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Meaningful writing would inherently have longevity which this thread has in spades. Meaningful writing would also create interest which is obvious within this thread. Meaningful writing would be creative which exudes from virtually every "word" of this thread spread over sixty-two pages. Meaningful writing isn't censored by one person's opinion, but stands the test of skepticism. But some will never get the point, so I'll hush with a final meaningful thought: The only person who can delete this thread (other than Sol and why should he) is Corra, who started it. But she is not very active at this time and I doubt would do so even if she were. So, if you're looking for something meaningful, you're probably wasting your time on such frivolous pursuits as trying to delete one of the longest-lived threads -- for good reason -- on the site. Take care. Vern

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Again, you can go back into the same in-line review and add to any comment or make new ones. You don't have to start over with a regular review and doing so within the same in-line keeps everything together which should be more convenient for the author to keep track of. There is nothing you can do in a regular review which can't be done with an in-line, but there is a tremendous amount you can do with an in-line that you can't do with a regular review. Still, everyone has the option to choose. Take care. Vern

The points are same-o, same-o, despite the much more in depth (at least most of time) analysis which correspondingly requires much more time (again at least most of time) with the in-line.

Unless it is a very short piece, I'm not sure why anyone would "prefer" the regular review over the in-line. That is not to say that the regular is not valid and useful, just that you can put/receive much more with the in-line. And you could put everything you might say in a regular review in the final comment box for the in-line.

It is common courtesy to respond to at least some of the in text remarks within an in-line review, especially when beginning a relationship with the reviewer. It lets them know that you have indeed read their remarks and gives you the opportunity to fine tune the type response you are looking for as well as explain any misconceptions which the reviewer may have gotten from your work as written. Sometimes "mistakes" or differences of opinion are on purpose. The in-line remarks provides a great opportunity to expand the discussion.

The x-line gives you the ability to see all the comments at once and respond to them accordingly. You can scan through the remarks before making your reply to see if the same things show up more than once so you don't necessarily have to respond to each individually. The x-line also makes it easy to copy all the reviewer's comments to transfer them to Word or wherever you wish to make all the needed revisions to your master draft. A feature which is seldom used is that other people can enter the x-line and make comments regarding what the reviewer has written to allow a feedback loop between many different people. This is a great way to get various opinions on the same aspect of the story and allow the author to pick and choose from the menu so to speak. In short, the x-line gives you more bang for your buck.

A good three cents worth regular or in-line. Take care. Vern

Times Roman 12 is fairly typical. If they have a specific font they wish you to use they would let you know. But pretty much any font should be transferable although most editors/agents/etc. do not want some fancy font which is difficult to read. Thus Times Roman is a good bet. Of course the font and size  can be changed with a few clicks. Take care. Vern

To paraphrase Alexander Pope: {To write is human, to know when to take advice divine.} Oh, is that too much? Take care. Vern

Sounds like a wonderful tool, but damn, I'm glad I don't need it; it would blow my mind - what's left anyway, lol. Take care. Vern

Can't believe my eyes and can't believe my ears and it's happenin everwhere now. It's Trump I tell ya. I quit that drinkin moonshine cause I was imagninin stuff he was doin but it won't the shine, it's a conspiracy. Take care. Vern

And perhaps also within the content summary of each work you publish on site. You could even include it at the end of every post you make in the forums it could be part of your signature -- if you want to spread the word. I doubt a specific forum thread would achieve any more than most threads which disappear from inactivity within a short period. Take care. Vern

Congrats. Good luck going forward. Take care. Vern

Wise. Take care. Vern

LOL Unfortunately for you, it is too late to preserve you from Trump (aka Putin's Puppet or Pee Pee for short); well, that is until the pathological liar fires himself from office. But you served him well. Hey, maybe you can tell Pee Pee how to get Mexico to pay for his Great Big Beautiful Wall. Take care. Vern