Ghostwriter
As my mom used to say “the natives are getting restless”. The general consensus seems to be that the people who are writing here appreciate all that you do and still have have some suggestions and want to know that they have been heard. (At least that is my general impression.) I believe most are anxious to know if you realize the general feeling is that writers are not being heard and responded to. (I have been very successful when asking for help. I hope that continues.)
Here are some things that “I” believe might be helpful. I am speaking for only me. We seem to enjoy updates. We understand the updates can’t be in a dollar and cents amount on this site, the value of a viril changes. Perhaps in that section we could see the number of virils go up day after day. At least we would know we are moving in the right direction. (Yes, I am aware our totals are listed in a different area, but apparently we want more, please).
Many are concerned because they are not verified writers. I have an idea (and I speak for no one else). Why don’t we make everyone a verified writer and if they get reported for issues then they may lose the privilege for two weeks with a clear suggestion of what they need to change and once again be able to post at will. I wouldn’t think that would require much more work on your end.
Perhaps once a week staff could make a post about what things are working and what are not.
We have a fairly strong group of creators here. My family would be so sad if Carol DM and others stopped posting their pictures. My husband is thrilled to hear where I wandered with Doc and he gets on just to see what is there. Please, help us help you so we call all keep being successful here.
Thanks.
Hey Doc – why can’t you report things? I got lost on that one.
We’ve talked a lot about these things before, but nothing moves. Nobody knows what the conditions are to become a verified member. I have been a member for over three years and have had no incident and am not a verified member.
Doc gave a very clear explanation of what is required to be a verified writer. You should check that out.
If you want Virily would die as many writing sites dead, yes, make everyone as verified and we will get overloaded with all kind of spam and plagiarism. If you are writing to not a first site, you should know why they collapsed. We all went through verification at some time and nothing happened. But the site still is up and continues working. Still, I agree, the time to becoming verified may be shorter.
Okay, got it now. I understand.
We need a system that is “flexible” (at least not dead) and fair.
Everyone have fair chance to become a verified user instead of 1 batch of verified users for “eternal” while the rest just have to deal with being un-verified.
Doc’s suggestion should be considered.
Thanks, Alibb – ps Verified users aren’t eternal and it hasn’t been one batch. They have over the course of the last 3 years promoted several to that status.
Some are no longer active or less active but the rules to get to verified were follow the rules of the site.
Thanks for the information, I’ve no ideas there are new verified members … I guess its good news that there are still chances of people getting verified, because then only that would be fair, IMO.
-I completely agree! There are folks that have waited two years so far, it seems a bit long to me.
I think the value of verified user status, is why there is such an issue. If everyone had it, we would be full of spam and illegal posts.
That really is the issue with a site like this. Which is why the admin team waits, 1-2 even 3 years before making someone a verified user.
I do, however, also feel the pain of waiting for moderators to review and share the posts.
I would propose a modification of your system.
1. if you post on Virily for 6 months without incident then you are put into the pending verified state.
2. if, after 3 months in the probationary state (you are verified, just not complete until the second review) the admins grant you full verified.
You would be able to do everything a verified user can do after 6 months without incident. After 9 months you are no longer on probation.
Verified users can lose their status if they attack other users.
Verified users can lose their status if they curse at, or demean other users.
Verified users, can lose verified status if they submit plagiarized material.
The reality for Virily is they cannot make this an open platform. The legal ramifications of that would result in them no longer being able to pay.
sorry that was a really long comment.
I needed that long explanation to get it through my thick head. Thanks again.
You listed exactly why they have to moderate. This is the exact reason Tsu failed, and many other sites along the way.
I love youre idea. I hope they read this post, and the comments.
@kim_Johnson I certainly learned some things I didn’t know.
that makes today a good day! I learn something new every day!
This came straight from the admin team.
“what would you rather have us do, read and police posts, or moderate posts faster?”
They tend to not read posts beyond the moderation process often. I suspect they start off Monday 100 to 200 posts in the hole!
I can see that reading all the posts would be very time-consuming – do you know anyone who does this, given that they are appearing over a 24-hour period? However, reading enough to spot if it is spam or genuine should not be difficult.
By the way, I have spotted posts on here that were definitely spam, yet they apparently got through the verification process. I would appreciate a method of being able to report a spam post – you can report comments, but not posts, it would appear.
i would love be able to report spam or abusive posts!
You are right, Doc. Spam posts are the biggest problems in any website.
It’s better they moderate but then the waiting period should be reduced. Or as Indexer has pointed out, it’s not difficult for them to filter scam posts from original. They can set up a feature to notify them of a post that is suspicious.
well they may need support since some are still slipping through…(SPAM posts)
I think they need to take your suggestions into consideration. You had some really good ones. lol That sounds like Nat is she still with us. I really liked her.
i am not sure I know Nat. Did she have a different user name?
Her name is Natalie not sure what her handle was or is.
I haven’t communicated with them since they turned off IM’s.
Thank you for pointing out all the things that I missed. I had never seen the specific rules that I recall. Thanks for educating me over and over and never sending a bill. I had a bad idea and now I understand.
He does that well doesn’t he. I thank you too Doc!
you had a good idea just hard to implement. And finding the rules on Virily can be very hard sometimes.
I was simply out that the reason sites like Virily die is the lack of control. I don’t see a good way for them to give up control.
But they could loosen the reigns a little!
blushing.
aw shucks.
Thank you, GW for the kind words. I hadn’t thought of sending bills until just now. Thanks for the money-raising idea! 🙂
Totally agree with the idea of making everyone a verified writer or having many verified writers. Think that it can help the promotion of all Virily community.
Jump and look at Doc’s explanation. Now I understand why my idea was not a good one.
Yah, every user should publish their posts when they want. It’s up to the admin to peruse the posts to ensure the posts are following the required standards.
Read what Doc said. He explains in detail why there are verified users. I learned a lot. I was wrong.
I have read it. Doc has come with a good proposal on how to verify users and penalties for those who break the rules.
Everyone should become a verified user. I am writing on multiple sites whereby once a person is registered, they are free to publish their most without any moderation. Waiting for three days makes many of us to become tired of posting or becoming very active on the site.
Yes I agree with Alex ….
Nice post. How to know if one is verifed user?
Hi Milikca, You get an orange badge with a white human figure and a tick mark
How to get the verified status in fact?
I like the idea of having many verified writers here so that there will be new post any time of the day.
I do not get a response but see action on what I have talked about being taken. I would still want them to get back to me
About verified users I think that could be done away with and all moderated.
The daily update looks weird to me. Sometimes it increases and sometimes it goes down the same day but alteast we know the total
The quiz template needs a look over. It is a great task putting it right.
Best of luck for a response, I also think a great help would be to have a Top of the Week kind of spot where at the end of each week the best or most read of writers is highlighted so everyone can got to Top of the Week and see who got on there and if they got on themselves so that the incentive to progress is there.
I tried to email Natalie last week and the mail timed out…
I tried too. Waste of time. No response. Didn’t really expect any response.
I’ve heard they respond on fb…
that sounds promising I might try it
they may have stopped, but it is worth a try
I agree. The daily stat updates. is a motivational form. On the other hand, sometimes it’s discouraging if we are left to wonder how much have we earned so far, even only in virils
I wish you lots of luck in getting a response. Thanks for the mention, and I agree with you.
The natives are indeed getting very restless, for a long time now actually.
I just learnt this; never knew there were verified writers on here.
Yes, if you are here long enough and follow the rules it can happen.