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Old 07-28-2012, 04:00 AM   #16
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But Goodreads is also having some issues with author trolls.

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There are trolls on both sides of the fence. Authors and reviewers have to take a look at what they are doing and maybe rethink their actions. The latest protest about Goodreads hiding reviews that aren't reviews about the books, but rather about the author and their actions is an excellent case in point.
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Old 07-28-2012, 12:20 PM   #17
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I've always felt that LibraryThing is more about cataloguing your books (it's more... librarian-like) and Goodreads is more about the social side of reading (with reading status updates and all that).

Yes, LibraryThing is not free, but you also don't get ads. And I also think that the GR interface is not very good.
Goodreads interface is easier to use and has the social side if you want it. If you don't care about the social side, just ignore it.

Also, if you want to do away with ads, just install adblock plus with your Firefox.[/quote]
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Old 07-28-2012, 12:22 PM   #18
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There are trolls on both sides of the fence. Authors and reviewers have to take a look at what they are doing and maybe rethink their actions. The latest protest about Goodreads hiding reviews that aren't reviews about the books, but rather about the author and their actions is an excellent case in point.
But reviews that are not about the books but instead about the author do not belong where the book reviews belong. So they should be removed.
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Old 07-28-2012, 02:49 PM   #19
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But reviews that are not about the books but instead about the author do not belong where the book reviews belong. So they should be removed.
Totally agree there, but there are loads of Goodreads users who are going bonkers because of this 'new' policy.
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Old 07-28-2012, 03:41 PM   #20
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Totally agree there, but there are loads of Goodreads users who are going bonkers because of this 'new' policy.
Then they need to learn about off-topic.
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Old 07-28-2012, 04:37 PM   #21
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Totally agree there, but there are loads of Goodreads users who are going bonkers because of this 'new' policy.
I applaud Goodreads for finally stepping and doing something about the bullying. I've seen more authors bashed or made fun of because of their book. Reviews should be about the book and any criticisms should be about the book and not author bashing.

You can tell there are several reviewers on there who think they are big shots and go after authors whose books they didn't like. They are just plain ole mean and they have a huge posse to back them up. It's just sad. What is this? High School?

Goodreads use to be a place you go to read reviews or leave them. I had to remove my reviews due to how brutal is was getting. Now I just rate my books. I really wish there was a way to leave a comment or small review about book that only your friends can see. I do love the status updates option and use it alot.

I use the Goodreads app more than the actual website. It keeps getting better as they update it. Now if only they fix the Facebook timeline part I would be happy.
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Old 07-28-2012, 09:16 PM   #22
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As one of the comments to the blog post says...

It is very easy to not get involved with the author nonsense.
Agreed. I have to go looking for it. The most recent round seems to be concentrated in one genre, iirc.
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Old 07-28-2012, 09:41 PM   #23
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Agreed. I have to go looking for it. The most recent round seems to be concentrated in one genre, iirc.
Just out of curiosity, what is the genre?
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Old 07-28-2012, 09:50 PM   #24
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Just out of curiosity, what is the genre?
Young Adult I believe has the most drama.
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Old 07-28-2012, 09:51 PM   #25
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YA, I think. I only caught the edges of it. I've seen these dramas happen in m/m romance as well. Not sure about mainstream romance.
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Old 07-28-2012, 10:30 PM   #26
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I was guessing romance. I'm surprised it's YA. But it is a good thing that GR is taking a stand and stopping this.
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I was guessing romance. I'm surprised it's YA. But it is a good thing that GR is taking a stand and stopping this.
It's not necessary YA Romance but the Genre of Young Adult Fiction where the drama has been most noticeable. It's escalated to where someone has put up a site called Stop GR bullies and posted personal information of reviewers who they don't like from Goodreads. One reviewer even claims she received a personal call from someone tell her they knew who she was. Now that is just scary! I really don't think the site is run by authors as they claim but I think it's gone too far and something needs to be done.

Goodreads is the only one who can do anything to stop this as it's their site but they can no longer turn a blind eye on this.

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You can tell there are several reviewers on there who think they are big shots and go after authors whose books they didn't like. They are just plain ole mean and they have a huge posse to back them up. It's just sad. What is this? High School?
Couldn't say it better myself!

Luckily the genres I read don't have these problems so I can mostly ignore it until I'm bombarded by complaints and blog posts being retweeted on Twitter.
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Yeah, this YA blowup got into stalker territory. Scary! Usually it's just a few very long huffy/contentious threads on a few blogs and reviews.
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good thing I am not much of a reviewer.
I just click stars and call it a day.
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