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Sulriel
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 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: review replies |
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apologies if this has already been discussed and discarded - I browsed the forum and didn't see it.
I've come to love the "reply to review" function I've seen at some other archives. I enjoy reading reviews almost as much as the stories themselves and have found I enjoy seeing the authors reply. Often the review will comment about something I thought (or didn't!!) and it's fun to see the author's response.
I know you did a huge upgrade not too long ago, so I'm asking very tentatively just to have this put on the wish list.
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dolarabee
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So far, authors have been invited to reply to reviews by using the same review function as the reviewers. Not very clever maybe but easy enough, and everyone can read it too.
We'd have to check if any other way of doing this is worth the work.
do.
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Robbie
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Don't be frightened of asking. In fact, having a wish list makes it easier to develop.
But... what is a "reply to review"? What does it do differently from clicking on "Quote" (nicely labelled "Reply To Review")? Let me know what you think it should be doing and we'll see what cn be done.
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Viv
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Currently review replies here count toward the review total, which I'm always hesitant to do because it inflates the review number. I suspect that people want to be able to reply publicly to reviews without, in essence, leaving a review for their own story.
So far, folks have used PMs to reply to reviewers and thank them for taking the time to review. I don't think this process is too unwieldy, but it's hard for me to remember which reviews I've sent thank-yous for. |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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I have pm'd and used review reply, depending on the circumstance: If all I really want to do is say Thanks, I use a pm; if I want to reply to some question or concern the reviewer put in the review, I add it to the reviews.
That way other reviewer/readers can see my answer if they had the same question and the review count doesn't get too inflated.
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eiranae
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:48 am Post subject: |
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The way they do it on one site I've posted on is they have the reply right under the review itself but in a different font, like italics or something.
I've fallen prey to the 'forgetting if I've replied to this one or not' problem. I like to say thanks to every reviewer, but I have a terrible memory.
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| Robbie wrote: | Don't be frightened of asking. In fact, having a wish list makes it easier to develop.
But... what is a "reply to review"? What does it do differently from clicking on "Quote" (nicely labelled "Reply To Review")? Let me know what you think it should be doing and we'll see what cn be done. |
- what the others have said. It's a 'nifty' function in a lot of ways. I do try to PM or reply in another review, but sometimes I forget if I've replied or not, and it does seems a little weird to 'review' your own story.
it's different than the quote function in that it inserts/insets the reply directly below that review. (and it doesn't add to the reviewed count) The Silm Guild does it nicely, I know some other archives offer it but certainly not all.
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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| eiranae wrote: | The way they do it on one site I've posted on is they have the reply right under the review itself but in a different font, like italics or something.
I've fallen prey to the 'forgetting if I've replied to this one or not' problem. I like to say thanks to every reviewer, but I have a terrible memory. |
A copy of your pm - it that's what you use - can be saved (is saved automatically?) in your "Sentbox". That's where I double check what iI've replied to if I forget.
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eiranae
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| NancyBrooke wrote: |
Robbie is really taking care of us folks, sometimes we just don't realize how much! |
Yes, he is! This is a great site. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I was just explaining what I know of the review reply thingy.  Sorry if it came off as a complaint.
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Sulriel
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| Quote: | | Robbie is really taking care of us folks, sometimes we just don't realize how much! |
TOTALLY Agree!!! this is my 'home' now; I'm settled in here. I only have a couple of works elsewhere and don't have any plans to change that.
I didn't mean to complain or whine at all. ...just a request for it to be put on the wish list.
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Sooo.. a) indent, b) list under the review that is was intended for c) don't count towards totals.
Only author can reply?
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eiranae
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Only author can reply? |
On the one I've seen, yes.
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Viv
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| I'm not all that familiar with this tool on other sites... once the author replies to the review, can the reviewer come back and reply to the reply? What I mean to say, I guess, is can they set up a dialogue, such as over a particular theme or point in the story? I can see how that might be a nifty thing, even for people other than those two to read. |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | | I'm not all that familiar with this tool on other sites... once the author replies to the review, can the reviewer come back and reply to the reply? What I mean to say, I guess, is can they set up a dialogue, such as over a particular theme or point in the story? I can see how that might be a nifty thing, even for people other than those two to read. |
On the one I've seen (which is on Harrypotterfanfic.net btw) the reviewer would have to post another review. There were two reviewers I had on there that helped me a great deal. I used that utility to have a sort of 'conversation' with them about questions and points they had brought up about my story. I also just liked being able to say 'thanks for the review' and have others see that their reviews are appreciated. One of the admins on that site pointed out that people who submit the reviews like to see that the writer appreciates their taking the time to comment.
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Robbie wrote: | Sooo.. a) indent, b) list under the review that is was intended for c) don't count towards totals.
Only author can reply? |
Yes. exactly. indent and I think most of them italicize.
like this: http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/reviews.php?type=ST&item=357
- again, like I said, Not a necessary, but very nifty if it's not too hard to add next time you're working on other stuff anyway.
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