Writing Tips on How to Handle Bad Comments From Trolls
Are you sure the troll is a professional editor or had real problems with the article?
Some writers promote leaving up bad comments, and some form of editing being left on the threads they write on. Most articles submitted are already placed through an editor. Speaking from someone who has had more then my fair share of terrible commenting, you really need to judge on whether leaving those comments up are worthwhile to do. Ask yourselves these questions when reviewing content left on articles you write.
Do you have a dark history with the poster?
Do you know this poster from other writing forums, or other social media outlets and have had nothing but problems and grief with the individual leaving you the messages. It might stem from vengeance, or some sort of terrible pay back.
Do you share the same interests or genre?
If they leave a link and you can view their interests, are they similar to yours? Do you both write about the same type of topics or same interests? I have had this occur to me because I enjoy writing about computer software and programs that I use. When I researched this other writer they write about these types of topics. It could be stemmed from jealously, or ego, or some sort of power trip instead of realizing that many writers write about the same topic. They might feel you might gain more views. They could also feel they specialize in that topic more then you.
Did you write a controversial piece?
If someone does not see your view on recycling paper, and has been abusing the planet, they will and can leave you all type of horrible commenting. This is only because of the fact that they have not recycled that paper, and you pierced their consciousness of what they have done wrong. They know you are right about what you wrote, the article moved them to agree with you, but pride held them back from agreement. They will leave messages that it is the worse type of green material they have read. The problem would not be your article.
Is it a lost or unproductive goal or dream?
This can occur where the poster has always wanted to write published articles, and has not reached that stage as of yet. Possibly held back from the editing process, and having rejected articles. Some can not handle being edited by a professional, and will never submit to an editor for this fear.
When reviewing bad commenting or some form of editing on grammar, content, or any form of editing, keep these questions very close to your mind before you decide to leave them up. It can become so severe that they might want to have your content removed from the site due to problems they themselves are enduring. They may want to see you discharged or released, or set free from your position as a published author. (meaning loose in the dictionary)
Please reconsider leaving up bad comments.
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October 18th, 2009 at 9:38 am
We may never know, a good read nice work
October 18th, 2009 at 10:17 am
thanks cardy, that is the shame of it all, we may never know because they are stuffed with pride to admit why they actually do it, now yourself, Guy and a few others I would take it from, I mean suggestions, but some of the others I would say no due to how they do it, and previous issues,
October 18th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
http://www.ross.net/notes/loose.shtml
loose as in BEING RELEASED from a job, I am right
October 19th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Canadian English spelling is a blend of British and American conventions
Canadian English contains elements of British English in its vocabulary, as well as several distinctive Canadianisms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_English
October 19th, 2009 at 8:40 am
For instance, the British spelling of the word cheque probably relates to Canada’s once-important ties to British financial institutions.
quoted from wiki
microsoft word does not recognize the word CHEQUE
October 19th, 2009 at 8:42 am
The pronunciation of certain words has both American and British influence; some pronunciations are more distinctively Canadian.
AH
that is it isnt it, you are pronouncing LOSE, as LOOSE? we do not do that
October 19th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Most Canadians have two principle allophones of /aɪ/ (raised to lower-mid position before voiceless consonants and low-central or low-back elsewhere) and three of /aʊ/ (raised before voiceless consonants, fronted to [aʊ] or [æʊ] before nasals, and low-central elsewhere).
Unlike in many American English dialects, /æ/ remains a low-front vowel in most environments in Canadian English. Raising along the front periphery of the vowel space is restricted to two environments
quoted from wikipedia
I knew something was up, it is how you people pronounce them
October 19th, 2009 at 10:30 am
to me I see alot of people are lossing out
that is how we pronouce each word of loose, lose, and loss
October 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am
It doesn’t matter how you hear it, and there is no difference in spelling of lose between Canada, America and England.
Lose means something different to loose.
When you are writing it, think about it. If you are meaning something that is ill-fitting or slack, use loose.
If it doesn’t mean that use lose.
It is that simple.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:59 am
if you want to flaunt the fact you spell that is fine, I guess some need to flaunt their skills more then others
nowhere that I know of is ONE O make an oozy sound k?
boss
loss
floss
I mean are you saying it with oozy sounding flavour?
October 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Changing your tune now.
So are you saying that lose rhymes with boss?
Cause that is what you said earlier.
So does lose rhyme with loss then?
October 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
alright now I know what the problem is, yes losing does sound like double O, but I associate it to a losing team in sport, not being set free from a job,
now I spent some time in the dictionarry, the term loose, comes from the 1225c, which means being set free,
the word loose also means discharged, I look at a job loss as being discharged and set from the obligation of the job
I look at the word losing as in a losing battle, or a losing team, not being let go of, or set free, or discharged from a position like the word loose says in the dictionary
so I am sorry I was wrong about the losing being a double o, but I do not look at loosing a job as a battle or defeat
October 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
no but you still don’t loose a job though.
One would ‘lose’ a job.
They may be set loose from a job (meaning they are set free from it)
But if one gets sacked they lose their job.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Well that is what I was meaning, they may be set loose from the job,
now you said MAY BE SET FREE, so it has not occured as of YET
October 19th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
alright I changed it HAHA
hehehehe
October 19th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
or you could just say ‘lose’ rather than ’set loose’
Set loose sounds like what you would do to a caged animal.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
but I am looking at the word loose as in the dictionary, discharged, or released from, or set free from your duties as that profession
when an army fellow is discharged, he has had a job loss correct? he is not working any longer, he OR SHE, so I am not accused of being sexist
October 19th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
If you are meaning something that is ill-fitting or slack, use loose
you do know alistiar that the word loose has many more meanings right?
October 20th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Thanks for sharing your experience with fellow Trionders.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
thanks gummy, I am alarmed though that some are not fully aware of what the word LOOSE means, they think it means baggy only
the word loose also means discharged or released,
when an army person is discharged, they are being released from a job, but some are constricting dictionary terms?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I think people should spend some time invested in the dictionary and learn that words have more then one or two meanings, seriously,
some are looking at the word loose as in being let go like a wild animal, however an army person is discharged, which is loose in the dictionary, I do not look at being discharged or released from a job as being let out of a cage like an animal
it means discharged from your duties, which is what being let go or being fired is