Uhhhh ...

[sarea]

And to kind of prove my recent rant about how review scores are not really all that informative, I give you the strangest example I have encountered. Check out the following: http://fanfiction.portkey.org/profiles.php?authorid=200I

S/he has six stories up, and only two of them have any kind of text whatsoever. All of the others have disclaimers, but absolutely nothing else. Does this strike anyone besides me as peculiar? Here's one of the disclaimers, for you, dear Liss:

A/N: A sort of random fic. The idea for the Marriage Charm is sort of inspired by something in Lissanne's wonderful fic called "Love is a Battlefield" on schnoogle. Enjoy!

Only, of course, there is nothing about a Marriage Charm or anything else, because the disclaimer is about all there is. And -- maybe it's just me who doesn't recall, it's been a long time since I read the full text of LIAB, but ... what Marriage Charm?????

In any case, to the point of this entry. Is this person is having problems uploading their stories? Or are they maybe testing out summaries to see if they will appeal to people? I don't know, I've never heard of such a practice but I suppose it could be. Or are they just really starved for feedback or what? But here's the amazing thing: Despite having no text whatsoever, many of the "blank" fics have gotten ratings of 10. Or a 7. To "encourage" them to start writing. Of course, there are also a couple of abusive reviews (probably from people sick of seeing this person "post" a story with no actual story), but this whole thing has been a really odd discovery for me.

Does any know this author and can shed some light here?

In conclusion -- Jade, you should feel badly that anyone would give "Our Winter" a 9, when it's this long, brilliant epic, and this person's disclaimer is worth a 10. Clearly you're doing something wrong. <snicker>

Comments

[infinitus.livejournal.com]

I don't know this author, having just read her fic myself, but it looks like this is a problem with the server uploading. It's happened before with a couple of other people, but I'm sure Nappa and the other admins are on the case and will get it fixed correctly.

As for the abusive reviews, I am going to suggest to Nappa that only signed reviews be allowed in order to weed out the anonymous flamers. Talk about chicken shit.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Okay cool -- totally agree, anonymous flamers ought to be hung upside down by their toenails and ... ahem. Thanks for clearing things up! Though I still don't remember the marriage charm from LIAB. <g> Guess I'll have to reread the story. Oh what a hardship. ; )

I agree

[clarabella21.livejournal.com]

And I think I know this user, I think she had some upload issues maybe? Don't know. But anyhow, OUR WINTER was so beautiful , I absolutely loved it and would rate it nothing less than a 10. I also know for a fact that the one who gave it a 9 is only 14 years old, so she shouldn't be reading it anyway.

Re: I agree

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I absolutely loved it and would rate it nothing less than a 10.

Hee, I do think that, but I was also teasing J. for her overreaction to the whole ratings thing earlier (you can read her earlier post ... but no, on second thought, better not <g>). Anyway, she will be thrilled you said so.

only 14 years old, so she shouldn't be reading it anyway

Yeeeeeks, absolutely not. *sigh* I guess there's just no foolproof way to prevent it, is there?

[lissannej.livejournal.com]

Hey you. All of that author's stories are up, they're just not in the first chapters. If you drop down the chapter boxes, you'll find the texts of the stories there. Uploading issues.

As for the marriage charm in LIAB, it's at Draco and Ginny's wedding in the Caribbean. A beam of light came out of the celebrants wand (like a piece of rope) and the two ends met up around their hands immediately. It's in the wedding scene.

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[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Uploading issues.

Yes, they all seem to be there now. Poor thing.

two ends met up around their hands immediately

Ah -- that part, I remember. Just didn't connect it with a "charm," so I blanked. I looooooved the tropical wedding!

Re:

[lissannej.livejournal.com]

Er, well, no, I wouldn't have called it a marriage "charm" either, but there you go. I assume that's what this author is talking about. I have no idea who she is.