM

Gypsy Blue Rose: I second that! I have wanted to do that for a long time. I hardly promote my work so not too many people read it but the ones that do are the ones I care about and respect the most. Ranking level, some healthy competition, and the respect of my peers are all important to me but not as important as writing. That's why I'm here.

May 20, 2016 at 10:36AM

Jay Squires: Do you know how many people spend hundreds of real dollars buying member dollars? Nor do I, but I'll bet it's sizeable. Point is, if you're FS and you have a huge cash cow, and a few dozen members suggest FS do away with the member cent pumps, do you think Tom's gonna put the cow to pasture? It's economics. If you refuse to play the game and promote your work you should be proud of the stand you've taken. So collect your two or three reviews and stand tall. I salute you.

June 13, 2016 at 10:41PM

Delahay: I do think that stories need to pay more somehow since the reviewer spends more time reading and there is more to review. The problem with giving posts four hours on the front page would be that a lot of people would not see it in that time frame. I don't really know a good way to make the system better though.

October 12, 2016 at 3:04AM

MSN says Stephen Hawking finally got around to reading The Mote In God's Eye (Niven and Pournelle,1974)
Light sail plus laser cannon equals zoom...

Fired one potlatch. But I may have misread the prompt. Maybe I should have written about the repo man.

Gloria ....: Ha! I loved your free verse poem, Ellijay! Is the repo man something that never goes away?

March 27, 2016 at 1:25AM

Joy Graham: Happy Easter, Ellijay! Love that name :)

March 27, 2016 at 11:45AM

Saturday's starting rough. Out sixty-nine bucks, I'm back...

Beware the Ides of March.

Linda Engel: It seems to bring the pollen!

March 16, 2016 at 9:43AM

I am Cat: Pollen has been here since November... worse through winter for me... after least March brings the winds. Spring pollens are so much better (for me) than winter (tree) pollens... Bring on the Ides!

March 16, 2016 at 9:57AM

~Dovey: It brought snow here lol

March 16, 2016 at 2:15PM

Ole Anonymous Member is gettin' kinda tiresome...

DIS-illusioned: Tell Ole to guzzle down some Gatorade and get exciting again. :-)

February 20, 2016 at 11:04PM

I just got a one-star review on content with no suggestions for improvement. I invite the members who are protesting this to view ratings on my latest post, and see if this was one of the people you were
upset about.

Gloria ....: That's the one, Ellijay. Your poem is top notch writing, so report her to Tom. I've just heard also that she is telling people to go to Paramount Song and I Google Paramount Song and it's apparently a big scam.

January 28, 2016 at 4:13PM

LIJ Red: Thanks, Gloria. I'll do that later. For now, I'll let my first solo star shine...

January 28, 2016 at 4:21PM

Taffspride: I have just read your poem and the one star review. I have to agree with Gloria, you need to report her to Tom. It is not just that is a one star review which means the work is poor and needs improvement (It does not) It is a review based on her personal feelings about it. We all need to take a stand against this kind of reviewing

January 28, 2016 at 5:02PM

mrsmajor: Yep, that's the same one, and if one reads his comments, it has nothing to so with you...You should report it to Tom, we really need to work together on this, Tom should be told...This is not the first time...all of his reviews are basically the same...he rates on his personal feelings, and that not acceptable..

January 28, 2016 at 5:39PM

F. Wehr3: Mrs. Major, I think its she, but don't change it. It's funnier that way.

January 28, 2016 at 5:46PM

nor84: I didn't know about this reviewer when I wrote my essay, but she was brought to my attention later by a friend. Tom should definitely be made aware.

January 28, 2016 at 6:08PM

giraffmang: This is the same one who refuses to use a dictionary.

January 28, 2016 at 6:18PM

Taffspride: Truly they make themselves very unpopular and if they refuse to look-up the meaning of a word or even a phrase, then they actually appear illiterate. What is going to happen is most members will block them, leaving no-one to review their work. This same person gave a one star review to an excellent piece. Once again, time to report them to Tom.

January 28, 2016 at 6:33PM

mrsmajor: Yep a she...and I hope she's reported...

January 28, 2016 at 7:19PM

kiwisteveh: I just had a peek into your portfolio and I can't see the review in question - I hope this means something has already been done about it.

January 29, 2016 at 5:17AM

shelley kaye: did tom remove the review? couldn't find it....

January 29, 2016 at 11:13AM

LIJ Red: The site indeed removed the review.

January 29, 2016 at 12:16PM

Dean Kuch: Well, the site did NOT remove a crazy, whacked-out review on a recent limerick I wrote. Of course I received four stars, not just one. But I would have at LEAST liked the review to pertain to the limerick in some way. At the VERY least! ~Dean

February 1, 2016 at 5:41AM

Ricky1024: I've got really like that because I forgot to add it when I talk into the phone but that's understandable but the other one star review because grandma Kors Atlanta, it is enough content human energy is wonderful only got to try to fix our reviews is sure if the person is either new or the decidious India I fought that so many times with Tom and have been restricted now in the past 4 years 5 times is made is amazing and he doesn't do anything about it and I know I said that you know that can hurt the younger writers here that are just starting out their careers and found a great place to do it because you don't do anything to stop it you do you cast as the person who has been punished with a terrible review and they and he does review the comments that are given but I don't know if is restricting those people he doesn't tell me he is and I'll that's my fault when its arm see Lucas one throw away a wonderful piece about reviewing here on fan story so you should check it out for you looking up that was probably 2 years ago through it took awhile to get to it or you could just friend request him here the flower your work English trolley or he will cuz he's in Western writer I'll tell him your favorite hero was a John Wayne interview board her but them and then he'll reposted for you and let you know what it is but the the meantime

March 8, 2016 at 2:08AM

1/22/16 0930 Roaring gale. Spots of sky. Low clouds traveling North, high clouds traveling East. I've seen this before. Uh-oh.

I am Cat: Did you blow away yet?

January 23, 2016 at 12:52AM

LIJ Red: 1/23/16 0430 Two inches snow, minor damage to timber. Hope it's over...

January 23, 2016 at 4:44AM

Hey,when I click on Home/Fanstory I get technobabble. Is this going around?

LIJ Red: I did the "Contact Us" bit

January 11, 2016 at 10:42PM

Wow. Pretty in pink.

Gloria ....: Top of the season to you, Ellijay. :))

December 24, 2015 at 10:13AM

Does anyone know how Smurphgirlsasha is doing?

Gloria ....: I was wondering the same thing myself, Ellijay. Haven't seen a post from her in a while.

December 10, 2015 at 8:23PM

rama devi: She reviewed me today and sounded in a good mood...so she is around...I asked her how she was but haven't heard back yet...

December 10, 2015 at 10:58PM

Wish FS had a way to classify the VIEWs,those who came in and looked but didn't review or that skipped. It would really help to know if
A. the post was too long.
B. the subject was ick.
C. the viewer was just reading(never happen)
D. the post was a mess, too far gone to correct.

Turtle... who?: It kind of does... you can see that number in your portfolio, but you have to not be searchable else I think there is false hits.

November 5, 2015 at 6:07AM

Turtle... who?: Ya I checked, if your not in classic, just go to my>portfolio and on the "posted" line is 'views' which is any refreshes too I think, so if one person opens, closes, or refreshes, might be two views.

November 5, 2015 at 6:13AM

nor84: The thing is, VIEWS don't necessarily even mean the work was seen by a person. VIEWS can also include attempted hits by search engines, or so Tom told me a few years ago. As Turtle said, could include refreshes, etc. Of course, some of them are people who took at peek at the story or poem and thought "not what I was looking for."

November 6, 2015 at 1:42AM

Rutrow. North Koreans? FS runs amok.

I am Cat: Gremlins! Must be the Gremlins!

October 21, 2015 at 5:32PM

Selina Stambi: Aliens ...

October 23, 2015 at 9:29PM

Oblio and Arrow: Very true and a good observation. Thanks for reading and commenting -

November 1, 2015 at 9:28PM

I enjoy reviewing, and practice writing almost every day. I post things sometimes and wish I hadn't. What think ye-when in danger or in doubt, post-or flee?

michaelcahill: POST IT! Half the time you're glad you did. Then you post something you think is harmless and everyone has a fit. HAHAHA! Post it all, you can't win anyway. :)))

October 19, 2015 at 2:36PM

Gloria ....: Post and flee. Then post and flee again. Then have a nice glass of wine. :-)

October 19, 2015 at 3:58PM

I am Cat: Have two glasses of wine and THEN post! and then come back, read it and UNpost it... i'm known to do that a time or two. Fleas? Who has fleas? *scratch scratch*

October 19, 2015 at 6:05PM

mrsmajor: Post and Flee, and then Post and Flee again..and then have a cup of Hot Ginger Tea...LOL

October 19, 2015 at 8:19PM

trumby : He who fights and flees away, lives to write another day!!! lol

December 26, 2015 at 8:06AM

People zero to fourteen years old have decreased from thirty-four percent to thirty percent of the world population.
People over sixty have increased from eight percent to ten percent of the population.
The average age of a human being is 24.3 years.
There are approximately 7,300,000,000 human beings alive today.
Why will no one read my stuff?

michaelcahill: All of them think they can write and promoted to the first page...

September 12, 2015 at 10:35AM

mrsmajor: Oh my that's something to think about..for me, I just don't think they like the way I write, or the things I write about..or maybe because I don't read enough of theirs...could be a lot of reasons..

September 12, 2015 at 11:25AM

TAB_that's me: Great facts.

September 12, 2015 at 2:29PM

Linda Engel: Now Red, you know I read and love your stuff. I've been busy helping my husband heal from back surgery. You've got a few I have to catch up on.

September 13, 2015 at 2:12AM

Delahay: Well Red it's not because their reading mine. I've found a lot of folks avoid things they have to think about. DeLaHay

September 26, 2015 at 12:22PM

Gloria ....: Oh geeze, whine much, Ellijay? Just keep writing.

September 27, 2015 at 3:13AM