Screw Vocal Etiquette

As someone who has always played behind the scenes, I love this! I joined Vocal hoping to find a community of like-minded people, but then I realized there was a whole system to this thing. Unfortunately, I haven't found that yet, but this article gave me perspective on being creative regardless, and people will eventually flock to you. Thank you so much, Jazzy!

I like to be positive though if I see a particularly bad one I tend to say nothing and just move one. Some good points here though

Me on the the nursing background, the vocal experience and my present day revival. I wrote so many article that I put so much heart into, for literally no one to read! I grew disheartened, on some level decided I just wasn’t as good as I thought I was and quit. Yesterday I dared to read some of my first posts and I was actually in shock at how good they are. (I say this with one in particular in mind titled “3 Golden rules of eating”. I could feel my own heart that I poured into it way back when and just how profoundly important the information given is. So now I’m creating again. And somehow trusting that they will eventually find people that want them 😇 I have no idea why I’m saying all this either. Stop me 😅 I think I just felt a strong affinity to you through your writing and poetry that I have just began to read. As I said in my last comment … I’m a fan ✨❤️

Thanks for sharing. It as good to know that you are back to writing articles here. I am newbie on this site. Getting my feet wet.

Jazzy, I loved this! I also agree, the best authors/ writers give you real food for thought and inspire you to write sometime yourself! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and story with us, I found it relatable and interesting! I love reading people’s stories and them explain their way of thinking, it gives me food for thought during character creation! I appreciate your views on what I call “link bombing” or the “hey I liked your work: here’s a link”. I personally don’t like it but I can appreciate your view on it and it opened my mind to the idea of self promotion. 🤔 which is essentially what they are doing. Overall this was a great article by you and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!

I’m in a similar boat, always coming and going to and from Vocal. Perhaps, giving challenges another shot and hoping that more writer-friendly features (like, writing stories) will come to the mobile app will keep me here longer this time. Here’s to hoping 🤞

It is ok to mention who inspired you. Many of us have written like pieces over the months and years. Many of us have rants and raves, not all make it into TS. Kudos.

Very nice! I enjoyed hearing your insights!

Just let me say that I LOVE your irreverent posting! I am a "Kicked out" member for now so don't read mine till I find enough change under the sofa cushions to get back in! :)

Oh also Congratulations on your Top Story🎉💖✨😁

Great Article and Thank you for sharing your Talents with the community ❤️😉📝❗

Is it bad that I’m still not sure what vocal etiquette is? 😬

I needed this, thank you!

Great article. I agree with Donna, that it is the insincere AI or plagiarism accounts that piss me off, not the regular writers showing you their stuff. I don’t get swept up in these controversies. For me it’s a case of live and let live. You don’t have to respond if a comment rubbed you the wrong way for whatever reason. If it’s truly offensive, the author can just report it. Simple. The politics of this are weird to me.

Well that’s honest. When you wrote of expecting people to fawn at your feet. Your whole piece really. Congratulations on being awarded top story. Soliciting a read has only happened a few times to me. One or two were just outright links and the other was a man asking if I’d mind taking a look at his writing as he was knew to this. I didn’t mind that and was happy to read a bit of his work. The parameters of social media aren’t always easy. For some. Maybe those people won’t make it too far. It’s an integral part of the play. Commenting is writing practice. I suppose any form of writing is/can be. I think it comes down to intent. Capability. Mindset. I don’t always know what to say when someone comments on something I wrote. I appreciate it and it obviously feels good. I try to convey that appreciation. When I say ‘thank you, sincerely,’ I mean thank you. Sincerely. Conversely I don’t always know what to say when commenting on another’s writing. Truthfully I don’t always love what I read but am happy it’s been written. I’m sure others feel the same of my writing. Doesn’t really matter. I’m affected by the amount of likes/reads/comments, no comments. Social media’s a mother like that. Ultimately, it’s another’s taste, level of skill. Sometimes we’re not up to snuff. Sometimes it’s a boring read. And sometimes people just don't like ya. Etiquette has its place. It can also be a great destroyer. Thought provoking piece and thank you for sharing this.

This is great stuff. I have never thought about those annoying "now read mine" comments in that way. I appreciate the new perspective. Congratulations on TS, well deserved. 👍💙☺️

This resonates with me. My favorite part is, "we are all just screaming into a void, trying to be heard. I hear you, I see you." Thank you. 👏

Congratulations on your top story. Great read! My thoughts are: yes share your true opinion, yes, always comment where you can, and no don't drop your own work. I think the comments on a story should be about that story and that writer. As you say, comments mean a lot; receiving them feels like getting a gift. Dropping a link, 9 times out of 10, steals the generosity/sincerity from that comment and/or its significance. Although i appreciate your point that we should be proud of our creations, it is important to me that this is not done in a parasitic way. I say, if you want to harvest reads go to a social media chat room where you can forge a conversational symbiosis ✌️❤

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I've recently come back to after year's away. Welcome back. Yeah I read this and liked it.

I enjoyed your story. So glad you decided to come back. The more the merrier. Congrats on your top story!

This was a great story. You seem like a lovely person! In the past few weeks I've received my first ever comments, and it really does feel great! So I realised how important they are, and I'm trying to do the same back here and there. I'm also a bit shy about talking to strangers though (even online), so it's something I'm having to work on :)

Comment spammers do not get the same grace from me, as I do think that good writer’s etiquette demands some cordial interaction first, if only to prove that they read your work and are reaching out for some reciprocity. But I like to think that writers acknowledge what it takes to create original work, and will reciprocate naturally, as opposed to feeling the need to ask for a read. I certainly am uncomfortable referencing my work to others; it feels like it’s in bad taste. I do think there’s a struggle for the right dynamic on Vocal between reader and creator; if we’re mostly creators here, we kind of need to gear shift into reader/consumer mode, which is hard when your main focus is in getting reads. And do readers advertise their own work? No. They’re there to talk about what they read. And that’s how I like to think that Vocal mirrors the basic etiquette between writer and reader. For the most part, it works just like that, and it feels so great to see a community build around each other’s work. And I love seeing the notifications of comments being posted too; even if it’s a spam-poster, because at least it means my story is getting some attention, haha. I really enjoyed this piece, and am so glad you got a Top Story! Thank you for writing this; I think we all needed to chat about it. Lol! 😊🎊😁

I love how different this is t the rest of the top stories I see most of the time. I absolutely agree that the relationships we build on here as a community are transactional - we are all trying to appeal to as many readers as possible and actually this is how the world works on a greater scale. That being said, I have some articles you may be interested in reading - one of my top stories 'Conversations With Luna' was published before commenting was implemented so if anyone wants to go plug their profiles and give it a comment please feel more than welcome <3 <3 <3 Congrats on your top story darling, you smashed it!

Thank you for this article.