Post quality gone down hill lately ??

@KenBrace
I think part of the problem is also you not enforcing rules or punishment. For instance, I reported that a member deleted almost all his posts and his threads(containing others posts) after I banned his sub. He also went on to post about how he was paid to post via forumwheel and was bitter and toxic. But you did not take any action against him, I wonder if you even warned the member. What message does that convey to us admins and members like him?

PS: I have removed that self-delete permission since then.. Dont know how I left that open.

 

To avoid that sort of issues it could be nice to say members why they are having their subscription cancelled, that something people might want to know considering they might have been giving their best @vij.

For example, you cancelled my subscription and I was following the forum rules, so why did you do that? Why bother to put on rules if you cancel the subscription of the members following them?

Rules
* Only 1 out of 5 of your posts can be new thread. Reply to threads with less than 10 replies - I was careful enough to see which threads had less than 10 replies before answering and I just opened threads after making the required posts

* Be natural and yourself, how would you post if you are not a paid member? Don't artificially extend post length. - check

* Interact with other posters. This is a UK site. If you appear as a UK member, it is a plus. - check

*If your posts sound robotic/forced/fake or if you come across as uninterested, your posts will be deleted. - check

*If you are not willing to make thoughtful useful posts after careful research, please don't post. - check

*Fill your profile details and have an avatar. No copying from other sites.- check, I even sent you a PM on November 12th asking about the profile

 

@KenBrace
oops, I didnt think there are that many complaints that are brought to your attention on a daily basis.
btw, a good to really monetize the great work you are doing is by using it to build your reputation and/or further another project for writers via this venture. just 2 cents

 

answer down there

 

Cancelling subs have multiple reasons. It may not be just poor performance.
The problem is when there are some generic comments on some sensitive drug for instance - I would like to avoid that. What I look for on such topics are any insights or personal experience or news pertaining to that.

In any case, I dont see why withdrawing sub is deemed wrong.

 

Cancelling a sub when someone follows the rules doesn't make sense in my head. I don't review myself in any of those cases you mention and I've given my best contribution to your forum, so of course it's disappointing and surprising when I see the sub cancelled and no reasons are given.

 

Sent you pm @to7update

 

I'm wondering if personal insight is a good thing or not. I got too carried away on a Christian forum and got banned. Of course, generic comments are boring, but over-sensitivity gets you labeled a jerk or a wimp etc..

Note someone is working for a wage so they're not going to say as much as they would being a free member.

 

Depends on the forum niche. Passion and experience accounts are usually more welcome on most forums.

 

Could there be a way that if a forum owner cancels your subscription they can explain what moved to withdraw it? Even if they won't take us back, it is still a learning experience on what we need to do to become better writers and avoid the same mistake in the other communities.

 

Exactly @Kaynil, as simple as that.

 

I think this is a brilliant idea @KenBrace, to give us ratings in separate fields. I am writing short stories and a novel so any feedback is considered as positive. It is disappointing to have been prevented from posting in the Anxiety Forum though. In the rating, the owner said that I had good sentence structure and sounded good and genuine.

Funny actually, it is the forum that I was really genuine in. I didn't have to do any research as I have PTSD and depression. I wouldn't have found it if it had not been for FW! It does feel a bit like the goal posts have been changed a bit though.

Part of the challenge of being a writer is to write convincingly and colour it up for the reader. This means research and more research and then writing in an effective way that sounds real to the readers.

well anyway, Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat, and I want a penny in this old ladies hat! C'mon @shadowpope17 let us back in! or please tell us what we can do to make our posts better for you?

 

Shadowpope 17 is actually right to an extent. I don't think I would want to give 5.0 ratings to anyone unless a few of their posts, not all, were somewhat long. Of course, I would also consider the spelling and grammar and paragraph spacing, but it wouldn't be the total deal. That would be a better strategy then what I have been doing.