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Double clicking a word in an in-line review takes me right out of the posting. I have to swipe, not click. Very annoying.

Mariana Reuter wrote: 3. If you don't have enough points to publish your next chapter, and if you've already reviewed all the work/the work you like of the authors you regularly reciprocate with, the points systems forces you to review anybody else's work, whether they reciprocate or not. If they don't reciprocate, you may never review their work again, but not necessarily. If you need points, you may continue reviewing only because you need the points, or because you've just  bumped into a story you like. You might have never started this sort of "fishing"--looking for random stories to review--if the point system do not exist (Why for? Unless you specifically want to look for something new. Without points you can publish, then review your friends' work, and sit until one of them reciprocates). Once again, the points system encourages reviewing. 

Mariana, I agree with your point #3 wholeheartedly. I have delved into areas of writing I probably wouldn't have approached otherwise, just because I was desperate for points, and discovered some really innovative writing. At first when I joined this site, I was hesitant about my reviewing talent, but after perusing others' critiques, I learned how to approach a piece of writing. The points system has many advantages, as you so ably point out.

Well, I'll just say "So long, Ron," not goodbye.  I have enjoyed your writing tremendously. Your words of wisdom in your farewell message are truthful and gratefully received -- exactly the advice I need at 81 and just beginning to send some things out. Flying? Really? Literally? Take care and do check in now and then. You are a true talent! Harriett/Wilma

I thought it was for recommended writing, novels, short stories and poems posted on TNBW. But all I see are novels, many of them books on the market that have nothing to do with TNBW. So I don't us it shelfit.

I just tried this successfully. Thank you. How interesting that I have been pressing ENTER for years to achieve a single-spaced line break in a document that is formatted as single-spaced.

And thank you, SOL, for email notification of reviews. I got the first one today.

This is not a bug, but it bugs me. I don't know how to open a new topic on this forum, so I'll just add my concern to "Site bugs." When someone posts a large number of new posts in one or two days (12 for example) the "New posts from your groups" listing is filled with that person's posts, and one must go forward quite a way to see additional posts to find something by another author. Does this bother anyone else? The posts remain at the top of the list until those of us who are less prolific post our work. Currently, this is in the Poems and Short Stories sections -- three on December 9, and nine on December 10. The only solution I see would be to impose a limit to the number of new posts in a day, but that seems overly controlling.

I'll reciprocate to anyone who is willing to read my work, whether or not points are involved, and hope those I review for no points will reciprocate in kind whether for points or not. On the other hand, I've noticed some (newbies maybe?) don't understand that reciprocity is just good manners. They post and post but never review.

This just happened to me. I went in to one of my pieces to look at an in-line review, and saw the whole thing was blank. I assumed it was a botched review abandoned by the reviewer, so left a message.