The Writers Cafe Virus

Why is it we all tolerate what in real life we would not take The art of being someone’s friend just to use them for our own sake

When did we ever say that we

regulate anonymity

Nor wish it on another soul

to bestow mediocrity

 

This virus if allowed to grow

will infect each and every one

With the feeling of helplessness

hiding the dark within the sun

 

We lose good people everyday

tired of wondering on their friends

They will keep fleeing from this site

until this childishness here ends

 

I can't speak for everyone

but for myself I will say this

I would never let a nightmare

send me off to the great abyss

 

Why is it we all tolerate

what in real life we would not take

The art of being someone’s friend

just to use them for your own sake

 

If you can't find it in yourself

to be truthful open and kind

You are wrong simply to assume

that we are all deaf, dumb and blind

 

Tate  

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Author's Note

We all want the same thing here.To meet and share with friends. I say we stop tolerating this nightmare that never ends. Some will say I should not be so upset .Let it roll off.But I have never lain down for abuse. I would rather be knocked down.
A man can always take comfort
in the things he must abide
To look in the mirror fallen
taking resp-it from that he tried

Lately the bad actors are coming out of the woodwork and i am half tempted to open a site just to list each and every one of their names for the sake of the good people here.
Today one of these vermin trashed the work of David Lewis Paget. I say enough is enough! Even if it means we have to publicly out them !

Reviews

[The Analog Kid]

Most know who the main problem is on here. Desbest said it well. For a while this virus was abated, but it is like Herpes and it keeps coming back. I have no problem blocking and ignoring, but it gets uncomfortable not knowing who you can trust. I just purged approx 75 people from my list of "friends." I will not leave because of a few trouble makers. As a few of us have concurred that this is a social experiment. Konsor lets anything go. Like Animal Farm or Lord of the Flies!

[littlelilypurplebride]

I agree here i like ones on here to tell the truth but rude reviews i block and ignore em when it wasn't called for them to be that way but i have been made fun of and mocked my whole life even when i am being loving as i am a good person just some either don't understand some ones writing or take the wrong way when it wasn't ment to and i feel many just write what sings upon their hearts not for a rating just cause they love to write i am the same way but i write what the Lord puts upon my heart most times it isn't ment to be taken the wrong way some don't understand it as i don't write to offen or hurt anyone but i agree with you. hope you're having a good night Shalom lily

[TheFemininePad]

Very excellent poem Tate. I agree one hundred percent with what you have to say in this poem. The main problem I have found stems from one person creating multiple accounts on here. I really wish people could set aside their differences to offer honest and constructive feedback. I can understand turning off ratings, but I never pay attention to them anyways when reviewing. I issue ratings on the writings I review based on a number of things. There is a writer on here that posted honest and very constructive feedback on my writings, and I appreciate it alot.

[Dream Weaver]

I'm with you Tate! Ratings and or reviews should
be null and void, they're nice to have
but it should all be about the writing and creativity...

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Well said. I'm here for the intellectual ride, though I admit I enjoy the badges. I like being in the company of gifted artists. I will not jeopardize this venue for childish pleasure. i appreciate your work.

[Ebb and Flow]

While this poem is very good, I have not in the years that I have been on here ever had any trouble of any kind. I find this is one of the few sites that I can post and not have a problem of any kind. Just need to look at the positive side of things and ignore those who do not matter.

Krys

[Deviant Works]

Yes, Tate. My friend, you have said it all. What is the star at the top of our page if it is not earned by the comments of our friends, the people we admire and respect on this site? Ratings mean nothing when in the end you have never moved a single soul, touched a single heart, made someone dear to you laugh. I don't agree with tearing people down with reviews. Each person shines on their own, each with something to say. I am here to share. To feel every emotion written on the page, to weep, laugh, clench my teeth, crush under sadness. I am here to feel alive in the imagination of this sites talented writers. I believe, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. We criticize ourselves enough.

[Austin Smith]

Y'know, this poem touched me deeply. It makes me feel conflicted on how I review your work. I like to point out the positives and negatives, but I have a bigger consistency of doing the negatives. This poem, for some reason, makes me want to apologize to for; maybe I've been too strict. I'm sorry, Tate. This is an excellent piece.

[Bard Constantine]

A lot of truth here. I've abandoned several sites because of various reasons, but sometimes you have to realize that being online means you have to take the good with the bad. If the good outweighs the bad, then it should be worth coming back to. I enjoy this site and the people on it, so I deal with the other issues the best I can. Great writing, keep up the fight...

[Mark]

Having just read all 48 reviews, all I have to say is
that there are going to be small-minded, aggressive
b'ho's wherever you go; WC is not the sole repository.
Many of your friends have rightly expressed the key
message, not only of this poem, but of this Website,
that our purpose here is to learn and to grow, to encourage
one another, and, if asked, to point out flaws which either
betray lack of learning, or will inhibit growth. Nearly two years
ago, I waged a vehement campaign against a cyber-stalker,
getting no help at all from the site administrator. The message
I took from that experience is that the purity of our purpose AND
of our website is in OUR hands alone! Any writer who believes he/she
if being bullied or harassed must, as Tate has here done, bring it to the
attention of the community at large, and NOT sweep it under the rug.
Bravo to you, my friend, for a noble effort, well undertaken!

[Poetic Beauty]

I have recently went through my friends list and weeded things a bit. I believe in treating everyone the way we want to be treat and I am like that on here and in real life. I try to be kind without lying about how I feel on someone's work. You have brought this issue to light with this poem and kudos to you for speaking up