Another live author bites the dust, sadly.
https://storiesonline.net/ablog/jody-daniel
I'm not living in their shoes or seeing the messages they are getting, but it seems like a massive overreaction. The story currently has over 42,000 downloads, 300+ votes with a score of 8.36, at this moment. People seem to like it. Feels like a 'turn the comments off' situation, if the few are overshadowing the many.
Just my thoughts. I hope things calm down and they stick around.
I sent him a very positive comment when I read that. We need to send him more positive comments.
I have too. Hope after a break he might reconsider that final sounding "goodbye". Really good to have a bit of different perspective and style to the stories. The ratio of good authors to poor seems to have slipped enough without losing another one.
Fingers crossed!
If someone can let one or even a few trolls chase them offline then maybe they shouldn't be online.
This is something I will never understand, how can you let someone you never met or even know get you that upset? Trolls have been around all through history. There is 100% chance someone will troll you just on the hope they can upset you.
This is something you can blame fairly and squarely on the internet.
Not one in 1,000 of those armchair experts would bother (or be able) to write a letter complaining about a story. Much less sign their name to the complaint.
When you make it easy enough for an infant to do it, infants will do it.
This is something you can blame fairly and squarely on the internet.
I disagree. Blaming the internet is too broad. It falls squarely on social media. But the problem isn't just the trolls but also the people who act surprised that there are trolls in the first place. No matter how skinny you are someone will call you fat because you gave them the ability to do that.