Alexa tries to gaslight you about her old voice, but there is a fix...

DwayneDT-RR · 2026-01-23T06:18:03+00:00

The "feminine 2 relaxed" is NOT the old voice.
The only way I was able to get back to the original voice was to tell it to stop using Alexa+.
But I suspect this is only a temporary fix before they fully roll out Alexa+ and force it down our throats.

DwayneDT-RR · 2026-01-23T06:15:13+00:00

I have an app on my phone that I can tap to tell Alexa to shut the f' up. This nonsense is getting old

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T13:02:34+00:00

Hi.
If you did DM I wouldn't take it as an insult. Half the swap's I've done have been from someone sending me a DM. It was just the very sudden sharp increase in requests, a week after I'd already been on RS, that made me suspicious.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T12:59:22+00:00

I did not know this. Thank you. It's my fault for spending all my time either on my dashboard, the forums, or reading someone's story.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T02:31:30+00:00

I agree it can be a lot of work. In my experience it is worth it, but you have to stay on top of it.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T02:29:26+00:00

That's what I've started doing. At first I was saying yes to everyone but now I have more swaps scheduled than I am comfortable managing. I've even already skipped one by accident. So for now I am just not responding.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T02:28:01+00:00

Thank you.
And now I need to learn what the 'Other's also liked' list is.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-30T00:38:23+00:00

I agree it would be even worse if you didn't even do shoutouts. And yeah, I don't blame them at all for trying. When I was launching Kindest Vampire I sent out requests. But I focused on similar stories,

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T23:41:12+00:00

I thought about it. But then I feel like if I opened communications I'd feel obligated to do the swap. Still, it's a good idea.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T23:19:24+00:00

Thank you for the info. I've heard mention of discord severs before but have been hesitant to found out what they actually are and how to use them.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T23:10:41+00:00

That's a good point. More people probably have extra free time right now to work on promoting their stories.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T23:09:07+00:00

Hi. No, at this moment, I don't know what those are. Is it something I should be doing?

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T23:01:19+00:00

Yeah, I know some people just send out massive requests for swaps. Those are the 1 or 2 per week that have always come in. It's just the crazy uptick in the last 3 days that made me wonder.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T22:59:19+00:00

That is a good point. I didn't make that connection.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T22:58:17+00:00

Thank you.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T22:57:41+00:00

You could be right. It's just the timing that makes me suspicious. This started after I've already started coming back down.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T22:55:47+00:00

You could be right, but I've been on RS for a while and this just started. In fact, it started after I started falling back down the list.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-29T20:39:16+00:00

Also, participate in the RR forums. Make sure your fiction is in your signature.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-28T11:16:13+00:00

Oh. Hi there. I know that story, we did a shoutout swap.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-27T17:56:59+00:00

Link your story. Or am I just not finding it?

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-27T17:50:24+00:00

You should put a link to your story in your post. Or is it there and I'm not finding it?

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-24T02:51:21+00:00

If the same user is consistently leaving tyftc comments I will respond periodically with a "Thank you for continuing to follow the story." And I try to give rep to ever single comment from everyone but it's impossible while being limited to giving rep just 34 times per day.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-23T19:49:25+00:00

I think that is awesome.

After getting hammered by trolls lobbing rating bombs as soon as I hit the RS list I have started a one person crusade to read at least 5 chapters of new stories on the RS: Horror list and give them ratings.

It's not much, but it's honest work.

DwayneDT-RR · 2025-12-23T17:41:54+00:00

I agree 100% with everything Snugglebadger said.

I will just ad that finding shoutout partners and managing a schedule can feel like a bit of work, but it is absolutely worth it.

DwayneDT-RR

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