tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post3060760120263184624..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Guest Author Rebecca CarltonHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-23158239705043361602011-05-12T10:27:57.234-04:002011-05-12T10:27:57.234-04:00It seems that trolls are everywhere. I don't l...It seems that trolls are everywhere. I don't like forums anyway (or telephones!) so I'll stay away. Thanks for doing the experiment!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-15822083456781209582011-05-10T22:22:33.919-04:002011-05-10T22:22:33.919-04:00Wow! I mean Wow! I just think that it is amazing t...Wow! I mean Wow! I just think that it is amazing that some people have no tact when it comes to manners. I am so glad that you have given us this candid insight to the forums. Scary that people behave the way they do. Best wishes. :)Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-81911788890047791802011-05-10T20:04:05.491-04:002011-05-10T20:04:05.491-04:00Alright! I’ve had my hissy fit over my post being...Alright! I’ve had my hissy fit over my post being deleted, AFTER completion. HISSSSSSSS!<br /><br />So, I’ll try to reconstruct it for you.<br /><br />Anybody who doesn’t know my opinion of Amazon’s ABNA board, in particular, has been living a very sheltered life. I don’t trust Amazon as far as I can throw it, and I’m a cripple.<br /><br />I’m not in the least surprised by the rude and contemptible treatment you received on Amazon ‘run’ discussion boards.<br /><br />I say leave them to the thugs. Nobody else can stand it there. Amazon promotes and protects bullying on their boards through their arrogant lack of stewardship. So, the inmates DO run the asylum, there.<br /><br />Becky: I’ve added you as a member of my Facebook group, “Novelists—An Open Discussion”. Hart is already a contributing member. All novelists are welcome, regardless of genre, and/or publishing status. We have writers whose works are unpublished, self-published, small press published, traditionally published—and anything else I’ve missed.<br /><br />You ARE welcome to promote: 1. yourself as a writer, editor, or whatever; 2. your completed work; 3. your blog; and/or 4. your publishing group, etc.<br /><br />You are also welcome to discuss your Work In Progress, or anything else about writing or being a writer that you want to state, discuss, or debate.<br /><br />On Facebook, you may block the unsavory (which I have done). You don’t see them, and they don’t see you. It’s wonderful.<br /><br />In my group, disagreement is allowed, and debate is allowed, but bullying or meanness will get you tossed.Rosemarie Benintend (Summertime Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11158721578838417987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-9994603300496560632011-05-10T18:54:55.002-04:002011-05-10T18:54:55.002-04:00LOL, greasy book salesmans!!LOL, greasy book salesmans!!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444173559259951376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-44347262038712272011-05-10T18:51:42.161-04:002011-05-10T18:51:42.161-04:00Hola friends! So sorry to be absent for so long--...Hola friends! So sorry to be absent for so long--work is killing more (more tomorrow). So I feel badly to have been neglectful.<br /><br />Michael-trolls is right! And a pernicious breed of them... they follow people around!<br /><br />Holly-Amazon does indeed have sub forums--I've never ventured far from the ABNA ones, where people are mostly nice if you stay away from provocative titles...<br /><br />Johanna-your thinking and mine seems to overlap--I prefer nice people and so stay away from a lot of those...<br /><br />Summertime-Damn blogger! It does that sometimes!<br /><br />Jenny-nice to be ignorant sometimes, eh?<br /><br />Interesting, I guess that Amazon doesn't want you promoting your book on their threads! teehee... I guess they just worry about turning off readers with non-stop promo.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-65388308246231048462011-05-10T17:43:12.475-04:002011-05-10T17:43:12.475-04:00@Holly: Sorry for all the confusion, the two forum...@Holly: Sorry for all the confusion, the two forums were "Romance" and "Kindle" (there's Kindle and there's Kindle Book), it's a tiered structure. Forum (Romance)>Thread within forum (ex. Promo Thread Formula Rx:17)>Original Post to start the thread>Comments added to thread. <br /><br />Old Kitty: It doesn't seem to matter which forum you post in, because Amazon considers any form of advertisement of your product or giving away of your product (because that gives attention to it and results in sales) as "shilling" and you can lose your posting privileges for doing so. This type of behavior can happy on any of the forums at any given time. I just kept track of the types of comments made to me during the lifespan of each thread so I could keep a total.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444173559259951376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-15306934360742719442011-05-10T17:09:32.300-04:002011-05-10T17:09:32.300-04:00Who is abusing you and what forums are these place...Who is abusing you and what forums are these places?!?! I must admit I've never ever ever been on an amazon forum and your summary here of your threads makes me glad that I'm completely ignorant about these forums! Oh dear! Boo to all these un-naked tartless forum people!! <br /><br />Thanks for the intro to Rebecca Carlton's mega fab book!! Good luck!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-50788641800413857792011-05-10T15:40:00.448-04:002011-05-10T15:40:00.448-04:00Thanks Becky, but I meant the forum not the thread...Thanks Becky, but I meant the forum not the thread. I was wondering if perhaps you posted in the wrong type of forum.<br /><br />Do you think if a non-indie author did a promo post it would be received the same way?<br /><br />I have read some reviews at Amazon and some of those have been really off topic and attackish of the author or even the commenter. It didn't use to be that way. They are just so large and they don't seem to be able to keep up.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-83445291135502802312011-05-10T14:33:01.855-04:002011-05-10T14:33:01.855-04:00Damn, Hart. I posted a long detailed comment, and...Damn, Hart. I posted a long detailed comment, and when I previewed it, it deleted it. WAAAAAAH!Rosemarie Benintend (Summertime Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11158721578838417987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-55768317832962299262011-05-10T13:49:48.263-04:002011-05-10T13:49:48.263-04:00@Holly- I posted in two communities. The Romance t...@Holly- I posted in two communities. The Romance thread was titled "Promo thread- Formula Rx:17" and the Kindle thread titled "Promo Experiment- Formula Rx:17". I wouldn't recommend labeling a thread with a misleading title, because that can make people even more irate for being "tricked" into browsing the thread. (Not insinuating that you personally would, just adding it as a sidenote.)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444173559259951376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-76117367885319330062011-05-10T13:48:46.477-04:002011-05-10T13:48:46.477-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444173559259951376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-24427766402678281692011-05-10T13:18:42.621-04:002011-05-10T13:18:42.621-04:00That is so interesting! I love your experiment. ...That is so interesting! I love your experiment. It confirms my suspicions about those boards and the reasons why I don't spend much time there.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-2334976662088372572011-05-10T13:14:35.179-04:002011-05-10T13:14:35.179-04:00I'm not too familiar with the Amazon forums. I...I'm not too familiar with the Amazon forums. I'm assuming they have different sub-forums like most forums. What what the subject or header for the forums you posted in?Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-44264055995237787882011-05-10T10:44:03.756-04:002011-05-10T10:44:03.756-04:00Fascinating post on the goings on of the trolls at...Fascinating post on the goings on of the trolls at the Amazon forums. It's the same way on most forums whether it be Useless Junk, World of Warcraft, or just about anyplace else. Trolls are there to make life miserable for other people.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com