Where do I check feedback and messages?

[stillboundx]

Hello, I have asked my friend to send me a test feedback, both on my story and directly to my profile. I have also tried to send couple of them to myself.

I havent received any notification or email at all. I also dont see any option to check feedback directly via the Control Panel.

Any idea what is happening? Thanks.

 

[StillStunned]

Comments go through moderation until you get added to the "pre-approved" list. That moderation can take anywhere from a few hours to several days.

And there doesn't seem to be much consistency about how to get on the list. I've heard people talk about a hundred comments, but I think I only had about ten before my comments started to go through immediately, and another writer I know only needed thirty or so.

I can't tell you what the deal is with comments to your profile, though. Maybe you have to have some amount of forum activity first.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Hello, I have asked my friend to send me a test feedback, both on my story and directly to my profile. I have also tried to send couple of them to myself.

There are Comments and there is Feedback, they're not the same thing.

A Comment goes below the story, and for new authors there's a wait before it gets published. There's a batch review process to screen comments for spam and unwanted html links. Once you've been here a while and are trusted by the site, your comment gets published immediately.

If there's a delay I have no idea what it is - a day or two, anecdotally.

Feedback goes to your nominated email address, and the sender can provide their own email address if they'd like a reply. There's no notification from the site (or at least, I don't think there is, but I might have turned notifications off ages ago). It's also up to the sender if they give their email address, and it's completely up to you if you want to engage. You can block feedback.

I havent received any notification or email at all. I also dont see any option to check feedback directly via the Control Panel.

You can turn Comments Feedback on or off in the story settings, or globally somewhere. Try Options.

Any idea what is happening? Thanks.