What's With Some of the New Members (Page 4 of 4)

Well, doesn't it suck that I can't give an honest, unvarnished opinion on this topic!   As a newbie three times over (since 2005?) I do remember a change from a site containing members inclined to give impersonal and honest content review, thumbs up or thumbs down, to now a kaffeeklatsch of Chardonnay sipping chatterers. Not that that there is anything wrong with that, mind you, but it could explain an off-putting nature for newbies, who are not the only ones who will neglect to thank a reviewer, but certainly the only members who never thank, or comment, and resort to delete a newbie review and block the newbie reviewer for giving an honest Simon Cowell opinion.

While I have your attention (again) what is your opinion on a member using false identities to get around blocking, for example, aka, Charly Ring, Bevin Wallace, Bill Weldon, Van Alsen.  Interesting that the aborigine from Australia, Wallace, and the Vietnamese, Alsen, have the same bugaboo in preferring the word quaver over quiver when the two have the same meaning when used as a verb, but quaver is rarely used in American English.

Of course you don’t actually have an opinion on anything but I’ll just just keep asking nevertheless to  see how your statement on facts vary.

You can certainly leave a thank-you note on the authors' home page by means of a quickie, which I think they may appreciate, but the best way is to read and review their work. Don't feel you're not prepared to comment somebody else's work, you may be able to spot something important other reviewers, supposedly more seasoned, may have overlooked.

My grammar and English construction suck, so I can't review other writers' grammar. Instead, I focus my comments on the plot, character and world building, plausibility of events, suspension of disbelief, etc. I haven't taken any creative writing classes either, and I bet neither many of the best reviewers on this site have. Just follow your instinct and point at what feels out of place in a certain story.

Kiss,

Gacela.

njc,
Think of  “troll-baiting” as a cerebral endeavor, nay, a zen-like sport, as opposed to an obsession.  Or perhaps more akin to doing the NY Times crossword puzzles to keep the mind sharp.  Plus, I’m plotting out a new thriller starring a serial killer and would-be assassin who is also a misanthropic online troll who wears pinafores over his wife beater and boxers, has a swastika tattooed on his neck, and binge-watches Infowars and Donald [t]Rump’s Twitter feed.  You know the kind: they finally nab him and find he’s got buckets of orange body paint and a collection of tinfoil hats in the garage—and body parts buried in the backyard, and all the neighbors can say about him is: “He seemed like such a quiet guy.  He did smell a little funny, now that you mention it though ...”

Oh vey, what a writer’s gotta do for the sake of verisimilitude. 

LOL
Merry Christmas

Corrobative detail intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative?