Author blocked me for trying to give critical feedback.

[retiisi]

Author Roseofblades's Profile | Scribble Hub blocked me for trying to give feedback in their chapter comments. I was honestly trying to help them improve, but they lashed back at me as if someone daring to imply that their writing was anything short of perfect was an affront to their existence.
Now I'm here as I can't write comments or write a review of their story to notify other readers that this might happen as honestly I'm pretty miffed.

You can read the comment interraction at the bottom here: How I became the Empress of Hell - 1.2: Corrupted Angelspawn | Scribble Hub

 

[CharlesEBrown]

It happens. Most of us are open for criticism, some only want a little, or are only tolerant if it is mixed with praise, and some reach for the block button. Just like in real life. No need to make a big deal about it, as far as I can tell. Though I also suspect that, given the ton of minor criticism in the comments, MOST of it mixed with praise, you may have just been the straw that broke the camel's back, the one that he just got fed up with. Note that, though it is hard to tell in text, the tone of voice seems to get more defensive with each reply, from agreeing and making changes on the first one, to explaining reasons behind what was done later, to kind of whining about "I'm just not being understood" so I suspect it was just a "last straw syndrome"

 

[greyblob]

>open to critisim
>gets mad when criticized

 

[Deleted member 84247]

The author probably has a fortune telling ability that let's them see you are going to write a review. I wouldn't worry about it. Move on to a different story.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

coerced consent.

This funny part aside, I read comments and your back and forth, and I don't get what you or author meant. Also, what about review? You can't write one?

 

[Deleted member 84247]

coerced consent.

This funny part aside, I read comments and your back and forth, and I don't get what you or author meant. Also, what about review? You can't write one?

If you're blocked you can't write a review.

 

[theInmara]

but they lashed back

that he just got fed up with

If you both don't mind some constructive criticism yourselves, you might want to check a person's profile before throwing random pronouns at them:

You're misgendering her.

Of course, if you can't do that because you're blocked, "they/them" is fine.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

If you both don't mind some constructive criticism yourselves, you might want to check a person's profile before throwing random pronouns at them:

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You're misgendering her.

Of course, if you can't do that because you're blocked, "they/them" is fine.

How about no?

 

[CharlesEBrown]

When I don't know someone I follow the century old (and inappropriate but it's what I've always done) habit of using the masculine pronouns. Then again, my comment was more in the generic about anyone, not about this specific poster.

 

[RiaCorvidiva]

If you're blocked you can't write a review.

This is not true from personal experience. I blocked someone and they were able to write a review just fine.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

This is not true from personal experience. I blocked someone and they were able to write a review just fine.

You probably blocked them after they already submitted a review. The review has to get accepted and it can take a couple of days. If you block them after review is written, it won't stop review.

 

[RiaCorvidiva]

You probably blocked them after they already submitted a review. The review has to get accepted and it can take a couple of days. If you block them after review is written, it won't stop review.

Makes sense. In either case, it sucks that there's no way to stop people from moving across platforms to leave harassing bad reviews/ratings.

 

[Kalliel]

Man, this takes me back to the time when I still made the rookie mistake of replying to comments with shaved IQ, although the roles have been reversed in this case.

I guess I'm old now.

 

[melchi]

They are probably following royal road best know methods. If a negative commenter gets blocked they can't post a negative review.

 

[retiisi]

coerced consent.

This funny part aside, I read comments and your back and forth, and I don't get what you or author meant. Also, what about review? You can't write one?

tldr, It was about the story throwing the reader into the chapter with "MC joined game and easily killed all the enemies with her sword". Comment was about lacking details in the fighting scene, to which author replied that she CAN write really good fighting scenes, and only people that have read until the end of arc1 are allowed to comment about her writing skill.
I tried to explain to them that it doesn't matter how good they are at writing fighting scenes if reader never gets far enough to read them.

Also yeah, I can't write review or rate the story.

If you both don't mind some constructive criticism yourselves, you might want to check a person's profile before throwing random pronouns at them:

View attachment 31704

You're misgendering her.

Of course, if you can't do that because you're blocked, "they/them" is fine.

Last time I checked "they" in this context is just completely normal english? As in "the person being discussed"? Unless you feel like the author's gender is important information for the discussion?

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Also yeah, I can't write review or rate the story.

Yeah, I checked it already.

tldr, It was about the story throwing the reader into the chapter with "MC joined game and easily killed all the enemies with her sword". Comment was about lacking details in the fighting scene, to which author replied that she CAN write really good fighting scenes, and only people that have read until the end of arc1 are allowed to comment about her writing skill.
I tried to explain to them that it doesn't matter how good they are at writing fighting scenes if reader never gets far enough to read them.

I don't need TLDR since I read all comments and replies, and I still don't understand what is going on. Did the author act like a dick? Well, probably did. But at the same time author is right. You didn't even get to chapter 2. What I mean by that is the following. If you could've done a review, what would you include? That the author is a dick? You can't do, it's against the rules. Review of first chapter? You actually can do it, however, is it going to be helpful to readers?

Just in case.

Review Guidelines | Scribble Hub

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Reviews should NOT contain:
reviews of the author. You are reviewing the novel, not the author.

To be fair, you(generic you) have an ability to say the author is a dick in a more mild manner. However, you(again, generic you) can do it only if you have a substantial review of the work beside it. How can you do a review of the whole novel while reading one chapter(technically two)?

 

[Bartun]

Well, that's sad.

I would be glad if anyone read my story, at all, and even more leaving a comment.

 

[retiisi]

Yeah, I checked it already.

I don't need TLDR since I read all comments and replies, and I still don't understand what is going on. Did the author act like a dick? Well, probably did. But at the same time author is right. You didn't even get to chapter 2. What I mean by that is the following. If you could've done a review, what would you include? That the author is a dick? You can't do, it's against the rules. Review of first chapter? You actually can do it, however, is it going to be helpful to readers?

Just in case.

Review Guidelines | Scribble Hub

www.scribblehub.com

Reviews should NOT contain:
reviews of the author. You are reviewing the novel, not the author.

To be fair, you(generic you) have an ability to say the author is a dick in a more mild manner. However, you(again, generic you) can do it only if you have a substantial review of the work beside it. How can you do a review of the whole novel while reading one chapter(technically two)?

Ah you're missing the point I had in the comments. My comments were about the fact that the very first fighting scene was very bareboned, and that this is not really a good thing for creating an image that the future fighting scenes would be better. With the first fighting scene being just "MC killed everything easily with her sword" it creates an assumption for the reader that the rest of the novel will be the same. I also tried to explain to the author that she cannot tell people to "read until this point before having an opinion" as if someone was searching for a story with good fighting scenes, they would, as surprising as it might sound, read the chapter 2 fighting scene before reading chapter 30 fighting scene, and decide that this story is not the one.

Also on the review, I wouldn't write a bad review to be a dick. I know how to seperate the work from the creator. I would give an actual review, probably 4/5 from the couple chapters I read at least for the general flow and level of the written english, with a note at the bottom that author blocked me for giving critique.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Ah you're missing the point I had in the comments. My comments were about the fact that the very first fighting scene was very bareboned, and that this is not really a good thing for creating an image that the future fighting scenes would be better. With the first fighting scene being just "MC killed everything easily with her sword" it creates an assumption for the reader that the rest of the novel will be the same. I also tried to explain to the author that she cannot tell people to "read until this point before having an opinion" as if someone was searching for a story with good fighting scenes, they would, as surprising as it might sound, read the chapter 2 fighting scene before reading chapter 30 fighting scene, and decide that this story is not the one.

I am not missing the point. You and the other commenter made a valid critique. Author acted immature in response. You are right, relax. The question is, if you could, what would you write in a review?

If you simply wanted to share your frustrations, you did it. I am sorry it happened to you, but that's how it is. Sometimes people act like a dick.

 

[retiisi]

I am not missing the point. You and the other commenter made a valid critique. Author acted immature in response. You are right, relax. The question is, if you could, what would you write in a review?

If you simply wanted to share your frustrations, you did it. I am sorry it happened to you, but that's how it is. Sometimes people act like a dick.

Probably 4/5, good and easily understandable english. Pretty generic baseline setting for the world. Weird plot choises at least at the start. Holy/Corruption system sounds like a good idea but seems kinda pointless if single action player can't affect in basically any way leads to going from 1 extreme to the other and then gets locked in so players going for holy character are forced to play as corrupted. Can give it a read if you're procrastinating and don't got anything better to do. PS. Author blocked me for giving feedback in chapter comments