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Misbehavior at Web Fiction Guide

Chris, editor at the Web Fiction Guide, has just brought to my attention that two reviews have been deleted because they were clearly by the same person. Needless to say this behavior is Not Cool.

Sock puppet reviews end up hurting my listing in the long run for precisely this reason--they get deleted. Getting the word out for a gay vampire story is hard enough. Using bad internet etiquette is always looked down on, and rightfully so, and just makes the job harder for those of working at increasing our profile legitimately.

Now, I understand the enthusiasm, and appreciate it, but this is Not The Way. This kind of thing is always found out, and it's stupidly easy to find with admin access to the system. There's suspicion on a third account that Chris thinks is this same person. If you are this person, I ask that you do the honorable thing and take it down yourself.

Earning a legit reputation for this story will be an uphill battle at the best of times, please, please don't push us backwards.

In short, no fake reviews, guys. You should know better.

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