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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Woe betide those who have not understood animals 8 years, 1 month ago

    I was attending a wedding where the hosts had provided accommodation for many of us in their own property. They had enough room for all of us. 

    It was a gala event and we stayed there for 8 days. Each day was […]

    • when i was child , i have 1 dog, he is black , i like him, until one he died, so sad

    • Woes is the child anxiety and spring from sad soul. Anxiety – is a kind of sorrow that emerges when the mind is weighed down with something so as to make escape seem impossible.

      Thomas’ definition is likely rooted in the Latin word angustia which means a narrow pass or straight. And thus anxiety tends to arise when we experience stress about a situation and find no room to maneuver, no way out. Anxiety also tends to regard the future, whereas pain regards to present. In pain, one can suffer in the moment about the situation, but knows that it will pass.

      But anxiety arises when we sense no determined end to the painful situation, no room to maneuver, and no way out.

      Pity is the sorrow that we feel for the evil or misfortune endured by another person. But it is deeper than mere regret or perturbance. Pity is to experience the misfortune of another, as though it were our own.

      Remedies for Woe betide
      Weeping
      Sharing our sorrows with friends
      Contemplating the truth
      Pleasure
      A Warm bath and naps

      Act upon these points if someone is woe betide

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Searching for information on the Net 8 years, 1 month ago

    Statistics have it that there are well over one billion – 1,000,000,000 websites on the Net and the total bytes that Internet holds is estimated around 1,200 petabytes that is 1.2 million terabytes (one te […]

    • It’s true that the Internet is the best invention since the napkin and one of the best educational resources ever invented by whoever invented it (read the tech history but forgot!). However, as you say it is overloaded with tons of misinformation and even erroneous information and one does have to sift through a lot of it to extract the gold. But I for one am very happy to have an online library right at my finger tips.

      • Very interesting. Is this online library that you are referring to created by any institution? How does one access it?

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Paid Every After 25 Minutes in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 8 years, 1 month ago

    @shavkat  I always had this dream of teaching online. My pet subjects are English and Maths.

    You are doing good. Congrats.

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    bestwriter posted an update 8 years, 1 month ago

    Woke up with a smooth patter of rain – almost felt like going back to sleep.

    • I like to sleep in rainy day. Now, you make me feel like going back to sleep. It’s almost 7am here, and it looks like the best time for me to sleep. 😀

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Ad Blockers and the fate of writing sites 8 years, 1 month ago

     

    Writing sites are mushrooming everywhere and they vanish with the same speed for the simple reason that they do not earn enough to share their earnings with the writers.  Most who write on these sites are n […]

    • So many ads that annoy me and annoy you and others.The ads here are getting numerous and so noisy. I just ignore them and click to kick them away.Maybe thus site would survive because of these companies they might want us too to get into.

      • @cely I agree these Ads could be placed appropriately so that they do not interfere with our working. I am putting up with it considering this is a new site and Admin is fully aware of their nuisance value.

    • For sure ad blockers impacts a site’s revenue stream. But not everybody sets their browsers to block ads. I don’t. I don’t like the way my blog looks when I turn on the ad blocker feature. I’m just hoping other people are not as annoyed with ads as it has been reported. I mean … advertising has always been crucial to any type of media, whether it’s television, radio, etc. Why should the Internet be different? It’s a form of media. I do get that too many ads can be annoying. But ads generate income because companies pay to have their products and services advertised at various websites and blogs. So there is the “push back” that makes me think, no matter what ads are not going away! However, with ad blockers, companies have to get more creative and work around them to get the word about the goods and services they offer to the consumer! Of course, this is just my opinion. I could be wrong! 🙂

      • Every site displays them and more Ads means more revenue. I hope however Admin would look into the aspect of placing them suitably so that our work here is not hampered. In the meantime I will go through whatever inconvenience I have to put up with. I am happy this site is getting many Ads.

    • You are very right, Grace. Ads are the lifeblood of a site. And not just on revenue-sharing sites, but on all sites. Even huge sites like Facebook or BuzzFeed depend on their advertisers for the revenue that keeps the sites alive. So using an ad blocker on any site can be detrimental. And if we enjoy a site, it’s only right to allow them to display the ads that provide their revenue.

      That being said, most site owners are very open to feedback about the quality and placement of their ads. If ads are in some way offensive, if they significantly interfere with use of the site (e.g. pop-up ads that cover every page that loads) or if the ad causes users to worry about their safety or their bandwidth usage (ads that hijack browsers, ads that autoplay video, etc.) a good site owner wants to hear their users’ concerns.

      Site owners don’t control what content shows up when the ads are served, but good site owners will usually work with their users and with their advertisers to minimize risks for site users and to ensure that the ads are not posing a significant impediment to the use of the site.

      Any site owner that ignores the feedback or refuses to eliminate ads that are repeatedly reported as an issue is asking the users to bear the consequences while he earns the cash. That is not the sign of a responsible site owner, and I don’t blame users who choose to block ads on such a site.

      We each must decide what’s best for us. If a site is otherwise pleasant to visit, but the owner cannot or will not respond to user reports concerning the ads, he has only himself to blame for the loss of revenue. Ads are not the users’ responsibility and ultimately, it’s their right to decide the ads are too objectionable on a given site.

      • I am not sure about LiteracyBase but let’s take myLot for example. Whenever I search for shopping online those searches will appear on the pages there. It is understood therefore if someone visits a porno site that will also appear there. I am not sure if a site has a control over such situations.

        LB is new and giving them a bit of leeway is fine when it comes to taking their time over listening to feedback.
        So far this is the only site that pays reasonably well. Users perhaps could go through this inconvenience hoping better sense will prevail with regard to placing of the Ads suitably.

    • I agree that adblockers can be quite a problem on sites which rely on them to feed revenue in order to pay users. It has to be a trust based system. Owners must trust users to not use blockers and users must understand that by allowing the ads to show, they are helping to fund the site.

    • Writing website should use ads which cannot be blocked using ad blockers like banner ads,text ads

    • It’s actually the infolinks pop-up here that makes me stay away. I all pop-ups very annoying. People who write for a site put up with it because they want the site to earn. People who have nothing to gain from the ads have no reason to keep being annoyed. They will either block ads or just stay away from the site. Those responses, both of which cut site income, hurt both members and site owners. We want to encourage outside visitors, not discourage them.

    • Ads as we all know is the mainstay for any writing site. I am not sure if LiteracyBase has any control over, for example, infolinks the way they keep moving as also the FB Ads. This has been brought to their notice. May be later when they have wider and better choices they may drop them.

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    Tanikka Paulk wrote a new post, The Storm Generated Togetherness – Hurricane in Florida Coast-1992 8 years, 1 month ago

    Hurricane hit the Florida Coast in 1992. The storm was expected to make its way to Florida but it decided to turn around and head our way. Because the storm was approaching people were filling up the stores. The […]

    • In times of distress everyone rallies round. I have noticed that when there is a death in the neighbourhood. Even those who are not on talking terms rally round

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    lautan and Profile picture of Your SeldomYour Seldom are now friends 8 years, 1 month ago

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Backstabber Can Kill You: Is It? in the forum Group logo of The Discussion PlaceThe Discussion Place 8 years, 1 month ago

    Most have back stabbers and that is due to their own insecurity but because of that others suffer.  I too have had them in offices, among friends and among family. I have moved on leaving behind those that interfered with my life.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Discrimination by LiteracyBase in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @suny Don’t worry. You are free to keep whoever you think saw this post as humorous,  to keep them in your list.

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    peachpurple replied to the topic Backstabber Can Kill You: Is It? in the forum Group logo of The Discussion PlaceThe Discussion Place 8 years, 1 month ago

    it is true.

    I had several backstabbers which were closed to me,

    my sister in law, my close colleague and my own brother

    These are the people who are beside me and knew me very well.

    They could tell tales behind my back, and got me into trouble that I could had avoided.

    I lost my job, almost lead to separation, family relationship…[Read more]

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Discrimination by LiteracyBase in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @support @shallo walia @Lee Ka @peachpurple @suny

    I am sure suny did it on a lighter note as those statistics have not been changed ever since the site was launched  😀

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    peachpurple replied to the topic Discrimination by LiteracyBase in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    oh gosh, really? no men in the popular box?

    I guess it is the number of participation of each writer should be considered, not the race or sex gender

    since support had answered, i think it is fair and square

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Discrimination by LiteracyBase in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    How did I miss this Post  😀  Actually what you see there is outdated and needs to be updated.  @support could tell us why it is not updated.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Discrimination by LiteracyBase in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    How did I miss this Post  😀  Actually what you see there is outdated and needs to updated.  @support could tell us why it is not updated.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Do you think LBers write such comments on blogs should stayhere? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @Scheng1 But I thought each time a blog is viewed one earns. @suny is the best one here to comment on it.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Do you think LBers write such comments on blogs should stayhere? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @suny Criticism has a place and that is normally sent as feedback.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Do you think LBers write such comments on blogs should stayhere? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @Lee ka  And that criticism should be sent as feedback and not as a comment on a blog that the world sees.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Do you think LBers write such comments on blogs should stayhere? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @shaloo walia  I too am fully in favour of  constructive criticism. Constructive criticism is needed and that is why there is a thing called ‘feedback’ And that is where constructive criticism is normally seen. i have done that many times and I have seen results with that.

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    bestwriter replied to the topic Do you think LBers write such comments on blogs should stayhere? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    @Lee Ka Constructive criticism is the backbone of any set up which is what we all should be doing.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Most Bloggers on writing sites are not professionals and atleast not me 8 years, 1 month ago

     

    All these writing sites that have come up are specially meant for people like me. I am no professional in any field although I may have some practical knowledge in different areas. But when it comes to Net […]

    • Of course we are not professionals.
      If we are, we will have our own paid hosting, and our own blogs that generate thousands of dollars every month.
      Some of the professionals are John Chow, and Problogger.
      If anyone wants to learn serious blogging for big money, they have to learn from these ones.

      • I cannot thank these writing sites enough where we just pour out what is in our mind at the same time taking care not to break any rules set by the sites.

    • You are right. Almost all of the members are not professionals rather they are beginners and using this platform to improve there English Language skills.

      Some are here to just kill there time in a better way. Some take it as a part time job.

      I think these sites are not meant for professionals because the rates here are so low and the professionals do not like to work at that rates.

      Professional writers do not ignore standards.

    • Yes, to earn dollars online we will have to be declared ourselves professionals otherwise earning will be slow. One common affliction currently plaguing many aspiring freelance writers is that they start a blog because they’ve heard they should. Next, they fall in love with the blog, and then spend way too much time on it. All at the expense of finding the paying clients they need, and without examining what they’re blogging about or why.

      Unfortunately, the typical diary-you-put-online type blog posts rarely attract many readers. And they don’t make a good writing sample for luring clients, either. Businesses want fact-filled posts written on a single topic, not random posts about your personal thoughts.

      But it’s so empowering, pushing that ‘publish’ button on whatever you want to say…that it becomes addictive.

      With the ongoing efforts of Google to exclude mass-content sites from its search results, the forecast is for less blogging-for-hire work in future. Most of the cheap, SEO-keyword driven, short-post assignments are drying up.

      It’s a dying niche because semi-literate, half-baked posts you dash off in 15 minutes for search robots to index don’t work any more. They don’t drive traffic because they’re not turning up in search results. So businesses are not going to pay even $5 for them in future.

      If you’re dependent on this sort of work for your living right now, it’s time to make plans to move into a new niche. You’ve got all your eggs in a vanishing basket.

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