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Hi there plantedheart and welcome to YWS!

Basically, you get points by reviewing other people's works. I understand it can be intimidating at first, but with practice it does get easier. Short version: say what you liked and why, say what you didn't like and why, and offer suggestions for improvement.

The following articles may be helpful:

Need Help Writing a Basic Review?

Reviewing: The gentle way

What isn't a good critique?

The YWS Critique Sandwich

Also note that you get more points by reviewing works in the Green Room (far right tab) since they have less than two reviews.

Good luck and welcome again to YWS! :D
"You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand." Leonardo Da Vinci

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Hi plantedheart! Welcome to YWS.

@niteowl offered some really helpful links that will definitely get you started on the right foot.

Besides reviews and points, there's a whole community on YWS that is very welcoming and fun to get involved in. From contests and writing competitions to silly, fun games and conversations, you can really get involved in every aspect of the website. Hope to see you around!
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Welcome to YWS, planted! I hope you enjoy your stay!
Hear me out, there's so much more to life than what you're feeling now. Someday you'll look back on all these days, and all this pain is gonna be invisible. - Hunter Hayes




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Welcome to the family! c:

Hope to see you around.
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Hi! Welcome to YWS~
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Welcome, welcome~
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Here's a late welcome but still a welcome. Hope to see you around and your works.
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This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much all of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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