Story Board Activity Increase

[Schipperke]

Still haven't heard from a Admin or Mod... I guess this is alright, then?

I certainly can't speak for any of the other moderators or administrators, but personally I think this sort of discussion is a good idea.  It actually reminds me of a discussion the moderators had awhile back.  The issue was how to encourage the kind of supportive, constructive comments we all like to get on our stories, while not having people posting frivolously and creating clutter in the stories, as Carlos has pointed out.  I do think there's been less frivolous posting recently, which is good.  Although I have to say it's not always easy for me to draw a line between what's frivolous and what isn't.

[MissPlumbBob]

I certainly can't speak for any of the other moderators or administrators, but personally I think this sort of discussion is a good idea.  It actually reminds me of a discussion the moderators had awhile back.  The issue was how to encourage the kind of supportive, constructive comments we all like to get on our stories, while not having people posting frivolously and creating clutter in the stories, as Carlos has pointed out.  I do think there's been less frivolous posting recently, which is good.  Although I have to say it's not always easy for me to draw a line between what's frivolous and what isn't.

Thanks so much for agreeing with the idea for this thread, Schip.

[TheChronicR]

I agree with everything said here, except I disagree with Carlos much. You know, it's very important to hear from your readers, to see if they like your work or not, but if it would have to be done the way you suggested, most people would stay quiet, seeing as the shy factor is there.

[MissPlumbBob]

I see your point of view clearly, Chronic.

I am awed that so many writers, and great ones at that, have shared my sentiments on this thread. Any other writers want to say a few words about their fans?

[Metropolis Man]

I certainly can't speak for any of the other moderators or administrators, but personally I think this sort of discussion is a good idea.

Agreed. This is a good thread with intelligent, thought-provoking discussion.

[MissPlumbBob]

I'm flattered, Metro Man, that an Administrator and fellow writer would say that.

[Elainfaro]

I haven't written any stories yet but I agree about all the comments. It does get annoying having to go through all of them but on the other hand, this is a forum and you have your stories on a post so it's inevitable. The only thing that you can do is like many members here do. Put the new chapters on the first post. Unless they completely changed the layout of posts (which beats the purpose of a forum) then we just have to deal with it.

[MissPlumbBob]

I agree with you, Elainfaro.

I mainly posted because I wanted to encourage you to post your story, if you already have an idea for one.

[Saltypaws]

I remember when we first started our dynasties and how few there were and of course, alot less members.  The story board has grown so much, it is hard to keep track of all of the stories and I try to read what I can.  I have to say, I am guilty of not posting a comment on stories, even though I have read them.  I have my own stories on the back burner, like my dynasty, which I started almost a year ago and I really need to upgrade my computer so I can finish.  It is nice to have your story commented on, but even though no one comments, you can see by the views on how many people are at least reading them.

[Pam]

It's the views that I really like.  My Dreamweaver Immortal Dynasty is the 2nd most viewed thread on the forum and it used to be number one.  It currently has over 157,000 views!  I can hardly believe that.  The story for my Townie DecaDynasty is in the planning stages.  It will be interesting to see if it flies or flops.

[Seabody]

Pam, it'll fly. And I know many others agree.
I am guilty of not always posting on stories, but there are so many good ones out there. You guys are really good writers - from the majority of you, I expect to see a great deal of novels in the near (or not so near) future. It's going to be nice to grow up, see a name, and think "Oh yeah! ************* is ********!"
It always makes me happy to see others enjoying my rants stories, even if I remain adamant that the ending is horrible. I still believe that the ending to Katie's World could've ended up better. It was pretty bad.

[MissPlumbBob]

@Saltypaws and @Pam:

I used to not think this at first. Now after a good many updates, I realize that views are more important than comments, especially if those comments are frivolous.

@Seabody:

So you'd buy a book written by me? Or is that not what you were implying? Either way, I also think it would be neat to see a book get published that was penned by a forum alumni (spelling?).

[TheChronicR]

I don't know what about you, but comments are more important for me than views. If my story had forever 100 views, I'd still continue writing and posting it.

[CarlosLordofTacos]

It isn`t about views nor the number of comments, but about the quality that makes a good story and one helpful comment is worth a 1000 frivolous ones.

[TheChronicR]

Okay, I'll be perfectly honest now.

I simply don't get all this frivolous comment chaos. If it's a comment, it's a comment, no matter the length. And for those of you complaining about 'not being able to find the chapter posts in a flood of comments', most authors provide a handy list of links in the first post of the story, but sometimes it indeed is important to read the comments as well because you might find the answer to a question you've been wondering about whilst reading.