User blog comment:Owenandheatherfan/Something That Really Irks Me.../@comment-1228137-20110508202308

See, the problem I have is, a lot of new users will show up, start a story, make a hundred character pages, and then never come back.

Also, a lot of people here just don't comment. No comments does not equal zero readers. And, those stories that get a lot of comments early on are usually from writers who have established a place for themselves in the community by regularly updating, being helpful and friendly, and they're usually been on the site for a while. A lot of those stories that get a lot of comments early on are the author's third or fourth or fifth story.

I don't think its fair to really go after someone because they're popular and get a lot of comments. They've earned their popularity, one way or another.

And, being an admin has nothing to do with it. There are talented writers here who have never been upgraded past the regular user status. And, there are admins here who really aren't the best writers, but they're worked their way up by contributing to the website.

It isn't enough to just come here and start a story. If someone isn't getting comments or whatever, they need to ask themselves if they've commented on something they've read, or if they're talked with the other users, or contributed to the community.

Lastly, this is a fanfiction site for a show aimed at tweens. No one is getting paid to write here, and certainly no one here is going to become a best-seller because they wrote a fanfiction for Total Drama. This site is for fun. When people bring the whole "comments and readers" thing into the mix, it stops becoming fun for a lot of us.