Charging Handles Forward Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Megan Consoer. This is a reader with no work ethic whatsoever. Has any author here ever received a review under this name? She has got to be the most half-assed reviewer I've seen in my life. Whenever she reviews a story, she posts this exact message: "I really like this story alot. Can you write some more chapters?" That's it. With every single one of her reviews comes that exact message, right down to the letter. That is all she ever writes when she reviews. Okay, not exactly EVER. Sometimes, she tosses in a little request at the end: "I really like this story alot. Can you write some more chapters? Can the pairing be Sesshomaru and Kagome, please?" I've been cruising AFF since June 2004 - two whole years. I started seeing Ms. Consoer's reviews (for stories other than my own, thank God) soon afterward, at least in that same year or in early 2005. She has been doing that the whole time. Worse, she even retains her grammar mistake: "a lot," not "alot." I don't know what she thinks she's doing, but her habit irks me as is and would really piss me off if she were to leave me a review. Does this seem right to anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkVampWriter Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 You should read my rant on one liner reviewers and people who say the same thing about stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melody Fate Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Maybe she doesn't have a clue what to say, so just writes that. I've been saying all my fanfiction writing days that even if you can't think of a "good" review, writing, "Read your story, liked it" is better than nothing and I still stick to that. It could very well be that she doesn't know how to write a good review. A lot of peple are in that boat. I've met people who feel they have to find something wrong, or else it isn't a "real" review and end up complaining about the silliest stuff and as a result, look stupid. I find leaving a good review more difficult than writing a story. Sometimes I just like something because I like it. I can't explain. Sometimes I dislike a story for reasons that would come across as silly if I complained about them. And I hate coming across like a know-it-all when more than likely it comes down to a matter of opinion. If she has a valid email address, you might want to try writing her and encouraging her to leave better reviews. Don't leap on her, instead try probing her. "Thank you for your comment on my story. I'm trying to write more chapters, but I'm not sure what direction I should take my story. Could you help me out and tell me the one thing you like the most about my story?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I have to agree with MF a little here. Any review (...almost, anyway) i better then no review. At the same time, however, it doesn't really inspire a person when all of the reviews the get are more or less the same. For a lot of my stories I get reviews that say no more then "OMG! WRITE MORE!" and it's like "Well, gee, glad you liked it... but why?" It isn't until I get a really thorough review, whether positive or negative, that I feel the person really cared about what I wrote and wasn't, you know, a robot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoryJunkie Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I liked the probing part...(goes and looks up said reviewer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 http://hp.adult-fanfiction.org/review.php?s...ad&no=600005716 I think Miss Consoer is a bot... >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 You got served, Lady Passion! I love this "admins took over my account" thing. Phenominal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 You got served, Lady Passion! I love this "admins took over my account" thing. Phenominal. <3 I'm now trying to find as many accounts as I can that got taken over for that reason ^___^ Then I want to make a List in rants called "Top [#] Reasons NOT To Break Rules on AFF.Net!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Serenanna Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 o.o it's like RPOL and the chamber of Lost Souls! Someone up there is finally getting the idea to find these kids and make examples of them! Whoever in the admin is doing this, I could kiss you! Ok, maybe fondle you a little, a lick, a kiss, and a little more fondling before a real kiss, but you get the idea. Sere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Man, Sere, you make me want to join the admin team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 How about a full out Wall of Shame? You can list all of the users who have been made examples of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melody Fate Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 http://hp.adult-fanfiction.org/review.php?s...ad&no=600005716I think Miss Consoer is a bot... I'd be inclinded to agree with you, however, what I can't figure out is what the point would be. And why do I read her user name as a gross misspelling of connoisseur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Well waddaya know... http://inu.adult-fanfiction.org/authors.php?no=1296782571 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Looks shady. Anyone wanna email her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoryJunkie Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 She probably can't speak very good english! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Yeah, you'd think that she'd mistakenly spell "a lot" correctly once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 What level of "I no habla ingles" does it take to give a "The Admin took over this account" a good review WELL after the account was taken over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I'm now trying to find as many accounts as I can that got taken over for that reason ^___^ Then I want to make a List in rants called "Top [#] Reasons NOT To Break Rules on AFF.Net!" Ah, Pixagi, you have the talent for finding these things...much like I have a talent for finding laughably bad fics, (which usually makes me suspect they're written by some kid home for summer vacation). To counteract the mechanical Megan Consoer reviews, cruise through the Phantom of the Opera fics. There's a few stories with between 20-60 reviews, most left by the same person Black Rose Phantom or BRP. Oh, those are interesting and she is...quite the character. And she has a pat response to people who review her stuff. She must just cut and paste it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Didn't BRP review the plagiarized stories by Luna whatever? It makes me extremely suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Dude... she leaves like... 10 reviews on one story in a DAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melody Fate Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 It's such a shame she doesn't have a story. Then we could all sign in and leave her signed reviews. "I like this story alot. Please write more." I still say though, she deserves some credit for at least trying. How many people are reading these stories every day, sucking them up like candy, and not even leaving anything to let the writers even know they read their stuff, never mind what they think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 It's such a shame she doesn't have a story. Then we could all sign in and leave her signed reviews."I like this story alot. Please write more." I still say though, she deserves some credit for at least trying. How many people are reading these stories every day, sucking them up like candy, and not even leaving anything to let the writers even know they read their stuff, never mind what they think of it. I'd seriously doubt she even READ the story if she left me a review. Quite honestly, the only two places I remember seeing her reviews were on stories tht got taken over by the Admin AFTER they took control. If it was before, I'd understand, but it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pink Lace Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Well I don't know about this person in particular but you can't expect every reviewer to write an essay on what they liked/disliked about your fic. If you don't want short/ one liner reviews then put a notice on your fics "Only review if you can cite at least 5 specific things you liked about my story. Any grammatical errors will be mocked." P.S. Irl if you wrote a series of articles in college that were published in a national newspaper and one student tells you that he read and liked your articles, would you say "you suck for not telling me specifically what was good about it" or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Oh, our problem is that she leaves the same review for everything. Verbatim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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