06-25-2005 Jonathon Bywaters
Thank you first of all for accepting me into your site. I am only very new to poetry and am still battling along through the dark. For me this has been the best site i have looked upon so far and am pleased to be a part of it. Regards Jonathon Bywaters
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01-09-2005 Andrew Findlay
Just a funny comment on the title here. The word 'NEW' in a title always fascinates me. Sure the work is new for a few weeks but this is almost three years old and it still says 'new'. I just thought I would mention this as kind of a joke. You'd be surprised how often in real life this actually comes up.
Does this site really belong to 'nonprofit Corp?'
I always that that you owned and operated this site. I was just curious.
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01-31-2004 Doreen Reynolds
Thank you for explaining it makes it easier to
understand.
Doreen
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10-28-2002 Robert Betts
Hmm... Well Jennifer, yes I did start the site. But really PnP now belongs to the Nonprofit Corp. I seek their advice and approval for all major changes here.
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10-10-2002 Robert Betts
To explain Dixie's comment. She and her son were rating each other 10's and rating many of our excellent authors as zero's. The object of this was to place themselves on top. Their ratings were deleted and they were warned.
They continued to violate policy, especially looking for every loophole to misuse the site. They were eventually ejected from PnP with approval from the Board and CEO.
bob
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09-25-2002 Dixie Kincaid
Well Bob I go along with what Peggy said about someone bringing your rateings down and not commenting on your poem. I got real upset after I got repremended for up rateings than someone went into my poems an my children an dropped the rateings any where from 1 to 1.6 and nothing is done about that. I do what you told me to do and if I can't rate it as good as other people than I won't rate it at all. I also leave a comment on every one I rate. Why don't the other''s out there do the same. I mean after all there suupposed to be proffessionals????? DIXIE LEE
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08-21-2002 Robert Betts
Sorry for that oversight. I have noted in the State of the Site Report that there now is a daily limit of 5 in each category, stories, poems, recipes etc. I've noted that some posts are poor quality. Not good. I'm working on a method to separate these.
bob
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07-18-2002 Maralee Gerke
Bob I don't have a major problem with the ratings it is just that there are so many people contributing that a poem doesn't stay on the first page long enough anymore for poeple to read and rate the poetry. If you are going to use ratings for contests and anthologies we should have a way to keep them before the writers for a while longer.
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07-12-2002 Peggy Bertrand
Bob,
Thank you!!!!
I do like the new system better it covers more....
Originality a plus on it...
Good job of improving the sight.
Peggy
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07-10-2002 Robert Betts
There is one negative. All who comment will have rated. Hence it is possible if the author is on the site a lot he could monitor and figure who rated what. But the possibility of rating without commenting helps confuse that.
The object of ratings to rate honestly. I can see who rated what, how. If I see the system being used to retaliate, I will simply delete the retaliating person's ratings.
bob
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07-10-2002 Peggy Bertrand
Bob,
This new system of rating is neat.. I still think though you should leave comments before rating. On a piece.. or we shouldn't be allowed to post a rate if no comment... i didn't think it was possible.. Did one to find out.. That is why some of my poetry had 3 visit, 3, comments, 4 ratings.... Also sure that 4th no comment brought down the rating of the work.. just seems unfair... that way.. no comment seems cowardly... about their decisions on the ratings.. also leaves open pay backs as to say for those who post negatively comment structure of ones work alot. Other wise nice set up now...
Peggy
P.S. I'm ready for all the no comment ratings as of now....
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07-07-2002 Robert Betts
The rating, Luke is simply the two numbers added together. 0-5 for Content + 0-5 for Execution
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04-24-2002 Joey Dykehouse
Where di I get to write a poem at?
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03-09-2002 Robert Betts
There is other other factor... Some have told me they rate all 5's so they encourage people... BUT, I ask... just WHO ARE you encouraging? The effect is to give high ratings to people they read. That is unfair to others and will result in their ratings being deleted to get back to a fair balance.
Ratings are tricky... Please just rate ALL works you read fairly so EVERYONE gets rated on an even basis.
Basically it boils down to giving all 5's is about the same as giving all 0's. The idea of ratings is to form a scale and that is impossible if all are rated the same.
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03-02-2002 John Mcleod
Too true your words are Bob. Some other sites do not bother about the rating system too much and that gives the writers (Everyone) a false sense of what they have achieved. It is all too easy to join a new site and give high ratings in the hope that high ratings will be given also. It is far better to be critical and rate accordingly.
On a second note- Yes Bob, you are more or less doing all this yourself and a great job you are doing too. I started a website once and when people started submiting poems ETC.ETC.ETC It became a pain due to my limmited time. You are doing a great job in keeping this site up there with the best of them, Heck! We are the best!
John
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03-01-2002 Melissa Rives
Thank you so much for your warm welcome for us that are new to this site. I wish I had known of this site long ago. You have done a wonderful job here, and I to hope I'll learn all the ropes here soon!
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02-28-2002 Lisa DiNunzio
Today is my first day here and I must say I really enjoy the make-up of this site. It looks as if there are many talented writters here.
I hope to be a asset to your prestigious web site.
~ Lisa ~
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02-28-2002 Marilyn Mackenzie
I'll bet you've been busy with the addition of new writers. As always, you're doing a fine job and we probably don't tell you that often enough.
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02-26-2002 Eileen Waldron
Thanks for the info, and my page is also now fixed...;-), sorry if I have been one of the newbies to rate wrong, I will be more careful to check things out, and thank you for the great job you do here and the opportunity to post among such fine people. I think you do a superb job, don't know how you manage alone.
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