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WritersCafe.org has a rating of 2.91 stars from 39 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. WritersCafe.org ranks 81st among Social Network sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Writerscafe”

will m.
1/1/20

There are a lot of negative comments being made about Writers cafe, but actually, the site is ok. It's only amateur, but there are some reasonable decent offerings to be had and overall I have found most folk to be perfectly friendly. Don't expect War and Peace, or a ode by Tennyson, as the site is pretty much for those who simply enjoy writing as a fulfilling pastime, rather than a day job.

Top Critical Review

“Don't Waste Your Time”

Roger R.
7/27/20

Writer's Cafe is what I call a "self-licking ice cream cone." There's a small clique of mediocre writers who are "top reviewers" and usually the "top writers." They essentially praise each other's work, mostly poetry, and ensure they remain at the top. A few of these people can be nasty, especially if you appear a threat to their standing on the site. I'd recommend any other writing site. I've used Writer's Cafe off and on for three years and it's mostly been a waste of time.

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Thumbnail of user rogerr281
1 review
11 helpful votes
July 27th, 2020

Writer's Cafe is what I call a "self-licking ice cream cone." There's a small clique of mediocre writers who are "top reviewers" and usually the "top writers." They essentially praise each other's work, mostly poetry, and ensure they remain at the top. A few of these people can be nasty, especially if you appear a threat to their standing on the site. I'd recommend any other writing site. I've used Writer's Cafe off and on for three years and it's mostly been a waste of time.

Thumbnail of user kieranl18
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 18th, 2023
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WritersCafe.org has major privacy and security flaws, not to mention numerous other broken and outdated elements.

Once I created an account, I received an activation link, which when tapped logged me straight into someone else's account! I was able to see their full name, email address, all their personal details! Maybe this was a mess that could have understandably occurred in 1999, but this is absolutely shameful to see in 2023.

I would not trust my data with this website AT ALL. All I did was make an account like normal to post my poetry, tapped the activation link received via email, and it took me right into the other person's account who doesn't even realize their account was breached and personal data compromised. I logged out of his account, then logged into mine under my email and password and immediately closed it.

I messaged the admin/moderators to advise them of the incredibly easily achieved privacy and security breaches, and offered to provide screenshots and the original activation link to assist with fixing this major flaw, but have received no response. Extremely poor and utterly careless. User data should be an absolute priority.

Additionally, the website itself is a broken mess so I'm not surprised this happened, e.g. showing links for 'Sign Up' literally above 'Logout' when I'm not logged in, which of course makes zero sense as one cannot exist with the other.
The registration page is also badly formatted, meaning on a smartphone screen the text is jumbled together in a vertical string of letters, requiring you to turn your phone landscape to simply make it somewhat readable, and even then some letters are still jumbled vertically. The site is just an archaic mess that doesn't seem to have been updated for a decade or two.

Honestly, avoid this website at all costs and use other more modern and secure poetry websites. Your personal details could be viewed by ANYONE and could lead to your identity being stolen, fraud, spam, etc which can cause a lifetime of life-changing and immensely stressful problems. Not worth it. Just avoid.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid at all costs to protect your data and identity.

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Nothing. Closed my account immediately due to the major privacy and security flaws.

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Thumbnail of user johnm6171
1 review
6 helpful votes
November 26th, 2020

I returned to the site after a break to gain relief from the most troublesome troll David Demmers, aka KT Little. He still roams the site at will. The site is flunky and crashes often as you try to post reviews or reply to them. Recently the moderators who have not acted for years against serious issues (and I mean serious such as cloning my pages and sending out vile content, allowing one character called to post vile photographs etc). Suddenly I find my account closed by the moderators with no explanation and having done nothing wrong. The site seems to simply harvest revenue from advertising.

Thumbnail of user larrya657
1 review
3 helpful votes
May 2nd, 2023

I started a book project on the site. When I typed in my first chapter I clicked on "Save." The screen flickered as if responding, but the editing view remained the same. When I navigated to "manage writing" and looked at my project again there were no chapters at all. Thinking I had missed something, I repeated the whole process very carefully. Same result. However, I had just entered a chapter on a similar site and it went perfectly. At that point I decided to get off Writers Cafe.

I deleted my work (i.e., title and cover page). That part did work. But then I found the link to close my account. I clicked on it and was given another page with a box to leave a message and another button to go ahead and close the account. I did both. But it did not log me out or give me any indication that my account was deleted. I logged out, and then tried to log in. My account was still active. I repeated that process a second time, with the same result. I then used a site link to send a curt message demanding that they delete my account. But even though they have my email, I've heard nothing back.

Thumbnail of user martins661
1 review
5 helpful votes
September 11th, 2020

Website have so many bad sides. Technical state of website need really up date. Too often get frozen and you have to log again. But main problem is too many bullies and even your report them they accounts are still open. They use it profanity words and try to put you down. They can also blame you from plagiarism and they don't give proof of it. And again your report them nothing happen. I can say after this experience I am done with any websites. It's seems at this days it's full of miserable people who can just make them self happy when they hurt someone and make you leave. True is moderators don't care but other writers don't care neither. Even they are your friends. Quiet sad. I just hope this bullies will don't get worst cause it's quiet intense and nobody cares.

Thumbnail of user willm118
1 review
6 helpful votes
January 1st, 2020

There are a lot of negative comments being made about Writers cafe, but actually, the site is ok. It's only amateur, but there are some reasonable decent offerings to be had and overall I have found most folk to be perfectly friendly. Don't expect War and Peace, or a ode by Tennyson, as the site is pretty much for those who simply enjoy writing as a fulfilling pastime, rather than a day job.

Thumbnail of user marlettem
1 review
6 helpful votes
August 14th, 2021

The format is good but the politics is discouraging. The site is dominated by mostly retired, obscure people with little writing ability who indulge in a lot of behind the scenes mailing and form cliques and circles. This leads to a lot of mutual backslapping among them to the exclusion of those who do not indulge in such networking and social hobnobbing. As a result, talented and sincere writers often get embittered and leave. The site has lost a lot of traffic and membership due to these reasons.

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Thumbnail of user barbaraf384
5 reviews
2 helpful votes
July 18th, 2023

Writerscafe is an old-fashioned website both in terms of security and purpose. It's a writing blog with better organization than a blog and that focuses heavily on the comments section (which is reviews). It has not changed in over a decade, not in its purpose, format, or security. This is both good and bad.

I use Writerscafe to bank stories. I lost my old account, but that is okay because I saved most of those stories, and most of it was written when I was a sad teenager. Now I have everything backed up, but I use WritersCafe when I want to share writing with people in real life and get real life feedback.

When I was younger, I would get detailed feedback, sometimes line for line. However, I would also get scathing personal attacks. About half of the feedback would be absolutely cruel. If a poem seemed sad, I would get a review along the lines of, "Other people have it so much harder! You're lucky to even be alive! Don't you know how hard other people have it?" Mind you, I'd write poems about the last chunk of ice in a cold lake or other nature scenery. The feedback was purely personal.

I also met a lot of creeps on the site. People would give feedback and request feedback, and then they would ask me to call them and read things aloud before I realized, "Oh, oh this is becoming erotica." And I was a teenager, like 15 years old. Some of the worst human beings were on that site. Like other sites, it has its cesspool of people who treat it like social media or people prowling for teenagers.

I find it ironic that a lot of the bullies found their way to Site Jabber and have decided that people who don't like the site are obviously just bad writers. They write at length about how bad those writers were and how that's probably the problem. Just imagine bearing your heart out or just having fun writing and having nasty reviews like the ones below attack you as a human being. Hah.

When you sign up, do not use the same password as you use for any other site. I know, I know, you hear that a lot, but I cannot stress this enough - the website is not secure and not updated at all. Do not put anything on the site that you would not put on the front page of the news, not your bio or your password or anything at all. Back up all of your writing in case you lose your account to someone else. Back in the day, the website lost its server and all of the writing on it, so keep in mind that anything on this site can be lost forever.

Good luck, and happy writing.

Tip for consumers:
It's the common man - mean ones, kind ones, bored ones, pervy ones, crazy ones, and dumb ones. You're not going to find meaning here.

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Free writing training and reviews

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Thumbnail of user sallyc91
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
November 17th, 2018

Unlike some other sites WritersCafe is more of a portfolio site. They let you post whatever you want and there's not really any expectation for anyone to read it or let you know what they thought of it. That's OK for what it is! But don't expect too much out of it.

The people there are limited in the kinds of discussion they have on your writing and there isn't really a "forum" per se.

Thumbnail of user chriss4101
1 review
2 helpful votes
October 27th, 2022

Been posting on this site for five years. It is the best site of many I have used but still has some idiosyncrasies on occasions. Mainly regarding the lack of moderators and you do get the odd troll or two. If you ask for critique, there are some who will provide it and in detail. Others will review your work in a more general way. Give it a go. It's worth a try.

Thumbnail of user normant23
1 review
10 helpful votes
March 30th, 2018

There has been much discussion here about judging the "quality" of writing on this site. Surely any reaction to poetic licence is purely subjective. But as I am unable to either write, or interpret obscure phrases, I write for my own pleasure, also hopefully for my readers and not catharsis, which does seem to be prevalent on most writing sites.
How does one judge the merits of those emotions, without knowing the individual and the reality of those miseries?. Perhaps this explains the paucity of reviews.
Contributing to this site, at least has introduced me to different styles, which, in turn has widened my perspective.
If you need a more formal critical approach, there are more academic courses run by colleges etc., which can be quite brutal, but not always meeting the less formal standard.of the enthusiastic amateur.

" Horses for courses" is the watchword here.
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Thumbnail of user cherriep6
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 27th, 2021

This is a writing community. You can post your work and get reviews. It is a free site that allows you to read as much as you like or post as much as you like. I have been on it over 12 years. Hope to see you there.

Thumbnail of user rebeccam265
1 review
17 helpful votes
May 6th, 2018

Just scrolled through a great number of the comments posted here. My guess is that the vast majority come from those who are either abysmally poor writers who have had their egos bruised, or simply have no real interest in the written word.

I write for my own pleasure only, but enjoying sharing my work with like minded scribblers who and are not part for the disease that seems to infect the whole of the internet, (the cloak of anonymity,) which allows the unpleasant and twisted mind free reign.

Perhaps no Robert Frost, or Emily $#*!inson will ever be discovered on Writers Cafe, but so what, as far as I am concerned it's a perfectly good showcase for us doubtless always to be amateurs; and as far as I am concerned, its detractors can simply crawl back under the rock they came from.

Beccy. Writerscafe.

Thumbnail of user anthonyb1035
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
January 1st, 2021

Whether you are just starting out on your Writers Journey or a fully-fledged Published Professional, this Site is for you. Particularly good for Poetry, but all Forms and Styles of the Written Word welcomed. If you read the negative Reviews of Writers Cafe on Site Jabber, you will generally find that they are written by people who have been thrown off the Site. Come and give it a try and see for yourself.

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Thumbnail of user bobd699
1 review
3 helpful votes
October 1st, 2021
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Lololololo...as a cafe clown is known to say! Poor $#*!y Jenkins, pervert Emeritus! Rides to the rescue of his wayward 'poet' folk! You know that saying about how the truth hurts? Well, Poor $#*!y Jenkins has been outed for the closet pervert he really is! The simple fact is thus: Any female that joins this writing site bearing an avatar of any youthful semblance, is immediately accosted by this Richard Jenkins, who promptly plumps his $#*! on their writing pages and sneakily, in their private mailboxes. And why? To offer them his 'services' as a teacher of poetry, of course! *wink, wink*! Which, by the way, he'll happily come running to teach you if you are stupid enough to fall for his fake persona and 'charms'! And this from a total $#*! that thinks he is a Laureate of poetry simply because he writes, airheaded, pointless, boring, dull, soulless form poetry in...wait for it, wait for it...forms to WHICH HE MAKES UP ALL THE RULES! Now isn't that genius! Let's make up the rules of a brand new poetry form and show how good we are to all the babes! You see? Any idiot can look like a Poet Laureate when they are making up forms and the rules for such forms! And this is $#*!y Jenkins in a nutshell. An overweight, aged, online Casanova trying to seduce young women with poetry forms of his own creation...but only to teach them, of course! Lololololo. If you join this website, immediately block this $#*! of a man before he squats all over your personal page and tries to lure you into his clutches. So many, many, many, many young females have left this writing site, primarily because of the perverted, unwanted, puke inducing attention of this man. But of course, he'll deny. Don't even Catholic priests charged with sexual crimes do the same? He has been the subject of online investigation for the past three years in which the results are in the process of being collated, upon which they will be submitted to Federal Police for deeper investigation and criminal charges. We now live in a world, real and online, where women deserve to be protected and free of sexual predation. So the truth shall set us free. Richard Jenkins, Ladies and Gentlemen. Avoid him at all costs.

Best Platform... shame about the losers.
August 16th, 2021
• Previous review

While Writerscafe is most certainly a moneymaker for admins it is still the best platform for online writing. What let's it down is people like Martin S (a useless 'writer' who complains about the site and the people there because his writing is so poor and barely legible and he is a plagiarist, to boot!) and John McFadyen, (a married man of advanced years who uses the site as his personal Tindr playground, making moves on numbers of females and bombarding the inboxes of young females with sexual innuendo filled filth.) Add to them a Richard Jenkins (a self described 'Professor Emeritus' of poetry who befriends young females under the guise of teaching them the craft of poetry writing, yet is really a borderline paedophile seeking out his dirty thrills) a Margie Willis (a pathological liar who fakes physical disability and stories of child abuse for sympathy, attention and desperately needed reviews and who divides the entire cafe with cliques of her own personal fans) and of course your resident cowardly troll and racist, Lorry, and the post traumatic stressed former soldier, David Demers ( who fancies himself an intellectual philosopher, yet blatantly steals his ideas off youtube, of all places, and exists on a permanent hemp cloud of rage and little man syndrome... and THAT is why the site suffers. Spoiled, not by the efforts of some talented writers or its format, but by the undesirables that exist there. Any talented writer or lovers of the written word should avoid these people at all costs.

Thumbnail of user hiddenw
1 review
5 helpful votes
April 29th, 2017

Don't put too much trust into people whom you grow close to on the internet- they could hack into your profile and never return it to you. I didn't create another account because I felt that I was too "well-known" in the "WritersCafe" community. I don't want to come back because on WRITERSCAFE- it might as well be a WAR. Writers are not friendly with each other, trust me. You'll only get hurt.

Thumbnail of user robertw211
1 review
9 helpful votes
December 28th, 2015

I've been with WritersCafe since May 2015 and it has been a mostly positive experience. I should say until recently. There are some very thin-skinned people out there. There is a lot of teen-aged angst poetry and way too many mass shooting stories. I really hate zombies.

If you are active and read and review other members you will have a better time there. If you just write and think the world will praise your genius, well, you may be disappointed. I review more than I get reviewed, but that seems to be the norm there. Overall, I'm satisfied with the site.

Thumbnail of user richardj1541
1 review
5 helpful votes
October 24th, 2022

The two reviews on WritersCafe.org by Bob D are not reviews at all, but pose "Personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, false and deeply negative/defamatory libel about longtime and highly regarded individual members on the WritersCafe site" … all of which violate Sitejabbers' Review Rules/Terms and Conditions.
He, also, expresses radically defamatory "opinions" about individuals. Which is his right (and liability) to do so, even if they're completely subjective and don't hold an iota of truth. On the other hand, in his August review, he begins with his one positive comment:

Quote: "While Writerscafe is most certainly a moneymaker for admins 'it is still the best platform for online writing.' "

Unquote: Now, I shall address the comments Bob D has made on those he's libeled, slandered, maligned, smeared, and defamed … by name are: RJ Calzonetti, Lightsong, Martin S, John McFadyen, Richard Jenkins, Margie Willis, and David Demers (Bob D's personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, completely false and deeply negative/defamatory libel can be read in his two reviews under the name, "Bob D … Oct. 1st & August 16th, 2021").

Bob D Quote: "As they say (whoever THEY is!), 'The more things change, the more they stay the same…' And so it is with Writerscafe. Take a coffee break in the realm of reality and return to this site and you'll find such awful purveyors of poetic mediocrity still reign supreme! Like your poetry to read like a muddled puddle of thesaurus mined vomit? Try the wasted poetic exertions of RJ Calzonetti; a 'poet' of such Prozac munching inanity that simple lines filled with meaning and depth are completely beyond his capability. Lines upon lines upon lines upon lines (sigh) of utter nonsense entirely focused on the way words sound with absolutely zero intelligence and meaning to be found. The kind of crazed madness that one finds bouncing off the walls of an asylum white room. In fact, it's 'artist' is a card carrying member of the crazy club, also!"

Unquote: I do not know RJ Calzonetti very well; so, I cannot vouch for of Bob D's vitriolic discernments of him. But, I can't help wondering why any rational person would find it necessary to so radically rave about and teardown so many others in the ways this Bob D person has? As he seems to be a harshly miserable being, I feel a sense of sadness for him.

Quote: "Next, please!
Poetry and beauty are quite often symbiotic lovers on the page; to write of beauty in the world around us is inspiring for the soul. Yet, there are those like the venerable, halo wearing 'poet', Lightsong, aka Ghounwah, who prance around the pages of Writerscafe, spreading puke inducing sycophantic reviews and writing airheaded poems about flowers, butterflies, love, flowers, butterflies... and did I mention flowers and butterflies? (Sigh). If you thought the days of sycophantic Roman senators were long gone then how sorely mistaken are you! Make an account, add a handsome picture, say you are from the western world, add a brain numbing poem of stupidity to your page... and watch this ridiculous person, wax lyrical over whatever is written! You'll be a God of the written word before you know it! Just another infuriating person that exists in this narrow minded world of 'poets and writers', whose written career highlights involve dominating this enclosed nut house and gloating about the insignificant literary non-achievement of being SELF PUBLISHED ON AMAZON!"

Unquote: Ghounwah (pen-name, Lightsong), is a person I have known online very well, indeed, for over 8-years, both on WritersCafe.org and another site that folded a number of years back. She's widely recognized as an extremely kind, talented, compassionate, highly conscious, and giving spiritual, romantic, and sensual writer of original Free Verse poetry, who is highly read, reviewed, and shared with poetesses and poets across the globe. Until Bob D's smears, I've never before heard of a single defamatory or unkind sentiment about her or her shared poetical efforts.

Quote: "Starting to get the picture now? Join the site by all means! It's cheaper than a ticket to the circus... and just as crazier! Stay tuned for more tales from the world of the literary unclean!"

Unquote: I, Richard J, first joined WritersCafe.org just over 15-years ago, in 2007, left in 2008, and rejoined 7-years ago, in 2015 … and, for a free site, it has had but a few ongoing technical downsides, along with a rather full array of attributes and user-friendly features that makes it an ideal venue for poets and writers on all levels of accomplishment. Is there room for improvements? Undoubtedly so. There, however, are TROLLS and simply nasty individuals who come and go (as on most any poetry or writing site) that have to be ignored, blocked, and/or kicked-off, who try their best to wreak and spread havoc, exactly as Bob D has in his reviews here on Sitejabber with his personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, completely false and deeply negative/defamatory libel. I've met and befriended many excellent people from around the world, over the years on WritersCafe.org, from beginners to masters, and every level in-between, as-well-as, some of the most prolific and dedicated poets and writers I've had the privilege to share my own poetry/writings and reviews with. Some have been WritersCafe.org members for as long, or longer, than I have.

Below, are additional quoted examples from Bob D's libelous, maligning, and defamatory attacks on six more (8-total) singled-out WritersCafe.org members, along with my responses to each.

Bob D Quote: "While Writerscafe is most certainly a moneymaker for admins it is still the best platform for online writing."

Unquote: It seems this Bob D person got it right that WritersCafe is a good platform for writing.
Then, he continues...

Quote: "What let's it down is people like Martin S (a useless 'writer' who complains about the site and the people there because his writing is so poor and barely legible and he is a plagiarist, to boot!)"

Unquote: I don't know a Martin S; so, I cannot comment on these claims, except to say they're very unkind, unsubstantiated, personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, and deeply negative/defamatory libel.

Quote: "and John McFadyen, (a married man of advanced years who uses the site as his personal Tindr playground, making moves on numbers of females and bombarding the inboxes of young females with sexual innuendo filled filth.)"

Unquote: I've known John for over 7-years, only as a rather accomplished poet and a reasonably good reviewer. I've never heard anyone else say all that (or, any part, thereof) about him. Quote: "Add to them a Richard Jenkins (a self described Professor Emeritus' Unquote: (make that, "poet laureate emeritus") of poetry who befriends young females"

Unquote: This is true … I've taught literally hundreds of Poets, poetesses, and writers, females and males of all ages, many who've gone on to publish their work in their own books, in anthologies, magazines, and articles, etc; all without as much as a hint of impropriety from a single individual. I've been stern at times and a hard task master; so, maybe a few grumbles I willingly own, but no one's ever complained … not to me, anyway or anyone else who's ever said anything to me.

Quote: "under the guise"
Unquote: Guise?

Quote: "of teaching them the craft of poetry writing, yet is really a borderline pedophile seeking out his dirty thrills)"

Unquote: I can only wonder where Bob D came up with this idea, and knowing me, respecting and caring about me as those on WritersCafe.org profess to, it's obvious why it's shocked and upset them that anyone would say such things about me. Personally, I could care less what Bob D says about me, but as a well-known, dedicated, and highly regarded writer and teacher of poetry, I take the greatest offense to such a legally libel, dastardly lie and assault on my character.

Quote: "a Margie Willis (a pathological liar who fakes physical disability and stories of child abuse for sympathy, attention"

Unquote: Again, Bob D is way off base … I know, for a fact, that all of what Margie says about her childhood and debilitating injuries are factual.

Quote: "and desperately needed reviews"

Unquote: Ridiculous! Margie prolifically writes poetry and stories, reviewing others, receiving [probably] more reviews on her splendid array of writings and poetic forms than anyone else at WritersCafé. Org.

Quote: "and who divides the entire cafe with cliques of her own personal fans)"

Unquote: Pure silliness … Bob D is seriously misinformed. Margie is friendly to a fault, and reads and reviews any and everyone; albeit, sometimes, quite bluntly and honestly.

Quote: "and of course your resident cowardly troll and racist, Lorry,"

Unquote: Hell's bells, Lorry is a nice person who writes and reviews with a generous amount of intelligence, encouragement, and appreciation.

Quote: "and the post traumatic stressed former soldier, David Demers( who fancies himself an intellectual philosopher, yet blatantly steals his ideas off youtube, of all places, and exists on a permanent hemp cloud of rage and little man syndrome."

Unquote: Well, for once the author of his plethora of vehement diatribe got it right: David Demers is/was a TROLL's TROLL … the only person I ever blocked, simply because I got tired of his incessant barrage of bullying me and everything I wrote as garbage.

Quote: "and THAT is why the site suffers.:"

Unquote: From my discernments of Bob D's rather twisted (and, from my knowledge) inaccurate opinions about those he's mentioned (most assuredly about me, and my WritersCafe.org friends), I conclude he has his own axe to grind. Why? Who can tell by the nature of his words, but could it be jealousy and, perhaps, an overly imaginative sense of morality and under accomplishment? Or, he might have even been (or felt) rejected, disrespected, or unrecognized by those mentioned; although, I cannot see me or the others doing any of that to anyone … not on purpose, anyway.

Quote: Spoiled, not by the efforts of some talented writers or its format, but by the undesirables that exist there. Any talented writer or lovers of the written word.

Unquote: Why Bob D singled out the individuals he has, in the ways he has (namely: very unkind, unsubstantiated, personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, and deeply negative/defamatory libel), is a mystery to me … albeit, an unfortunate one, cowardly at best, undeserved, and libelous at worse? Who can know the mind of a TROLL mentality … not that he positively is, but that he's done an exemplary job of imitating one.
I would not have openly addressed all of this, but after writing about it to the Sitejabber administration (with no response whatsoever) to address or delete Bob D's personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, completely false and deeply negative/defamatory libel … all of which violate Sitejabbers' Review Guidlines/Terms and Conditions.
I felt (short of legal suit for libel) I was left no other recourse but to address and set straight Bob D's erroneous defamatory comments about WriterCafe.org and some of its highly regarded, most liked, favored, and respected longtime members.

In this effort, I sincerely hope I've succeeded.

PS: I've not yet notified the violated WritersCafe.org members Bob D singled-out in his libelous reviews to personally attack, vent his hate speech, bigotry, lewdness, completely false, and deeply negative/defamatory diatribes … but, now I fully intend to.

NOTE: Anyone who can identify Bob D, I will certainly appreciate you letting me know who he is.

Tip for Potential New WritersCafe.org Members: As a longtime member, I vouch that you can use WritersCafe.org with full confidence that it is a wonderfully popular writing site on the world wide web, serving writers on all skill levels equally as fulfilling … all one has to do is put forth the effort to join-in and do their part in making it the place they'll love being. For the most part, the WritersCafe.org membership is made-up of fine individuals …and, like in everyday life, there are always the others who only understand and deserve BLOCK!

Thumbnail of user laurenb19
7 reviews
32 helpful votes
November 24th, 2014

What a wonderful site, I have written many stories and poems. I get very excellent feedback and they encourage me to get my stuff published. It is a great site for those who love to write stories, poems, and share their ideas. Not only that a good way to find a list of local publishers to try and get books published. You should really join this site. It is a lot safer then deviantArt, they take harassment, bullying, and stuff very seriously.

Thumbnail of user tonyl39
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 11th, 2014

The Good: The site is great for getting a feel for young talent and for posting your poetry. I'm not putting my books there but if you need a place to store your work and get feedback from other aspiring writers and poetry lovers, it's great!

The Bad: It's extremely bad! The site itself is constantly freezing up or taking forever to load its pages... Although it's one of the better designed sites, it takes great patience to be a regular!

Thumbnail of user laurenb21
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
December 18th, 2014

I love this website. It gives you pretty good feedback, and you meet writers from all over the world. And they encourage you to get your work published and display a list of local areas of any publishers near you.

Thumbnail of user jte1
6 reviews
38 helpful votes
May 8th, 2017

I joined Writer'sCafe about a week ago and dumped about 20 stories and several books into their system. The other day I was browsing through my work and found they had blotted out the word 'bastard' from one of my titles. The fact that some yahoo in the backroom didn't like that word was the first red flag. The fact they didn't have the courtesy to contact me was the second red flag. I was stunned that they would do something like that. I didn't wait for the third red flag, I erased all my work, took my profile down and got the hell out of there.

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2 reviews
15 helpful votes
January 30th, 2014

Mixed feelings about this site. For the beginning writer it will be helpful- but only if you are able to connect with writers willing to critique your work. Too many members there are into backslapping and ego-boosts, and lack the skills and/or knowledge to offer meaningful help. Many poor writers are being decieved there, as there are very few that will tell them their writing stinks, and that they need to work hard at improvement. For the middle or advanced writer, don't bother, unless you are willing to offer endless advice, with little chance of the effort being reciprocated. You get what you pay for, and since this free...

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1 review
8 helpful votes
June 9th, 2018

Cant get a hold of the web admin to help close my account. I have a picture that keeps showing up on Google that I dont want to appear in the searches

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3 reviews
6 helpful votes
October 10th, 2013

Submission is easy, contests are overrated, have not contacted any "publishers" on the site so I cannot say if they are credible or not. It's a fun site for writers, poets, and playwrights who want their work to be critiqued by others.

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