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This dude spams my novel about how boring it is every chapter, and so, like a good caring fellow who does not want him to continue blowing up my notifications, I tell him to bugger off.

Now this fellow seems to have fried a few nerves when he read that because he went full R. Words are cheap, I like receipts. Here's what happened in picture form;

[Btw, the comment he's talking about is still there, dunno what the hell he was talking about there]

So there you have it. I largely ignored him after the second reply because I could see he wasn't very... normal and he himself seems to admit it.

Though after seeing my notification chock full of this crap, I decided it would be a good expose for what kind of people are on this platform and what other authors have to deal with.

Believe me, if you think this is bad, what others go through here is far worse.

If you're wondering where I got the guts to tell him to bugger off, I provided a warning specifically about what he was complaining about... TWICE.

@Kotario you can get them banned just talk to the CE's.

@Kotario
This is really sad. I hope you're able to get this sorted out.
All the best.

Grand_Void_Daoist I doubt it, every time I ask my Content Editors, they would tell me to ignore the guy and not respond.

Kotario I swear to god, that person seems like a total nutjob.

“Just my opinion. many people who wants to read adventure or fantasy likes to read stories not something like this.”

You don’t like to read it? Then just don’t read it like what a normal person would do. The lengths some people go to just to hate on something never fails to surprise me.

As for his comments being “deleted”, that’s probably because he kept spamming it.

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this attention-seeking reader. Nobody deserves to be harassed like this. If he was a normal person, he would move on after finding that your book isn't really his cup of tea. Seems like he's really fixated on getting a reaction out of you. Good luck and do contact the content editor to get him banned.

Kotario

Ooh man... now I feel lucky to have so few shit comments like this....

Strength and courage, mate. Strength and courage.

Kotario m8, you provoked a bored troll and now you’re even feeding him. I’m glad to know that there are still kind people like you in 2021.

Sythcake Bro, this guy is insane. He used his alts to have conversations with himself in the comments.

I'm new to Webnovel and all the mayhem that comes with some aspects of it. However, after reading this thread, I went ahead and read your novel. I can't pass by without saying that your work is absolutely phenomenal. From just the exposition of both your novels, I was intrigued and entranced by, not only the atmosphere of your stories, but your amazing writing style. Your work is what I've been looking for for a very long time - gave me that warm, tense, exciting feeling that I got when I read my first novel eons ago - which is the reason I even became a writer; I sought that sensation. I hope that troll finds the peace and love they need. I commend you for maturely handling the situation!

I'm sorry you have to deal with this. It's incredible how bold and hateful people can get behind a screen of anonymity. I feel like, when negative reviews aren't constructive and don't offer any sort of feedback to the author and in this case, can also affect your confidence in writing and be a form of cyber-bullying, then deleting them is entirely justified.
https://forum.webnovel.com/d/41374-a-note-about-mental-health-and-abusive-readers/90
This thread's earlier posts were helpful and constructive(Ignore the later posts, however, as ironically, a troll starts verbally harassing an author)

SEP1A Thank you very much for the kind words, homie.

Kotario My case is complete opposite! Readers are reading my novel but not even single person posted a review on it. Now I am in dilemma whether I should continue writing it or drop the novel!

Shreya2711 keep going, it takes time to build momentum with how saturated the site is nowadays.

Venusean

People are wrong.
They are not anonymous on the internet, they just don't know it. It's so easy to find someone who harasses others. Unless they're first-class hackers, and I don't think the first-class hackers want to play 'silly games' at webnovel.
Besides, they do not go unpunished at all.

This guy is a legend. He made another post in one of the reviews and I replied with the link to this post.

Immediately, he changed his account name as if he would suddenly become invisible.

The same Aicrag_hosaj dude is now this Your Nightmare.

Remember his three alts? He's been having conversations with himself using them.