some members want help with their work

[billy]

Def. eat the cake!!! I enjoyed this piece.

the reply to the above was:

hi allison. i'm glad you enjoyed this, but what i'm really looking for is how to fine tune my writing and make it better.

look at it again with a critical eye. what would you extract/add? are there spots where the voice could be stronger? even if it's just one word, or one phrase, or one image, is there anywhere at all in the poem that you would suggest tackling in order to make this shine?

i don't come here for praise. i come here because i want to write better, plain and simple. and don't tell me you wouldn't change a thing.

thank you for the vote of confidence. now rip it apart and make it bleed.

while we don't expect anyone to rip another person's work apart we do hope that in the main feedback forums you give something that's more constructive.

this extract says it all;

i don't come here for praise. i come here because i want to write better, plain and simple. and don't tell me you wouldn't change a thing.

views, specially from non mods as we all know how demanding the management are.

we do have members who widely contribute to the site without giving much feedback. what these contributors don't do is: leave one liners in the feedback forms. if a newb can show they contribute elsewhere i'm certainly open to upping their post count in order for them to post where they will.

post like the one at the top will be extinguished out of hand.

[Leanne]

This response wins all the likes.

[ellajam]

Yes, a great response and as a mod my apologies to the OP. We'll try to do a better job at stopping the flow of vanity site comments.

I'm not sure those posters ever come back to follow the threads they've posted on and see that their comments were not appropriate. On my own threads when I've responded asking for more thorough feedback I don't remember ever getting a response.

Brace for a string of threads named Why Were All My Posts Deleted, You Bastards.

[cjchaffin]

ugh. i just posted a similar response on the same thread. did i not get the memo that my posts have been designated official dump zones?

i have feelings you know! (no i don't, but it sounded good in my head)

and miss ella, i have nothing but respect for the mods here. you all do what you can to keep the place humming and clear of debris like the above, and it is greatly appreciated, at least here on my end anyway. having modded for similar sites in the past, i know it's often a thankless (and usually uncompensated...) job. so from me to you, and all of the staff here:

THANK YOU

[ellajam]

ugh. i just posted a similar response on the same thread. did i not get the memo that my posts have been designated official dump zones?

It's because you're so good at titles. If yours sucked like mine no one would click.

i have feelings you know! (no i don't, but it sounded good in my head)

and miss ella, i have nothing but respect for the mods here. you all do what you can to keep the place humming and clear of debris like the above, and it is greatly appreciated, at least here on my end anyway. having modded for similar sites in the past, i know it's often a thankless (and usually uncompensated...) job.

They promise cake, but word is they don't deliver.

so from me to you, and all of the staff here:

THANK YOU

A pleasure when there are members like you that appreciate the design of the Pen and use it well.