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So, I think we have two separate questions.

1. Can AI reviews be helpful? I think the answer is yes. As I've seen on Booksie, AI is good at spotting grammatical problems and can also provide feedback on plot, character development, setting, etc. It has "read" all of the best-selling work out there so knows the formula of what works and what doesn't.

2. Should reviewers use AI to leave reviews on TNBW? I believe the answer is no. When you leave a review, you are representing that you have read the work and are providing "your" opinion, not the opinion and feedback of someone else or a machine.

I've also thought about whether AI will replace human writers. I believe the answer is yes for technical work and potentially some non-fiction. For fiction, I think it might become its own genre - AI Written. I like to use clothing as an analogy. Much of the clothing we wear is made by machines in modern times. But the really valuable clothing is still hand made. Why? Because there is something human in the creation, the stitching, the fabrication and people who wear it find appealing. It's original and unique in a way machine created clothing is not.

This all leads me to two thoughts.

1. Perhaps we need to add some AI feedback to TNBW like what we have with Booksie. I think authors might find it helpful.
2. Reviewers should [not] be substituting AI for their own feedback. I believe a site where everyone simply pasts AI feedback is a diminished one that one that has no more reason to exist.

Happy to hear all of your thoughts.

Sol

EDIT by Dirk: Added the missing word not to Sol's second numbered sentence.

Are people still getting kicked off?

Thanks for the testing. We'll take a look.

Hi all, 500 words is the maximum according to the contest rules. Keep it at 500 words or below.

Whatta, did you email me? I'll have to check. Sorry if I didn't respond. I get a lot of email and I might have missed it.

Hi Dirk,

Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to make that change.

I'm going to delete the phone number. I'd prefer to use email support.

Sol

Hi Marilyn,

Can you send me a private message. Just so I understand, if you download your content using the ebook feature, you get text that looks like this? Can you email it to me?

Sol

Your account should be all set.

Booksie has an AI powered reviewer for any type of written content. It's working pretty well. TNBW users are eligible to use it. Let me know if you want an upgraded account.

Thanks, this is helpful. We'll look into them.

Hi Dagny, what is your account name on Booksie? Virginia Wolfe? Dagny? Let me know and I'll upgrade your account to premium.

Sol

It's a bit of a mystery to me, tbh. I'll have to dig into the forum software we are using to understand it.