OK everybody, I think you know what this is about. In the week or so that I've been here, I've managed to make some people very upset. My intention was never to make enemies, but to give useful criticism that could help writers improve--I hoped for the same from others.

However, I made mistakes. I lost my temper when provoked and got very frustrated with the site, leading to some stupid comments. It was nasty and unhelpful behavior on my part and I apologize. I'm ready to be a grown-up now

So I'd like to call out anyone that has anything they'd like to say to me--an offering to clear the air. Bring up whatever is pissing you off and we can chat, but let's bring it off people's comment boards where we get rewarded with credits for bickering. It's petty and I'm embarassed for having participated.

All right team, bring on whatever it is you have to say. Let's chat it out, bitches.

ok, i'll bring the air freshner.. its bound to get stanky in here


seriously though, most comments you've left on my stuff weren't too bad, i figured you were just being brutally honest and theres really nothing wrong with that.

It's not in the comments themselves, it's how you come across with the comments. There are a lot of us that have been here a long time....and we are honest with each other, though generally not always in the comment section. You understand?

And since none of my stuff has ever been commented on...I have no ***** right now either.

Comments are a tricky thing, I try not to comment on punctuation and grammar but rather content of the story as a whole. What looks awful to you might look ok to someone else. I mean, who is truly worthy on here to be called Grammar King/Queen. Not sure i've run across a story on this site that is flawless. Unless its been copied from something to trick people. Now, if its obvious that its horrid all over and we all can cleary see that's its felled with misspelled words, yea, ill say something. I think I would take someones critiqing more serious if they didn't have any stories posted on here. The best critics are non writers. For instance, review your own story(no one personal)and I bet it will be flawless. If you take that same story and put a different author behind it they would find all sorts of problems. Seems to be alot of grammar cops on here nit picking things like to long of a sentence or a capital letter where it isnt needed. Most stories I can get through ok on content alone...if its good it will be good regardless a misplaced hyphen and other lil things.

Geez Elenalda,,,never been called a ***** before,,,worse, but not *****.

oh, no no! It's an Entourage reference--"let's hug it out, *****".

I disagree with you about writers not making good editors, but that's OK. It's pretty obvious that we disagree on a lot of things. Can we chill out with the potshots though? It's pretty clear that I'm always going to win

Done...poppa told me never to fight with women anyway,,,never gonna win son he would say. Damn if he wasnt right Just gonna pull down the shades and chill.

elenalda wrote:

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OK everybody, I think you know what this is about. In the week or so that I've been here, I've managed to make some people very upset. My intention was never to make enemies, but to give useful criticism that could help writers improve--I hoped for the same from others.

However, I made mistakes. I lost my temper when provoked and got very frustrated with the site, leading to some stupid comments. It was nasty and unhelpful behavior on my part and I apologize. I'm ready to be a grown-up now :)

So I'd like to call out anyone that has anything they'd like to say to me--an offering to clear the air. Bring up whatever is pissing you off and we can chat, but let's bring it off people's comment boards where we get rewarded with credits for bickering. It's petty and I'm embarassed for having participated.

All right team, bring on whatever it is you have to say. Let's chat it out, bitches.

Damn you for being honest! What the hell is wrong with you?