Wishful Thinkings of a Writer at Triond!
I also want to make it clear that by running for the president of the writing community, I do not have any personal motives like becoming popular, having more friends, getting more views and thereby earning more money.
Dear Friends,
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First of all I thank you all for giving me such a golden opportunity of running for the president of the writing community here; I hear someone else murmuring what credentials I have, to contest for such a coveted post, when I am not even able to make it to the Hot content list. May be I am unable to fit myself into the algorithm as devised by the authorities at Triond. But that does not deter me from contesting this post, because what is relevant and what matters for this post is that I should be more concerned for a common cause than others and I am.
I also want to make it clear that by running for the president of the writing community, I do not have any personal motives like becoming popular, having more friends, getting more views and thereby earning more money.
I am also conscious of the fact that I am out of the network that some of you have;I am not jealous of your network; nor do I want to become a part of it, because if I enter a network of friendship, I should remain committed, reciprocate what my fellow writers do; but I am sorry to say that though I may not have a lengthy list of friendship as of now, I cannot read all my friends in my network and comment then and there on their articles. That is why I could not join any new network of friendship when some of you actually invited me to join.
Now coming to our burning issues; I know most of you are disgruntled with the present system of hot content list based on a peculiar system what they call algorithm. Why most people oppose this method? An article’s, I repeat, a particular article’s individual merit and worth is being ignored and so sometimes even substandard articles find a place in the list. Therefore, I would like to suggest a more practical method of. preparing a lengthy list of hot content, say with twenty articles, than sticking with the present system of ten articles. That would largely solve the problem and all sorts of bickering about hot content list.
Then this site having grown considerably both in viewer ship as well as in the income, I will bat for the writers in this way: I will try to get upfront payment for the articles posted by the writers. Having said that I would like to introduce a system: articles which are substandard in their content, which need editing, proof-reading etc, will not get published.
I will also strive my best to get introduced a rating system as prevail in the web sites like Helium, so that all the articles published are getting compulsory viewer-ship, besides a rating according to the merit of the article.This rating system actually paves a way to increase the income of the site as well as the writers concerned.
Before concluding, I would like to make one more proposal; creating a fund to help the cause of writers, I mean helping them to subscribe to standard on line magazines and to acquire more writing tools. Some of you may not agree with the proposal since it is not feasible. It is feasible as well as possible provided if we take concrete steps in the right direction.
Therefore, I request all of you to vote for me; I swear that if I get elected, I will try to achieve all the proposals that I have outlined above so as to uplift the Triond writing community!
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October 8th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Triond needs someone to believe in. I say let’s give you a try. We need someone to help this be a better paying site. While most of us love it here because of the friends we have made. We tend to sign due to the low pay many of us receive.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Good idea! Keep it up!
October 8th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
It seems like you have a good plan. Hope you’ll follow through.
Monica.
October 8th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
excellent
October 8th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
You have my vote, Keep going
October 9th, 2009 at 1:12 am
What’s an algorithm?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:45 am
You have my vote too.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:57 am
A great campaign speech.
Christine
October 9th, 2009 at 2:12 am
Great speech
Here is my vote.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Haven’t filed my candidacy yet but I have run marathons, I just thought I could do well with elections. BTW I’ll just put off my ambition to give you full support. Support writers rights! whatever.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:50 am
Thank you all for commenting upon my article and extending your support.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Count me in!
October 9th, 2009 at 8:13 am
hmmm..I’ll vote for you..^_^
October 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Here, take my vote, for your Presidency as well as writing
October 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Be careful what you wish for. If history teaches anything, getting want you want may make things worse not better.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
To Gay Hogan
Dear Vietnam war veteran,
The views that I have included in the article are only my wishful thinkings and entirely my opinionated views; not directed against anybody or any individual.
They are not meant to offend nor directed against Triond nor against any individual.You are a writing expert.just read, what I have written in the article and also what you have written as comments.
Can you please explain what do you want to convey through your comments ?
Anyhow, thank you for posting such a comment.
One more request.Being a writing expert and an MFA, I want to read more from you other than writing, just like short stories, and other variety articles.I think I have got something to learn from you in other genres.Can you please help me and other upcoming writers at Triond ?Again it is also a personal request from a fellow writer.
Thank you my friend.Thank you very much.