Ever received a flame? Know someone who’s been hurt by one? Never took any action? Want to make a difference?

Flaming is cruel and pointless, just a hobby of people who get a kick out of making other people’s lives miserable. Most fanfiction sites don’t stand for it, but sites like FanFiction.Net are so large and un-moderated, they’re too easy for flamers to get away with it, as a lot of people who receive them either ignore them or just don’t report them.

So what can you do about it? Anonymous flames can be deleted and profiles changed to disallow unsigned reviews, but action against the flamer is not easy to get. This is a fact of life that at present cannot be changed but we should have hopes for in the future.

FanFiction.Net now have an easier way to report flames/flamers and known signed flames have been deleted. If we work together we can reach our other goals as well.

If you want to make a difference and help prevent people getting these ego-shattering reviews, start by signing up today (no money involved, just group membership). Help make the Internet a safer place for fanfiction authors.