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How come the 'random first lines' are all from romances? If you are like me and want to read other kinds of genres up (ie: fantasy, adventure, fiction, science fiction) aswell please sign this petition.

Make a change, help me to help get our work read and noticed on the random first lines!

booksie guy has fixed it yaaaaaayyyy! everyone thank him please!
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Submitted: Jul 3, 2008 Reads: 191 Comments: 51 Likes: 3

BOOKSIE GUY HAS FIXEXD IT EVERYONE THANK HIM A MILLION TIMES PLEASE.THANK YOUEVERYONE THAT HAS READ AND SIGNED THIS WE CHANGED IT! YAAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!

WhenI first joined booksieI noticed the 'random first lines' at the top of each page. And I thought to myself thats a good idea, people can get there work noticed and read.

So every timeI went onto a new pageI would read the random first lines only to notice they all come fromromance novelsI have nothing against romance novels/poems/short stories etc... they may be random novels/poems etc, but the genres (genres as inie: science fiction, fantasy, essay, fiction etc.) did not and still dont change as one would hope (unless theyabsolutley could not get enough of romances)

AndI am sure that many of you asdo Iwould likethe random first lines to change genres randomly aswell. So if you would like a changeor hope to get your work noticed andread please sign your name in the comment box or just comment. Andkeep in mind whatGhandi said "Be the change you want to see"

thank you for reading this and if you want change please sign!

Your friend, Renee.

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Comments:

puddleofink

this is my first ever petition so please dont judge me im just trying to make a change and trying to help myself and others get our work noticed, after i get i dont know about 20-50 signatures from people agreeing with me i will then go and make a formal complaint i suppose you would call it and ask them to change the random first lines. im not quite sure how these petitions go but i do know you need heaps of signatures so just sign it like something like this:

I Renee puddleofink, sign this petition.

or something along the lines of that

ciao, your firend Renee

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Kirsten Rain

I Kirsten Rain sign this petition.

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

yayayayayayayayayay!

BreakingDawn

I Sarah Rain Sign this pention.

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

thank you!

puddleofink

hay sarah isnt a pention something old people get lol jokes i see you have made a spelling mistake

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Ayame

I Ayame Rivergrace sign this petition. Oh Good luck Renee.

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks..............ok and to everyone else that signed this i thank you so very much!

B Leaf

I sign this petition for I have B Leaf

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks

xXcoldXheartedXworldXx

i noticed this too!!!!
i xXcoldXheartedXworldXx sing this petition

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks

MattieMae89

Yeah it actually kind of bugs me. I'm all for change

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

thank u!

lemonluv

i lemonluv sign this petition.
good luck!
~Lemon

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

tank u booksie guy is going to try fix it now

to the world a black balloon

I to the world a black balloon signs this petition.

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

tank u

BooksieGuy

We'll have to check this out. It isn't supposed to be just Romance. It might be a glitch. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

BG

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

hay kool thank you!

dezbee

I Dezbee sign this petition.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed it. *phew*

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks dezbee

Punishment

Although my romance poems have been featured on the random lines, I as well think it is unfair that the genre is made priority.

I too sign this petition for better recognition of all writers

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

yay thanks! booksie guy is gonna fix it now anyways yay but thanks for signing it anyways!

xox babiilicious hunnibunsS xox

ye.. i tot it was jus me dat append to.. quite annoyin actualli..
nehoo.
I xox babiilicious hunnibunsS xox sign dis petition..

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks

invisiblexme

i, invisiblexme, sign this wonderful petition. im so glad that we, the people, are actually doing someting about this. yay! =)

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

yay thanks!

matthew smith

haha, your article made me laugh. I love people's observations there so cool. I'm with u all the way!!!

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

haha thanks yeah i notice things like that

Bodici22

I, Bodici22, sign this petition.

Glad someone else noticed it too, I thought I was going crazy.

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

it was driving me crazy lol thanks

sanyal29

please read my essay on truth and give your feedback.
thanks
sanyal

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

um ok i will thanks!

mystory

I, mystory, sign this petition. I think you're making a good point, here. Good luck. ^^

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

thank u!

Flying Piggy

I, Flying Piggy, sign this petition.

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

thank u much appreciated

GiGi Joy

I, GiGi, sign this petition ^^-
i like romance, but actually the majority of the novels here on booksie are in fact romances....so...yea...but i like variety too :3
thanks for telling me about the petition ^^-

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks!

Isabelle08

i like it but would like change. I, Isabelle08, sign this petition

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

ok thank u!

puddleofink

hey guys and gals fullas and fullaesses kittens and lions....lol um so it looks like booksie guys going to try and fix it because its a glitch but thank you for supporting me! hopefully you can fix it soon booksie guy! ciao to all your friend Renee!

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

indiefreak

gosh... am i late...???

i'm sure gonna sign this cause we all want different genres... great thing you brought this up:)

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks yeah your a tad late but who cares lol thanks!

Kyoshi14

OMGosh I noticed that too! And it bothered me cause I'm not that into romance...
I would love to see other genres up there, I mean writers who don't write romance have no chance of being on there. It may be called random, but it's a selective random. >.<
Good job on the essay thing, it needs to change.

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

hey kool thnak u!

ashen

I, ashen, sign this petition. :D I agree with you! And good luck =]

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks

jessie wal

I Jessie Wal sign this petition. i reackon you'd make a good journalist in the future XP

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

journalist? me? yeah right! thanks for signing

ShadowyNightmare

I, ShadowyNightmare, signs this petition.

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks kool name thingy btw

kidarox123

I, kidarox123, sign this petition.

Posted: Jul 5, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks!

Four

I Sign As Well =]
Good luck...I thought it was just me with seeing all the romances. xD

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks

rose89

u have no idea how tired i am after scrolling all the way down here! :D LOL!

Anyway I Rose sign this petition!

I noticed this but never did anything about it! I hope we change this!

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

we have and are changing it well booksie guy is anyways lol he thinks it is a glitch and is trying to fix it

AngelofTheNight

I, AngelofTheNight, sign this Petition :)

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

thanks!

Lionheart

Damn i was too late... this lion needs to stay fit and keep up HAHAhAhHA!!!!

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

hehe yeah thanks for reading anyway!

Chente

I, the kid with a good short name, Chente sign this petition! (pention for sarah)

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

haha yeah thanks!

Pratibha

One change but...He is "GANDHI" not GHANDI...
I am so happy that you know what he preached,...i also love the line u quoted here...superb

I AM "IN"

Posted: Jul 6, 2008

Author Comment:

oops sorry thans!

Those

I am proud to sign this petition!
We need a little bit of variety on this site

Posted: Jul 7, 2008

Author Comment:

yeah i agree thanks!

OHSHCKaori
(not registered user)

Kaori is too lazy to sign in, but is willing to sign your petition.
~Kaori

Posted: Jul 7, 2008

Author Comment:

haha ok.. thank!

LeAnne

I, LeAnne, would like to sign this petition.

Posted: Jul 7, 2008

Author Comment:

yay thanks

tin2twinkling

i noticed it too.. i thought it was just for that day though.. lol anyway, i'm with you on this one =)

Posted: Jul 7, 2008

Author Comment:

yay thanks heeeeeaps!

Itania

I'm signing this petition: I am not under the influence of an of the following: Drugs, alcohol, dragons, pixies, sprytes, mythical creatures of any sort, radishes, or teh dreaded kiwi bird. This is completely my thoughts and views. I haven't seen any thing other than romance!

Posted: Jul 7, 2008

Author Comment:

heheh kwl thanks!

MAmberConrad

I have noticed the same darn thing. The one thing I don't care to read is (dun, dun, dunnnn) Romance. Ugh. I, MAmberConrad, sign this petition. Let's get more genres up there!!

MA

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks looks like there are more genres nd such up thank booksie guy everyone!

Jack the Knife
(not registered user)

I don't really care, but I'm all for fairness. Count me in.

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

hehe yay

ludivinelanier

I, Ludivine Lanier, sign this petition.

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks

XxwriterfreakxX

I XxwriterfreakxX sign this petition!!! It's stupid that they have just romance. There's no point

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

hehe yea thanks!

LaughingRain

LaughingRain, which happens to be me, hereby signs this petition in hopes that someday randomness will reach beyond the confinements of romance. *bows*

:)

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

hey thanks hhaha (bows back)

Rayne

I Rayne sign this petition. I was reading someof the first lines and noticed the same thing. Weird.

Posted: Jul 8, 2008

Author Comment:

yuhuh they fixd now anyways booksie guy fixerrooooed it lol

Kritika

WEll that's whta i had noticed but i though maybe Romance IS VERY popular[and i am not into romance n stuff as such!!].....but that is not so.....and ahem! puddleofink you have made a spelling mistake AGAIN!!

its GANDHI and not Ghandi!!!!!!!!!! =]

I Ktitika sign this petition

Posted: Jul 9, 2008

Author Comment:

i know i spelt gandhi wrong but again? whatelse did i spell wrong?

RaisinGirl

I sign this petition...I mean come one, how emo could you get?

Posted: Jul 9, 2008

Author Comment:

how dare you call me emo there is no way i am im more of a indie/grunge/rocker person..not EMO! so yeah just dont even think of calling me that lol youre meaning me is emo rite?

ShadowyNightmare

It is fixed! On the day of June 9, 2008 2:05PM my time, I saw something besides romance on the 'random lines'. 'grins'

Posted: Jul 9, 2008

Author Comment:

hehe yeah me too yay!

dezbee

Well, at the moment it's science fiction for science fiction fans out there (not me).

Posted: Jul 9, 2008

Author Comment:

um yeah booksie guy has fixed it lol

RaisinGirl

Not you-"them", hahaha:P obsessive romantic freaks!

Posted: Jul 13, 2008

Author Comment:

oooohhhhhhhhhhhh hahahahahhahaha ok thanks for not calling me emo looool im not offended anymore hehe sorry for going all rarara at you hehe

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