Dear "Anonymous"...I don't like you.

If you read my last post, you know I was a little dumbfounded by the person ("Anonymous") who decided to leave a 1-star rating on one of my FREE stories (Legend) and leave the comment, "A waste of my time and money!!  Don't bother with this."  Like I said, if someone really doesn't like what they've read & decides to leave a bad review, I have no problem with that (especially if they complain about spending money on something that's F-R-E-E...*snort*).  What I DO have a problem with is:

1) A less-than-good review (1, 2 or 3 stars), with no accompanying text.
2) A less-than-good review (1, 2 or 3 stars), left by "Anonymous" (no name).
3) All of the above.

At the risk of sounding bitchy (which is okay, because I'm old and I've earned it), if I leave a poor review, I'll say who I am, and I'll say why.  Common courtesy, right?  Leaving a bad review without leaving a reason, or without leaving a name, is like someone putting on a ski mask, running into a neighbor's house, taking a Mexican-food-induced dump in the toilet off the living room (phew!), and running out of the house without saying a word.  What do I call that kind of neighbor?  J-E-R-K. (I don't have neighbors like that, by the way)

So why am I being bitchy?  I'm getting some poor reviews on Barnes & Noble (mostly from "Anonymous" with no accompanying text), and in most cases, they're the direct opposite of the reviews I've received on Smashwords.  Story by story, here's the reviews so you can see what I'm talking about:

Smashwords:  Three 5-star reviews, two 4-star

Barnes & Noble:  None...yet.

Smashwords:  Six 5-star reviews, one 4-star
Barnes & Noble:  None...yet.

Smashwords:  One 5-star review, one 4-star
Barnes & Noble:  One 3-star review, one 2-star (from "Anonymous")

Smashwords:  Three 5-star reviews (Awesome!  Thank you!)
Barnes & Noble:  None...yet.

Smashwords:  One 5-star review, one 4-star
Barnes & Noble: One 3-star review (from "Anonymous")

Smashwords:  Two 5-star reviews
Barnes & Noble: One 4-star review, one 3-star, and one 1-star (from the person I mentioned in the last post..."Anonymous")

Smashwords:  One 4-star review
Barnes & Noble:  One 5-star review, one 2-star (from "Anonymous")

Smashwords:  One 5-star review, one 4-star
Barnes & Noble:  One 2-star (from "Anonymous")

So, again, I have a favor to ask.  If you've read any of these stories, and happen to disagree with Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, I would humbly ask you please click on over to it's B&N page and leave an honest review.  If you leave a 1 or 2-star review, and leave your name & a reason, that's okay (I'll hunt you down later).

Now...for Mr. or Ms. Anonymous who can't seem to leave a name and/or a reason for their poor reviews:  Take off the ski mask and quit pooping in my main floor bathroom.  It's annoying.  And yes, I hope you read this.