Is this whole thing abt twink death

I noticed a bot showed up when someone posted an “aaaawwwwhhh”-type comment in a book forum. It mentioned that the comment would be archived as it had to *include context and thus would not promote discussion **. Has anyone else seen this? *include **without it [time to go to bed, making too many mistakes]

Can I just say a huge thank you to the PB team - I'm loving the community and entire reading-centred vibe of Pagebound! But - I would love to know everyone's unexpected loves, those things that are surprisingly cool/helpful/nice to have that you maybe just stumbled into?

E.g. I'm using Shelves to organise the books I have at home into categories (finally) and for every book I can't find straight away, the process to import is so freaking easy? I don't know why but I was not expecting that with something so new?? This alone is round of applause-worthy, honestly.

I'd just really love to see some happy things, so if you're up to it, can you share with me something that was great about this week, or something that made you smile today? I'd love to hear!

I am just throwing this out here because it has been on my mind today. With the app being newly released, there are going to be a lot of excited new users here. (I was one of them!) Not everyone can read between the lines of what is “expected” or “wrong” in the vague FAQs. Many of us come from other book spaces and socials, so it is only natural that we bring some of that energy here too.

What has been disappointing is how quickly that excitement can fade when every post feels policed by other users. It started to feel less like a fun community and more like being told by my mom that I could not express myself because “those are the rules.” You all had to learn when you started, but there are not clear black-and-white outlines for what people have been policing on posts.

I was genuinely thrilled about this space. I even recommended it in several of my book groups, but I also had to warn them that it does not really feel like a safe space to post whatever your happy heart desires. I wanted to share this because it has happened multiple times over the last day, and I know I am not the only one who feels this way.

I can see how great this space can be, and honestly it has been weighing on me all day. I just hope moving forward we can make it feel more welcoming and encouraging for everyone, especially those who are new and simply want to share the joy of reading.

Edited to add what exact experience:

I made a list with books from Elsie Silver not all of them but the ones I liked. Someone then commented to guide me guidance that is not what list are for. Deleted the list.

Made a post in PB Club and do not remember the exact wording but it was asking for spooky vibe recs. Someone commented to guide me to look in the forum.

Posted in the PB Club, where can a new user learn so I don’t do something wrong again to try and learn. Given guidance to see the FAQs. I read the FAQs.

This is what I read: Copied this from the FAQ section More generally, a couple questions you can ask yourself before posting: 1.Will my post spark discussion? Does it provide enough context for someone to respond? 2. Is it something others have posted before and can I just comment my thoughts instead? Not every post needs to be insightful or analytical. Reactionary/funny commentary is great when it’s related to the book.

Where should I post what? For book or series-specific posts, post to the book forum. For your post to be sorted in readalong order, make sure to enter a page number or percent. For general bookish chatter, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, post in the Quest forums.

Thinking I had a good understanding. Made a post asking about other options people are using for their kindle oasis with very specific questions like the durability, pros and cons, etc. Also how did this work getting away from Kindle Unlimited? Someone commented and guided me to the forums again.

I just went back to look over the FAQs in the app and the same things are mentioned. It’s vague.

Copied straight from posting guidelines in the app:

Other ways to talk about books For general bookish chatter not specific to a book or series, post in the Pagebound Club. For genre/niche convos, check out the Quest forums. Head to the Discuss tab to see what the community is posting about.

I also do not see anywhere in the FAQs guidelines about list so who determines what qualifies as a good list as well?

This is why I shared my first comment and have now added this for the true context for better understanding.

What a strong opening chapter, I immediately need to know everything about Cybil. It’s been a while since a book has immediately captivated me in the first chapter so definitely excited to see how the rest of the book is!

Anyone else bad at giving well loved books a high rating even if you didn't like it as much as you thought you would? I will talk about how much I disliked a book and then look back at my goodreads rating and realize I gave it like a 4. I'm so bad at this!

I have an issue with rating books. Because i can read a book and know logically that it’s a work of art. I can appreciate the value of literature and I can tell when something is amazing.

However, I am a romantasy slutty smutty kinda girl. So how am I out here rating intellectual pieces of literary genius 3 stars but my reverse harem Vampire smut 5 stars just because it made me feel giddy?

Does anybody know what i’m talking about??? Are we basing it off vibes alone? what’s everyone doing? i need help.

How do you do it? How does that impact your reading experience?

Woah woah so this feels like this means another book related to this is coming?! 👀

I absolutely loved this book and was wondering if his other works are just as good?

I tried to look for an answer elsewhere but I couldn't find anything. If I want to reread a book, can I mark the book as reading and then mark it as finished again? Or should I just add the new dates to the finished book once I'm done? I don't want to lose the previous dates.

Not exacting book related but I thought this might be the best place to ask: how are people putting hyperlinks and quote blocks in their posts/comments? Is this something that only certain users are able to do? I tried searching for a formatting guide and looked on the webpage vs mobile app but couldn't find anything about it.