{"sf1_id":743030,"sf2_id":null,"title":"The Unexpected Summer, The Final Decision","author":"StGeorgesHorse","words":702,"posted_at":"2014-08-12T10:50:00.000Z","tags":["Ending","Story Progression","Story Series","Story continuation"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/743030-the-unexpected-summer-the-final-decision","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/743030","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=743030\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"         I have made my decision concerning\nthis series and its continuation. This message is mostly for those who read the\nEpilogue, but failed to respond to it. I try not to be one who randomly\nadmonishes folks, but that is what these few paragraphs are. Stories, Art, Photos, and Music, as\nwell as any insights and information posted in journals, is made free to the\nusers of this site. For the most part, everything you see on here you're seeing for\nfree. That is a great thing if you think about it.\n                So if\nyou like something, it behooves you to mention it to the artist/writer. Since\nthey are getting nothing for their time except the appreciation that you, the\nuser, bestows upon them,  then it\nbehooves you to, on occasion, post that appreciation as a vote or a like.\nComments are especially nice, because they help drive the direction of a story.\nNot everything I write suits everyone on here. Nor does the taste of you the reader always\nsuit me. So as a compromise, since I did not wish to continue with Mark and his\ngirls, I have yielded to those who found the decency to make their will known.\n                The\npresent stories of The Unexpected Summer series will be be moved to a new group\nof my creation, a group that for those who commented, voted or faved on the\nEpilogue, will be openly accessible with an invitation that has already been\nextended.  I will open it up again in a\nmonth or two.  No members will be\naccepted outside of this initial group until I am ready to do so.\n                I\nunderstand that many of you have negative opinions on leaving feedback. That is\nyour right, but I doubt any of your excuses are legitimate. I have crunched the\nnumbers, and the fact is, my first story in the series has over four thousand\nviews. As an initial offering, that makes sense. People may read it and decide\nthe rest aren't for them. Some stories have higher views than others, due, I am\nsure, to tags. \n                But for\nany artist or writer, your recognition may help you to see more of a story\nline. Nothing bothers me more than hearing from someone who wants to know if a\nstory is going to continue, and having never heard from this person before. If\nyou like a story, hit fave or vote. Vote will keep you anonymous, or, if you\nchange your settings, you can make both your faves and your votes invisible to\nall except he/she who receives it.\n                Remember,\nthis is a community. You have decided to make yourself part of it. Just like in real life, what becomes of it is in part up to you. Without readers, I would not\nbother writing. I am not prone to devoting my time to a project if I think no one likes the\nstuff, though I will still write and post stories just because I feel like it.\nSo remember; if you like it, put a ring on its finger. They let the author or\nartist know you like it. And yes, you have every right to not like something well enough to say so. Trust\nme, I know. I am in the position to judge one of the categories here on\nSoFurry, and finding suitable material has recently forced me into looking\nthrough old listings. But if I find something I like, I post it and I fave, or\nvote, or comment on it. It's the right thing to do.\n                Lastly,\nsince I am essentially ranting, I would like to say this to the author/artists\nout there. If someone likes your work, make a note of it to them. Unless they\ntell you differently, do it. Acknowledge your fans, even if you have a large base\nof them. It makes them feel appreciated. I have quit watching a few folks just\nbecause they seem to be too arrogant to acknowledge their admirers.       If you have any questions concerning this, drop me a line. I will be happy to answer them as best as I am able."}