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Tori 
"I don't get it...."
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 Posted - 05/20/2008 : 22:16:15
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| I think if people are going to treat you like crap and ignore the rules, they should consider other hobbies. :( Which is sad because we all make this site work, together and I don't want anyone to go, but this is making me so sad. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/20/2008 : 22:25:13
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Please don't be sad Tori!
 
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randall 
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 05/20/2008 : 22:36:44
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I'm a pretty good speller. *And poorfreader.*
The one single time a "corrected-spelling" "error" foiled one of my reviews, I politely asked the editors on second-pass to please check it out again. Mirable dictu, someone did, and it's now mine, mine, mine! I will continue to use this civilized method. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 00:41:29
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Originally posted by benj clews
Well, the original real issue was not of rewriting, but of 'corrected' spelling. Reviews aren't 'corrected' for no reason, so I'd put this down to either a different dictionary or genuine error. My apologies to Salopian if he feels he's especially picked on in this matter but I feel strongly this isn't the case and he can always resubmit, especially so as he's not one to be concerned by wait times.
I don't feel I was being picked on, and didn't suggest that I was. Nor did Downtown. From experience, I feel virtually certain that no reputable dictionary would disallow the skulduggery spelling. So it's a plain old error. I reiterate my point that any MERP correcting a spelling should be certain before doing so -- in the case of correcting my spellings, let's face it, common sense suggests that this means looking them up in a dictionary as it really is not likely that I've made a mistake. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 01:10:38
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by Downtown
What would you have done if I hadn't given you an opening to tell us you can do whatever you want? Just ignore Sal's comment entirely?
I would have waited until I got in from work. Which is what I did.
Talking of responses or lack thereof, I also hope that this ongoing problem is being dealt with. Thanks. |
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 15:16:17
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Originally posted by benj clews
Sorry- I assumed from your comment you weren't aware of the policy. Next time you'll know better before posting.
If your intention was to teach me a lesson, you succeeded. What I learned is that I should stop expressing concern over anything and expecting you to care, because I'm only setting myself up for disappointment.
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What would you have done if I hadn't given you an opening to tell us you can do whatever you want? Just ignore Sal's comment entirely?
I would have waited until I got in from work. Which is what I did.
No, you would have waited forever...you didn't address his point at all, what you did was use my comment as an opportunity to dismiss the issue while giving the appearance of addressing it by responding to the thread. You still hadn't responded to him until after I pointed out that you didn't, and even then you said it to me, not to him. This is pretty much become the norm, there are multiple threads on this site with users expressing concerns over a number of issues that you won't even acknowledge that you've read, even if it's just to say, "sorry, I know you don't like it but that's just the way it is." You can't keep everybody happy all the time but it might be refreshing if you pretended to care when someone has a concern, or at the very least told them you're listening.
Your response to me was elitist and dismissive. Sorry for my poor choice of words but I gave you enough credit to assume you wouldn't take me literally when I said I "own" them. I thought maybe you might understand the point I was making, which I think is a good one: I don't like having something that isn't my own creative idea published with my name on it. If you don't like my reviews the way I submit them, then by all means continue to arbitrarily reject them with no explanation...but don't change them for me, because then they're written by you, not me. I don't need to be reminded you technically own them and can do whatever you want, that's really not productive and it's the equivalent of reminding us it's your football and you're quitting the game and taking it home with you if you're not allowed to play quarterback.
I was hoping maybe that issue could be discussed, but you decided to just dismiss it entirely by glibly pointing out "the policy." You didn't even add anything to the discussion at all. Well, thanks benj...how open minded of you. Once again, you've dismissed someone's concerns entirely. |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 15:18:40
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Originally posted by Tori
It's his site!!!
Which he appears to have created with the intention of it being used and enjoyed by countless people besides just himself, so it seems the very least he can do is acknowledge that he hears their concerns instead of waving them off, even if he can't necessarily address those concerns. |
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benj clews 
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 16:08:07
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I'm sorry Downtown, but you don't own me and you have no right to demand anything of me. I run this website purely out of the love of the work and I reserve the right to answer (or not) anything I like, as should anyone.
I've learnt over the years my time on this site is much better spent approving (and, yes, occaisionally 'correcting') reviews and ensuring the site is maintained than endlessly debating issues with select members I know I can never hope to placate.
The basic fact is, most issues raised in the fourum can be resolved by simply resubmitting with further explanation. I will try and respond where else but I'm sorry- for me (and I hope for everyone else here), there's a lot more important things in my life than this site.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play with my football. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 16:42:25
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Originally posted by benj clews
The basic fact is, most issues raised in the fourum can be resolved by simply resubmitting with further explanation.
I agree with you on principle, but unfortunately I have half a dozen reviews which have been waiting more than a year for this simple resolution to occur, so perhaps you can see why people can sometimes get a little frustrated. 
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benj clews
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 16:49:21
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by benj clews
The basic fact is, most issues raised in the fourum can be resolved by simply resubmitting with further explanation.
I agree with you on principle, but unfortunately I have half a dozen reviews which have been waiting more than a year for this simple resolution to occur, so perhaps you can see why people can sometimes get a little frustrated.
More reason for me to be working through the backlog than posting constantly in the fourum then. |
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 17:06:35
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
... unfortunately I have half a dozen reviews which have been waiting more than a year for this simple resolution to occur, so perhaps you can see why people can sometimes get a little frustrated.
So, you'd rather have all six sit around instead of move one of them along the way by posting it in this thread? |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 17:27:02
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by benj clews
The basic fact is, most issues raised in the fourum can be resolved by simply resubmitting with further explanation.
I agree with you on principle, but unfortunately I have half a dozen reviews which have been waiting more than a year for this simple resolution to occur, so perhaps you can see why people can sometimes get a little frustrated.
More reason for me to be working through the backlog than posting constantly in the fourum then.
I agree with you on that, but its also more reason to give somewhat more priority to second pass reviews and to try to avoid really long waits for no apparent reason, even at the expense of slightly longer delays for new reviews.
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 17:37:11
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Originally posted by MguyX
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
... unfortunately I have half a dozen reviews which have been waiting more than a year for this simple resolution to occur, so perhaps you can see why people can sometimes get a little frustrated.
So, you'd rather have all six sit around instead of move one of them along the way by posting it in this thread?
If the MERPs want to clear off one or more of my very old reviews I will be appropriately grateful, but I'm not going to beg to jump the queue.
You never read "Dr. Faust" man? 
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 18:39:15
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My night horses ARE running slowly. (For now.  )
 "Lente! Lente currite noctis equii!" |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 05/21/2008 : 20:03:22
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So I want to see if I get this straight:
You don't have time to acknowledge you hear someone when they express concern that your own "generic" rules are being ignored by the people you've recruited to run your site for you.
You don't have time to acknowledge you hear me when I mention that my reviews are being rejected without explanation, which suggests there's no justification for it, or if there is I don't know what it is so I can't fix it.
You don't have time to acknowledge you hear someone when they say their reviews are being changed by someone who didn't write them.
But you do have time to go out of your way to tell me you can do whatever you want, and then come back and justify it when I suggest it's not satisfactory, and then discuss it further with Whip.
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Please do not 'correct' the spelling of my reviews
