Warning to authors: Before you submit

[Masters_lilone]

ok people i read this thread and all i'm gonna say is this tiger and rabbit are putting alot of work in to running this site the last thing they need to deal with is being acussed of stuff that isn't even true. if ya don't want your stories on the site then don't put them on the site

[Ruby]

That Tiger and Rabbit1 are busy working hard to run this site is not what this thread is about. It began as warning, that turned into a complaint because more than one author requested their stories to be removed and were frustrated by the answers they received.

Since then, Rabbit1 has done much better at communicating the status of what is and isn't happening.

if ya don't want your stories on the site then don't put them on the site

I'm quite sure that many authors will take your advice.

Meanwhile, these are the current requests that I hope are in process of being handled:

* Site owners or administrators, please refer authors to the policy for posting to this site and where it exists.

* If you don't have a policy, then please create one.

* If authors want to have their stories taken down, please honor their requests.

Note: This last request should be honored for all authors who have posted their stories before the new site ownership change, who request to have their stories removed as those requests were honored in the past.

[Rabbit1]

I do not know why we keep posting to this thread---the authors complaints have been noted---they have been given instructions on what to do if they wish their stories removed.

So I see new posts to this thread as counter productive--It will accomplish nothing--if you wish to contact Tiger---Email him with a constructive complaint---do not start name calling or it will just be ignored---otherwise continued posting to this thread by the same posters who have already made their point of view known in this thread will change nothing. There is nothing I can do until Tiger makes a decision, posting for me to see what I have already seen is wasting your time. If you think posts will sway Tiger's decision one way or the other just look at those who opposed the removal of underage stories---All of those posts made no difference---It may have made the poster feel better getting to voice their opinion, I have already stated that because of this post and the way it was worded, Past the orginal authors request to me ---that I helped get resolved ---I would no longer involve myself in this issue. Had these concerns been sent to me in the proper fashion via email or PM I would have addressed each and every concern. but the orginal poster chose to make a circus out of a concern and I chose not to participate in it.

I hope in the future if a member has a concern or an issue they will send it to me to help them on, but if they chose this route to handle their problems then they are on their own.

the members of this forum owe me nothing just like I owe them nothing--I do this for free because I like to do it. And if you treat me with some respect I will treat you the same way.

I hope the other Mods will not post to this thread as it is the last time I am going to post to it---

If any member has a concern or issue other than the one in this thread please feel free to contact me---anyone who has will tell you I answer promply---But as far as I am concerned this is a dead issue until the Tiger makes his decision known---I have urged him to do so on the story page under webmasters special notes---where the previous webmaster made his notes about Publishing stories on this site

Rabbit1

[Master Jack's pet]

rabbit1, posting a warning to authors that they are not retaining the rights to their stories is hardly making a circus out of anything. Your comment is demeaning and insulting to both the original poster as well as subsequent ones.

And as far as comments not changing anything, including yours or Tiger's minds, that too is absurd. If you do not feel that this site needs to be responsive to the concerns of the authors and/or readers, then you should not be running this site as it is designed for both. Or have you simply overlooked that point?

I understand adhering to the law, but this has little to do with legal ethics (except for copyright law as Ruby has already pointed out) and all to do with the morality of ignoring authors' requests, particularly without policy and simply on a whim.

[Master Jack's pet]

I noticed that Fox's stories are still here despite his request to have them removed.

So the warning to authors is justified as is Ruby's request that a policy be written and displayed.

This is a very sad state of affairs.

[csr]

I noticed that Fox's stories are still here despite his request to have them removed.

So the warning to authors is justified as is Ruby's request that a policy be written and displayed.

This is a very sad state of affairs.

Wow. You are quite right about that--sad. So sad it's almost funny. The decision by the new owner to not make a "decision" shows an incredible lack of vision.

It doesn't take a crystal ball to see what's going to happen to this site. Maybe Rabbit and Tiger plan to write all the new stories themselves, once the submissions drop off completely.