I am sure all the writers on the forum will agree that feedback and reviews are really important.
Without our reviewers, we have no way of knowing if our stories are being enjoyed, or if they can be improved on...etc
Posting feedback, even if it's just a small line, will go a long way in encouraging the author to continue writing.
Sometimes I will read a story and enjoy it a lot...but won't have anything special to say.
It's only when I started writing my own stories that I realised small comments DID encourage me.
It doesn't take much...only two or three words can be sufficient.
We've seen some writers come and go over the last few years. Many of them stopped posting because of low feedback and this is a shame...especially when you see a stories with several thousand views but only a handful of comments.
In short, I just want to thank all those of you who regularly review stories we post, and I think other writers will want to do the same.
One of the goals I set for myself this year, is to participate more actively on the forum by reviewing the different stories I enjoyed reading.
If you regularly browse through the story boards, but don't often post reviews or comments...remember that if you spent 30 minutes, or an hour reading a story...it won't cost you much to spare another 10 seconds to say you enjoyed it

Thanks for reading this.