As for those who are worried enough to try hacking into the database, well, that's their choice, now isn't it?
That wasn't where I was going. I meant something a little more likely and accessible: that you and Leo and whomever else could still see it, and people would know you could still see it, and begin begging and pleading for a hint, get huffy when you don't give it out, blah blah blah.
Perhaps you didn't read the proposal all that carefully? I have no intention of blocking someone from seeing the view clicks on their own stories, just on other people's.
I'm sure you can imagine my reaction to someone begging and pleading for a hint of how someone else's story is doing.
I think this is a real "get over yourself" issue for writers.
That sounds an awful lot like "they need to grow up" or "they need a thicker skin".
You already know my opinion of that, too.
If they feel underexposed, they should post their writing in more places. Excluding the likes of ff.net which I know a lot of people don't go for, there are at least 10 other BG-themed boards which take fanfic postings. Maybe they'll catch on as the belle of the ball on one or more of those.
I was wondering when you'd get around to that. I am surprised you were so subtle in advertising your own board as a possible haven for those people I'm shamefully mistreating here. Repressing, even.
*break for an obPython moment*
I do think it's interesting how we tend to collect refugees from those other boards. Forex, I've seen what you've done to people who contributed pro-Anomen stories to boards you used to hang out on. I, OTOH, will defend someone's right to center stories even around characters I loathe. (I can't guarantee I'll see a problem in a timely manner, of course; I have a Real Life, too. Plus, I'm not always sure where the writer draws the line between banter and harassment, so it's a good idea to tip me off if someone does start stirring things up in your story thread.)
Rudeness, I can do something about. I'm not the final arbiter of anyone's taste but my own.
I've said it before: if you're writing so you can be belle of the ball, you're writing for the wrong reasons. 99% of the time, it'll show in your writing, and you won't get the attention you seek in the first place.
