finn
Not the greatest experience
I was writing reviews for OBC for almost a year, and everything was more than okay, I was good at reading and writing, and I had no issues. I was just getting books with interesting plots, and everything seemed okay. I was actually thinking about leaving an excellent review about OBC here, giving it the best score since I enjoyed it so much. But one day, everything crushed. I opened my profile to see how I am doing with my score, and I couldn't reach my profile. It said that it was deactivated. Pardon me? I did nothing to get my profile deactivated. My reviews were more than clean, and I reviewed my books as carefully as I could. The reason for deactivation was wrong statements in my post questionnaire. Okay, no problem, but I have never gotten a message from editors that I did something wrong. That 'wrong questionnaire' was almost a year old! Usually, if you make such a mistake, the editor or the author contacts you asking if you made a mistake, or if there was something wrong on their side. I was surprised because the review for that book was published, and then after almost a year, it is wrong. After endless discussions in which I was always wrong, I quit and deleted my account completely. I was crushed, and I felt unimportant and small. I was giving all of me, and my reviews were more than good, but here is what I got at the end. I would be happy if someone offered me another try to fix my mistake since I have made it as a rookie, and I was just starting with everything, but no. Everything fell into the water because of that post questionnaire which editors failed to signal something was wrong with at the right time. That was a totally disappointing experience for me, and I am sad to leave such a review for OBC. Edit: Owner of the OBC, I already contacted you at the time the problem occured, and we led a long coversation. You didn't help or provide a solution for me to make things right since I have made a mistake as a beginner. After being a part of OBC for a long time, I would expect you to help me figure things out, and I was so disappointed by your actions. My account on OBC is deleted completely, and I don't see how you could bring it back and make me level 6. I don't want to be part of OBC where my work is not appreciated. It just made me nervous at the end and hard to enjoy the thing I love the most - reading. Sorry, but that's my final choice.
Response from OnlineBookClub.orgJul 24, 2026
Hi, Finn, OnlineBookClub.org has grown so much in the past 5 years. We now have over 6 million members and do in-person events around the world. I'd love to get you involved again, especially since you were involved earlier on as we were growing into this amazing thing we have become. Please do email me at: [email protected] Thank you, Scott



