Hi guys, I think even if readers couldn't put in reviews to stories would not affect the traffic to the website. These stories communicate to our very fantasies. Isn't it nice to sometimes read a story that is on the same wavelength as your own personal thoughts and dreams? ... It helps to know that there are other people out there who share these fantasies. I commend authors who write stories. They're putting their time and effort into work for other people to enjoy.

Unfortunately, we have a rating system which can kick the guts out of your confidence within a single glance. Personally I don't like the rating system of 1 to 10. It's too easily abused. People should be able to review and comment, but not grade a story. A number of times over the past two years I've given up writing all together. Sometimes it's because of bad reviews, sometimes I simply cannot be bothered. But I find after a few weeks I miss the thrill of putting my thoughts and fantasies down on paper.

Like a lot of authors I find myself being stretched in many different directions trying to please fans, stay on the good side of bad reviewers and keep up with my own personal goals. It's easy to say, "Just write what you like." but I also like pleasing people with my work.

Fair enough that the stories codes I've chosen for my stories maybe inadequate. A couple of my stories deserve every single code while others simply have one code wrong out of six or seven. But is that any reason to bad review a story and even have a go at the author for all their hard work?! I think not.