by Pam From Hell

Created on: June 16, 2008   Last Updated: March 05, 2009

Everyone wants stars, stars, and more stars. No planets, or moons, just stars. Blue stars and yellow stars are the pinnacle of success on Helium.com. Multitudes of writers are writing in order to get stars. Lots of stars. How these stars are obtained is still a question for me, since I've seen many discrepancies and irregularities involving the system of bestowing stars. Am I the only person who has seen these discrepancies? I feel like I am. I've questioned this in the chat rooms of the community board, and received many different opinions but alas, no real answers. Is it a system that is slightly flawed? Or is my head so confused because I read the rules and regulations and see that they don't pertain to everyone equally? Well I for one, am not satisfied with stars. I want the moon. I want to earn a huge bright shining moon for my writing. Wouldn't a moon or planet be great? Maybe the powers-at-be could consider mooning a new level of achievement ...

During my feeble aspirations to maintain a good attitude while rating articles, I have discovered I am possessed by an evil spirit that refuses to let me simply overlook some of the atrocious topics and writing. Am I the only one who has the urge to slam my head against a wall rather than read competing articles on the subject of whether trees have a place in society? Articles that are riddled with bad grammar, ridiculous punctuation, and absurd sentence structure only serve as fuel for migraines. Am I also the only person who is forced to relive the same topics and same articles in a mind boggling rotation? Isn't it punishment enough to rate the articles once? Just when I thought I had read enough articles on the joy of franchises for people over 50 with astigmatisms in their right eyes, the same articles pop up a few days later! Is this intended to see if we will succumb to the repetition or revolt and simply stop rating articles? I'm afraid that if I continue to rate the same articles repeatedly, I will develop a debilitating facial tic.

Earning micro-cents per article is another questionable practice I have yet to fully wrap my mind around. Eventually we can accumulate enough money to purchase a box of crackers. These crackers can be munched while waiting for a full moon and a sprinkling of blue and yellow stars to appear over the horizon ...

I think I must choose the path of least resistance and realize that I will continue to write because I love it. Regardless of stars, moons, money or crackers, my face will remain tic-free.

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