I am lucky, as most of my stories have a good number of comments and kudos.
However, some very good stories by brilliant authors don’t get many of either and that’s a shame. I am sure that some writers are put off by the apparent lack of response when just a few more comments or kudos might give them the encouragement to continue.
The reasons are probably many, a few of which are the very success of the site, the sheer number of stories to read and the lack of time to read everything.
I went on at about 19.50 GMT and I saw that there were 54 users and no less 405 guests on line and those guests don’t have the ability to comment or do the kudo thingie or they can, it's not obvious.
Many people do not like to register because they do not feel happy doing so and as a result they do not have the opportunity to register their approval/non approval of the stories that they have read.
I can understand that it is easier for a non registered reader to write something nasty about a story or even start a flame war and that is why perhaps comments are limited to those that have registered on the site. But it would be nice if non registered visitors could at least click the kudo button if that is possible.
Just a few thoughts–please tell me if I’m being silly.
Hugs
Sue
Comments
How it works
If the kudos button worked for non-logged in users, it would only work for the first one. That's because all non-logged in users have the same user id. This may change with the next upgrade but the Kudos module even for D6 has not been updated since 2009.
In the past, I have allowed non-logged in users to comment. This has resulted in volumes of spam. Maybe after the next upgrade I will have some anti-spam tools that will make this possible again. I hope so, I spend about half-an-hour a day dealing with spam.
This site already has much more commenting going on than most fiction sites except ones where commenting is necessary in order to earn posting and promotion credits. I'd like to encourage more commenting but I don't want to have to deal with extra spam.
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Thanks Erin. Hugs Sue
Thanks Erin.
Hugs
Sue
Guests
I know exactly what Sue means. I was on here for a very long time, until I felt the need to pass a comment to a dormouse lady. Then I posted my first story....
It is a simple but scary thing, stealth. Some of us are in hiding for a range of reasons, whilst some of our guests fear being 'caught'. Those who fish here for porn will be disappointed, but those who seek good reading...is there any way to assure them that registering an account is safe?
Behind You
I stand behind you all the way with comments and your view on the KUDOS button. I personally don't see why they don't register as we are a secured site and never sell a list AND IT'S FREE -- I love all of you that are registered -- HUGS RICHIE2
Stealth?
I actually use my first and Middle name when I write. Since most of the guest readers come here with a ficticious name I see no reason why they are afraid to sign up.
Its like going to an AA meetingm afriad some onwe ill see you there, my take on this if you are there and somebody thinks they know you, relax they most likely are here for the same reason to read stories that make them feel comfortable.
Maybe its just me, but I see no reason to hide, "I'm a mutant and proud to be one." (taken from X-men first class) I have no shame in who I am, I used to and then I would fear being found out.
I actually am more comfortable by being open then I would being in stealth.
This is my opinion and its not written in stone.
Jill Micayla
Be kinder than necessary,Because everyone you meet
Is fighting some kind of battle.
Jill Micayla
Be kinder than necessary,Because everyone you meet
Is fighting some kind of battle.
No last names is sufficient
I think to keep things pretty safe.
Kim
Agreed
That's the big problem, really. Not that someone can be identified when they visit this site, but that someone can be identified by someone elsewhere on the Interwebs as a result of a visit by the Googly Monster or his friends.
The problem is that there is just too much information about all of us sloshing around out there now, despite everything we might do to control it. Even using Nom de Plumes and such, all we have to do is mention something specific from our past and it would give a researcher enough to link us from here to wherever we are in Real Life. And that may not be good for some of us.
That, in a nutshell, is what prevents many of our visitors from signing up.
Penny
Not completely true...
The Internet is "connected," which is why they call it a network. Almost any time you leave one site and go to another, let's call it EvilGenius.com, what they call a "referrer address" is passed along with the request, so every site know where you came from (unless technical means are used to erase or alter the information). If the destination site knows who you are, perhaps because you signed up for a mailing list, or purchased something on EvilGenius.com, the owner of EvilGenius.com can sell your information to someone else, including a list of all the places you've ever visited.
Some sites (most sites which accept advertising) allow the placement of "web beacons," one pixel remote loads from an advertiser's (or their racking provider's) web site, which allow advertisers (or anyone) to build a more-or-less complete picture of your site visits almost anywhere on the Web.
One should note, however, that it doesn't matter whether BC knows your real name or not. *Someone* does, and given sufficient resources almost anything can be discovered.
There's an old joke, "On the Internet, no one knows that you're a dog." It ain't so; someone on the Internet knows not only that you're a dog, but what you had for breakfast.
Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
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Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
An example
...perhaps. I find pop-up adverts in some sites, and what they often scroll through are the last clothes I looked at on, say, Debenhams' website.