Months ago, I had come across a tale on some other platform where a rape was justified and glorified. I didnt read it to be honest. One of my readers had reached out to me back then and she had told me that there was this kind of a story that she was reading that had made her feel nauseated.

I did check it out and I was awfully upset. It didn't go well with me. The author had said that the girl falling in love with her husband who had abused her and raped her was justified because apparently the ML had a bad past. I believe this is the lamest reason that a lot of people use to write, justify and glorify rape. What's even more awful is the fact they majority of writers who find writing such stuff is okay are girls. I used to get a little too worked up back then. Perhaps, as angry as you are, right now but now, I have accepted that I cannot change anything and I shouldn't try either because that's not my work to interfere in.

The only thing that people who do not like such stuff can do is - stop reading and look for something better. That's about it.

    Clowniac Yea, I get that, but for me at least. I believe in being respectful till I can't. First thing I did was tag spoilers. Let readers know that I read a few of the chapters. (I believe it was actually 9 after I went back and checked). and the only used examples from the story, most of which I just gave an obreviated example so that way if people wanted to read it, they would not feel that I gave it away for them. I did say that I found certain characters rapey (cause I did), but that was the only offensive content I used. And I said cause I had a major problem with it

        Tomoyuki Sometimes people are too lazy to properly explain.
        Just try and read my review on "the strongest abandoned son".
        All i mention is that the MC and the rest of the characters are gunning for the "moron of the year" award.
        I din't mention why. It just is that way.

            Gourmet_DAO Yea, I get that, but I said none of that. I based my review on the characters and the story itself. Be er mentioned the grammar, the author or anything offensive like that. Like I told the author. I wrote my review for other people like me, so that they would have a better understanding of what is in the book and can then decide for themselves if they want to read it. If the author did not understand that, I don't know what to say. I did not give critcs in the since that I think you mean: letting them what they could have done better and such. Because I did not feel that it was my place. I don't know what they invitioned for their story. But what I did do was write down the parts and aspects of the story I did not like, why I did not like them and tried to give good examples to show what I was talking about

                Demonic_angel I think it was like 2 1/5 stars at most. Which thinking back is the one part I regret. Cause there was some aspects to the star counter that I could not give a review on cause I did not know: how frequent is the author update. And world setting. And since I only read a handful of chapters I did not see much world development. So for those I did not vote at all cause I did not have anything to give. That more than likely brought the rating down a lot more. And had I thought about it more U would have realized that.

                    LostInFictions I never said the writer should be ashamed. I said I wrote this post to vent. Which is what I did. I am so mad because even after we messaged back and forth and while I refused to delete my review, or change it to make her happy, she still goes and takes it down. Just because SHE does not like it. I'm sorry, but on any other page an author does not just take down a review they don't like (I hope), just because they don't like it. Why because that just creates a false narrative and in the end I do feel it reflects badly on them

                        LostInFictions thank you for that, but I feel I should clarify, there was no actual rape ( at least not were I stopped) , there was a sexual assault (but not from the ML), the reason I say it felt like that, is because it felt like she was given no choice (and mostly she was given no choose, exp. In marrying him). Her feelings did not appear to be taken into consideration at all. Since he supposedly loves her, I thought he should think more about how she would feel in having to marry into the family that murdered her own. But again there was no actual rape

                            LostInFictions
                            Abuse is an easy way to write cheap romance. But isn't that what reviews are for? So that you know what you're getting into?
                            If I click on a romance, the synopsis has no red flags, and its got 4.8 stars or whatever, I'd want to go see what other people think about it. If the author is deleting reviews that reveal that they're writing a bad story, don't I have a right to know?

                            And even if I don't read those wonderful, wonderful reviews and just jump in, am I not allowed to let others know what they're going to read?

                            You say it's within an author's right to delete reviews of 'any kind,' but that allows an author to abuse the system. If a user sees only good reviews that tells them nothing about the story, why even give users the option to review anything. Think about what the word 'review' actually means! What does it mean to review something? How good is it for us to leave a 'review' of what we just read! Not just showering an author in glitter and cotton candy.

                            I'm pretty sure the deletion option was just to combat spam as Webnovel has like... not enough moderators. The delete button was never intended to shield an author's fragile ego, nor was it a place for users to bully authors. I do understand that sometimes as an author its hard to tell when someone its just taking a dump on what you felt was hard work, but in the end its up to you to walk away and cool off. Try to understand what the reader was really trying to say. Were they really taking a dump, or was there just no toilet paper?

                                xcares I'm not sure if that's fair. If you're too lazy to write a proper review and explain, then you shouldn't complain if people delete it.

                                It's like me complaining about getting a F grade when I'm too lazy to write a proper essay. If you can't be bothered to elaborate or write, people are not going to bother with your review/opinion.

                                    Gem4Life Then I see no problems to delete the review. Since there were no insults, the transition to the personality of the author. And you just pointed out that IMHO that you did not like and liked. Any review of the classic scenario should first begin with praise to the author, and then indicate weaknesses. Well, we were taught at university at lectures on teaching methods. The rating is probably important to those who receive money under the contract and who is a free author, it is likely to him, well, personally it’s not so important for me yet. I just started writing, I know that I have mistakes, but when I write new chapters, I learn a little, change my style, and try to improve the text. So this is still a long way to popularity and giving the rating great importance.

                                        Gem4Life Oh, I am very sorry but I clearly remember you having written that the author should be ashamed of not being able to take the criticism because had I not read that, probably I wouldn't even have commented.

                                        It's not that I don't know where you are coming from. I know. I know it all. Have been there. Done that. In the time span of three years that I have been writing on different writing platforms, I have been through it all. The anger. The frustration. The disappointment. Everything and honestly, if you ask me how I would feel if someone deletes my review - of course, I would be a little upset. I would be annoyed. Perhaps, will rant for days at home (where nobody cares about anything related to this writing stuff though) but eventually, I would make a note of it that I wouldn't go back to this author and his/her works again. That's my personal choice.

                                        Because, I know - getting worked up in this scenario is useless and that's not going to change anything. Even if I get irked up if someone deletes my review - what's that gonna do? Nothing to be honest. Will that author stop deleting negative reviews? I don't think so.

                                        My sole point was - getting worked up for it isn't going to change anything. We should rather invest our energy where it would be useful is all that I meant to convey.

                                        Cheers.

                                            Lilliny You know that. I know that. Everyone doesn't and we can't help it. Do you really think that if we sit and try this explaining to people - they are going to understand?

                                            People understand only what they want to and this case, they would never want to understand this. Let me give you a quick example. I have come across plenty of plagiarism cases back then when I was even yet to step in the world of writers and everybody - everybody who I had asked to take down his/her work - refused to do that until I spent my hours and days explaining to them that plagiarism is a crime. Even recalling that exhausts me for it was crazy back then. No matter how nicely I tried to explain them - they wouldn't even feel sorry for stealing someone's work.

                                            I am not saying things just like that. It's from the experiences that I have had. It's okay to get upset over this system. My point is - that's not going to change anything so it is futile.

                                            I have always looked forward to people pointing out my mistakes. (That isn't always easy to accept though.) I go in slightly depressed zone and suffer from writer's block if any reader tells me that my update is boring and that's so natural to feel if I have spent hours crafting that update. It takes me a while to get out of that mindset and start editing again to make it less boring but I keep everything. Deleting comes in the option only if someone is absusing me because that's something that I can accept. (Fortunately, hasn't happened to me so far.)

                                            Having said that - I know where you guys are coming from and believe me I know what it is. What I said is simply on the basis of a fact that it doesn't change anything and if it doesn't, there is no point in investing your energy on the same. I believe, everyone's time is too precious to invest in the stuff one doesn't like.

                                            Cheers.

                                                LostInFictions I understand that, at this point I'm over it. Now im just responding cause I like to hear other people's take on it, plus it beats a boring weekend/ weekday. And I feel ride not responding at this point since I'm the o one who made the thread ( first time ever). But thanks 😁😊 also, you're right. I went back and I did write it. When I originally wrote I felt like that. But afterward I lost my anger and got over it. When you wrote that, I really did forget writing that at the end of the post, but I'm going to leave it there because it was my genuine emotion at the time. I was very upset (so upset I didn't go back a proof read for any typos and errors 'shake my head')

                                                    Gourmet_DAO I replied to this post earlier then deleted it, cause I realized I read the whole post wrong, shake my head. I get what your saying ( I hope THIS time). I def. Dropped the ball on the stars ( though, I honestly not think it would have come to much higher), but if she had said any of that, I would have gone back and checked it. What she was more focused on was the ML and wanting me to take back what I said, I straight up refused cause... I still stand by what I said about him. Anyway, I'm over it. It's too much drama to worry about something that in the end wasn't all that important. But thank you for your message 😊

                                                        Gem4Life Boring weekdays and weekends! Tell me about it. I am sitting and doing all sort of procrastination that I can and my work is glaring at me - poor thing is waiting when I will start with it.

                                                          Gem4Life you did the right thing. The author shouldn't have deleted it since a story with only positive opinion is too suspicious. Also if it contained useful tips and author actually changed those bad parts then it shows that he/she is growing and willing to grow.

                                                          Also peoole really need to stop being snowflakes.

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