To be a fan or not?
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012
by Marcia Balthazar
ForTheLoveOfJesusChrist
I have observed, the more popular author/writer, has more fans and more comments are left on the pages of anything they write, regardless of what it is. Why is that?
I have been reviewing some of the pages and find to my surprise, there are many great articles written by the not so popular writers, that receive very little, or no comments. Why is that?
Is because of the world we are living in that causes people to become selfish and self conscious or self conceited? I am asking myself how can this be remedied?
Does anyone know of a way to cause human beings to think outside of themselves? Perhaps enough to look in to someone's else's page and drop a comment, or perhaps give a "high five"? I am positive it will encourage some writer and may even cause that one to become a "popular author of a best selling book". You just never know. The stone the builder rejected just may become the corner stone....Oh well, just my thoughts.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)I guess, it is this world of marketing (i also hate it), one's gotta make oneself known. Thats the bitter truth we have to accept.Kim, Too sad, because I just read an article written by a beautician and got some great tips.
Well, if marketing is that selfish, then it truly is a sad world we are living in. Someone had to read someone else's writing to make them popular. If we all got selfish and stopped acknowledging or purchasing the stuff that is marketed to us, perhaps that will get the (marketers) to think outside their box? That may be the only way to get attention from the "marketers"?
Thankx for commenting.
Marcia, there are some technical reasons for what you've observed. This site was intentionally set up in such a way as to reward those who interact. The fans of an author get notifications when that person writes something new, members of groups have internal notifications as well and so they can easily find articles of those writers. The authors who post and never join fan clubs or groups just don't get as much benefit from the internal workings of Wryte Stuff. So it's not that people are selfish it's that by interacting they get more places where their articles are listed and more people are directly notified when they write.Hi Jean, Thank you for your insight which is to be considered. I understand about the setup of this site. However, the obvious is still my observation.
Therefore, I am still asking, how can this be remedied?
What must writers do who are new or do not know how to manipulate the site for the benefit of having other writers come to their page do?
We can only try to make the system as easy to understand as possible and then let them do the leg work as they see fit. The simple fact is that many writers do not want to interact in the community. The post articles for traffic and/or commercial reasons only and the community factor is not worth their time. So I think the system pretty fairly rewards those who want to and do put in the time and allows everyone to participate at the level they choose.Jean, I understand that many people use the site for commercial reasons, and that is why I believe that they more than even others should take the time to leave a comment and become fans of the less popular, because that will draw people to their articles. As for the less popular ones like me (LOL), I have observed that behavior in many circles even in the Churches, and I find it very sad that human beings can be so selfish. I call it to be what it is even though it may not make any common sense to some.
Hi Marcia- I see your point and raise you one- this observation you've made is caused by the same reasons that we recognize and know the names of certain football and basketball players more than others. They've learned to play their game well. Everything in life can be like a game- including participating and living in our society. We play by the rules the way they are written or........well, you know the alternative. So we play what we do play as well as we can. We become fans of the writers we most enjoy reading. I found this article to be interesting and thought provoking. Thanks- Always EllaThankx for seeing my point Ella. I understand what you are saying. It truly is a game of monopoly that may end up in a game of charades, LOL! Over the years, I have seen many gifts and talents go to waste because the talented individuals were not "deemed popular" enough. Too sad!
Hi Marcia, are you referring to me? hahahaha. I love your frankness in bringing this up. I have noticed certain writers do not or never drop a comment or answer a Q&A thing. Well, I think each individual has his/her own pattern and there is nothing we can do about them. But of course if they drop a comment in my articles, they make my day.
Hi Hilda, thank you for joining the conversation. Some things need to be said, even at the risk of becoming even more unpopular on this and other sites. I am not in this for the popularity, but someone must speak up for the less fortunate, I guess I will be the underdog LOL.
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