Every story I post gets 1 star’d

[Britva415]

*Shrug* Does it matter?

Due to what you were responding to, it seemed to me that you were making some kind of a statement about whether "A" was average or not, based on how easy it was for you, personally, to get them. Maybe I didn't follow the thought process.

 

[Erozetta]

It seemed to me that you were making some kind of a statement about whether "A" was average or not, based on how easy it was for you to get them. Maybe I didn't follow the thought process.

No, I simply suggested effort wasn't always necessary to maintain As in school, nor is the amount of effort exerted indicative of the likelihood of getting an A.

 

[RejectReality]

My maths is clearly different to your maths. I usually get one or two one-bombs straight out the gate, which always disappear later, and clearly I get the occasional 3s, or I wouldn't have anything below 4.00.

I'm not convinced anyone here knows how Joe Average reader votes. They don't come here and tell us, so all we have left is the internal anecdote of the way many AH writers say they vote, which folk then correlate to gospel truth across the board. I'm more inclined to give credit to readers voting using their own criteria, not voting the way we want them to.

When I've got a large collection of the exact same stories released near simultaneously on three different sites to relatively similar score outcomes, and the breakdown on two of those sites tells me the same story over and over and over again, it's pretty compelling.

The top-heavy distribution of scores above 4.0 across the site likewise confirms at least one element of that scale. That's not possible without a heavy bias toward 5s.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The top-heavy distribution of scores above 4.0 across the site likewise confirms at least one element of that scale. That's not possible without a heavy bias toward 5s.

I'm not denying there's a high end skew, it's obvious that there is.

On the 1 - 5 scale I reckon readers vote mostly 3s 4s 5s. You can see that from author's story pages - some are consistently high, with the majority of their stories Red Hs, others have a band 4.00 - 4.50, with a smattering of Red Hs; while other writers struggle to get past 4.00. Those overall bands suggest to me that readers are using more than just 5s and 1s.

It's a pity more readers don't drop by to actually tell us what they do.

Meanwhile, it's all supposition, gut feel, and your own inclination as a person. We've got a truckload of natural pessimists, who outweigh, I think, the optimists who give readers the benefit of the doubt. Me, I'm glass half full.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

On the 1 - 5 scale I reckon readers vote mostly 3s 4s 5s. You can see that from author's story pages - some are consistently high, with the majority of their stories Red Hs, others have a band 4.00 - 4.50, with a smattering of Red Hs; while other writers struggle to get past 4.00. Those overall bands suggest to me that readers are using more than just 5s and 1s.

Not necessarily. Any score can be achieved with the right amount of 5s and 1s. Certainly 2s 3s and 4s are used, I know that I do get some of those, but they don't get used nearly so much. Furthermore, a kinky writer will get less 4s 3s and 2s because the kinky reader tends to vote 5 (or 1) or not at all, whereas the cerebral writer will get more of the scale used because the cerebral audience will tend to use the scale more thoroughly. If your prose is a little deeper, more eloquent and less porn-y you will get a few more 2s 3s and 4s.

It's a pity more readers don't drop by to actually tell us what they do.

Sure, but the consensus among the few who do is clearly 5 or nothing.

 

[StrentWriter]

Happily I’ve actually posted a story this morning, lets see the 1s roll in…!

Experimenting!

 

[ElectricBlue]

Not necessarily. Any score can be achieved with the right amount of 5s and 1s. Certainly 2s 3s and 4s are used, I know that I do get some of those, but they don't get used nearly so much. Furthermore, a kinky writer will get less 4s 3s and 2s because the kinky reader tends to vote 5 (or 1) or not at all, whereas the cerebral writer will get more of the scale used because the cerebral audience will tend to use the scale more thoroughly. If your prose is a little deeper, more eloquent and less porn-y you will get a few more 2s 3s and 4s.

Must be true then, since my most voted on story is a Fetish breastfeeding yarn. What can I say?

 

[StrentWriter]

Behold: 5 x 5 and the inevitable 1 bomb!

C’est la vie. 5 people liked it enough. I can live with this. Shame about the average but hey ho.

 

[TheExperimentalist]

Behold: 5 x 5 and the inevitable 1 bomb!

C’est la vie. 5 people liked it enough. I can live with this. Shame about the average but hey ho.

How do you know it's five 5s and a 1-bomb rather than four 4s and two 5s? or three 4s, a 3, and two 5s? Or any other combination of 6 votes that would add up to 26?

 

[onehitwanda]

How do you know it's five 5s and a 1-bomb rather than four 4s and two 5s? or three 4s, a 3, and two 5s? Or any other combination of 6 votes that would add up to 26?

By constantly hitting refresh and watching how the vote score changes, I would guess.

 

[StrentWriter]

How do you know it's five 5s and a 1-bomb rather than four 4s and two 5s? or three 4s, a 3, and two 5s? Or any other combination of 6 votes that would add up to 26?

Maths.

5x5 is 25 divided by 5 is 5.

Add one. 26.

26 divided by 5 is 4.33333 recurring.

I was also 5/5 before the sixth vote and then score changed to 4.333 recurring.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

How do you know it's five 5s and a 1-bomb rather than four 4s and two 5s? or three 4s, a 3, and two 5s? Or any other combination of 6 votes that would add up to 26?

If the previous time that you checked it it was 5.00/5 and now it is 4.33/6 then you would know that the 6th vote was a 1.

 

[TheExperimentalist]

Maths.

5x5 is 25 divided by 5 is 5.

Add one. 26.

26 divided 5 is 4.33333 recurring.

I was also 5/5 before the sixth vote and then score changed to 4.333 recurring.

Gotcha. It wasn't clear from your comments of screenshot that you knew the before and after. If it was just a static 4.33 / 6, there would be no way of knowing the distribution of votes.

 

[StrentWriter]

Gotcha. It wasn't clear from your comments of screenshot that you knew the before and after. If it was just a static 4.33 / 6, there would be no way of knowing the distribution of votes.

I had checked it earlier and screenshotted 5/5 as it happens, so I was lucky!

 

[TheExperimentalist]

I had checked it earlier and screenshotted 5/5 as it happens, so I was lucky!

In which case, that 1-bomb sucks. I'm sorry.

 

[StrentWriter]

In which case, that 1-bomb sucks. I'm sorry.

It happens! Maybe someone didn’t like the story genuinely. C’est la vie.

 

[FrancesScott]

I've never had a story go past ten votes with a pure 5. My highest at the moment is 4.94/16

I had my first twenty four votes on The Soldier’s Widow all being fives. Then I got a four. I got several ones later as the competition deadline drew near, I’m sure they were all innocently genuine.

 

[woodstock1969]

It happens. I often think it’s like a toddler who, unable to actually build anything himself with their playroom blocks, gets her delight in knocking down what others have built.

You can report it on any of your stories so treated and ask for a sweep.

Hang in there. It only happens to writers with potential.

How do you go about reporting this? I’ve seen some weird changes on one of my older stories lately.

 

[YmaOHyd]

How do you go about reporting this? I’ve seen some weird changes on one of my older stories lately.

Honestly, you're best off just ignoring it. Easier said than done, but it's happening at such a scale and to so many people there's not much point reporting it, I suspect.

 

[inexperienced501]

Hi,

I’ve noticed a pattern with my stories and feedback / ratings.

The vast majority of my stories immediately get a 1 star rating, like the same person does it with everything I post,

This means my stories lose traction, as who wants to read a “one star” rated story?

I don’t claim to be a good author, or that my stories suit every reader - but this feels like someone is vindictive.

Do other authors get thi

Hi,

I’ve noticed a pattern with my stories and feedback / ratings.

The vast majority of my stories immediately get a 1 star rating, like the same person does it with everything I post,

This means my stories lose traction, as who wants to read a “one star” rated story?

I don’t claim to be a good author, or that my stories suit every reader - but this feels like someone is vindictive.

Do other authors get this?

How do I find your stories? I'm new here

 

[ElectricBlue]

How do I find your stories? I'm new here

Go the bottom of this page, click on Stories. Scroll down to Search Authors, type in emma_tv. You should get to her story list.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

How do you go about reporting this? I’ve seen some weird changes on one of my older stories lately.

It's just part of the voting. It's how it works. If you put your story out there for votes, it will get some 1s, no matter how good or how bad you wrote it.

If you want to stop it, you can turn off voting on your story.

 

[SugarStorm]

How do you go about reporting this? I’ve seen some weird changes on one of my older stories lately.

The downvoting in Lesbian Sex is pretty wild right now, not sure how the other parts of the site are doing. I’m guessing the Valentine’s Day contest has something to do with it. It feels random and all over the place. The top lists look like someone hit shuffle and left the room.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Funny that some come here to this board actively seeking 1s, then openly brag when they get them and tout their stats skills.

 

[lovecraft68]

Round and round we go, but fact is the average score on this site is well over 4

4=80%
4= A B on a report card (if they still do that.)

You get the point I'm trying to make.

That shows that as a whole readers vote highly and appreciate the stories we're putting out there

But all I see here and in other threads is whining and bitching which tells me way to many people here think their work is so amazing anything less than 5 is obviously due to a troll because how could anyone give a 2 or 4 to such an incredible writer.

I have had the #1 all time story in I/T for close to two years and over that time it-along with another story with the same score as mine but with less votes so mine ranked over theirs-would dip a point here and there as someone kept systematically trolling it, but when your story has over 18k votes it doesn't happen fast, and more than once a contest site wide sweep gave the point back. Yesterday I saw they succeeded and it finally dipped into a tie with Threads the Island which has far more votes being much older so now shows up as #1

Its been obvious on that top list for a long time that the readers of that story hate to see anything above it and will try to bring those stories down. This isn't the author, he hasn't been seen or heard from for years, this is his obsessed base. Bottom line I know this is an act of trolling and I should still have that top spot.

But how I see it is I had that spot for a long stretch of time and it is what it is.

Meanwhile how many threads do we see here of people crying their story got bumped or their 4.89 is now a 4.87 and oh, the injustice!

Imagine if people cared more about their stories than the after effect of the voting? if they did this forum might actually be about writing and less of a running butthurt report.