Eric1: Hi Everyone, I came back on here today with a view to boosting my dollars by reviewing and then to start posting again. I am astonished to note the amount of contributers who have copied and pasted their replies to reviewers. This is a terrible practise and makes a mockery of the whole site, it says to me that the person hasn't read my review but just gone through all posts 'copying and pasting' the exact same words. I have had in excess of 100 reviews on some of my work and have always attempted to reply to everyone individually and honestly, otherwise WHAT IS THE POINT! Please, let's all stick together and stop this lazy practise. |
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Well done...good to see. - | ||
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Beast wishes. Bravo, Eric - | ||
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A big Congratulations!...and a Hug! - | ||
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Congrats - a worthy winner Zanya - | ||
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Eric1: Having over the last few weeks sorted out all the negative reviews through wonderful poems and blogs on here, I feel that the issue of response overall should now be addressed, I have just recieved a wonderful 100+ reviews for my latest poem 'The mighty Yew', but I am so disappointed that over a third of those reviews do not even mention the poem itself but go off on a tangent about another tree or something like. I don't mean to whinge or complain but it is so frustrating to spend hours trying to get a poem or other work right just to have a reviewer say something like 'We had a Yew in our garden as a child'. Am I alone in this view or am I just a miserable old git lol! |
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How nice it would be to have comments on the writing, of all things! Poetic devices and the like! What's that you say, Eric? An actual review over a commentary? ;) - | ||
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Allow me to turn the table. You received over sixty helpful reviews. I would kill, not literally, for that many helpful reviews. Is the glass half full or half empty? We have so many different levels of reviewers on this site. When we don't have the technical ability to give detailed feedback, we put on our readers hat and tell you why we liked the piece. Sometimes it's a personal connection with the subject matter. We read what we like. Just my perspective. So, no your not a miserable old git, but take a look at the bounty before you. - | ||
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Eric1: Am I the only one on here who thinks that the Member cent pumps are becoming less and less, I have just completed what must be about 15 hours of reviewing in a 5 day period, I always review in bonus reviewing, during this time I have amassed about 1900 points, yet I have only received a total of 10 member cent pumps, My latest session this morning covers 2 hours, about 60 reviews most of which were 50% yet I was rewarded with just 2 member cent pumps, what's going on? Is anyone else getting this problem? |
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Yes. I too spend much time reviewing entries worth 2 cents than any other amount. Thus the time never equals our should equal a good amount for member dollars. This seems to be the system and set up. This is even true with contest entries. Although we vote and support the contestants many are worth 2 cents as well. - | ||
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I do not believe the system is random. E.G. when I choose to review poems only (they are always the highest cent-pumps offered) I never get a cent-pump award. I've taken to reviewing only at night. - | ||
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Eric1: I really cannot for the life of me understand why a few reviewers took my latest poem 'A Decent Bloke' as offensive, One person was downright offensive, It was a tongue in cheek poem written as a humorous piece, not meant to cause offence , annoy or take liberties with women. I haveread stuff on here full of offensive language including the 'C' word, but I have not lambasted the poet for it, I have politely pointed out that I don't like the words. I am seriously considering my future on here, it seems that we are not allowed to defend ourselves anymore. |
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I read the review in question, and quite frankly found it worthless, it was not a review of the poem which it is supposed to be, but just the personal opinion of one woman. Something that is discouraged. - | ||
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I think you will find that almost every member will at some point receive a dodgy review and that most likely, as is in your case, from a member that has written sod all in their profiles... Chin-up sunshine. You're not alone :) hugs xxx - | ||
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F*ck 'Em if they can't take a joke (Maybe they resembled that) 😜 - | ||
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1) no sense of humor 2 no sense of self esteem 3 have tunnel vision You are wanted here, Please stay. - | ||
And NEVER enter into a back-and-forth argument over the review. Just don't allow standards. As for the dues-paying members, you can 'mute' up to six of them. - | ||
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Eric1: I would like to thank everyone on here for their wonderful words of support and sympathy after I posted my daughter Vickie's tribute, also a big thank you for all the sixes it received, it somehow didn't seem appropriate to send thank you's in the normal way, once again thank you all from myself and my family. |
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Eric1: Well friends I have received a letter today from a well known publishers, asking if they could include my poem, 'Forgotten Soldier' in an anthology to be called 'Flanders Fields- A Collection of Poetry,this book will be sent to the British Library and Librarys all over the country, it will also be available in bookshops, I am over the moon! |
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Bravo, 'gentle' man - | ||
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