I see the future of WC

whats probably going to happen here

The death of Writers Cafe, as foreseen by me, Mystical Mike.

 

Please put a dollar in the jar, my prognostications are not free!

 

As I am sure you have all noticed, Writers Cafe made some "improvements"

 

Now you can coment back specifically, and see your reading history.

 

Also i have read that more "improvements" will be coming in the future.

 

The better of the "improvements" is the reading history, thats nice to have.

 

I do like the commenting back specifically, I usually always thank someone for their comments, now instead of scrolling up and down the comments are grouped together and that is nice too.

 

However, i have seen and lived through these "improvements on another so called "writers site" and i fear these items will only bring this place down to the level of a social networking site, and this is how it starts....I noticed the influx of younger writers a while back and the over the top gushing, over many very bad to ordinary peices. I am not about to single anyone out.

 

I have read a lot on here, and for a "writers site" there are some very good writers here and a lot of pretty bad ones, and yes i get it, almost no one comes here a great writer, you come here to get better and learn more about writing and hopefully find your own voice.

 

But, with the influx of younger writers, or should I say new, the addition of new options and tools to use, this place will become more like facebook than what it was meant to be

and when you give people all these new tools and things to play with....good writing gets lost in the mix and silly things start to happen, ratings get questioned, comments get flamed, cliques form, cyber wars start.....

Don't think so? Well I have seen it happen with these very circumstances. It doesn't mean it will happen, but it sure can, so I would say, be cautious in these new developements, because who would want to put up something they have worked so hard on, poured their heart into, only to have 356 comments, all about flaming each other over something not even related to the poem or story?

 

The magic 8-ball hath spoken.

 

Author's Note

Be careful what you wish for.....

Reviews

[A. V. Madison]

I don't think that there's any specific problem with having younger writers on here. I mean, I'm eleven but I take my writing very seriously. The age of writers don't influence the future of a website. I still think that there's many writers that are indeed passionate about the content of their pieces. And is it a very bad thing that there's more social networking applications that are being added generously to this website? I'm meeting plenty of new people and gaining many new friends. Honestly, if it weren't for the array of younger writers, I wouldn't have met my best friend Harley that actually saved my life. But the details of that tale aren't pertinent.

Honestly, I agree that there is bad sides to Writers Cafe becoming a bit of a social networking device, but there is more pro's to weigh out the con's. I'm not trying to start a "cyber war" as you call it, I am simply voicing my opinion. Agree to disagree.

[bluessadmood]

how i agree with you my friend..i ve been on here for too long now
never have i logged on and always did see some lots of great writings
now its not,the site dont have the same flavor like before
as much as i see this place is for young talents ,but yes
it turned on to be a facebook for(so called) writers ,ha ha,like any social network
i wish i was wrong ,for it has always been great here,hope it stays like that

[Michael of Gilead]

I too hope this does not turn into another imitation of FB or myspace....i dont have accounts there for these very reasons, thanks Blues

[Rasputin]

I discovered this almost immediately (I started my account February of this year). People treat this site like a f*****g blog of their s****y, boring lives. Teenagers, for the most part, are idiots; unfortunately, their "writing" tends to be little more than glorified whining.

[Michael of Gilead]

In many cases I agree with you Rasputin, I wouldn't lump them all together but in general yes...and while many will say thats not fair, it's not about fair, it's about the truth, and truth is teenagers for the most part do not have the life experience needed to write in depth....

[Rasputin]

Exactly. In addition, they tend to fall victim to increased hormone activity (hormones are designed specifically to overwhelm the brain's logical-response systems).

[Dean Kuch®]

Very well said Michael! As I have said in the past, writing is very personal. When a writer (most, anyway) posts a story or a particular piece of poetry that they have wracked their brains on, they want to engulf their readers and place them within that experience. Some stories are written to voice an opinion. Others want to leave their readers with a message they feel is important. Yet all are meant to entertain, and that what WC is (or SHOULD) be, written entertainment. I am not, by any means , a literary master. I am not one that particular likes (if all will excuse my choice of phase) "Artsy-Fartsy', or "DEEP" poetic prose. When I write, I want my readers to damn well understand just exactly what it is that I am saying, not to have to interpret what I've tried to say by using a thesaurus and a P.H.D. in theology.
My sincere hopes for this website is that it remains true to the reasons for which it was created, writing, reading and swapping stories with others. My other hope is that I am not one of those aforementioned "BAD" writers that you spoke of...

[Michael of Gilead]

Dean, #1 I have only just seen a couple of your writes, but it is obvious from that, that you have a great feel and a smooth style to your writing, so no you are not a bad writer....neither am I a literary master but i think what I have published here doesn't stink *tooting my own horn* lol

I don't mind delving a little deeper into some peoples writings, because some are specifically written to interperet a deeper meaning...but I too do not want to break out the thesaurus and prefer a more plain spoken understanding...

All I am doing here is warning what could happen when things change towards making this place more populist...i saw it happen and don't want to go shopping around for a new site....again

[Dean Kuch®]

I have seen it as well, and neither do I! Continued luck and success to you...