I know that there’s been a lot of new writers joining our Webnovel community lately, but the flood of SHAMEFUL self-promoting is unbearable lately. The moderators have better things to do with their time than tell people to read the rules. Why would you NOT as soon as you join something new? It’s idiotic to me, but apparently this needed to be said.

READ THE RULES! It’s common sense, and if you ignore them, or play stupid(seen others get chewed out, but still SHAMEFULLY post): you will get chewed out by the veteran authors, then blocked by moderators. Continued abuse will bring you negative reviews by the fore-mentioned vets.

The difference between SHAMELESS and SHAMEFUL promoting(as I was told), is:

Shameless is Offering your works to those ASKING. Your works need to fit the criteria of the reader’s request, or Keep It in the MONTHLY promotion and swap threads.

SHAMEFUL(as in you Should be filled with shame), is creating threads for individual review swaps, posting in thread requests that have Nothing to do with your work(s), and requesting editors/proofreaders with your link attached.

If you are looking for editors/proofreaders, then you should post your discord and/or email to discuss it privately. I have literally seen one author do it the correct way. If you are looking for FREE proofreaders, good luck with that. You’d have better luck requesting your friends and/or family members to help you(or readers). If you don’t have any readers yet, then I suggest the pilot reads programs that Webnovel does. This will give you a feel for the marketability of your novel as well.

DON’T BE AN ASSHAT! READ THE RULES!
Check out the thread: [Read Me] Useful Info for Forum

Edit: It has also occurred to me that some might not know where the full set of rules are. Those three little lines in the top corner? CLICK IT.

Sincerely, A Surly Redhead☮️❤️😁

    Natsuro As of right now, all works are categorized as either female or male leading. I also like both, so what I do is search by genre tags. Another good thing to do is to hit up the self-promo thread, and thumb through the synopses there. Most writers promote their works there, so you’ll find all types of leads. I hope this helped☮️❤️😁

    MichaelParkes Okay after reading Ms. Redhead's ranting(?)/frustrated ranting(?), let me guess in which category your request will come... Shameful or Shameless?
    Aish... tough question...
    Oh, I think I got it...
    "drum rolls" ...

    SHAMEFUL

    Btw who are those big tech companies who hired you to promote them? Are you sure they are big... I mean big as in company... not you know the thing you suck.

    (I'm not gonna be banned for using foul language right?)

    (Alert: Corruption. This novel is corrupted. Author is a con man, further below, mainly Mutagen novel author others suspected as well):

    Holy Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😲😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😲😳😲😲😳😨😨😨

    I can't believe this mother ducking atrocity. It's so disgusting. Everyone BOYCOTTTTTTTT THIS NOVEL. DROP IT. DROP IT RIGHT NOW! As for why, ahem.

    Michael_Garcia_7550 : yes you suspected author duplicate account. Had no less than 150 YES you saw and heard right 150+, 150+ due note the plus I didn't count all of them only some of the review pages i was too disgusted to continue counting, go look for yourselves. DUCKING 5 STAR spam reviews. IT'S DEFINITELY MORE THAN 150. POssibly half the reviews of the novel are made by this account. Suspected shameless author allegedly inflating his novel star rating.

    I am so utterly disgusted that I will be posting this as many places in this novel and others to uncover this shamelessness. My God man! Over 150 possibly 300 reviews out of about 900! Are spam take reviews by the same person with slightly different content each time!??!!!!!😷 it makes me sick. I bet other novels do it to but fellow daoists it's your job to uncover this ugly face behind their masks.

    Seriously though i still can't believe it over 150+ possibly 300+ review are spam 5 star by the alleged author.

    (Getting lazy so I can't post it everywhere for This to get noticed and for corruption to purged so I pass the baton on! Don't wait until it reaches your doorstep before you do something about it. So please share and spread the word.)

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      8 days later

      Hello everyone!
      I just started a reddit community about helping authors with their original works. It's a great place to ask about:
      - Writing prompts
      - Recommend your favourite novels and writers
      - Provide review swaps for others' work
      - Advice and help through writer's block
      - General advice and encouragement!
      So if you're struggling or just want some advice, you're welcome to head over there. The community page is called r/OriginalNovels

      Thank you!

        4 days later

        RoseOfBlues I copied it for you:

        Welcome to Qidian Forum! Rules and Guidelines
        Hello, community! After getting all the requests, the QI Forum is finally here! Please enjoy yourself and chat with your fellow readers.

        However, please follow these guidelines and rules before you post, so this community can stay clean and friendly:
        1. This is an international site, so we promote the use of English. Please keep the use of other languages to a minimal so everyone can join in the conversations.

        1. The forum could be searched by tags, so please try to post with the appropriate tags. If a discussion is better fitted with another tag, the admin have the right to re-tag it.

        2. SPAM posts, advertisement posts, and other inappropriate posts that may or may not contain insults and discrimination are prohibited. If these are found, the admin has the right to request for deletion or revision of these posts and the user will be warned. If no action took place in 1 hour, admin will have the right to delete the post and suspend the account.

        3. No excessive swearing. If you are triggered, please log off and chill for a while before posting under the influence.

        4. Please do not share personal information on the forum.

        Yeah... I'm too lazy to go on about the many lists of rules so seeing your thread is a blessing for me, although I kinda ended up reading the rules anyways but that was due to you being a fierce arrow mark.
        Thanks a lot.

          Yes, indeed. Even I the great leader of Shameless sect find this hard. I totally agree with you in this.

          Read the forum rules first and than begin you Shameless ways.

          The great Supreme Deity Shameless once said " The great art of Shameless path is long and hard. Once you starter you cant stop.

          So dear follow daoist, join me now in the Shameless sect and begin the glorious Path of true Shameless cultivation.. .. The right kind of Shameless. And not the rabbit kind Amu......

          PS: Join and get 20% om members. Yes you heard that right. 20% off almost free membership.

          This offer is only valid for 30 more seconds. So Join and become rightous Shameless cultivatior.

            Gigie the forum is for everyone on Webnovel, there’s just been some overzealous new authors that haven’t read the rules about what is, or is not appropriate post. Because of the Spirity Awards Contest, many new authors have joined the Webnovel community. The editors and moderators are super busy, so I thought making a thread to warn the newbies would help them out.

            If you are a reader, this is a great place to check out stories through the self-promotion threads. Or if you have a specific type of story and/or character preference, you can make a request thread. Just make sure to be specific.

            Example: I love the book Star-Crossed In Time. I could request stories with similar elements and/or characters. However, be prepared for stories that have nothing to do with your request. Those are the Shameful promotions I discussed before.

            I couldn’t do the link thing because I’m technologically impaired, so I copied it for you:

            Welcome to Qidian Forum! Rules and Guidelines
            Hello, community! After getting all the requests, the QI Forum is finally here! Please enjoy yourself and chat with your fellow readers.

            However, please follow these guidelines and rules before you post, so this community can stay clean and friendly:
            1. This is an international site, so we promote the use of English. Please keep the use of other languages to a minimal so everyone can join in the conversations.

            1. The forum could be searched by tags, so please try to post with the appropriate tags. If a discussion is better fitted with another tag, the admin have the right to re-tag it.

            2. SPAM posts, advertisement posts, and other inappropriate posts that may or may not contain insults and discrimination are prohibited. If these are found, the admin has the right to request for deletion or revision of these posts and the user will be warned. If no action took place in 1 hour, admin will have the right to delete the post and suspend the account.

            3. No excessive swearing. If you are triggered, please log off and chill for a while before posting under the influence.

            4. Please do not share personal information on the forum.

            I hope this helped☮️❤️😁

              I could not find a place to tell this except here. I'm sorry if I do a mistake in saying.
              There is a small issue raised by one of my readers.
              She said that webnovel should reduce the minimum word limit for rating and review. Because they have to para for review. It's always not necessary to write so much. As there is no maximum limit, and anyone wants to write more they can.
              She added that, if the minimum word limit for review is reduced then the Authors will get more reviews. As some readers might want to rate but considering the word limit they will stop.

              The same point raised by the reader Ruby Cyriac is available in the review section of my book Vathi met Vaathi. As a matter of proof for the issue.

              Further, this one is my opinion, we should have a facility that readers can review only after they read some chapters. Sometimes readers review the book without reading it, looking at the cover, synopsis, or first chapter.
              The review option should start at least after 3-4 chapters.
              As there is a saying "We cannot judge a book by its discover"

              If I'm wrong in considering my reader's opinions and raising my personal opinion.
              I'm sorry.
              If you agree with me. Please, consider speaking to the editors or webnovel authorities.

              Thanks and regards
              Shanthi yella

                On the monthly-promotion thread, am I allowed to give links to sites off webnovel of my fan fiction? Does anyone know how to insert a picture on these threads. I wanted to upload pictures from my files to promote the threads, but I had no clue how to.

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