A Bestiary of Literotica Voters

[Actingup]

Yeah, there may be hybridization occurring. It's also possible that the unique environmental conditions there foster independent swarms to come through in rapid succession, giving the appearance that they act in unison.
As an analogy, it's kind of like a horseback campground at a state park I worked at. It had some problems with invasive plants. The people and horses inadvertently spread them around a bit, but most of the infestation was centered around the manure piles. Not because the horses ate the stuff (garlic mustard, in this case, which most of them don't like), but because the manure piles were nutrient-rich and frequently disturbed (by both the dumping and removal of horseshit), which is an ideal situation for the plant in question. The LW category is, as a whole, a nutrient-rich environment for general-purpose haters (Sneerclickers) and those who hate only one flavor of what's available there, such as 'infidelity' or 'polyamory'.
I suppose the presence of the Group Sex category may confuse the issue a bit. A case could be made that swinging and sharing that turns out to be a positive experience for everyone belongs in a different place than stories that focus on themes of betrayal, vow-breaking, and vengeance. We could be witnessing territorial squabbling, as the various factions vie for supremacy, by torrential urination of low scores in an attempt to drive their rivals to more receptive categories.

That's a very astute analysis. This might almost be worth publishing in one of those nice scientific journals that keep bombarding my inbox.

 

[Rob_Royale]

It's also possible that the unique environmental conditions there foster independent swarms to come through in rapid succession, giving the appearance that they act in unison.

Or perhaps they do act together. Maybe there is a "dark" forum where they gather in their masses, twisting their dark mustaches and discuss their demoralizing tactics. A Literotica Legion of Doom, so to speak. A cabal of creatures so vile that the only joy in their life is downvote our erotic offerings. Perhaps they have spread to other websites devoted to other artistic genres, bent on crushing all artistic expression that doesn't meet their standards of acceptability?

 

[StillStunned]

Maybe there is a "dark" forum where they gather in their masses

Just like witches at black masses?

 

[Bamagan]

Or perhaps they do act together. Maybe there is a "dark" forum where they gather in their masses, twisting their dark mustaches and discuss their demoralizing tactics. A Literotica Legion of Doom, so to speak. A cabal of creatures so vile that the only joy in their life is downvote our erotic offerings. Perhaps they have spread to other websites devoted to other artistic genres, bent on crushing all artistic expression that doesn't meet their standards of acceptability?

Well, acting as a group would be one of best ways to draw attention to themselves and simultaneously render their plans less likely to succeed by making them easier to detect. The vanity and futility are both hallmarks of cartoonish supervillainy. But I still favor the hypothesis of a large number of mostly independent people whose only outlet for the hostility and discontent they can't safely express in their daily lives is the relative anonymity of the internet.

 

[Actingup]

Well, acting as a group would be one of best ways to draw attention to themselves and simultaneously render their plans less likely to succeed by making them easier to detect. The vanity and futility are both hallmarks of cartoonish supervillainy. But I still favor the hypothesis of a large number of mostly independent people whose only outlet for the hostility and discontent they can't safely express in their daily lives is the relative anonymity of the internet.

They have Twitter for that.

I do like the idea of the dark moustached forum. That underground, dimly lit cavern would make a hell of a setting for the end-of-story boss-fight in an upcoming 'Loving Wives' adventure game. Watch it fellas, my loving wife is coming after you and your gonads with her Japanese steel as part of her quest to express her sexuality in whatever way she chooses...

Cough.. back to work.

 

[Bamagan]

They have Twitter for that.

Yeah, it generally turns out that acting like an ass on the internet and internet-adjacent applications does not generally make one behave more nicely, so the whole 'outlet' thing is kind of a sham. Still, garden variety assholes, even when wearing black hats and keeping the mustache wax industry in the green, don't make for very entertaining villains.