tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post2935503277915904053..comments2024-01-13T14:22:02.849-08:00Comments on Write Absolute Reviews of Bully Boards: The Consequence and Sad Truth of Hate (Where is Jenna When You Need Her?)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-583954376025552512015-01-19T09:47:35.643-08:002015-01-19T09:47:35.643-08:00Wow, I was wondering what happened to Sitejabber&#...Wow, I was wondering what happened to Sitejabber's page. I had a review there. A negative one, of course. Tore them to shreds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-37997972737533423102014-09-23T05:06:57.380-07:002014-09-23T05:06:57.380-07:00I'm the guy who posted about being smeared on ...I'm the guy who posted about being smeared on the billboard. It comes down to this. If you spend some time looking over Absolute Write, you'll find a pattern of public smears targeted at organizations and independent presses and self-publishing outfits that are not on Absolute Write's favored list. If you are not in their club, you are fair game. Sometimes a few fair minded members and supporters can lessen the kneejerk negative stuff, but not often enough.Guy on Billboardhttp://absolutewrite.com/forums/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-57318352754621542772014-09-10T13:13:43.695-07:002014-09-10T13:13:43.695-07:00This what whoever said on the Viable Paradise thre...This what whoever said on the Viable Paradise thread. We're not fit to lick the feet of Melodi Sherman or the plumps of Teresa. Where is all this fanatical foot licking coming from? These people must have come here in a time machine from the Oracle at Delphi or whatever.Inch Wormhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inchworm_(song)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-52993112505658010282014-09-10T10:08:43.687-07:002014-09-10T10:08:43.687-07:00You are not fit to lick her feet. She is a better ...You are not fit to lick her feet. She is a better woman than all of you. She is an Oprah in her world. She is a goddess to me and many other women, so go criticize someone else you ugly little insects.Leviticusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-52310272864456317962014-09-09T06:41:07.445-07:002014-09-09T06:41:07.445-07:00Fortunately, it didn't trash her rep. She esca...Fortunately, it didn't trash her rep. She escaped alive. But to Victoria Strauss, I ask, what about the smearing of Hamilton Springs Press? What about the cyberbullying of Mary Duke? It's all right here on the WAR blog. Why isn't she refuting it? Because she can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-72178812367621332972014-09-07T08:53:55.832-07:002014-09-07T08:53:55.832-07:00This will always be my favorite eloquent summation...This will always be my favorite eloquent summation of the hack and slash on AW forums:<br /><br />"Absolute Write, in the hands of Lisa Spangenberg and her associates, is in effect a judge-jury-prosecutor platform, and one utilized on an almost daily basis to publicly humiliate, bash, defame and even scold people they have never met and do not know, as well as businesses they have never interacted with in any form whatsoever. All it takes is for one question to be asked, or one axe grinder to make an appearance, and the predators smell blood. A swarm of anonymous fairies and fops with ridiculous icons appear and begin fomenting themselves into leaps of logic, unfounded assumptions, and distortions of reality. All this would be amusing if it were not for the fact that their extensive dialogues and diatribes become public record and are ranked high in Google.<br /><br />And will the average reader always understand what kind of sociopaths he or she is witnessing. Not necessarily. They appear to speak from authority quite often, give the appearance of sincerity, and there is a background history of real scams revealed by Absolute Write. Users there like Victoria Strauss, who give the appearance of legitimacy, will rush in to show support. But as we all know, the best way to maintain the momentum at Absolute Write is to mix a few grains of truth into one continuous and hydra-headed avalanche of lie. In reality, the core site is a lie on more than one level. The owner and her sock puppets and assorted gang not only shred people all day for amusement and publicity (as someone pointed out, the mediocre writers get publicity for their poorly written books each time they post) and monetary gain (huge revenue from advertisements), the site itself purports to offer good advice to writers when in fact it does no such thing. Advice is amateurish and quite often just plain wrong.<br /><br />Regardless, the bullies at Absolute Write, herded there by Lisa Spangenberg (as we all now know) and goaded on by her at all times with great vigor, basically function as a Salem witch trial. Accusations are often baseless, but delivered and discussed with excessive zeal. Victims are displayed for purposes of torture, and anyone who disagrees is accused of being a witch also.<br /><br />One has to ask: what gives such cowardly arm-chair nerds the right to act as prosecutors, judge and jury? Nothing gives them the right. These are a bunch of losers looking for payback. I've seen it before. I've fired abnormals like this at my job because they were caught retaliating against other workers using phony online identities.<br /><br />I know the type, and I sincerely hope someone is able to bring legal action against Lisa Spangenberg and her hateful crew."Anonymous Loather of Hateful Peoplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-68016849987886644052014-09-07T08:43:40.687-07:002014-09-07T08:43:40.687-07:00Only a narcissist in a bubble like Lisa Spangenber...Only a narcissist in a bubble like Lisa Spangenberg could think that a degree in English and experience with tech manual publishing gives her a platform for working with fiction writers and poets. I have seen her idiotic tosses of bad advice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-49721084651676758712014-09-06T07:07:15.409-07:002014-09-06T07:07:15.409-07:00Thank you for posting these. Preservation of the h...Thank you for posting these. Preservation of the historical record of cyberbullying on Absolute Write is vital.WAR Adminhttp://writeabsolutereviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-32836502036977362512014-09-06T06:59:43.250-07:002014-09-06T06:59:43.250-07:00The rant by this fan of AW isn't that surprisi...The rant by this fan of AW isn't that surprising. The person is evidently mentally ill. What frightens me as a rational person is that there are those who cannot understand why WAR and other sites are taking the time and effort to resist the kingdom of Absolute Write. What are they refusing to see? It is obvious that this is a combination protest and consciousness raising effort on the part of groups and people critical of the ongoing abuse, smears and cyberbullying. It is also a movement to curtail their behavior by any legal means necessary, as WAR says, and I agree with this. <br /><br />Any and all efforts to get AW to remove or edit libelous and defamatory comments and slurs in the past have been met with ridicule. But as long as Melodi and Lisa are making money from the conflict, luring (visitors click on money-making ads on AW) while pretending to be heroes saving innocent writers from scams, they snicker all the way to the bank. These two therefore have no cause to change a thing. The more groups and people they pin with their "Beware and Background Check" warning nail on Google, the easier their rent is paid. If you assume scores and scores of writers, organizations and presses smeared on Google by AW, then you can also assume a few hundred new visitors or more to the forums of Absolute Write each month for every single smear thread. <br /><br />On behalf of all those writers and presses, and all others whose reputations are tarnished each time someone searches our name or business on google, we say to you, Melodi Sherman and Lisa Spangenberg (along with your cabal of hostile horribles), we will persevere and triumph over you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374982843464097790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-65878567914467403962014-09-05T11:18:48.446-07:002014-09-05T11:18:48.446-07:00My troll face was just hired for a new Harry Potte...My troll face was just hired for a new Harry Potter movie.Snapenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-55601358025085430382014-09-05T10:32:49.836-07:002014-09-05T10:32:49.836-07:00Yikes! The consequence of hate is delusion and rag...Yikes! The consequence of hate is delusion and rage bordering on violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-75416211462024448062014-09-05T09:10:58.962-07:002014-09-05T09:10:58.962-07:00Thank God for the good Doctor Christopher putting ...Thank God for the good Doctor Christopher putting himself out there to tell the truth about my dear Lisa and Macallister! Victoria is right. You are just haters, haters and smear campaigners. You are a troll rightfully banned from using your 30 identities on Absolute Write. Lisa has proved who you are with forensic analysis. I trust her completely, troll! Smear troll! If I ever could I would gladly slap your troll face! We are all so happy that your kind is banned from our forums. There is no bullying on Absolute Write, just good moderators and a hard working owner holding two jobs who does her best to make sure writers get what is coming to them. Those weirdo presses, Victoria calls them, are weirdo presses run by life's failures. They are losers and so are you, troll! Stop stalking Melodi and Lisa! I hope you rot in prison!!!!Leviticusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-11219019135126407992014-09-05T07:22:20.939-07:002014-09-05T07:22:20.939-07:00The comments, and scores more on Sitejabber, and e...The comments, and scores more on Sitejabber, and elsewhere, prove beyond any doubt that severe abuse and bullying has been a normal thing at Absolute Write for many years. Even on Sitejabber, Melodi Sherman appeared in disguise and began insulting critics and accusing them of agendas. She did not debate the accusations of cyberbullying. She attacked the messengers, just like Victoria Strauss is doing now.<br /><br />At the time, the critical comments were current comments. Now that time has passed, the same Lisa and Melodi dismiss these comments because they are more than six months old. They try to pretend that there is no arc or continuity to the culture. <br /><br />As we know, the same people are in charge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-20992380498616484312014-09-05T07:11:47.335-07:002014-09-05T07:11:47.335-07:00And another on Sitejabber from Demi:
"It wou...And another on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121031124345/http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.absolutewrite.com" rel="nofollow">Sitejabber</a> from Demi:<br /><br />"It would be good except for the weird aggressiveness of the moderators. They are quick to get nasty, issuing high-handed, arrogant orders. Insulting, virtual screaming at, and cussing out (yes!) posters. This is often for very little reason, just because they disagree with one of the owner or moderator's opinions on the forum!<br /><br />Private messages sent to the owner and other disagreements with the owner may be publicly posted and everyone invited to trash them. They play favorites ridiculously, and also get way too overinvolved, shutting down threads etc. for nothing. All this mess, while constantly telling everyone else that the number one rule is "Respect Your Fellow Writer!"<br /><br />If not for the ickiness of an abusive environment, it would be an excellent site for writers."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-39998723679635928352014-09-05T07:07:21.948-07:002014-09-05T07:07:21.948-07:00btw, I think this is a good balanced review of Abs...btw, I think this is a good balanced review of Absolute Write forums from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121031124345/http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.absolutewrite.com" rel="nofollow">Lena on Sitejabber</a>:<br /><br />"I'm not a huge fan of the forums--though the "ask an agent" site is pretty handy!--but I love that they have a forum you can use to find beta reading partners. I met some really wonderful beta readers there who I trade critique with. They are some of the sweetest people I've met in the writing industry. Honest, informative, helpful--but STILL nice.... that's a hard combo to pull off. I recommended the site to a friend of mine, and he met a great critique partner there also, who I then met through him.<br /><br />Site, however, is overrun with ugly behaviors from those in charge.<br /><br />Otherwise stay clear of the forums. The moderators are on a power trip and to be honest I see nothing that would warrant any right to be. They delete threads and people every other second that don't agree with them while they bash writers and publishers and pretty much anyone they damn well please. The site is a great idea with some good people, but it's run by a bunch of jackasses."<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-81022901163683609092014-09-05T07:00:08.610-07:002014-09-05T07:00:08.610-07:00Just like Janet Reid.Just like Janet Reid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-52873256854506482082014-09-05T06:57:21.046-07:002014-09-05T06:57:21.046-07:00Right, don't bother. She won't answer a si...Right, don't bother. She won't answer a single question put to her, and that's no surprise at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-79455019818883199282014-09-05T06:55:26.594-07:002014-09-05T06:55:26.594-07:00Yes, I saw your post. She is certainly censoring p...Yes, I saw your post. She is certainly censoring posts now that don't suit her taste.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591130535693476076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-57415921619885756412014-09-04T21:36:08.084-07:002014-09-04T21:36:08.084-07:00Stupid, just stupid. I'm not posting another w...Stupid, just stupid. I'm not posting another word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374982843464097790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-51250636727409481872014-09-04T21:35:09.606-07:002014-09-04T21:35:09.606-07:00It's impossible to believe that this doctor ac...It's impossible to believe that this doctor accepts their propaganda. You can't possibly have been a mod for a long time on AW and not seen what we're talking about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374982843464097790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-80008268696655764612014-09-04T21:30:12.285-07:002014-09-04T21:30:12.285-07:00A link to an old forum naming someone called Victo...A link to an old forum naming someone called Victoria?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374982843464097790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-4226969637375270582014-09-04T19:39:55.581-07:002014-09-04T19:39:55.581-07:00Thanks, mate.Thanks, mate.WAR Adminhttp://writeabsolutereviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-60210743506638021242014-09-04T19:38:19.633-07:002014-09-04T19:38:19.633-07:00We read it. Just mind boggling to the back teeth!We read it. Just mind boggling to the back teeth!WAR Adminhttp://writeabsolutereviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-78894155621788618672014-09-04T18:47:30.153-07:002014-09-04T18:47:30.153-07:00Strauss is now censoring comments critical of AW. ...Strauss is now censoring comments critical of AW. Mine was deleted. It called Lisa out on her forensic analysis and observed that her non-fiction background was no qualification for working with poets and fiction types.<br /><br />They're stacking the thread now with their own socks and sycophants including the supermod doctor Christopher who maintains the wonderfulness of Lisa and Mac until it becomes a parody of itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770060569501256999.post-83612421564909442602014-09-04T16:34:14.767-07:002014-09-04T16:34:14.767-07:00The billboard analogy captured to a T, the plight ...The billboard analogy captured to a T, the plight of authors who have been maligned on the Internet by Melodi ‘Mac Stone’ Sherman, and her live in partner, Liza Spangenberg. The spotlight of hate launched by these individuals, has cast a wide and wicked shadow over countless victims who have no way of defending themselves.<br /><br />Last week, Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware, herself a longtime member and one time moderator at AW, aligned herself (predictably) with the maligners. This shoots to blazes all the false claims by AW supporters, who are likely sockpuppets, that the negative aspects of AW are all in the past. Strauss then linked to AW, where Mac had published a long list of usernames that she was ‘pretty sure’ had been used by a ‘super troll’.<br /><br />Strauss went even further by linking to a hate site that provides the real name of this ‘super troll.’ The hate site was created for the sole purpose of maligning the individual, by a cyber stalker who is obsessed with her. Now the inevitable has happened, and this author’s name and links to her website are being trotted out all over the Internet. I believe she has a good chance of winning a lawsuit against the perpetrators of this defamation and libel.<br /><br />Meanwhile, we’re doing our level best to delete all mention of this author from the comment sections of our forums. But while her name is still on the Strauss site, and on AW, it’s something of a losing battle. Keep up the good work you do here, Write Absolute Reviews is a valuable resource.<br />Forums Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002115370047222622noreply@blogger.com